1007 Sixth-tier Fleeing Shadow, Shadow Bird (1/2)
Translated by XephiZ
Edited by Aelryinth
”Trying to eat me alive? So be it!” Mo Fan did not struggle, allowing the flowing sand to drag him toward the two Poison Fire Scorpions.
As Mo Fan was almost close enough for the Poison Fire Scorpions to reach him, his eyes glittering like burning torches.
At the center of the quicksand, a brilliant fire pillar rose into the sky. The scorching blast tossed the two Poison Fire Scorpions into the sky as they were set on fire by the fierce flames.
Perhaps because the Poison Fire Scorpions were Fire-type creatures, the fire pillar did not kill them instantly. Mo Fan reached out his right hand and grabbed in the direction of the Poison Fire Scorpions!
A silver rhomboid started compressing the Poison Fire Scorpions. The overwhelming force immediately crushed them into minced meat. Their shells, gallbladder juice, and blood fell from the sky.
After Mo Fan finally took out the two Poison Fire Scorpions, he had to reevaluate the strength of the demon creatures in the Sahara Desert.
Each tribe of demon creatures consisted of over a thousand soldiers each. Luckily, the Sandfear Foxes and the Poison Fire Scorpions had already crashed into one another. If they were actually targeting the tiny group of humans, they would be forced to flee for their lives in just a few minutes!
”Mo Fan, come back now!” Jiang Shaoxu's voice came from above him.
Mo Fan lifted his gaze and saw three Sandfear Foxes and five Poison Fire Scorpions fighting on the sand dune where Jiang Shaoxu was. However, for some reason, these creatures suddenly fixed their eyes on Jiang Shaoxu!
”Don't move, I'll take care of them!” Mo Fan said.
Holding their positions was their only hope of leaving the desert maze, so Mo Fan would not allow the demon creatures to force Jiang Shaoxu from her position.
He turned into a black shadow. Due to the effects of the Dark Noble Mantle, his shadow was incredibly unpredictable and fast, like a nimble shadow bird flying by without catching any attention.
While they were trapped under the sand, Mo Fan had used all the Soul Essences in Little Loach Pendant to strengthen Fleeing Shadow.
In other words, Mo Fan's Fleeing Shadow was now fifth-tier!
After receiving the Dark Noble Mantle, Mo Fan discovered that it was able to strengthen his Fleeing Shadow.
The strengthening effects worked even when he was not wearing the Dark Noble Mantle. It was like a passive ability of the Magic Equipment.
As such, Mo Fan's Fleeing Shadow was basically a sixth-tier spell!
The sixth-tier Fleeing Shadow was also called the Shadow Bird, as his form and speed greatly differed from the normal Fleeing Shadow. As a matter of fact, even if the area ahead was fully stacked with enemies, Mo Fan could easily turn himself into a Shadow Bird to swiftly weave through the enemy's line. If he combined it with Time Stasis, he was confident of dodging a rain of bullets as easy as taking a stroll in the park!
That being said, if Mo Fan cast Nyx Regime and summoned the Dark Noble Mantle, it would strengthen the Fleeing Shadow by another two levels, turning it into an eighth-tier Basic Spell!
To many people, having a fourth-tier spell was already extravagant. Although the spells of the Shadow Element were able to stack their effects on top of one another naturally, it was pretty rare to stack up the effects into an eighth-tier Basic Spell like Mo Fan could do!
The truth was, Mo Fan actually considered strengthening the Intermediate Spell, Giant Shadow Spike, but the Dark Noble Mantle's special effects were more obvious when he was casting Fleeing Shadow. The Giant Shadow Spike might be weaker than this Basic Spell now!
Mo Fan's shadow in the form of a shadow bird actually had four layers. In other words, if Mo Fan desired, he could split the shadow into three other shadow birds to confuse an enemy!
However, it was not necessary for the time being. Mo Fan appeared in front of Jiang Shaoxu at his quickest speed. A strong presence of the Shadow Element immediately loomed over the area.
Mo Fan flung out his arm; a black energy like smoke accumulated in front of him and quickly turned into several Giant Shadow Spikes with strong, chilly auras.
The Giant Shadow Spikes sprang forward and nailed the three Poison Fire Scorpions to the ground, immobilizing them.
The Sandfear Foxes were known for their speed, agility, and cruelty. These creatures were not as strong as the Poison Fire Scorpions overall, but they were extremely cunning. They would not attack recklessly like the Poison Fire Scorpions, as they preferred to strike and ambush their enemy at the perfect time.
They would move around rapidly in the area and confuse the enemy with their blurred shadows. Once they managed to move into a blind spot, they would then reach out their claws and aim for the enemy's weakness like a sharp, dark gray lightning strike!
The three Sandfear Foxes were trying to tear Jiang Shaoxu's throat out. Luckily, she also had the Light Element, thus she did not have any trouble holding the demon creatures off temporarily. However, the vicious and cunning demon creatures had given her quite a fright.
She was already intimidated by three Sandfear Foxes. Imagine how she would feel when facing the thousands of demon creatures fighting in the desert, each of them a deadly Sandfear Fox!
”Giant Shadow Spike!”
”Wild Thunderbolt!”
Mo Fan gave each of the targets sealed by the Giant Shadow Spikes a killing blow.