Main Text Volume Chapter 359 First Encounter with Shadow

When Baal was in his dream, he could still see the people he had tortured and killed.

Their faces were blue and white, with bloodstains on their faces, and some were even missing arms and legs. Even if only the human pillar was left, they still chased him, shouting "pay for life"... Finally, Barr was forced to blind spot.

"Ahhhh-" Just as a pair of bloody hands squeezed Barr's neck, he finally yelled and passed out in his sleep.

At the same time, Barr sat up from the bed in reality, breathing heavily, with cold sweat covering his back.

After a while, Barr came back to his senses. Whispering: "Is this a dream?" Why is it so real?

"You are haunted by old nightmares even in your dreams, Barr. It seems that you have done a lot of bad things." A clear male voice came into Barr's ears.

Who dares to say that about me? ! Barr raised his head angrily and saw a figure leaning against the door frame.

When he saw the man's face clearly, Barr rolled off the bed in fright, then crawled and knelt down in front of the person, and said attentively: "My lord, why are you here?"

"It's my turn to ask this question." Angel turned around, nodded slightly to Du Shan who was looking curiously in the living room, then walked into the room and closed the door.

"Why did you come to see me?" Angel asked calmly as he sat on the sofa.

Barr was at a loss for a moment. He didn't realize what happened. Why did he wake up from bed? When he saw a hint of impatience on Angel's face, Barr suddenly recalled what happened in the early morning——

Baal originally arrived in high spirits today, because Leonric, who was once aloof and aloof, actually sent his cronies to beg him. You know, he almost kidnapped Leonric's daughter a few days ago. However, in just ten days, Leonric no longer cared about Magda, and even sent him a big gift to beg him. Just to let him deliver a verbal message to the wizard.

Barr was a little confused as to why Leonric didn't come in person, but asked his former enemy to summon him. But he didn't think much about it. He could get benefits and gold coins, so what if he took such a trip.

Then, he rowed a boat and came here, and before he entered his old house, he... saw a ghost? And then passed out? ! Barr glanced at Angel secretly and thought to himself, maybe Leonric knew the weirdness here and tricked him into summoning him, right? Damn it, how dare this old man cheat me!

"I...I just came here to bring a message to Leonric..." Barr hesitated for a moment, but finally said what he wanted.

"Leonrek?" Angel raised his eyebrows, "What oral message does he need you to deliver?"

"I don't know either. He just said some incomprehensible words and tricked me into coming here... Well, it's not a trick, it's not a trick!" Barr slapped himself in the mouth: "Look at me, I'm such a mean-mouthed person. What I mean is, He asked me to send a message to your Excellency, but the oral message was very strange. I guess he was teasing you!"

Angel: "Tell me the truth, what message did he bring to me?"

"He just said some strange things, saying that he found an urban legend. In the legend, there is a race called Kubakara? Or is it from Kubakara..." There was a strange expression on Barr's face: "I forgot too. Well, it’s just some nonsense.”

"Kuka Bala? Ku Bakala..." Angel frowned and muttered softly: "Could it be Kura Kuka?"

Barr's eyes lit up: "Yes, yes! It's Kula Kuka!"

Angel suddenly grabbed Barr's collar: "Is it really Kulakuka?"

Barr was lifted into the air out of thin air, and he nodded in fright: "Yes, it's Kulakuka! I remembered, that's the name he said!"

Angel threw Barr on the bed, and then whispered: "If Kulakuka is a little black shadow, could that person yesterday be..."

Angel said this and turned around to leave.

Barr watched sluggishly as Angel left the villa, and he secretly said without tears, "Sir, you are gone... What should I do now?"

…

Under the deep waterway, in the basement of a building.

The magician was originally studying the "Water Sending Technique". His model was basically built, but the model would always collapse at the last step. He was wondering whether he should ask Masked.

However, at this moment, the copper door was pushed open violently.

Angel, wearing a black and white striped windbreaker, appeared in front of the magician.

"Mask?" The magician looked surprised and defensive... How could someone break into his residence? Why didn't anyone outside sound the alarm? !

"What are you doing here?" The magician said with caution.

Angel waved his hand without any intention of greeting, and magic power surged out of his body. The magician was so frightened that he backed away and began to quickly build a model of his best trick in his thinking space.

But before he finished building his model, he heard Angel asking in a deep voice.

"Is this person Shadow?"

The magician raised his head in confusion. He saw that the magic power previously released by Angel had now become a kind of stable nodes. These nodes were interdependent and then built an illusion that looked like reality.

If the magician hadn't known that this was his room, there would never have been "falling snow and street lights", and he would have thought that this was actually real!

What a brilliant illusion! The magician secretly praised it, with envy in his eyes... It would be great if he could also do this.

In the current situation, it seems that the mask is not here to pick a fight? The magician relaxed a little, but he did not cancel the model in the mind space, but continued to maintain it with magic power. Once there is any problem, he can release it immediately.

"I ask you, is this person Shadow?" Seeing that the magician has been silent and his eyes are erratic, Angel suppressed his impatience and asked again.

The magician was pulled back to reality by Angel's words, and his eyes looked at the vivid illusion.

If he were in the other place, this illusion would make the magician greatly appreciate it, because the illusion is full of loneliness and solitude, and the composition is very consistent with the cold aesthetics.

- The alternating black and white background, the falling snowflakes, the lonely and dimly shining street lamp, and a man with a cigarette in his mouth.

The man's appearance could not be seen clearly, but the iconic leather boots and riveted leather jacket, as well as the wide-brimmed hat, made the magician recognize the person immediately.

"Yes, he is Shadow!" The magician said with certainty.

"Are you sure?"

"I'm sure! This guy is usually very cold and doesn't talk much. But his dress is different from his personality, extremely flamboyant, especially this riveted leather jacket, which he has worn several times. When he went to the Charming Tavern last time, he was wearing this riveted leather jacket, and he scratched a dancer at that time." After the magician finished speaking, he asked curiously: "Did you see Shadow last night?"

It only snowed last night, and the snowy night in this illusion, the time is obvious.

"That's right." Angel had a blank expression, "This guy is not as cold as you said. It's just... his behavior is a bit weird."

The magician nodded: "It's really weird. I still don't understand why he joined our extraordinary party. He is so powerful, but he didn't get anything from our party. Instead, he told us a lot of useful knowledge. I don't believe he is so kind!"

Even if he got benefits, for a magician who doesn't trust anyone and only has interest relationships, he is actually more vigilant about Shadow than Angel.

"I know, thank you for telling me." Angel said, and turned away.

"Wait!" The magician stopped Angel, and in the other's puzzled eyes, the magician smiled and said: "I have studied the water delivery technique for a day, and I have a little doubt here, I need to ask you."

...

After leaving the magician, Angel went directly to the suburbs of Watergrass.

Leonrick took Magda back home from the Golden Cross Medical College. He already knew that his daughter was not sick, so he could not let her stay in the hospital and let a group of quacks watch and study.

He hired a number of careful nurses to take care of Magda. In order to be on the safe side, he also wanted to ask Tyrell and Caroline, two Chinese doctors, to live at home and take care of her nearby. However, Tyrell was punished by the wizard and saw the terrifying ghost for three whole days. His spirit was greatly reduced. He was still nervous and could only stay at home to recuperate.

So, in the end, only Caroline accepted his invitation and moved into the Earl's Manor.

At this time, he was discussing with Caroline how to improve Magda's mental condition.

- Although he knew that Magda was not sick, Magda knew that she had lost her shadow since she woke up, as if struck by lightning. She locked herself in a dark secret room and did not come out or see anyone. This was already a mental illness, so he had to pay attention to it.

Caroline talked about a long paragraph of measures to improve the mental condition, sunshine and rain, the world is beautiful... But at the end, she couldn't help but sigh: "Living in the sun, but finding yourself about to fall into the abyss, such a strong contrast, anyone would find it difficult to accept. For now, if you can't find your shadow back, you can only let her figure it out in despair, but this kind of "figure it out" is probably the most painful thing in the world."

Caroline's sigh made Cynthia couldn't help it, and the tears in her eyes burst again.

Leonrick embraced Cynthia and whispered to comfort her: "There is hope. Isn't there the Masked Lord?"

Cynthia cried and shook her head: "Tyrael offended the Masked Lord that day. Will he still help us?"

When talking about Tyrael, Caroline was a little embarrassed, especially when she thought about the rejection she got when she went to the Masked Lord to apologize yesterday, she felt embarrassed.

"I don't know..." Leonrick said. Although he passed on the matter of 'Kurakuka', he didn't think that Kurakuka was related to the little black shadow when he thought of the urban legend.

But Leonrick still held a glimmer of hope and passed on the news. However, due to the uncertainty of this matter, he didn't even dare to go there in person, for fear of offending the relationship. Finally, he found Bal...

Just then, a knight in silver armor walked in: "Report, the Masked Lord is here!"

Leonrick stood up, and Cynthia stopped crying in shock.

"I'll go to greet him now!" Leonrick held back his surprise.

"No need." At this time, Angel walked in from outside the door: "I'm here."