"What's going on?" Fang Jing looked at her shadow, her eyes filled with horror.
Her shadow seemed to come alive, its color becoming very deep, twisting on the ground and making completely different movements from her.
The shadow gradually twisted and changed, becoming the shape of a monster, as if it were not her shadow at all.
Moreover, she vaguely sensed that her body had an urge to follow the shadow's movements.
Now, she can either remain still, or if she wants to move, her body will inevitably follow the movement of her shadow.
Not only her, but the other three were in a similar situation, except that their attributes were higher, so they were less affected.
Even so, the three dared not act rashly.
At that moment, the shadows on the ground suddenly became three-dimensional, sprouting countless dark tentacles.
The tentacles wriggled and stretched like snakes, climbing up their bodies and soon reaching their necks.
Everyone felt a sense of oppression and suffocation.
But no matter how hard they struggled, they could not escape this illusory shadow.
"What should we do?" Wu Yong looked anxiously at Qiu Ming, hoping he could come up with an idea.
"I'm helpless too," Qiu Ming said, feeling at a loss for what to do.
The shadow is illusory; they cannot touch it at all, yet the shadow can affect them.
If this continues, they'll be strangled to death by this shadow.
They never imagined that the puppet they had just looked down upon would possess such abilities.
"I might have a way!" Huo Jun suddenly said, and then his body began to swell, and the phantom of a ferocious beast appeared behind him.
The phantom of the beast was enormous, and it seemed as if electricity was crackling across its body.
The currents gradually coalesced into a violent bolt of lightning, its power astonishing.
The phantom of the beast behind him moved, its sharp claws touching the shadows. The shadows that had been binding him began to collapse and dissipate, and his shadow returned to normal.
This is the change he experienced after receiving a special bonus.
The phantom beast he summoned was now even more powerful, and it was also surrounded by the power of lightning.
Huo Jun looked at the puppet again, then suddenly rushed forward. The phantom of the ferocious beast behind him slammed down with its claw, trying to smash the puppet to pieces.
But the shadow behind the doll blocked the attack once again, and the collision between the two created a strong energy fluctuation.
The shadow seemed to dim slightly, and the shadows that were wrapped around the others were also affected, falling to the ground and turning into ordinary shadows.
The three were freed.
At this moment, a brief stalemate ensued between the two sides.
Just then, the shadow suddenly expanded and grew rapidly, engulfing half of Huo Jun's body in an instant.
His body was quickly assimilated by the shadows.
Huo Jun was immediately alarmed; he hadn't expected this puppet to have such abilities.
"Hey, help me!" Huo Jun shouted urgently.
But as soon as he finished shouting, the shadow expanded again, instantly engulfing him completely.
After his body disappeared and was swallowed by the shadow, the phantom of the beast on his body also vanished.
The enormous shadow, transformed into a giant body, wriggled, seemingly trying to digest the food it had just swallowed.
Not long after, Huo Jun's body was re-emerged from the shadows, but by then he was already dead.
It all happened so fast that no one else even had a chance to act.
The remaining three were stunned by Huo Jun's fate.
Having just received Instance boost, they were completely overwhelmed by a single puppet.
At that moment, they even suspected that the evil spirit sealed here was killed by this puppet.
"This... this puppet is too powerful! What do we do?!"
Fang Jing was somewhat panicked. She had come here to gain experience, but she never expected to lose her life.
Huo Jun was a player who was almost level 30. He died so easily. I'm afraid she herself will have a hard time surviving.
Wu Yong was also somewhat at a loss. Huo Jun died too quickly. They had all received the Instance's bonuses, yet a single puppet could easily crush them.
This was something he found extremely difficult to accept.
Moreover, now they not only have to face this puppet, but also the Instance boss.
Qiu Ming looked at the two of them and suddenly said,
"You two hang in there, I have a way to handle this!"
"How do you plan to solve this?" Wu Yong asked immediately.
"I can't say, because this puppet is intelligent and we can't let it hear us. Anyway, try to hold on a little longer, I'll be right back!"
After Qiu Ming finished speaking, his body suddenly disappeared; this was a new ability he had gained.
He can teleport short distances, sending himself anywhere he wants to go.
Staring at Qiu Ming who had disappeared, Wu Yong was stunned for a long time. He finally understood that Qiu Ming had run away on his own, abandoning them.
They told them to hold on for a while, but how could they possibly hold on?
They couldn't beat this puppet when they were all together, and now it's just him and Fang Jing. Even if he fights to the death, how long can he last?
"Don't leave me!" Fang Jing cried out anxiously.
But before she could finish speaking, Wu Yong had already run off, heading in the direction of the BOSS.
They are now surrounded by puppets and the Instance boss; he must break through.
He had already experienced the puppet's strength, and it was clear that there was no way he could escape from the direction the puppet was located.
Of course, you should pick the softest persimmon to squeeze, so he chose the Instance boss.
Now that he has the Instance's bonus, if he can't handle that puppet, surely he can handle a boss that has no intelligence whatsoever?
"Wait for me!" Fang Jing called out hurriedly.
But before she could finish speaking, Wu Yong had already run to the BOSS.
Wu Yong unleashed his abilities, creating a storm of spikes around him. Under his control, the spikes flew towards the BOSS.
He was confident that even if the spikes couldn't kill the boss, they would be enough to seriously injure it.
However, things did not go as he had predicted.
The BOSS didn't seem to be entirely without intelligence; it was well aware of the danger of those spikes and had already made preparations before Wu Yong even made a move.
The surrounding environment suddenly changed, and everything seemed to be shrouded in a scarlet color.
He didn't understand why these changes were happening, but none of the spikes hit their mark.
However, Wu Yong did not continue to linger, because his most important task now was to escape.
But before he could escape more than a few steps, the warden threw out the chains he was holding, which immediately bound Wu Yong.
The warden pulled on the chain and dragged Wu Yong back.
Before Wu Yong could react, he saw the warden raise his axe and chop at him.
Blood spurted out, and one of his arms fell to the ground.
Wu Yong let out a shrill scream, a sound that made Fang Jing was about to approach, stop in her tracks. She stared in shock at what was happening before her eyes.
Now, even Wu Yong can't escape, so how could she possibly escape?
At this moment, Qiu Ming stood where the evil spirit was sealed, with fragments of its soul left behind after its death beneath his feet.
He looked at the fragments and smiled.
After receiving the bonus from the Instance, he also gained new abilities.
He can reassemble the evil spirit's body.
This can be considered a reward given to him by the game system.
He can make a pact with the evil spirit if he can bring it back to life.
Once you become Contractor, completing the mission will be a piece of cake.
His hand pressed on the ground, and a beam of light spread outwards like flowing water, causing the shattered fragments of soul on the ground to begin to coalesce.