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Chapter 712 - 370: A Fluffy Ball_2

Chapter 712: Chapter 370: A Fluffy Ball_2

Watching as the life of the Shadow God kept plummeting, already dipping below the last 100 million, Mu You secretly gripped the pocket watch, while holding the cannon at the ready, he ceased his attack and started storing up energy, keeping poised for the final blow.

Millions were clamoring to deal the final blow. Getting the chance to strike wasn’t easy, Mu You was prepared to rewind time numerous times.

However, as he watched the Shadow God’s life rushing towards zero, he felt somewhat uneasy.

Would the Shadow God really be defeated so easily?

After hesitating for a bit, Mu You stopped charging his cannon just a few seconds before the Shadow God’s life hit zero. He fired preemptively and immediately used his city lord privileges to teleport back to the safely distant City Lord’s Castle.

He planned to observe what would happen to the Shadow God next. If it was really killed, he could rewind time and continue the attack.

About six seconds after Mu You appeared in the City Lord’s Castle, the Shadow God’s life finally came to an end from afar.

However, the Shadow God didn’t die immediately. At the brink of death, it suddenly burst with power again, freeing itself from the Octopus King’s restraint and letting out a sharp mournful cry.

With that cry, the Shadow God’s body directly exploded, countless human shadows emerged from it, tall and short, fat and thin, men and women, old and young, people of all shapes and forms shot out in all directions.

The Octopus King behind it suddenly emitted a terrible scream. Countless wounds burst open all over its body, and it fell towards the city below. It was already dead midair, its massive corpse quickly disappeared in the void.

If even the Octopus King was killed, there wasn’t a chance for the others. Under the onslaught of the shadow swarm, every living creature in the vicinity exploded into a bloody mist and vanished without a trace.

Moreover, no one resurrected!

Mu You’s heart leapt, he hurriedly pressed the pocket watch, returning to ten seconds ago.

His premonition was right. In its last moments, the Shadow God indeed pulled a surprise. However, this time it was not the slow killing blood-draining attack of God’s Hammer, it was truly an effective lifesaver in a dangerous situation.

[Shadow’s Final Chorus: When the Shadow God’s life is in danger, it burns all its power to spit out all the shadows it had previously devoured, attacking all life around it, causing huge damage. The closer and larger the living creatures are, the more shadows they take. The resurrection time of creatures killed by the Shadow’s Song is extended by 1 day.]

The Shadow’s Final Chorus, a desperate measure to go down together at the final moment. The Shadow God was willing to consume all its power just to survive. The effect was immediate - even the Octopus King was instantly killed, showing just how powerful this move was!

However, the truly important thing about this move was not its power, but the effect of adding a day to the resurrection time.

Once the blow was dealt, everyone killed by it would not be able to resurrect for the next day. The Octopus King, as a beast, would take over a week to resurrect. Now, everyone is unable to chase the Shadow God, giving it enough time to escape.

Mu You let out a breath of relief, fortunately, he had teleported back to the City Lord’s Castle in time, avoiding the blasts. Otherwise, he wouldn’t even have had the chance to press the watch. He would have to watch the Shadow God escape before his eyes.

Time passed, Mu You reappeared on the battlefield, immediately holstered his cannon, turned to Lin Xue and said, "Quick, retreat to the City Lord’s Castle!"

He only had a few seconds. Even if he sent a message to the others, they wouldn’t have time to react in the game’s text view. The only person he could save right now was Lin Xue, who, like him, was physically present.

Lin Xue was surprised when she heard him, but didn’t ask questions. Seeing Mu You disappear, she instinctively put away her weapon and followed him back to the City Lord’s Castle.

Just as she returned to the City Lord’s Castle, through the castle gate, she saw the Shadow God starting to explode from afar, followed by a dense cloud of shadows shooting out. Along with the mournful wailing of the Octopus King, all the people at the scene vanished.

The human-like shadows that were spat out, after the explosion, quickly lost their power. They detached from Sky City in all directions, and flew towards the households of Cook Islands below. They automatically found their original owners.

Soon, startled cries came from the Cook Islands. The people who had lost their shadows for many years were overjoyed to find their shadows had suddenly returned. They wept with joy.

Up on Dawn City, after the Shadow’s Song explosion, the Shadow God, which was nearly a thousand meters tall, was now only a 10 meters high black phantom. It wobbled and then collapsed to the ground, trembling, evidently weak to the extreme.

Having wiped out all its enemies, the Shadow God didn’t dare attempt to stay. It clawed at the ground, making a tremendous effort to crawl towards the edge of the city.

A human figure suddenly sprung out from within the Shadow God, landing a few hundred meters ahead at the edge of Sky City.

This man was an old man with white hair. After landing, he looked back at the Shadow God, raised his hand as if to do something, but then felt something, and without hesitation, jumped down from Sky City, disappearing into the night.

As the man left, Mu You and Lin Xue quietly emerged behind the Shadow God.

"That man escaped!" Lin Xue said.

"Never mind him, let’s deal with this thing first!"

Mu You was not too concerned. The man who had just jumped off the city was certainly the one behind the scenes. However, this fellow now didn’t have a shadow, even if he escaped, he could only stay within the Cook Islands, making him easy to find.