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The black shadow moved extremely fast!

It slid swiftly across the ground, leaving a trail of afterimages, and in the blink of an eye, it darted several meters away!

But Lusen’s reaction was not slow either!

He made his move almost at the instant the shadow attempted to flee!

"Slowing Touch!"

A mass of gray mist appeared out of thin air, instantly enveloping the shadow!

The mist wrapped around the shadow’s body like a living thing, immediately halving its speed!

Almost simultaneously with the appearance of the gray mist, the soil beneath the shadow’s feet began to twist violently!

The hard soil suddenly softened, turning into a sticky mire in an instant!

The shadow was trapped inside at once!

"Swamp Spell!"

From among Luo De’s team, a small figure draped in a gray robe slowly walked out!

A face young and taut stretched its furry paw toward the shadow with a serious demeanor!

Her eyes carried a hint of ferocity, contrasting sharply with her cute appearance.

It was precisely the Snow Rabbit Race’s gifted spellcaster, Fernie!

"Earth Spike!"

Fernie’s icy voice carried with it a hint of youth, and as her paw lifted, a massive spike of earth shot up from the ground, piercing through the shadow’s lower body!

"Ah!"

A piercing scream erupted instantly!

The shadow’s body trembled violently, collapsing clumsily onto the ground!

The muddy ground was instantly stained a darker hue!

At the same time, the shadow’s color faded significantly, yet it continued to struggle within the swamp, desperately trying to escape!

Just then, a wave of cold descended from the sky, enveloping the shadow, turning it into an ice sculpture in no time!

At this moment, Lusen straightened up, taking a deep breath, frowning as he stared at the shadow within the ice sculpture,

"What is this thing?"

As soon as the words left his lips, a crisp cracking sound was heard!

The surface of the ice sculpture was covered in a web of fine cracks!

In the next second, the entire ice sculpture shattered instantly!

Ice fragments splattered everywhere!

The shadow spat out a large mouthful of black blood!

The shadow’s body began to materialize, vaguely revealing a humanoid silhouette.

It struggled to get up to flee, but before any movement could be made, another earth spike shot up from the ground!

This time, the earth spike accurately pierced through the shadow’s head!

With a burst sound!

The earth spike pierced from the jaw through to the top of the head!

The shadow’s body froze in place, no longer moving!

"Burst!"

The earth spike disappeared, and the shadow’s lifeless body fell straight into the pool of blood.

However, the attack did not stop.

Perhaps fearing the shadow might have another trick up its sleeve, Lusen swiftly raised his hand, and cold air quickly gathered in mid-air, forming three sharp ice cones.

Whoosh whoosh whoosh!

The ice cones whistled through the air, nailing into the shadow’s body one after another, firmly pinning it to the ground.

Seeing that the shadow had no reaction whatsoever, Lusen then cautiously approached, observing this strange enemy carefully.

"It’s really dead now, my lord."

Lusen raised his head to report to Luo De.

After speaking, Lusen lowered his head again, crouching down to inspect the shadow on the ground anew.

The shadow now looked like a pool of asphalt sprawled on the ground.

The body had lost its original form, merely a mass of sticky black liquid.

"Even ghosts aren’t as hard to kill as this, right?"

Lusen frowned, his tone laced with confusion.

He had encountered many undead creatures and ghosts, familiar with the scent of the undead.

This shadow wasn’t one.

Instead, it carried a stench of shadows and blood.

"Indeed very resilient."

Luo De nodded slightly, "But with you all around, its attempt to assassinate me is bound to be difficult."

The assassin seemed tough to kill, but in reality, Luo De and Vivian hadn’t even made a move, and the assassin had already turned into a puddle of slime.

"Your little witch is truly impressive."

Lusen moved his gaze away from the black liquid on the ground, turning to Fernie standing by with a gray robe.

His eyes were full of admiration,

"I used Rune Spell of Meditation, and her casting speed was faster than mine."

What Lusen referred to as Rune Spell of Meditation is a spell embedded in the runes of the sea of consciousness.

This type of spell doesn’t require chanting, and can almost be cast with a mere thought.

Yet even so, Fernie’s casting speed was still faster than his.

"Her strength is almost catching up to Linda."

Lusen couldn’t help but scrutinize Fernie closely, "Still, she’s so young... truly unbelievable."

Fernie felt a bit uneasy under Lusen’s gaze.

Her small body instinctively moved a few steps back, attempting to hide behind Luo De.

"In terms of combat ability alone, she should be the strongest in my territory." Luo De chuckled.

Luo De was not exaggerating.

After Fernie drank the potion made from the Earth Spirit Demon Rabbit’s blood, her bloodline talent experienced tremendous growth.

Swamp Spell, Earth Spike, Earth Barrier, Fractured Earth... the spells all entered her mind.

Setting aside comprehensive combat power, experiences, and knowledge reserves.

Looking solely at casting speed and power, Fernie didn’t fall short compared to Lusen, and in certain aspects, she might be stronger.

After all, Fernie’s spellcasting relied entirely on bloodline instinct, and once familiar, casting spells was as simple as reaching out.

Upon hearing Luo De’s praise, Fernie’s taut little face finally broke into a happy grin.

She tilted her head up, her bright eyes locking onto Luo De, gaze full of reliance, and her ears twitched slightly, evidently in high spirits.

"The strongest in your territory is flying up there."

Lusen jokingly pointed to the distant sky, where Frost and Thunder were hovering.

He changed his tone, pointing to the black liquid on the ground.

"Can I collect the corpse of this shadow for research?"

"Perhaps it could yield some valuable insights."