Chapter 484 Ghost General (5K big chapter, please subscribe, please vote monthly)
Dark, deep, and after being swallowed by the cracks in space, Lin Yi felt that the surrounding space began to distort violently and became chaotic and disorderly.
As Lin Yi passed through a layer of dark water curtain, dim light gradually emerged from the front.
Lin Yi found that the air here had an indescribable turbidity, as if every inch was filled with the smell of decay, which was disgusting.
Wisps of black energy swirled around Lin Yi, seeming to want to invade Lin Yi's body, but were immediately swallowed up by the power of the abyss in Lin Yi's body.
The moonlight was reflected from above, and a blood-colored full moon hung in the sky. Around the blood moon, thick blood seemed to be leaching out and dripping downward.
Looking around, the earth is gray and black, and the roots of the trees are intertwined, forming a strange landform.
Being in the Kingdom of Shadows, Lin Yi felt as if he had entered a deep ink painting.
Everything he could see was covered in black and white, just like the tones of traditional Chinese ink paintings, simple yet profound.
The surrounding environment, trees, and land were all rendered in deep black and white. Only the full blood-colored moon in the sky, like a bright color in a painting, eerily illuminated this silent world.
Lin Yi is currently in a small forest. This forest is like a scene in an ink painting. The branches are crisscrossed like brushstrokes, creating a unique picture.
Just as he was about to leave the grove, Lin Yi reached out and touched the trees in front of him out of curiosity.
The texture of this tree was completely different from that of real trees. It was not rough bark, but as smooth as fine silk. This strange feeling made Lin Yi couldn't help but rub it a few times.
While the tree's general structure remains stable, those smaller structures are subtly changing all the time.
Lin Yi observed carefully and found that every detail on the tree was constantly changing, swaying in the wind like a shadow. Every time he changed the angle, he could see a new scene.
Lin Yi poked the tree trunk hard. Unexpectedly, the tree trunk dented under his strength, like a soft gel.
This feeling reminded Lin Yi of his favorite pig skin jelly when he was a child. The soft and elastic texture was similar to the touch of this tree.
When the tree trunk is tapped lightly, the sound it makes is completely different from the dull sound of wood.
Instead, it emits a chirping tone, which echoes in the silent grove, adding a somewhat eerie atmosphere.
Lin Yi took a look around and found that not only the trees, but also the stones on the ground were made of that strange gelatinous material.
All this seems to indicate that all materials in the Shadow Plane are formed from this shadow-like colloid.
Walking out of the woods, an elegant and ancient ink painting slowly unfolded in front of Lin Yi's eyes.
Scattered ancient Japanese-style buildings are dotted in every corner of the Shadow Kingdom. These houses exude a historical charm and form a sharp contrast with the surrounding black and white ink tones.
What surprised Lin Yi most was that these buildings actually showed rich colors, which were completely different from everything he had encountered in the Shadow Kingdom before.
These colors stand out against the grayness of Shadowlands.
Lin Yi walked to an abandoned house and started to inspect it, and found that these houses were made of normal stones and wood, not the gelatinous material they had encountered before.
Just when Lin Yi was about to investigate, suddenly, a wolf roar broke through the silence and reached his ears.
Lin Yi looked up and saw the sound of running and roaring not far ahead.
A large group of shadow wolves with dark skin and bloody streaks all over their bodies were rushing towards the area where he was.
Lin Yi glanced at the pack of wolves rushing towards them. The number was staggering.
As far as he could see, there were at least tens of thousands of shadow wolves. If he were surrounded by these wolves, even an iron man would be exhausted.
Without any hesitation, Lin Yi turned around and hid in the nearest building.
Just as Lin Yi was hiding in an abandoned building, waiting for the wolves to pass by, thousands of shadow shurikens appeared out of thin air among the wolves, sweeping across like a storm.
These shurikens were so sharp that they instantly penetrated the bodies of hundreds of shadow wolves, causing the wolves' charging pace to come to an abrupt halt.
I saw tens of thousands of soldiers from the Black Shadow Corps emerging densely in the building complex.
The most important thing is that not only the ninja soldiers summoned by the Holy Lord appeared here this time, but soldiers from several other large groups also gathered together.
After seeing the Shadow Wolf, several soldiers of the Mantis Group couldn't help but let out a roar. With their strong bodies, they jumped into the pack of wolves with a big jump.
These soldiers have a very unique fighting style. They are like praying mantises, using their special arms to attack.
Among the wolves, the soldiers of the Mantis Regiment started their battlefield windmill. Their bodies rotated at high speed, and their arms were as sharp as blades, tearing the approaching wolves into pieces on the spot.
Seeing this, the soldiers of other battle groups were not to be outdone, and they rushed to attack the wolves.
As the wolves were torn apart, the colors of the soldiers of the Shadow Corps seemed to become darker, transitioning from light black to deep black.
The carcasses of the wolves on the ground gradually faded in color and soon disappeared.
After absorbing the power of the wolves, the expressions on the faces of the Black Shadow Corps soldiers became more vivid.
Lin Yi could clearly observe that the faces of the soldiers who absorbed the wolf corpses showed reluctance.
The richness of this expression makes them look more like flesh-and-blood humans than mere fighting machines.
At this moment, a ninja soldier seemed to have undergone some kind of promotion ceremony. His aura suddenly changed. This change immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers from the surrounding battle group.
The next second, the soldiers of these battle groups looked at this soldier with envy.
They knew that this soldier would no longer belong to the Nine Great Regiments in the future, but would become a personal guard belonging to Tara.
Praetorian Guardsmen are an honor reserved only for the best of the Black Shadow Corps.
The Praetorian Guards will enjoy more shadow powers, making them closer to real living beings in every way.
A minute later, several soldiers with significantly darker clothes appeared on the battlefield, and they walked up to the newly promoted soldier.
After careful verification, the Praetorian Guard confirmed that the soldier met the threshold of the Praetorian Guard.
So, the leader of the Guards threw a token to the soldier, officially promoting him to a member of the Guards.
Just as the leader of the Guards was about to leave, several of the soldiers seemed to suddenly sense something.
Their eyes turned to the room where Lin Yi was, as if they could see everything inside through the walls.
Almost in an instant, these imperial guards sneaked into the shadows under their feet and disappeared without a trace.
Lin Yi turned around and saw several soldiers of the Imperial Guard standing behind Lin Yi and looking at Lin Yi.
Seeing Lin Yi's gaze, these Imperial Guard soldiers immediately knelt down on one knee to show respect for Lin Yi.
Their movements were uniform, and they were obviously elite warriors who had undergone rigorous training.
[The intelligence attributes of both sides are being compared..., the comparison is completed, our intelligence is 1.9 times that of the enemy, and we have obtained 100% of the enemy's information. 】
Name: Shadow Corps · Praetorian Guards
Race: Shadow Creatures
Health: 100%
Mana: 5000/5000
Strength: 68
Agility: 75
Vitality: 49
Intelligence: 43
Charm: 4
Skill 1: Sneak into the shadows (active skill LV.34): Ninja soldiers can blend into the shadows and enter the shadow plane. They cannot be discovered by ordinary detection methods during the activation of the skill. While in the shadow state, the movement speed is increased by 300%, but attacks cannot be carried out. If you launch an attack or receive an attack, the status will be released. Consumes 100 mana points, lasts 30 seconds, and has a cooldown time of 60 seconds.
Skill 2: Shuriken Mastery (Passive Skill LV.28): When throwing shuriken, the attack power is increased by 20%, and there is a 20% chance of causing double damage.
Skill 3: Shadow erosion (active skill LV.26): consumes 150 mana points and has a cooling time of 45 seconds. The Ninja Soldier uses shadow energy to erode the enemy, causing the target enemy to lose 50 health points per second and reduce its movement speed by 20% for 10 seconds.
Skill 4: Shadow Raid (Active Skill LV.22): Consumes 100 mana points and has a cooldown time of 30 seconds. Suddenly jumps out from the shadows and launches an attack on the target enemy, causing physical damage twice the strength attribute, and has a certain chance of causing the enemy to fall into a brief dazed state.
Skill 5: Shadow Protection (Passive Skill LV.20): At night or in areas covered with dense shadows, the ninja soldier's health and mana recovery speed is increased by 20%, and the physical and magical damage received is reduced by 10%. This effect has no effect in daylight.
After checking the attributes of the soldiers of the Imperial Guard's Black Shadow Corps, Lin Yi found that this was a typical assassin with high attack and low defense.
When conducting infiltration exploration or assassination missions, these soldiers are undoubtedly good hands.
However, these soldiers may not perform well in one-on-one head-on combat.
If the enemy cannot be quickly eliminated in a short period of time, the weakness of the Black Shadow Corps soldiers' low physical strength and low defense will gradually be exposed as time goes by.
Because the physical strength of the Black Shadow Corps is too low, their "crispy" characteristics make it difficult for them to withstand too many attacks. You must know that the people standing in front of Lin Yi now are members of the Imperial Guard. Even the attributes of these soldiers are not very high. You can imagine how low the attributes of ordinary Black Shadow Corps soldiers are.
However, although the individual combat power of the Black Shadow Corps is average, they cannot withstand the large number of Black Shadow Corps.
Under the tight protection of several imperial guards, Lin Yi walked out of the abandoned building calmly.
As soon as he appeared, the soldiers of the Black Shadow Corps all around him knelt down to show respect.
"Take me to Tara's palace." Lin Yi ordered the soldiers of the Black Shadow Corps beside him.
After hearing this, several imperial guards immediately nodded in agreement, and then quickly sneaked into the shadows.
The next second, eight ninja soldiers appeared in front of Lin Yi carrying an extraordinary and huge chair.
One of the guards motioned to Lin Yi to take a seat.
"It's interesting that this old guy Tara actually enjoys it so much." Lin Yi sighed while sitting on his seat.
It can be seen that these soldiers of the Shadow Corps have been carefully trained by Tara, and every movement appears to be very professional.
Of course, Lin Yi would not shirk this opportunity and experience this extraordinary treatment.
A few minutes later, the ninja soldiers of the Black Shadow Corps were carrying chairs and flying through the Shadow Kingdom.
In Lin Yi's eyes, the speed of these ninja soldiers is almost comparable to ordinary high-speed rail cars.
During the advance, the eight ninja soldiers moved in a coordinated manner, like a whole body, so that Lin Yi did not feel any bumps.
This makes Lin Yi's riding experience very comfortable, as if he is in a moving fortress.
After all, the environment in the shadow plane is relatively simple, without as many messy objects as in the normal world.
Therefore, ninja soldiers do not need to worry about stepping on stones or other obstacles when rushing here.
A few minutes later, the ninja soldiers stopped, and Lin Yi looked up, and a magnificent ancient Japanese palace complex came into view.
The walls of the palace are carved with various patterns.
Cherry blossoms dance gracefully, dragons and phoenixes soar in the clouds, ghosts and gods look ferocious, and every place is full of artistic atmosphere.
The eaves and corners of the palace are designed to be light and elegant, rising high like a phoenix fluttering its wings.
Lin Yi looked around and finally found Tara's head on the palace gate.
Although the avatar is a bit abstract, after careful observation, Tara can still be identified.
After bringing Lin Yi to Tara's palace, several ninja soldiers carefully lowered the seats from their shoulders with very steady movements.
"Okay, you should leave here first. I will summon you if necessary."
After hearing Lin Yi's order, the ninja soldiers nodded, then sank into the shadows and disappeared without a trace.
The reason why Lin Yi did not lead these ninja soldiers into Tara's palace was because Lin Yi could sense that there was obviously the presence of other creatures in Tara's palace. It would be too much to bring these ninja soldiers into Tara's palace. Conspicuous.
Lin Yi put on Amon's monocle to block the breath of life on his body, and then covered his whole body with the power of shadow.
After entering the palace, Lin Yi found that the walls inside the palace were filled with patrolling ninja soldiers.
These ninja soldiers are not only members of the Royal Guards, but also cover other legions, including the flying shadows of the Night Bats, the giant shadows of the trolls, the helmet shadows of the warriors, and the pincer shadows of the hunting pincers.
These soldiers patrol the walls of the palace all the time. For shadow creatures, they cannot feel hunger and fatigue. The only thing they need to consume is the power of shadow.
The soldiers patrolling here are all elite soldiers from the major legions.
Their only mission is to do their best to guard the general's palace and ensure its safety.
"Damn it, how long will it take for us to leave this hellish place?"
Just as Lin Yi continued to go deeper, a man's voice suddenly reached Lin Yi's ears.
You must know that along the way, Lin Yi never heard any other creature speak except the howl of wolves.
Lin Yi followed the sound to the vicinity of a palace, gently pried open the window bolt, and climbed into the palace as nimbly as a civet cat. The whole process did not attract the slightest notice from the patrolling soldiers outside.
After entering the palace, Lin Yi's eyes fell on several brightly colored beings in the center of the palace, which formed a sharp contrast with the gray and dark tones of the Shadow Kingdom.
Lin Yi recognized these people as the ghost generals under Tara.
Under normal circumstances, the ghost general will be sealed in the ghost mask.
However, because the Holy Lord changed the history of the history books, the eight demons were not sealed.
As the eight demons have no seal, Tara and his ghost generals have no chance to rule Japan. They can only stay obediently on the ground of the Shadow Kingdom.
As for activating the ultimate darkness, please, are you a vegetarian for the Eight Demons?
Not to mention that the eight demons now rule an area of the earth, any root demon can take care of Tara and his men.
Regardless of the plot, the eight demons seemed to be sealed by the Dragon Team very easily. It was completely assisted by Bai Qi. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, the eight demons would not have been sealed so easily.
If it were really that simple, the Eight Demons wouldn't have ruled the world for such a long time.
"Okay, stop talking. General Tara said that the black energy between heaven and earth has been out of balance recently. It is said that a root demon has temporarily returned to its origin, which has also caused its territory to be vacated now." Samo had a beard on his face. There was a trace of excitement on the green face, and he told everything he had learned.
After hearing that they could leave the Kingdom of Shadow soon, several ghost generals showed a look of excitement on their faces.
The ghost general is happy, Lin Yi is now a Muggle.
You must know that the task given to him by Samsara Paradise is to find the Tara Mask in the Shadow Kingdom.
But now due to the butterfly effect, the Shadow Corps has not appeared in Japan at all, and all the ghost generals have not been sealed by masks.
At this moment, Lin Yi's mission target suddenly disappeared.
"Dry!"
Lin Yi couldn't help but cursed secretly, and then walked out of the shadow of the palace.
Since there is no mission target for the time being, Lin Yi is ready to start a killing spree to make up for his current losses.
"Who is it?" Several ghost generals looked up and saw Lin Yi, and immediately realized that he was not a shadow creature, but a living person from the real world.
"It turns out it's just a human mage. Come on, kill him."
After Bart saw Lin Yi's appearance, he immediately lost interest.
For thousands of years, human wizards have broken into the Shadow Kingdom from time to time, and several ghost generals have become accustomed to it.
Shadow creatures need the power of shadow, and they have no interest in a flesh and blood body like Lin Yi.
As Bart's voice fell, the soldiers of the Night Bat Regiment suddenly appeared from the shadows in the palace.
However, these soldiers of the Night Bat Regiment did not attack Lin Yi. Instead, they knelt down towards Lin Yi.
"What are you doing?" Bart roared angrily.
Seeing his men kneeling down to Lin Yi, a human being, Bart's yellow face showed a rare blush of shame and anger.
You know, in this gathering of many ghost generals, as undead creatures, what they value most is their own dignity and face.
The ghost generals usually pay great attention to the team spirit of sharing weal and woe. Once there is a soldier in a certain legion who can be promoted to the Imperial Guard, or whose subordinates perform well, this is the pride of the entire legion.
But now, Bart's men knelt down to a human Lin Yi, which undoubtedly severely trampled Bart's face under his feet.
As expected, several other ghost generals witnessed this scene of Bart's men, and a disdainful sneer quickly passed over their faces.
(End of chapter)