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You Huan followed behind the captain of the Royal Guard, and the members of the First Battalion of the Royal Guard stood silently guarding them.

The one who was caught... was probably the high priest of Uga City, or maybe not, and was surrounded by the team members.

The reflection had calmed down, and since it was covered in darkness, it was difficult to see its expression.

As if noticing that You Huan turned around to look at the reflection, the captain of the guard, Ilichis, suddenly said:
“The city lord has long noticed the unusual actions of the priests recently and suspected that Anti-Shadow has infiltrated the priests, so he sent us to strengthen patrols.

But we didn’t expect that the one who had problems was actually the leader of the priest group… This is a very big event…”

Having said this, Ilyichs gave a meaningful silence, as if to lead his audience to think about what the high priest's transformation into a reflection actually meant.

And You Huan naturally thought about what he said.

The priest group is a group of gods who serve Uga closely. Normally, if there is a problem with the priest group, the [End Night] should be the first to notice it.

But the current situation is that even the head priest, who is the leader of the priest group, has been replaced by a reflection...

What happened to the great god [End Night] itself now?

Had He already…before His chief priests…

"We're here." At this time, Ilichis' words interrupted You Huan's thoughts.

When You Huan raised his head and looked at the magnificent castle surrounded by numerous walls in front of him, the captain of the guard introduced:

“The city lord’s ancestors were the builders of this disc-shaped city. In the beginning, the city was not that big, and there was only the city lord’s castle and its ancillary buildings standing on it.

Thanks to the efforts of successive city lords, they won the favor of [End Night] and the recognition of [Lady Without Light], attracting more and more citizens.

After generations of reclamation, the city of Uga has become its magnificent present appearance.

The Castle is the oldest building in Uga’s history and is a witness to the glory of the city of Uga.”

There seems to be a hidden meaning in this statement.

That is, the city lord is willing to hold a banquet in this city lord's castle of great significance to receive You Huan, which is enough to show that the city lord values ​​You Huan.

If You Huan was really just an outsider, and his various heroic deeds in the periphery were just to attract the attention of the upper echelons...

Then he must be very excited now, thinking that the city lord values ​​him very much.

Unfortunately, he was not. He just wanted to see if the strange reasons happening in Uga City were really as he speculated.

He nodded and said nothing.

Covered by the black robe, the captain beside him did not realize that the guest had a dull expression.

He just thought that the guest was so excited that he couldn't speak.

The captain ordered more guards near the castle to come forward and take away the captured shadow.

He personally led the guests through the maze-like high walls and into the main gate of the castle.

The shape of the entire castle is very different from that of human castles.

It is more like a giant building formed by numerous towers and pillars built with an extremely complex structure.

There are tall pillars everywhere that reach up to the sky, as well as some spiky structures that bloom like flowers.

If you look closely, you will find that every place that can be called the "end" of the building extends out to a smaller structure, and these tiny structures perfectly replicate part of the castle as a whole.

At the end of the tiny structure, an even smaller structure extends out, which is also a replica of the larger whole.

A mysterious and weird fractal castle.

You Huan walked into the gate guarded by countless pillars and passed through a corridor that was strangely suspended in the darkness.

When I reached the end of the corridor, my originally dim vision suddenly became clear.

The circular dome above the banqueting hall depicts intricate religious patterns.

A huge statue of [The Last Night] hangs upside down from the murals, and its shape resembles a giant bat wrapped in a large ball of black cloth.

The head of the "bat" with no eyes but only a big mouth was facing the main seat on the dining table below. The big mouth seemed to want to swallow the city lord sitting in the main seat in one gulp.

The city lord was wearing a well-tailored cloth garment, but compared to covering his body, the more important function of this garment was to demonstrate the city lord's authority.

The strips of cloth were wrapped around his head, neck and between his two pairs of narrow wings, and were inlaid with glittering gold and gems.

In this dark universe, the existence of the city lord and even this entire banquet hall shines brightly.

As for the city lord himself, his face was a chimera of a human and a bird, with both the flatness of a human and the protruding beak of a bird. The front half of his body and back were covered with dark bone plates. Two pairs of narrow diamond-shaped wings were slightly spread out, and there were no limbs under his body, only some dense tentacles. The overall shape of his body was like a winged snake.

The city lord's well-maintained smoky gray skin showed a smoothness that the ordinary albino citizens outside did not have.

At this moment, the city lord's strange face revealed a look that could be described as "kind", and he smiled at You Huan and said:

"Mr. White Ghost, I have always heard of your great name. It is an honor to finally meet you in person today.

I am Trivitus, the current lord of Uga City.

Please take a seat. Today's dinner is just you and me. There are no too many rules. I just want to chat with the young talents in Wujia City..."

You Huan stared at the city lord quietly for a while, then nodded and sat down on the soft biological dining table.

——At this time, the “captured” high priest’s shadow was also transported to somewhere in the castle.

When it reached its destination, the reflection struggled slightly, and all the restraints on its body slipped off.

It stood up, twisted its neck slightly, and then looked at the other reflections standing in the room, and said:
"This outsider is really good. My shadow beast transformation experiment has reached a critical moment. I really need such an outsider with good strength and a body type slightly different from that of the citizens of Uga City."

One of the other reflections made a deep sound:
"Trivitus needs to devour a new Fenyu life so that he can continue to perform his observation skills. His plan is the most important, and your research will have to take a back seat."

The chief priest replied with a bit of displeasure: "So you took advantage of the situation and used my plan as a favor to increase the target's trust in Trivitus?"

Someone laughed: "What's wrong? You have to make the best use of your plan."

Another reflection said, "In any case, we must also be prepared. Once Trivitus devours this prey, he will cast the observation spell again and should be able to find the 'passage' again. Then we will all go to welcome the arrival of the 'mentor'."

Others, including the chief priest, agreed.

At this time, in the banquet hall not far from the anti-shadow meeting room, the Lord of Uga City, Trivitus, was speaking to You Huan:

“To be honest, the anti-shadow invasion that the First Sky Group is facing is very fierce. We are short of manpower everywhere, and the Royal Guards need young and talented guys like you to join.

I can see that you are very skilled in killing anti-shadows and shadow beasts. If you can join the Royal Guard, I believe you can play an important role and even become the key to turning the war around!"

You Huan felt nothing about these high-handed remarks, but his face showed an expression of being moved.

Several servants from the castle were placing plates of food that looked like they were still alive on the dining table in an orderly manner.

Among the servants who were walking around, he turned his head to look at the city lord sitting on the left, and asked with a look of excitement:

"I am willing to join the Royal Guards and do my best to resist the enemy's invasion and defend the city of Uga."

Seeing that things were going well, the city lord smiled and said, "That's good, but before you officially join the Royal Guard, I need to ask you to do something."

After he finished speaking, he was satisfied to hear the young citizen eagerly ask, "What's the matter?"

At this moment, Trivitus recalled the previous times. Every time he summoned outstanding young citizens, when he said exactly the same words, those ignorant and simple citizens had exactly the same reaction.

He felt a supreme satisfaction in the development of things that were never out of control.

He grinned at his latest prey and slowly stood up from his seat.

"This thing is... being consumed by me, becoming the energy that drives my spells—!"

As his voice rang out like thunder, the gorgeous cloth on his body that symbolized his status all broke apart, and dense black smoke swayed up by itself.

In an instant, he turned into a black smoke giant that was several times larger than his original size!
It has two pairs of wings on its back, its face looks like it is wearing a bird's beak mask, and its two pairs of arms are spread out to the sides, revealing an almost sacred posture.

But its feet eagerly crossed the distance of the dining table, driving it to grab the tiny and pitiful prey sitting there.

The servants who were serving the dishes around it also transformed into animal shapes, surrounding it with roars and howls.

You Huan raised his head and looked at the giant palm that was pressing down with the power of annihilation.

His guess was correct. Although Uga City seemed to be still resisting the Anti-Shadow, in fact, the upper echelons within it had already been infected by the Anti-Shadow.

This is true for both the priests and the city lord.

The city lord Fanying and the high priest Fanying put on a show in front of him to gain his trust and strengthen his inner sense of urgency, just to trick him into their base camp and use him as fuel for some key spell.

Even though there are still many truths that he has not figured out, he has made one thing clear:
Fanying made many arrangements in Uga, even at the cost of maintaining superficial calm, which shows that the plan in Uga City is very crucial in the entire war!
When the giant palm of the shadow was about to press down, You Huan lifted up the black robe covering his body.

In an instant, the city lord Trivitus felt a dazzling light, like the shining light of thousands of stars.

A powerful force rose up into the sky, shaking the entire city lord's castle and even the city of Uga, causing the white dwarf surrounded by the city to flicker like a candle in the wind.

Trivitus's expression suddenly changed, and his heart was suddenly filled with horror. (End of this chapter)