"Hiss! Whoosh!"
With Xiao Xiao and Shen Yun Yao cooperating to draw the attention of the black figure, Ye Feng's sword, imbued with True Energy, instantly slashed across the black figure's neck.
The black figure's neck twitched, but soon returned to stillness.
"Damn it, what… what in the world is this?"
Ye Feng exclaimed in shock, his face filled with horror.
Because his attack, just like before, had been ineffective, and a portion of his True Energy had been absorbed by the creature…
"Sluurp~ Munch munch~ Sluurp~"
The black figure turned to face Ye Feng, seven or eight mouths chewing on Ye Feng's True Energy.
As the black figure chewed, its black mist-like body became more solidified.
"Ye… Ye Feng, I… we might have encountered something extraordinary!"
At this moment, Shen Yun Yao ran to Ye Feng's side, her voice trembling with fear.
"Yun Yao, do you know what that shadowy figure is?"
Ye Feng turned his head, looking at her urgently.
"That… that thing might be…"
Before Shen Yun Yao could finish speaking, a somewhat mechanical female voice sounded out, "It's a Dark Shadow Play!"
Ye Feng followed the sound and found that the voice was coming from the energy core.
Hearing this, Ye Feng looked at Shen Yun Yao questioningly.
Shen Yun Yao blinked slightly, then nodded, "It is… it is a Dark Shadow Play!"
As she spoke, she also looked towards the energy core, a look of surprise on her face.
Because the mechanical voice had said exactly what she was about to say, and she was clearly surprised by that mechanical voice.
"Please protect the lingering fire, protect the last lingering fire of human civilization!"
At this moment, the mechanical female voice sounded again.
"What the heck?"
While Ye Feng was bewildered, the black figure lunged at the three of them again. Helpless, Ye Feng, Xiao Xiao, and Shen Yun Yao quickly dodged.
"Yun Yao, what kind of bird is this Dark Shadow Play you mentioned?"
Ye Feng looked at Shen Yun Yao, full of confusion.
"I… I've never seen one either, I only heard about it from my grandfather when I was a child…"
Shen Yun Yao said with great fear, "Dark Shadow Plays are said to be super monsters that swept across the entire world in the early days of the Great Cataclysm, annihilating almost all large human survivor bases…"
"Dark Shadow Plays devour all motive energy. The global super blackout in the early days of the Great Cataclysm is said to have been caused by a large number of Dark Shadow Plays!"
"These Dark Shadow Plays devour motive energy, including the flesh and blood of the strong, and particularly like to devour arcane energy…"
"For a time, Arcane Masters were almost hunted to extinction by Dark Shadow Plays… The few surviving Arcane Masters hid and trembled, not daring to use arcane energy recklessly for fear of attracting Dark Shadow Plays…"
"During the Great Cataclysm, numerous Dark Shadow Plays formed the Dark Tide… sweeping across all major human survivor bases, countless people died tragically…"
"Later, for some unknown reason, the Dark Shadow Plays rapidly disappeared… According to my grandfather, it seemed related to the Twilight of the Gods…"
"I asked, but grandpa wouldn't tell me!"
Shen Yun Yao explained quickly to Ye Feng while dodging the black figure's attacks.
"If we had to choose the most terrifying monster among all monsters in the world of 'Lingering Fire', then this Dark Shadow Play would undoubtedly be number one!"
"All firearms and cannons only pass through this thing, and even if it's blown apart by a super bomb, it can eventually reassemble…"
"The only weakness of this thing… is light…"
She paused, then added, "The survival rule of this world, 'Embrace Fire with Light,' is because of this Dark Shadow Play… During the Great Cataclysm, after the sun went down, it was the beginning of nightmares for all humans."
"She's right!"
At this moment, the mechanical female voice from the energy core sounded again.
"Holy crap… you t–"
"Munch munch~"
At this moment, after the Dark Shadow Play finished chewing on Xiao Xiao's arcane energy, its form became even more solid.
"Whoosh!~"
The next second, the Dark Shadow Play flickered and instantly appeared in front of Ye Feng. A thin streak of white light flashed in its hand.
"This feeling… could it be True Energy?"
Sensing the fluctuation emanating from the thin white light in the Dark Shadow Play's hand, Ye Feng's expression turned grave with shock.
"Tch~ Ow!~"
Ye Feng cried out in pain, pulling Xiao Xiao back quickly.
After stopping, Ye Feng looked at his right upper arm, which was gushing blood. He felt a burning pain and furrowed his brow tightly, his heart filled with even greater shock.
Because he had just been injured by True Energy, and it was his own True Energy…
The thin white light in the Dark Shadow Play's hand was actually his True Energy…
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