Colorful clouds, lighting candles.
On the large clouds, there are hand lamps one after another, arranged in uneven but regular formations. The lights shine in all directions, illuminating the lights in all directions, like a grand banquet.
In the center of the grand light, that is, in the pavilion, Black Widow and Yue Lai were sitting upright, looking solemn and almost pious, surrounded by firelight, without any shadow on their bodies.
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Above them, Shangguan Swordsman also held a torch, shining as much light as possible on his body.
Shangguan Swordsman missed expressing his opinion on whether to enter the shadow because his finger was stuck. Seeing the shadow approaching, Meng Huazhou did not let him down under such circumstances, and he never made a desperate move. He cut off his finger and jumped into the sun to survive, but it was always possible to grab a torch from the air.
Black Widow had a lot of hand lamps in her hands, so there was no need to fight to the death, so she gave him one, but she secretly wondered: Why is this swordsman so persistent? A narrow escape from death in the shadows is nothing compared to this one finger, right? There are no swordsmen out there who can regenerate their fingers, so why bother to persist?
She is persistent because of her years of dreams, and Yue Lai is persistent because of hatred unknown to outsiders. Not to mention Meng Huazhou, the dream of the fairy city is almost his spiritual support. Moreover, none of the three of them are swordsmen.
In this world, you are either a swordsman or a mortal, there is a huge difference between the two.
The world has acquiesced that the lives of mortals are worthless. In order for mortals to reborn and change their lives against the will of nature, they have to pay some price, such as risking their lives on stage to gamble. This risk is generally recognized to be worth taking. But that man is already a swordsman, nobler than mortals, and already holds the ladder to heaven in his hands, so what does he ask for so regardless of his life?
What existence is there in the fairy city that can make him fly to the flames?
As for Meng Huazhou, he was naturally silent, making Black Widow wonder - is this guy still there? Did he die in that flower?
She didn't know that there were invisible uninvited guests on the same cloud.
On the other side of the pavilion, the white fox was curled up in the light of a hand lamp. The white fur was golden when illuminated, almost turning into a golden fox.
Next to it was Tang Zhao who was also sitting with his chin in one hand as if he was asleep.
Tang Zhao is here, but no one can see him. This is the handiwork of White Fox.
Tang Zhao didn't understand the specific sword skills, but anyway, he and the others were sitting on a small cloud, and everyone turned a blind eye.
However, Bai Hu reminded him that he was no better than he had never existed, so he should not disturb others by doing whatever he wanted. Once his acquaintances were made to wonder: Is Tang Zhao still here? His image will be exposed soon.
Fortunately, Tang Zhao didn't plan to start a big fight. He was just worried about Black Widow and was a little curious about the fairy city in the story, so he watched quietly here. It would be best if he could gain anything. Waiting for trouble can't be done. The bottom line is to save Black Widow. Widow, just use sword skills to take her out.
The black shadow of Wang Liang is getting closer and closer, and the black outline has gradually become unclear.
A cloud may have various shapes when viewed from a distance, but once you get close, there is only a vast cloud covering the eyes, and no shape can be seen clearly. The same goes for the black shadow. From a distance, the black smoke looks like a black whirlpool, slowly rotating, but the closer you get, the less clear you can see the whole picture. There is only darkness above and below the ground.
The black shadow seemed to suck in everything in the world, light, color, sound, temperature... everything that could measure existence was swallowed up by the black.
Absolute darkness, absolute silence.
You don't need to be in the situation, just get close to it, and you can already feel the endless oppression, and the human body will be frozen.
The sunlight from the hand lamp shone far into the black shadow, part of it being swallowed up silently. The farther away, the thinner and dimmer the light became, like a river gradually disappearing into the desert.
Fortunately, the sunlight is different after all. It is not swallowed up indiscriminately, and the light is still bright in the vicinity. In particular, the intersection of several hand lamps creates a shadowless circle of light, which finally and steadily excludes the darkness.
In the endless darkness and despair, the light zone above the clouds is like the only hope, like a warm embrace, intoxicating.
Gradually, the clouds moved closer to the interior from the edge of the black shadow. At first, it was only dark in front of me, and then it also fell into darkness to the left, right, up and down. But because the light illuminated the rear, it was still blessed with some light, and the outside world could be seen. In the end, as the clouds advanced, the light could no longer shine behind, and the darkness behind was completely closed, blocking the intersection of the inside and outside. , the clouds truly became isolated islands.
The intrusion of clouds is like a stone dropped on the lake. There was a ripple, and then calmness returned.
"This is entering another world."
Black Widow felt this. After being surrounded by darkness, she instantly felt abandoned by her original world. Even if there were lights flashing around her, it couldn't give her any sense of security.
To be honest, I still have a little regret. Regret my hasty decision.
People's hearts are complex. Kang's excitement just now was real, and his regret now is also real.
Fortunately, Tang Zhao left, so even if she regretted it and burst into tears, she wouldn't be afraid of being embarrassed in front of her children.
She turned her head sideways, wanting to say something casually to Yue Lai, whom she was completely unfamiliar with, to relieve her depression. Suddenly, she felt her whole body explode, and she ducked back——
Stab!
A black shadow emerged from the darkness and rushed towards the Black Widow.
The black shadow was so fast that it almost jumped in front of him in an instant.
Black Widow didn't expect that there was an enemy attacking in the shadows, but she was also a battle-experienced master. Her body reacted naturally. She twisted her waist in a wrong step, rubbed her body to avoid the black shadow's pounce, then shook her sleeves and took action with the frightening thread. , circle back to trap the black shadow.
However, this set is empty.
There was nothing behind her, not to mention the attacker, not even a little bit strange.
Black Widow was surprised and said, "Did I see it wrong? Or was it a mental attack?"
If it is really a mental attack, it would not be surprising. The phantom in the evil spirit mainly attacks mentally. The inner phantom can even scare a good person crazy without knowing it. As a warrior, you can protect yourself with Gangqi and resist mental attacks.
Yue Lai said: "No. It is true..."
Before he finished speaking, a column of black smoke rushed from behind him and hit his neck.
Yue Lai's reaction was much faster than that of Black Widow. He turned back and stabbed with the sword as fast as lightning.
This stab also stabbed an empty space!
This time the Black Widow could see clearly. A face suddenly stretched out from the darkness. It looked three-quarters human and seven-part ghost. It opened its mouth and bit Yue. The speed was so fast that even with the Black Widow's eyesight, it could only See the afterimage.
However, the black shadow began to dissipate the moment it left the dark place. It was like a ball of snow being thrown into the oil pan. It maintained its shape at first, but in the blink of an eye it was baked by the high temperature, turned into snow water, and finally disappeared. In the hot smoke of the oil pan.
Black Widow could still see a realistic face at the moment when the black shadow jumped out. Before it jumped behind Yue Lai, it had become abstract. The next moment when Yue Lai drew his sword and slashed, it had completely dissipated.
It dissipated so fast that Black Widow almost thought it was a prank.
Yue Lai stared at the tip of his sword and said after a moment: "Master Yin, come to the middle. Don't be caught by it."
Black Widow was startled, then understood and took a few steps.
The monster in the shadow is obviously afraid of sunlight and will dissipate when exposed to light, but it is not without danger before it dissipates. Ordinary shadows will disappear in an instant as long as they are illuminated by light, but the monster-like shadow can exist independently for a few breaths in the clouds where the light shines blindly, which is extraordinary in itself.
It's so weird, even if it scratches a small piece of skin before it dissipates, it's very dangerous. Standing on the edge of the light is very unsafe, and the further away from the darkness, the safer it is.
Black Widow was also a person who had served in the military. Her mind was spinning. She had already begun to calculate the speed at which the black shadow had just dissipated, and calculated the safe distance from it. While calculating, she took two big steps forward and approached Yue Lai.
Although they are not in the same camp, the darkness is outside at this time, and Black Widow cannot help but get closer to this fellow traveler who Tang Zhao once evaluated as "very strong".
Perhaps it was also because Black Widow had lost her most reliable companion and had not yet re-entered her former solitary state. She couldn't help but ask Yue Laidao like she asked Tang Zhao: "What on earth was that just now? No. Like a phantom, like a monster born from the shadows.”
Yue Lai frowned and said, "How do I know?" He lowered his sword and pulled out a lamp tube with his backhand, holding it in his hand like a sharp sword. This action was very similar to that of a child picking up branches and using them as weapons to play fighting games, but his expression was serious, and it was obvious that he really used a hand lamp, which was only half a foot long and without any sharp edge, as a self-defense sword.
Black Widow almost didn't hesitate and took out a hand lamp to protect herself.
She guessed that although Yue Lai really didn't know this kind of monster, the black shadow just now had bullied Yue Lai, and Yue Lai slashed with a real sword. The two sides had already fought, and Yue Lai probably discovered the sword. He couldn't hurt the black shadow. Holding a sharp sword was no different than using his bare hands. It was not as effective as pulling out a hand lamp that could clearly dispel the darkness to defend himself.
The two of them each pulled up a hand lamp. Although there were many hand lamps underneath, there were gaps in the formation, and it was inevitable that there would be shadows within the light range. Of course, the Black Widow couldn't neglect it. She moved some of the hand lamps to maintain her own warm and bright island.
As she was moving, the light and shadow of the small cloud island flickered, and suddenly she heard a roar——
Black Widow was startled and looked up in confusion, and saw a big square face sticking out of the darkness.
If that face had been shrunk dozens of times, it might still have regular features, but at this moment, the face was as big as a Buddha's head on the mountain, and every feature could be called a "giant thing". It had become terrifying, and the surrounding area was even more shrouded in darkness. It was a smoke-like shadow, and the shadow quickly disintegrated and shattered under the light, as if a living face had been poured with strong acid and was festering and falling off. It was particularly terrifying under the dim light.
The big face faced the collapsing light, opened its mouth ferociously, and pounced towards...
The Shangguan swordsman is still hanging in the air!
