At the same time, a clear message quietly swiped through the contract assistance system-

[Shadow Nightmare (Mutated/Sub-Elite), Adult, Health 78, Strength: Silver, Defense: ? Skill? 】

Ordinary people may not be able to directly see the origin of the shadows, but Duran has his own visual skills and contract assistance system, and he quickly sees the true identity of the other party.

"Shadow Nightmare? No, I've seen Shadow Nightmare in books, but it's not like this. Hearing Duran's affirmative words, Erega couldn't help but mutter, looking at Duran with some confusion.

The shadow was silent.

Duran smiled lightly: "Shadow Nightmares are similar in shape to ordinary nightmares, most of them have the appearance of heavy war horses, and they have special horns on their heads. But this Mr. Shadow Nightmare is a little different from his compatriots, and for some unknown reason, he may have mutated. ”

Duran's words are not unfounded, in this world filled with magic, many miracles are born and very difficult as one might think. Many monsters have the potential to take on the appearance of a benevolent person, which does not mean that they are powerful, but they may have been cursed or witchcrafted, or they may have drunk some strange potion.

"Ah, I remember, there are occasionally some shadow springs in the shadow plane, and legend has it that shadow creatures who drink this spring will gain incredible abilities, but their bodies will also change drastically......" Erega suddenly realized, as an orthodox White Tower wizard, her foundation is still extremely solid, and many rare knowledge has also been involved.

"Enough!" Shadow Nightmare let out a furious roar: "Your chat sounds very boring to me, since you are not interested in working with me, then I must show you how good I am first!" ”

"My lord, I'll come." Simodo raised his greatsword and said eagerly.

Duran smiled and shook his head, "No, Seamus, I need you to protect them. He's fast, and you're the only one who can deter him if you're standing here. ”

"But......" Seamodo looked at Duran with some hesitation.

Duran smiled dumbly: "Don't forget, I've been training there for more than half a year. ”

Simodo nodded, and only he knew about Duran's training in the Shadow Thieves Training Base, so the mercenary man crossed the giant sword in front of everyone, and his eyes stared at the Shadow Nightmare, like a hungry tiger.

Even the usually fierce Shadow Nightmare seemed a little frightened by the look in Seamodo's eyes, and Kate said with some concern, "Duran, you may need a little help." ”

Iron Fur immediately echoed and said, "Yes master, I was entangled with him for a while just now, and this guy is slippery like a loach in a stinky ditch, and he can't catch it." ”

The Shadow Nightmare roared, and in the next second, his figure suddenly disappeared in place, suddenly appearing in front of Ironskin.

"Hey, your opponent is me!" With an accurate prediction, Duran sent out the long sword in his hand steadily, forcing the Shadow Nightmare back in one step.

He casually put Abu down, and then threw a few shimmering candles to the crowd - anyway, these candles were not bought by his own money, but were casually rubbed with oil from the mage tower, and Duran didn't feel distressed at all when he used them: "Light these candles, shadow creatures are good at taking advantage of any place where shadows exist, which is why his raids are so elusive." Give him a little light, and he will be less arrogant. ”

The crowd immediately lit a few shimmering candles as Duran had ordered, and a large expanse of light spread out, illuminating the vicinity of the crowd in this narrow slit. The occasional shadow also became very faint, and the movement of the Shadow Nightmare was immediately greatly restricted.

Duran's swordsmanship is not very remarkable, but it is steady. With his strength of level 19 at this time, it is reasonable to say that it is difficult to deal with such an opponent, but the long-term training has had an excellent effect, Duran wields the long sword impenetrable, stabbing a few swords unexpectedly from time to time, and can also startle the shadow nightmare in a cold sweat.

The opponent's speed was still very fast, but Duran had already prepared, defending more than attacking, and the scene immediately became very stale.

"You're not as fast as I thought you would." Duran scoffed, "I thought the mutated Shadow Nightmare could be so powerful. ”

Shadow Nightmare snorted, his attack became sharper, his long nails clanging against Duran's sword, his face gradually becoming impatient, and the speed under his hands was a little faster. However, Duran was always as steady as Tarzan, and he did not hesitate to protect himself in the face of the Shadow Nightmare's attack, because of Simodo, he didn't need to be distracted by the Shadow Nightmare sneaking up on Erega and the others - if he did, then the mercenary man would give him a slash that he would never forget.

"His swordsmanship is simply exquisite." Eregal exclaimed, "Maybe the word subtle doesn't accurately describe it, well, yes, the swordsmanship itself is not very subtle, it's probably just some basic introductory swordsmanship." But people who wield swords seem to be very familiar with this kind of swordsmanship, I mean, Duran is like a real veteran. But he's still so young......"

Erega hadn't had much contact with Duran before, so she was just surprised by Duran's performance. However, Kate knows a lot about Duran, and knows that just a few days ago, this guy was still a rookie who couldn't even use a sword posture accurately!

"How did Duran grow so fast? What was it that made him change so much? Kate's breath was short, and the words Tower of Shadows began to pop through his mind, "Could it be that he really found the Tower of Shadows and obtained the inheritance of Master Rivenkin?" But no matter how powerful the inheritance is, it won't change a person in a few days, right? ”

Kate was puzzled in her heart, if Duran vowed to kill Andrew to avenge Mr. Autumn before she regarded her as a young man who had lost an important loved one, but now, seeing Duran undergoing such a transformation, Kate gradually believed that Duran could kill Andrew.

Shadow Nightmare has been entangled with Duran for a long time, and has become extremely irritable, but as a mutated shadow creature, his abilities are actually very ordinary, except for some of the most basic shadow spells, he relies on speed to win. Now Duran ordered the people to light the candles, and the light greatly restricted his movements, making his movements much slower; On the other hand, Duran's agility and perception are also extremely high, almost equal to the level of silver power. High Perception can easily predict the Shadow Nightmare's movements, and high agility can react more accurately, and the combination of the two greatly reduces the Shadow Nightmare's attack.

"Looks like we're going to have to do something else." Shadow Nightmare made up his mind, and his shadow suddenly receded, drifting back about twenty feet.

A strange muttering sound sounded from the darkness, and hearing this voice, the little goblin Lulu immediately reminded, "This is his spell, the shadow spell!" ”

Erega also hurriedly shouted, "Be careful......"

Before she could finish her words, two shadow-shaped snakes suddenly appeared under Duran's feet, and the speed of the snakes was terrifying, and they instantly entangled Duran's feet. Another snake jumped up his knee and up to his waist a few times, trying to tie his arms as well.

"Oh no, Duran probably needs our help!" Kate was about to step out, but was grabbed by a large hand.

Seamodo smiled innocently: "This lady, please don't worry, I'm afraid that my lord's ability is much stronger than you imagined......"

"Huh?" Kate was a little puzzled, could it be that the benefits that Duran had received in the Tower of Shadows were far from what she had seen so far.

So she refocused her gaze on Duran.

In the face of the strange sneak attack of the two swimming snakes, Duran's face did not change, he threw away the long sword for the first time, and grabbed one of the shadows with both hands. The clinker snake was even smoother than Duran had imagined, and it actually got through his palm with a shake, and Duran couldn't hold the snake's head, but only its body.

"But it doesn't matter, the result is the same anyway." Duran didn't care, the power of imprisonment coming from his feet made him feel a little uncomfortable, so he didn't hesitate anymore, and his palms tightly pressed against the snake's body--[Fire Tongue Technique]!

The Flame Monarch's talent is not a joke, the Fire Tongue Technique is not a non-magic but Duran's natural skill, he doesn't need to chant a spell, he doesn't need a posture, he can use it with just a thought. Red flames erupted, and in the stunned gaze of everyone, the flames bypassed Duran's clothes as if they were spirits, and simply burned the two shadow snakes to ashes.

"Wow, the big bad guy breathes fire!" The two leprechauns cheered.

"W-How is this possible!" Kate and Erega looked at each other, and both saw a deep shock in each other's eyes!

Duran was not a mage, nor was he a warlock, how could he be so easy to hold fire in the palm of his hand?

Equally frightening was the Shadow Nightmare, hiding in the shadows, he was so frightened that he couldn't possess his body, the shadow creatures were most afraid of fire and light, and Duran's move undoubtedly made him feel the threat of life and death.

It's just that he just had the idea of retreating and wanted to escape, when Duran's cold voice had already sounded: "It's a pity Mr. Nightmare, I'm afraid you won't be able to enter the Feinan Continent to plague the creatures in your life......"

With a whoosh, three crossbow arrows shot out in unison, pinning the Shadow Nightmare to the slit of the stone wall. The Shadow Nightmare struggled in pain, and in his peripheral vision he saw a faint triangular glow from the tails of the three crossbows - the traces of the Holy Light spell!

The Assassin's Crossbow, which had been hidden in his sleeve, was calmly held in Duran's hand, who smiled and said, "Because your life is about to end here." ”

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