Inside the circular fire cage, numerous black shadows were constantly running around on the ground, obviously afraid of the flames. None of the shadows could break through the fire cage.
Fearing that some fish would slip through the net, Long Jiujiu used props to draw a second circle cage, then squatted outside the circle of flames with a torch, just like playing whack-a-mole. Relying on the length of his arms and the length of the torch, he achieved a long-range attack, just like whack-a-mole, poking at the black shadow on the ground.
"There are too many. It's too slow to kill them." Long Jiujiu complained that it wasn't enough to poke them alone, and then called out to Lin Xiaoman, "Don't just stand there, get moving!"
After confirming that the little shadow couldn't escape the circle of flames, Lin Xiaoman didn't dare to let down his guard. He cautiously took a few steps forward, but didn't poke the mole. Instead, he observed from above, "This Ward is already dead, so let's just set him on fire."
After accidentally getting burned by the flames, Long Jiujiu bared his teeth and groaned at his burned hand, saying in frustration, "What a good idea! Why didn't you say so earlier?"
"I just thought of this!"
Holding the accelerant and preparing to start, Long Jiujiu thought of the follow-up problem and said in distress, "But if it burns, how do I explain it?"
Lin Xiaoman: "Let's just say he committed suicide out of fear of punishment! Who knows! Or you can just say he was killed by a monster."
"Then tell the truth. The monster killed him."
"Um."
In just a few words, the reasons were all there, but before Long Jiujiu could take action, the black shadow obviously realized that the situation was unfavorable and quickly gathered under Ward. When the shadow took shape again, Ward, who had already died, began to struggle and twist.
"He's pretending to be dead!" Lin Xiaoman smacked his lips in surprise.
"Want to run? You're dreaming!" Long Jiujiu snorted coldly, and acted quickly. He threw the accelerant, and in an instant, the fire broke out.
As the flames suddenly ignited, Ward, who was struggling frantically, was like he had encountered a natural enemy. He was so frightened that he dared not move.
The flames on his body grew stronger and stronger, and the shadow on the ground became fainter and fainter.
It was obviously an accelerant produced in the high-tech world. Within five minutes, the tall Ward was burned into a dry heap.
"Is it dead? Do you want to add some more fuel?" Although Ward was burned to ashes, it was unknown whether the monster was dead or not. Lin Xiaoman was very worried.
"How would I know if he's dead or not? He should be dead, right?" Adhering to his cautious style, Long Jiujiu threw an accelerant into the gradually weakening fire.
After burning for a while, there was not enough oxygen and both of them felt a little suffocated.
"No, I'm going to suffocate. I have to go upstairs to get some fresh air." Lin Xiaoman said hurriedly, feeling a little chest tightness, and as he spoke, he headed for the exit.
"I'll keep an eye on it for a while." Long Jiujiu, who was also breathing rapidly, took out an oxygen tank and started breathing.
"Okay, I'll wait for you at the door."
"Um."
Lin Xiaoman hurried out of the dungeon, took a deep breath of fresh air, and finally the discomfort caused by lack of oxygen was suppressed.
With sufficient oxygen, his brain started to work and Lin Xiaoman entered thinking mode.
Finally, there was a reward tonight. After seeing the true face of the monster, Lin Xiaoman quickly searched for the copy knowledge of the original world, and then thought of a map - the Dark Demon Realm.
That dungeon was completely pitch black, and the monsters were all shadow-type. But, parasitism? She and Shao Qi had been in that dungeon together, and neither of them was a monster-sucking type, so they didn't know if monsters had the parasitism skill.
After thinking about it over and over again, Lin Xiaoman always felt that this shadow monster came from the Dark Demon Realm dungeon.
Well, even if you know which copy the monster comes from, it is not of much help. After all, it has changed from a fixed monster on the map to a wandering monster in the world, and the changes in attributes and skills are definitely not a little bit.
Lin Xiaoman squatted at the door and waited for dozens of minutes, killing countless brain cells. Finally, Long Jiujiu came out.
"Dead?" Lin Xiaoman asked quickly.
"I think so." Long Jiujiu said uncertainly.
"Well, then, consider it dead. Come on, as a knowledgeable senior who has experienced the magical world, please summarize it."
Long Jiujiu rolled his eyes at her and concluded, "The conclusion is: it's probably a shadow demon. A shadow-type monster, probably dark in nature. It probably invades from a person's shadow, then takes over the host and controls their behavior. Its weakness is fire, so it can probably be burned to death with flames."
"I have a few more questions. First and foremost, is this shadow demon solitary or gregarious?" Lin Xiaoman already had a vague guess in his mind that there must be quite a few shadow demons in this village.
"How would I know?" Long Jiujiu helplessly spread his hands. "But I guess they live in groups. It doesn't look like there's only one of them."
"Then assume they live in groups. Next question: after becoming infected, do they eat... flesh and blood? How do you explain those victims who were gnawed down to the bone?"
Long Jiujiu: "Don't ask me, Phuket Island!"
Lin Xiaoman: "Please speak properly and don't use Martian language."
Long Jiujiu: "Oh, don't ask me, I don't know!"
Lin Xiaoman: "So what are we going to do now? Are we going to the clock tower?"
Long Jiujiu: "Of course, we're going to find Uncle Shao! I feel like it's too dangerous here, so we should just stay safe."
Lin Xiaoman: "Yes, it's safer to hide. However, we probably won't be able to find Master Shao."
When the system was still online, Shao Qi said that for convenience, he would hang up and keep an eye on it. If the system went offline and the hang up function failed, he would still keep an eye on it.
Who are you following?
Of course, he was staring at Sidney, Ika and his group.
So now, he has probably left the village.
Although there was a high probability that they would not find anyone, the two still went to the guest room where the knights were. As expected, Shao Qi was not there. What was certain was that with the system screen black, the auto-attack was also ineffective, so he was tracking him with his body supported.
Without a system, they couldn't communicate, which was very inconvenient. Lin Xiaoman and Long Jiujiu discussed it face to face and finally decided to go to the clock tower to look at the mirror.
Each holding a torch, they appeared on the village road. The village at night was extremely quiet, with only the occasional barking of dogs and the sound of patrolmen's footsteps.
On the way to the clock tower, they met several groups of patrol officers, and both of them greeted them naturally.
Soon, we arrived at the clock tower.
Led by Long Jiujiu and followed by Lin Xiaoman, the two climbed to the second floor and once again entered the scene of Old Charlie's death.
Long Jiujiu went straight to the music cabinet to light the oil lamp, while Lin Xiaoman went to the mirror first. The bloodstains she had wiped on the mirror in the morning had dried up and were still sticking to the mirror, adding a bit of weirdness to the mirror.
Pulling out the small flower sword once again, Lin Xiaoman gritted his teeth and made another shallow cut on the back of his hand. He was just waiting for the wound to bleed more when Long Jiujiu came over and urged, "Try it quickly."
"Know……"
While answering, Lin Xiaoman looked up at the mirror, his words stopped abruptly, and in an instant, he jumped three feet away.
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