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Chapter 1122 Night Puppet Technique

"Ahhh!"

Just as the five shadows shattered, five unfortunate Japanese men who had lost their shadows also collapsed to the ground with screams. What was terrifying was that they died in exactly the same way as their shadows.

One was cut in half at the waist, one was pierced through the heart, and three others were burned to charcoal in a mysteriously ignited flame.

"Whoosh whoosh!"

The deaths of the Japanese did not move Samuel in the slightest, nor did they cause him to back down. Accompanied by a series of ear-piercing whistles, the remaining dozen or so shadow warriors appeared at the same time and pounced on Qin Chong.

Seeing the almost identical shadow warriors, Qin Zhong's expression darkened slightly, and he became extremely wary.

Although these shadow warriors are not very powerful, Samuel's true form is hidden among them. If Qin Zhong were to be ambushed by him, he would likely not fare well.

"Hmph! Watch this move!"

Seeing the shadow warriors surging in from all directions, Qin Zhong took a deep breath. With a burst of silver light, the four wings on Qin Zhong's back instantly merged into his body, and countless thin silver needles melted on his body surface.

As soon as these silver needles appeared, they suddenly extended outwards and pierced through the surging shadow warriors.

At the same time, one of the shadow warriors suddenly and deftly raised his curved sword to block the piercing silver needle, and used the force of the piercing to retreat sharply, standing once again in the shadow of a large tree.

"I never expected you to have this trick up your sleeve!"

The only shadow warrior who escaped Qin Chong's silver needles was Samuel in his true form. As soon as he stood in the shade of the tree, he immediately reverted to his original form.

Samuel stared at Qin Zhong, his eyes flashing, and said, "You can see through my invisibility and break through my shadow clone, but don't think you've already won. Remember, that was just a warm-up. The real battle is just beginning!"

"Hehe, no problem, I can just try out some of the killer moves I've been researching!"

Qin Zhong smiled indifferently at Samuel's harsh words. Perfect timing! He had created dozens of killing moves in the Dream Kingdom but hadn't used them in actual combat yet. Now was the perfect time to unleash them one by one and test their power!

"Insanity!"

Upon hearing that Qin Zhong intended to use him as a test subject, Samuel's anger flared instantly. With a roar, he vanished into the shadows, and this time, Qin Zhong was unable to detect him.

"What happened? Where did he go?"

Scanning the dark corners around him again and again, Qin Zhong still couldn't detect Samuel's presence; even his domain couldn't detect his existence.

At this moment, Qin Zhong hesitated for a moment. Could it be that Samuel knew he was no match for him and had already fled?

But the next moment, Qin Zhong rejected this idea, because he could feel a sense of crisis that made his heart pound, as if Samuel was right beside him, ready to deliver a fatal blow.

"There's nothing around... Could it be..."

The sense of crisis grew stronger, and Qin Zhong suddenly thought of a possibility. He abruptly shifted his gaze to the shadow behind him, and with a fierce slash of his right hand, he used all his strength to strike at his own shadow.

"Whoosh!"

Just as Qin Chong was wildly slashing with his sword, a silver light shot out from his shadow, colliding heavily with Qin Chong's silver sword.

……

"boom!"

With a deafening roar, a huge crater was slashed open where Qin Zhong's shadow had been. In the center of the crater lay a broken piece of a scimitar and a trace of crimson blood.

"That was close!" Looking at the shards of the curved knife and the bright red bloodstains in the pit, Qin Zhong couldn't help but feel a wave of fear.

Just now, his slash and Samuel's attack were almost simultaneous, it was hard to say which was faster. If Samuel's attack had been slightly slower, his silver blade would have struck Samuel without any hindrance.

If he were even slightly slower, Samuel's scimitar would instantly strike his vitals.

Although ordinary attacks are ineffective against him due to his full-body metallization, who knows if Samuel, a superpowered individual skilled in shadow manipulation and adept at soul attacks, might harm him?

Qin Zhong dared not take that risk.

"Hmph, cunning fellow..."

Seeing Samuel appear in the distance, staring at him with a fierce look, Qin Chong frowned and snorted coldly.

Samuel's attack, which involved blending into his shadow, was essentially a mastery of the psychology of "the darkest place is under the lamp."

After all, once the target disappears, Qin Zhong's first scan will inevitably be of the surrounding shadows, and he will likely overlook his own shadow.

It's fair to say that if Qin Zhong hadn't had such a keen intuition, he probably would have been caught off guard by Samuel just now.

"Blade Runner, I will kill you today!"

Hearing Qin Zhong's cold snort, a hint of resentment flashed in Samuel's eyes. Then, he looked at Qin Zhong and said, "Today, I'll show you my power: the Night Puppet Technique!"

As Samuel finished speaking, the night in the entire area suddenly became even darker.

The street, which was originally faintly visible, suddenly became pitch black in the inky darkness.

Even the flames emanating from Qin Zhong's body could only spread a meter or so beyond, beyond which lay an impenetrable darkness.

What shocked Qin Zhong the most was that the darkness surrounding him seemed to have a strange ability to isolate him; even with his elemental perception, he couldn't see his surroundings clearly.

The only thing he could sense was a dense and chilling killing intent that was constantly spreading toward him.

"boom!"

Just as Qin Chong was filled with doubt and uncertainty, a piercing sonic boom suddenly rang out from not far away.

Then, a giant black fist, at least three meters in diameter, instantly entered the range of the flames and struck him heavily.

"Damn it! What's going on?!"

Faced with this sudden attack, Qin Zhong rolled away like a lazy donkey, narrowly avoiding the punch. At the same time, he instantly sprouted four wings, spread them, and soared into the sky at an extremely fast speed, breaking free from the darkness and flying high into the sky.

But when he emerged from the darkness and was bathed in moonlight again, he discovered an astonishing phenomenon.

At this moment, the entire street was shrouded in a thick, ink-like black mist, and at the center of the mist was a gigantic black giant, at least thirty or forty meters tall, formed entirely of darkness.

Clearly, the heavy punch that just struck Qin Zhong was delivered by this black giant.

"Hahaha, Blade, I am darkness, and darkness is me. You are no match for me!"

Looking at Qin Zhong floating in mid-air, a hoarse laugh suddenly came from inside the black giant's body.

The black giant laughed as he plunged his hands into the thick black mist, growling with murderous intent, "Blade Warrior, die!"

Having said that, the black giant suddenly raised his hands from the black mist and then swung them forcefully toward Qin Zhong.

Instantly, two thick streams of black mist transformed into two long black chains with spear hooks in mid-air, grabbing at Qin Zhong who was in mid-air.