A puppet?
Li Ziran could not help thinking of his Corpse Witch. That feeling of being like a marionette on strings was surely not something any living being would want.
A marionette on strings.
In that instant, a chill rose in Li Ziran's heart.
"How... did I join the Shadow Society?"
It was as though he had awakened from a dream.
He had never liked joining any organization. At the root of it, he did not want to be bound by its rules. In his previous life, he had already suffered enough from restrictions.
Yet now, not only had he joined, he had even performed excessively before Shadow Elder. Just moments ago, he had actually believed from the bottom of his heart that joining the Shadow Society was a glorious and great mission.
But Anfuni's reminder had made him realize that he had been deceived.
He had been deceived by the Shadow Society's power, Sandrew's strength, and that Bone Dragon. They were like bait, telling him step by step just how wonderful his prospects would be if he joined them.
He had only come here to deliver a baby. At the beginning, all he had wanted was to learn some special Undead techniques from Sandrew.
This...
He felt dazed. Until a second ago, he had still been secretly proud of himself.
Then he suddenly woke up.
He had fallen into a trap.
And a massive one at that.
The Shadow Society and the Slave-Catching Group appeared to be entirely unrelated organizations, but in the end, they were the same.
"I was greedy! Far too greedy!"
Li Ziran gave a bitter smile. From the moment he entered this Void Expanse, he had been stunned by the enormous Bone Dragon.
From that moment onward, greed had begun sprouting within him, and he