Elvira struggled to get up, but her body seemed to have been drained of all its strength, and she could only lie powerlessly on the cold stone slab. Her eyes were full of reluctance and anger, but more of a deep fear. She knew that she had reached the end of her life, and Mark, who had once been regarded as a plaything by her, had now become her terminator.
"You... you can't kill me..." Elvira's voice was weak and trembling, and her lips could hardly make a sound.
"I am the leader of the Rebirth Organization. Do you know how many secrets I have? I can tell you everything, as long as you let me go..."
Mark looked at Elvira coldly, without a trace of pity in his eyes.
"Your secrets are no longer important, Elvira. Everything you have done will become the past." His voice was firm and powerful, and every word was like a heavy hammer, hitting Elvira's heart.
A trace of despair flashed in Elvira's eyes. She knew that she had no bargaining chips to negotiate with Mark. Her body began to twitch, the power of her soul was rapidly draining, and she could feel that her life was being taken away bit by bit.
"Ice Abyss Beast, use your power to end this." Mark turned to the Ice Abyss Beast and said, with a hint of determination in his voice.
The Ice Abyss Beast nodded, walked to Elvira's side, lowered his head, and sniffed her body with his nose. Then, it opened its mouth wide, and a faint blue light gushed out of its mouth, covering Elvira's body.
Elvira let out a shrill scream, and her body trembled violently in the light, as if countless hands were tearing her soul. Her eyes were full of fear and pain, and her screams echoed in the tower, then gradually became weaker and finally disappeared.
Mark watched all this quietly, without a ripple in his heart. He knew that this was the best way to end Elvira's sin. The soul power of the Ice Abyss Beast could directly devour Elvira's soul and make her completely disappear from this world.
The light gradually dissipated, and Elvira's soul disappeared, leaving only a pile of black ashes.
"It's over." Mark whispered, with a hint of fatigue in his voice.
The Ice Abyss Beast walked to Mark's side and gently rubbed his shoulder with his head, as if to comfort him. Mark patted the Ice Abyss Beast's head, then turned and left the top floor of the tower.
The tower returned to calm, with only black ashes quietly piled there, proving everything that had happened here.
However, just as Mark was about to leave, he suddenly felt a strange energy gushing out of the black ashes, and this energy rushed directly into his body. His body trembled violently, and he could feel this energy rushing through his blood vessels and finally converging in his mind.
Scenes appeared in front of Mark's eyes, and these scenes were Avella's memories. He saw Avella's past, how she became the leader of the Rebirth Organization, how she used the power of the energy stone fragments to conduct experiments, and how she was betrayed and killed by her men.
Mark staggered back a few steps, holding on to the wall and barely standing firm. The top floor of the tower was empty and silent, with only the whistling wind pouring in from the broken windows, rolling up the ashes on the ground and swirling in the air.
He closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and tried to digest the massive amount of information that poured into his mind. His five fingers were tightly grasping the rough stone wall, and his knuckles turned white. Elvira's life flashed before his eyes like a revolving lantern, from her talent in childhood to her ambition in adulthood, and then to her final madness and destruction, like a dramatic drama full of greed, betrayal and despair. He felt nauseous and his stomach was churning. He clenched his teeth, fine beads of sweat oozed from his forehead, and tried to control the chaotic flow of energy in his body. Finally, Mark slowly opened his eyes, and a hint of complex emotions flashed in his eyes. There was anger, sadness, and relief.
Elvira's memory fragments were like sharp fragments, deeply piercing his nerves, giving him a deeper understanding of human nature and power. He finally understood that Elvira's madness was not accidental, but stemmed from her desire for power and fear of death.
The Ice Abyss Beast sensed Mark's abnormality, whimpered, walked to his side, and gently arched his hand with its huge head, as if silently comforting him. The light of the night pearl reflected in the Ice Abyss Beast's emerald green eyes, like two crystal clear gems, flashing with worry. Mark gently stroked the Ice Abyss Beast's soft fur, feeling the warmth coming from it. His thoughts still stayed on Avella's memory fragments, especially the part about the energy stone fragments. He thought of the vague images in Avella's memory, the energy stone fragments hidden by her, and the impending disasters... He felt a strong sense of uneasiness. He knew that he had to verify the authenticity of Avella's memory, find the energy stone fragments hidden by her, and prevent a greater disaster from happening. He turned and walked towards the ashes left by Avella, squatted down, reached out to touch the cold ashes, and felt the residual energy fluctuations. The ashes spread at his fingertips, like black dust, flying in the air, with a hint of decay. The stone slabs on the ground were cold and hard. The scarlet moonlight poured in through the broken windows, casting mottled shadows on the ground, further highlighting the desolation and dilapidated appearance of the top floor of the tower.