As for the spent Essence... I still have these high-purity Essence Crystals to recover with!
In the distance, within the shadows cast by a mountain of crates, a monstrous figure suddenly materialized. It writhed violently on the ground, tormented by the searing pain of the Soul-Burning Flame.
Zhou Chen finally got a clear look at the thing. It was a wolf-like creature, but it was far more muscular than any wolf. Its claws and fangs were sharper, its body was covered in short, black fur, and its eye sockets were dark voids, as if set with two black gems. In the darkness, its body seemed semi-incorporeal.
An Abyssal Creature that moves through shadows—the Shadow Demon Wolf.
And also, one of Gentleman's kept minions.
'How did it find me? Did Gentleman mark me with some kind of shadow aura?' As the thought crossed Zhou Chen's mind, he raised his pistol and fired.
