Angor decided to wait here for a while. If the shadow really came back, he would give it a surprise. If it didn't, it didn't matter since he already found Reynolds' body.
With that decided, he pointed a finger at the poisonous fog not far from him.
An illusion of "Reynolds" appeared out of nowhere and crouched on the ground with his face lowered.
As for Angor, he took a step back and entered the space ripple to become one with the environment.
With that done, Angor looked at the bottle in his hand again.
He looked at the dark purple crystal inside the bottle and considered for a moment. Then, he took out the Geometric Lock from his bracelet.
He made the Geometric Lock shrink to the size of a small box and carefully put the bottle inside.
The Geometric Lock was engraved with Silent Seal, which could prevent any aura from leaking out to a certain extent.
Angor didn't put the bottle inside the lock to protect himself from the shadow. Instead, he put the bottle inside to avoid a bigger risk.
He couldn't tell what the crystal inside the bottle was. If there was a small chance that it was an organ from an infant Schiz, or if Gruuze Deward was really angered by Number 01's actions, Angor might be dragged into the mess because of the bottle.
As a precaution, Angor put the bottle inside the Geometric Lock first.
Then, he would decide whether to keep the bottle or not.
When he was ready to put away the Geometric Lock, he first activated his bracelet space. Then, he paused for two seconds and closed the space again. Finally, he tossed the Geometric Lock away and let it fall into the shadow on the ground. A hand reached out from the shadow and caught it.
It was better to leave it in Elmi's hands since there was a certain risk involved.
While waiting for the shadow to come, Angor activated his Spirit Bond to talk to Reynolds about his body.
But before he could do so, he was surprised to find that the Spirit Bond was already disconnected.
What's going on? Why did Mister Kanter suddenly lose the Spirit Bond? Did something go wrong on the fourth level?
Angor looked at Toby and Dankrose in confusion.
With Dangros' explanation and Toby's help, Angor finally understood what was going on.
Filo crushed the crystal that Kanter had given him. Either Number 03 had forced his way out, or Number 01 and the others had returned. In this situation, Ness would definitely go out to help Filo.
As for Angor, Kanter wanted him to leave the lab as soon as possible, regardless of whether he found Reynolds' body or not.
"When did they leave?"
Dan Gross said, "Not long after I said that the bottle looked familiar. They left after explaining the situation. I was looking for an opportunity to talk to Sir, but you asked me. "
A minute or two ago, Angor was too busy thinking about the bottle to notice Dankros' hint.
Dankros: "Are we leaving now? Or should we continue to wait here? "
"Let's go," said Angor.
Nessie and the others hated the Shadow of the Mist more than them. After all, the Shadow of the Mist had tricked them. As for Angor, he didn't have any direct conflict with the Shadow of the Mist. Now that he had Reynolds' body back, it didn't matter whether he wanted to explore the Shadow of the Mist or not.
Besides, Kanter also told him to leave as soon as possible. Maybe the Shadow of the Mist saw something dangerous.
Therefore, leaving as soon as possible was the best option.
Without hesitation, Angor dashed toward the exit.
Not long after he left, he heard an angry roar coming from the corridor in the distance.
Dankrose also heard it. "It's coming from the corridor we were in before."
"That's a beast roar. It must be a new creature that the Shadow of Mist found in the Monster Garden. It's stronger than the Fire Scale Familiar," said Angor.
"It must have noticed that Reynolds isn't there. Should we go there?"
Angor shook his head. "No need."
"What if it catches up to us?" Dangros asked after a moment of hesitation.
Angor stopped and looked back at the dark hallway.
He didn't see the Shadow of the Beast, but he already heard the footsteps. The ground also began to tremble, and it was getting stronger.
The Shadow of the Mist really did come after them.
As Angor thought about it, a tall figure covered in black smoke suddenly jumped out of the corridor and lunged at Angor.
Angor tilted his body slightly and dodged the attack.
He was about to turn around when he saw a huge hand coming at his face.
Angor quickly retreated and got ready to fight. However, the figure didn't come after him. Instead, it stepped aside and observed the surroundings with its bell-like eyes.
Angor took a step forward. The Shadow of the Mist kept trying to slap Angor's face, but it didn't come after him. Instead, it kept looking around.
In a dark corner, Dankrose whispered, "Why are you using illusions again? Please don't —"
Before Dankros could say the word 'face', he saw Toby shoot him a cold look.
Dankrose felt a chill down his spine. "I mean, this is how you fight. You don't need to waste any energy."
Dankros paused for a moment and looked at the "illusion" in the distance. "But it seems like that guy noticed Mister Padt's illusion and didn't fight it."
Of course, Angor heard Dankros' words.
He did notice that this time, the new creature possessed by the shadow of the fog seemed to be much more cautious. It did not fight directly with the illusion but instead observed its surroundings.
Angor wasn't sure if the Shadow of the Mist had noticed the illusion or was just being cautious.
However, Angor didn't think that the Shadow of the Mist possessed the ability to see through illusions.
Gomito was the creature that was newly possessed by the shadow of the fog.
Gomito was a humanoid monster about three meters tall. Its skin was gray, and one could see the purple veins bulging under its skin. It had a ferocious face with a giant mouth like a crocodile's, sharp fangs, and five parallel nostrils. Its eyes took up half of its face, but there was only one eye in each eye.
Generally speaking, Gomito fit the description of a terrifying monster. However, Gomito didn't seem to be as strong as its appearance.
Gomito was also known as a "Heart Eater". It was a low-level monster with low intelligence. It had strength but no fighting skills. Any mortal knight could defeat it as long as they could find a way to cast a spell.
It wasn't a monster from this world. Most of the monsters that showed up in the southern wizarding region usually appeared as summoned beasts. But this Gomito wasn't a summoned beast. It must have been captured from another world and chosen by the Shadow of the Mist as its new target.
Angor thought that the Shadow of the Mist possessed a monster stronger than the Fire Scale Familiar. However, Gomito wasn't much weaker than the Fire Scale Familiar.
There were many powerful monsters in the Monster Garden, but the Shadow of the Mist chose the weaker one. Perhaps Angor was right. The Shadow of the Mist couldn't possess monsters that were too strong for now.
As for why it could possess Reynolds? Perhaps it was because Reynolds' soul was separated from his body?
Because he recognized Gomito, Angor believed that the Shadow of the Mist didn't see through his illusion. It was just being cautious. After all, Angor tricked the Shadow of the Mist in Level 5.
However, it didn't matter how cautious the Shadow of the Mist was. An absolute difference in power couldn't be made up with intelligence.
Angor didn't have time to waste on the Shadow of the Mist. He decided to end this quickly.
He released his wizard-level aura right away.
Anyone below the level of a formal wizard wouldn't be able to resist the aura.
However, when Angor thought the attack would work, he noticed that Gomito wasn't trembling like he expected. Instead, it released a strange energy around its body. The energy couldn't stop the aura, but it did offset the Shadow of the Mist's aura.
"This energy … It's the power of the mind." Back in Floating Mech City, Angor saw the battle between Carveline and Shalee. Carveline used a beautiful Mind Robe and released her power of the mind. The idealistic energy left a deep impression on Angor. Since then, Angor never saw such a power again. But now, he saw it again from a weak Gomito.
Also, Gomito used its power of the mind to resist Angor's aura.
"Heart Eater … Spirit Energy …" Angor was sure that Gomito couldn't do something like this. It was the Shadow Mist's power!
Or rather, the Shadow of the Mist was unlocking Gomito's potential.
For example, when the Shadow of the Mist attached itself to the Fire-Scale Familiar, it also boosted the monster's power to an unprecedented level.
But was it really unlocking Gomito's potential? Did an ordinary Gomito have the potential to use Mind Power?
Perhaps there was such a power hidden in the ancient bloodline, but even a truth-finder bloodline wizard couldn't awaken the power of the bloodline, right?
What was the background of this shadow in the fog? What was the limit of its power? Could it be used on all bloodlines?
Angor's interest in the "shadow" was already dwindling. But now, his interest was rekindled.
Maybe defeating it wasn't a good idea. Capturing it was better.
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