Another matter also sparked considerable discussion among the players. It stemmed from Li Miao's encounter with Leti's Shadow of Deception on his way to Eternal Peak.
At the time, the Shadow of Deception had protected an area with unprecedented force, refusing to allow anyone to interfere and even willing to fall out with Candlewood Island over it.
Li Miao had naturally been extremely curious about this, but the circumstances had been unusual at the time, so he could only set it aside for the moment.
After he told the other players about it, it naturally aroused everyone else's curiosity and speculation as well.
"Shadow of Deception? Leti? Why would they appear in the Fire of Yore Event? Could it be that they also received The End's help and are working with The End?"
"It doesn't seem likely. Their attitude clearly isn't directed solely at Candlewood Island—they're treating every faction this way."
"That means whatever they're protecting must be extremely important!"
"I wonder what exactly they're protecting. I'm really curious—"
"By the way, what exactly is Spirit Candle's stance toward the Shadow of Deception? It feels like they've always been mysterious, as if they're planning something huge—(confused)"
"For now, they're probably a neutral intelligence organization? I remember that quite a bit of the information we know now was bought from them."
Curious as they were, there was too little information, so the players could only make rough speculations and baseless guesses.
"Brothers, let me make a prediction. I think The End, the greatest enemy we've encountered so far, probably isn't the final villain. It's just something pushed to the forefront to draw attention. Our ultimate enemy might be the Shadow of Deception—it's definitely plotting something enormous! (serious)"
"Since you're making predictions, could you be more specific? Like, what exactly are its