Forty-nine rules of the end times

Chapter 215 The Shadow Domain Unfolds
rub!
Someone in the action team launched the first attack, throwing a black dagger at Guan Tong.

As the dagger flew close to Guan Tong, the attacker was overjoyed and activated his ability.

The black dagger immediately spewed out a large cloud of red mist, which was a nerve-paralyzing poison gas. Anyone who inhaled it would be unable to move and would be completely helpless.

However, the moment the mist began to erupt, a large black shadow enveloped it completely.

The wielder of the dagger was shocked. This synchronized movement was as if the shadow knew the secret ability of his dagger!
"Go together!"

Liu Wen directed everyone to take action.

However, she soon discovered that her judgment was seriously flawed.

She originally thought that Guan Tong, who had just returned from the epicenter, would be very weak and have little mental strength left, so he wouldn't be able to exert much combat power.

But what she didn't expect was that Guan Tong didn't use up all of her mental energy.

The official organization's millions of Ascended beings supplied him with over a billion units of spiritual energy. He used a billion units on the Leyline Pillars, but had a small amount left over.

Although this "small amount" is just a drop in the ocean compared to a billion, it represents a huge reserve of over two hundred thousand for Guan Tong!
At this moment, fueled by his rage, his already unstable mental energy was violently unleashed in the form of shadows.

Countless shadow assassins spread out from his body, frantically attacking the entire action team. There were even a large number of monstrous physical shadows, forming a shape similar to some kind of monster shadow army.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of bizarre shadow monsters were formed. They were connected to the main shadow by only one shadow line, and their numbers far exceeded those of the dozen or so members of the action team.

The sudden change surprised the action team, but they didn't have time to think too much, as they were already overwhelmed by the dense barrage of Shadow Assassins.

Hundreds or even thousands of shadow spikes emerged from the front, sides, and even underground, piercing their bodies from all directions. Some people failed to dodge and defend properly, and their bodies were immediately riddled with holes, dying instantly.

Although the remaining forces managed to mount a defense in time, they were put on the defensive and had to deal with the attacks from the shadow monsters.

Team captain Liu Wen realized something was wrong; she hadn't expected the shadow to possess so much mental power. Moreover, he had easily neutralized several of their attacks, and even some items with special abilities had been avoided.

This gave rise to a terrifying thought in her mind: the shadow could see through our abilities and the effects of our items!
She can manipulate the soil to form giant rock formations to attack ground targets. But since the start of the battle, Guan Tong has been moving her body rapidly, never staying in one place for more than a second.

Her ability takes at least two seconds to take effect, which means she can't attack Guan Tong who is moving quickly.

Since other people's abilities and props were also easily neutralized, she concluded that Guan Tong could see through other people's abilities.

If that's the case, that would be terrifying!

The most important thing in battle between Ascended is intelligence. If the enemy knows the abilities of all your side members, and they also have a lot of mental power, your side's advantage will be completely lost.

By the time Liu Wen realized this, Guan Tong had already killed six members of the fifteen-person action team.

"No, this mission might..."

"I'll deal with him!"

Jiang Ming, who had been only defending and hadn't made a move, then took the initiative to rush towards Guan Tong.

Liu Wen exclaimed in surprise, "Wait!"

Jiang Ming is the commander's grandson and his only surviving relative. If he dies at the hands of the Shadow, she won't be able to face him even if she returns alive.

She tried to stop Jiang Ming, but it was too late.

Jiang Ming rushed towards Guan Tong, his hatred undisguised: "Shadow, we meet again!"

Guan Tong, completely encased in shadow armor, did not respond. He recognized Jiang Ming, but didn't care at all.

With a wave of his hand, a giant shadow hand reached out to grab Jiang Ming.

Jiang Ming sneered, letting the shadowy hand grab him.

The moment the two made contact, the Shadow Hand was quickly absorbed into its body.

"Fool, have you forgotten my abilities?"

Jiang Ming's ability to absorb mental attacks was already exposed during the Yongzhou base incident.

At that time, Guan Tong summoned a giant axe warrior by expending a lot of mental energy, and broke Jiang Ming's ability by attacking and breaking through the absorption limit.

However, this time Guan Tong's use of Shadow Hand required more mental energy than when he summoned the Giant Axe Warrior, and it failed.

However, the moment Jiang Ming used his ability to absorb the Shadow Hand's mental power, Guan Tong's [Civilization Observer] title began to work its insight function.

[Mental Power Conversion]: It can absorb and store up to five times the maximum amount of external mental power, and can release it in the form of an attack.

When Jiang Ming's abilities were displayed in Guan Tong's mind, he understood what was going on.

Last time it was double, but this time the absorption rate has reached five times. It seems to be the result of Jiang Ming's continuous development of his abilities over the past few months.

Guan Tong wasn't surprised. Just like how he kept opening new pages in the [Book Without Words], every Ascendant who aspires to become stronger will tirelessly delve into developing and improving their abilities or exclusive items, becoming much stronger every once in a while.

Judging from Jiang Ming's progress, if given enough time, he might be able to increase the maximum absorption rate even further. Ten times, fifty times, or even a hundred times is not impossible.

But does he really still have time?
"Back to you!"

Jiang Ming's pupils turned white, and his ability switched from absorption mode to release mode. He then unleashed all the absorbed mental energy towards Guan Tong using mental needles.

"Thump!" At the same time, a loud noise came from Guan Tong's feet. It was Liu Wen in the distance who finally seized the opportunity and activated her ability to use Rock Leap.

She was very confident in the destructive power of her rock protrusions, having tested them before and found that even high-strength steel could be pierced by the rock's sharp point.

However, Guan Tong had seen through both of their attacks completely.

A shadow beneath his feet suddenly transformed into a stone pillar that kept rising upwards. Guan Tong stood on it, and his body instantly grew more than ten meters taller.

Jiang Ming's Mind Needle and Liu Wen's Rock Convex Attack both missed their targets. They stared in shock at Guan Tong, who had risen to a great height. The next moment, a giant shadow hand formed and pressed down from the sky!

"Try absorbing one this time and let me see."

Guan Tong's voice seemed to be right next to Jiang Ming's ear. As he looked at the giant shadow hand that was descending, a huge sense of crisis enveloped him.

How much spiritual power is contained within this?!
He instinctively tried to dodge, but the giant shadow hand covered an area of ​​tens of meters, and there wasn't enough time. So he immediately switched his ability back to absorption mode, thinking that with his mental power cap of several hundred points, he could absorb at least several thousand points of mental power! If this shadow hand…

"Uh!"

The moment Jiang Ming made contact with the Shadow Hand, he knew he was wrong.

His abilities were completely ineffective; the mental power contained in this giant shadow hand far exceeded his absorption limit!

The giant shadow hand grabbed his body and lifted him into the air.

Liu Wen, who plays "Jiang Ming," shouted a reminder, "Quickly use the teleportation item to escape!"

Upon hearing Liu Wen's shout, Jiang Ming tried to free one hand to use the prop, but he couldn't manage it at all.

The next moment, he was grabbed by Shadow Hand and brought in front of Guan Tong.

In an instant, Jiang Ming saw Guan Tong's true face. She was younger than him and looked like a college student.

"you……"

"You're not so lucky this time."

As soon as Guan Tong finished speaking, the giant shadow hand crashed down and slammed into the ground.

Snapped--!
Those who survived in the action team were horrified to see that Jiang Ming had completely disappeared.

All that remained on the ground was a mass of flesh, splattered with blood and gore...

The giant, shadowy hand, resembling the one that swatted a mosquito, slowly rose, seemingly searching for its next target.

"Run!!!"

The eight survivors completely lost their will to fight; their only thought at that moment was to escape!
How naive! Why did we even get involved in this operation?! The target has long been associated with the title of "World's First Ascended Being," how could we possibly kill him?!

All their initial ambitions had vanished; now, all that remained in their hearts was regret and the urge to escape.

Team leader Liu Wen also knew the mission had failed, so she ordered the team to disperse and escape, hoping that a few of them might be able to get away.

Guan Tong stood atop the tall shadow pillar, looking down at the few people who had scattered and fled, his expression cold and indifferent.

The wordless book appeared in his hands. He turned to the sixth page and wrote a word on it with his blood instead of ink.

"domain".

boom!
A surge of psychic power flooded the pages, and an effect driven by his subjective consciousness quickly unfolded.

The layers of shadows unfolded like a curtain in the sky, then spread out in all directions.

The team members who scattered and fled were initially happy to see that they were not being chased by the shadow, thinking that the shadow might have gone after someone else and that they had escaped.

But they soon realized something was wrong.

Why is it dark?

Liu Wen, who was also running away, felt the sky suddenly darken. She was slightly startled, then looked up and froze on the spot.

An endless shadow enveloped the sky, blocking out the sun and swallowing up even the light.

Then an even more terrifying scene unfolded: countless eyes suddenly opened up on these shadows that obscured the sky.

These eyes darted around, seemingly searching for something. Soon, every member of the escape team was discovered, and each person was being watched by hundreds of eyes. This eerie scene terrified several of them, who thought they were having a nightmare.

Liu Wen swallowed hard. She knew that the shadow was telling them in the most direct way: you have nowhere to escape.

"Commander, I'm sorry..."

Knowing she could not escape the clutches of the shadow, Liu Wen decisively bit into a false tooth and used the poison inside to commit suicide.

She was lucky enough to die a second before Guan Tong launched his attack.

The next second, hundreds of "shadow guns" rapidly condensed in the shadows of the sky, raining down on the escapees whose positions were locked by the eyes, shooting down all the remaining people without leaving a single one alive.

　It seems I'll have to revise the chapters again. I'll try to reduce the amount of content related to high-ranking officials in future chapters.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)