[289-He’s laughing!]

The dove that Wallis turned into trembled violently on the eaves, and the terrible and eerie picture he saw just now almost made him flap his wings and almost fell off in an instant.

Louis, who successfully and quickly sneaked into the bookstore, did not make any movement yet, just quietly, as usual, tried to lurk in the shadows inside the bookshelf.

This is normal, and there are no obstacles along the way.

The bookstore owner, who was looking at the target book behind the counter, didn’t seem to notice any uninvited guests entering his bookstore, and still focused his contemplative gaze on the pages.

For the “Shadow Assassin”, such a successful and perfect sneak is a normal thing.

After all, their full-time job is assassination.

Even their own physique has been transformed into a half-shadow creature, and ordinary Destruction-level can’t detect their existence, but a level like Louis, as long as they don’t act rashly, God-level can hide it.

They are the “Shadow Insects” raised by the Fire Sword Road. They are the lackeys with the highest status in the periphery of this organization. They are responsible for all the work that connects with the lower-level members and is invisible.

These include accepting, testing new members who hope or are expected to join the organization, and helping the organization carry out assassinations.

Wallis wanted to join this organization because he was introduced, and the person who introduced him was the current patriarch of the Sapir family, “Wolf King” Hoffman.

That’s right, the patriarch of the Sapir family is also a member of the Fire Sword Road. Launch URL https://m.xswang.com

Wallis is Hoffman’s cronie, and naturally obeys the old patriarch who he is loyal to, so he temporarily follows the shadow assassin to perform his assessment task as a new member to be observed.

With Hoffman as a guarantee, Wallis’s mission can basically be said to be without difficulty.

It’s just taking a somewhat special book from an ordinary second-hand bookseller, and the only people who need to pay attention are those extraordinary people who also covet that book.

According to the information Wallis obtained, none of those people could be his opponent, not to mention an unfathomable shadow assassin Louis as a partner.

This is simply a simple task at hand!

…that’s how it should be.

But what happened next made Wallis unforgettable.

Just in an instant.

Louis had just lurked in the shadows between the bookshelves, and Wallis’ dove’s wings hadn’t stopped fluttering—its claws had just touched the eaves.

In the shadow reflected in the pigeon’s eyes, there seemed to be a deeper darkness suddenly surging.

Like a spider quietly waiting for its prey, as soon as delicious food falls from its web, it immediately captures and devours it.

A vague human-shaped silhouette struggled frantically in the shadow, so that the entire shadow wriggled and undulated violently like the surface of boiling water.

It was Louie, and he was trying to escape—a clear realization in Wallis’ mind.

Only shadow creatures can deal damage to shadow creatures.

He must have felt that as long as he could escape from the shadows and return to his normal flesh and blood, he would be able to escape the dangerous situation.

But no matter how the mighty Shadow Assassin struggled and twisted with all his strength, and even made the originally flat shadow slightly bulge, he could never leave the shadow that was like a swamp.

Countless tentacle-like long limbs appeared around the shadow, plunged into the human figure, tied and engulfed…

Silently.

The shadows were calm again, as if nothing had happened, except that the area suddenly expanded a little.

The sense of substitution is too strong, and Wallis can already feel Louis’ despair at the moment.

And just at this moment, the owner of the bookstore, who was engrossed in his research notes, suddenly raised his head, looked at the shadows in the bookshelf, and showed a meaningful and terrifying smile.

With those deep eyes, it is as terrifying as the abyss that devours people.

“He found out from the beginning!!!”

“Our traces and plans, Louis’ sneaking and purpose, are all under his control, and he is simply waiting for us to fall into the trap!!!”

“Laughing, he’s laughing! He’s laughing at our overreach!”

“It’s terrifying. The owner of this bookstore is as terrifying as the rumors say. His emotions and anger are indistinguishable. Killing a god is like mowing the grass. No, no, I have to leave quickly, or it will be too late!”

“What Fire Sword Road and what Shadow Assassin are all fake, fake!”

The pigeons on the eaves seemed to flutter violently because their feet slipped, and then “coo coo” they spread their wings in a panic, backed frantically, and flew away without looking back…

——

Theodore sat nervously at the counter, waiting for the owner of the bookstore to make the final judgment on the book that had caused infinite disasters.

If even this last straw can’t help him… I’m afraid he can only meet his tragic end.

When he was most desperate and anxious, it was not that he had not thought about giving the book in his hand to those people.

But reason made him not do that.

Theodore is not stupid… Years of second-hand booksellers have allowed him to deal with many powerful people.

Those who stand above ordinary people at any level will never give any life to ordinary people who know their own secrets when their own interests are involved.

If he dares to expose himself and give the book to those people, he will never see the sun tomorrow.

Therefore, it was Theodore’s desperate final decision to show the book to the young man in front of him who was barely considered a peer.

He waited silently for about twenty minutes.

The anxiety in his heart made him restless at first, but later, with Lin Jie’s slow and gentle page-turning movements, Theodore gradually calmed down a little strangely.

“At least… this young fellow fellow is taking my request seriously. Even if there is no way to help me, it is considered a good person, and there is no regret.”

“Moreover, from the eyes of this Mr. Lin, it seems that he can really understand these words… Maybe, can it really be done?”

Theodore had this expectation, but saw Lin Jie suddenly raised his head and looked at him… No, behind him, and showed an inexplicable smile.

“Uh, Mr. Lin… what’s the matter?”

Theodore turned his head subconsciously, but saw nothing.

Lin Jie shook his head and said, “It’s nothing, I just remembered some funny things – by the way, I probably have to study your book for a while, can you put it with me first? I’ll return it in a few days. you.”

Theodore was overjoyed. This meant that by leaving the book here, he promised to help him!

He nodded quickly: “Of course, if you want, I can pass this book to you.”

Lin Jie smiled: “What’s so embarrassing… eh?”

He paused, and suddenly felt that Xiaobai, who had been in his arms, was a little restless. He lowered his head and saw the expression of this little fat cat, which seemed to be eager to try.

Lin Jie followed Xiao Bai’s gaze and found a gray pigeon fluttering and flying outside the window.

He was a little surprised and touched Xiaobai’s head: “Do you want to eat that?”