The walls crumbled!
"Don't be impatient when chasing someone, you know?"
In the fifth level's space, a tall, slender shadow swiftly broke through the obstructing walls, while Alister earnestly advised it to calm down.
"Roar!"
Locking onto its prey right in front of it, the tall, slender shadow's roar grew increasingly tremulous. It swung its scythe-like black shadow blade, effortlessly slicing through the obstructing walls and pillars as if they were tofu!
The long, dark shadow streaked across the field, and just a second before it was about to be shattered, Alister grinned and said, "You've gone off course."
Merging into the shadows once again, Alister leaned casually against another pillar on the other side, yawning.
"...," the tall, slender shadow turned hesitantly, staring at Alister as if preparing for an execution.
It raised its black shadow blade as if it were an executioner.
Alister chuckled, withdrew his gaze, took out his phone, and nonchalantly passed the time.
His phone still had some single-player games to entertain him.
In an instant, the tall, slender shadow struck. Its scythe-like black shadow blade aimed directly at Alister's neck with great force, radiating power!
"Ah... disturbing someone playing a game is not a good habit," Alister sighed.
With that said, without even bothering to look at the one who didn't deign to glance at him, Alister once again disappeared into the shadows, reappearing in a safe spot on the fifth level.
The black shadow blade swept through, and the sound of pillars being cut rang out.
"..."
Staring at his prey, who now wouldn't even look at him, the tall, slender shadow's head twisted into a sinister arc, and then, once again, it attacked!
Its emotional fluctuations intensified its already frenzied attacks, as if it were releasing pent-up frustration. While rushing forward, the tall, slender shadow destroyed not only the walls but also the pillars around it!
Slice, slice, slice...
The sound of support beams being cut continuously reached Alister's ears. He inwardly marveled at how efficient the tall, slender shadow was, saving him the expenditure of energy.
"Ah... this level's boss is a bit challenging..."
With that, Alister continued to play his single-player game, as if he didn't want to be disturbed, vanishing into the shadows once more to the next level.
Bang! The tall, slender shadow's strike missed as expected, leaving a menacing, massive crack in the ground.
"Roar!!!"
The tall, slender shadow howled to the sky, arms raised high, shaking violently. Then, it swung downward with all its might, shattering the ground!
As the subject of this sequence game, it was the first time the tall, slender shadow had been played with like this, toyed with by a player who couldn't even counterattack!
Chasing into the fourth level.
"Ghost Shadow... Look, right down the middle," Alister patted the central support pillar and directed the tall, slender shadow's attack, as if it were a bullfight.
"Roar!!!"
The tall, slender shadow went berserk, dragging its disproportionately long body and swinging a terrifying cross slash!
Bang! The support pillar was not only cut but also smashed to bits, reduced to rubble.
"Hmm." Alister crossed his arms, nodding slightly in approval. "You've become quite a formidable containment entity."
The tall, slender shadow trembled!
Chasing into the third level.
Gathering strength, it roared and swung its scythe, slicing through all the obstructing support beams, causing the entire building to shake slightly.
"Keep swinging your blade, keep cutting," Alister strolled leisurely, continuously using shadow-stepping to move to the next wall.
The tall, slender shadow followed closely behind, launching deadly attacks, splitting the air in the process!
"Just a bit more," Alister still had a smug smile on his face, then right before he was about to be eliminated, he vanished into the shadows once more to the next level.
The black shadow blade missed again.
Chasing into the second level.
"Phew... took you five seconds longer to find me? Are you getting lazy?" Alister sat nonchalantly on a shelf, checking the time on his phone's screen, and mockingly reproached the tall, slender shadow.
"Keep up the good work."
Bang! The wall crumbled!
Chasing into the first level.
There was no more space to hide in, indicating that the hide-and-seek game was about to end.
Just as the tall, slender shadow was thinking this...
"Haha..." Alister, with his hands in his pockets, laughed lightly. "Don't be disheartened. There's more than one building to play hide and seek in."
In an instant—
Buzz! The black shadow blade flashed in their vision!
The tall, slender shadow lunged violently, raising a fierce wind pressure as it cut through one support pillar after another, aiming its blade directly at Alister's heart!
Inevitably, this strike also missed.
If it were any other E-rank player, they would have been killed by the tall, slender shadow long ago, but the opponent was Alister, an equally shadow-based player, and players with similar abilities were obviously more challenging to deal with.
Both sides knew each other's secrets. Alister effortlessly dodged the tall, slender shadow's attacks like a walk in the park, while the tall, slender shadow had an extremely aggressive shadow-based power.
"It's almost over, don't you think?" Alister appeared next to a marked support pillar and, breathing in the fresh air from outside, turned to the tall, slender shadow with a teasing remark.
The blade scraped against the ground, leaving a smooth cut, and the tall, slender shadow made no response to his words. It surged forward and then swung its blade, determined to shatter its prey!
Then came the familiar and infuriating empty slash.
For any other player, avoiding the tall, slender shadow's attacks would require not only considering their own mobility but also factors like obstacles in their path...
However, Alister only needed to worry about whether his psychic energy was sufficient.
For him, evading was as simple as selecting a location, shadow-stepping—it was that straightforward and easy to understand.
Slash, chop, cut...
As the target support pillars continued to be shattered, the entire building began to tremble slightly, and immense pressure weighed on the remaining support beams.
Ssssh...
Amidst the falling debris, Alister arrived at the last support pillar, shadows coiling around his arms, forming sharp shadow blades.
Meanwhile, in the distance, the tall, slender shadow was about to launch its attack!
"Roar..." Its voice seemed to declare the end for its prey.
"Sorry..."
With confidence, Alister raised his hand, brandishing the sharp shadow blade, and then fiercely struck the last support pillar according to his plan!
At the same time, the tall, slender shadow's attack speed accelerated, and its movements became impossible to track, leaving only blurry afterimages!
Psychic energy consumption left Alister with only a fifth!
"Roar!" The tall, slender shadow had freed one of its arms, struggling to rise amid the collapsing first level!
"Containment entities are indeed not so easy to conquer..."
Alister frowned, using his full power to control the shadows.
Psychic energy, reduced to one-fifth!
In a split second, or perhaps even less, the tall, slender shadow forcibly broke free from Alister's control, launching a fierce attack!
"Plans can't keep up with changes after all."
In the nick of time, Alister gave up controlling the tall, slender shadow and, instead, used the shadows to pull down the collapsing structure above!
Boom! Massive chunks of debris crushed the tall, slender shadow's body, and the imminent collapse of dozens of floors was about to occur!
It was a spectacular moment!
The towering skyscraper of hundreds of meters collapsed with a resounding crash. Debris rained down, obscuring the field of vision, and a rush of wind pressure swept through, shaking the air!
"Shadow-step..." Alister had no choice but to consume his psychic energy down to zero.
At this moment, all the players lurking in the Linggu District noticed the massive commotion here and began to converge. Figures became active!
Was someone attempting to defeat a containment entity with overwhelming force? Or was it a strategy using the terrain?
But... the tall, slender shadow, which essentially ignored control, couldn't possibly fall for such a simple trick unless...
With suspicion and concern, all the players gathered in this moment.