Life Dungeon Game

Under the bright moonlight, an invisible blade emerged from the shadows and slowly slid downwards.

The moonlight shone on the blade, refracting into tiny marks, as if the blade had been forged with its cool, clear light.

A faint, invisible color shimmered on the blade, and then the blade slid downwards, as if parting a curtain, cutting through the dark shadows.

A huge crack stretched out from the shadows, and Heo pushed it aside and jumped out.

The moonlight shone on his profile.

Sure enough, the 'abyss' that I had just sensed was actually inside this shadow. The boundless space was actually a distortion and misperception of my senses.

The Shadowless Sword, imbued with divine consciousness, is also lethal against this kind of shadow that exists between the intangible and the tangible.

Endless fear still lingered in He's heart, but it did not actually affect his ability to move.

His blank stare just now was actually a sign that he was waiting for the shadow to engulf him.

This hall, completely shrouded in shadow, can in a sense be regarded as a living entity, and its life strength has reached level B.

Standing outside of this whole, Heo could neither find the soul of this shadowy life nor its energy core.

However, it has an active flow of energy within it, which is not found in strange phenomena or supernatural objects, so Heo determined that it is a life form.

This was the first time He Ao had seen a life form without a soul. Either this shadowy life form was just a puppet, without any life of its own, and was being manipulated by a behind-the-scenes manipulator.

Or perhaps this shadow possesses some ability to shield soul fluctuations, concealing the existence of one's own soul.

He Ao leans more towards the latter guess because a very real problem is that although the mysterious shadow is powerful, the power it projects is limited.

Those who are willing to go to great lengths to descend upon the realm like good friends are ultimately a minority. Usually, gods need sufficient offerings to transmit their power.

The strength of the vessel itself determines the ease of improvement. The stronger the vessel, the greater the degree of improvement and the upper limit, and the less sacrifice is required.

The energy required to elevate an ordinary person to the level of a rational B-grade is far greater than that required to elevate a C-grade superhuman, necessitating large-scale sacrifices.

Because an ordinary person's soul simply cannot withstand the immense power of a B-grade being, while improving the body, it is also necessary to strengthen the soul, otherwise it is highly likely to turn into a monster that has lost its mind.

Therefore, the predecessor of this shadow life form was most likely a C-level powerhouse.

Judging from Rhodes' past practices, whether it's Rose or the Puppet Master, these servants who have been enhanced to have B-rank strength, their souls only maintain...

It has reached the C-level, so the soul of this shadowy monster in front of us should also be maintained at the C-level.

This is why it hides its soul; its soul is its weakness.

However, just because you can't see it from the outside doesn't mean you can't see it from the inside.

So He Ao simply changed his approach. When he sensed that the shadow wanted to devour him, he let the shadow devour him. Sure enough, he found the hidden soul inside the shadow's body.

And as he expected, this soul was far weaker than the body and could not match the massive body of a B-grade being.

Of course, only he could do this. He has divine sense, which allows him to cut through the shadows, and he is unaffected by those distorted babblings.

If it were an ordinary B-rank with weaker mental resistance, or without any means to deal with shadows, they would have been gone just now.

Considering its eeriness and inherent pollution, this shadow's overall strength is even greater than that of a puppeteer, and it is probably not weak among B-rank puppeteers.

In return, this shadow is far less rational than the puppeteer.

At this moment, He Ao activated his super memory and was able to sense the thoughts of the shadow.

Most of those thoughts were terrifying murderous intent and chaotic, twisted babbling. Ordinary people would probably be transformed into twisted monsters just by hearing these babblings.

Of course, amidst these chaotic thoughts, Heo could also sense the shadowy life form's surprise at Heo's recent escape from its body.

It seemed to find Heo's abilities beyond comprehension.

But despite its incomprehensibility, its movements were not slow. Almost at the same time that He Ao emerged, the shadow beneath He Ao's feet began to writhe violently.

These shadows, which were originally flat and solid like the ground, were now twisted like mud, swallowing He Ao's feet almost instantly.

At the same time, the writhing shadows transformed into fine, sharp needles, attempting to pierce Heo's skin and penetrate his veins.

He Ao's current clone is only a C-level, and is completely unable to resist the attack of these sharp needles.

However, he was not in a hurry. He first mobilized the power in his body and gathered it as much as possible in his feet. Then he guided a wisp of his divine sense to resist the invading shadow. Finally, he stepped on his feet and gently exerted force to break free from the shadow's control.

He didn't use much force, because he found that the harder he tried, the tighter the shadow wrapped around him became; on the contrary, when he lifted it gently, the shadow didn't wrap around him at all.

Immediately afterward, he stepped onto the wriggling shadows and moved forward quickly.

At first, he stepped into the shadows, but soon he would sink in. Then he would concentrate his strength on his toes, reducing the contact area with the ground, and walk as if on flat ground.

The nature of these shadows doesn't quite conform to common sense.

The shadow life form immediately realized that He Ao had figured out its shadow state and quickly changed its state, but its thoughts directly pointed He Ao in the right direction.

So, amidst these writhing, constantly twisting shadows, He Ao's steps were as smooth as if he were walking on flat ground.

But at the same time, those fine needles kept emerging from the shadows all around, piercing He Ao's clothes and sinking into his skin.

These shadowy needles

Although most of them are quickly expelled by the wandering divine consciousness, a small portion still enters He Ao's body.

The moment they enter the body, they transform into corrosive worms, attempting to erode He's body structure and his internal energy.

The shadow creatures clearly realized that they couldn't kill Heo by directly devouring him from the outside, so they chose to destroy Heo's body from the inside.

As time passed, more and more of these shadowy insects invaded his body, forcing Heo to divert his attention to fight these sharp needles, and the power he could muster became less and less.

These shadows will eventually render him powerless to resist, and then devour him once again.

The surroundings remained pitch black, devoid of any light. After emerging from the shadow life form's body, He Ao could no longer see the location of the shadow life form's soul.

However, this did not affect He's actions.

He went directly to the node where the shadow life energy was most concentrated and slashed down with his sword.

Now is the time to race against time.

Let's see if the shadow life will devour Heo first, or if Heo will kill him first.

The shadows enveloping the energy nodes were cleaved open by a single sword strike, then quickly closed up again.

This is certainly not the core of the shadow life, but these places where energy gathers are more or less important, and attacking these places will cause concern among the shadow life.

At this point, the other party, whose rationality is not fully developed, will subconsciously protect their true core.

By constantly changing his position and sensing the changes in the mindset of the shadow life form, He Ao was able to determine the relative position of the shadow life form's core and himself.

Thus, amidst the constant changes, although it was pitch black all around and He Ao even lost some of his perception of spatial distance, he was getting closer and closer to the core of the shadow life.

With a flicker of his body, he reached the deepest part of the shadows.

At this!

An invisible sword light sliced ​​through the dark space, tearing apart the distorted shadows.

At this moment, the dim soul finally appeared in He Ao's sight.

And accompanying this soul are endless energy lines that converge at this point.

This body was too large. In order to prevent a situation like Rose's where the soul could not fully integrate with the body and form a fatal weakness, this shadow life form abandoned the distributed energy core method and instead bound the energy core to the location of the soul, thus being able to closely control the entire massive body.

In fact, its method is perfect, after all, it almost perfectly conceals the energy core, with only the soul being exposed to some extent.

But can someone who can find the soul also see the energy core?

These are almost two completely different forces, which have gone beyond its worldview and beyond the basic knowledge that the mysterious shadow bestowed upon it along with the power.

This is impossible, absolutely impossible.

But Heo had already pointed his sword at its energy core.

While filled with surprise and fear, it did not forget to fight back. The shadows of the entire space contracted, and the shadows that He Ao had cut together gathered again, and a thick wall composed entirely of pitch-black shadows quickly took shape.

However, just as the defense was about to be completed, He Ao's gaze fell upon the soul that was about to be covered up again.

Mental interference!

The soul of this shadowy life remains a C-level being.

Under the influence of the immense mental power of the super memory, all the movements of the shadow life form paused for a moment.

In that instant, an invisible sword light, enveloped in a faint glow, pierced through the still-forming shadow wall and the twisted energy core.

Time seemed to stand still at that moment. The shadow that had enveloped the entire space suddenly boiled over, and with the sound of flesh being torn apart, pieces of shadow collapsed from above He Ao's head and shattered on the ground.

A hazy ray of light pierced through the cracks in the shadows, finally bringing a sliver of light to this pitch-black world.

Soon, the entire dark space collapsed completely, and countless fragments of shadow fell like a torrential rain.

The shadowy insects that had been wandering inside He Ao's body also lost control and were expelled from his body by the power of divine consciousness.

He Ao's gaze swept across the entire hall and found the stairwell in the corner.

Then he withdrew his sword, his figure weaving through the shadowy fragments, and rushed into the stairwell without looking back.

It was as if the entire collapsing world had nothing to do with him.

That shadowy monster was a C-level superhuman who had mutated.

In fact, there is only one C-rank at the Moonlight Ruodan headquarters, and that is one of the two C-ranks sent by Moonlight.

He should also be the strongest fighter in this headquarters besides Rhodes.

In other words, after dealing with this guy, the next formidable enemy Heo will face is Rhodes.

He quickly went up the stairs.

The staircase of this spire is spiral-shaped and seems to lead all the way to the top of the building.

But He Ao hadn't taken more than a few steps when a twisted, shadowy monster rushed out of the stairwell and pounced on him.

An invisible sword light sliced ​​the monster in two with a single strike. He Ao continued forward without stopping. At that moment, a shadow appeared on the platform of the stairs ahead.

He was a young man with a gentle smile. He looked at He Ao and said in a calm and natural tone, "Mr. Hao Yi, you still have a chance to become one of us. Don't try to stop our Lord. That's just wishful thinking."

"The end of the world has come. All those who do not believe in my Lord will be destroyed by His terrifying power. Only by becoming my Lord's servant can one achieve evolution and eternal life in this end times."

He Ao stopped and looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"It seems you are stubborn and unwilling to listen to well-intentioned advice."

The young man reached out and pulled out a pistol that appeared as a dark shadow, aiming it at He Ao.

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