Published: March 2, 2025
"Bang."
From a height of ten meters, the free fall takes just over a second to hit the ground.
In that brief moment, all of Shadow's work was completed.
While there was some luck involved, the outcome was ultimately favorable. In fact, with Shadow's abilities, as long as Arthur and Qin Shiyuan stepped into the market, failure was not an option!
The primary purpose, using the lives of a whole street and countless humans in the market, was for Shadow's simple two actions...
It must be said, Lin Haifeng truly deserved the reputation of being ruthless.
...
The jolt of heavy armor hitting the ground briefly brought Qin Shiyuan back from her unconscious state.
Then, the overwhelming stench and a strange feeling in her body caused her to lose consciousness once again...
As for Qin Shiyuan's reaction, Arthur understood completely...
Not just Qin Shiyuan, even Arthur himself felt the slick substance covering his entire body was quite troublesome.
The smell was unbearable...
Fortunately, he couldn't yet discern the purpose of the slime on him.
Perhaps it was just meant to be disgusting, Arthur thought.
Gently placing Qin Shiyuan on the ground beside him, Arthur quickly surveyed the surroundings.
The dim sewer was silent, and in Arthur's perception, there were no other life forms present—this meant the environment in the sewer was relatively safe...
Occasional roars and wails echoed above, and Arthur even heard the agonized cries of five black-robed figures who had come with him.
After the cries, there was silence...
Above, there was not a single sound, combined with the dark and eerie lighting around, which undoubtedly cast a terrifying atmosphere over the entire sewer.
However, Arthur was not an ordinary person.
Though he was puzzled as to why the demonic creatures above hadn’t pursued him, it was best not to engage in combat while carrying Qin Shiyuan.
Realizing this, Arthur decisively moved Qin Shiyuan behind him and sat cross-legged on the ground, narrowing his eyes to utilize his senses to the fullest, intently monitoring the surrounding sounds...
This scene was entirely witnessed by Shadow, concealed nearby.
Quietly activating his abilities, Shadow began to move away into the pervasive darkness.
Only after distancing himself from Arthur’s perception range did Shadow breathe a sigh of relief.
Without the support of demonic creatures and under Arthur's carefully tuned senses, Shadow was unsure if his concealment abilities could deceive Arthur's awareness.
Fortunately...
Everything was over...
Thinking of this, Shadow slowly took out a communicator and sent his last command to his teammates.
"Send all the demonic creatures you control to commit suicide."
...
With the black-robed figure hidden somewhere in the sewer issuing the final command to the demonic creatures, the entire incident quickly calmed down.
After all, this was a self-directed tragedy; with the objective achieved, Lin Haifeng didn’t wish to cause more casualties.
With the support of several sequence-level experts nearby, military soldiers formed a combat formation and advanced down the street towards the market, effortlessly exterminating the scattered demonic creatures along the way.
Under the "tacit cooperation" between the military and the black-robed figures, no hidden assassins lurked in the shadows. All demonic creatures, regardless of their abilities, transformed into the fiercest warriors, launching a desperate assault against the meticulously arranged military forces.
Then they turned to ashes before various demon-enhanced weapons...
The sounds of distant artillery and the clamor of battle naturally reached Arthur's ears.
Hearing the synchronized footsteps, Arthur let out a slight sigh of relief.
He was familiar with the military's combat formations, and could distinguish the sounds of soldiers advancing.
Since the military reinforcements had arrived...
Then, there should be no more issues...
With this thought, Arthur gently picked up Qin Shiyuan and carefully examined her unconscious body.