radicalducati Chapter 236 Shadow Shrine
Chapter 236 Shadow Shrine
Chapter 236 Shadow Shrine
The surface world, shrouded in shadow, was pitch black. The village was deathly silent, deserted, save for the rapid sound of running feet striking the ground.
A figure flashed past like lightning, followed by a deafening scream.
"Meowhhhhh!!"
As they ran wildly, Xiaobai was so frightened that tears welled up in her eyes.
She couldn't see the road or the enemy. All she wanted was to escape as quickly as possible and get as far away from those disgusting monsters as possible. Behind Xiaobai, where she couldn't see, shadows lurked in the darkness, chasing after her at an extremely fast speed. The special environment completely concealed their presence, making them appear like ghosts.
The sound of flapping wings rang out in mid-air, and a shadow silently passed by.
Immediately afterwards, Little Gray's voice came from above.
"Stop running. With your abilities, taking down these Shadows won't be difficult. On the contrary, if you keep running, your stamina and mana will be greatly depleted."
"Are you kidding me?! What kind of joke is this?!"
Xiaobai said in a panic, but her pace showed no signs of slowing down.
"Haven't you heard? These Shadows are endless. You want me to turn around and fight them, even when I can't see anything at all? Isn't that just suicide?"
"But if you run around like this, we have no way of knowing Qin Nan and Tang Cao's whereabouts. The important thing now is to wait for them to come to us."
As he spoke, Little Gray suddenly sidestepped, dangerously dodging a sneak attack from a dark shadow. He then used his wings to swat away another shadow that was trying to attack Little White.
"...We can't keep running away. Once they catch up completely, without magic, we won't even have the ability to fight back."
Upon hearing this, Xiaobai was at a loss for what to do. Running was easy, but stopping was difficult, especially when being chased. She simply couldn't get over that mental hurdle.
Above, Xiao Hui could understand Xiao Bai's thoughts. After all, in complete darkness, a newbie like her who hadn't experienced many life-or-death battles simply couldn't calm down and assess the situation.
Looking down at the ground, Little Grey dared not fly too high. His "Demon Hunter Vision" also had a limited range of visibility. If he was too far away, he would not be able to see the details clearly.
With the help of his innate magic, Little Gray was able to barely see the shadows in the darkness. At the same time, he quickened the flapping of his wings, just to keep up with Little White's running speed.
Whoosh—a shadow suddenly leaped out from the ground, heading straight for Xiaobai's head.
Seeing this, Little Gray suddenly swooped down, intercepting the shadow like a bullet, making a crisp cracking sound.
Turning around, I saw Xiaobai speed up and rushing straight towards a solid wall.
With wide eyes, Little Gray couldn't help but shout a reminder.
"Watch out, that's a dead end!"
The next second, the white figure crashed headfirst into the wall not far away without saying a word.
boom!
A loud explosion ripped through the wall, which was made of rock and mud, and a hole was smashed open, sending debris flying. A human-shaped hole could be vaguely seen in the debris.
Little Grey and the Shadows beside him stopped and stared blankly in the direction of Little White.
Somewhat awkwardly, Little Gray opened its mouth, paused for three seconds, then turned around and kicked away the Shadow Clan's claws with one paw. A whirlwind gathered on its wings and swatted the wolf away fiercely.
After doing all this, he quickly flapped his wings and flew over.
"Are you alright? Are you hurt?"
Calling out, Little Gray flew into the hole and then saw Little White sitting on the ground with his hands covering his forehead in the gradually dissipating smoke and dust.
Seeing that she was alright, Little Grey breathed a sigh of relief. "Your head is really tough, it could smash a whole wall with one head..."
"It's all because you reminded me too late!" Xiaobai said with a mournful face.
"Cough... I'm over here." Seeing Little White roaring at the empty space, Little Gray raised its wings.
The little white wolf-fox wiped away the tears from the corners of its eyes. Although this body was formed from magic and wouldn't have developed a large bump, it was still its own body, and it would still hurt.
Little Gray cautiously peeked out through the hole.
"I've already taken care of the closest pursuers, but they'll be back soon. Let's figure out how to shake them off first."
Let's find a safe place to hide.
"Where are Tangcao and the others?" Xiaobai asked, covering her head.
"I don't know," Little Grey sighed. "We lost contact after we started running. Before the connection was lost, I heard Qin Nan chanting a spell. I guess they were attacked too."
"What!?" Xiaobai's eyes widened. "Doesn't that mean they might also encounter an accident?!"
"It shouldn't be that bad. After your shout just now, the entire Shadow Clan of the surface world probably came looking for us." Little Grey couldn't help but facepalm.
"Woolen cloth"
"Alright, let's not talk about that anymore. Actually, this isn't so bad. The more dangerous it is for us, the safer it is for them. The most important thing now is to determine our current location... Wow..."
Just then, Little Gray suddenly let out a gasp.
"What's wrong? What did you see?"
Xiaobai rolled over and got up, turning her head to look around, but in her eyes, it was pitch black all around, and she couldn't even see her own body.
Little Grey shifted slightly to the left, bypassing the high platform that blocked most of his view. Immediately afterward, rows of clay statues came into his field of vision.
These statues are varied, some are human-shaped, and some have animal heads. They hold all sorts of strange weapons and sit cross-legged on the altar. They must have been the gods originally worshipped in this village.
However, at this moment, the statue's body was shrouded in shadow, coated with a chilling black layer.
"I'll go."
Little Gray shuddered. For some reason, he had a feeling that these clay sculptures were staring at him.
"What did you see? Where are we now?" Little White was still groping around.
"It should be a temple or ancestral hall or something like that. Even though you can't see it, you should be able to sense it. The shadow power here is so dense it's almost... wait a minute."
Little Grey paused for a moment, a hint of doubt flashing in its eyes.
Little White groped its way to Little Gray's side. "I understand what you mean. This should be the original magic center of the surface world."
"No, wait, something seems off." Little Gray blinked hard, then looked toward the clay statue in the center.
It was a completely different entity from the other statues. Because it was completely covered in shadow, Little Gray didn't notice it at first, but soon he discovered the strange thing.
The 'deity' sitting in the very center was carrying a shoulder bag. But that's not the point. The point is that Xiao Hui recognized the brand of the shoulder bag!
How could modern artifacts possibly appear in a fragment of space that has long since vanished into history?
Looking up along the shoulder bag, Xiao Hui was immediately struck by the modern clothing. When he saw the face of the statue, he became excited.
"Found it! We found it!"
"So what exactly did you find?" Xiaobai asked, both anxious and angry. "Share it with me!"
Upon hearing this, Little Gray quickly turned around and said rapidly, "I understand. This place is not only the energy center of the surface world, but also the source of shadow power. That demon..."
Halfway through his sentence, Little Gray's throat seemed to be gripped by a large hand, and his voice abruptly stopped.
Xiao Bai's ears twitched, puzzled.
"What do you mean by 'demon'? Go on, tell me."
Before her, Little Gray stared intently at the back of Little White, where a pair of scarlet eyes were slowly emerging from the shadows.
A terrifying pressure instantly enveloped Xiao Hui's entire body.
There's something behind you!
This time, Little Gray's reminder came very quickly.
Little White reacted quickly; before Little Gray could finish speaking, she slapped her back with a claw.
A whooshing sound rang out as the claws tore through the air, but there was no sense of them hitting anything solid.
"Watch out, that thing jumped up!"
Xiao Bai subconsciously looked up, but saw nothing.
But she could feel a sense of danger approaching, and it was right in front of her neck.
*Clang!*
A harsh metallic clanging sound rang out, and Xiaobai stumbled back several steps, his right hand feeling slightly numb.
"What the hell is that?"
"That guy was too fast, I didn't see it clearly." Little Gray landed on Little White's shoulder, his gaze somewhat serious.
Upon hearing this, Xiaobai gritted her teeth and slightly lowered her center of gravity. This was the posture that felines adopted when facing battle, allowing her to be in a state of charging up power at any time.
"Never mind that, let's deal with it first."
Little Grey said quickly.
"Let's go together, there's only one of them. If we take that guy down, we should be able to... oh my god..."
Just as Xiao Hui was speaking, shadows suddenly appeared from all directions, emerging from the ground in the blink of an eye and taking up positions on the surrounding roof beams.
Although Xiaobai couldn't see, she could feel the temperature around her plummet and a sinister aura spreading out.
Dressed in suits, the Shadows filled the ancestral hall in various poses. Some climbed on the walls, some lay prostrate on the ground, and others emerged from behind the clay statues, surrounding Little White and Little Gray.
At a glance, there were more than a hundred Shadows here.
In the midst of the Shadow Clan, a pair of eerie red eyes appeared, and Little Grey finally saw what that guy looked like.
It was a completely black rabbit, with no trace of humanity in its eyes.
"It's over..
Little Gray felt a slight numbness in its body.
"There's only one, right?" Xiaobai asked tentatively.
Upon hearing this, Little Grey paused for a moment, then nodded.
"Yes, there's only one. We're bound to win."