This necromancer is going to seduce the beautiful girls who are already dead.

The operation officially began. Based on the information Abyss's men obtained from the two necromancers, Abyss and Sophia confirmed the place the two necromancers should return to after completing their mission, and also learned how the two men managed to get here despite the presence of shadow demons everywhere.

"This prop is interesting. I feel like they must have received help from some evil god."

Abyss has now changed into Anita's clothes. Although Anita has some violent tendencies and seems a bit crazy, she is surprisingly clean, and her clothes don't smell bad. Abyss feels comfortable wearing her clothes. Abyss is currently holding a magical artifact that looks somewhat like a beetle, examining it closely.

Sophia also changed into Spin's clothes. Spin's clothes smelled of blood, but fortunately, Sophia didn't need to breathe and didn't have to endure that smell. She was just not used to wearing a mage's robe. As an assassin, she always wore tight-fitting clothes that allowed for easy movement. She shifted her body uncomfortably while looking at the magical items in her hands.

This item has a peculiar function. Once magic is injected into it, it generates a black shield that envelops the user. As long as the user is protected by this shield, the Shadow Demons, which are hostile to all living things, will not attack them. The only drawback is that this shield is only effective against lower-level Shadow Demons. When facing higher-level Shadow Demons, the shield is not very effective.

Higher-level shadow demons possess a certain level of analytical ability; they will comprehensively assess whether a target they encounter is attackable, rather than acting solely on instinct.

The reason Abyss was interested in this magical artifact was that he discovered the magic within it wasn't processed through a magic circle, but rather transformed through a special mechanism. The magic was directly converted into another kind of magical power, which, while very similar to magic, Abyss could sense something unfamiliar within it.

"I'll have to study this thing properly after I use it." Abyss held up the magical artifact and waved it at Sophia. "But for now, let's not worry about understanding it. Just use it."

“There are a lot of Shadow Demons ahead,” Sophia said. “Let’s activate this item.”

Abyss and Sophia have now temporarily separated from the others and are on their way to Spin and Anita's residence. They are about to cross a valley, and ahead of them are a large number of shadow demons.

Ahead lay a forest—though all the trees here had been infected and mutated into strange shapes by the black mud, their branches sprawling and bearing bizarre, tumor-like fruits. Beneath these trees lurked a large horde of shadow demons, numbering perhaps several hundred.

These monsters from another world were resting in this forest, which appeared to be their lair. Some shadow demons lay motionless on the ground, while others devoured the mutated trees and fruits. Still others were fighting amongst themselves, black mud flying everywhere. However, it seemed that this infighting was just a normal occurrence for the shadow demons, as the shadow demons nearby were completely oblivious to their struggles.

Abyss and Sophia activated the magical artifacts together, descended into the valley, and passed through the shadow demons.

The magical item was quite effective. The shadow demons could clearly see Abyss and Sophia approaching, but none of them took any action. Those lying on the ground merely raised their heads to look, those eating continued to wolf down their food, and those fighting, of course, did not stop their battle.

“This item is quite interesting. So the Council of the Dead uses something like this to coexist peacefully with the Shadow Demons.” Abyss walked around, looking at the Shadow Demons around him. “And necromancers who leave the Shadowfall will have this item temporarily taken back. It seems they don’t really want this item to fall into my hands.”

“They just didn’t expect us to be inside now.” Sophia looked around at the shadow demons of all sizes with curiosity. These monsters were like cattle grazing in a field, showing no aggression.

“Perhaps I’ve thought of that, but there’s no way to verify it, so let’s just take it one step at a time,” Abis said with a smile.

“By the way, Abyss, why are we walking? Wouldn’t flying be faster?” Sophia asked after walking for a while, suddenly remembering that she could have reached her destination much faster.

The two necromancers' dwellings weren't particularly far from their starting point, but it would still take quite a long time to walk there, and at this pace, they probably wouldn't reach their destination today.

Abyss mysteriously moved a little closer to Sophia, then pointed ahead and said to her, "We're not in a hurry to fly yet. Do you see that Shadow Demon over there?"

Sophia looked in the direction Abyss was pointing and saw an exceptionally large shadow demon. This behemoth was indeed different from the other shadow demons—the black mud on its body faintly gleamed with a metallic sheen, seemingly forming a rough-looking carapace.

"Is this a high-level Shadow Demon?" Sophia blinked. "Should we go and fight it?"

“I originally planned to fly directly there, but I sensed a rather powerful aura here, so I decided to come and take a look first. This Shadow Demon should be one of the higher-level Shadow Demons. You see, the other Shadow Demons are all distributed around it; it's probably the leader of this group.” Abyss said to Sophia with an interested smile. “I want to try harassing it and see how they react.”

"You want to make it easier for Rebecca and the others to conduct their research?" Sophia was also very intelligent and quickly guessed Abyss's purpose.

“Yes, they don’t want to show themselves, but it doesn’t matter to us.” Abyss nodded. “Let’s go find trouble with that demon, but don’t make too much of a fuss, and try not to confront it directly.”

Sophia looked at the shadow demon in the distance, which was four or five meters tall and looked like a large lizard, and couldn't help but feel a little itchy.

“Alright, I’ll take care of this task,” Sophia said to Abis. “You’ll be in charge of getting me back.”

Chapter 266 Coming Specifically to Find Trouble

"Oh, Abyss really knows me quite well."

Rebecca watched Abyss and Sophia's actions from afar and couldn't help but laugh.

Leona also looked into the distance and blinked: "He actually thought of that?"

Rebecca and her group were currently following Abyss and Sophia at a distance, observing the group of Shadow Demons they passed. Their observation of the Shadowfall and the Shadow Demons had begun, though they had encountered a minor difficulty beforehand.

Rebecca wanted to observe the Shadow Demons closely and understand their various abilities. This understanding wasn't just about observing their appearance and sketching them in a notebook; she also wanted to learn about the abilities of different levels of Shadow Demons and how they would handle various situations. The best way was to stimulate them, putting them into a combat state where they could gather new information.

However, this is a crucial juncture for Abyss and Sophia's infiltration of the Council of the Dead. Although Leona is eager to try, Rebecca doesn't intend to provoke the Shadow Demons just to satisfy her curiosity. If they cause unnecessary chaos, it could put the Council of the Dead, which monitors the land, on alert, making Abyss and Sophia's infiltration much more difficult.

Therefore, Rebecca originally planned to follow them from a distance and then find a way to safely study the Shadow Demon when she wouldn't disturb Abyss and Sophia. She didn't tell Abyss and Sophia about her plan because she didn't want to trouble Abyss, who was currently busy with important matters. The other girls thought the same way.

Sheila, holding a telescope, also saw Abyss and Sophia searching for a favorable position. Somewhat worried, she turned to the other girls and asked, "Isn't it dangerous for Mr. Abyss and Miss Sophia doing this?"

“Don’t worry about them. First of all, Abyss always has a meticulous plan, and Sophia is an elite assassin. The two of them working together will be fine,” Rebecca said with a smile. “Now we just need to observe them closely. Leona, are you ready to be my secretary?”

"Ready! You tell me, I'll write!" Leona was already holding a notebook in one hand and a pen in the other, ready to record Rebecca's observations. Her hand speed was the fastest; her writing speed was comparable to the speed of her thought sharing. If it weren't for the fact that writing so fast would easily tear the paper, she could be even faster.

……

While Rebecca's "exploration team" was preparing to record their findings, Sophia had also finished analyzing the surrounding terrain and found a direction with relatively more cover. She was ready to launch a harassing attack on the seemingly advanced Shadow Demon.

“I’m ready to go. I plan to take care of the other Shadow Demon next to that big guy to get its attention,” Sophia said to Abyss in the shared mind.

Previously, when she was on a mission, she would communicate with her three teammates in the same way, clearly explaining what they were going to do and what their purpose was. Now, with the necromancy bond of the Abyss, this communication is even more convenient.

“Okay, I see nothing unusual here. Go ahead and try attacking.” Abyss replied immediately, “But be careful and don’t get your hands on the black mud on them. It’s polluting.”

"understand……"

Sofia agreed and started moving from her hiding place.

Since she and the Abyss were now playing the role of necromancers, Sophia did not use shadow magic, which was obviously not something a necromancer should know. Instead, she skillfully used wind magic to move her body.

The magic she used wasn't the one she was currently using, but Sophia's long-trained assassin instincts still made her movements elusive and unpredictable. She quickly and silently approached the huge, high-level shadow demon, and while it was still lazily lying there, she rushed towards a hapless lion-shaped shadow demon beside it.

A long bone nail instantly materialized in her hand and, without hesitation, pierced the slowly moving eye of the ordinary shadow demon.

puff!

Sofia struck and retreated, leaving the bone nail embedded in her target's eye. Then, just as Sofia withdrew, before the victim could even react, the nail exploded in a small but significant manner.

Bang!

The head of the shadow demon attacked by Sophia exploded instantly, and its twisted body crashed to the ground.

That long white bone nail was something Sophia had just learned. Although she wasn't a necromancer, dark elf assassins also had to learn magic, and her own magical foundation was excellent, so it didn't take her long to learn the necromancer's signature bone magic.

"Gah!?"

The attack startled the high-level shadow demon that was resting on the ground. It stood up abruptly and stared incredulously at its "little brother" who had just been attacked and was now turning into black mud and slowly flowing into the ground.

There are enemies!

The high-ranking shadow demon immediately realized this. It opened its enormous, fang-filled mouth, from which a forked tongue protruded—it was collecting scents from the air. At the same time, eyes began to open continuously on the top of the shadow demon's head—yes, it didn't just have one pair of eyes; a dense array of eyes soon covered the upper part of its head!

"These eyes are conjured up by it?" Abyss, observing from a distance, smiled with interest. "Interesting, very interesting. It changes its form according to the needs of the situation. It seems the Shadow Demon is not just an ordinary deformed monster, but a creature that goes beyond the beasts I preconceived notions about!"

The bloody scent emanating from Sophia's clothes quickly caught the attention of the high-level shadow demon. It immediately located the direction Sophia had gone, tossing its massive head in that direction to search for her.

However, how could Sophia let anyone discover her presence so easily? As a professional dark elf assassin, Sophia's body usually had no scent, but now that she was wearing Spin's blood-smelling clothes, she would naturally be extra careful. The blood scent that the shadow demon smelled was intentionally directed in the wrong direction by her wind magic.

Sofia has now taken control of the battle!

“Alright! Next, Sophia, let’s see if we can make it fight its own minions.” Abyss said from afar, seemingly enjoying the spectacle. “I want to see how these high-level shadow demons fight.”

Chapter 267 The Shadow Demon's Powerful Abilities

Abyss had rarely seen Sophia in action before, but now that Sophia was in actual combat, Abyss witnessed firsthand just how skilled she was as an assassin.

Abyss first instructed Sophia to slightly injure the high-ranking shadow demon, and Sophia quickly began to act. She didn't use shadow magic, nor any magic from the Shadow Sisters; she simply used the magic he knew, which the interrogators had obtained from Spin, to remain silent and, to a certain extent, deceive the high-ranking shadow demon's many eyes.

The large creature would occasionally see something flit past it, but couldn't pinpoint its next move. Sophia skillfully used cover, making her movements unpredictable. At the same time, she successfully thrust a bone spear into a gap in the shadow demon's carapace, inflicting a minor, non-fatal injury.

The wounded Shadow Demon was furious. As a high-ranking Shadow Demon, it had always been at the top of the food chain on this continent. Now, it was being mocked by an enemy from who-knows-where. Naturally, it could not tolerate it.

As the high-level shadow demon became enraged, all the low-level shadow demons in the vicinity were also roused. Whether eating, resting, or fighting, they all stopped what they were doing and began searching for Sophia.

But Sophia wasn't about to let these low-level shadow demons find her; she still had that magical item that allowed low-level shadow demons to ignore her.

At the Abyss's request, Sophia began inflicting damage on various parts of the High Shadow Demon. This damage was actually insignificant, but it enraged the High Shadow Demon, which had never suffered such humiliation. It began a frenzied search, determined to find the enemy who had yet to appear.

Sophia, now in male form, was no longer slender, yet she remained astonishingly agile, wielding necromancy with the skill of a seasoned necromancer. She used bone magic to create illusions to draw attention, employed the spiritification magic unique to the necromancers of the Shadowfall to pass through cover and avoid being seen, and used remotely controlled exploding bone spears to create diversions.

This series of attacks inflicted continuous injuries on the high-level shadow demon. Although these injuries were gradually healing, it only fueled the monster's rage.

Finally, the Shadow Demon lost all patience. After being hit by Sophia again, it let out a deafening roar.

"Roar!!!"

With this roar, the black mud carapace on the high-level shadow demon began to rapidly transform into sharp spikes, which then quickly extended outwards.

Like countless needles, the black mud transformed into spikes on the high-level shadow demon instantly pierced through everything around it—stones, trees, and even its minions who were searching for its enemy but had found nothing.

This attack surprised Abyss greatly. He hadn't expected the Shadow Demon to resort to such a move after losing patience. He quickly asked in their shared mind, "Sophia! Are you alright?"

"I'm fine! I used my spirit form to burrow underground!" Sophia's answer relieved Abyss.

All the ordinary shadow demons pierced by the high-level shadow demon died instantly. Their bodies turned into streams of black mud, which flowed back along the spikes to the high-level shadow demon and merged into it. After merging with the high-level shadow demon, this black mud noticeably increased its size. The high-level shadow demon, which was already ten meters tall, rapidly expanded like an inflating balloon, growing several times its original size in the blink of an eye.

This attack still missed its target, and the high-level shadow demon's face contorted with even more savagery. Now, without anyone telling her, Abyss knew that shadow demons of this level possessed the ability to think. If anger could kill, Sophia and Abyss would probably be dead many times over by now.

"Roar!!!"

Another roar erupted, but this one was not the same angry roar as before. Instead, it possessed a powerful penetrating force, as if it were pleading for support from all directions.

"Abyss! The nearby Shadow Demon horde seems to be making unusual movements! That monster's cry has the ability to summon its own kind!" Flora's somewhat anxious voice also came through the thought sharing at this moment.

"Know when to stop, Sophia. We can't let things escalate any further. Let's retreat!" Abis made a decisive decision at that moment.

They were still playing the role of necromancer siblings, and provoking a shadow demon could be considered accidental, but to casually kill that powerful, high-level shadow demon would be a bit much. Abyss knew that this enormous shadow demon's regeneration ability alone could give a necromancer, who wasn't particularly skilled at destroying enemy bodies, a lot of trouble.

"Okay, this was really exciting! I haven't done anything this exciting in ages!"

Sofia's tone now sounded delighted, as if she had found a pure joy in this mischievous task.

The Abyss, which had been hiding to one side, retreated silently, while Sophia used her spirit-transformation magic to quickly leave the chaotic scene. Only the enormous shadow demon remained, searching for the enemy that had been relentlessly attacking it.

"I just wonder, if it summoned its kind with that roar, and we've already run away, will those kind think it's lying?" Abyss chuckled as he glanced back at the high-level shadow demon that was already digging a hole in the ground, trying to find its enemy.

“Let us observe this,” Rebecca’s voice came through, sounding quite excited. “These findings will definitely come in handy later, trust me!”

“Then I’ll leave this place to you. Be careful.” Abyss replied, taking Sophia’s hand. “Let’s go. We can fly back to the residence of the necromancer brother and sister now.”

"Ah...ah! Okay!" Sophia was startled when Abyss suddenly grabbed her wrist, but thankfully Abyss now looked like a woman, which eased Sophia's awkwardness in dealing with men.

Just as Abis was about to take off with Sophia, a strange feeling suddenly came to his mind.

There seemed to be some kind of special fluctuation resonating in the Abyss's mind, and some information that the Abyss could not refuse also flooded into his thoughts in an instant.

Chapter 268 Unexpected Communication