"Damn it, those annoying crows again!
"Give chase and kill them!"
In the Shadow Country, inside a Shadow Nest inhabited by Shadow Creatures that looked much like Ghost Luo, a battle was underway.
Seeing that they had been exposed, the five infiltrating Raven Guards exploded on the spot like fireworks before the Shadow Creatures' attacks could reach them, transforming into countless palm-sized Shadow Ravens that flew out of the Shadow Nest at incredible speed.
This was their third time entering this Shadow Nest to search for traces of the Shadow Remnants.
Unfortunately, the Shadow Creatures here were very powerful.
Before the Raven Guards could even enter the core area of the Shadow Nest, they were discovered by the Shadow Creatures within.
They could only decisively choose to withdraw before they were surrounded.
However, fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice, shame on me.
The Shadow Creatures had clearly made ample preparations for the Raven Guards' renewed infiltration.
Just as the flock of crows scattered and flew off in all directions,
countless Shadow Diamonds appeared in the space around the Raven Guards, shattering the instant they appeared.
"Fall back!"
The Raven Guard captain among the five promptly issued a warning to his comrades through the Shadow Ravens.
At the same time, the shattered Shadow Diamonds released dense Shadow Energy, causing the surrounding space to develop fine, terrifying cracks like shattered glass.
Some of the Shadow Ravens that flew too fast turned into fragments the instant they touched those spatial rifts, then were devoured by the Shadow Energy until not even scraps remained.
The flock of crows wheeled around, rapidly condensing into the forms of five Raven Guards.
They had no obvious injuries, but two of them had pale faces. Too many of the Shadow Ravens they had split off