Above the sky, countless vines grew and intertwined, like an ever-expanding mass of dark clouds that brought an unusual sense of oppression to the creatures below.
Seeing the starlight vines spreading wider and wider, about to cover the space above his head, Yuan Zhu stopped lingering. He found the direction of the city gate and began sprinting wildly across the rooftops.
Whenever he encountered a gap between buildings that he could not cross, Shadow Power surged from his Uniform, imparting a powerful thrust to his body and launching him several meters away. Or, while leaping through the air, he could condense a temporary shadow platform beneath his feet, borrow its force a second time, and execute a midair double jump.
With this trick, even carrying a 100-kilogram Bodhisattva statue on his back, he remained invincible beneath the heavens. Like a black bolt of lightning, he streaked through the night, his legs nearly kicking up sparks.
He passed corpse ghouls locked in frenzied melees and ownerless miniature Kasaya Ghosts flying wildly about, listening in every direction for prey worth hunting. Before leaving the city, he wanted to pull one more job.
Then, he suddenly heard a familiar bleating from an alley nearby. It belonged to the little goat, an overseas reserve member of Mao Mao King's squad.
His thoughts stirred. With a touch of curiosity, he adjusted his course and decided to investigate the source of the sound and see what had happened. Of course, he also had a slight urge to show off in front of others.
After slaughtering his way through Vajra Temple, his confidence had swelled to unprecedented heights. Even though he had exited Boss Form, he had strengthened his Uniform to a new stage and felt capable of carving out a world for himself on this low-level