“His shadow… how’s it back?”
As soon as this sentence fell, everyone was shocked.
The barrage, which had been somewhat inactive, began to speak enthusiastically.
[Fuck, it’s real, didn’t the Magician notice it before, their shadows disappeared after entering this dungeon. Not just the trainees and NPCs, but also the buildings in this small town]
[Yes yes yes, I remember too, look, there’s nothing under the feet of the people around the fireplace, only this rescued trainee has one]
[The sudden return of this shadow must be a sign of something. Speaking of which, which of you followed the live broadcast just now? I cut it out and didn’t see it]
The groaning trainee who couldn’t speak warmed up beside the fireplace, gradually calmed down, and finally spoke.
“Earlier, when we went out together, it was raining heavily outside…”
Less than ten minutes ago, the trainees who had put on raincoats earlier rushed into the torrential rain.
It was actually rather strange. When walking into the city from the cathedral, the rain lightened considerably. And when they finally reached the center of the city, the downpour curtain of rain in front of the church had completely stopped.
Not only that, but the street lights in the center of the city also flickered like special effects often seen in horror movies, making people anxious.
Everyone held purification guns in their hands and kept their eyes vigilantly looking around.
Someone noticed something was wrong, pointed to the ground beside him, and exclaimed, “Guys… guys, look!”
Looking in the direction of the finger, the beige-striped floor tiles in town were covered in puddles of water.
The moon rose high in the night sky and cool light lit up against the dark curtain, looking down at the earth from a high position.
In those small pools of water, hideous and vague phantoms gradually appeared through the mist.
The black buildings reflected on the water, dark asphalt flowed down from the top of the spires, dyeing all the cold and hard lines on the edge of the town with a dense and hideous dark color.
Just then, a dark cloud passed by, and the moonlight was hidden under the layers of dark night.
The world suddenly went dark.
A black shadow that was twisted into an inhuman shape was entangled in it, and in the next second, with a splash, it broke out of the stagnant water and shot into the sky screaming.
It couldn’t be said to be too late or just in time. Anthony, the one who reacted the fastest, his eyes suddenly lit up with blood, and the purification gun in his hand raised slightly, hitting the shadow with one shot.
His vampiric abilities give him unrivaled night vision and allow him to spot problems before anyone else did.
“Uhaaaaaaahhhh—”
The black shadow roared like a beast.
We’re sorry for MTLers or people who like using reading mode, but our translations keep getting stolen by aggregators so we’re going to bring back the copy protection. If you need to MTL please retype the gibberish parts.
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When Anthony finished resolving the shadow, he turned around and found that the other trainees were still dazed in the dark, not knowing what happened.
Damn it, there were no street lights here, and the moon was covered again, so visibility was almost negligible.
If the fight continued like this, the trainees will definitely suffer.
“What are you still standing around for?! Get ready to retreat!” Anthony roared and started to turn around and run back first.
The water puddles were in every corner of the entire street and the reflection of the town inside presented a mirror effect with the ground, overlapping every angle. Under the rainy night, tens of thousands of black hands crawled out of them, scrambling to reach out to the trainees.
Suddenly greeted with such a loud roar, everyone came to their senses and no longer cared about what those black shadows looked like. They raised the butt of their guns and ran back while shooting.
But there were too many shadows.
These “residents of the City of Evil” the little pope spoke of were distorted. They were like murderous shadow ghosts, their dark eye sockets couldn’t even be illuminated by moonlight.
With the sound of splashing water and the trajectories drawn by silver-white light bullets in the air, they could barely make out those surging color blobs and shot aimlessly into the darkness.
“Wait… don’t shoot, they seem to be…”
Several of the trainees saw their appearance clearly and let out a short scream.
Someone heard the scream and suddenly turned around, but he didn’t expect a black shadow to break through the line of defense where the trainees were gradually retreating, rushing straight towards the trainee who turned back.
There was no expected bloodshed, no separation of head and limbs, not even the sound of flesh being torn.
“Dong—”
The person who was hit by the black shadow’s eyes rolled up and he fell straight on the ground, dirty water splashing all over his body.
So then the other trainees hurriedly brought him back.
After listening to the narration, Zong Jiu frowned, “No wound?”
Sure enough, after re-examination, the trainee lying on the ground showed no signs of injury on his neck or chest. Other than not regaining his sanity and still twitching on the ground, he couldn’t see any abnormalities at all.
The white-haired young man squatted on the ground and touched his chin, “Did any of you see clearly what those black shadows are?”
Zhong Yiyuan shook his head, affirming that it was not a ghost.
Several trainees raised their hands hesitantly. Anthony also paused and raised his hand as a signal.
Zong Jiu’s eyes turned to those ordinary trainees.
“My, my eyes just got strengthened. Although it was really dark at the time, I could see a little.”
The streets of the small town were not simply black, the black could flow, seeping out from the puddles of water as if possessing its own life. It was impossible for ordinary eyesight to see anything.
Everyone looked at the trainee.
The latter faltered and said, “They, they seem to be residents of the town.”
Before everyone could go into an uproar, he added an uncertain sentence, “It’s also possible that I saw wrong, because their appearance is really different from the townspeople in the City of Good.”
There was a dead silence in the hall. Several other people who raised their hands also nodded silently, expressing their agreement.
There was a lot of discussion in the livestream room.
[Is there a sister who’s been squatting in this livestream who can explain what’s going on?]
[Come here, I was here just now, wait for me to type first. Fortunately, you can adjust the brightness while watching the live stream, otherwise, we’d be as confused as the trainees]
[Right? Sigh]
[The B-rank boss is right. Those black shadows just now are indeed the residents of the town. I am 100% sure of this. There is only one thing, these big bosses may have been too hasty to find out at the time. .. That shadow merged into the unconscious trainee’s body!]
Zong Jiu stood up from the ground, and suddenly looked up, “Roll up your sleeves and take a look.”
Everyone did as they were told.
The trainees rolled up their sleeves one after another, revealing a lotus-white arm below.
Soon, there were exclamations one after another.
“Why am I missing a black line!”
“Hey, me too!”
Among the twenty-nine people, there were two trainees who inexplicably eliminated one of the black lines. The evil black lines on the hands of the other trainees were still the same six.
Facing this unbelievable situation, the two trainees were also confused about the situation. Because they, like everyone else, shot at those shadows indiscriminately.
“Is it because you hit and we didn’t?”
Xu Su opened his mouth in deep thought and quickly denied his speculation.
In the heavy rain just now, the black shadows that rushed up were countless and dense. There were twenty-nine of them, it was impossible for only two of them to hit the black shadows. This guess was too outrageous.
The little Devil sat on the side, sinking into the soft cushion of the sofa, propping his chin with both hands, watching them discuss with great interest.
Zong Jiu glanced back at him and the latter immediately gave him a sweet smile.
“How about this.”
Zong Jiu straightened up, “Today’s weather is really bad and unforeseen circumstances have occurred. Let’s all go back and rest first. We will have to wait until the wounded wake up tomorrow to make a decision.”
Indeed so.
They were now surrounded here, and the wounded won’t wake up for a while. Before they could figure out what the things that escaped from the City of Evil outside are, rushing into the rain was tantamount to death.
Everyone was a high-ranked trainee, it was impossible not to understand this truth. In the case of incomplete clues, it was not a good choice to charge forward rashly. They would rather waste time and wait than make light of life and death.
So the trainees had no choice but to return to the dormitory behind the cathedral under the leadership of the nuns, full of doubts.
Only the little Devil, Zong Jiu, and Anthony were left in the side hall.
The white-haired Magician rubbed his temples wearily.
The light from the fireplace danced on his beautiful face, elongating the shadows cast by the facial features and carving them deeper.
Anthony looked at the unconscious trainee on the ground with a complicated expression, “They’re right, the shadow is indeed a resident of the town. And… it has melted into his body.”
Because of his natural ability, Anthony was the only one who completely saw the entire process.
At that time, he saw the black shadow pounce on the trainee, blending into the trainee’s body without a trace like water and milk.
Faced with this situation, he also expressed his speculation and reasoning.
Above the ground is the City of Good and below the ground is the City of Evil.
The residents of the City of Good were full of good intentions, and the residents of the City of Evil were naturally full of malice. The two cities were exactly the same in the reflection of the water, just like a mirror reflection.
Did that mean that the residents of the City of Evil are exactly the same as the City of Good, just a copy and paste?
Watching Anthony leave and turn the corner, the little Devil who acted as a bystander jumped off the sofa.
A nun appeared from behind the shadows and put the unconscious unlucky guy on the sofa to rest.
The little Devil yawned, opened his arms towards the white-haired young man skillfully, and began to act coquettishly.
“It’s so late, so sleepy, gege, let’s go upstairs and sleep together.”
Zong Jiu glanced at him, and stood still, “Sorry, playing with you does not include accompanying to sleep services.”
The little Devil rolled his eyes and looked at him expectantly, “Then gege must tell me some bedtime stories.”
Zong Jiu: “…”
Zong Jiu, “You have all the Devil’s memories. Instead of listening to stories, how about reminiscing about your future scumbag deeds?”
Hmmm so I’m thinking the “catch” here is that in order to get rid of the black marks you have to kill the shadow version of the people you love? But also I’m thinking the bad and good versions aren’t as separated as we’ve been lead to believe…
I agree with you. Now we have to see what happens with the one that has merged with the shadow.
Thanks for the chapter.
I’m thinking, maybe those 2 that had marks disappear are the only ones that didn’t hit a shadow?
Thank you for the chapter!
I caught up 😭
Thanks for translating such an awesome novel 😍
No huggies for you lil Devil, no nappies together, no story time… Thanks for the update 🤣❤️🤣❤️🤣❤️
You should pay for your alter ego
Thank you for your translation 💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛💛
I wonder how nobody thought to keep the trainee tied up, in case of unforeseen events