Vile Evil Hides Under The Veil Chapter 1449 Shallot’s Mirror Shadow Clone



The shadow elent could be considered to be a shadow of other elents. A form of mana that could mimic the properties of other elental forms.

It proved an optimal choice for runic arrays, a preference shared by Sansara Sage, who had a foundation in this elent before becoming the prodigious Array Master of Anfang.

Particularly useful for creating spectral forms of Rankers, shadow-elent runic arrays could mimic the attack patterns and powers of the original Rankers. Being a versatile void elent, the shadow foundation allowed the generated spectral forms to wield a range of elental attacks and maneuvers.

The true advantage of these spectral forms lay in their ability to phase in and out of material existence using their shadow-based mana bodies. This phasing allowed them to evade attacks by montarily dissolving into the shadows.

However, these spectral forms couldn't maintain this state indefinitely and continue their attacks simultaneously. Overusing this phasing could lead to their permanent dissolution as well.

Thus, Eren's strategy revolved around using spells like Wind Blade Tornado and Lightning Wind Fire Shards to keep these spectral forms engaged. These spells were relatively economical in terms of mana consumption and could be stacked, creating a barrage of highly charged elental shards and cutting wind blades.

Each individual shard or blade might lack the power to cause critical damage, but their strength was in their numbers and area coverage. Eren skillfully employed these spells in an area-of-effect fashion to immobilize the spectral enemies while conserving his mana to so degree.

Despite having access to these advantageous spells, Eren wasn't finding it easy to combat the spectral enemies. His difficulty was exacerbated as he neared the end of the test, primarily due to the spectral shadow of the Ranger that had erged once he reached a score of 90 out of 100.

This spectral shadow was undeniably the major hurdle obstructing Eren's path to a perfect score. Initially, Eren had believed he should conserve his energy for potential future opponents.

However, grappling with the Ranger, who had managed to inflict a critical eye injury using his space-elent powered bow and arrow mastery, led Eren to realize that there might not be subsequent opponents. The Ranger alone embodied the strength of tens of regular Expert Rankers, considering the formidable powers and abilities he had demonstrated thus far.

Eren wanted to use Blink against the Ranger. But the latter had interfered with the spatial fabric around him using his own space-elent powers. As such, the butcher could not get close to him at all despite his mastery over Blink.

As a result, Eren shifted his strategy. He opted to employ the shadow-elent spells acquired from the original Leo Longblade. Having mastered these spells and comprehended their corresponding Elental Attainnts, Eren had invested considerable resources.

The butcher obtained various Runic Steles associated with the elent to deepen his understanding of this enigmatic force. Additionally, he had engaged in sparring sessions with his guild mber Drin, a proficient shadow-elent Ranker, drawing on Drin's expertise to further enhance his grasp.

The reason Eren had refrained from employing shadow-elent spells within the illusory realm was his lack of complete confidence in utilizing them effectively during intense battles. After all, using these spells in pinch battles was a completely different ball ga altogether than rely collecting experiences and engaging in safe sparring sessions. However, given the pressure exerted by the Ranger, Eren finally decided to harness the power of these spells, aiming to gain an elental advantage.

There was another significant factor that emboldened Eren to employ shadow-elent spells during this critical mont. His newfound confidence derived from the utilization of an Elder Seed Artifact he had ford a bond with several weeks earlier.

Unlike ordinary artifacts, the enigmatic nature of Elder Seed Artifacts granted them distinct properties and fewer constraints that blurred the line between what was possible and impossible. Even though the artifact, Shallot's Mirror, wasn't physically present with Eren, his connection with it allowed him to harness a portion of its capabilities.

While Shallot's Mirror remained situated within Grandmaster Baelin's workshop, Eren's unique rapport with the artifact permitted him to access so of its powers in his current predicant. As fate would have it, Shallot's Mirror's abilities harmonized perfectly with a particular spell associated with the shadow elent.

Shadow Clone.

The Shadow Clone spell, according to the prevailing generation of Anfang's Rankers, was often perceived as one of the least practical shadow elent spells. This sentint stemd from the clones birthed into existence by these spells, which lacked the cognitive capacity and real-ti awareness necessary for effective engagent in genuine combat scenarios.

These shadow-generated duplicates couldn't even execute basic instructions their conjurer provided, rendering them ineffective even as fleeting diversions, all while siphoning a substantial amount of mana to sustain their ethereal forms.

Relatively speaking, the shadow elent appeared to be the most suitable choice for crafting clones among Rankers. However, even this seemingly optimal elent remained impractical for live combat due to its clones' deficiency in battle instinct and overall cognizance.

This predicant arose because Anfang's Rankers generally neglected training their Spiritual Force, an essential factor in imbuing satisfactory intellect into clones for practical battle application. The Rankers' path primarily concentrated on refining their mana cores and honing their Elental Attainnts after all.

The scarcity of awakened Soul Sense among Rankers was a result of this paradigm.

Moreover, even those rare few who possessed Awakened Soul Sense struggled to wield it in a manner that would offer strategic advantages through elental clones. As a result, the Rankers abstained from employing elental clones in real-ti confrontations, despite the existence of various spells and artifacts related to such clones.

Eren was akin to the majority of Rankers in his reluctance to deploy elental clones in combat due to their inherent limitations. However, his perspective shifted when Shallot's Mirror entered the equation.

This artifact endowed Eren with the capability to reflect his intent onto elental clones, a revelation that transford his stance. Given that the shadow elent held greater promise for cloning tactics, he resolved to master the Shadow Clone spell.

Eren had yet to implent the combination of Shallot's Mirror and the Shadow Clone spell in actual battles. His comprehension of the Elder Seed Artifact's capabilities was only beginning to evolve, and he had recently discovered that he could harness the artifact's powers without its physical presence.

As such, the butcher was as nervous as a newbie Ranker when he cast his combo in front of his enemies.

Shallot's Mirror Shadow Clone.