427: Chapter 427 Shadow Replica

"Sigh..."

Belen sighed, and with a wave of his hand, the pressure on Nie Ning vanished.

Matters had now spiraled out of control; it was doubtful even a Tier 8 Transcendent could resolve this.

"Look over there!" someone shouted at this moment.

Everyone looked in the direction pointed out.

Unbeknownst to them, humanoid shadows had appeared on the barrier.

As the people inside the barrier took a step back, the humanoid shadows actually moved as well.

It seemed they had taken a step back, and the shadows on the barrier shrank slightly.

Everyone couldn't help but feel a bit strange, but the Tier 7 Transcendent in the field noticed the problem: "Something's wrong, they're mimicking us!"

Hearing this, everyone instantly felt a sense of dread.

Mimicking them?

Why mimic them?

But they soon found out why.

Just then, the shadows outside suddenly sank and disappeared.

The Transcendent group frowned slightly, squinting their eyes to see what was happening outside.

"On the ground!" someone suddenly shouted.

Right at the edge of the barrier, a black shadow spread in, defying the bright light.

Then, it slowly took on a humanoid shape and stood up from the ground.

Apart from being pitch black, it looked almost identical to the person inside in appearance.

A Transcendent couldn't hold back and threw a fireball at the shadow creature.

The moment the fireball exploded, the shadow was torn apart like a piece of rag.

"Scared the hell out of me; I thought it was so strong."

Seeing this, everyone couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

Because the pressure brought by the Jerky Bear Head was so intense, they had assumed these shadow creatures were formidable, but they didn't expect them to be such pushovers.

"Hmph! Don't let your guard down!" the Tier 7 Transcendent who had been retorted by Nie Ning scolded.

The facts proved that their Tier 7 strength represented their capabilities.

The rag-like shadow fell to the ground, and as it writhed, another black shadow stood up.

Everyone's hearts tightened, but they saw the shadow suddenly raise its hand and wave it forward.

In an instant, a black shadow ball shaped like a flame appeared and flew toward the wizard who had attacked earlier.

'Bang!'

Although the wizard had activated a shield in time, he was still blasted away.

"Don't move!" Belen suddenly shouted loudly.

But it was too late.

The moment they saw the shadow launch an attack, someone couldn't help but launch an attack of their own.

At the same time, the shadow followed suit and actually launched the same attack.

Although the spell it unleashed was black, it possessed considerable power.

The situation changed too quickly, and the barrier descended into chaos; black spells intertwined with colorful ones, and violent energy spread throughout the barrier.

However, everyone soon discovered that the attacks launched by the shadows were not as strong as their own.

Yet, the situation remained grim because the shadows were like unkillable cockroaches, able to recover at any moment.

The Tier 7 Transcendent group didn't move recklessly.

Their gazes kept scanning their surroundings, but they didn't find any shadows resembling themselves.

Clearly, that Corruptor's ability had some sort of limit, rather than being an unlimited copy mechanic.

Otherwise, just three, or even one weakened Tier 7 shadow creature, would be enough to beat this group of Transcendents to a pulp.

The situation would only be ten thousand times more tragic than it was now!

...

At this moment, Nie Ning was hiding in the crowd, looking around with some curiosity.

He didn't know why there was no shadow clone of him, which left Nie Ning feeling puzzled.

'Could it be that it has feelings for me and can't bear to hurt me?' Nie Ning thought inexplicably.

But Nie Ning immediately dismissed this idea.

Corruptors have no humanity; they only have a natural destructive inclination.

They do not hate anything, but at the same time, they do not pity anything; they only instinctively want to destroy all living things.

Just as people need to eat, the slaughter of living beings by Corruptors is a similar concept; they have absolutely no concept of good or evil.

Yet, this very purity often signifies despair.

There is no redemption for them; they are either killed or repeat the slaughter throughout endless years.

Nie Ning looked at the busy Amivika beside him and couldn't help but feel a bit bored.

The main thing was that he didn't dare to attack recklessly, for fear that a shadow would simulate his fusion spells and turn them against him.

Perhaps his opposing shadow was crouching in some nook or cranny, preparing to ambush him.

Bored, Nie Ning turned his head to look at Helian.

Helian seemed to sense it and also turned his head to look at Nie Ning.

There was no hatred in Helian's eyes, only deep exhaustion and desolation; he himself hadn't expected such an outcome.

He had clearly made so many preparations, even wanting to drag the factions in this region onto this pirate ship to weaken Amivika's influence on them.

He had also prepared to sacrifice himself, just so Yishi Mansion could preserve the majority of its strength.

Everything was originally proceeding according to plan, but he hadn't expected the situation to reverse in an instant.

All Transcendents below Tier 4 in the entire Yishi Mansion were dead, with fewer than two hundred surviving.

Now he was more worried about something else: the people who had been sent away earlier.

At least judging by the current situation, the possibility of those people surviving was very low; they might have already encountered trouble.

Now that they had encountered such a ferocious Corruptor, they might all be buried here.

...

Nie Ning understood the look in Helian's eyes, but he didn't know how to console him.

He didn't quite believe in Amivika's heaven-defying setup, but this time it was indeed unlucky to the point of leaving him speechless.

Every time he thought he would be safe and sound, various unexpected surprises would always appear.

Either being tortured by demons, suddenly being Corrupted, being beaten to the ground by a Tier 6 knight, as well as the shadow creatures in front of him, and the Human-Faced Balloon that hadn't appeared yet.

Such bizarre experiences could be written into a book once he went back.

Of course, he had to be able to leave first.

The current situation was not optimistic, and Nie Ning thought he should find a comfortable place to lie down and wait for death.

And thinking about it carefully, most of Yishi Mansion's current calamity was brought on by him.

Perhaps if he hadn't come, Yishi Mansion might still be happily holding its apprenticeship ceremony.

Thinking of this, Nie Ning unconsciously rubbed his chin.

Legend had it that transmigrators were harbingers of disaster, leaving desolation in their wake wherever they went.

Looking back at his experiences, perhaps all of this had nothing to do with Amivika; it was just his transmigrator constitution starting to take effect.

For a moment, Nie Ning thought of Heloise.

"It wouldn't really be because of this reason, would it?" Nie Ning couldn't help but mutter to himself.

Heloise and Sensen falling into the spatial rift had always been a thorn in his heart.

Now it seemed it really might have been his fault...

"Hmm? That doesn't seem right either."

Nie Ning thought for a moment; there were transmigrators who had beauties in their arms, so there was no reason he alone would encounter all sorts of dangers.