Ethan watched as the original opposition, one after another, jumped out to show their loyalty again. He couldn't help but find it funny.
Sometimes, when you tell people the truth straight up, nobody believes you.
But they're willing to believe hearsay instead. Like when one of the opposition secretly overheard Ethan's private chat with his loyal supporters, they immediately treated it as solid truth.
That worked way better than Ethan trying to persuade them a hundred times.
After settling the regional players, Ethan finally turned his thoughts to his own residents. He didn't care about those two Ice Galls, but he definitely cared about his residents. Right now, they were his main workforce.
For example, Stone Six and Wood Eight. The materials for those stone houses he lent out were all gathered by them.
If he lost even one resident now, the loss would be huge.
But running all over the place to notify the residents wasn't realistic. And they didn't have magic books, so he couldn't contact them at any time.
Ethan stroked his chin and muttered to himself, "The only one who can notify them now is the Queen Bee."
"What are you mumbling about nonstop?", The Genie, Sylas, frowned, "Do you want my help catching those two Shadow Guards or not?"
"Yes! Yes! Yes! Let's go right now!"
To find the Queen Bee, Ethan had to pass through the stone chamber where the Shadow Guards were. So he didn't dare delay. Hugging the teapot, and bringing Daji and the Scarecrow along, he entered the stone chamber where the Shadow Guards were stationed.
He saw that the two dog-headed stone statues, which had originally been facing away from the last stone chamber, were now turned toward Ethan's direction.
Before they even had time to prepare, Ethan saw the Shadow Guards launch an attack instantly. Two black shadows shot across the ground toward them at high speed.
The shadows moved so fast that the Scarecrow jumped back several steps in fright.
Then, by accident, it fell back into the trap of ten thousand arrows piercing the heart.
Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!
Countless poison arrows were "borrowed" by it once again.
And the Scarecrow, now left with only a head, instantly turned into a straw target selling candied hawthorns on a stick. It looked ridiculously funny.
But right then, the Genie Sylas, made of mist, suddenly shouted coldly, "How dare you! Just a mere shadow, and you still dare to act wild! Do you want me to erase even your shadow?"
As if it understood, the shadow actually stopped right at the last moment before reaching them.
But just then… One shadow stopped, yet the eyes of the other dog-headed statue suddenly lit up with a red glow.
Immediately, the shadow on the left charged fiercely toward Ethan and the others again.
"Hmph! Seeking death!"
Sylas flew into a rage, and his movements were even faster than the shadow rushing in.
Ethan saw him casually wave a hand in front of them. Instantly, a white light shield appeared, like a protective barrier.
At that exact moment, the black shadow collided with the edge of the shield.
The white light flared up like a hundred-watt incandescent bulb suddenly switched on.
Hiss!
The light fell onto the black shadow.
Holes were burned straight through it, one after another. The shadow retreated again and again in pain, as if it had suffered heavy damage.
The shadow on the right was also frightened by Sylas and quickly shrank back beneath the statue's feet, pretending it had never moved at all.
As for the shadow on the left that tried to attack Ethan, it hurriedly tried to retreat as well, writhing in pain. But Sylas clearly had no intention of letting it go.
"Holy Light Whip!"
Sylas shouted.
At once, a long whip made of light appeared in his hand. He lashed the glowing whip straight onto the black shadow.
The next moment, the shadow rolled around on the ground in agony.
Though there was no sound, the scene was incredibly strange, as if the shadow on the ground wasn't just a shadow at all, but a living thing.
Smack!
Sylas showed no mercy to the shadow writhing in pain on the ground.
After whipping it several more times, he roared angrily, "You dare show disrespect to me! Do you think the words of a Grand Magus are nothing but hot air?"
"A mere Shadow Guard dares to act arrogant in front of me!"
"You're asking to die!"
Smack!
The continuous lashes shrank the Shadow Guard visibly.
Yes, the shadow on the ground was now a whole circle smaller than before. It looked like a black balloon that had been whipped until the air leaked out. It felt like if it were whipped a few more times, it might truly vanish completely.
"That's enough! Tat's enough!"
Ethan quickly stopped Sylas from continuing, "Grand Magus Sylas, stop whipping it. If you keep going, you'll whip it out of existence. I still have great use for it."
"They're just two tiny Shadow Guards. What use could they be?", Sylas glanced sideways at Ethan, "What, am I not enough for you? You still want someone else?"
"Grand Magus, listen to how that sounds…"
Ethan laughed, "It's not like I'm marrying a wife. And I can't trouble you with every little thing, right? I need a few small helpers to handle minor matters. Wouldn't you agree?"
"Even if nothing else, they could at least guard the door or something."
"Security guards are expensive these days. I think these two are pretty good."
Hearing Ethan plead for them, the two dog-headed shadows actually nodded repeatedly at him in a strange way, as if they were willing to be security guards. Ethan was stunned.
'What the hell?'
'Are these really just shadows?'
'Why do I feel like they're alive?'
"You do have a point," Sylas's chin sprouted a misty goat beard. He stroked it thoughtfully, "Fine then. I'll take these two and make them my servants. We're all non-corporeal anyway, so it's not impossible."
"Uh…"
Ethan froze.
He wanted the Shadow Guards for himself. How did this turn into doing someone else a favor?
But he didn't dare argue with Sylas. He could only plan to find a chance later to trick them back from him.
Right now he was in a hurry to find the Queen Bee and leave this place. So he could only nod and say, "Grand Magus Sylas is absolutely right. Let's leave quickly. It seems like it's about to get dark outside."
"It's getting dark?", Sylas's expression changed as well, "Then let's hurry. Otherwise we'll be trapped here for another night."
"Grand Magus Sylas, are you also afraid of the night here?"
Ethan was surprised.
He had always thought the players in the Mist World were just too weak, which was why they were set to absolutely never leave their stone houses at night.
Now it seemed like that wasn't the case?
What was going on?
"Night does not belong to our world," Sylas stroked his goat beard again, "I'm not exactly afraid of the things in the night, but I don't want to face them either."
"Once you provoke those things, they'll be like bees that lost their hive."
"They'll hound you endlessly and drive you mad."
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Hearing that, Ethan's eyes widened instantly.
It felt like he was about to touch the truth of this world. He quickly asked, "So what exactly are those things?"
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