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

The dazzling light gradually dissipated, and a huge ball of light appeared in the sky, with a human figure vaguely visible in the ball of light.

"What is that?" Lin Wan'er exclaimed. She had never seen such a sight before.

"I don't know, but it feels very powerful." Su Mubai's face was solemn, his eyes fixed on the ball of light in the sky.

The light ball slowly descended, the light gradually converged, and the figure became clearer. It was an old man wearing a white robe and holding a golden scepter. He had a kind smile on his face, but his eyes were full of majesty.

"Who are you?" Xiao Yichen asked vigilantly, still holding the sword tightly in his hand.

The old man looked around, and finally set his eyes on Xiao Yichen. He smiled slightly and said, "Young man, don't be nervous. I am the messenger of light, and I am here to help you."

"Help us?" Chu Mengmeng asked doubtfully, "Why do you want to help us?"

"Because I know you are being treated unfairly." The Light Messenger said, "Those shadows are not the real remnants of the Shadow King."

"What?!" Everyone was shocked when they heard this.

"Then who are they?" Xiao Yichen asked.

The Messenger of Light did not answer directly. Instead, he walked to a knocked down black shadow, stretched out his finger and lightly tapped it. Suddenly, a strange symbol appeared on the black shadow.

"What is this?" Lin Wan'er asked curiously.

"This is an ancient symbol." Chu Mengmeng suddenly spoke, with wisdom flashing in her eyes, "I once saw it in an ancient book. This symbol represents a mysterious organization. They are called..."

"They are called the 'Shadowless'," the Light Messenger said, "This is a very ancient and dangerous organization. They act in secret and with cruel methods. They once brought great disasters to the world."

"'Shadowless'..." Xiao Yichen murmured to himself, his heart full of confusion and uneasiness.

"What is their purpose?" Su Mubai asked.

"I'm not sure yet." The Light Messenger shook his head, "But I know that they will never come to do good things."

"It seems that we are in quite a bit of trouble this time." Xiao Yichen said in a deep voice.

The Light Messenger nodded and said, "The Shadowless One is very powerful. You must be extremely careful."

"We will pay attention." Xiao Yichen said.

The Lightbringer looked around again, then said, "I have to go. I don't have much time."

"You're leaving just like that?" Lin Wan'er asked, "Aren't you going to help us get rid of those shadows?"

The Messenger of Light smiled and said, "I have already solved the biggest problem for you. The rest will be left to you to handle."

After saying this, the Messenger of Light flashed and turned into a stream of light that soared into the sky and disappeared into the clouds.

Everyone looked at the empty sky, their hearts filled with doubt and anxiety. They knew that a bigger crisis might have just begun.

After the Light Messenger left, Chu Mengmeng and the others looked at each other in bewilderment, with an invisible pressure looming over everyone's hearts. They had always thought that they were facing the remnants of the Shadow King, but now that they knew the truth, they were even more confused.

"'Shadowless'..." Xiao Yichen chewed on these three words again and again, frowning. He motioned Su Mubai to follow him, walked aside, and whispered, "It seems that we need to re-investigate the data of the previous cases to see if we can find any new clues."

Su Mubai nodded, his expression serious. "I remember that the methods used in some previous cases were different from those of the Shadow King remnants we knew. At that time, we just thought it was a change in their tactics. Now it seems that there may be something else going on."

The two quickly returned to the headquarters of the City Guardians and began to look through the case files of the past. With their extraordinary memory and keen observation, they soon discovered that some seemingly unrelated cases were vaguely pointing in the same direction in terms of time, location and modus operandi.

"Look at this," Xiao Yichen pointed to a map on the file and said to Su Mubai, "Most of these cases occurred in the outskirts of the city, and the time was concentrated in the last few months."

Su Mubai carefully observed the map, pondered for a moment and said, "I remember we investigated a mysterious organization before. They seemed to be active on the edge of the city and had a feud with the remnants of the Shadow King. Do you think it might be possible..."

"You mean, 'Shadowless' is related to that mysterious organization?" Xiao Yichen took over Su Mubai's words, with a gleam in his eyes.

"It's just a guess. There is no evidence yet." Su Mubai shook his head. "However, we can follow this line of inquiry and maybe we will get something."

At the same time, under the guidance of the Messenger of Light, Lin Wan'er and Chu Mengmeng were searching for the trace of the "Shadowless Man" through the city's surveillance system.

"Look here," Chu Mengmeng pointed to a scene on the screen and said to Lin Wan'er, "Isn't this person in a black cloak suspicious?"

In the picture, a figure in a black cloak flashed by at an extremely fast speed. If it weren’t for Chu Mengmeng’s sharp eyes, it would have been difficult to spot.

"Oh my god, this speed is too fast, isn't it?" Lin Wan'er asked in surprise, "Could this be the 'Shadowless One'?"

Chu Mengmeng shook her head and said, "I'm not sure yet, but we can track his movements and see where he went."

The two retrieved surveillance videos from every corner of the city, and after a careful investigation, they finally found the final destination of the black shadow - an abandoned factory on the edge of the city.

"It seems we have found their lair." Lin Wan'er said excitedly.

Chu Mengmeng shook her head calmly and said, "Don't worry, things may not be that simple. Let's tell Xiao Yichen and the others about this news first, and then make plans."

As night fell, the city guardians gathered together to discuss the next plan of action.

"According to the intelligence we have so far, the purpose of the 'Shadowless' is still unclear, but what is certain is that they are definitely not good people." Xiao Yichen said solemnly, "We must find their hiding place as soon as possible, find out their purpose, and stop all their actions."

"Wan'er and I have found their traces through surveillance," Chu Mengmeng said, pointing to the location marked on the map, "They are hiding in an abandoned factory on the edge of the city."

"Okay, let's set off now without delay!" Xiao Yichen made a prompt decision and led everyone to rush towards the abandoned factory...

The night was deep, and the city guardians sneaked into the abandoned factory silently like ghosts in the dark night. The factory was dead silent, with only the cold wind whistling past, rolling up gusts of dust, adding a bit of eeriness and horror.

Xiao Yichen made a gesture, and everyone dispersed, carefully searching for the traces of the "Shadowless". The air was filled with a rotten smell, mixed with the smell of motor oil and rust, which was nauseating.

"It looks like someone has been here before." Lin Wan'er pointed at the messy footprints on the ground and said, "It looks like there were quite a few people."

"Be careful, they may be nearby." Su Mubai warned in a low voice.

Everyone held their breath, stepped lightly, and continued to grope forward. Suddenly, a faint groan came from not far away, breaking the deathly silence.

"Who's there?" Xiao Yichen shouted, and quickly ran towards the direction where the sound came from. The others followed closely behind him, looking alert.

In a corner, they found a man chained with irons. He was in ragged clothes, had unkempt hair and looked very weak.

"Who are you? Why are you locked up here?" Chu Mengmeng asked.

The man slowly raised his head, revealing a weather-beaten face. He looked at the people in front of him, and a glimmer of hope flashed in his cloudy eyes.

"Save...save me..." He said in a hoarse voice, "I was captured by the 'Shadowless', and they want to kill me to silence me..."

"Why did the 'Shadowless' want to capture you?" Xiao Yichen asked.

"Because... I know their secret..." The man took a deep breath and said slowly, "I know their real purpose..."

Everyone was shocked. Could it be that the "Shadowless Man" had another hidden purpose?

"Tell me quickly, what exactly do they want to do?" Lin Wan'er asked anxiously.

"They... they want to awaken the dormant evil power and destroy the world..." the man said intermittently, "I am a prophet. I have seen the future... I have seen a terrible disaster..."

A prophet? Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. Was what this mysterious prophet said true or false?

"You...you must believe me..." The prophet said with difficulty, "The remnants of the Shadow King are just a cover, the real crisis...is still to come..."

The city guardians fell into deep thought. The prophet's words were like a flash of lightning, tearing through the fog and revealing a more terrifying truth to them.

"No matter what, we must be prepared." Xiao Yichen said in a deep voice, "We can't gamble with the safety of the entire city."

Everyone nodded, feeling uneasy. They didn't know whether the prophecy would come true, but they knew that they had to be fully prepared to meet the upcoming challenges.