Although Zong Shen had not arrived ahead of time, he was undeniably a cheater.
While other Lords were still feeling their way through the dark and exploring cautiously, Zong Shen already held the Strategy Guide in his hands and understood everything perfectly.
That was how the gap between both sides gradually widened.
What others found astonishing was merely an ordinary warm-up exercise to him.
The Spatial Singularity's buildup soon lasted for over ten minutes.
The recruitment cocoons of the nineteen [Tier 5 Shadow Puppet Manipulators] were the first to finish forming.
These cocoons connected to a special Different Dimension. Like ripe fruit, they first split open along a crack before completely transforming into spatial portals.
Pitch-black shadows stretched free from the glowing portals and cast themselves upon the ground.
Every shadow was remarkably lively. They actually began stretching on their own, fluidly extending their limbs and necks within Zong Shen's field of vision.
Only more than ten seconds later did short figures emerge one after another from the glowing portals, clad in black high-collared cloaks, their heads hooded and faces masked.
Their hands moved constantly, as though they were playing a piano. Under their control, the shadows that had emerged from the portals first actually stood up as well.
A pitch-black shadow stood beside each of the nineteen [Tier 5 Shadow Puppet Manipulators].
Manipulator and shadow together, thirty-eight figures bowed in unison to Zong Shen.
Yet no one spoke a greeting, making the atmosphere somewhat eerie.
Zong Shen keenly noticed that these shadows were more agile than the short black-robed figures.
The two seemed to share one soul, which struck him as rather novel.
Unlike common infantry, cavalry, archers, and mages, [Shadow Puppet Manipulators] were a niche troop type.
They could be considered a branch of scouts and assassins.
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