Volume Dragon: Start by obtaining the Infinity Gems

Chapter 237: Fallen Shadow Underworld
It was no accident that Nemesis came to the quarry.

The monster he captured was studied thoroughly under his scalpel.

It was a monster made of shadows.

When he released the ectoplasmic cocoon, the monster immediately jumped towards the wall, and a crack reflecting red light almost swallowed it.

Nemesis controlled the monster with telekinesis and stroked the wall. He was surprised to find that a familiar energy came from behind the crack - shadow energy.

The power from the [Fallen Shadow Underworld].

The Shadowfall, also known as the Shadow Plane, is a very special plane.

It is a dimension where all colors except black, white and grey have been drained from everything. It is a dark place that resists light.

This plane is dominated by a starless black dome that covers a gray and black scene, which is a dark simulation of various things in the real world.

The Shadowfell is a place in an overlay with the Prime Material Plane that looks very similar to the Material Plane, except for the colorless landscape. Landmarks of the Material Plane are recognizable in the Shadowfell, but they are distorted—reflecting a distorted image of entities on the Material Plane.

Of course, not all places in the Shadowless Underworld are as depressing and desperate as they seem.

For example, the Dark Earth where Fazi comes from is in the Shadowfell Underworld, but other than the monsters lurking in the shadows, it is no different from the main material plane.

However, there are only a handful of such normal worlds in the Shadow Underworld.

The world within the rift reflected red light, and the energy that overflowed was exactly the shadow energy unique to the Fallen Shadow Underworld.

Nemesis did not rush into the rift because he did not know if he could come back. No. 11's whereabouts had not been found yet, and if this simulacrum was wasted, the throne might fall into silence forever.

However, at least Nemesis found the reason why his magic power began to recover.

The place behind the rift belongs to a world in the Shadowfall Underworld. The prosperity of shadow energy proves that the magic network is also active.

I'm afraid these monsters from the Shadowfall have somehow opened the gate connecting the two worlds somewhere in Hawkins. The magical energy in the Shadowfall is constantly activating the magic network on Earth, which has led to the revival of Nemesis's magic power.

"But why does this shadow energy feel a little strange?"

Nemesis had this feeling after seeing the crack. He always felt that there was something strange mixed in the shadow energy.

So he took prompt action and began to dissect the monster, and discovered something very magical.

This monster has no brain!

Nemesis thought that the monster's brain might be somewhere else in the body, but he searched everywhere and couldn't find it.

This made him feel strange. Why a monster without even a brain possessed such powerful mental power?

Nemesis still remembered the power he felt when he controlled the other party with [Psychic Control]. He even suspected that even the legendary Mind Flayer mastermind did not have such strong mental power.

So he began to doubt that the monster in front of him was just a puppet, and that some monster with extremely terrifying mental power was controlling this body.

This can explain the contradictions in this monster. If there is a powerful monster controlling it, then the one fighting against Nemesis is naturally the one behind it, so it is not surprising that it has such a strong mental power.

The research was interrupted here.

This is also the purpose of Nemesis coming to the quarry.

He used prophecy to calculate two purposes - to find No. 11 and the deeper secrets of the monster. Both led him here, to this woman named Joyce Byers.

The moment he saw her, Nemesis understood.

A strong shadow energy surrounds this woman. I'm afraid she has been targeted for a long time.

No, it was her son—Will Byers—who had already been targeted.

Nemesis arrived here not too early, but he caught up with the last moment when the body was carried away. Even with just one look at the body, he could confirm that it was not a human body.

At least not the body of a boy named Will Byers.

The result of the prophecy spell was not clear, which was unimaginable in Faerun. But in this world where the magic network was silent, the effect of the spell was greatly suppressed, which was not surprising. Nemesis was not sure what to do next, so he planned to help the woman find her child first.

"What nonsense are you talking about? Will's body has been found. If you come here to play some bullshit joke, get away from me! Otherwise I will lock you up for violating the peace!" Jim said angrily.

Nemesis chuckled and folded up the big black umbrella. The long umbrella body stuck to the ground like a cane, revealing the true face of its owner.

Jim was stunned by the handsome face like an aristocrat, and then he let down his guard. As the saying goes, appearance reflects the heart, and he didn't think that a person with such a noble temperament would be a vicious criminal.

"Your child, Will is still alive." Nemesis said, raising his hand to stop the two people who were about to continue talking.

"At least according to my prediction, your child is not dead yet."

He looked at Joyce with confusion and puzzlement in his eyes: "It's strange, you look so ordinary, why did your child get targeted by them."

Joyce, who had long been unable to bear it any longer, asked hurriedly, "What are you talking about? Who? Who has targeted Will?"

Jim on the side was already impatient. What kind of prophecy was this? He was being targeted. This guy must be a liar.

He was about to curse when he saw the silver-haired man snap his fingers crisply, and his mouth suddenly froze and he couldn't move!
“Wuwuwuwuwuwu!!”

Jim covered his mouth and tried to speak, but was horrified to find that he couldn't open his mouth, and tried anxiously to make a sound.

Nemesis glanced at him and said calmly, "You're too noisy. Just listen quietly. My patience is limited."

This supernatural scene made Jim and Joyce panic. The man's words proved that everything they saw was done by the other party.

But how is this possible?

Snapping your fingers can make people speechless? That's outrageous!
"What did you do to him?!" Joyce said nervously.

"It's just a little trick, it doesn't matter."

"How can this not be important!" Joyce was a little upset. What was going on? Her child suddenly disappeared and used strange means to contact her. A man who seemed to know witchcraft appeared in front of her!

"Your child is still in the Shadowless Underworld. Don't you want to save him?" Nemesis lost his patience and said coldly.

"Fallen Shadow Underworld? What is that place?"

"A place full of darkness and monsters."

(End of this chapter)