Ardent swiped his hands despite there not being any dirt on it. Then again after terrifying several group of people from Cruom City, and killing two entire groups, he was slightly tired.
Oh, he can easily slaughter the one he did not kill even in his tired state, but sleeping for the night could leave the village vulnerable. Should they want to attack during such time, he would be pressed to defend the village.
That is, if he did not learn an important Spell. Shadow Needle is a simple spell, but he can turned it into time bomb.
Ardent simply cast it on their hearts before making the needle struck should certain condition was fulfilled. One of which was harming those imbued with Shadow Mantle, a Spell he connected to the Shadow Needle, along with Shadow Thread.
All of them are just Grade 1 Spells, with the exception of Shadow Mantle, but with a good modification by him, Shadow Needle possess the same killing power as a Grade 2 Spell.
