Chapter 267
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Chapter 267: Mission Accomplished? Secrets Revealed…
The dark blades gathered the shadows of everyone.
A strike was swung—a blow that shook the heavens and the earth!
The Startling Shadow’s sword sliced through the Demon Hunt Agency building like a scythe through grass.
Despite the countless spells reinforcing the structure for years, making it a fortress of unparalleled strength, it crumbled. Fragile, brittle, and powerless before the relentless power of the Startling Shadow.
This strike—it would only grow stronger.
As the blade descended, destruction radiated outward. The earth cracked open, fracturing under the weight of the attack.
Bai Yan and his companions stood firm amidst the chaos.
Like warriors in a tempest of swords, none of them flinched.
The overwhelming force alone was not enough to instill fear in their hearts.
“Destroy yourself, for it is my command!”
The “Emperor” unleashed his power again.
Under the piercing gaze of his enormous twin pupils, the world seemed to shrink. The sprawling city below looked insignificant—merely a canvas for his will.
The devastating momentum of the shadow blade weakened, dimming slightly. But the lingering aftermath of its power still struck with terrifying precision.
Scarlet Moon’s crimson eyes narrowed as she murmured to herself,
“A formidable and strange creature. Facing it alone might be… entertaining.”
Her hand ignited in fiery scarlet flames. With a swift motion, she launched a devastating attack.
Bang!
A deafening impact echoed. The attack of the pitch-black shadow blade was extinguished entirely.
The Startling Shadow, however, was unfazed.
A chilling smile curled across its face as it raised the massive shadow blade once more.
Maryse gasped in disbelief.
“What is this thing? That level of power… unleashed so effortlessly?”
Indeed, it seemed unreal.
But even though the Startling Shadow’s attacks were devastating, their combined strength proved sufficient to neutralize the threat.
Bai Yan, however, knew that simply trading blows would lead nowhere.
The stalemate needed to be broken.
The Fire That Burns Everything.
Alan unleashed terrifying black flames. The dark fire roared to life, a force of destruction that made the Startling Shadow recoil. It leaped away, its movements jerky and abstract, as though reality itself struggled to contain it.
Its silence was broken by an eerie, soundless laughter, mocking and sinister.
Bai Yan frowned, surprised that Alan had acted first. He had intended to take the lead himself.
Still, he recognized the opportunity that lay before them.
The Babel Tower was no longer what it once was.
Even against such a formidable foe, they could hold their ground.
For a moment, Bai Yan considered throwing Gungnir, his spear of destiny. But insight stopped him.
A memory surfaced—a past battle where the Startling Shadow had evaded a fatal strike by merging into an innocent person’s shadow. The attack had missed its target, harming the innocent instead.
It was clear now: the Startling Shadow would exploit the same tactic.
If he unleashed Gungnir, it would retreat into someone’s shadow, turning his allies into unintended victims.
Instead, Bai Yan activated Deep Blue World.
Time froze.
He advanced, step by deliberate step, closing the distance between himself and the Startling Shadow.
In the frozen stillness, he drove Gungnir into the creature’s shifting form. The spear pulsed with immense power, locking the creature in place.
Time resumed.
Boom!
A thunderous force erupted. The Startling Shadow’s body shattered, fragments of shadow scattering across the ground.
But almost immediately, the fragments began to reassemble, knitting themselves back together with unnatural speed.
Its form grew larger, its body splitting open with cracks that seemed to laugh mockingly at their efforts.
The creature possessed the power of immortality.
Maryse, her voice trembling with frustration, exclaimed,
“What is this thing? Why can’t we defeat it?”
Bai Yan spoke calmly,
“I’ve discovered its weakness. It cannot move in absolute darkness.”
The revelation startled everyone.
A shadow that couldn’t exist in darkness?
Where light exists, shadows follow. Without light, there would be no shadows.
Bai Yan suspected there was a deeper meaning behind this paradox but couldn’t yet grasp it fully.
Alan murmured,
“I understand. Its weakness isn’t light, but the absence of it. When the light disappears, the shadow ceases to exist.”
He began chanting an ancient hymn, a mournful melody steeped in despair and longing.
Darkness surged under Alan’s feet, spreading like a tide, consuming the space around them. Within moments, it enveloped hundreds of meters.
The many “mouths” on the Startling Shadow’s form twisted in terror, recoiling from the encroaching darkness.
It tried to flee, but Bai Yan appeared before it, his arms outstretched, radiating blinding light.
“Go back!”
The brilliance of Sun Anthem filled the air, a divine power gifted by the ancient Sun God.
The immense sun shone above, its rays burning with unyielding intensity.
The Startling Shadow howled in silent despair. It shrank away, trapped between the light and the creeping darkness.
It attempted to leap into Scarlet Moon’s shadow, only to find her form aflame with crimson, blocking its path.
“I command you to return to the darkness!”
A pair of enormous shadowy eyes loomed in the sky—the will of the Emperor enforcing his decree.
The Startling Shadow froze, unable to move. The rising darkness swallowed it whole.
In the absolute darkness, no shadow could exist.
Though the Startling Shadow was a formidable foe, its weakness was its undoing. With their combined strength—and Bai Yan’s insight—they defeated the strange creature.
Maryse sighed,
“I didn’t even get to fight properly. It was too weak.”
Bai Yan smiled faintly but said nothing. He knew the true significance of this battle was yet to reveal itself.
“No,” Bai Yan murmured. “It’s not over yet.”
