From the Abyss Invasion to the Blasting Star.

Chapter 68: Shape-shifting Orb (Seeking follow-up reading)

The afterglow of the setting sun slowly sank into the horizon, and dusk gradually fell, casting a layer of eerie and desolateness on the earth.

Outside the sewer exit northwest of Stonehammer Castle.

Lu Heng held the Aurora Blade and counted three numbers in his mind: "3, 2, 1..."

As soon as the third sound came, a bloody shadow rushed out from the sewer entrance like a wild horse.

The blood shadow began to twist rapidly in mid-air, turning back into the blood shadow demon's hideous and terrifying original form.

Proud horns grew on his head, and he was about to let out a long roar to the sky to mock the weakness of Stonehammer Castle's defenses.

At this moment, Lu Heng swung out a sword, and the sharp sword light appeared like a silver dragon, cutting through the Blood Shadow Demon's body and cutting it into two pieces.

The Blood Shadow Demon was caught off guard and was severely injured by the sword. His originally arrogant roar instantly turned into a piercing scream, and his body split apart, turning into two pools of dirty blood that fell to the ground.

However, the Blood Shadow Demon did not die just like that. One of the pools of dirty blood twisted and gathered together to form his upper body.

He roared angrily, squirmed his body, dragged the broken lower half over, and pieced it together.

In an instant, the two blood shadows merged into one and stood up again.

Lu Heng chased after him and attacked with his sword again.

The Blood Shadow Demon was prepared this time, and condensed an arm blade made of blood and black mist on his arm to block the attack.

The sword blade collided with the arm blade, making a sound of metal clashing and sparks flying.

A man and a demon engage in a head-on battle.

After several rounds of fighting, Lu Heng tested the approximate combat power of this blood shadow demon.

This is indeed a high-level Blood Shadow Demon, above level 18, with attributes such as strength and agility around 40 points.

If it was three days ago, Lu Heng really would not be his opponent.

It’s different now. After reaching level 17, Lu Heng has an extremely high agility of 43 points, and is not inferior to the Blood Shadow Fiend in terms of speed and reaction ability.

Moreover, although the sword just now cut it into two pieces did not cause fatal injuries, it had already seriously injured it.

The Blood Shadow Demon is skilled in the mysterious Blood Shadow Escape and has a tenacious vitality that is difficult to kill with swords, but head-on combat is not his forte.

Moreover, the Blood Shadow Demon has a fatal weakness, which is the fear of lightning and fire.

Lu Heng tested the Blood Shadow Demon's combat power, and the Blood Shadow Demon also found that Lu Heng was not easy to deal with.

So, after the Blood Shadow Demon swung the Blood Shadow Arm Blade to force Lu Heng back, he turned around and turned into a blood shadow again, fleeing quickly along the ground.

Lu Heng was just about to activate the Gale Step to chase after him.

At this time, an eagle's cry was heard from the sky.

The scout eagle swooped down and hit the Blood Shadow. The nature of its energy changed, transforming into dark thorns that grew out of the void and entangled the Blood Shadow Demon.

The Blood Shadow Demon struggled hard to break free from the restraints. Although he escaped from the dark thorn trap, his Blood Shadow Escape was also interrupted and he could not escape.

He could only turn around and swing his arm blade to fight Lu Heng head-on.

After ten rounds of fighting, Lu Heng stepped back to avoid the slash of his arm blade, then bounced back with his legs, using the Zhenyue style of the Seven-section Sword Technique and unleashing the skill [Thunder Strike].

Boom!

With a sword strike, thunder and lightning ran wildly.

Violent electric currents raged through the Blood Shadow Demon's body.

Hey!
The Blood Shadow Demon howled in pain, and its bloody body was burned by the power of lightning, emitting a pungent burnt smell.

An expression of fear appeared on his blood-stained face, and he turned around and tried to escape.

However, under the burning of lightning energy, his body became paralyzed, causing his speed to drop significantly. How could he escape from Lu Heng's palm?

Lu Heng raised the Aurora Blade and swung the sword again, destroying it with the power of thunder.

[Kill the Blood Shadow Demon and absorb 180 points of demonic energy. ]

[Energy level increased to level 18, all attributes +2, agility attribute additional +0.6]

The Blood Shadow Demon's blood curled up, separating out a skill crystal core and a gem.

Lu Heng picked up the two things and quickly took a look at their attribute data.

[Blood Shadow Arm Blade: Use source energy to condense a blood shadow arm blade on the arm. When attacking, it absorbs the target's blood, causing X points of bleeding damage. The wound cannot stop bleeding. Damage coefficient = 2×strength attribute. Skill consumption: 20 points of source energy. Skill level: C level.]

[Shapeshifting Orb: When the orb is close to a creature, it can reflect the creature's appearance. Using the orb can transform it into the appearance of the reflected creature. Item level: B.]

After seeing this shape-shifting orb, Lu Heng finally understood how the Blood Shadow Demon turned into Mia.

Afterwards, Su Muyu flew out with the scout eagle, and when he saw that the battle was over, he landed gently and asked, "Are you not injured?"

She could see that this blood shadow demon was of a very high level, so she was still a little worried.

"It's okay, let's go back." Lu Heng pulled her back.

On the way back to Stone Hammer Castle, Lu Heng kept thinking about what happened today and always felt that something was wrong.

"How is Mia?" Lu Heng thought of Mia and wondered if this brave female warrior of the Bansel tribe was okay.

"She's fine and not injured." Su Muyu had already visited Mia before rushing over.

"I always felt like something was wrong."

Lu Heng lowered his head to think, then turned back to look at the place where the Blood Shadow Demon fell. His pupils shrank sharply and he said, "No! It wasn't the Blood Shadow Demon that triggered your trap!"

Su Muyu also instantly thought of the reason: "There is another demon in Stone Hammer Castle!"

After the two men realized this, they immediately quickened their pace and ran towards the gate of Stone Hammer Fort.

Why wasn't the Blood Shadow Demon the one who triggered the trap?

The reason is simple, because of the bloodstains on the ground.

After the Blood Shadow Demon's body is cut into pieces, it can be put back together, and his blood is his body.

Even if blood drips onto the ground, it can be absorbed back into the body.

Therefore, if it was the Blood Shadow Demon that triggered the Dark Thorn Trap, it would be impossible for bloodstains to be left at the scene.

Then there is only one possibility, someone else triggered the trap.

Lu Heng thought about the problem more carefully and corrected: "It may not be a demon, it may also be a human."

"But Mia said those drops of blood were devil's blood." Su Muyu looked puzzled.

"The reason why Mia said it was devil's blood is because there is a devil's breath in the blood. If a human mutant receives the energy infusion from the evil god, blood containing a devil's breath will also be produced." The more Lu Heng thought about it, the more he felt that today's matter was very tricky.

"If that's the case, then things become even more complicated." Su Muyu was also frowning and thinking, trying to find a way to sort things out.

Human psychics can indeed produce blood that contains demonic aura.

Especially for humans who have triggered the "Traitor Mission" and degenerated into agents of the Abyss, there is usually a demonic aura in their blood.

After returning to Stonehammer Castle.

Lu Heng first went to the meeting hall and met Mia, and found that she was fine and didn't even know that a demon had taken her form.

"Have you really seen a demon that looks exactly like me? Really? I want to see it too." Mia was very curious when she heard people around her say this.

"Do you know when the devil copied your appearance?" Lu Heng asked the key question.

Mia shook her head, looking confused: "I don't know. I was just leading the team to search for demons. I don't know anything."

The Iron Arm leader asked with concern: "Mia, think about it again, that blood shadow magic took on your appearance, and I almost couldn't recognize you."

Mia still shook her head: "No, I haven't encountered any demons today."

Lu Heng suddenly thought of something and said, "It wasn't copied today. The appearance that the Blood Shadow Demon copied included your crossbow, but you gave the crossbow to Mu Yu today. This means that the Blood Shadow Demon copied the appearance before you gave the crossbow to Mu Yu."

Mia nodded vigorously: "Yes, why didn't I think of it."

Lu Heng then asked: "When do you think it was copied?"

Mia frowned and thought, then shook her head: "Since I came back, I have been acting together with everyone..."

Lu Heng immediately understood what was going on: "That is, it was copied in the dungeon."

"In the dungeon? But that was many days ago." Mia's eyes widened immediately.

Lu Heng turned to Tiebi and told him his conclusion:

"Captain, there is another suspicious point. The Blood Shadow Demon could have used Blood Shadow Escape to escape directly from Stone Hammer Castle through the sewers, but he chose to pass through the square.

“The leader was in the square at the time, and the route he chose was problematic, as if he was deliberately trying to attract your attention.

“I suspect he is covering for other demons, or the betrayers to evacuate.

“Plus, the demon copied Mia’s appearance several days ago, so the demon’s actions today must have another purpose.

"Is there anything in Stonehammer Castle that is particularly important to tonight's resurrection ceremony?"

"This one……"

Tiebi's expression froze for a moment, then he pounded his fist as if he had suddenly realized something and said, "I understand now. These damn demons are coming for our tribe's treasure."

(End of this chapter)