In the quiet corridor, he walked in a certain direction with firm steps.
"Are we going to look for that strange mist?" Dankros returned to his Bloody Night Shelter and asked Angor.
"No, we're going to Room 02 first."
"Are we not going to deal with it?" Dankros asked.
Angor did not answer because they had already arrived at their destination.
It was still a long corridor. At first glance, there was nothing out of the ordinary. The only difference was that the nearest ceiling lamp was about ten meters away, which caused the light here to be a little dim. Still, it was not so bad that Angor could not see the path clearly. The only problem was that the shadows on the walls were magnified.
If he was not careful enough, he might miss this area. However, Angor's main control node told him that the door to Room 02 was hidden in the shadows.
Angor took a step toward the shadowy wall and disappeared from the corridor as if he had melted into the shadows.
As soon as Angor disappeared, a small star suddenly rose from a corner of the shadowy area and quietly observed the place where Angor disappeared. Judging from the frequency of its flickering, it seemed that the star was unwilling to give up and wanted to follow Angor.
But in the end, the star did not move forward. Instead, it floated to the other side of the corridor and joined the other stars.
As soon as Angor stepped into the shadow, his surroundings changed. He found himself in a corridor that was even dimmer than the one he saw outside.
This corridor also had a light source, but compared to the bright and beautiful ceiling lights outside, the light source here was the flame of the oil lamp in the black grid on the wall.
There was an oil lamp every ten meters or so, but the flames were too dim to illuminate the entire corridor. At most, they could only guide the way.
"Why is this place so dim?" Dankros looked around and muttered.
"Maybe it's because the owner of this place is a shadow wizard," Angor replied as he walked forward.
Dankros had been following Angor for a long time, so he had some general knowledge about the wizarding world. He also knew that shadow wizards were Occult Shadow Wizards. This type of sorcerer was relatively rare and was also known as the Shadow Sorcerer.
"Shadow Sorcerers like dark environments? Why don't you just turn off the lights and make it completely dark? "
Angor glanced at Dangros. "Shadow isn't darkness. It's the dark side of light. If there is no light, where does the shadow exist? "
"So there must be light for the Shadow Wizards to exist?" Dankros asked.
"Of course not," Angor replied. One was conceptual, the other was practical. The concept is the goal, the reason to pursue it. On a practical level, the endless darkness is indeed more suitable for the shadow sorcerer to live in. "
Dankros could understand what Angor was talking about. But now, he could not quite understand it.
Just as Dangros was about to inquire further, they came to the first oil lamp.
Dankros did not pay attention to the oil lamp. Instead, his attention was attracted by the shadow on the ground that was illuminated by the flame of the oil lamp.
This was because the flames in the grid were not stable. They would occasionally rise and fall as they burned. This caused his shadow to flicker, sometimes high, sometimes low, sometimes long, sometimes short.
"Unpredictability is also the nature of shadows." Angor also saw the shadow jumping on the ground. "But compared to unpredictability, shadows are better known for their ability to hide."
Angor kept moving forward while Dankros kept staring at the shadow on the ground. When they left the light source and the shadow was covered by darkness, Dankros finally looked up.
He turned around and wanted to say something to Angor.
But before he could say anything, Angor suddenly stopped. However, the footsteps did not stop. The other "Angor" was moving forward.
Dankros saw the familiar scene and immediately understood what Angor was trying to do.
Dankros had experienced this several times before, whether it was when he encountered X0 or the Firescale Familiar. Angor's real body was watching from the side while his illusions fooled the enemy.
Now that Angor created another illusion, it was clear enough.
Dankros had been staring at the shadow on the ground. It was not because he was attracted by the movement, but because he had discovered some strange traces. Now, Angor also found the shadow hiding in it.
Dankros silently watched the "Angor" walking away. Dankros had experienced this several times already, but each time, it would make him feel emotional.
When he encountered X0, he created an illusion with a little sound. When he fought the Firescale Familiar, he took a step forward and created a real body and an illusion body in the light of the fire.
It was the same this time. As the light and shadow changed, the real body and the illusion seamlessly alternated.
This kind of illusion was almost impossible to guard against.
Even Dankros, who was standing on Angor's body, could not help but feel sorry for the enemy. Even if the "Angor" did everything he could to see through Angor's illusion, could he be sure that the "Angor" was real?
While Dankros was lamenting, "Angor" had already reached the middle of the two light sources, which was the darkest part of the corridor.
When the darkness reached its peak, the "Angor" hiding in the shadow finally showed his fangs.
Silent Retracted her evil grin and turned her shadow into a sharp blade, which silently aimed at Angor's back.
If the "Angor" was not aiming at the "Angor" illusion, it could be considered a good assassination.
Unfortunately, there was no "if".
There was no need for Dankros to watch what happened next. When the "Angor" hiding in the shadow met the "Angor" illusion who did not follow the rules, the "Angor" naturally won.
However, it took longer than X0 and the "Firescale Familiar" to win the fight.
It was not because of the strength of the "Angor" opponent. It was because Angor did not want to kill the "Angor". Instead of killing the "Angor", he wanted to capture the "Angor" more.
Of course, the "Angor" opponent was quite strong. Even if it was not as strong as X0, it was not far from it. They were slightly weaker than official Magi, but much stronger than Apprentice Magi.
About five minutes later, the "Angor" shadow was finally whipped out of its body by the "Phantom Limbs". It shivered inside the fire circle created by Dankros and did not dare to move.
Dankros finally saw the "Angor" shadow's true face under the bright light of the fire circle.
It was a round shadow curled up in the center of the fire circle. It looked like there was a black tide moving inside, but the "Angor" shadow remained in a relatively stable shape.
The "Angor" shadow was completely black, and it could expand, shrink, or curl up. It was impossible to tell what it looked like. The only external features that could be seen were the large watery eyes that occupied a large area, and the mouth that always maintained a strange smile.
Dankros sized it up again and hesitated. "This looks a little like the creature that Lucky Charm described in the Spirit Bond. It's the one they encountered on the second level …"
"Shadow Fiend."
"Yes, that's it!"
Dankros remembered Ness crying for a long time because Kanter killed the "Shadow Fiend".
"Shadow Fiend can help you learn Shadow Walk. It's very valuable," Angor explained. This was why Angor tried so hard to capture the "Shadow Fiend" instead of killing it.
Dankros nodded. Ness had indeed mentioned this in the Spirit Bond. Ness wanted to capture the "Shadow Fiend" as well. Unfortunately, the "Shadow Fiend" had already invaded Lucky's soul, so Kanter had no choice but to kill it.
"This is the Shadow Sorcerer's room. If that's the case, then the Shadow Demon on the second floor was really created by this Shadow Sorcerer?"
"I think so."
Dankros looked at the "Shadow Fiend" trembling in the fire circle. "Should we interrogate it? Maybe it knows something about the shadow wizard? "
Angor shook his head.
The "Shadow Fiend" was a low-intelligence creature. It could communicate with other creatures, but it did so through certain signals in the shadows. This was a secret that only the shadow wizard knew. No one could communicate with it.
So … interrogation? No way.
Angor took out a glowing crystal and melted it into a hollow sphere, which looked like a giant, incandescent light bulb.
Next, he controlled the phantom limb to wrap the "Shadow Fiend" up and stuffed it into the glowing sphere.
He closed the lid and finished the job.
In order to capture these shadow-type creatures, he could simply create a ball of light to trap them. In a ball of light with no blind spots or shadows, they could only curl up in the center, not daring to move at all.
Angor put the "Shadow Fiend" into his bracelet and continued forward.
He really hoped that he could encounter a few more Shadow Demons. This kind of rare creature was almost extinct in the Southern Region, and no one had discovered it for hundreds of years. Naturally, the more the better.
But he also knew that there was only one Shadow Fiend in sight. This was because when he was observing room 02 from the main control node, he vaguely noticed that there seemed to be a strange creature in room 02.
He couldn't tell what it was back then, but now it seemed that it was the "Shadow Fiend".
This was also why Angor chose to come to Room 02 first.
According to the main control node, apart from the Fire-Scale Familiar, the only living creature on the fifth floor that showed signs of life was the "Shadow Fire-Scale Familiar" in Room 02.
After the Fire-Scale Familiar died, the "Shadow Fiend" appeared. Based on his observation, Angor assumed that the "Shadow Fiend" was a semi-intangible form. In order to affect the material world, it probably had to possess a living being.
In the entire fifth floor, the "Shadow Fiend" in Room 02 was the only "Shadow Fiend" that could be possessed by the "Shadow Fiend".
This was why Angor chose to come to Room 02 first.
He was expecting to see another "Shadow Fiend" here, but it seemed that the "Shadow Fiend" didn't come to Room 02. Maybe it didn't know that there was a "Shadow Fiend" here? Or maybe it wasn't strong enough to possess a "Shadow Fiend" yet?
No matter what the answer was, at least Angor got rid of a potential threat. If the "Shadow Fiend" could really possess a "Shadow Fiend", the "Shadow Fiend"'s "Shadow Fiend" and its "Shadow Fiend" wouldn't be so easy to fight against.
The "Shadow Fiend" wasn't in Room 02, but it didn't matter. Angor wasn't in a hurry to find the "Shadow Fiend".
On the surface, the "Shadow Fiend" didn't belong to Angor's lab, so it didn't have much to do with what they were here for.
But the real reason was that Angor didn't really want to deal with the "Shadow Fiend".
He had a feeling that the "Shadow Fiend" had a strange origin. When he expressed his intention to kill the "Shadow Fiend" earlier, he sensed something ominous in his mind.
The omens weren't dangerous, but they were preventing Angor from killing the "Shadow Fiend".
Of course, this was only Angor's intuition. He couldn't be sure if it was real or not.
But he was willing to follow his inner will. As long as the "Shadow Fiend" didn't bother him again, he wouldn't go looking for trouble.
…
After passing through several more oil lamps, they finally reached the end of the corridor and arrived at the main hall of Room 02.
The style of this place was different from the dark corridor.
There were many light sources in the hall. However, they weren't fully illuminated. Instead, they were blocked by certain room designs, which only allowed them to display ten to twenty percent of their power.
As a result, there were more light sources, more shadows, more shadows, and more shadows.
It could be said that the entire hall had a very unique lighting style. There were shadows everywhere, and some of them were even geometrically symmetrical. Angor couldn't help but gasp in amazement.
However, Angor wasn't here for sightseeing. He was here to look for useful information.
At this time, the main hall was filled with a large number of books and scattered papers.
Angor was worried that the Fire Scale Familiar would come to Room 02 and burn these books. Now, he didn't have to worry about that.
Angor picked up a random book from the middle island and read it for a while before putting it down.
Nighttale of Firefly. It was a best-selling magazine from the Nighttale Forest, which was popular among witches.
The books on the middle island were all about Nighttale of Firefly.
Maybe Number 02 bought this magazine to learn more about the wizarding world in the south? Or was it Number 02's hobby?
Angor walked around the hall and controlled five Hands of Spell to read a large number of books.
Unfortunately, there was basically no information that he was looking for here. There were more travel notes and very obscure and very feminine gossip magazines.
But if Angor remembered correctly, Number 03 mentioned that Number 02 was a man.
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