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As the last rays of the setting sun disappeared on the horizon, thick dark clouds obscured the sky, leaving only deep darkness.

The world fell into an eerie silence, like the calm before a storm.

Xiao Yun checked the time; there was less than an hour left until the time indicated in the preview.

With his exceptional perception, Xiao Yun had already sensed the danger lurking in the wilderness.

In that darkness, chaos and madness were beginning to sprout.

Only a few people noticed the anomaly. On the front line, many were still reminiscing about the tomato and potato stew they had just eaten, chatting and joking with their companions.

"Tell everyone to get ready."

Xiao Yun looked at Ji Mingyu, his voice somewhat heavy:

"If we prepare in advance, fewer people will die."

Ji Mingyu was slightly taken aback, nodded, and led Zhong Mo, Xie Yingjie, and the others out of the dormitory building and to the defensive line at the entrance.

Xiao Yun then took some time to go back to his dormitory.

As the main base, the dormitories were much better equipped than the outer defenses.

On the watchtower, all the crossbows were ready to fire.

With the protection of the home base and Goose Boss guarding the gate, Wang Tianyuan and Su Muqing can also unleash their full power.

"I'm downstairs, call me anytime if you have any problems."

Hearing Xiao Yun's instructions, Su Muqing smiled and waved the Star Moon Staff in her hand.

"Don't worry, I'm a professional too. With such good equipment and A-level talent, I'm definitely not a burden."

Xiao Yun smiled and nodded.

He had practically raised Su Muqing from scratch, so he knew very well how strong she was.

Although lacking combat experience, if she simply uses skills, with the support of the Linglongxin talent, her output might be higher than Xiao Yun's own.

Just as we were about to chat for a bit longer, I suddenly heard the call of the Crow King.

"Has the second Shadow Stone been absorbed as well?"

Seeing that there was still time, Xiao Yun quickly entered the Shadow Land, preparing for a swift victory.

After a dizzying spin, the familiar scenery of the Shadowlands came into view.

The world is like an egg, with the dark sun casting its cold glow.

Unlike last time, this time the ground was completely empty.

"Where's the Shadow Monster?"

Xiao Yun frowned, somewhat bewildered.

Although shadow creatures may appear in the real world on the night of a full moon, surely there should be at least one?

"Where can one find spirituality?"

"quack!"

Before he could finish speaking, the crow king on his shoulder gave a warning, stretching out its wings and pointing in the direction behind Xiao Yun.

Xiao Yun turned around following its guidance and saw the tall figure wearing a hood.

As if sensing his gaze, the hooded figure raised his head and met his eyes from afar.

Beneath the hood, a raven-like face slowly emerged, illuminating the face with a cold light, and in the empty eyes, a pale flame ignited.

With a slight upturn of its lips, it carried a bone sickle taller than itself and walked towards Xiao Yun.

"Is this our opponent for today?"

Xiao Yun looked at the Crow King with a strange expression.

"Judging from this guy's expression, it seems like he has some connection to you, right?"

"quack."

King Crow vehemently denied it, but Xiao Yun shook his head with a smile.

The next second, the mithril sword appeared in his hand, with towering crimson flames burning fiercely.

"I'm in a hurry today, so... let's get this over with quickly."

Before he finished speaking, the halberd, wreathed in flames, shot out through the air.

boom!

Amidst the blazing fire and billowing smoke, the crow-man's body trembled slightly.

In its hand, the bone sickle had already developed fine cracks.

Within its empty pupils, two pale flames flickered wildly, revealing the turmoil within its heart.

The next second, another sharp sword beam cut through the air and stopped, slicing through the dust and striking the bone scythe with perfect accuracy.

The crow-man roared, and thick black smoke rose from his wide robe. Several ghostly heads bared their teeth and poked their heads out like snakes, biting at the sword's edge.

Snapped!

The sword's edge trembled, shattering like glass.

Sensing the sword light shatter, Xiao Yun frowned slightly.

The next second, more than a dozen ghost heads leaped up from the smoke and dust, baring their teeth and lunging at him.

Xiao Yun withdrew and retreated, slashing down with his mithril sword.

Cha-cha-cha—

The sharp sword light howled like a storm, and the ghost head let out a mournful cry before exploding under the sword light, turning into scattered mist.

Looking through the mist, Xiao Yun discovered that the crow-man's figure had disappeared at some point.

call--

Suddenly, a pale, giant scythe appeared from the mist formed by the ghost's head and crashed down.

Xiao Yun held his longsword horizontally in front of him, blocking the sudden attack. At the same time, he condensed his magic power in his left hand into a spear, which, wrapped in flames, stabbed towards the crow-man's chest.

The spear pierced through, but there was no tactile sensation of it penetrating an object.

"It missed."

Xiao Yun looked at the black mist swirling where the spear had pierced through and suddenly realized what was going on.

"This guy has the ability to switch between reality and illusion."

Seeing the enemy's strange skills, Xiao Yun abandoned his spear and swung his longsword to parry the giant scythe.

The massive scythe did not diminish his power; Xiao Yun easily escaped the crow-men's attack range and simultaneously unleashed two sword beams.

In the black mist, the spear fell, and the figure of the crow-man solidified once more, swinging his giant scythe to collide with the sword's edge.

boom!

A deafening roar followed, and two more cracks appeared on the giant scythe.

"As expected, its scythe cannot transform between reality and illusion."

Xiao Yun's eyes flashed, and he vaguely felt that this scythe was the key to breaking the illusion-real transformation.

Then, the presence of the broken void mark on the giant scythe further confirmed his conjecture.

The Void Mark can only be left when effective damage is caused; it generally cannot be left on inanimate objects.

"This sickle is alive; that's interesting."

With this thought in mind, Xiao Yun did not hesitate and detonated the Void-Severing Mark.

boom!

click-

The giant scythe let out a mournful cry, and the flames in the crow-men's eyes flickered, quickly turning into black mist as they retreated.

Xiao Yun pursued relentlessly, raising his mithril sword and unleashing a barrage of sword light.

Boom boom boom!

The sword beams rained down like a storm, continuously detonating the Void-Severing Mark.

At a certain moment, a crisp breaking sound rang out.

The giant scythe shattered, the black mist trembled, and the crow-men reappeared, no longer able to maintain their ethereal form.

Xiao Yun's eyes shone brightly.

"Found it."

At this moment, in the vision of the All-Seeing True Understanding, the Crow People's fatal weakness was so clear.

The flaming halberd shot out, the crow-men howled, and countless ghost heads danced as they rushed towards the flaming halberd.

But this time, it was its turn to miss its target.

The flames suddenly vanished, and the crow-man's face was filled with terror.

stab-

Above his head, a long sword pierced the air, causing excruciating pain.

click-

The crow's face shattered, and the flames in its eyes slowly died out.

Finally, only a ground covered in wriggling spirits remained, which were absorbed by the Crow King.

"This is the last piece. You'd better hang in there tomorrow and call me after midnight."

King Crow nodded and saw Xiao Yun off from the Shadow Land.

Upon returning and seeing the gloomy sky, Xiao Yun breathed a sigh of relief.

"Thank goodness, it didn't cause any delays."

Before the words were finished, the dark clouds moved on their own without any wind, as if a curtain had been drawn back.

The blood-red full moon hung high in the sky, its crimson light casting an ominous hue over the world.

Before the people downstairs could react, the wilderness before them seemed to be veiled in a red filter. In the eerie silence, they could only hear their own heartbeats and the heavy breathing of their companions.

The next second, it was as if I had walked into a farmers' market, with a chaotic and indistinct cacophony rising into the sky.

rustling—rustling—

thump -- thump -- thump --

The forest was howling, and the earth was trembling.

"They're here!"

Downstairs, Ji Mingyu and the others were on edge, staring intently at the desolate landscape before them.

boom!

All the noise merged into white noise, and at the edge of the field of vision, countless frenzied beasts and monsters rushed out of the forest, surging in like a tide.