After watching Huo Ling enter the Potion Room, Su Ye summoned Ember Iron and asked him to research weapons effective against spirit monsters as well.
The more ways to make money, the better. He couldn't simply sit around waiting for Huo Ling to develop a potion.
Su Ye looked out the window.
The event had just begun. Although it announced the arrival of the polar night, it was already nighttime, so there wasn't much visible difference.
The highway was pitch-black, and dense shadows swallowed the distant Wasteland. Only the headlights illuminated the few dozen meters ahead.
"Keep the vehicle parked and have all weapons ready. Let's see what this Shadow Executioner can do."
Su Ye gave the order.
"Yes, my lord."
Xing Meng nodded solemnly.
With a low hum, several miniature drones shot out of the Beehive Hangar and circled the vehicle.
"Intelligent defense system activated. The Light Machine-Gun Turret and Roof-Mounted Ballista have completed their self-checks. Radar locked across all frequency bands," Fifteen's voice announced.
Time ticked by.
The Gale Ranger sat silently on the highway, and half an hour soon passed.
The next instant, the space to the vehicle's left visibly warped.
The once-still darkness churned like boiling ink, and a cold aura of deathly silence spread like a rising tide.
A mass of deep shadow slowly took shape out of thin air.
Then a figure appeared, clutching an enormous black scythe, its entire body shrouded in a tattered black robe.
Beneath its hood lay an empty void of blackness, with only two crimson ghost flames flickering where its eyes should have been.
Su Ye's gaze sharpened slightly, and he immediately activated his spirit eye to examine it.
``` [Name]: Shadow Executioner
[Tier]: Tier Four
[Physique]: 1000
[Spirit]: 1000
[Skills]: Shadow Flash Step, Deathline Severing, Soul-Devouring Slash, Intangible