New Gods of North America

Objectively speaking, the record of Clint and his group is actually quite good.

After Wayne shot another invader in the chest and head, a total of five enemies were killed.

The only one left was the extraordinary person who could transform into a "shadow".

Unfortunately, this is the most difficult one to deal with.

I tried sprinkling holy water and infusing spiritual power to make "explosive bullets".

Wayne found that neither method seemed to be very effective, so he decisively called on his companions to retreat first and then temporarily shrink the defense circle:

"Take Clint back to the main house first. I'll cover you."

"good!"

The extraordinary bodyguard responded, and then, under Wayne's cover, approached Clint.

Based on the experience of dealing with the "fog" last time, this "shadow" should also have its limitations.

The simplest and most practical strategy at the moment is to keep an eye on his position.

Then wait for him to attack and transform into a physical form, then shoot him.

But last time, a group of people were "hunting" a Beyonder, but this time, Wayne and his team were commissioned to be a bodyguard.

I’m afraid that there may be other extraordinary people with strange abilities among the invaders. If someone steals my house from another direction, I’ll suffer a great loss.

"Bang!"

"Bang!"

After Clint was helped up, Wayne fired twice at the right positions when the invaders attacked.

The other party obviously realized that Wayne could observe his position to some extent.

Actions also became more cautious.

As he "moved" between the shadows, not only did his routes become increasingly strange, but he would also suddenly change direction at the location of Wayne's theoretical "blind spot".

——Like Wayne, he was also trying to find the flaws in the other party's extraordinary abilities.

If we only associate it from the concept or common sense,

"Shadow" feels closest to "darkness", so it might be targeted at "holy" or "light".

The exorcist priests in the Holy Spirit Church do carry special candles and other things, and Inissa seems to have some too.

But there's nowhere to find that kind of stuff right now.

There wasn't even a lantern nearby, so the group of people fought the night battle relying solely on the moonlight and lights in the distance.

Clint was supported by his companions and retreated towards the main house. Wayne lagged behind a few steps and also escorted them in the direction of the main house.

——The number of our fighters is not advantageous at the beginning, and the opponent may have reinforcements. It would not be worth it if we were outnumbered three by the opponent here.

"Bang!"

At the edge of the shadows of the woods, the humanoid figure pounced out again, but it seemed to be just a feint.

After the shadow jumped out from the shadow of the trees, it turned directly into "asphalt" and scattered, like a fish teasing an air force angler.

The other party at this moment,

It seemed that Wayne had confirmed that he could accurately position himself when he launched an attack, and he would no longer attack easily.

However, Wayne seemed to have discovered a limitation of the other party hiding in the shadows:

When the opponent tried to launch an attack or pretended to attack for the last time, because Wayne and his men were retreating out of the shadows, the opponent also wandered in the shadows as close to them as possible before "jumping out" again.

But he did not take the convenient route, but took a slightly longer route, following the shadow of the trunk of a large tree.

It was not very obvious in the woods before, but now that I have reached the edge of the grove, I can see it from the simple lines.

The other person's shadow seems to be able to only wander in shadows of the "same color" or "darker" black.

Back to the main house,

The family doctor and two servants soon took over Clint's treatment.

It seemed like Clint was stabbed in the back of his waist, and there was blood. I don't know if his waist was injured.

After escorting the wounded back, the two personnel who were still able to fight returned again to "fill in the gaps".

"Go to the back door of the main house and help defend it temporarily. The group over there seems to have gone a little too far in pursuit. After they come back, you can go to the main door of the main house to help Willy defend, or make your own judgment based on the situation."

The other party nodded.

Wayne walked around the main house for a while, picked up two kerosene lamps, and went to look for the "shadow" again.

I can't find a flame with extraordinary properties, so I'll try this first.

…

The moon is fine tonight.

The light coming through the windows of the main house mixed with the moonlight, casting mottled shadows on the open space a little further away.

At this time, the shadows on the open space between the main house and the woods are roughly distributed in a "dark, light, dark" pattern.

The shadows near the main house are dark because of the light coming through the windows, while the shadows on the woods side are dark because of the moonlight.

The area in the middle where the two types of light merge is actually where the shadow is the "thinnest".

Following the direction just now, we searched roughly around the main house.

Soon Wayne saw a pool of "mosaic" "crawl" towards the main house along the thin shadow.

It turns out that the other party is not unable to lurk in the "lighter" shadows.

Judging from his current behavior, his movement speed might be affected by the density of shadows.

Wayne felt that his imagination seemed more reliable, so he trotted over with the kerosene lamp in his hand.

The other party was also quite alert, and "Mosaic" turned around and retreated towards the grove.

The darker the shadow, the faster the "mosaic" moves.

However, Wayne was the first to block the opponent and the grove.

He turned one of the kerosene lamps to the brightest brightness and constantly adjusted the direction of the lamp according to the opponent's position, both to continuously block the opponent and to prevent the opponent from taking the opportunity to run into Wayne's own shadow.

This extraordinary ability to transform into a "shadow" is really powerful just by thinking about it, when used for assassination and sneak attacks.

But if you happen to encounter a natural enemy that can open its vision, then there is nothing you can do.

As Wayne kept blocking the way with a kerosene lamp, the movement of "Mosaic" gradually became less active.

It didn't seem like the opponent couldn't hold on any longer, but rather chose to save "energy" in order to be able to hold on longer.

This played into Wayne's hands.

You think that if you keep hiding in the shadows, I won't be able to deal with you, right?

Wayne extinguished the other kerosene lamp and made a small crack in it.

Then he picked up the kerosene lamp that was turned to the brightest level, moved it left and right, and played "Eagle Catches Chicken" with the "Mosaic" moving in the shadows.

Until the leaked kerosene formed a roughly circular arc on the open space here,

Wayne placed the lit kerosene lamp on the open ground, maintaining the light to continue blocking the enemy's retreat route, and then lit a match and threw it on the ground.

The flames spread along the kerosene on the ground from where the match fell to the other end, and soon turned into a wall of fire between the open space and the grove.

Wayne took advantage of the fact that the wall of fire had not yet reached him, and quickly picked up the leaking kerosene lamp and ran away as the fire dragon chased him.

The last burning "circle" of flames finally connected from beginning to end.

The mosaic shrank to a certain extent because of the entire circle of fire, and silently gathered under the shadow of the green grass on the ground at the center of the circle.

You may not know this, but there was an invention in the 20th century that had a profound impact on medical surgery.

It just happens to be called "shadowless lamp".

While the wall of fire was still burning, Wayne walked over and picked up the kerosene lamp that was set to the brightest setting.

Begin to inject spiritual power upwards.

To make the explosion quick, try injecting half of the spiritual power and start the countdown, 2 seconds.

Then the kerosene lamp was thrown in a parabola and flew over the center of the circle of the fire wall.

"Bang——"

The explosion was not very loud, but it was very crisp, like a light bulb falling to the ground. It was the kind of sound that made you know it was "turned to dust" as soon as you heard it.

The kerosene, whose volume expanded rapidly, blossomed into a firework.

Wayne turned sideways and raised one arm to slightly block the glass shards flying towards his face.

At the moment when the "fireworks" bloomed, the shadow in the fire circle seemed to disappear completely, and the outline of a human figure flashed in the field of vision of simple lines.

"Bang!"

This time, what landed on the ground was no longer scattered "asphalt".