noveltune Chapter 258 The Darkest Hour!
Chapter 258 The Darkest Hour!
Chapter 258 The Darkest Hour!
After the black phantoms materialized, the surrounding shadow energy instantly boiled over. Within seconds, the shadows became chaotic and disordered, seemingly under some unknown influence.
He stared in disbelief at the scene, even forgetting for a moment what he was doing.
Not far from her, Tang Zijun curiously raised her head.
Once again, they found themselves in complete darkness, but Tang Zijun remained relatively calm this time.
Unlike before when she was forcibly pulled in, after obtaining the Dark Hermit form, Tang Zijun not only gained the key to enter the Shadow Corridor, but also the ability to see things clearly in the dark.
At this moment, the world before her eyes was no longer dark. Tang Zijun could clearly see those shapeless shadows drifting in mid-air, like clouds and mist, or like endless tides.
Tang Zijun initially thought he had entered the Shadow World, but he soon realized that this was not the Shadow World at all, but a vast dimension outside of it.
Just like the relationship between the mirror world and the reversed world.
The Reverse World is the location of the passage connecting the mirror reflections, while the Mirror World is a dimension created by the god of greed, who devours mirrors.
Tang Zijun had been active in the Reversed World before, but at that time, he had not yet been able to leverage the power of the Mirror World.
It was only when the remaining high-ranking greedy officials voluntarily opened the Mirror World Orange, preparing to risk their lives to break the seal of the God of Greed, that Tang Zijun was given the opportunity to enter.
The same should be true for the shadow world.
This means that I am currently in the same dimension as the reversed world.
Thinking of this, Tang Zijun slowly raised her head.
Looking at the woman in black opposite him, he asked softly.
"You're the Shadow Woman?"
The sound wasn't loud, but it sounded like thunder to the ears of the person who had just lost their hearing.
She snapped back to reality, her eyes filled with disbelief.
"How...how did you get in?!"
Where is Tan Zhixin?
Tang Zijun did not answer the other party's question, but asked it again.
This time, she realized what had happened. She took two steps back, as if she had figured something out. "I understand, I understand, it's you, right? You're the one in Tan Zhixin's heart."
"What are you talking about?"
Hearing the woman in the shadows' words, Tang Zijun nodded slightly.
But he soon realized that the woman in front of him seemed to know Tan Zhixin, and that their relationship was definitely not just ordinary.
She stared coldly at the man before her, her face contorted with inner turmoil.
After a brief silence, a sinister smile crept across her lips.
"I didn't expect you to gain the ability to infiltrate the Shadow Corridor so quickly."
"It seems the rumors were true; you really did gain new power from the secret realm. No wonder you targeted Sir Skeleton."
"What I didn't expect was that Tan Zhixin would actually fall for a greedy person..."
"Are you Tan Zhixin's friend?" Tang Zijun frowned.
"friend?"
He tilted his head, a hint of bitterness creeping into his smile.
"No, our relationship is much closer than that..."
Tang Zijun opened his mouth, his mind racing with thoughts.
Although the woman in front of her was a bit strange, with a large hole in her chest, she was definitely a human being, and it seemed that she had a close relationship with Tan Zhixin. Tang Zijun couldn't imagine why someone like her would fall into such darkness.
Tang Zijun had encountered similar situations before. Some people, when facing their reflection in the mirror, not only were not afraid, but also entered a state of liberation.
Those humans voluntarily relinquished their identities in the real world, giving their existence to another "self".
Of course, these people don't end up well. Their only purpose in entering the reverse world is to contribute more negative energy to their counterparts, just like batteries.
When Tang Zijun found them, they had all become mentally deranged lunatics.
But the woman before me still possessed reason; though somewhat obsessive, she was undeniably rational.
Just as Tang Zijun was about to say something, a terrifying energy fluctuation broke the tense atmosphere between the two.
The power of shadow erupted suddenly, and the center of the eruption came from the inside of the giant cocoon on the woman's back, where a loud explosion suddenly came out, as if something was about to come out.
The enormous tree, formed by the gathering of shadows, began to stretch out its tentacles, climbing upwards like a magic pea from a fairy tale, reaching all the way to the end of the 'sky'.
Shi also noticed the unusual movement of the giant cocoon, and she smiled.
"It's a success! It's really a success! :"
As Tang Zijun stared at the bizarre giant cocoon, a bad thought surfaced in his mind.
He quickly turned around and stared coldly at Tang Zijun.
"You couldn't stop all of this; your very existence is a mistake. Although I don't know how you manipulated Kuan'er, I will now make amends for that mistake..."
"You don't have that ability."
"You think I'm going to do it?" Shi licked her red lips. "No, Xin'er will do it herself!"
The heavy shadows drew back the curtain, and at that moment, an incredibly menacing crack appeared in the giant cocoon.
Immediately afterwards, an ominous aura spread out.
Tang Zijun's gaze passed over the shadow woman and landed on the giant cocoon. His expression was uncertain. He felt a terrifying energy fluctuation on the giant cocoon.
Unlike the tyranny of heretics and demons, or the delusions of the greedy, it is an existence shaped by the intertwining of chaotic desires and demonic power.
The surrounding shadow power began to collapse, and energy from almost the entire dimension was rapidly converging at this moment.
The cracks on the giant cocoon slowly widened, and then a figure gradually emerged.
"Tan Zhige? No...that's not right..."
Tang Zijun narrowed her eyes slightly.
If you only look at her appearance, it is indeed Tan Zhixin's face, but her body size has long surpassed the limits of human beings.
The "Tan Zhixin" that emerged from the giant cocoon was over three meters tall, and that was only her upper body. Tang Zijun saw clearly this time that the thing was actually a body formed from shadow energy.
But the next moment, Tang Zijun's eyes widened suddenly.
Suddenly, Tan Zhixin's body rose higher, and her lower body was revealed. Those were not human legs at all—they were thick, black snake tails covered with scales!
"Tan Zhixin" seemed to hatch from a snake egg, suddenly bursting out of the giant cocoon and revealing her bizarre appearance.
Gazing at that colossal, giant-like being, a hint of reminiscence flickered in his eyes. "Yes...that's it...this godlike talent..."
Is the talent Xiaoqing awakened a magical talent?
Tang Zijun's expression changed slightly.
After learning that Xiao Bai had awakened a talent magic that allowed her to transform into Tang Cao, Tang Zijun was now very receptive. However, he never expected that Xiao Qing's talent magic would be even more outrageous.
The combined magic of a spirit beast and a magical girl—is this the power of one of the five strongest young people in Lingnan back then?
Spread the shadows!
Shi raised his hands.
"This will be a new era for the real world!!"
As she spoke, "Tan Zhixin" let out a sharp shriek.
A terrifying pressure swept out, causing countless shadow forces to collapse and fall, transforming into pure energy that merged into the giant tree.
At the same time.
In those little-noticed corners of the real world, a strange change is quietly unfolding.
The dark, dry well, the buried air-raid shelter, the abandoned old house... the shadows that were originally quietly curled up against the wall seem to have been awakened by some mysterious force.
At first, there was only a slight tremor, as if countless invisible hands were gently pulling from below.
Then, the shadows began to become restless, slowly wriggling like living things. Gradually, a sapling sprouted, and the shadows began to wriggle faster and faster.
The shadows continued to spread, extending from the corner of the wall towards the street, dimming the light wherever they went.
The streetlights, which were originally bright, were gradually swallowed up by the shadows, becoming dim and weak. The lights in the shop windows also gradually went out under the encroachment of the shadows, leaving only darkness.
People hiding at home also began to be shrouded in shadow. They were horrified to find that their shadows no longer obediently followed their movements, but instead detached from their bodies and merged with the surrounding shadows.
The shadow continued to spread, climbing the walls of the high-rise buildings and shrouding the entire structure in darkness.
The faint light seemed so small in the shadows, and even the moon was obscured by dark clouds.
The drivers watched in horror, trying to drive away from the darkness, but the shadows, like a tsunami, relentlessly devoured everything around them and dragged them into the darkness.
In the city center square, the original fountain appeared eerie and terrifying under the shadows. The water, as it gushed forth, was stained black by the shadows, like ink.
People rushed out of their homes in panic, scattering in all directions. Screams and noise mingled together, plunging the entire city into chaos.
The same thing is happening in different cities around the world, and nobody knows what happened or how to deal with it.
Inside the operations room of the Demon Surveillance Bureau headquarters, only two of the many large screens remained, having been destroyed.
Shangguan Su and the others stared in shock at the satellite images on the screen, feeling completely at a loss.
"Damn." Looking at the shadows spreading across the city, Qin Nan couldn't help but twitch his lips. "Who released the void..."
Shangguan Su turned her head slightly to look at Qiu Yun, whose expression was also solemn.
"This is shadow energy, countless times more powerful than before." Captain Lotes frowned deeply. "It's spreading from the surface world!"
Upon hearing this, Qin Nan's pupils immediately contracted.
"You mean the world of the surface!?"