It was already afternoon when we left Heishong Town. The setting sun could hardly penetrate the towering treetops, and the entire forest fell into darkness again.

"No one knows what Yongye looks like. Some say it's a shadow, some say it's a giant black wolf, and some say it's a man with a dark body. But one thing is known: if Yongye and his followers target you, the shadow will start to move."

On the way back to Black Castle, the wizard, perhaps because of Lu Ban's words, became interested and began to tell people about the Eternal Night while riding on his horse.

His name is Jonah. He is the wizard sent by the Gray Tower to resist this demonic tide. Having experienced the last demonic tide, he is considered a veteran.

"The shadow will start to move?"

Lu Ban pretended not to understand, but actually wanted Jonah to say more.

"To put it simply, when you stand still and the shadow starts to move on its own, it means you've been targeted."

Jonah said in a deep voice.

"That's why we have to stay in the light when facing the Eternal Night. Only in this way can we confirm their movements, and the strong sunlight can resist the attacks of the Eternal Night. Therefore, the night after the magic tide begins is crucial."

"Then how do we kill Yong Ye?"

Lu Ban asked again out of curiosity. Birmingham beside him had given up trying to stop him and instead followed Lu Ban to listen to Jonah's story.

"Haha, Eternal Night cannot be killed. The leaders of the twelve demonic tides cannot be killed. In other words, there may not be anyone in this world who can kill these guys. When they appear, it usually means that all creatures in the entire area have been completely killed. In fact, there have been no eyewitness reports about the source of these demonic tides so far."

Jonah smiled bitterly with some helplessness.

"What about Frost? What is Frost afraid of?"

Lu Ban refused to give in.

It’s free anyway, so just ask a little.

"What the frost fears is fire and high temperatures. When resisting the frost tide, the fortress will light a fire. As long as the fire is not extinguished, it will be difficult for the frost to break through the fortress. Of course, when the frost arrives, the temperature will drop to an unprecedentedly cold level. Ordinary flames will soon go out, and even magic can only last for a short time. What we have to do is to prevent the frost's followers from entering the fortress."

Jonah glanced at the snow on the ground.

Crash——

Suddenly, some unknown creature moved in the treetops, and a large pile of snow fell down, landing right in the crowd, causing a commotion.

“Cold, cold, cold…”

Birmingham's back collar fell into a piece of ice, causing him to exclaim repeatedly.

A group of people were laughing at the flustered rangers, but Lu Ban felt something was wrong.

He felt that the forest on the left side of the road was becoming deeper and deeper, much deeper than before.

"Mr. Jonah, is there something wrong over there?"

Lu Ban pointed.

Jonah looked to that side.

His face quickly turned blue.

"Reorganize your formation, it's an enemy attack."

He raised his hand, and a crystal emitted a strong light, illuminating the entire forest.

Lu Ban saw that the shadows of the trees became darker under the strong light, and suddenly, the shadows moved.

With the incident angle of the light remaining unchanged, the shadows began to move as if they had a life of their own.

A shadow twisted and entangled with the shadow of another tree.

The next moment, the tree to which the shadow originally belonged was like being sent into a wood processing machine. Many deep scratches suddenly appeared on it, and its branches fell off, and its leaves turned into debris and floated down.

The shadows are avoiding the strong light.

But the falling leaves obscured the light in Jonah's hand to some extent. Lu Ban watched the distorted shadow move from one tree to another, approaching the team.

Buzz——

At this time, another ray of light lit up, coming from another wizard.

The third wizard also lit up a strong light at the same time. Under the illumination of the three rays of light, those shadows had nowhere to hide. They seemed to be suppressed and motionless.

"These are the followers of Eternal Night. How did they get here through the sentry tower?"

Jonah muttered to himself, and at the same time, the commander raised the torch in his hand.

The firelight flickered, and although the shadows could not move, they looked hideous.

"The outermost sentinels didn't notice it. They might have been captured by the Eternal Night's followers in an instant."

The commander said as he directed the team to move forward. At least for now, under the suppression of the strong light, these shadows could not get close to the remaining people.

At this time, Lu Ban noticed that the shadow under the feet of a ranger standing outside suddenly shook.

"Your shadow..."

When the man heard Lu Ban’s words, his expression froze.

He slowly lowered his head and looked at his feet.

The people next to the team retreated in fear, away from him.

His shadow, under the strong light, was still trembling slightly, like a worm that was about to break out of its cocoon and hatch a strange life.

His expression was beyond fear and despair filled his face.

"Don't move. The Eternal Night's followers prefer to attack running creatures..."

Jonah had not yet finished speaking.

The man's skin had already burst open.

It was as if his flesh was cut by an extremely sharp blade. All the skin on his body exploded and his entire body was a bloody mess.

Under the strong light, Lu Ban saw the shadow fleeing rapidly along with the shadow left by the blood and hiding among the trees.

thump--

The ranger fell to the ground, motionless, dead.

Shockingly, the flesh and blood on his body had disintegrated as he fell, and in the end, only a skeleton with fascia was left.

And the flesh and blood did not fall onto the snow and disappeared without a trace.

There is no doubt that it was swallowed up.

"We need to move as quickly as possible and get into the fortress before nightfall."

Jonah said, holding up the strong light in his hand to guide the team in the direction.

The team moved very quickly.

But everyone looked down at their own and their companions' feet, consciously or unconsciously.

The originally inconspicuous, featureless shadow is now like some kind of time bomb. No one knows whether the shadow under his feet will suddenly come alive and devour him.

Lu Ban saw that Birmingham beside him had a pale face and was sweating profusely in such a cold day.

Fortunately, those followers of Eternal Night seemed to be really afraid of the strong light and did not catch up.

After a long journey that seemed to last an unknown amount of time, the sentinel troops finally arrived at the Black Castle.

"The Black Castle has a spell to detect monsters. We don't have to worry about the followers of Eternal Night following in."

Jonah said soothingly.

Just as the team gradually passed through several defenses and entered the interior of the Black Castle, another ranger froze.

His shadow began to wriggle under the invisible spell detection, like a giant snake, trying to wrap around him.

Jonah pointed the strong light in his hand, and the shadow immediately returned to normal.

But the next moment, just as the ranger relaxed, his flesh and blood exploded like fireworks and disappeared in mid-air.

Only the loose bones were left, falling to the ground.

The companions standing next to the ranger were trembling with fear and did not dare to act rashly.

"The only way to destroy the Eternal Night's followers is to expose them to sunlight. Fully exposed to sunlight. Artificial light can only temporarily delay their actions."

Jonah sighed.

"When the magic tide of eternal night arrives, we won't be able to see the sun even during the day. This is the magic tide, the real magic tide."