Samsara Paradise: Dream Weaver of Connections.

Chapter 484 Ghost General (5K chapter, please subscribe and vote)

Dark and deep, after being swallowed by the space crack, Lin Yi felt that the space around him began to twist violently and became chaotic and disordered.

As Lin Yi passed through a layer of water curtain as dark as ink, dim light gradually emerged from the front.

Lin Yi found that the air here was indescribably turbid, as if every inch of it was filled with a nauseating smell.

Wisps of black air swirled around Lin Yi, seeming to want to invade Lin Yi's body, but were immediately swallowed up by the power of the abyss within Lin Yi's body.

The moonlight shone down from above, and a blood-red full moon hung in the sky. It seemed as if sticky blood was seeping out around the blood moon and flowing downwards.

Looking around, the earth appears gray and black, with intertwined tree roots forming a strange landform.

Being in the Shadow Realm, Lin Yi felt as if he had entered a deep ink painting.

As far as his sight reaches, everything is covered in black and white, just like the tones of traditional Chinese ink paintings, simple yet profound.

The surrounding environment, trees, and land were all rendered in deep black and white. The only thing left was a blood-red full moon in the sky, like a bright spot in a painting, strangely illuminating this silent world.

Lin Yi is in a small forest at the moment. This forest looks like a scene in an ink painting. The branches crisscross like brushstrokes, outlining a unique picture.

As he was about to leave the grove, Lin Yi reached out and touched the tree in front of him out of curiosity.

The texture of this tree is completely different from that of real trees. It does not feel like rough bark, but is as smooth as fine silk. This strange feeling made Lin Yi rub it a few more times.

While the tree's macrostructure remains stable, its finer details are subtly changing.

Lin Yi observed carefully and found that every detail on the tree was constantly changing, like a shadow swaying in the wind. Every time he changed the angle, he could see a new scene.

Lin Yi poked the tree trunk hard, and unexpectedly, the trunk sank under his force, like a soft jelly.

This feeling reminded Lin Yi of the pork skin jelly he loved to eat as a child. The soft and elastic texture was similar to the touch of this tree.

Gently tapping the tree trunk makes a sound completely different from the dull sound of wood.

Instead, it made a clacking sound that echoed in the silent grove, adding a somewhat eerie atmosphere.

Lin Yi took a look around and found that not only the trees, but even the stones on the ground were made of that strange colloidal material.

All this seems to indicate that all matter in the shadow plane is formed by this shadow-like colloid.

Walking out of the grove, an elegant and ancient ink painting slowly unfolded before Lin Yi's eyes.

The scattered ancient Japanese-style buildings are dotted in every corner of the Shadow Kingdom. These houses exude a historical charm and form a sharp contrast with the surrounding black and white ink tones.

What surprised Lin Yi the most was that these buildings were actually rich in colors, completely different from everything he had encountered in the Shadow Kingdom before.

These colors stand out against the grayness of the Shadowlands.

Lin Yi walked to an abandoned house and began to check, and found that these houses were made of normal stones and wood, not the colloidal material he had encountered before.

Just as Lin Yi was about to investigate, suddenly, a wolf howl broke the silence and reached his ears.

Lin Yi looked up and saw the sounds of running and roaring coming from not far ahead.

A large group of shadow wolves with dark skin and bloody marks all over their bodies were rushing towards the area where he was.

Lin Yi glanced at the wolves rushing towards him, the number of them was staggering.

As far as his naked eyes could see, there were at least tens of thousands of Shadow Wolves. If surrounded by these wolves, even an iron man would be exhausted.

Without any hesitation, Lin Yi turned around and hid in the nearest building.

Just as Lin Yi was hiding in an abandoned building, waiting for the wolves to pass by, thousands of shadow shurikens appeared out of nowhere among the wolves, sweeping through like a storm.

These shurikens were extremely sharp and instantly penetrated the bodies of hundreds of Shadow Wolves, bringing the wolf pack's charge to an abrupt halt.

Tens of thousands of Black Shadow Corps soldiers densely emerged from the building complex.

The most important thing is that this time, not only the ninja soldiers summoned by the Holy Lord appeared here, but soldiers from other major regiments also gathered together.

After seeing the Shadow Wolves, several soldiers from the Mantis Group couldn't help but let out a roar. They were agile and leaped into the wolf pack with a big leap.

The fighting style of these soldiers is very unique. They use their special arms to attack like mantises.

Among the wolves, the soldiers of the Mantis Group began their battlefield windmills, spinning their bodies at high speeds and their arms as sharp as blades, tearing the approaching wolves into pieces on the spot.

Seeing this, the soldiers from other regiments were not willing to be outdone. They rushed to attack the wolves.

As the wolves were torn apart, the colors of these soldiers of the Black Shadow Corps seemed to become darker, transitioning from light black to dark black.

The color of the wolf corpses on the ground gradually faded and soon disappeared.

After absorbing the power of the wolf pack, the expressions on the faces of the Shadow Legion soldiers became more vivid.

Lin Yi could clearly observe that the soldiers who absorbed the wolf corpses showed reluctance on their faces.

The richness of their expressions makes them look more like flesh-and-blood people rather than just fighting machines.

At this moment, a ninja soldier seemed to have undergone some kind of promotion ceremony, and his aura suddenly changed. This change immediately attracted the attention of the soldiers of the surrounding regiments.

The next second, the soldiers of these regiments looked at this soldier with envy.

They knew that this soldier would no longer belong to the Nine Great Regiments, but would become a guard exclusively belonging to Tara.

The Royal Guards are an honor only enjoyed by the best of the Shadow Legion.

The Guards will enjoy more shadow power, which makes them closer to real living people in all aspects.

A minute later, several soldiers wearing clothes of obviously darker colors appeared on the battlefield. They walked up to the soldier who had just been promoted.

After careful confirmation, the Guards confirmed that the soldier had reached the threshold of the Guards.

Then, the leader of the Royal Guard threw a token to the soldier, officially promoting him to a member of the Royal Guard.

Just as the leader of the Guards was about to leave, several of the soldiers seemed to suddenly sense something.

Their eyes turned to the room where Lin Yi was, as if they could see everything inside through the wall.

Almost in an instant, these guards dived into the shadows under their feet and disappeared without a trace.

Lin Yi turned his head and saw several soldiers of the Imperial Guard standing behind him and looking at him.

Seeing Lin Yi's gaze, these guards immediately knelt on one knee to show their respect to Lin Yi.

Their movements were in unison, and it was obvious that they were elite warriors who had undergone rigorous training.

[Comparing the intelligence attributes of both parties..., comparison completed, our intelligence is 1.9 times that of the enemy, and we have obtained 100% of the enemy's information. ]

Name: Shadow Corps·Royal Guards
Race: Shadow Creature

Health: 100%
Mana: 5000/5000
Power: 68
Agility: 75
Stamina: 49
Intelligence: 43
Charisma: 4
Skill 1: Infiltrate the Shadow (Active Skill LV.34): The Ninja Soldier can blend into the shadow and enter the shadow plane. During the activation of the skill, he cannot be detected by ordinary reconnaissance means. In the Infiltrate the Shadow state, the movement speed is increased by 300%, but he cannot attack. If he attacks or is attacked, the state is lifted. Consumes 100 mana points, lasts for 30 seconds, and has a cooldown of 60 seconds.

Skill 2: Shuriken Mastery (Passive Skill LV.28): When throwing a shuriken, the attack power increases by 20%, and there is a 20% chance of causing double damage.

Skill 3: Shadow Corrosion (Active Skill LV.26): Consumes 150 mana points, cooldown time 45 seconds. The Ninja Soldier uses shadow energy to corrode the enemy, causing the target enemy to lose 50 health points per second and reduce its movement speed by 20%, lasting for 10 seconds.

Skill 4: Shadow Assault (Active Skill LV.22): Consumes 100 mana points, cooldown time 30 seconds. Suddenly jump out of the shadows and attack the target enemy, causing physical damage twice the strength attribute, and there is a certain chance to make the enemy fall into a short state of dizziness.

Skill 5: Shadow Shelter (Passive Skill LV.20): At night or in a shadowy area, the ninja's health and mana recovery speed increases by 20%, and the physical and magical damage received is reduced by 10%. This effect is invalid in daylight.

After Lin Yi checked the attributes of the soldiers of the Royal Guards Shadow Corps, he found that this was a typical assassin with high attack and low defense.

These soldiers are undoubtedly good at conducting infiltration and reconnaissance or assassination missions.

However, these soldiers may not perform well in one-on-one head-on combat.

If the enemy cannot be quickly eliminated in a short period of time, the weaknesses of the Shadow Legion soldiers' low physical strength and low defense will gradually be exposed over time.

Because the Black Shadow Corps' physical strength was too low, their "fragile" characteristics made it difficult for them to withstand too many attacks. You have to know that the people standing in front of Lin Yi were members of the Imperial Guards, and even the attributes of these soldiers were not very high, so you can imagine how low the attributes of ordinary Black Shadow Corps soldiers were.

However, although the individual combat effectiveness of the Shadow Corps is average, they cannot withstand the large number of people in the Shadow Corps.

Under the strict protection of several guards, Lin Yi calmly walked out of the abandoned building.

As soon as he showed up, the surrounding Black Shadow Corps soldiers knelt on one knee to show their respect.

"Take me to Tara's palace." Lin Yi gave an order to the Black Shadow Corps soldiers beside him.

After hearing this, several guards immediately nodded in agreement and quickly dived into the shadows.

The next second, eight ninja soldiers appeared in front of Lin Yi carrying a huge and imposing chair.

One of the guards motioned for Lin Yi to take a seat.

"It's interesting that old guy Tara actually knows how to enjoy himself." Lin Yi sighed as he sat in his chair.

It can be seen that these soldiers of the Black Shadow Corps have been carefully trained by Tara, and every movement appears to be very professional.

Lin Yi certainly would not refuse this opportunity and enjoyed this extraordinary treatment.

A few minutes later, the ninja soldiers of the Black Shadow Corps were carrying chairs and moving quickly through the Shadow Kingdom.

In Lin Yi's eyes, the speed of these ninja soldiers is almost comparable to that of ordinary high-speed trains.

As they moved forward, the eight ninja soldiers moved in unison, as if they were a whole, so that Lin Yi did not feel any bumps.

This made Lin Yi's riding experience very comfortable, as if he was in a moving fortress.

After all, the environment in the shadow plane is relatively simple, without as many cluttered objects as in the normal world.

Therefore, ninja soldiers do not need to worry about stepping on stones or other obstacles when traveling here.

A few minutes later, the ninja soldiers stopped and Lin Yi looked up, and a magnificent ancient Japanese palace complex came into view.

Various patterns are carved on the walls of the palace.

Cherry blossoms are dancing, dragons and phoenixes are flying in the clouds, ghosts and gods are looking ferocious, and every place is filled with the breath of art.

The eaves of the palace are designed to be light and elegant, and they are raised high like a phoenix flapping its wings about to take off.

Lin Yi looked around and finally found Tara's portrait on the palace gate.

Although the portrait is a bit abstract, Tara's appearance can still be recognized after careful observation.

After bringing Lin Yi to Tara's palace, several ninja soldiers carefully lowered the chair from their shoulders with very steady movements.

"Okay, you guys should leave here first. I'll summon you if I need you."

Hearing Lin Yi's order, the ninja soldiers nodded, then sank into the shadows and disappeared without a trace.

The reason why Lin Yi did not lead this group of ninja soldiers into Tara's palace was because Lin Yi could sense that there was obviously the presence of other creatures in Tara's palace. If he brought these ninja soldiers in, it would be too conspicuous.

Lin Yi put on Amon's monocle to block out his life force, and then covered his entire body with the power of shadow.

After entering the palace, Lin Yi discovered that the walls inside the palace were full of patrolling ninja soldiers.

These ninja soldiers include not only members of the Royal Guards, but also members of other legions, including the Flying Shadow of the Night Bat Corps, the Giant Shadow of the Troll Corps, the Helmet Shadow of the Samurai Corps, and the Claw Shadow of the Hunting Claw Corps.

These soldiers patrolled the palace walls non-stop. As shadow creatures, they could not feel hunger and fatigue, and the only thing they needed to consume was the power of shadow.

The soldiers patrolling here are elite soldiers from various legions.

Their only mission is to guard the general's palace with all their strength and ensure the safety of the palace.

"Damn it, how long will it take us to get out of this damn place?"

Just as Lin Yi continued to go deeper, a man's voice suddenly came into Lin Yi's ears.

You have to know that along the way, Lin Yi had never heard any other creature speak except the howling of wolves.

Lin Yi followed the sound to the vicinity of a palace, gently pried open the window bolt, and climbed into the palace as nimbly as a civet cat. The entire process did not attract the slightest notice of the patrolling soldiers outside.

After entering the palace, Lin Yi's eyes fell on several colorful beings in the center of the palace, which formed a sharp contrast with the gray tones of the Shadow Kingdom.

Lin Yi recognized that these men were the ghost generals under Tara.

Under normal circumstances, the Ghost General would be sealed in a ghost mask.

However, because the Holy Lord changed the history in the Book of Time, the eight demons were not sealed.

Without the seal of the eight demons, Tara and his ghost generals would have no chance to rule Japan. They could only stay on the ground of the Shadow Kingdom.

As for launching the ultimate darkness, please, do you think the eight demons are vegetarians?
Not to mention that the eight great demons now rule an area of ​​the earth, any root demon can take care of Tara and his men.

Don’t be fooled by the fact that the eight demons seemed to be easily sealed by the Dragon Team in the plot. That was entirely due to the assistance of the white gas. Otherwise, under normal circumstances, the eight demons would not be sealed so easily.

If it were really that simple, the eight demons would not have ruled the world for such a long time.

"Okay, stop talking. General Tara said that the black energy between heaven and earth has been out of balance recently. It is said that a root demon has temporarily returned to its origin, which has caused its territory to be vacant now." Samo had a full beard and a hint of excitement on his green face. He told all the news he had heard.

After hearing that they would be able to leave the Shadow Kingdom soon, several ghost generals showed a hint of excitement on their faces.

The ghost general was happy because Lin Yi was now a Muggle.

You know, the task given to him by Samsara Paradise was to find the Tara Mask in the Shadow Kingdom.

But now due to the butterfly effect, the Black Shadow Corps has not appeared in Japan at all, and all the Ghost Generals have not been sealed by masks.

At this moment, Lin Yi’s mission target suddenly disappeared.

"Dry!"

Lin Yi couldn't help but curse inwardly, then walked out from the shadow of the palace.

Since there is no mission target for the time being, Lin Yi is ready to start a killing spree to make up for his current losses.

"Who is it?" Several ghost generals looked up and saw Lin Yi, and immediately realized that he was not a shadow creature, but a living person from the real world.

"It turns out to be just a human mage. Come, kill him for me."

After Bart saw Lin Yi's appearance, he immediately lost interest.

For thousands of years, human wizards have occasionally broken into the Shadow Kingdom, and the ghost generals have become accustomed to it.

What the shadow creatures need is the power of shadow, and they have no interest in a flesh and blood body like Lin Yi.

As Bart's voice fell, the soldiers of the Night Bat Regiment suddenly appeared in the palace from the shadows.

However, these Night Bat Regiment soldiers did not attack Lin Yi. Instead, they knelt on one knee in front of Lin Yi.

"What are you doing?" Bart roared angrily.

Seeing his men kneeling down to a human being named Lin Yi, a rare blush of shame and anger appeared on Bart's yellow face.

You know, in this occasion where so many ghost generals gathered, as undead creatures, what they value most is their dignity and face.

The ghost generals usually care a lot about the team spirit of sharing honor. Once a soldier who can be promoted to the Royal Guards appears in a legion, or someone's subordinates perform well, it is the pride of the entire legion.

But now, Bart's men knelt down to a human being, Lin Yi, which undoubtedly trampled on Bart's face.

As expected, several other ghost generals witnessed this scene of Bart's men, and a sneer of disdain quickly flashed across their faces.

(End of this chapter)