For the Tribunal, this is a necessary sacrifice.
But on the other hand, the Shadow ability is truly dangerous.
Thinking of this, Duanmu Huai couldn’t help but recall the situation when he first acquired this ability. It was fortunate that the Ancient Dominator was severely injured at the ti, and the location was an isolated island. Otherwise, if the opponent appeared in a complete form, Duanmu Huai would have no choice but to issue an extinction order.
However, this kind of infection is still too slow.
Duanmu Huai knew that the Shadow’s ultimate thod was complete liberation, which ans releasing all the information at once, forming a torrent to completely engulf and copy the whole city. But currently, the collected information is not enough. As long as the information volu is large enough, Duanmu Huai can directly initiate this ultimate move and completely consu the entire city.
Well, this can be considered an alternative extinction order.
Fortunately, this is not without gains. At least from the information Duanmu Huai obtained from the Shadows, it seems these Shoggs have been ordered not to leave the city, obviously preparing for so kind of ritual. Otherwise, if any of them escapes, it would be a big problem.
The entire operation lasted an entire night, with Shadows going out to hunt, and encountering Shoggs also searching for sacrifices, leading to fierce battles. However, for now, it seems that Shadows hold an overwhelming advantage, as Shadows are almost invincible at night, and currently, Shadows can copy humans corrupted by Shoggs. However, Shoggs cannot corrupt the Shadow copies in return.
Hmm... after all, from a hierarchical perspective, Shadows are still higher, at the information level. Shoggs, though twisted and bizarre, are at the biological level and naturally weaker than Shadows.
This is normal, as Shoggs, besides their mimicking ability, are just servants created by the Old Ones. They are incomparable to other true Ancients or Outer God’s followers.
Of course, they still pose a big enough threat to humans.
Currently, Duanmu Huai is most concerned about the entity hidden behind these guys. Since Shoggs cannot resist the Shadow copies, the fact that the previous Shadow copy was destroyed indicates that so Outer God or powerful Ancient being is behind it. It’s just unclear which one.
After all, there are so many bizarre things in this world.
At least it’s certain that the opponent’s strength is not weak; otherwise, they wouldn’t be able to counter Duanmu Huai’s Shadow copies.
March City is a small city with a population of 300,000. Even if Duanmu Huai goes all out, it’s impossible to infect all the people in a short ti. Moreover, to be safe, the Shadows won’t act during the day. Once the opponents discover the Shadows’ weaknesses, it would be problematic.
Similarly, Shoggs also don’t act during the day, which is a good tacit understanding. Both sides have a truce during the day and then fight to the death at night.
For those smart people, there might be even better ways to use this, but for Duanmu Huai... well, this is enough.
Regardless of how it’s done, the final result is the sa, as long as they are dead.
The next morning, the Gourt Detective and Idol Detective went to work after breakfast. Duanmu Huai had already instructed the Shadows not to target them, so they should be safe, and Duanmu Huai wasn’t particularly worried. As for himself, he slept until noonti, then got up to eat, shower, change clothes, and video chat with Shajuye, while teasing a little panda – for Duanmu Huai, there was nothing else to do. The plans could be executed by the Shadows, and he needed to control the overall situation from behind the scenes and see how long the opponent could hold out...
"I heard from Alice about the situation; is it really that serious over there? Brother, you won’t be in trouble, will you?"
While teasing the little panda, Shajuye looked at Duanmu Huai on the video chat, who shrugged in response.
"It’s fine, nothing major."
"Alice is really worried. Will the infection spread...?"
"Don’t worry, I found the notes written by Dr. Ben. According to his experints, it’s like a hive; there’s a main brain. Once I destroy that brain, those monsters will all die."
Duanmu Huai casually made up a lie. Of course, movies show it this way for artistic reasons, but it’s not like this in reality, so don’t dream about it.
However, Duanmu Huai was rely comforting Shajuye, so he didn’t need to consider its plausibility – just making up sothing like in movies was enough.
"Phew..."
Hearing Duanmu Huai’s answer, Shajuye also breathed a sigh of relief.
"How are things on your side?"
"Everything is fine here, no abnormalities – oh, right, the band has gained several more fans since then, and Kounatsu is starting to prepare for the next concert."
"They’d better check the weather forecast this ti."
"Ah haha..."
With the lessons from last ti, they shouldn’t forget this ti.
So, Duanmu Huai and Shajuye idly chatted to pass the ti until the Gourt Detective and Idol Detective returned.
"Nothing particularly fruitful."
The Idol Detective seed a bit dejected.
"The other side is very vigilant, and I dare not alert them. So far, I’ve only found so scraps but nothing valuable."
"I’ve managed to dig up so information."
In contrast, the Gourt Detective, eating a family bucket, was much more pleased with himself. Watching him holding the bucket and sipping a drink was enough to make others feel full.
"I investigated the background of the Care Foundation and discovered that only a small portion of its funding cos from governnt sources. Most of it is from a company called Jiun Corporation, a local enterprise mainly engaged in ocean shipping."
"Ocean shipping?"
"Yes, many municipal governnt councilors have intricate connections with Jiun Enterprises... after all, elections require money."
"Hmm... this Jiun Family sounds interesting."
Hearing this, Duanmu Huai narrowed his eyes. Although on the surface this family seed ordinary, the ntion of ocean shipping made Duanmu Huai alert.
After all... who knows what bizarre things they might bring back from overseas to court disaster.
"Should we follow up on this lead?"
"I’ll investigate and see what I can find."
Duanmu Huai made a decision, anwhile internally issuing orders to the Shadows.
Tonight is the ti to act against the Jiun Family!
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