Everyone looked at Chai Xuan's corpse on the ground, recalling the three figures that had suddenly leaped out of his shadow. Their expressions turned grim.
Even stepping on their shadows could no longer distinguish them?!
Could there be more right beside them?!
Lin Hao's force sense immediately detected the spreading panic. He frowned and said, "The Shadow Fiend Cult operates under certain restrictions whenever it acts. This kind of possession should have considerable restrictions too. Judging by Chai Xuan, it even requires the person's willing consent. Don't panic."
With Lin Hao's force pressure, the scene calmed somewhat. Hundred-household Commander He then walked over, his expression dark. "We specifically studied some characteristics of the Shadow Fiend Cult, but none of this was covered! This is trouble..."
"Perhaps the Embroidered Uniform Guard knows something, though they may not be certain yet. When I noticed something wrong with him earlier, I asked Hundred-household Commander Hu to investigate. I don't know how that's going."
Lin Hao looked up toward the red smoke signal for help. He did not know whether they had encountered something similar over there, or how many of these combinations with human bodies the cult could produce.
Was this what they had intended when they tried to recruit Liu Xun?
The Embroidered Uniform Guard already had interrogation techniques for resisting force pressure and hiding their thoughts. If they were turned as well, rooting them out would be even harder than exposing Chai Xuan!
"Let's go. Let's see what's happening over there."
"All right!"
Hundred-household Commander He felt a lingering fear. Fortunately, this formidable man had come along.
There had been three senior masters from the White Dragon Martial Arts School in Chai Xuan's shadow. If they had attacked in coordination with the shadow fiends, the consequences would have been unthinkable!
Because