Ian rushed towards the rest of the city, he wanted to use his powers to save more people.
The night in the City of Ashes was thrown into unprecedented chaos, with flames burning everywhere illuminating the entire city. Screams, cries, and screams intertwined to form a haunting symphony of doom.
He soon arrived at the city's central square, which was an area densely populated by runaways. At this moment, a large number of monsters were frantically attacking the fleeing crowds. The soldiers in the square tried to organize a defensive line, but they appeared vulnerable in front of the large number of monsters.
"Protect the civilians! Evacuate as soon as possible!" An Enlightenment Alliance Primary Exalt in a gray uniform commanded loudly, but his face was pale and he was obviously exhausted.
Ian quickly joined the fray, swinging his long knife and without hesitation, pounced into the swarm of monsters that were pouncing on the crowd.
The long knife broke through the air, and in an instant a monster's head flew up. His movements were swift and swift, and he cleared the wave of monsters in front of him in an instant.
"Thank you!" A young soldier had a look of gratitude and admiration in his eyes as he quickly reorganized the crowd to evacuate.
At this moment, the three major powers had finally sent some Primary Exalts to join the battle, each of them exerting their abilities to resist the monsters.
Ian noticed that a young alien from the Enlightenment Alliance condensed a ball of flame in his hand and threw it at the monster group, the flame instantly spreading and engulfing several monsters; the soldiers from the Brotherhood of Steel held special rifles and accurately shot every monster that pounced on them; and the alien from the Chamber of Freedom excelled in spiritual attacks, causing some low-level monsters to temporarily fall into chaos.
Nonetheless, they still appeared to be overwhelmed in the face of the large number of monsters.
Ian was about to continue fighting when he suddenly felt a strange chill coming from behind, he instinctively turned to dodge, a transparent shadow instantly swept past, his skin was instantly cut with a thin wound and blood oozed out.
He quickly backed up and stabilized his stance before seeing the monster in front of him - the mutant was small and thin, its skin pale and nearly transparent, its body as elusive as a ghost, its eyes emitting an ethereal blue light, full of eerie menace.
"Invisible monster?" Ian's heart flinched, quickly focusing his mind and preparing for battle. A member of the Enlightenment Alliance warned out loud, "Be careful! This is the Shadow, they can make their bodies transparent and specialize in sneak attacks! "
The Shadow attacked again, its body flickered and was difficult to catch, forcing Ian to concentrate highly to predict its movements. Relying on his strong perception, he dodged the attack with difficulty.
"Must find the right opportunity to counterattack!" Ian quickly analyzed, holding his breath and using his senses and intuition to capture the monster's trajectory.
Finally, he captured the slight fluctuation of that moment and leapt up, his long knife drew a sharp arc in the air, accurately chopping the monster's head. The blade was precise and swift, and the monster instantly let out a mournful scream, falling to the ground and revealing itself as a solid entity.
[Powerful talent detected, can be plundered. Is it looted? The system's voice rang out at the right time.
Ian responded without hesitation, "Plunder!"
In an instant, a strange power surged into his body, and he felt his body become lighter and his vision changed subtly.
[Looting Successful: Gained the ability "Shadow of Concealment" (briefly enter a translucent state, dramatically improving concealment and evasion abilities).]]
Ian felt an unprecedented power and immediately used his newly acquired ability in battle. He quickly unleashed the Shadow of Concealment, his body becoming translucent, weaving in and out of the group of monsters like a shadow, striking out and killing.
"What kind of ability is this?" The Enlightenment Alliance's young aberrant looked at Ian in awe, his eyes filled with shock and admiration.
Ian responded indifferently, "A power that can help us survive."
With that, he quickly threw himself into a more intense battle, his stealth ability matching his long sword, constantly killing the monsters that pounced on him. His figure maneuvered through the battlefield like a swift ghost, and the monsters fell at his feet one after another.
As the battle continued, Ian's efficiency in killing monsters increased to a new level with the help of his "Hidden Shadow", and the beginner monsters were killed without being able to detect Ian's traces.
"What's your name?" The young alien from the Enlightened Alliance took advantage of the short gap to ask Ian.
"Ian." Ian replied simply, his eyes focused on the front, "Forget about that for now and focus on the battle!"
The young man nodded solemnly and once again gathered his flames and threw himself into the battle.
After several hours of fierce battle, the morning sunlight poured onto the earth, and the monsters' attack gradually weakened, but the entire city was already devastated, and I don't know who shouted out, "Retreat! They retreated! We hold! "
The soldiers and shifter were also exhausted, and at this point, they finally relaxed and lay down on the ground to catch their breath.
Ian also felt exhausted, this tragic battle made him completely realize the limits of his abilities, and also deeply understand the potential of the power granted to him by the system.
Soon, Ian's gaze was attracted by an inconspicuous old man in the corner, the old man had a head full of white hair and was dressed in rags, like the costume of a vagabond, but there was not the slightest bit of fear in his eyes, as if last night's grueling battle was so insignificant in his eyes.