Yads death didnt even create a ripple in Ravens heart.

  Thats the price of adventure.

  Anyone has the right to stay at home and be a conformist, entrusting their fate to others.

  They also have the right to walk out of their homes and take a chance to see if they can become strong masters of their own destiny.

  In this cruel world, some people succeed and others fail, thats all.

  Riven never had any intention of saving everyone. If he did, then he would be a holy warrior, not an assassin.

  All he can do is keep getting stronger until he ignites the divine fire, has a floating continent of his own, and never has to look at anyones face again.

  Entering the Shadow Realm for the fifth hour.

  The surroundings changed once again, taste was lost, and the whole person seemed to be in a Chinese ink painting.

  Its only from now on that we can truly enter the Shadow Realm, what came before was at most just the outer rim of the Shadow Realm. No, saying that is still not quite accurate, because the Absolute Shadow Plain belongs to a smaller branch realm within the Shadow Realm, and its impossible for Gold Rank or higher powerhouses to enter this place. Even if they suppress their strength, it wont work.

  He pulled out the now-colored Red Knight Strategy Board, and Raven found that his predictions had taken effect. Even the two white pawns representing Eirins reinforcements had collapsed.

  This means Ellison will no longer have reinforcements.

  Even so, Ellison still has many pieces on hand: one king, one queen, two bishops, two rooks and five pawns.

  In contrast, the black chess pieces representing Raven have only one king and one rook, a total of two pieces.

  Wang is naturally Leviathan, and the rope represents the natural chariot.

  The gap in strength is still huge!

  The shadow plane repels any life not native to the Shadowfell. The wraith is not a living creature, its just an assemblage with a soul. In the eyes of shadow creatures, its either one of them or equivalent to inanimate objects like stones.

  In fact, soon after the adventurer corps entered the Shadow Plane, Tōya also followed, always staying about a kilometer behind Ravens party.

  Now that the outsiders have left, Shuang Yi naturally returned to Lei Wens side.

  "Alright, now that all the actors are in place, let the good show begin. I have two predictions: first, Ellison is a man who emphasizes long-term effects, he will continue to push forward with his plan like a gambler on a losing streak; second, his team will implode. As for my third prediction, Ill save it until youre willing to give me the green light for phase three."

  On the other hand, Ellisons face was black as coal. Of course, it couldnt be seen in the shadows.

  He lost big time.

  He spent a lot of money to hire temporary helpers, and two teams of Silver Rank adventurers were completely defeated.

  In the end, it was his direct subordinate who lasted for five hours.

  However, under the alternate attacks of various shadow creatures, his subordinates also suffered heavy casualties.

  The entire army of forty people is now left with five bronze-grade Anm Shadow Thieves, two white silver primary Dark Guards, the old thief Vandel and a white silver intermediate Trickster, as well as Eryndors confidant - Katrik who has never made a move.

  They were not without people who had been to the Shadow Plane, but only Old Thief had been to the Absolute Shadow Plain. However, Old Thief was not very familiar with this place either. Including Old Thief, all the wanderers here were those who opened the Shadow Energy Slot while working in the Temple.

  Ellison cant care about Raven anymore, just wanting to get the Shadow Pearl as soon as possible and leave this damned place.

  The old thief, like Raven, had once proposed that after entering the Shadow Plane for five hours, there would be a chance to exit. Ellison gave up.

  The Shadow Orb is indispensable for him because its too important for Eryndor Thornes future development.

  In Ravenlofts earlier game editions, when Ellsworth first appeared, his Wisdom score was only 14.

  As a merchant by birth, his basic perception was not low, but that was only compared to ordinary people. He knew that those who entered the sacred domain as pastors rarely had a basic perception of less than 20 points when they first started out, and those people were so-called naturally extraordinary perceivers.

  4 oclock and 8 oclock, seems like just a single digit difference. But as time goes on, the gap gets bigger and bigger.

  As a native of the Azeroth world, Elian did not know what data was, but he could clearly feel the gap between himself and other Murder Church pastors in terms of talent. If he continued on this path to becoming a pastor, then when he entered the legendary realm, he would have many fewer divine techniques than his peers.

  This is something Ellison absolutely cannot accept.

  At his most troubled time, the old thief brought news of the Shadow Pearl out of thin air.

  As long as he is engaged in a profession related to shadows, such as being promoted from pastor to shadow pastor and then to shadow master, the Shadow Pearl can bring huge perception bonuses to Elric. Moreover, the subsequent snowball effect can perfectly make up for his gap with those talented pastors.

  Thats why he knew Raven was luring him into Shadow Valley and yet he had to come.

  This is a positive conspiracy!

  But after he came, he found that he still underestimated the Shadow Plane. He didnt have any high-ranking professionals who had used the Shadow Pearl, which was his biggest mistake.

  He had no choice but to grit his teeth and continue on. If he were to return with his tail between his legs like this, his losses would be truly lost.

  "Oh, mighty Umbra! Protect me!" His lips said so, and Elrison also smiled bitterly. The shadow was the divine office of Masek, the god of thieves, and the priest of the god of assassination could not expect to be protected here.

  "Van der Fa, how do we proceed now?"

  "The Shadow Thief recalled: The Shadow Valley is in the southeast of the Absolute Plain, so we need to find the path in the lower right direction."

  "Bottom right?"

  "In the second stage, the Shadowless Plain is not a flat space. It seems like we are walking on the plain, but in fact, we are equivalent to walking inside a hanging painting. Moving forward and backward is actually meaningless. Following the principle of the map with north up, south down, left east, right west, when we walk to a place and see a passage going to the right, just go that way."

  "What? Sorry, I didnt quite catch that."

  "Then you bring people and follow me." The old thief didnt explain much either.

  Eryndor Thorne just wanted to curse at this moment. This situation, which was beyond his imagination, made him very unhappy. But he could only rely on the old thief now.

  At this time, two dark guards of Ellison suddenly spoke up: "Master, we are a bit uncomfortable, feeling that our lives are slowly slipping away."

  Eryndor Thorne immediately turned his head towards Old God Thief.

  The old thief shrugged: "You asked me Can I just sense the existence of shadow energy? I said yes at the time. I didnt say that creatures unrelated to shadows can stay here for so long."

  Ellisons hand trembled for a moment, but ultimately did nothing.

  These two dark guards were indeed his most loyal bodyguards.

  On the other hand, he also knew that shadows and darkness were not the same thing. The one who controlled the shadows was Maske, while the one who controlled the dark divine position was Lady Night Shal.

  "Can you hold on?"

  Two dark guards exchanged a glance and said cautiously: "Master, Im afraid we can hold on for at most three hours."

  "Well reach our destination in an hour and a half at most. If everything goes smoothly, we can leave the Shadow Plane in two hours." The old thief added.

  "Is everything all right?"

  "Well all die here." The old thiefs words gave Ellison a sense of unease for the first time.

  But Erlison was disdainful in his heart: Will such a luxurious lineup be wiped out here?

  If someone else came over, perhaps they really couldnt help but be at a loss with Eriksen.

  But who is Raven?

  Formerly 118-level Divine Fang of God!

  He knew every single rule of Shadow Boxing by heart.

  After meeting with the rope, Raven no longer had any scruples and didnt need to wait anymore, rushing straight to his destination.

  That was a downhill path leading into Shadow Valley.

  The black slope is no different from other places in the shadow plane.

  Dark and gloomy, without a hint of vitality.

  But Raven told Ellison he was wrong!

  The shadows here are large enough to hide people, and even various giant monsters.

  It was a straight downhill slope, and if there was anything special about it, it was that on the side of the mountain path there was a huge black boulder. After the black moonlight above shone past, it was divided by the black rock into two slightly less dark segments of light to the left and right.

  As Ellison and his party passed the monolith, things suddenly changed. They felt as if they were being violently pulled by some mysterious force, as if a dense darkness was swallowing them up.

  Then when they started preparing for battle, the light reappeared, although very dim. When their eyes saw the dark lines of varying depths again, they found that their position had changed, as if a straight downward slope suddenly appeared with a 180-degree reversal.

  Everyone let out a sigh of relief.

  The next moment, a questioning voice suddenly plunged everyone into tension.

  "Where is Martin?"

  One person is missing!