Chapter 2423 Destination and Goal <TOC> Chapter 2425 Capture
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Angel planned to wait here for a moment; if the misty shadow really came back, he would give it a surprise. If it didn’t return, that was fine too, since Reynolds’ body had already been retrieved.
After making his decision, he extended a finger towards the energy poison fog not far away and pointed.
An illusion of “Reynolds” materialized out of thin air, lying face down there.
Angel himself leaned back slightly, blending into the surrounding environment as if entering spatial ripples.
Having taken measures to conceal himself, Angel then turned his gaze back to the bottle in his hand.
Quietly observing the purple-black crystal shimmering with a ghostly light in the cold liquid inside the bottle, Angel pondered for a moment before extracting the Geometric Lock from his bracelet.
Manipulating the Geometric Lock to shrink to the size of a palm-sized box, Angel carefully placed the bottle inside it.
The Geometric Lock was inscribed with an aura shield, capable to a certain extent of shielding the escape of auras.
The reason he placed the bottle into the Geometric Lock was not to guard against the misty shadow, but to avoid greater risks.
He couldn’t determine what the purple-black crystal in the bottle was. If there was a very small chance it was an organ of Ziz’s cub, and if Gruz De Weld was truly enraged by the actions of Number 01, he might be implicated because of this bottle.
Therefore, to be on the safe side, he first put the bottle into the Geometric Lock.
He would decide later whether to keep or dispose of the bottle.
After all this, Angel prepared to put away the Geometric Lock. He first activated the space within his bracelet, but after a strange pause of two seconds, he sealed the bracelet space again. In the end, he tossed the Geometric Lock gently, letting it fall into the shadow on the ground, where a hand stretching out from the shadow caught it and it sank away.
Keeping it in the bracelet posed certain risks; it was better to leave it with Eremy.
After handling the bottle, while waiting for the misty shadow to arrive, Angel opened his mental connection, preparing to talk to Reynolds about his body.
But just as Angel was about to connect through the mental connection, he was surprised to discover… the mental connection had already been severed.
What happened, why did Lord Canter suddenly sever the mental connection? Was there a problem with the fourth level?
With confusion, Angel looked towards Toby and Dangros.
Through Dangros’ explanation and Toby’s occasional interjections, Angel finally understood what had happened.
Firo had crushed the crystal given by Canter; either Number 03 had forcefully broken out, or Number 01 and the others had returned. Facing this situation, Nisi certainly had to go out to support Firo.
As for Angel, Canter hoped that whether or not he found Reynolds’ body, he should leave the laboratory as soon as possible.
“When did they leave?”
Dangros remarked, “It wasn’t long after I mentioned the bottle looked familiar. They finished explaining the situation and left. I was about to find an opportunity to discuss this with you when you asked me about it.”
This was about a minute or two ago, when Angel was pondering about the bottle, hence he didn’t catch Dangros’ hint.
Dangros asked, “Shall we leave now, or continue waiting here?”
Angel didn’t hesitate, “Let’s go.”
Speaking of hatred for the misty shadow, Nisi and his companions might feel more resentment, having been tricked by it. As for Angel, he had no direct conflict with the misty shadow. Now that Reynolds’ body had been recovered, whether or not to investigate the misty shadow wasn’t crucial.
Moreover, Lord Canter had advised him to leave as soon as possible, foreseeing some danger perhaps.
Thus, leaving immediately was the best option at the moment.
Without any hesitation, Angel rushed towards the exit.
However, shortly after Angel left, he heard a furious roar echoing from the corridor in the distance.
Dangros heard it too, “The sound seems to come from the corridor where we were earlier.”
“It’s a beastly roar, probably a new host body the misty shadow has taken over in the Beast Garden. Judging by the sound, it seems stronger than the previous Fire Scale Familiar,” Angel casually said.
“It must’ve discovered Reynolds’ body is no longer there. Shall we go there?”
Angel shook his head, “No need.”
“…But what if it catches up to us?” Dangros hesitated before asking.
Upon hearing Dangros’ question, Angel stopped in his tracks and turned back to look down the dark, deep corridor.
Although he couldn’t see the beast’s figure at this moment, he could hear its thudding footsteps. The ground was trembling slightly, and the sensation was getting stronger.
The misty shadow was indeed catching up.
As Angel was thinking this, a large figure shrouded in black smoke suddenly burst out from the depths of the corridor and lunged at Angel fiercely.
Angel slightly shifted his figure to dodge the attack.
Just as he was about to turn around, he saw a palm the size of a fluttering fan aiming for his face.
Continuing with a retreating dodge, Angel was ready to engage in battle. However, the towering figure didn’t follow but withdrew to the side, observing the surroundings with its bell-sized eyes.
As Angel stepped forward, the figure continued to slap but didn’t pursue further. Moreover, its gaze wasn’t fixed on Angel but wandered around aimlessly.
At this moment, from a hidden corner in the shadows, Dangros whispered softly, “Why resort to illusion tactics again in battle, really unnecessary…”
Before Dangros could utter the word “face,” he was met with an icy glare from Toby.
Feeling a chill run through him, Dangros quickly added, “I mean, fighting like this, without wasting any energy, is wonderful.”
After a pause, Dangros turned his gaze toward the distant “illusion”: “However, that fellow seems to have noticed Mr. Pat’s illusion and hasn’t entangled with the illusion.”
Naturally, Angel heard what Dangros said.
Indeed, he noticed that the creature newly possessed by the misty shadow seemed much more cautious this time, not directly engaging with the illusion but rather observing the surroundings.
Whether it had discovered the illusion or was simply being cautious was hard to say.
However, judging by the species of the creature now possessed, Angel felt it likely didn’t have the ability to see through the illusion.
The creature, Gomito, is a humanoid monster about three meters tall with gray skin. Its bulging purple veins under the skin are clearly visible, its face is ferocious with a mouth like a crocodile, tusks protruding outward, no nasal bridge but five parallel nostrils, and eyes that occupy half of its face, containing a terrifying single eye.
Overall, Gomito fits the common human perception of a horrifying monster. However, Gomito’s actual strength does not match its fearsome appearance; in fact, the gap is quite large.
Known as the “Heart Eater,” Gomito is a very low-level magical creature, lacking intelligence, strong but without combat wisdom. Even a human knight, if knowing the right approach, could potentially defeat it.
It is not a magical creature of this world, usually appearing in the Southern Region, mostly in the form of summoned beasts. However, this particular Gomito, clearly not in its summoned form, seems to have been captured from another world by the base laboratory and has now been chosen by the misty shadow as a new host.
Angel had thought the misty shadow possessed a magical creature stronger than the Fire Scale Familiar, but in terms of comprehensive strength, Gomito is actually comparable to the Fire Scale Familiar.
There are many powerful magical creatures in the Beast Garden, yet it chooses the weaker ones, perhaps confirming Angel’s speculation that the misty shadow currently cannot possess too powerful magical creatures.
As for why it could possess Reynolds, perhaps because Reynolds’ soul and body were separated?
Recognizing Gomito made Angel believe that the misty shadow might not have seen through the illusion; it was merely being cautious. After all, Angel had tricked it with an illusion on the fifth level.
However, no matter how cautious it is, it’s futile against the insurmountable chasm that absolute strength disparity presents.
Angel has no time to dally with the misty shadow here; he decides to quickly end the battle.
He directly releases the pressure of a wizard-level power.
Under this overwhelming pressure, unless one has the strength of a formal wizard, there’s practically no resistance.
However, when Angel thought a single strike would be effective, he suddenly discovered that Gomito was not trembling with fear as he had imagined. Instead, Gomito was releasing a strange energy from its body surface. Although this energy could not block the imposing pressure, it did neutralize the intimidation brought by the pressure.
“This kind of energy… it’s like the Power of the Mind.” Angel had once witnessed a battle in Sky Mechanical City between the Divine Dress Maiden, Carveline, and Shirley. At that time, Carveline transformed into the magnificent Shepherd God’s Outer Garb, releasing the power of the mind. The concept of this idealistic energy left a deep impression on Angel. Since then, Angel had not seen similar power again, and he did not expect that the second time he would see it, it would be in a Gomito with weak strength!
Moreover, Gomito was able to withstand the imposing pressure he released with the power of the mind!
“Heart Eater… the power of the mind…” These two may be related, but Angel believes that ordinary Gomitos absolutely cannot do this; this is the enhancement of the misty shadow!
Or rather, this is the misty shadow’s development of the Gomito’s potential.
Just as the misty shadow possessed the Fire Scale Familiar before, it also brought the Fire Scale Familiar’s ability to an unprecedented peak.
But upon further thought, is it really potential development? Do ordinary Gomitos have the potential for the power of the mind?
Perhaps within the ancient bloodline, this kind of power is hidden, but even a true knowledge level bloodline wizard cannot stimulate a return to ancestry, right?
This misty shadow… what exactly is its origin? What is the limit of its ability? Can it be applied to all bloodlines?
Angel’s interest in this misty shadow had cooled down, but now it has risen again.
Perhaps defeating it is not a good choice; capturing it is.
Chapter 2423 Destination and Goal <TOC> Chapter 2425 Capture