novelraw Chapter 65: A Tentacle Fell Out
Chapter 65: A Tentacle Fell Out
"The plan was perfect at the start…"
Lu Yu, half his body still in darkness, lowered his head slightly, scaring a group of people into retreating further.
He looked at the scene, the corner of his mouth twitching slightly, wondering which step had gone wrong.
Since it was his first time at the Black Market, he wasn't familiar with the procedure and decided to blend in with the crowd, silently following behind everyone until he saw these Ghost Fire Lanterns.
After a moment of observation, he understood that this was a kind of Strength Identifier.
Anyone who walked this path was definitely a Gold Rank expert or higher.
Seeing this, Lu Yu had a flash of inspiration!
He wasn't a Gold Rank Beast Tamer, nor did he have a Commander Rank pet beast.
But…
He had Little Mouse!Lu Yu's first encounter with the Shadow Clipping Rat was when he was stunned by its simulated 【Shadow Mimicry】, mistaking it for a powerful demonic beast equivalent to the Overlord Rank.
If not for his Eye of Truth that could see through all things, he almost would have been fooled.
Then he found the black mouse behind the scenes, only to end up having to raise it for the rest of his life after bringing it home.
He didn't know if it was a gain or a loss.
However, ordinary people didn't have the Eye of Truth to see through Little Mouse's Shadow Mimicry. The Evil God Servitor blood it had consumed made it automatically immune to divination, investigation techniques, and so on below the Morning Star Rank.
It was basically an emotionless signal jammer and a special effects machine rolled into one.
Against anyone below the Morning Star Rank, it was a complete Dimensionality Reduction Strike!
In any case, there was no need to fight inside, and it was his own Vest.
There was no harm in disguising himself as a mysterious expert, only benefits.
He could cut in line, take the VIP express lane, be revered by others, greatly reduce the chances of encountering trouble, and maybe even use it to help bargain…
The most crucial thing was that he had just fleeced the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud a few days ago.
That thing was hidden in the Abandoned Urban Area outside West City and usually didn't leave, but while the 【Taboo Cursed Seal】 on him was great for luring monsters to farm materials, it was unreliable at critical moments.
What if it suddenly emitted a strong scent that drifted over to West City and actually attracted that thing?
Let's not even talk about whether the Black Market would be razed to the ground.
Given the amount of hatred he had drawn before, even being torn to shreds probably wouldn't quell the Soul-Snatching Demonic Cloud's rage. The final result would likely be his soul being ripped out and tormented for countless years.
'It's a little thrilling just thinking about it. Wasn't it just a few small jellyfish? That's barely a handful.
Big deal, I'll pay you back later… with ten lollipops!'
Though he thought that, Lu Yu still decisively had Little Mouse shield his aura, and then he leaped into a nearby grove to avoid anyone with similar detection talents.
This time, he chose to hide the mimicked shadows under the Yellow Robe, so he wouldn't have to worry about anyone seeing through the flaws.
This way, he could perfectly infiltrate the Black Market, maybe even attend some high-class gatherings of Gold Rank Beast Tamers, gather some information, and find some treasures he needed.
But imagination is a beautiful thing, reality is cruel!
He had overlooked one important detail.
Other than the escape skill Shadow Leap, which had reached the Expert level, the Proficiency of Little Mouse's other skills was ridiculously low…
Among them, the top-tier, high-tier skill 【Shadow Mimicry】 was barely at 80% of the Entry-level.
In short, its control was not proficient at all; the previous effect was purely due to the skill's inherent power!
So, after using Shadow Mimicry, although Little Mouse tried its best to shrink it, several tentacles still wrapped around his body, completely stuffing the already large robe.
He went straight from a skinny dog to a fat tiger!
'I can forgive you for being afraid of the dark, but how can your life-saving skill 【Shadow Mimicry】 be this bad? You damn otaku mouse, it must be the goddess of fate's blessing that you haven't been eaten!'
Lu Yu complained inwardly, but he could still console himself that the change in body shape made it easier to hide his identity. However, he had only taken a single step.
The Ghost Fire Lanterns all exploded!
The reason they could serve as identifiers was that their perception was several times more acute than that of humans or even ordinary demonic beasts.
This was an advantage, but it could also become a fatal flaw.
What Lu Yu and ordinary humans saw of the Shadow Mimicry were just the Dark Tentacles of a powerful creature.
However, in the perception of the Ghost Fire Lanterns, they sensed the trace of the Evil God Servitor's aura that remained in Little Mouse's body—an aura that hadn't decayed despite the scouring of countless ages, filled with endless distortion and chaos.
A great demon, squirming in the darkness and about to devour endless living beings, was approaching!
The feeling was like a flock of lambs seeing a big bad wolf approach, or seeing a player in a game whose name was so red it was purple. Forget identifying, it was a miracle they weren't scared to death!
And so, the previous scene occurred!
Outside the Black Market,
"Eee eee!"
As Lu Yu appeared, the Soul Lanterns, being the evolved form of Ghost Fire Lanterns, naturally sensed that strange and inexplicable aura and began to tremble!
"Even the Soul Lanterns are afraid?"
Sun Jie also sensed his pet beast's emotions.
But what terrified him even more was that even when he activated his School's secret investigation technique: the 【Spirit Fire Eye】, which could easily see through the Spiritual Energy intensity and soul fire shape of those at the same rank.
Yet when he looked at the mysterious Yellow Robed Masked Person before him, he saw only pitch-black darkness.
There was no aura, no soul fire, nothing at all.
It was as if what stood opposite him wasn't a person, but a silent, gloomy Ancient Shadow!
'I can't see through him; even his soul fire is hidden!'
'Could he be Morning Star Rank?'
At this thought, Sun Jie's expression turned grim.
Morning Star Rank Beast Tamers were in short supply in Great Abyss City recently. Moreover, the Evil God Cults had been behaving themselves to secure stable resource channels, so they had only assigned a few people in charge.
But even if all those people in charge joined forces, they couldn't possibly contend with a mysterious Morning Star Overlord!
He could only hope this wasn't some top-tier expert from the Dark Side!
The others watching Sun Jie also felt a chill run down their spines. This was an opponent that even an expert from the Beast King System who had undergone a Spirituality Transformation had to be wary of…
There were many smart people in the crowd; they were already looking around, figuring out the best strategic retreat route.
"If this goes on, a fight might break out. It would be a real shame to get blasted into swiss cheese…"
Lu Yu watched the increasingly tense atmosphere, which was like a powder keg ready to explode.
The Main Culprit behind it all was that Little Mouse was just too much of a noob.
'I have to explain.
I can't let them mistake me for some Beast Tamer from the Dark Side, or I'll be finished if they all attack me. Unless I reveal my identity, but that would be Social Death… This time, when I get back, I'm going to train Little Mouse to death until it gets it right, and grind its Proficiency up…'
Lu Yu thought he could easily resolve the misunderstanding with his Silver Tongue.
However, Little Mouse, hidden under the cloak and busy manipulating the Dark Tentacles, suddenly felt a strong malicious intent from behind and couldn't help but shiver.
The result was, a shadow Tentacle trembled and fell out from beneath the Yellow Robe.
The scene instantly fell into dead silence…