The Lizard was just about to dodge when Little Black suddenly appeared behind him, swinging his laser sword. Little Black moved like a master swordsman, spinning in mid-air and slicing off the Lizard's tail with a single strike.
Bang!
"No!" Having lost his tail, the Lizard lost his balance and fell to the ground. As soon as he lifted his head, he saw the jagged teeth of the Shadow Eater. Then, the Lizard vanished from where he lay, leaving only a shadow.
The Shadow Eater licked its bright white teeth. Five small Shadow Eaters appeared behind the giant one, hopping over to the shadow and beginning to devour the Lizard's shadow.
Inside the giant Shadow Eater, the Lizard stared at the pitch-black surroundings, a place even more terrifying than the Shadow Realm. In the Shadow Realm, you could at least see the area, but here, there was only black, devoid of any other color.
The Lizard began to grow restless, followed by a feeling of powerlessness and emptiness. He slowly collapsed, his eyes gradually closing, and his consciousness fading—a sign that his shadow was being consumed.
Outside, after the Shadow Eaters devoured the Lizard's shadow, the five smaller ones grew to three meters tall. It seemed the quality of the shadow was very important.
The giant Shadow Eater glanced at Little Black, then slowly entered the Shadow Realm. The other Shadow Eaters, having completed their mission, followed the giant one.
Little Black looked at the collapsed building, retracted his laser sword, threw a smoke bomb, and vanished.
About ten minutes later, the police finally arrived on the scene. However, before the police could even begin their investigation, they were driven away by a group claiming to be government agents.
In Silas's Room...
"So, S.H.I.E.L.D. showed up?" Silas smiled.
Although Little Black had left the scene, several Shadowkhan ninjas were still hiding there, tasked with cleaning up any overlooked evidence, including the Lizard's severed tail. It was just as the Shadowkhan were about to leave that they encountered the S.H.I.E.L.D. agents.
The Lizard was not dead, as Silas had not killed him. The Lizard's body was currently inside the stomach of the giant Shadow Eater, and his shadow was inside the bodies of the smaller Shadow Eaters. The Lizard would be able to move again as soon as the Shadow Eaters spat his shadow out. The Shadow Eaters did not need to be defeated to release the shadow, but they would revert to their original size.
"Don't kill him; keep him for now. He might be useful," Silas instructed Little Black.
Little Black nodded. If the Master chose to keep him, then he would be kept for now.
Elsewhere...
The Talisman Squad of Shadowkhan ninjas arrived at a luxurious mansion, quietly infiltrating it and heading to the helipad.
The Shadowkhan captain glanced at a teammate, who slowly pulled out a helicopter manual from his chest. They were prepared this time. Having missed their chance to fly a plane last time, they had kept it in mind. Now, the opportunity had finally arrived again, even if it was a helicopter this time.
The Shadowkhan captain extended a hand, and a Shadowkhan ninja immediately handed him a key to open the helicopter cabin door.
Two Shadowkhan were already impatiently sitting in the pilot's seats, ready to fly—the ace pilots had applied to serve! The other six Shadowkhan immediately formed two groups and began a new round of poker. The captain held the Talisman locator, grabbed a stool, and sat behind the two flying Shadowkhan, ready to guide them at any moment.
The Shadowkhan squad was ready, but after a long wait, the helicopter showed no sign of movement; only the sound of card playing could be heard from the back.
The captain angrily slapped the head of the Shadowkhan in front. "What's going on? Hurry up!"
The Shadowkhan turned his head, looking aggrieved. "We need a password."
"Hmm..." The captain was silent for a moment, then turned to look at the card-playing Shadowkhan.
Sensing the captain's gaze, the Shadowkhan immediately stopped playing, put down their poker cards, and jumped out of the helicopter one after the other. The last Shadowkhan tried to pick up a different card but was forced back by the captain's glare.
After about five minutes, the Shadowkhan returned with three captives.
"Who exactly are you people!" the helicopter owner cried in distress. He had been comfortably in the restroom, about to grab some toilet paper, when two men in black suddenly appeared and dragged him out without a word. Now, standing here, not only had he not wiped himself, but he hadn't even had time to pull up his pants, leaving him feeling breezy down below. The other two were his son and daughter. The daughter was only wearing underwear. The son was worse off, completely naked without even underpants, as he was about to engage in a serious matter with his girlfriend when he was dragged out.
The Shadowkhan captain immediately wrote on a piece of paper: "What is the password for the flight control panel?"
"Password? Then why did you grab me? This is my father's helicopter!" The son instantly sold out his father. It was true, after all, he was just speaking the truth.
"That's right! Only my father knows the password," the daughter just wanted to leave quickly. What if these Shadowkhan ninjas suddenly got greedy and lustful?
The captain clearly saw through the daughter's fear and kicked her out of the helicopter.
"Me too!" the son yelled, sticking out his rear end. As long as the Shadowkhan didn't kill anyone, anything was fine!
The captain, with a dark expression, kicked the son out of the helicopter. Just as the daughter and son thought they were saved, two tall Shadow Eaters appeared behind them. The son and daughter screamed and ran, completely unaware that their shadows were missing! Their shadows were currently being stepped on by the Shadow Eaters. The people had left, but their shadows remained behind.
The Shadow Eaters each swallowed one of the siblings' shadows. The two, who had already run to the villa's entrance, suddenly lost consciousness and fell motionless onto the floor.
The father in the helicopter saw this and his legs started trembling. What kind of monsters were these!
The Shadow Eaters were clearly more intimidating than the Shadowkhan. Their massive mouths immediately screamed trouble.
The father, with trembling steps, went to the control panel and step-by-step entered the operating password, unlocking the various controls.
"I've sorted it out for you. Can you let me go?" the father knelt on the floor, terrified to death.
Fortunately, the Shadowkhan captain didn't want to kill him. Instead, the captain tied him up inside the house and gagged him to prevent him from screaming wildly.
Seeing that the helicopter was finally ready to start, the six card-playing Shadowkhan happily returned to their card table.
Thud thud thud!
The rotor blades began to spin rapidly. The helicopter lifted off the ground and flew towards the east.
"???" The Shadowkhan captain suddenly noticed the locator was pointing south again and had no choice but to temporarily change course.
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