"I had meticulously planned everything from the start…"
With half of his body still shrouded in darkness, Gary Smith sighed deeply, frightening some people and causing them to back off even further.
He glanced at the scene, a tic pulling at the corner of his mouth, pondering where he had gone wrong.
Since it was his first time visiting the Black Market, he wasn't familiar with the process. He decided to merge in with the crowd, trailing silently behind them until he saw the ghost fire lanterns.
After some observation, he deduced these were some sort of a Strong Identifier, through which, only strong individuals of gold or higher could pass.
A lightbulb went off in Gary Smith's head.
He was not a Gold Level Beast Tamer, nor could he summon a beast of a Leadership Stage.
But...
He had Mousie!
The first time Gary Smith saw Shadow Rat was when he was shuddered by its Shadow Mimicry, mistakenly thinking that it was a monstrous creature equivalent to the Overlord Level.
