Chapter 118 Triple Shadows

In the darkness.

Countless bizarre entities of the Black Sea cast malicious and greedy gazes towards the flying Li Cheng颐.

But as soon as these gazes landed, they were startled back by the immense phantom vaguely rising from Li Cheng颐's body.

Behind Li Cheng颐, the invisible phantom had a total of three layers.

The first layer was a blurred human figure draped in black and gold silk, with sea wave patterns. The humanoid figure was hundreds of meters tall, wielding a staff condensed from black smoke. Its legs were like countless black octopus tentacles, and its face faintly glowed with two bloody eyes.

Behind the humanoid figure was an even larger gray-white antler giant.

The giant's whole body was composed of bones, and countless white, ferocious flying insects fluttered around it. The huge stag antlers resembled tree branches, extending upwards over a large area.

And behind the giant, a giant angel with a pitch-black body and a massive vortex for a face was spreading layers upon layers of countless gray-white wings, arms outstretched, palms together, as if to completely grasp Li Cheng颐.

The three giant shadows were each larger than the last. The final black angel even reached a terrifying length and width of thousands of kilometers.

In front of it, Li Cheng颐's body was as insignificant as dust.

Its hands gently closed in front of its chest, as if to grasp the dust.

After the three phantoms were activated, all the entities nearby in the Black Sea retracted their gazes, as silent as the dead.

At this time, Iselin could not see the phantom. She only saw Li Cheng颐 rapidly approaching, a happy smile on her face.

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Outside Tong City.

Two white lights shot out, landing towards a stretch of continuous dark green hills.

The force field around Zhu Bin and Ding Xianhong had collapsed. The two supported the dying Zhao Chengyu, their faces unsightly as they looked towards the distant city.

"Has that guy come?" Zhu Bin asked.

"..." Ding Xianhong shook her head. She felt that they seemed to have misjudged the other party's purpose.

Not only did the monster not run amok in the city, but it had fallen silent.

Not only did it not chase after them just now, but its figure had disappeared into the city.

This also led to the failure of the military's positioning, and the missiles could not be launched.

"Damn it! Just a little bit!" She slapped the side of a tree trunk fiercely, causing the bark to burst and the tree to shake.

"Black Sea monsters in the past were never so difficult to deal with!? What's going on!? What exactly is happening to this world!?"

She could now understand why Xinghu, with its six star-level powerhouses stationed there, each an eighth-level elite, had actually retreated from this monster.

"Our understanding of it is too little. We can't even determine what its purpose is. Attacking like this is almost certain to be a disadvantage," Zhu Bin said steadily.

"Since the other party hasn't created large-scale chaos and terror, it means that the other party is still afraid of something. It should have learned about the power of the ninth level, so it doesn't dare to expose itself rashly. As long as there is still fear, we can find a way to lure it out and solve it!"

"It seems we can only wait for the decision from above. If the family head takes action, it will definitely be resolved instantly. It's just too troublesome to apply," Ding Xianhong said.

"That monster is too strong. Apart from us and the nine from the family head, the rest are just delivering food. Next, let everyone be notified not to block off the area, restore normalcy, and wait for orders from above," Zhu Bin said.

Anyway, blocking it off was useless, so it was better to hide the news and let everything return to normal.

See what that guy was going to do.

"In addition, investigate the four people who escaped from Xinghu. I suspect that the monster came for them!" Zhu Bin said coldly.

"A good decision."

A ray of green light fell from the sky, accurately landing on the grass beside the three.

The light dissipated, revealing a gray-clothed, disheveled old man.

"Ancestor!!" Zhu Bin was immediately shocked and quickly lowered his head to greet him respectfully.

But he noticed that the ancestor seemed not to have come in person, but only a satellite projection.

"Greetings, Senior Zhu." Ding Xianhong also quickly saluted and bowed.

"No need for formalities. Although you didn't succeed in solving the problem this time, you tested the monster's combat mode. Next, you need to find a chance to lure that guy out of the city, at least for twenty seconds, to complete accurate lock-on," the Kongtong Elder Zhu Tanyang said in a deep voice.

"Can't you directly take action to solve that monster?" Ding Xianhong asked doubtfully.

"I can, but just when you came out, I already projected myself into the city for a round. The free action time applied for this time is not long. But I couldn't find any trace of that monster at all," Zhu Tanyang said helplessly.

Jiu Yi finally managed to get approval to take action, but when he came down to take a look, the monster was gone?? Only a devastated wasteland was left after the previous battle.

"Jiu Yi can't be moved lightly. We and the White Star's Star Generals maintain a strange balance. If I'm not in the area I'm responsible for for a long time, the Star Gods will definitely take the opportunity to make trouble," Zhu Tanyang said.

"Junior understands, but that monster is extremely powerful. Relying on us alone, I'm afraid we won't be able to handle the search work," Ding Xianhong said helplessly.

"The Thirteen Flying Flows will all be dispatched this time. Among the eighth-level experts, there are a total of forty-three registered in the country. Half of them will be dispatched together to search for the monster and completely eliminate the hidden danger," Zhu Tanyang said solemnly.

Half!? Both were shocked.

This action seemed to be the largest one besides going to war with White Star.

Even the last time they strangled Utopia, it was far less significant than this action.

"Don't worry, with such a dragnet-like search and Sky Eye monitoring at all times, that monster will be resolved soon," Zhu Tanyang said.

He turned his head to look at the city, the expression in his eyes not as confident as his words.

The monster's strength was between the eighth and ninth levels, entirely because the ninth level was too powerful.

Such a monster, coupled with its strong ability to hide…

No one could say for sure whether this operation would succeed or how many people would die.

"It's really… a time of troubles."

Inside Tong City, more than ten kilometers away.

On the curfewed and cleared streets, police cars and Security Agency aircraft roared past.

In a five-star hotel suite by the side of the road.

A black-haired, charming blue-eyed woman was holding a glass of blue cocktail, leisurely watching the aircraft flying by outside.

"Ying, long time no see. Aren't you happy to see me?" The woman tilted her head slightly, looking at the figure sitting on the sofa behind her.

The person was slender, with a cold face, wearing a shirt and blue suit, holding a stack of playing cards and flipping them casually.

"This place is riddled with holes. What's the point of calling me here?" He replied indifferently.

"There are mixed-blood descendants of my race here. If you find them, I can share half with you," the woman said with a smile.

"Mixed blood is acceptable." Ying's expression changed slightly, and his tone softened.

"This blind spot is much larger than other places, and the power is much stronger. Relying on the strength of just the two of us is probably not enough. We also need to call Faen over," the black-haired woman said.

"Okay." Ying nodded stiffly, seeming not to have adapted to this body yet. "Faen's engraving is very suitable for use in this kind of blind spot. We really need him to catch people."

"I'll leave the summoning of him to you," the woman said with a smile.

"Then what are you going to do?" Ying frowned.

"I realized from the previous action that if we want to catch those guys who stole my lifeblood, we can't do it openly. We can only approach quietly and kill them with one blow. So I plan to develop descendants first, hide myself, and then act after finding the target," the woman explained.

"Okay. Your decision." Ying nodded.

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Fengnan Province.

Yongan Garden.

In Li Cheng颐's bedroom, near the bed and desk, a round, transparent vortex slowly appeared in the air.

Invisible power twisted the space, accelerating it rapidly, rotating, twisting, and a black spot began to extend and appear in the center.

Iselin stood to one side, constantly releasing black-purple fluorescence from her hands, maintaining the formation in front of her.

Obviously, the distortion of space was achieved by the formation.

Sweat appeared on her forehead, her breathing was rapid, and her face began to turn increasingly pale.

The wall clock ticked away.

When the minute hand passed two marks.

The space vortex suddenly shook.

The black spot in the center rapidly expanded, becoming the size of a washbasin.

From it, a black shadow suddenly flew out, landing and transforming into a human form.

The humanoid figure was clad in purple-black armor, ornate, ferocious, and exquisite, with metal wings slowly fanning behind it. The eyes on the face were replaced by dark red crystals, and invisible black gas faintly emanated from its body.

It was none other than Li Cheng颐, who had just returned from the Black Sea.

He took a deep breath, dispelled the Scaled Flower Robe on his body, and looked at Iselin standing beside him.

"Thank you, Iselin." In an instant, he understood that he had returned so easily this time entirely because of Iselin.

It seemed that the method of returning through the Gate of Mystery was too unreliable, or perhaps it was too affected and destroyed by the King of Death Angels, causing the accident.

But no matter what.

He was back.

"Brother… it's good that you're back." Iselin approached and hugged him gently. "I'm too tired. I need to go back and rest first. You can contact me through the Clenched Hand later."

She hugged the strong and burly Li Cheng颐 tightly, her heart regaining its initial peace of mind.

As for the price of the deal with the teacher, she did not mention it. In her opinion, it was not a big deal.

"Okay, go. You're too tired." Li Cheng颐 stroked her hair.

As a blind spot that he had not yet escaped from, he and Iselin could directly contact each other.

This time, Iselin did not know what method she used to appear in reality and successfully pull him back.

In any case, he owed her a great favor.

If he had the opportunity in the future, he would definitely repay it.

Watching Iselin slowly disappear.

Li Cheng颐 put on the AR glasses on the bedside table and connected to the team network.

This time, his harvest from the blind spot in the Black Sea was much greater than before.

The successful completion of the Giant Force Engraving marked that he had embarked on the unknown path that Black Sea beings were taking.

Whether it was the Evil Flower or Death Energy, these were all roads used to assist the engraving combat system forward.

After obtaining the Giant Force Engraving, what he had to do next was to test the engraving effect, and then exchange with Iselin through real-world searches for the materials to make the Engraving Ball. Carry out the production of the second Engraving Ball.

As for what Ye Lu said about the Evil Flower system.

He only planned to use it as a side quest.

Because since the previous Evil Flower master had died, it meant that this road itself was not the strongest.

Moreover, walking in other people's defined paths was not the most suitable path for him.

The strongest had never been created by walking other people's paths.

(End of Chapter)