I Have a Dragon in My Body - Chapter 22

Chapter 22: Shadow Hidden in the Dark

During this period of time, the St. Vincent Empire was very restless. Not only were there problems in the slums, but strange things also happened in the commoner’s area.

Recently, many people had disappeared from the entire Joy Street at night. After these people disappeared, they vanished like rocks in the sea. There was no news at all.

Up until now, the number of missing people had reached an astonishing number of over a hundred.

It was useless even if they strengthened their night patrols, because no matter how dense the patrols were, they could not cover the entire commoner’s area.

The Garrison Guards quickly discovered some problems through some people. Every time someone disappeared, there were figures on the wall.

It was a huge shadowy humanoid figure.. After capturing humans, the entire human would become a black figure in the shadows.

The empire’s patrol team had witnessed this several times, but they could not attack the black figure each time.

Because it was too strange, no one from the Adventurer Guild was willing to accept this mission.

After reading the form in his hand, Mark turned and placed the stack of bounty forms on the table.

“Last time, it was a human experiment involving magical beasts and the human body.”

“People went missing this time!”

“These two matters are related no matter how I think about it!”

After standing at the table and thinking for a few minutes, Mark looked up at the time on the wall and realized that it was 2:15pm.

He quickly went to the kitchen to cook and eat. Then, he quickly returned to the bathroom and used the cleaning agents he had bought from the shop to remove all the nasty smell he got from the sewers.

Then, he fell asleep on the sofa.

The main reason why he did not sleep on the bed was that the bed in this room was too big. It was impossible to let Mark sleep comfortably, so he chose the sofa.

At 6:30 pm, the sun set. Mark opened his eyes.

After getting up, he checked his smell and realized that he had returned to normal.

He went to the toilet and washed up. After a simple dinner, he used the magic communication device to call the Garrison Guards.

“Hey, I’m Mark. I’m preparing to go to the commoner’s area to investigate the Dark Shadow abduction incident!”

The other party paused when he heard this.

He had originally thought that Mark would rest for a period of time, but he did not expect that in just half a day, the second mission would begin.

In order to not let Mark hang up easily, the receiver immediately said, “Please don’t hang up the communication device. Let me finish speaking!”

Under the instructions of the contact, Mark saw the map of the slums from behind this bounty scroll.

Then, he drew several key areas on the map.

“These areas are the areas where black shadows appear the most frequently at night!”

“When carrying out a mission, please bring more light-type items. This will be beneficial for your battle!”

Hearing this, Mark asked, “Yes, I understand. Is there anything else that needs attention?”

“Take care of your own safety!”

“You are a talent nurtured by the Empire Academy. Try your best to protect yourself first and save others if possible!”

With that, he hung up.

Hearing this, Mark was very surprised. He did not expect the other party to care so much about him.

After ending the call, Mark hung the communication device at his waist. After adjusting his clothes slightly, he walked out of the dormitory.

He rushed towards the commoner’s area in the southeast of the Empire.

When he arrived, it was already 8 pm. It was the most lively time in the commoner’s area.

Because there were tens of thousands of residents here, they were not shocked by the disappearance of hundreds of people.

According to the map, Mark first arrived at the first location and found that this place was actually an alley that rarely anyone appeared.

The surrounding residents had already moved out because of the frequent disappearances here. There was no light in the entire alley.

On a rooftop, Mark waited silently for half an hour. Feeling that this area was completely silent, he headed to the next location.

After repeating it several times, he realized that the accidents were mostly in remote areas.

With some consideration, he decided to find the most remote place in this region and wait!

Finishing his continuous search, Mark relied on his sixth sense to reach the intersection of the two missing areas.

Upon reaching it, Mark found a high ground.

He sat at the top of a tower like a rock, motionless!

There was another person who came here, it was a woman in a black cloak.

When she entered this area, Mark sensed her presence.

This woman’s perception was very astonishing. Even when sitting on top of the tower, he could clearly sense her sharp gaze.

However, this woman only glanced at Mark before finding a remote corner to squat down.

At first, he thought that this woman was naive, but a few minutes later, he noticed something amiss!

After the woman crouched down, Mark lost track of her aura.

If not for the fact that Mark had seen her location in advance and could still see her figure, anyone would have thought that this person had disappeared from this location.

“What a brilliant concealment technique!”

“You’re clearly in front of me, but I can’t sense your existence!”

After sighing for a while, Mark did not continue facing this woman and instead focused on observing the area.

Two hours passed quickly. It was already late at night in this area. All the residents in the residential area had already turned off the lights and fallen asleep.

By chance, a few alcoholics returned from the bar, but they did not stay long on the way before disappearing into the alley and returning to their homes.

“Is that all for today?” He looked down at the spot where the woman was squatting and could still see the black cloak.

“Two hours without moving. How patient!”

“Then I’ll wait a little longer!”

Time flew. Soon, it was before dawn. Everything was silent.

Suddenly, a woman walked out of the hotel. She was dressed very revealingly, and her legs seemed to be weak because of the activities in the room.

Even from a few hundred meters away, Mark could still hear her cursing, “What a scoundrel. He hasn’t stopped since ten o’clock!”

“I must make him pay more next time!” With that, she walked deeper into the alley.

At this moment, a strange wind suddenly rose up and a black figure appeared in Mark’s perception range.

After circling the woman for a round and confirming that she was only an ordinary person, it quietly approached from behind.

He had originally thought that this black figure would directly capture this woman, but it did not do so.

Instead, it hid in the woman’s shadow and waited for the opportunity!