Chapter 11

Monica is a woman who can be considered meticulous.

Even so, despite her constant attention on Moyu, she still failed to notice an abnormal phenomenon about him, which was...

He had no shadow.

This phenomenon had existed long before they entered the room, no, it should be said—

After the slaughter ended, Moyu did three things.

1. Settled the unconscious Monica.

2. Used his phone to look up the information he wanted.

3. Sent out his shadow to keep watch.

The motivation for the third action was the consideration that the "threat" might not be Ian alone.

Ian, the name of the murderer outside, was a maniac.

Although it was highly unlikely that there would be other killers in the nearby mountains, what if there were?

Just for the sake of "what if," Moyu believed that even if sending out his shadow to keep watch was a futile effort, he was willing to do it.

Just now, the shadow that was keeping watch fed back a piece of information—

Someone had stepped on the shadow.

That's how Moyu knew someone had come.

His judgment that the person was not a police officer was based on the heaviness and number of footsteps.

"The person is only one, and is deliberately walking lightly."

This information was enough to indicate that the person was not a police officer.

After turning off the wall lamp in the room, Moyu pressed himself against the side of the bookshelf, holding his breath.

From his position, he could see the movements of the door and the window.

"Currently, the number of people can be confirmed as one."

Moyu frowned.

At this time, someone who would sneak into the temple in such a stealthy manner was clearly up to no good.

Although it could be a thief, what could a thief possibly steal from this dilapidated temple?

The pile of small coins in the pond in the courtyard?

It was too abnormal.

Compared to a thief who would climb a mountain at night to steal a pile of small coins, Moyu was more inclined to believe that the person might be Ian's accomplice.

"Let's wait and see."

Moyu quickly glanced at the direction of the single bed.

The worst-case scenario would be if the person was Ian's accomplice and even stronger than Ian.

In that case, Moyu would have trouble even protecting himself, let alone taking care of Monica.

"Whether the shadow outside has been noticed or not, I need to secretly move the 'shadow' to a position where it can assist me in battle at the first moment."

Moyu issued instructions to the shadow outside in his mind while focusing on the situation outside.

So far, he had not heard any sound, indicating that the person had done an excellent job in terms of stealth.

This was not good news.

Because it suggested that the person was likely to be more troublesome than Ian.

Time passed silently, second by second.

Moyu held his breath, while Monica, huddled in the corner of the bed, began to feel uneasy.

She didn't understand what was happening, but she could infer from Moyu's reaction and behavior that the situation might be very bad.

One minute, two minutes...

Unconsciously, five minutes had passed since the lights were turned off, but there was still no sound outside.

The ability of "Soul Resonance" was still in its embryonic stage. Before developing the "shared vision" effect, being able to detect the enemy's footsteps at the first moment was the limit.

To prepare for the possible battle, Moyu had already lost the ability to investigate the situation after deploying "Soul Resonance" nearby.

This was because he had to compress the presence of the shadow puppet to the lowest level, so it was impossible to use the shadow to investigate the situation.

Unfortunately, his "psychic power" was just at the beginner level, and he didn't know how to use the "circle" technique. Otherwise, he could have expanded his "aura" to perceive the situation outside.

The room was deathly silent.

Monica's unease grew stronger.

She was just an ordinary person, and her endurance was limited.

In contrast, Moyu remained calm and composed.

"I can see why Ian Archille fell to you."

Suddenly, a slightly deep male voice sounded from outside the half-open door.

Upon hearing the content of the voice, Monica's heart trembled.

Moyu, however, remained like a stone, leaning against the bookshelf, his gaze on the door unchanged, fully prepared for battle.

The man continued in a puzzled tone, "My 'Absolute' is not perfect, but it is quite excellent. I'm curious how you discovered me?"

"..."

Moyu's pupils constricted, and he naturally did not respond.

At the same time, he obtained an important piece of information from the man's words.

The shadow he had left outside to keep watch had not been discovered.

"Soul Resonance" currently had two forms.

One was a two-dimensional form, and the other was a three-dimensional form.

The former was not in the material realm, so its essence was closer to the nature of "aura."

This meant that even if the shadow could blend into the environment in its normal state, it would inevitably leave traces of "aura" in the eyes of a psychic power user.

The latter, on the other hand, was a solid material entity, so even an ordinary person who did not understand "aura" could see the shadow after it had been camouflaged.

If it was for ambush or setting up a warning network, the ideal approach would be to use "Conceal" to erase the aura traces of the normal shadow.

Another method was to "shape" the camouflaged shadow into a black thin veil that matched the environment, blending it with the surrounding shadows to avoid the enemy's "Focus."

Moyu was currently unable to do either, so the shadow warning network he had set up outside was actually a normal shadow with aura traces.

However, the man outside the room had entered using "Absolute."

This meant that by closing his spirit pores and retracting all his "aura," he could not see the aura traces on the normal shadow, and even if he stepped on it, he would not notice.

This discovery was good news for Moyu.

But the subsequent development was somewhat unexpected.

"Don't worry, I have no ill intentions, nor am I the enemy you expected."

The man outside, who had not received a response from Moyu for a long time, reluctantly revealed his identity: "My name is Light Bulver, a professional bounty hunter. This is my hunter's license."

To gain further trust, this man named Light accurately threw his hunter's license to Moyu.

This was enough to show that Light had already confirmed Moyu's position.

"You can check it, but be careful, don't damage it."

After throwing the hunter's license, Light reminded him.

"..."

Moyu frowned, of course, he would not pick up the so-called hunter's license and remained silent.

Seeing Moyu still so cautious and restrained, Light did not find it strange, as this was the proper behavior of a mature psychic power user.

"I understand that you are also a powerful psychic power user. To show my sincerity, I will use 'Absolute' and then walk in."

Light said and then acted.

He closed his spirit pores, retracted all his "aura," and walked in, his gaze directly on the side of the bookshelf.

"Phew..."

Moyu exhaled, coming out from the side of the bookshelf.

Light looked at Moyu.

Upon seeing that Moyu was just a teenager, a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes. He then quietly opened the spirit pores around his eyes, and the slightly overflowing "aura" allowed him to see the "Wrap" on Moyu's body.

Uh...

Immature, clumsy.

It was simply at the beginner level.

This was Light's first impression.

Of course, he did not believe it.

"Ah."

Light sighed, saying helplessly, "I think my sincerity is already sufficient, but you are still hiding your true strength from me? You can't really think that this clumsy wrap will make me believe you are a beginner, can you?"

"This is my true level, and I currently only know how to wrap."

Moyu stared at Light.

"Don't joke around!!!"

Light's mouth twitched, and he raised his voice involuntarily, "How could you possibly take down Ian with such a wrap that is at best a beginner level!!!"

"Believe it or not."

Moyu did not argue further.

Light, looking at Moyu's reaction, felt a slight tremor in his heart.

"You're not joking?"

"..."

Moyu was too lazy to speak.

"Really, really not joking?"

"..."

Light, who had read some information from Moyu's aura, began to believe it and fell silent.

"Too fake!!!"

He said in a tone that did not hide his shock.