Pastor's Tantra

When Chloe advanced, she devoted almost all of her path characteristics to "Shadow Affinity."

The first level of shadow affinity can only make you less conspicuous when you are in the shadows; or it can reduce your sense of presence when your face is blocked by shadows.

Beginning at level 2, shadowy affinities can begin to interfere with reality.

After Chloe enhanced her shadow affinity to the second level, she could mix the power of shadow attributes into her daggers and arrows. This is because the power of shadow has penetrated into the mysterious art of "assassination".

Starting from the third level, the power of shadow has penetrated into the "stealth" professional ability.

Now she can completely escape into the shadows.

Because generally no one specifically chooses Shadow Affinity, a path characteristic that is useless in the early stages, so an ability that requires adapting to the Path and requires third-level Shadow Affinity as a threshold to barely acquire is undoubtedly quite rare. Skill. At least most people in Avalon don't know this secret.

Even among "Eagle Eyes", not many people master this skill.

This cognitive gap is undoubtedly fatal.

But after all, she is not the legendary "Shadow Demon" and cannot melt into the shadows at will. If she wants to maintain her shadow state, she must continue to maintain concentration and continue to consume physical strength and energy.

If her hidden shadow is destroyed, she will also be harmed. For a person who walks too fast, the shadow environment under her feet changes too quickly, which consumes too much of her energy and makes her tired. If the opponent happens to step under the light and the shadow becomes extremely small, she may also fail to sneak.

However, all disadvantages do not affect the power of this skill.

Combined with extraordinary equipment that reduces the sense of presence, she can make others not notice her shadow at all. To date, she has used this skill to kill many people silently. She even used this skill to sneak into a congressman's bedroom under layers of protection, kill him, and then hide in the shadows. When the guards came to check the situation, she followed the guards' shadows and left.

After using this skill many times, Chloe already has some experience.

Hiding in a shadow with a larger shape, stability, and area, consumes less physical energy and energy.

So Chloe found a perfect hiding spot.

——That's right under the wheelchair Aiwass is sitting on.

When the wheelchair moves forward, its shadow area basically does not change. So she could stay hidden in there almost effortlessly. Even if Inspector Edward or Detective Sherlock come later, they will not think in the direction of "the murderer is hiding under Aiwass".

This is the so-called darkness under the lamp.

And after Aiwass goes to bed at night, she can quietly crawl out from the shadows under the wheelchair and kill Aiwass.

This is just in case and to reduce variables.

She really didn't understand how Aiwass guessed her actions.

At best, Aiwass could guess that the Minister of Trade was related to the Noble Red Society, but the people in the society were in the same group as the secretary, so it was unnecessary and impossible to kill him; even if Aiwass knew "Eagle Feather" and knew " He shouldn't think about the existence of the "Eagle Eye" organization - no one will know their true purpose and mission, everything is hidden in the shadows.

And Aiwass could even say that "the other party may have put the document in the book." It was like he saw it all with his own eyes.

horrible.

Incomprehensible. Can't figure it out.

Isn't he a natural prophet who can predict the future?

But Chloe is an open-minded person and doesn't cause trouble for herself. She usually doesn't think about things that she really can't understand.

——Since I can’t figure it out, let’s get rid of the unstable factor Aiwass tonight.

Then I'll use your shadow to hide for a while, and then I'll stab you in the dead of night.

Anyone would think that this is revenge from the Minister of Trade.

Thinking this, Chloe turned into a creeping shadow and bumped into the shadow of a supervisor who was about to go downstairs. And when he passed Aiwass, he followed his shadow and crawled under Aiwass' wheelchair.

But that's it.

But Chloe suddenly felt a great, extremely strong fear.

This fear and avoidance of dangerous things is a warning of her ability to adapt to the road. Whenever she goes deep into danger without knowing it, the power of adapting to the path will turn into a kind of "fear" and try to save her.

...But what exactly is it?

Chloe's common sense told her that she must not go out at this time. Otherwise, she would be the target of public criticism when she suddenly appeared next to Aiwass, and it would be difficult for her to escape from the surrounding air cavalry outside.

But the feeling of fear became more and more intense, making Chloe's whole brain numb and her whole body shaking uncontrollably.

If anyone looks at the shadow cast by Aiwass' wheelchair at this time, he will find that his shadow is constantly shaking slightly as if he is sitting in front of the fireplace.

At this moment, Aiwass suddenly seemed to be lost in thought. He held his chin with his right hand and looked ahead intently.

Then under Chloe's peek, he nodded thoughtfully.

——Then, he looked down at his own shadow.

A pair of blue pupils are as calm as water and as deep as an abyss.

Looking down at those eyes, Chloe felt terrified for a moment.

Is this the crisis warning I gave you before?

Wouldn't he guess himself again?

Realizing this possibility, the fear in her heart was almost overwhelmed by shock and confusion.

Why?

How could he guess that I was here? !

Are there any positioning marks on my body? Did he notice the change in the shadow? Or did I reveal some flaws that I didn't notice?

"Director Gordon."

Just as the increasingly panicked Chloe hesitated to leave Aiwass's shadow, Aiwass suddenly raised his voice and shouted: "Please come here."

She felt that she had found an opportunity. Taking advantage of Aiwass raising his head to call someone, she immediately jumped into the shadow of Isabel next to Aiwass.

You should never be able to find me this way!

At this time, Princess Isabel seemed to notice something. She had a grimace on her face and frowned slightly, as if she felt a little unwell.

This is actually quite normal.

The transcendent of the path of beauty is much more sensitive than other paths...but luckily she doesn't know about the skill of shadow sneaking.

After all, I didn't directly notice that there was something in the shadow. Chloe comforted herself in her heart.

Upon hearing Aiwass's call, Director Gordon frowned slightly, but still walked over obediently.

"Did you find anything, Mr. Aiwass?"

The old director asked.

After Commissioner Gordon approached him, Aiwass showed a gentle and calm smile.

That is a confident smile that guarantees victory.

"That's right, Commissioner Gordon. Please protect me."

Aiwass said, taking out an exquisite elf pistol from his arms.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Director Gordon felt that its hollow, silver shell carved with thorns seemed to dim for a moment.

The old man's face became serious the next moment. Without even seeing the movement, the old knight who was more than one meter away suddenly appeared next to Aiwass, and his powerful right hand landed directly on Aiwass's wrist.

Because the muzzle of Aiwass' gun was too close to Her Royal Highness.

If it weren't for Aiwass calling out to himself before taking action, and aiming at the shadow under his feet. The old knight was afraid that the moment Aiwass pulled out his gun, he would directly subdue him.

He put his hand on Aiwass's wrist at this moment, confident that his movements would definitely be faster than bullets. At this distance, if Aiwass wanted to target Isabel's vital points, he could easily stop it.

Aiwass was not panicked, he just stared at the shadow under his feet.

Looking in the direction of his gaze, Chloe also breathed a sigh of relief. Although she could still feel the sense of crisis, it was much easier now compared to the sense of crisis when she was under Aiwass, as if she would die the next moment.

Under the quiet gaze of almost everyone in the club, Aiwass said slowly: "I just came up with a bold idea after complex thinking and reasoning. Of course, it is also mixed with irrational inspiration. . I do not guarantee that this conjecture is correct, it is just an idea. But just in case, I still called Director Gordon over."

After stacking the armor, Aiwass suddenly pulled the trigger at the shadow under his feet.

boom--

The muzzle of the gun burst into flames, and the bullets really fired up. This shocked almost everyone, except for Chloe who was a little relieved.

And almost at the next moment, Aiwass without hesitation turned his gun slightly and aimed at the shadow of Isabel that was connected with his own shadow.

boom--

The second bullet was fired, and a high-pitched scream sounded from the shadow under Isabel.

A beautiful girl with a face twisted in pain and wearing a thin white dress staggered out of her shadow.

This made Isabel's scalp numb for a moment.

When did she get into my shadow?

The old knight's reaction was extremely quick.

He almost didn't hesitate, and the right hand that was originally resting on Aiwass' wrist instantly shot out and hit Chloe, who was standing between Aiwass and Isabel.

It was obviously just a bullet, but Chloe's right shoulder seemed to have been cut off by some sharp object, almost broken.

A hurricane blew past, and Chloe was blown away.

The hair of Aiwass and Isabel beside him was instantly messed up by the strong wind, and Chloe smashed through the counter with a loud noise and hit the wine cabinet behind the bar hard.

Several copies of "Dracula" held by Chloe, as well as her glasses, were scattered on the spot.

After pushing the opponent away from Princess Isabel for the first time, the old knight finally drew his sword.

He pulled out the two-handed sword, and the brilliant silver light burned throughout the sword like silver fire.

He rushed over immediately, like an ancient knight.

Chloe, who was pushed against the wall by him, melted into a shadow again with pain on her face, flew close to the ground at extremely fast speeds, and fled out of the club. Director Gordon rushed out directly.

"Make sure it's marked, right?"

Aiwass asked Shadow Demon in his heart.

[Of course, my master... it’s foolproof]

Shadow Demon's hoarse and low voice sounded.

[I can’t wait to drown this bold little thief in the shadows]

Just now, his shadow demon was suddenly awakened.

Someone had entered his shadow.

Shadow Demon was extremely angry that his territory was invaded by others. If it hadn't been for Aiwass' urgent comfort, it would have immediately torn the arrogant assassin into pieces in public, and spread her evenly within a fifty-meter radius.

——But in that case, Aiwass will be in trouble.

So when he just fell into deep thought, he was actually talking to Shadow Demon and trying to comfort him.

Unless Aiwass encounters an irreversible life danger that must be resolved immediately, he will definitely hide the fact that he has a contract with the Shadow Demon. Even if Avalon no longer prohibits crossing the road, he will not take the initiative to expose it. Because this is his trump card.

You see, it's because Chloe doesn't know the existence of the Shadow Demon that she tries to invade Aiwass's shadow.

However, based on Aiwass's experience, he would not let Shadow Demon take action. This shot would not be able to kill a high-level assassin who was at least level 30 or 40.

Extraordinary people who are adapted to the path are particularly good at running.

Unless it is killed in an instant, once it enters a chase, it is highly likely that it will not be killed.

So Shadow Demon gave another solution in advance.

Aiwass used the [Enchanting Card: Shadow Blade] created by extracting the power of the Shadow Demon to attack her, leaving traces of the Shadow Demon in the shadows she controlled.

In this way, whenever she appears nearby again, Shadow Demon can immediately notice it; or Aiwass can actively track her... or use it as a medium to directly impose a curse on her.

Although he has not yet mastered the skill of cursing. But Aiwass was sure that the other party would come again.

Because when he shot her out, Aiwass felt the strong murderous intention and anger of the other party.

She clearly hasn't understood how she was exposed. But she should have understood that Aiwass had some way of finding her.

To prevent herself from being exposed again, she would probably try to attack Aiwass when he was least alert and unable to think—that is, while Aiwass was sleeping.

She might even torture Aiwass in a deserted place to get the secret that he could see the flaws in his shadow stealth.

But unfortunately...

While Aiwass slept, Shadow Demon was awake.

As long as she comes, she will definitely die.

Not only will equipment be given away, but experience will also be given away.

This is much easier than taking the initiative to find her.

Assassins who specialize in shadow abilities cannot defeat the "Shadow Demon", the superior demon who controls the shadow realm.

Aiwass knew her profession even better than the assassin. This in itself is a skill they developed by imitating the Shadow Demon's innate abilities.

Suddenly, Aiwass saw the glasses on the ground. He felt a little familiar.

It seems that the equipment has exploded?

"Lily."

Aiwass looked at it and called softly.

Lily guessed what Aiwass meant, picked it up before he could speak, and handed it to Aiwass.

Allen on the side also saw this scene, but he didn't say a word.

He turned his head and pretended he didn't see anything.

Aiwass took the glasses and its attributes appeared before his eyes:

【Observer in the Shadow】

[Extraordinary Equipment (Light Purple)]

[Armor-Head]

[Characteristics: Law·Cannot be looked directly at (triggered only when adapting to the road)]

[Feature: When the enemy does not find you, by continuing to observe the enemy, you can slowly increase the inevitable hit rate when attacking the opponent for the first time (once a day, 0/1)]

[Set: Eagle in the Shadow (1/4)]

["——Continue to observe and analyze. Remember, you only have one chance to take action.\