When Chloe advanced, he devoted almost all of his path characteristics to "shadow affinity".

The first level of shadow affinity can only allow oneself not to be too conspicuous when he is in the shadows; Or it can reduce the sense of presence when the face is obscured by shadows.

From the second level, shadow affinities can begin to interfere with reality.

After Chloe boosts Shadow Affinity to the second level, she can infuse her daggers and arrows with the power of the Shadow attribute. This is because the power of the shadows has permeated the mystical art of "assassination".

And from the third level onwards, the power of the shadow permeates the "stealth" class ability.

Now she can completely escape into the shadows.

Because no one usually chooses Shadow Affinity, which is a useless path trait in the early stage, it is undoubtedly a fairly rare skill that requires adaptation to the path and requires Level 3 Shadow Affinity as a threshold to be barely acquired. At least most people in Avalon won't know the secret.

Even among the "Eagle Eye", there are not many people who have mastered this skill.

This gap in perception is undoubtedly fatal.

But she is not the legendary "Shadow Demon" after all, and she can't melt into the shadows as she pleases. In order 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. And if you walk too fast, the shadow environment under your feet changes too quickly, which will also consume too much physical strength and make her tired. If the other person happens to walk under the light, making the shadow very small, she may also fail to sneak.

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

Combined with supernatural gear that reduces presence, she is able to make the shadows unnoticed by others. So far, she has used this skill to kill many people silently. She even used this skill to infiltrate a councilor's bedroom under layers of protection, kill him, and hide in the shadows, waiting for the guards to check on the situation before following the guards' shadows.

After using this skill several times, Chloe has already learned something.

The larger the shape and stability of the shadow, the less physical and energy it consumes.

So Chloe found a wonderful place to hide.

- That's directly under the wheelchair that Ivas was sitting in.

When the wheelchair is advancing, its shadow area will not change at most. So she can stay in it all the time, almost effortlessly. Even if Inspector Edward or Detective Sherlock came later, they wouldn't think in the direction that "the murderer is hiding under Ivas".

This is also known as darkness under the lamp.

When Ivus sleeps at night, she can creep out of the shadows under her wheelchair and kill Ivus.

This is to reduce variables, just in case.

She really didn't understand how Ivas had guessed her actions.

At most, Ivas could guess that the Secretary of State of Trade was connected with the Noble Red Society, but the people of the Society were in a group with the Secretary, and it was not necessary or possible to kill him; Even if Ivas knew about the Eagle Feather and the existence of the Eagle Eye organization, he shouldn't have thought about it - no one would know their true purpose and mission, everything was hidden in the shadows.

And Ivas can even say that "the other party may have put the document in the book". It's like he's seen it all with his own eyes.

It's horrible.

Incomprehensible. I don't understand.

He wouldn't be born a prophet who could see the future, would he?

But Chloe is an open-minded person who doesn't block herself. She really doesn't want to think about things she really doesn't understand.

- Since you can't figure it out, let's get rid of the unstable factor of Ivus tonight.

Then borrow your shadow to hide for a while, and then give you a knife in the dead of night.

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

With that in mind, Chloe turned into a prostrate shadow and rubbed into the shadow of a monitor who was about to go downstairs. And as he passed by Ehuas, he followed his shadow and climbed under Ehuas's wheelchair.

But at this moment.

Chloe suddenly felt a great, intense fear.

This fear and avoidance of danger is a warning from her ability to adapt to the path. Whenever she goes into danger without realizing it, the power to adapt to the path turns into a kind of "fear" and tries to save her.

…… But what exactly?

Chloe's common sense told her that she must not go out at this time. Otherwise, she would suddenly appear from Aihuas's side, and it would be difficult for her to escape from the air cavalry outside.

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

If one were to look at the shadow cast by Ivus's wheelchair at this time, they would notice that his shadow was constantly shaking slightly as if he were sitting in front of a fireplace.

At this moment, Ivas suddenly seemed to be lost in thought, pinching his chin with his right hand and looking intently ahead.

Then, under Chloe's prying eyes, he nodded thoughtfully.

— and then he looked down at his shadow.

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

Looking down on those eyes, Chloe was creepy for a moment.

My previous crisis warning, is this it?

He wouldn't have guessed himself again, would he?

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

Why?

How could he have guessed that I was here?!

Is there any positioning mark on my body? Did he notice the change in the shadows? Or did I show some flaws that I didn't pay attention to?

"Director Gordon."

Just as Chloe, who was growing more and more panicked, hesitated to leave the shadow of Ivus, Ivus suddenly shouted, "Please come here." ”

She felt that she had found an opportunity, and took advantage of the opportunity for Ivas to raise her head and shout, and immediately jumped into the shadow of Isabel beside Ivus.

Then you shouldn't be able to find me!

At this time, Princess Isabel seemed to notice something. Her face was bitter and her brows furrowed slightly, as if she felt some discomfort.

This is actually quite normal.

The transcendent of the path of beauty is much more perceptive than the other paths...... But luckily, she didn't know she had the skill of shadow stealth.

After all, I didn't directly perceive that there was something in the shadow. Chloe comforted herself inwardly.

Hearing Aihuas's shout, Director Gordon frowned slightly, but still walked over obediently.

"Did you find anything, Mr. Ewass?"

The old chief asked.

It wasn't until Director Gordon approached him that Ivas smiled gently and calmly.

It was a confident smile that was in place.

"That's right, Director Gordon. Please protect me. ”

As he spoke, Ivus pulled a delicate elven pistol from his bosom.

Whether it was an illusion or not, Director Gordon felt that its hollowed-out, thorn-carved silver shell seemed to dim for a moment.

And the old man's face became serious in the next moment. Without even seeing the movement, the old knight, who was originally more than a meter away, instantly appeared beside Aihuas, and his powerful right hand was directly on Aihuas's wrist.

Because the muzzle of Ivus's gun was too close to Her Royal Highness the Princess.

If it weren't for the fact that Ivus had called out to himself before he acted, and was aiming at the shadow beneath his feet. The old knight was afraid that the moment Ivus pulled out his gun, he would directly subdue him.

He put his hand on Eivus's wrist at the moment, confident that he would definitely move faster than a bullet. At this distance, if Ivas wanted to target Isabel's vital point, he could easily stop it.

Eivus wasn't flustered, just stared at the shadows beneath his feet.

And looking at 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 than the sense of crisis that seemed to die in the next moment when Ivas was under him.

Under the quiet gaze of almost everyone in the club, Ivas said slowly: "I have just had a bold idea after complex thinking and reasoning. Of course, there is also an irrational element of inspiration involved. I don't guarantee that this conjecture is correct, it's just an idea. But just in case, I called you, Director Gordon. ”

After folding the armor, Ivus suddenly pulled the trigger on the shadow beneath his feet.

Bang –

The muzzle of the gun fired, and the bullet really fired. This startled almost everyone, but Chloe was slightly relieved.

Almost in the next moment, Ivas did not hesitate to deflect the muzzle of his gun and aimed at Isabel's shadow, which was connected to his own shadow.

Bang –

The second bullet was fired, and a sharp and terrible scream rang out from the shadow below Isabel.

A beautiful girl with a painfully distorted face and a thin white dress staggered out of her shadow.

This made Isabel's scalp tingle for a moment.

When did she burrow into my shadow!

The old knight's reaction was extremely fast.

Almost without hesitation, his right hand, which had been on Ivus's wrist, instantly slapped out and struck Chloe, who was standing between Ivas and Isabel.

It was just a bullet, but Chloe's right shoulder seemed to have been severed by some sharp object and almost broke.

I saw a hurricane blowing, and Chloe was directly shot away.

Beside her, Eivas and Isabel's hair was blown by the wind, and Chloe slammed through the counter and onto the wine cabinet behind the bar with a loud thud.

The copies of Dracula that Chloe was holding and her glasses were scattered in place.

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

The two-handed sword was drawn by him, and the brilliant silver brilliance burned through the sword like silver fire.

He immediately rushed over, like an ancient knight.

Chloe, who had been pushed against the wall, melted into shadows with pain on her face and flew very fast against the ground, and burst out of the club. And Director Gordon rushed out directly.

"Sure it's marked, right?"

Ivus asked the Shadow Fiend in his mind.

[Of course, my master...... Foolproof]

The shadow fiend's hoarse, deep voice rang out.

[I can't wait to drown this daring thief in the shadows]

Just now, his shadow demon was suddenly awakened.

Someone entered his shadow.

The Shadow Fiend is furious that his territory has been invaded. If it hadn't been for Evas's urgent pacification, it would have immediately tore the arrogant assassin to shreds in front of the public, spreading her evenly within a radius of fifty meters.

- But in that case, Ivus would be out of luck.

So he just fell into deep thought, in fact, he was talking to the Shadow Fiend, trying to appease the other party.

Unless Ivus is in irreversible danger to his life that must be addressed immediately, he must hide the fact that he has made a pact with the Shadow Fiend. Even if Avalon didn't forbid to transcend the path, he wouldn't take the initiative to expose it. Because that's his hole card.

It seems that Chloe is unaware of the existence of the Shadow Fiend, so she tries to invade the shadow of Ewas.

However, according to Aihuas's experience, he didn't let the Shadow Fiend do it, and it was impossible for this shot to kill a high-level assassin at least thirty or forty.

Transcendents who are adapted to the path are especially capable of running.

Unless it is killed in an instant, once it enters the chase battle, there is a high probability that it will not be killed.

So Shadow Fiend came up with another solution beforehand.

Ivus attacks her with the Enchanted Card: Shadow Blade created by extracting the power of the Shadow Fiend, leaving traces of the Shadow Fiend in the shadows she controls.

That way, if she reappears nearby, the Shadow Fiend will be immediately aware of it; Or Ivas could actively track her down...... Or use it as a medium to directly curse her.

Although he has not mastered the skill of curses now. But Iwass was sure that the other party would come again.

Because when he shot her out, Ivus felt the other party's strong killing intent and anger.

She clearly hadn't figured out how she had been exposed. But she should be able to understand that Ivas had been given some sort of way to find her.

In order to prevent herself from being exposed again, she would probably try to attack Ivus when he was least aware of him and couldn't think about it—when Ivus was sleeping.

She may even torture Ivas in a no-man's land, in order to gain the secret that he sees his shadows stealing.

But it's a pity......

While Ivus slept, the Shadow Fiend was awake.

If she comes, she will die.

Not only equipment will be sent, but also experience.

It's much easier than reaching out to her.

Assassins with specialized shadow abilities will not be able to defeat the Shadow Demon, a high-ranking demon who controls the shadow realm, no matter what.

Eivus knew her profession even better than the Assassin. This in itself is a skill they have developed by mimicking the Shadow Fiend's innate abilities.

Suddenly, Ivus saw glasses on the ground. He felt familiar.

Seems to have exploded equipment?

"Lily."

Ivus looked at it and called softly.

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

Aaron, who was on the side, also saw this scene, but he didn't say a word of interest.

He tilted his head and pretended he hadn't seen anything.

Ivus took the glasses, and its properties appeared in front of him:

【Observer in the Shadows】

【Extraordinary Equipment (Light Purple)】

【Armor-Head】

[Characteristic: Order: No Direct Gaze (Triggered by Adaptive Paths)]

[Feature: When the enemy does not spot you, you can slowly increase the Guaranteed Accuracy of the first attack by continuously observing the enemy (once a day, 0/1)]

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

["—Continue to observe, continue to analyze. Remember, you only have one shot. ”】

- It's really explosive!

It's still a good piece of equipment!

This is a PVP set that can only be exchanged for favor after the friendship of the Assassin organization "Hawkeye" has been pulled to respect.

"No Direct Looking" is a resident spell that allows the user to become less visible and more transparent until they become invisible while stationary. Another trait known as the "Observer" is that the Inevitable Hit Rate increases when the opponent is in the field of view continuously. The specific manifestation is to continue to erase one's own sense of existence before hitting the other party.

This is indeed a good thing. It's a pity that I am not a person who adapts to the path, and I don't know friends who have adapted to the path......

Washston paused.

He suddenly had an idea.

…… Speaking of which, Lily's presence seems to have been quite low. She won't have the adaptability to adapt to the path, will she?

With that in mind, Ivus gave it to Lily.

"Try it on."

There was some anticipation in Aihuas's eyes: "Maybe it will be a good fit for you." ”

When Lily suddenly becomes invisible, it means that she has awakened her qualifications!

And if Lily really has the talent to adapt to the path...... Maybe in the future, when you go beyond the path and advance, you can form a team illegally!

Lily held her glasses, momentarily at a loss.

"Ivus, Ivace......"

At this moment, Isabel on the side gently put the fingers of her right hand on Ivus's forearm.

This intimate gesture made Aaron's eyelids jump again.

Out of sight, out of sight......

He thought silently in his mind again.

There was some curiosity in Isabel's eyes, and some fear that had not completely dissipated. Apparently Isabel was startled by the sudden emergence of a large living person from her shadow: "How did you guess that she was in the shadows?" ”

"—That's basic reasoning, my friend."

The corners of Ivus's mouth rose slightly, and he said Sherlock's mantra without thinking.

He raised an eyebrow and looked around, "What, guys?" Would you like to hear about it too? ”

He spoke as if he wasn't a freshman, but a detective who had been famous for a long time.

And no one around felt anything wrong. Instead, he looked at Ivas with that gaze that bordered on amazement, as if he had performed an incomprehensible magic trick.

Ivas relaxed, lay back in his wheelchair, and smiled calmly and confidently in the face of everyone's scrutiny: "The specific reasoning steps are too complicated and have an element of chance, so I won't waste everyone's time."

"Of course, I still hope that the killer will tell the story himself. I'm not an inspector, I'm not a detective, I'm just an ordinary reserve priest. If the murderer can be apprehended by our director, she will confess her crimes, and the majesty of the law will be demonstrated. And if the unfortunate murderer escapes justice temporarily, then I will not be able to expose her flaws. That only helps her perfect her disguise, doesn't it? ”

Just kidding, I don't even know how I deduced it. Ivus thought to himself.

But Ivas was fully confident that Sherlock would come up with a plausible explanation.

- Then I'll ask Mr. Sherlock to make it up for me.

Today, I changed 8,800 words, and I finished this paragraph in one go, asking for a monthly pass!

The cat thought about it, since he hasn't been sick yet, he won't ask for leave this month to see how many words can be updated continuously...... This book has been written for 29w words in a row so far, and old readers know what an achievement this is!

Try it first, try it first!

(End of chapter)