The night wind howled in Lind's ears, and the cold air filled his lungs, but it could not cool the anxiety in his heart.
In the activated vision, Nix's light spot was still moving at high speed, but the shadowy figure behind her followed her like a shadow, and the distance seemed to be slowly closing!
Nix was already incredibly fast, but that thing was even faster!
Linde frantically unleashed his battle aura, unleashing his gold-level power without reservation. His warhorse's speed was pushed to the limit, almost causing it to leap off the ground.
He locked onto that shadowy presence, estimating the distance between them and their point of intersection.
…………
Nix traversed the dimension of shadow with all her might, and the outline of Greenburg's walls became clearer and clearer in her perception.
However, a chilling malice clung to her like a leech.
She could even "feel" that pure, dark energy, like the spitting tongue of a cold, venomous snake, constantly eroding the shadow power she relied on to hide, making each of her "jumps" extremely difficult.
Fear gripped her heart once more.
This isn't a physical pursuit, but a lock-on from a higher dimension! Her innate abilities seem to be being suppressed and interfered with by the opponent's power!
Sudden!
A silver meteor streaked through the darkness, whistling as it tore through the air, and violently cut in from her side!
It's Lind's owner, meow!
Nix's heart skipped a beat, but the next moment, her heart jumped into her throat!
Linde, propelled by the horse's strength, shot forward like an arrow, his unwavering momentum unstoppable. The longsword in his hand, imbued with golden battle aura, shone brilliantly as he slashed fiercely at the shadowy figure chasing closely behind Nix!
"Get out of my way!"
Lind's roar was like a thunderclap!
The dazzling light of battle aura, like the sun suddenly rising in the night, instantly dispelled the surrounding shadows!
This was precisely Lind's goal—to use the purest and most explosive light-attribute energy to forcibly interfere with or even dispel the energy field that the dark being relied on to track and suppress Nix!
"boom--!"
Where the sword light struck, the relentlessly pursuing dark energy suddenly froze, as if struck by an invisible hammer!
It churned and twisted violently, like ink thrown into boiling water, emitting a silent, teeth-grinding hissing sound, as if its substance were being burned and melted away! The pursuit was instantly interrupted!
efficient!
However, Linde's heart sank suddenly.
His sword strike was enough to severely injure or even instantly kill a Silver Peak warrior, but when it struck that dark energy, it was like striking viscous asphalt!
The resistance was immense, and the feedback was a cold, slippery, and malicious sensation!
His accompanying light vein power was indeed eroding the opponent, but the opponent's core was incredibly resilient and was not destroyed in one blow!
Instead, an even colder and more violent backlash surged upwards along the sword, attempting to erode his arm!
"snort!"
Linde grunted, his golden battle aura surging wildly, forcefully dispelling the chilling, corrosive force.
The warhorse beneath him could not withstand the enormous recoil and neighed as it retreated.
The dark energy that had been struck tumbled back several meters, its shape becoming even more indistinct, like a condensed thick fog.
It made no sound, but a colder and angrier thought than before, like a tangible ice pick, pierced the souls of Lind and Nix!
That thought was filled with a furious rage at being offended by ants and a naked, devouring desire!
It was utterly enraged! Its goal shifted from simply retrieving the "seed" to tearing the golden-level "prey" that dared to harm it, along with the thief, to shreds!
"Nix! Let's go!"
Lind shouted sharply, blocking Nix's escape route to Greenburg with his sword, and locked onto the dark entity that had re-formed and was radiating a terrifying pressure!
Lin De held his sword horizontally across his chest, his golden battle aura burning like a torch, completely dispelling the darkness within a radius of dozens of meters.
He stared intently at the churning, dark energy that radiated pure malice, and activated the Deconstruction Aura without hesitation!
An invisible field of perception spread out instantly, like the most precise probe, piercing into that viscous darkness.
Countless fragments of information flooded into Linde's mind like a torrent, instantly analyzed and integrated by his powerful mental strength:
Target: High-concentration shadow energy aggregate (not naturally formed)
State: Deep Control State (Instruction Priority: Retrieve Container / Eliminate Interference)
Energy level: Approaching the peak of the Gold level (not the original source, extremely unstable)
Weaknesses: High-intensity light properties/order energy impact; strong dependence on control source; poor structural stability.
"Shadow Abyss servants?...and they're being *man-made*?!"
Lind was shocked! This conclusion was even more chilling than simply referring to the Shadow Abyss monster!
The Shadow Abyss Split was already a distorted creation, but this thing in front of us was more like an energy puppet that had been forcibly kneaded together and instilled with commands by a higher being!
This means that the power of Shadow Abyss lies not only in corrupting and distorting life, but may also have developed some kind of... "technology" or "system"!
Surprise lingered in Lind's mind for only a fraction of a second before being replaced by a deeper chill. The controller was deep within the camp! This servant was nothing but a henchman!
"Hmph!" Lin De suppressed his surging blood and qi, his gaze sharp as a hawk's, staring directly at the dark energy that had become even more frenzied due to its injury. His voice, infused with battle qi, resounded like a great bell across the silent plain:
"Shadow Abyss's lackey! Or... a coward hiding in the shadows manipulating it! I know what you are now! Nothing but a mad dog on a chain!"
His words were full of undisguised contempt and provocation.
The dark energy suddenly paused, then churned even more violently, its furious intent almost solidifying into a tangible ice blade!
Linde's words struck a nerve—the state of being controlled and enslaved!
Linde gave it no chance to breathe or retaliate, speaking at breakneck speed, each word like a javelin:
"Is this all your master is capable of? Sending a dog to chase after things? Or are your shady 'seeds' so precious that they're worth your loyal dog risking your life to snatch them back?"
He deliberately emphasized the word "seed," while simultaneously operating the [Deconstruction Aura] at full power, capturing any subtle energy fluctuations and mental feedback from the other party.
"roar--!!!"
This time, it was no longer a silent mental attack! The dark energy suddenly expanded and stretched, emitting a non-human shriek that seemed to tear countless souls apart!
The sound directly affected the mental level, causing Linde's head to buzz and his vision to go black!
But what chilled him even more was the feedback captured by the [Deconstruction Halo] – when he uttered the word "seed," the servant's core energy exhibited an extremely brief but intense "resonance" fluctuation that pointed deep into the Sassin camp!
At the same time, a surge of emotion, mixed with rage, greed, and... an indescribable hunger, came rushing in!
This "hunger" is not directed at Lind's flesh and blood, but rather... a thirst for some kind of "nourishment"!
A sudden inspiration struck Lind, combining it with the information Nicole had brought back—"harvesting the souls of the dead around him," and "forming a body in three days!"
"I see!" Linde's voice suddenly rose, carrying a hint of realization and a deeper chill.
They're not just trying to reclaim the 'seeds'! They're waiting for the 'fertilizer' to mature!
Those soldiers they sent to their deaths during the day... those souls were the 'feed' they used to cultivate monsters!
"Hiss hiss hiss—!!!"
The Shadow Abyss Servant's shriek suddenly rose, filled with the fury of being utterly exposed! It could no longer tolerate Lind's provocative words and precise insight!
The churning, dark energy suddenly collapsed, then exploded like a black bomb!
Countless dark, lifelike shadow tentacles tore through the air, accompanied by piercing shrieks, like a swarm of black venomous snakes, biting at Lind from all directions!
Each tentacle exuded a powerful corrosive and sucking force, and wherever it passed, even the space itself seemed to be stained with a layer of viscous ink! It held nothing back any longer, determined to completely tear apart and devour this ant that had discovered the secret!
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