Chapter 169: Playing Boxing with a Shadow (Mistake)

【Evil Mark!】

While extending her finger, Yun Mu silently released this skill capable of stirring up the negative emotions within others.

Combined with her trait, the effect of 【Charming Temptation】.

Almost instantly, the dark-skinned man before her was provoked.

Without saying a word, the man's figure dissipated on the spot, and immediately split into several shadows, all attacking Yun Mu together!

Can he split his own shadow to form different entities to inflict damage on enemies? Yun Mu had heard of this ability from Lita before.

Back then, it was by utilizing multiple shadow entities that Elena was able to escort Lita to a distant place.

This ability to control shadow clones reminded her of a hero named Zed in a game called League of Legends.

That hero's ability was also to control shadows, capable of using shadows to release skills and inflict several times the damage of his own single body upon enemies.

Thinking this way, perhaps she should be careful of the possibility that he might have a means to release long-range attacks using shadows.

Or perhaps, these shadows can only inflict damage on enemies at close range and cannot launch the blades formed by the shadows? Yun Mu analyzed the opponent's ability in her heart while dodging left and right in the narrow space of the alley.

Her base stats of 50 Dodge and 20 Speed seemed to be far more powerful than she had imagined.

Even now, while being besieged by numerous shadows, she only felt slightly pressured.

Besides that, although the dark-skinned man was doing his utmost to hide himself within the numerous shadows, Yun Mu, who possessed the Blood Perception ability, could distinguish the location of his true body at a glance.

She kept dodging without counterattacking only because she was afraid she might accidentally beat him to death.

Really, she wasn't joking!

Her current base stat for Spell Strength was 34, and counting the various equipment bonuses including the Supernatural Painting, it was almost approaching a value of 60!

If she used a Mental Shock without controlling the force... "Ugh." Yun Mu imagined in her mind a scene where a large amount of red, yellow, and white fluids burst open.

"Sigh, let's end it here." Thinking of this, she sighed softly and said.

She had expected to encounter an evenly matched opponent, but she hadn't expected it to be her own comprehensive crushing victory.

She felt somewhat disappointed in her heart.

Snapping her fingers, Yun Mu removed the effect of the Evil Mark, took out the flintlock pistol 【Blazing Sun】 she had initially held against the back of the man's head, and pointed its muzzle at the location of the man's true body.

"Bong~" Yun Mu's red lips parted slightly, forming a sexy O-shape.

She did not pull the trigger; in fact, even if she did, it would be useless.

Not to mention how much accuracy her never-practiced marksmanship could have, the truth was that there were no bullets in this flintlock pistol of hers.

The round lead bullets used by this kind of antique flintlock could not be bought on the market at all—ah, she meant the Black Market.

Normal bullets couldn't be bought on the normal market either.

She could ask Brenna to make some for her later, but for now, there were no bullets in this gun.

Besides, even if there were bullets, firing a shot here would likely attract quite a few people.

"The outcome is decided, you shouldn't be stubborn, right?" Yun Mu said as she tucked the flintlock back into the lining of her coat.

If he still couldn't realize the gap between them, she would have no choice but to get serious.

If she didn't use Mental Shock and only used melee abilities, although it would be a bit strenuous, she believed taking down the opponent within five minutes shouldn't be a problem.

"Yes, I lost." After seeing Yun Mu's actions, the dark-skinned man immediately realized the fact that she had long since discovered the location of his true body.

Coupled with the gradually dissipating anger in his mind, he realized he might have been affected by some kind of spell at some point. With such an obvious gap in strength, there was no point in continuing to fight.

The man withdrew all his shadows and asked with some unwillingness: "Are you really just a Second-tier Elite Dark Slayer?"

That ability to control the body, and the reaction speed.

Being able to dodge his and his shadow clones' attacks with ease in such a narrow alley... "Nope," Yun Mu said with a mischievous smile at the corner of her mouth, "I never said I was a Dark Slayer; that was just your own assumption."

As she spoke, under the man's incredulous expression, she summoned four Supernatural Paintings from behind her.

"I am a Second-tier Elite Transcendental of the 【Painter】 series, a Painter."

"In short, that is how things are."

After saying everything she knew in one breath, Brenna let out a soft sigh of relief.

"I see... So you believe Bishop Land of Frostfall City has betrayed the Lady of the Dark Night?" Bishop Muse poured tea into the cup in front of Brenna.

"Thank you." Brenna thanked him first, then said: "It is not what I believe, but the truth!"

After saying this, she felt a bit parched, so she picked up the tea cup and took a light sip.

So hot!

Brenna subconsciously covered her mouth, then pretended nothing had happened and placed the tea cup back on the table.

"So, how do you want me to help you?" Bishop Muse asked only after she put down the tea cup.

"Ahem." Brenna coughed lightly and said: "If possible, I hope you can personally come to Frostfall City to help us deal with that Scarlet Messenger."

"And then arrest Bishop Land, and destroy everything related to the Outer God..."

"Treating the symptoms but not the root cause." Bishop Muse shook his head and said: "That Scarlet Evil God has a deep connection with the world."

"Even if I sentence Bishop Land and kill that Scarlet Messenger, in a few years, that Scarlet Evil God will run out to cause trouble again."

"We need to find His Anchor," Bishop Muse said in a deep tone: "We must destroy His Anchor before that Evil God reacts and hides the Anchor that connects Him to the world!"

"Anchor..." Hearing Bishop Muse's words, Brenna was lost in thought.

Looking at Brenna, who was bowing her head in contemplation, Bishop Muse stood up from the sofa and said: "Find me again at this time tomorrow morning."

"Next, I am going to report this matter to the Lady of the Dark Night."

"I will decide whether to agree to your request based on Her instructions."

"Alright."

Although this was different from what Brenna had originally planned, she could only agree.

She hoped that during the time she was away, nothing troublesome would happen in Frostfall City.

"Then I shall take my leave." Brenna stood up and said.

"Wait." Before she was about to leave, Bishop Muse suddenly called out to her.

"Drink the tea first." He pointed his finger at the cup of tea that Brenna had taken a sip of earlier, but had left unfinished because she found it too hot.

PS: Feels like it's been a long time since I've added any world-building.

But it feels like there isn't much that needs extra explanation in the main text anyway.

Hahaha.

(End of chapter)