Shem was pinned down, and with Tarak also subdued, the Sorcerer was left alone and outnumbered. He fought to defend himself and the magical solution.
Finally, overwhelmed by the ceaseless assault of the Huntsclan Ninjas, the Sorcerer was captured and the solution snatched away.
Taking the solution from a Huntsclan Ninja, the dark Shem smirked.
"Kill them all..."
Possessed by the dark energy, Shem was about to order the demise of Shem and his companions.
If this order had been perfectly carried out, Bai Qi would have been laughing in his sleep.
However, the positive energy would never allow such a thing to happen.
Intervening forcefully as Shem was giving the command, the positive energy allowed Shem's consciousness to briefly surface.
Seeing the pain in Shem's eyes as she clutched her head, Shem's heart ached, and he struggled to break free from the Huntsclan Ninjas' grasp.
Perhaps due to the battle between the positive and dark energies within Shem, her control over the Huntsclan Ninjas weakened. After some effort, Shem managed to break free.
Even though Shem broke free, the other Huntsclan Ninjas would not stand by idly; they stepped forward to block Shem's path.
"We... leave!"
Following their queen's command, the Huntsclan Ninjas disengaged from Shem and his companions, quickly retreating to Shem's side. They shielded her completely with their bodies, and the ninja in front threw a smoke bomb.
When the smoke cleared, Shem and her Huntsclan Ninjas had vanished from the antique shop, leaving behind only a wall with a large hole and chaos everywhere.
"Oh no! The Sorcerer's antique shop!"
Having experienced this before, the Sorcerer had developed some resilience to his shop being damaged. He turned to Shem and said, "Shem, call Black and have him send someone to repair the Sorcerer's antique shop."
"Now is not the time to worry about the antique shop, Sorcerer. We must find Shem quickly, or who knows what she will... Oh."
The Sorcerer lightly smacked Shem on the head, frustrated.
"Calm down!"
"Shem is currently controlled by dark energy and her whereabouts are unknown, and the magic potion to remove the tattoos has also been stolen and needs to be remade. Either way, it will take time; now, the Sorcerer must return to his study."
But when the Sorcerer returned to his study, a louder cry echoed.
"What's wrong, Sorcerer!"
Following the sound, Shem and Tarak rushed over.
As they reached the study door, they saw a scene of disarray, with precious books scattered everywhere.
If it were only this, the Sorcerer would not have been so distraught. What truly made the Sorcerer cry out in alarm was the disappearance of several books on dark magic among the scattered texts.
Without a doubt, they had been taken by the corrupted Shem.
Although Shem was controlled by dark energy, it didn't mean she was foolish. On the contrary, the corruption made her even more reckless. SuDan Novel Network.
While the Huntsclan Ninjas occupied Shem and his companions in the front, Shem had secretly dispatched several ninjas to infiltrate the Sorcerer's study and steal several books containing powerful dark magic.
The scene then shifted to Section 13, where the agents were working in an orderly fashion.
Black, as the highest-ranking official of Section 13, personally oversaw the final tactical adjustments for an upcoming operation to dismantle a criminal organization.
"First, investigate his background, then dispatch people to protect our informant. He is very helpful to us... Shem? What is this... what's wrong?"
Black was startled by Shem's sudden appearance beside him.
If it were just this, Black wouldn't have been too surprised, as Shem had always been able to move unseen and unheard, her footsteps silent. Black was accustomed to it and even considered recruiting her into Section 13 for training once she came of age.
But today's Shem was very different. Not only had her entire skin turned blue, her scarlet eyes and eerie smile were unsettling. The device he was holding to detect dark energy emitted a piercing shriek, as if it were about to overload.
Shem smiled sinisterly and said, "Every queen needs her own palace."
With that, from the shadows behind her, Huntsclan Ninjas rose and surrounded Black and his secret agents.
After the revival of the Sacred Lord, magical weapons gradually became widespread in the American military. Units like Section 13, fighting on the front lines against magic, were equipped with enchanted bullets for every soldier.
However, the power of these enchanted bullets was limited, barely sufficient to deal with minor demons and monsters, let alone a corrupted Shem and her ninja legion.
The battle was swift, ending in less than five minutes. Everyone in Section 13, including Black, was subdued by the ninjas and imprisoned.
With the agents locked away, Section 13 was completely under Shem's control.
For the current Shem, Section 13 was not the ideal choice. Setting aside the fact that she had occupied a major US government facility as her palace, who, other than the Earth Demon, would build their palace underground, like a coffin?
Furthermore, the exterior and interior design of Section 13 were unappealing. Using it as a palace was truly a thankless task.
The only plausible reason was that Section 13 was the stronghold of the protagonist group. Now that the corrupted Shem had taken it over, it was perhaps the dark energy's intention to directly mock the positive energy.
Shem sat on a throne fashioned for her by the ninjas, with books containing powerful dark magic laid out on the table before her.
Despite her corruption, Shem's intelligence had not diminished. In fact, it had improved under the influence of the dark energy.
Seated on the throne, she began to analyze the current situation.
Shem was determined to eliminate Tarak and his minions. For no other reason than that they dared to make a move against her, the Dark Queen, they deserved to die a hundred times over.
However, defeating Tarak would require more than just the Huntsclan Ninjas; she needed to learn, to master more powerful dark magic.
Shem intended to strengthen herself by studying the dark magic brought from the antique shop. But after reading for only a few minutes, Shem felt utterly dismayed.
Shem had not been studying magic for long. Even though she was a genius, her foundational knowledge was far inferior to that of the Sorcerer.
Most importantly, the scripts used to record the dark magic were predominantly Demonic script.
It was known that dark magic originally originated from demons like the Sacred Lord. Subsequent dark wizards, in their pursuit of greater purity, recorded and transmitted it in Demonic script.
This presented a significant problem: Shem could not read Demonic script.
Shem had spent a considerable amount of time studying Qi magic. She hadn't even fully grasped positive energy magic, let alone had the Sorcerer taken the time to teach her Demonic script.