The night was like silk soaked in ink, wrapping Dawn City in an impenetrable shroud.
Within the shadows cast by the skyscrapers, a figure slid along the wall.
His fingertips swept across the shadows at the corner, and they curled up like living creatures, condensing into a dart that glinted with cold light.
With a light flick of his finger, the dart shot through the air without a sound, leaving only a fleeting black streak as it flew straight toward an office building a hundred meters away.
The figure vanished from where he stood. At the same time, the Shadow Dart a hundred meters away began to writhe, and ink-like shadows surged forth, taking human form.
Li Xiao stood atop the hundred-meter-tall office building, looking down from above.
"It's nearby." His voice was cold and hard, carrying the pride of the strong.
An unseen psychic connection was guiding him toward it.
Suddenly, Li Xiao's gaze shifted. He saw a large number of Mutated Beasts pouring out of an alley and immediately realized that the Spatial Passage was there.
"One of the Twelve Beast Tamers, as renowned as the Zodiac... Heh. Eagle Herder Lord, I hope you won't disappoint me."
Without the slightest hesitation, he flung a Shadow Dart directly into the alley.
Shadow Shift!
"Godfather, my dear godfather, where do you think we should start? How about Apocalypse Building? I still remember when you first took me to Apocalypse Building as a child. You stood on the highest floor, pointing at the masses beyond the floor-to-ceiling windows, tiny as ants.
"You said to me, 'Azure Dragon, do you know what makes you different from all those countless people below?'"
The Warden waited for a while, but the godfather hanging from his arm did not answer. His expression suddenly darkened.