Temporary? What does that mean?
The many hunters present, as well as the townspeople, couldn't help but ask themselves.
"Go."
At that moment, Chen Qi, covered in dark beast blood, pointed lightly, commanding the deep-sea Water Elf to collect the Shadow Beast materials from the ground.
"!! (Yes, sir!!)"
Number Five and Number Six's eyes gleamed as they excitedly rushed over with two big hemp bags.
They very much enjoyed doing this sort of thing, watching their master fight and then help collect the materials.
So it went, amidst the black pools of blood from the bodies of over a hundred Shadow Beasts, Numbers Five and Six excitedly stuffed Shadow Beast Cores and creeping shadows into the hemp bags.
Chen Qi roughly estimated the loot from this battle.
He had killed more than three hundred ordinary Shadow Beasts, and after ruling out some that were too weak, he had earned 8600 inspiration points.
The giant Shadow Python had given him 5000 inspiration points.
Adding to his original inspiration points, he now had a total of 15100 inspiration points, breaking his highest inspiration points record!
And the Shadow Beast Cores acquired by the deep-sea Water Elf amounted to three hundred and twenty, which was over three hundred Contribution Points.
Besides these, there was the haul of creeping shadows.
The creeping shadows had only yielded ten pieces; although rare, even on Shadow Tide Night... Chen Qi mused silently.
But at this moment, a voice interrupted Chen Qi's thoughts.
"May we leave now?"
A large hunter in the crowd mustered the courage to speak to Chen Qi.
Leave? Why? Chen Qi turned his head, looking very indifferent.
He was not only in the middle of the crack but also fulfilling a Lamp Keeper's mission.
Third-tier professional missions not only provide apparent rewards but also special ones.
This special reward necessitates the continuous completion of good missions.
Among the Lamp Keeper's duties, beyond protecting the light source, safeguarding others in the night is also an essential criterion for assessment.
As a Lamp Keeper, he had successfully driven away the Shadow Beasts and protected the townspeople.
Seeing everyone's panicked state, Chen Qi thought for a moment and gently reassured them:
"Don't be afraid."
His voice was gentle, his words polite, and having just protected them, he was indeed the epitome of a warm man.
Under Chen Qi's tender comfort, the people grew even more anxious, with a little girl even hiding behind a hunter.
To everyone's eyes, Chen Qi, drenched in Shadow blood, looked even more like a Shadow Beast than the Shadow Beasts themselves, with his black tendrils making him barely recognizable as human.
The large hunter was overcome with immense fear, as if standing atop the sharp teeth of a gigantic beast, his thighs uncontrollably trembling.
Mommy! This is too scary!
He organized his thoughts and earnestly said:
"Then, can we run?"
Run? Why would you run? I've just cleared out the Shadow Beasts here, created a safe zone for you, and now you want to run?
If you just stay in the safe zone, these two hunters, along with the other townspeople, will be able to spend a safe night.
And why are his thighs still trembling?
Am I not gentle enough? Chen Qi spoke softly:
"Relax, the Shadow Beasts here are dead, there's no need for you to go."
Chen Qi tried hard to keep his tone friendly.
However, they only heard the words "there's no need to go"
The large hunter could no longer contain himself, gripping his long spear tightly, stepping forward, and then—
he knelt down with a bang!
"Sir, please spare the child behind me, I am willing to give up everything!"
Shadow Demons are ruthless and cold-hearted, and although the hope was slim, the speaking Shadow Demon in front of them might offer a chance of survival.
Saying so, the large hunter presented the fifty Shadow Beast Cores and fifteen creeping shadows he had gathered with both hands.
"..."
For a moment, Chen Qi didn't know how to express his speechlessness.
The Night Monster, combined with the effect of Residual Fire Touch, emitted an aura as threatening as a volcano on the verge of eruption.
Am I really that terrifying?
Explaining seemed futile and would only expose more information...
So, should I accept these materials?
A dark, semi-ethereal tendril extended from behind Chen Qi, slowly taking the creeping shadows and Shadow Beast Cores from him.
Wait, Chen Qi blinked, noticing a blind spot,
Why so many creeping shadows? Creeping shadows are quite rare materials, yet here a regular hunter had as many as fifteen!
He, himself, only had over a dozen creeping shadows.
Chen Qi crouched down and quietly asked:
"Where did you get these items from?"
The large hunter shivered, his hair at the temples already soaked:
"Picked... picked them up..."
"Picked them up?"
Gasping for breath, the large hunter explained:
"Yes, the White Tower Hunters were tracking a certain monster; they were in a hurry and didn't collect the Shadow Beast corpses they killed along the way, so we mustered the courage to pick some up..."
Chasing after a certain monster? Chen Qi's spirits immediately perked up.
The White Tower Hunters hadn't gone to resist the Shadow Tide; instead, they had come to the town.
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Now that he thought about it, he still hadn't discovered the trace of the Shade Weaver, could it be that the White Tower Hunters were also after the Shade Weaver?
Transcendents of the Book Phase and Lamp Phase are known for their inspiration, while the White Tower Federation, the dominion of book and lamp, prioritizes powerful inspiration and plentiful knowledge over physical talents.
Although Chen Qi's inspiration was very high, it still paled in comparison to the Third-tier Transcendents of the White Tower Federation.
At the same time, the hunters of the White Tower Federation were known for their intelligence, and the likelihood of them having information on the Shade Weaver was not low.