Unexpected Situation

Before lighting the cigar, Zhang Heng had already prepared himself mentally. Given his current strength, he basically had no need to worry about this sort of trial. Besides, according to Bartender Lady, the item's original owner had been dead for quite some time, and not much of its remaining power was left.

While that implied Zhang Heng might not gain much, it also meant this trip probably would not be too dangerous. After all, he had even ganked the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse. A mere ancient god buried in history was unlikely to cause him much trouble.

When the smoke cleared, a gloomy, desolate scene appeared before Zhang Heng. It certainly matched the Shadow series' prefix, but when Zhang Heng saw the buildings in front of him clearly, he froze.

Because this was the seaside town he had visited in a dream not long ago in the Alien Race Instance.

Zhang Heng's first thought was that what had happened to him afterward had been caused by the Shadow series items. But after calming down, he realized that theory was unlikely. During the Alien Race Instance, he had not yet obtained the final item, Shadow Foot, and the only piece of the Shadow Set he possessed was Shadow Key.

It was hard to believe that a mere E-rank game item could have caused so much trouble.

Moreover, strictly speaking, the abnormalities in his body had truly begun when he dealt with the problem of Death Dreamscape. He had been touched by Pestilence without realizing it. The situation had been extremely dangerous, and he had been sent straight to the emergency room, yet even the doctors could do nothing for him.

His heart had indeed stopped beating within a short time. Zhang Heng could even clearly feel death descending upon him.