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Chapter 677 - 358: Aftermath of the Turmoil_1

Chapter 677: Chapter 358: Aftermath of the Turmoil_1

Without a shadow, it would appear that the shadow may be this person’s true form.

The change in this person’s appearance and the text when Granny Tang became a Shadow Ghost in the game previously, it first let the outer form become the shape of a shadow, then the notification to become a Shadow Ghost appeared.

This transformation reminded Mu You of ’skin’.

Players enter into the Star Spirit World by projecting a virtual Mind Avatar. If the Mind Avatar can find a local’s body in the Star Spirit World, whether dead or recently killed, they can ’wear’ it as a skin, and thus exist in place of that native.

Since players can enter the Star Spirit World in the form of a game character, could it be possible for the Star Spirit World inhabitants to similarly invade Earth?

If we view the shadow as skin, and Star Spirit World inhabitants could somehow acquire the shadow of a person from Earth, then through that shadow, they could transform into the appearance of the corresponding Earth person. They could inconspicuously hide on Earth, working and living alongside humans.

The reason for this speculation is because when Mu You investigated the bespectacled young man, no game ID was returned.

If this person originally came from the Star Spirit World, and the bespectacled young man Mu You saw was the other party’s ’game character’, then everything would make sense.

The muscular man that Lin Xue had just slain was just one of the other party’s ’skins’. The other party abandoned this skin and fled, leaving the main body, the shadow, to escape.

"I’m going to check the seaside," Lin Xue said, and with this, she picked up her sickle and ran towards the direction of the sea.

It was the direction in which the other party had obviously escaped. If the other party was using a shadow to help escape, it would most likely be towards the sea.

Mu You didn’t stop her, but he didn’t have much hope either. In these lightless outskirts, if a shadow wants to escape, it would be too easy.

After Lin Xue left, Mu You turned around to have a look at the two Shadow Ghosts not far in front.

The two Shadow Ghosts were still in fierce battle, but after the initial struggle phase, differences in strength quickly became apparent.

The most recent Shadow Ghost was clearly no match for the one from the box. After the initial Berserk momentum had ended, it was only left to take hit after hit, being torn of pieces of black energy by the box Shadow Ghost. As it became smaller, the power discrepancy between them increased.

Several dozen seconds later, the box Shadow Ghost finally dealt the final blow, ripping the weakened Shadow Ghost in front of it in half.

The Shadow Ghost fell to the ground with a resentful wail. The darkness quickly dissipated, leaving a black-clothed man’s corpse with wide-open eyes and the expression of severe shock. He was dead, with no hope of recovery.

Mu You noticed the little girl had woken up at some point and was standing behind him, blankly watching the Shadow Ghost fight. The confusion in her eyes gradually dissipated.

Mu You didn’t have time to pay attention to her. He quickly held the Shadow Ghost Box in one hand and readied the Pocket Watch with the other.

The issue now was how to seal this Shadow Ghost back up...

The reason that Mu You was able to let the Shadow Ghost out so decisively just now was firstly, the Shadow Ghost showed a reaction to the little girl, and secondly, it displayed signs that it could communicate.

Nevertheless, Mu You didn’t believe that after it was finally released, it would obediently return to the box.

From a distance, the Shadow Ghost, having finished off its opponent, immediately started looking for the next target.

Its gaze shifted and caught sight of Ye Rumeng in the distance.

On seeing the little girl being held back by another person, the Shadow Ghost let out an angry howl, leaving the corpse of the man in black at its feet and pouncing in their direction.

The Shadow Ghost arrived in the blink of an eye with a swipe of its claw at Mu You.

At this point, Mu You had hidden the box behind him, waiting for the moment the Shadow Ghost charged to take it out.

"Don’t!"

However, just as the Shadow Ghost pounced and was about to strike with its claw, Ye Rumeng, behind him, instinctively stepped forward and shouted out.

Mu You was startled. He instinctively pulled Ye Rumeng behind him to shield her, preparing to press the Pocket Watch.

Unexpectedly, at that moment, the Shadow Ghost paused after hearing Ye Rumeng’s shout. It didn’t attack any further but instead floated backwards.

The Shadow Ghost hovered in mid-air looking at the girl protected by Mu You. It wanted to approach the girl but didn’t dare to. It didn’t know where to put its claws and acted like a child who had done something wrong.

After pausing for a few seconds, the Shadow Ghost pounced at them again. But this time, it was not to attack, but instead, it hastily rushed into the box Mu You was holding.

The box automatically closed, becoming silent and motionless.

Mu You glanced at the Shadow Ghost Box in surprise, then looked at Ye Rumeng. He hadn’t expected that at the little girl’s word, the Shadow Ghost would actually return to the box by itself...

"Whimper..."

Just then, Ye Rumeng behind him suddenly began to cry, in a very sorrowful manner.

"Meng Meng, did you remember something?" He quickly asked her.

"No..."

The little girl shook her head, her eyes continually welling up with tears. As she raised her hand to wipe them away, even more tears streamed out.

"I just suddenly feel... very sad..."

After crying for a while, she finally lifted her head, her teary eyes looked at Mu You and asked, "Mu You, is my sister... really alive?"

"Of course."

Mu You reassured her with a nod of his head, even though he also had some doubts about whether the Shadow Ghost in the box might just be the little girl’s sister.