Along the shadows of the wall, Five cut through the crowd like a silent and transparent shadow without attracting anyone's attention.

This has been the case since he was a student, he is like a transparent person who wanders outside the crowd. Obscurity and never doing anything to get someone else's attention. Even his classmates for many years have an impression of him only at the stage of "Ah, I seem to have such a classmate".

The lights on the stage never hit him - even the props had a chance to show their faces in front of the audience!

And in the shadows, he has never been cared for, even when he was about to confess to the girl of his classmates for many years, the girl said:

"Excuse me, who are you?"

"Isn't that a matter of course? People you like don't like you. "But, even once, I'm going to stand in the center of the stage." ”

With his eyes closed, with the help of the ubiquitous shadows, the traces left by Number One were as visible in the eyes of Number Five as fireflies in the night.

Soon, Number Five found the man in the middle of nowhere.

The appearance of the number one has undergone a simple make-up, and it looks like a public face that can be seen everywhere. He wore a trench coat and carried a suitcase, and he was no different from an outside businessman.

When Number One turned into the alley, Number Five followed as if no one was around, until he came behind Number One.

Pulling out the old but still sharp dagger from his bosom, No. 5 struck out brazenly - without the slightest confusion or mysterious killing intent. Five had only one simple thought in his mind: stab the dagger into One's heart!

The edge is out, and it is difficult to collect the water!

The essentia-enveloped dagger also cut through the air at a speed that was difficult to see with the naked eye, but it did not make a sound.

In the nick of time, Beastly One's instincts saved his life.

At the last moment, Number turned around and secured the dagger with his scimitar - the blade of the dagger only pierced the muscles in his chest!

Knowing that his strength was no match for No. 1, No. 5 decisively pulled out his dagger and opened the distance. After all, his purpose was only to snatch the sample, and taking No. 1's life was only incidental.

"Five, what do you want to do!" Seeing the person coming, One's eyes widened.

Number Five did not answer, but with a flick of his footsteps, the man circled behind Number One. The dagger in his hand was like a poisonous snake spitting out letters, piercing One's heart.

"When!" One didn't have time to turn around, and with one hand behind him, he hunched slightly, blocking the swift blow.

"Have you thought about the consequences of such a blatant violation of the [Birdless Bird]'s contract?"

Number One was talking, but the scimitar in his hand was not merciless, and he was about to take off Five's head with a sweep.

Five avoided the knife and sneered, "You also know that 'the bird without a pupil walks for profit', just as you doubt us, we also don't have any trust in you. ”

"Put the box down, I'll let you go. "Five unreservedly releases essentia, strengthened by the phases of the moon, as demonstrations and announcements.

"You're too young, Five. Number grinned, "Do you know what kind of hunter you're talking to?"

Holding the box firmly with his left hand, Number One raised the scimitar with one hand, and his tall figure was awe-inspiring.

Confident and heroic, the number five is even more angry - don't I look even more small and dirty than someone in the spotlight like you?

"It's all rats in the stinking gutter, so there's no need to pretend to be heroic!" said Five, holding the dagger and hurrying away.

In the process of running, Five's body suddenly split into five shadows, leaning towards Number One from all directions.

Five shadows stabbed or slashed, attacking Number One in different directions and with different moves—this was not a false phantom, each dagger had drunk blood!

No. 1 agitated his qi and blood, and his already tall body rose again. The skeletal muscles of the whole body actually let out bursts of tiger and leopard roars.

The muscles and bones are ringing together, and the tiger and leopard are thundering!

Although the five shadows shot almost at the same time, there was always a sequence. No. 1's footsteps were staggered, and five slashes slashed at the five shadows in succession.

The shadow shattered, and Five clutched his wrist and stepped back. Number One was also sweating profusely and stumbling slightly.

"Trouble. "No. 1 and No. 5 are evaluating each other mentally at the same time.

If they continue to entangle the two of them, they are not sure that they will end the battle in a short time, which is unacceptable to both of them, and the military will come at any time!

"Then the next blow will decide the winner. The two looked at each other, and both read each other's thoughts from each other's gazes.

"You can't give each other a chance to recharge!" The next thought of the two coincided with each other.

There was no time to make too many preparations, and One strode forward. The Incher scimitar in his hand began to grow under the perfusion of essentia, and the blade extended longer and the arc was more exaggerated. The hilt also proliferates, allowing for a wider attack range.

Seeing how powerful the One scimitar was, Five was keenly aware that One must not be allowed to get close. Hold the dagger with your fingertips, and most of the essentia is poured into it.

Infused with a large amount of essentia, cracks began to bloom on the dagger, which was not a treasure, and it was about to fall apart.

But just before the dagger could crack, Five threw the dagger with all his might, creating a brief streamer in the air.

"Drink. Number yelled, and the scimitar in his hand slashed down on the dagger.

There was a moment of silence, as if time had been frozen, and there was only a torrent of essentia collision!

First burst out of the flash, followed by the tooth-aching crash and the rolling waves.

"Bang. The dagger was cut apart, but the flying shards hit the box in One's hand.

The combined force of the two knocked the box out of One's hand, but when the box fell to the ground, both of them were shocked - the black box was empty!

The next moment, the boy appeared at the entrance of the alley.

Green's Research Notes—The First Order of "The Establishment of the Cornerstone"

On a full moon night, draw your own circle in the shadows with special ink.

The secondary potion is then drunk in the center of the circle, at which point the participant will begin to perform Soul Ascension.

After the ritual takes effect, walk under the moonlight, and the participant's shadow will be activated by the influence of the full moonlight.

Only when the participants of the ritual defeat their own shadow with their own hands in a one-on-one battle can they use it as nourishment to complete the sublimation of the soul and establish the cornerstone.

Remark:

The Shadow does not have the ability to think for itself, but retains the habits and instincts of the ritual participants, and can use this to defeat the Shadow.

Damn, the transcendents of this "remnant level" are affected by the phases of the moon, and when the moon is full, they are corrupted by shadows.

Also, watch out for moonshine!