His shadow … Why did it come back?"
As soon as this sentence was said, everyone was shocked.
The bullet screen, which had not been very active before, started to speak enthusiastically.
[F * ck, it's true. Didn't Magician notice it before? After they entered this Instance Dungeon, their shadows disappeared. Not only the trainees and NPCs, but the buildings in this town also don't have shadows.]
[Yes, yes, yes, I remember this too. Look at the people around the fireplace, there's nothing under their feet. Only this trainee who was rescued has shadows.]
[This shadow's sudden return must be a sign. Speaking of which, who was watching the live broadcast just now? I went out and didn't see it.]
The trainee who was stammering and unable to speak for a long time warmed himself up by the fireplace. He gradually calmed down and finally spoke.
"We went out together just now. It was raining heavily outside …"
Less than ten minutes ago, the trainees who had changed their clothes early rushed into the pouring rain with their raincoats.
It was strange that when they walked into the city from the cathedral, the rain in the sky became much lighter. When they finally walked to the center of the city, the continuous rain in front of the cathedral had completely stopped.
Not only that, but the street lights in the center of the city were also flickering, with special effects often seen in horror movies. It made people feel uneasy.
Everyone held the Lance of Purification in their hands and looked around vigilantly.
Someone realized that something was wrong and pointed to the ground beside him and shouted, "You … Look there!"
Looking in the direction of the finger, puddles of water covered the beige striped tiles of the town.
The moon rose high in the night sky, and a cluster of cold light lit up on the dark curtain, looking down at the earth from a high vantage point.
In those small puddles of water, ferocious and unknown shadows parted the fog and gradually appeared.
The black buildings were reflected in the water. Dark asphalt flowed down from the top of the steeple, dyeing the cold lines at the edge of the town into a dark color. It was thick and ferocious.
Coincidentally, a dark cloud passed by. The moonlight was hidden under layers of the night sky.
The world suddenly became dark.
The black shadow that was distorted beyond human shape was entangled in it. In the next second, it broke out of the puddles of water with a splash and rushed into the sky with a shrill howl.
In the blink of an eye. Anthony, who had the fastest reaction, suddenly had his eyes lit up with blood. He raised the Lance of Purification in his hand slightly and shot the black shadow.
The ability of a vampire gave him unparalleled night vision, which also allowed him to discover that something was wrong before anyone else.
"ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH
The black shadow roared like a wild beast.
The bullets of the Lance of Purification were silver-white, and after they were pushed into the black shadow's chest, they began to erode its original color at an incredible speed. The black shadow was suddenly dispersed from the center, turning into countless droplets of water that scattered on the ground. Finally, they were pulled back to their original color.
When Anthony finished dealing with the black shadow, he turned around and found that the other trainees were still in a daze in the dark, not knowing what had happened.
Damn it, there were no street lights here, and the moon was covered. The visibility was almost negligible.
If the fight continued, the trainees would be the ones at a disadvantage.
"What are you waiting for?! Prepare to evacuate! "Anthony roared and took the lead to turn around and run back.
The puddle connected the corners of the entire street, and the reflection of the small town in it happened to have a mirror effect with the ground. It could be overlapped with a slight bend. In the rainy night, thousands of black hands crawled out of it, fighting to be the first to reach out to the trainees.
With such a sudden roar, everyone came to their senses. They no longer cared about what the black shadows looked like in their eyes. They raised the butts of their guns and ran back while shooting.
But there were too many black shadows.
The "residents of the City of Evil" that the little Pope spoke of had distorted bodies, like ghosts demanding lives. Even the moonlight could not illuminate their dark eye sockets.
They could only rely on the splashing water and the trajectory of the silver-white light bullets in the air to barely identify the surging blocks of color. They fired aimlessly into the darkness.
"Wait … Don't shoot, they look like …"
A few of the trainees saw their appearance clearly and let out a short scream.
Someone heard the scream and suddenly turned around. But unexpectedly, a black shadow broke through the trainees' gradually retreating line of defense and headed straight for them. In an instant, it pounced on the trainee who had turned around.
There was no expected blood, no separation of head from body, not even the sound of flesh being torn apart.
"Thump —"
The person who was pounced on by the black shadow rolled his eyes and fell straight to the ground. Dirty water splashed all over him.
Thus, the other trainees hurriedly brought him back.
After listening to this account, Zong Jiu frowned. "No wounds?"
As expected, after another inspection, the trainee lying on the ground did not have any signs of injury on his neck or chest. Other than the fact that he still had not regained consciousness and was still twitching on the ground, there was no other abnormality.
The white-haired youth squatted on the ground and rubbed his chin. "Did any of you see clearly what those black shadows were?"
A few trainees hesitated and raised their hands. Anthony also paused and raised his hand.
Zong Jiu's gaze turned to the few ordinary trainees.
"My, my eyes just happened to be strengthened. Although it was really dark at the time, at least I saw a little."
The town's streets were not just ordinary darkness. The darkness could even flow and seep out from the puddles of water. It was as if it had a life of its own. Ordinary strengthened eyesight would not be able to see anything in it.
Everyone looked at the trainee.
The latter stammered, "They, they seem to be the townsfolk."
Without waiting for the crowd to go into an uproar, he added with uncertainty, "It's also possible that I saw wrongly, because their appearance is really different from the townsfolk of the City of Good."
There was a dead silence in the side hall. The other trainees who raised their hands also nodded silently to express their affirmation.
There was a lot of discussion in the live broadcast room.
[Is there a sister who was waiting in this live broadcast room just now who can explain what is going on?]
[Coming, coming. I was here just now. Wait for me to type first. Fortunately, we can adjust the brightness while watching the live broadcast. Otherwise, we would really be as confused as the trainees.]
[That's right. Damn.]
[This B-level boss is right. Those black shadows just now were indeed the townsfolk. I am a hundred percent sure of this. However, these bosses might have been in too much of a hurry to realize … that the shadow had merged into the unconscious trainee's body!]
Zong Jiu stood up from the ground and suddenly looked up. "Roll up all your sleeves and take a look."
Everyone did as they were told.
The trainees rolled up their sleeves one after another, revealing a section of their white arms below.
Soon, exclamations rose one after another.
"Why is there a black line missing from my arm!"
"Hey, me too, me too!"
Among the twenty-nine trainees, two trainees had one of their black lines mysteriously removed. The other trainees still had six black lines of sin on their arms.
In the face of such an unbelievable situation, the two trainees were equally confused. Because they were like the others, firing randomly at the black shadows.
"Is it because you guys hit, but we didn't?"
Xu Su opened his mouth after some thought, then quickly denied his own speculation.
In the heavy rain just now, countless black shadows had pounced on them. They were densely packed. There were twenty-nine of them. It was impossible that only two of them had hit the black shadows. This speculation was too far-fetched.
The little devil sat on the side, sinking his entire body into the soft cushions of the sofa. His two hands supported his chin as he watched their discussion with great interest.
Zong Jiu turned around and glanced at him. The latter immediately returned a sweet smile.
"How about this."
Zong Jiu straightened his body. "Today's weather is terrible. Moreover, there are unexpected situations. Everyone should go back and rest. Everything will have to wait until the wounded wakes up tomorrow to make a decision. "
That was indeed the case.
Now that they were gathered here, the wounded would not wake up for a while. Before they could figure out what had escaped from the City of Evil, rushing into the rain was tantamount to suicide.
They were all high-level trainees. It was impossible that they did not understand this. In a situation where they did not have all the clues, it was not a good choice to attack rashly. They would rather waste time and wait than risk their lives.
Therefore, the trainees could only return to the dormitory behind the cathedral with a stomach full of questions under the guidance of the nun.
Only the little devil, Zong Jiu, and Anthony were left in the side hall.
The white-haired magician rubbed his temples tiredly.
The firelight from the fireplace danced on his beautiful face, elongating the shadow cast by his facial features and making the carving deeper.
Anthony looked at the unconscious trainee on the ground with a complicated expression. "They are right. The black shadow is indeed a resident of the town. And … it even fused into his body. "
Because of his talent, Anthony was the one who had seen the whole thing.
At that time, he saw the black shadow pounce on the trainee and merge into his body like water and milk, disappearing without a trace.
In the face of this situation, he also voiced out his own conjecture.
The City of Good was above ground, and the City of Evil was below ground.
The residents of the City of Good were full of kindness, while the residents of the City of Evil were full of malice. The two cities were exactly the same in the reflection of the water, like a mirror refraction.
Could it be understood that the residents of the City of Evil were like copy and paste, exactly the same as the residents of the City of Good?
Looking at Anthony's back as he turned the corner, the little devil, who had been supporting his head like an outsider, jumped down from the sofa.
The nun appeared from behind the shadow and put the unconscious man on the sofa to rest.
The little devil yawned on the spot and skillfully opened his arms to the white-haired young man and began to act coquettishly.
"It's so late. I'm so sleepy. Brother, let's go upstairs to sleep."
Zong Jiu glanced at him and didn't move. "I'm sorry, playing with you doesn't include sex."
The little devil rolled his eyes and looked at him expectantly. "Brother, you have to tell me a few bedtime stories."
Zong Jiu: "…"
Zong Jiu: "You have all the memories of the devil. Instead of listening to stories, why don't you reflect on your future scum deeds?"