In the following time, the two of them continued to fight against the dark shadows in the city day after day. Although their daily routine was boring, their strength was growing at a speed visible to the naked eye.
This feeling of gaining something new every day is really addictive. Clearing the shadows can not only improve combat experience and skills, but the scales they drop can also increase the magic power of both of them.
Gu Shi's original anxiety gradually faded away. Since he couldn't go back for a while, he might as well calm down and improve his strength, just as if he had participated in a relatively long closed training camp.
A new day.
Gu Shi looked at Thanos, who was ready to go, and asked, "We've almost cleared out the shadows surrounding the safe zone. It's time to expand the search range. Which direction do you think we should go first?"
Thanos touched his chin and said, "Let's go to the outer area. The shadows there are weaker and can be cleared out faster."
Gu Shi nodded. "Alright, let's reduce the number of black shadows first, so we don't have to worry about them looking for help during the battle."
"Are you talking about the guy we met two days ago? He was really troublesome." Thanos also had a headache when he thought of the shadow team of ten people acting together.
Five days ago, Gu Shi and Thanos were carrying out the cleanup work step by step. After a battle had just ended, another black shadow immediately appeared at the edge of their vision.
Both of them were in good condition at the time, and they naturally followed immediately after seeing the new target.
Thanos didn't hesitate at all and slashed forward with a knife. Gu Shi's magic followed closely behind, and the black shadow was soon entangled by the two of them.
Just when they thought the battle was over, the black shadow suddenly sent out a signal. The next second, an exceptionally strong black shadow led eight other black shadows to join the battlefield.
The originally good situation was immediately reversed by these uninvited guests.
This team of black shadows is not only strong, but also has very good coordination. The effect of their cooperation is that the sum of their parts is greater than the sum of their parts.
Especially the team leader who stands out at first glance. He is of the same type as the special black shadow that Gu Shi and the others had encountered before, and possesses a certain intelligence.
These factors combined directly resulted in the Shadow Squad's actual combat effectiveness being several times stronger than its apparent strength.
Facing ten of them, Gu Shi and the other two were no match at all, and could only retreat in a somewhat embarrassed manner.
Gu Shi sighed, "Yeah, those guys are really hard to deal with. It's also very difficult to defeat them one by one. If we want to deal with them, we have to discuss countermeasures."
Thanos comforted him: "Just take your time, there will always be a way."
With the continuous efforts of the two, the number of mermaid shadows in the city became fewer and fewer. Comparing the intervals between each attack that Gu Shi and his team encountered before, it can be seen that the number of shadows has dropped by at least 50%.
During this period of time, Gu Shi can be said to have gained a lot. He has begun to move steadily towards the advanced level of the sixth order.
Thanos gained a little more than Gu Shi. A day ago, he successfully advanced to the advanced level of level seven.
This is normal. After all, every time Gu Shi obtains magic power, he has to spend some time converting it, and the magic power will definitely be lost during this process. However, Thanos does not have this worry.
After completing the cleanup of the periphery, the two of them went deeper into the interior little by little. In the process, they also encountered many difficult enemies.
In addition to the shadow that blocked them from entering the safe zone at the beginning and the team of ten shadows, Gu Shi and his team also met an assassin shadow who was good at hiding, a giant shadow with thick skin and flesh, and a summoner shadow who knew an alternative summoning technique.
After discussing with Thanos, Gu Shi decided to clean up these unusual black shadows last.
By that time, their strength will surely have improved, and dealing with these shadows will surely be easier than it is now.
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"The cleanup in the east is also mostly complete. Now, apart from those few dark shadows we deliberately avoided, there shouldn't be many left in the city."
Gu Shi took the rough map that the two of them had drawn and looked at it carefully. If this commission could display a progress bar like in the game, they would have already gone most of the way through the progress bar.
As for the remaining small part, as long as you find a way to deal with a few different types of bosses and then clean up the mess carefully, the progress bar will reach 100%.
Thanos came over to look at the map and said with some emotion, "We've almost walked through the entire city without realizing it. Time flies."
"Yes, victory is finally in sight."
Gu Shi also sighed, but soon he shifted his attention back.
"Let's ignore the ordinary shadows that were missed for now. We need to deal with these five special shadows first. Let's start with the giant shadow. What do you think?"
"I have no objection."
Thanos analyzed in detail, "From the previous encounter, the giant shadow's advantages mainly lie in its defense and recovery capabilities; in other aspects, it's not that difficult.
And because of his size, he's not very mobile."
Gu Shi agreed with Thanos's analysis. "I think so too. Overall, the giant black shadow is the easiest to deal with among these special black shadows."
After determining the first target, the two had a good rest for a night and set out in high spirits the next day.
Just as Thanos analyzed, after discussing the battle plan in advance, the giant black shadow did not cause them any trouble except that it was relatively durable.
The second target they chose was Summoner Sombra.
Summoner Sombra, like the Sombra Squad, mainly uses a human wave tactic. As long as he waves his hand, a large group of summoned beasts will appear out of thin air.
As for why his summoning technique is so unique...
Because the summoned beast of this summoner Sombra has a very unique characteristic.
The summoned beasts of Summoner Black Shadow are a group of swimming fish whose true faces cannot be seen. They gather together densely, like a terrifying shadow.
These fish are small in size, but they all have very sharp teeth.
The last time they met, Thanos' body was covered with many pits and bloody holes, and there was even a place on his arm where the bones were exposed.
These schools of fish will not only attack their enemies, they will also devour their own companions.
Just like a little game that Gu Shi had played before, big fish eat small fish, small fish eat smaller fish, and in the end, this school of fish will give birth to a terrible monster.
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