Whoosh!
Someone in the Action Team launched the first attack, hurling a black dagger at Guan Tong.
As the dagger flew close to Guan Tong, the attacker rejoiced inwardly and activated his ability.
The black dagger immediately burst out with a massive cloud of red mist. It was a nerve-paralyzing poison gas—once inhaled, it would leave the entire body unable to move, at the mercy of others.
However, the moment the mist erupted, a huge mass of black Shadow wrapped around all of it.
The dagger's owner was horrified. That perfectly synchronized response was as if Shadow knew the dagger's secret ability!
"Get him together!"
Liu Wen ordered everyone to attack.
But she quickly realized that her judgment had been gravely mistaken.
She had originally believed that Guan Tong, having just returned from the epicenter, would be extremely weakened, with little Mind Power left and barely any combat strength to show.
But she had not expected that Guan Tong had not used up all his Mind Power.
The tens of millions of Ascendants from the official organization had transferred him more than one billion Mind Power in total. He had used one billion on the Earth Vein Pillar, but the remainder was left over.
And though that "remainder" was merely a fraction compared to one billion, it was still a tremendous reserve of more than two hundred thousand for Guan Tong!
At that moment, under the force of his rage, his already unstable Mind Power erupted even more violently in the form of Shadow.
Countless Shadow Thorns extended from his body, frantically attacking every member of the Action Team. There were even many tangible, monster-like Shadows, forming something akin to a monstrous Shadow army.
In just a few blinks, dozens of bizarre Shadow monsters had taken shape. Each was connected