[You revived in the Night Watchman's Cabin.]
He had been lucky. The administrator in green seemed to have been carrying an elderly Shadow Fiend, a very weak one, nowhere near as strong as Granny Tang, whom he had encountered before. He had killed it outright with a single Cannon shot.
Coming back to his senses, Mu You first checked the loot from the kill.
Besides the clue in the music box, the drops from earlier included something dropped by the Shadow Fiend.
[Shadow Fiend's Remains: The remains left behind after a Shadow Fiend dies, taking the form of a writhing phantom mass. Depending on the Shadow Fiend's strength, fusing with them can slightly strengthen your shadow, thereby indirectly enhancing your own abilities. After fusion, permanently increases Health by 56 points (the maximum increase from effects of this type is 5,000 points), grants you the ability to control your shadow's shape and direction, and allows your shadow to briefly leave your body. It can remain detached for a maximum of one hour per 24 hours. If the shadow does not return to a living creature within one hour, it will disappear permanently.]
The Shadow Fiend's Remains had quite an elaborate description. Mu You tried tapping them to bring them out for a look.
A writhing phantom mass appeared on the floor, shaped like a Slime, but insubstantial, with neither a physical body nor weight.
Mu You tried walking over the phantom mass. It voluntarily merged into his shadow and disappeared, and his shadow seemed to become a little more solid.
Mu You checked his phone again. Sure enough, a notification said his Health had increased by 56 points.
"A detached shadow..."
Reading the description in the game, Mu You tried concentrating and connecting his consciousness to his