At that moment, the surrounding martial artists stared at the Black Shadow Chen Mo had killed with fear and curiosity in their eyes. But since approaching it would mean moving farther from the flames, none of them stepped forward. They merely watched the dead Black Shadow from afar, whispering among themselves and speculating about the monster's origins.
Chen Mo had already led Ouyang Ruo Xi and Ouyang Nana into the range of the firelight. With the flames deterring them, the Black Shadows would be unable to launch another sneak attack.
Then he and Ouyang Nan stood beside the Black Shadow's corpse, carefully examining the strange creature.
When the Black Shadow had launched its sneak attack, it had moved too quickly, like a bolt of black lightning darting through the darkness. No one had been able to get a clear look at its true appearance. But now that they had a dead Black Shadow before them and could examine it up close, they discovered that it was fundamentally different from a human.
Although it had four limbs and a head like a human, its limbs, torso, and head were all completely unlike those of a normal person.
First of all, the Black Shadow's limbs were much longer than a human's, unnaturally slender and sickly. There were no obvious joints or bones, and the angles at which they bent exceeded the limits of the human body. Its skin was pure black, without the slightest sheen, yet it gave off a cold, fishy stench that made one want to vomit.
Chen Mo picked up a relatively thin piece of wood and cautiously touched its skin. He found it extremely elastic, like pressing on some kind of rubber product. It also felt slick, as though a layer of black grease covered its skin, lubricating