Me? I was transported into a book? And I became a vicious villain?

"What's wrong?" Chu Mengmeng noticed Xiao Yichen's strangeness and looked in the direction of his gaze, but found nothing. "There..." Xiao Yichen said solemnly, "I felt a strange energy fluctuation, very weak, but very evil."

Chu Mengmeng's heart trembled. She knew that Xiao Yichen's feeling was not wrong. The two looked at each other and walked towards the abandoned factory without hesitation. The weapons in their hands emitted a faint light, ready to deal with the impending danger at any time.

The factory was dark, and the air was filled with the pungent smell of mold and rust. Xiao Yichen and Chu Mengmeng moved forward cautiously, and their footsteps were particularly clear in the silent factory. Suddenly, Chu Mengmeng slipped and almost fell. She looked down and found a pool of black viscous liquid on the ground, emitting a disgusting smell.

"What is this?" Chu Mengmeng covered her mouth and nose, trying to endure the discomfort.

"Be careful!" Xiao Yichen grabbed Chu Mengmeng and protected her behind him. He squatted down and carefully observed the liquid on the ground, his face becoming more and more solemn. "This... seems to be the blood of the Shadow King!"

Xiao Yichen's words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Chu Mengmeng's ears. The blood of the Shadow King? How is that possible! He had been completely destroyed, so why would his blood still appear? Could it be that...

A terrible thought came to their minds, and Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen's faces turned extremely ugly. They realized that things were far from as simple as they imagined, and a new crisis was quietly approaching...

"We have to go back immediately and tell everyone else about this." Xiao Yichen stood up, pulled Chu Mengmeng and walked out.

After returning to the headquarters, Xiao Yichen and Chu Mengmeng immediately summoned all the city guardians and told everyone about their findings in the abandoned factory.

"Blood of the Shadow King?" Su Mubai frowned, "This is impossible! We saw it being destroyed with our own eyes, how is it possible..."

“Unless…” Lin Wan’er’s face turned pale, “Unless there are still remnants of it alive!”

"No, this is impossible!" A messenger of light retorted loudly, "The Shadow King is the supreme being, it is impossible for him to have any remnants!"

"But the facts are before our eyes," the guardian of the ancient ruins said solemnly, "We cannot ignore any possibility of danger."

The atmosphere in the conference room suddenly became solemn. The city guardians looked at each other, no one was sure what would happen next.

"We must prepare for the worst," Xiao Yichen looked around at everyone and said in a deep voice, "Su Mubai, what suggestions do you have?"

Su Mubai groaned for a moment, then slowly said, "We can set up traps and strengthen surveillance throughout the city. Once we find the remnants of the Shadow King, we will immediately capture them all!"

Xiao Yichen nodded in agreement. He knew that a new battle was about to begin, and they were ready.

"I suggest that we use the blood of the Shadow King as bait to set a trap and lure out its remnants." Su Mubai tapped his fingers lightly on the table and analyzed calmly, "At the same time, we need to strengthen surveillance throughout the city, especially those dark and humid places, which are most likely to be the hiding places of the Shadow King."

"I agree." Lin Wan'er, who had been silent the whole time, nodded. "But we also have to consider the safety of the citizens. If the remnants of the Shadow King really exist and are hiding in the city, then the safety of the citizens will be difficult to guarantee."

"Wan'er is right," Chu Mengmeng agreed, "We can't ignore the safety of the citizens just to capture the remnants of the Shadow King."

"I understand." Su Mubai turned to Lin Wan'er, "Wan'er, the task of evacuating and calming the citizens is now left to you. Remember, you must keep it confidential and don't cause panic."

"Don't worry, leave it to me." Lin Wan'er smiled confidently and turned around to devote herself to her intense work.

The city guardians acted quickly. Xiao Yichen and Su Mubai led a team to the abandoned factory to collect the blood of the Shadow King and began to set traps. They chose several remote and hidden places, used ancient formations and runes, set up layers of defense, and waited for the prey to take the bait.

At the same time, Lin Wan'er also began to organize people to evacuate the citizens for various reasons and place them in a safe place. She knew very well that once the news leaked, it would cause panic and chaos, so she was extremely cautious and arranged every link in an orderly manner.

As time passed, the city defenders were on edge, like a fully drawn bowstring that could break at any moment. They didn't know when the remnants of the Shadow King would appear, how many there would be, or how strong they were.

As night fell, the whole city was shrouded in an atmosphere of uneasiness. The streets were empty, with only the street lamps emitting a dim light, casting shadows on everything, as if countless unknown dangers were lurking.

The city defenders still stick to their posts. They hold their weapons tightly and watch vigilantly all the movements around them, waiting for that moment to come.

A war is about to break out...

As night fell, the city was like a sleeping beast, breathing with a hint of restlessness. The streets were empty, with only the dim light from the street lamps, making everything look hazy. The city guardians held their breath and lurked in various parts of the city, the weapons in their hands flashing coldly, as if foreshadowing the coming of a storm.

Xiao Yichen stood on the roof of the abandoned factory, looking around sharply. He held a silver sword in his hand, and a faint blue light was flowing on the sword. It was the power of the ancient rune. Beside him, Su Mubai was controlling several runes and placing them in various corners of the factory. These runes emitted a faint light, forming an invisible barrier that enveloped the entire factory.

"Everything is ready." Su Mubai's voice was low and calm, "We are just waiting for those guys to fall into our trap."

Xiao Yichen nodded slightly, but his eyes did not relax at all. "Be careful, Su Mubai, I always feel that things tonight will not be that simple."

As soon as he finished speaking, a piercing scream suddenly came from afar, breaking the silence of the night. Then, the ground began to shake violently, as if some huge monster was approaching.

"Here it comes!" Xiao Yichen's face changed, and he suddenly drew out his sword, with the tip of the sword pointing directly in the direction where the sound came from.

Almost at the same time, dozens of black shadows emerged from all directions, sweeping towards the city like a tide. The black shadows were of different shapes, but without exception, they all exuded a disgusting stench, which was the unique smell of the power of shadow.

"They are the remnants of the Shadow King!" Su Mubai shouted in a low voice, and the runes in his hand shot out, turning into beams of light, blasting the black shadows in the front into pieces.

"Kill!" Xiao Yichen roared, and his body turned into a flash of lightning, rushing into the enemy formation. The long sword in his hand swung like the wind, and every swing would bring up a sharp sword energy, cutting the surrounding black shadows in half.

The city defenders also joined the battle, forming battle formations, relying on tacit cooperation and strong strength to fight desperately with enemies that far outnumbered them. For a moment, shouts of killing, the sound of weapons clashing, and the roars of black shadows intertwined and resounded throughout the city.

Chu Mengmeng and Lin Wan'er fought side by side. One of them held a long whip and swung it like a snake emerging from a cave, whipping away the approaching black shadows; the other one wielded a dagger, her body as agile as a swallow, moving freely among the black shadows and accurately hitting the enemy's vital points with every move.

However, the number of the Shadow King's remnants was too large, and they were fearless and launched attacks one after another. Although the city defenders fought bravely, they gradually felt exhausted and the situation was precarious.

At this moment, Xiao Yichen suddenly discovered that the behavior of those shadows seemed a little abnormal. Although they attacked fiercely, they had no rules at all, as if... as if they were controlled by something.

"Su Mubai, look at those black shadows!" Xiao Yichen shouted loudly while waving his sword to block the attacks of the black shadows.

Su Mubai looked up when he heard this, and his expression suddenly became serious. "Something is indeed wrong," he said in a deep voice, "Their behavior is too abnormal, it doesn't seem like they are creatures with self-awareness."

"Could it be..." A terrible thought suddenly arose in Xiao Yichen's mind, "Could it be that they are not the real remnants of the Shadow King, but..."

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted by an even more violent attack. Dozens of black shadows pounced on him at the same time, surrounding him as if they wanted to devour him completely.

"Xiao Yichen!" Chu Mengmeng shouted anxiously upon seeing this, and wanted to go forward to help, but was entangled by more black shadows and unable to escape.

Xiao Yichen was surrounded, but he was not panicked at all. He swung the sword in his hand more quickly, and the sword energy was so strong that he pushed back the surrounding shadows. However, there were too many shadows, and he could not kill them all. His physical strength was being consumed quickly, and the situation was still very critical.

At this moment, a deafening roar suddenly came from the sky, and a dazzling light fell from the sky, illuminating the entire city like daylight.