Chapter 12: It's Time to Torture Shendu
The Shadow Mask.
One of the magical artifacts in jackie chan adventures.
There are ten in total.
The ten masks possess the magic to endlessly summon countless Shadow Legions, and they also transform the wearer into a demon and enhance their physical abilities.
Enhanced physical abilities are nothing new.
But, the Shadow Legion are incredibly useful servants.
—The soldiers of the Shadow Legion can transform into shadows and move freely through any ground and walls. They move silently in the world of shadow space, possess agile skills and martial arts, and also have the ability to conjure weapons from shadows. Because they are formed from shadows, they never need to eat or sleep.
The mask Valon sent was the Ninja Mask, one of the ten masks, corresponding to the Ninja Legion.
According to the plot, shouldn't this thing be in Shendu's palace in Hong Kong?
How did Valon get his hands on this?
Luo Su's thoughts were a bit chaotic.
[Don't worry about such details. What you should be thinking about now is how to gain control of the Ninja Legion through this mask.]
The prompter's words pulled Luo Su's thoughts back to reality.
Let him think, how did Shendu control the Shadow Legion?
It seemed to be through a spell.
But, he didn't know it.
Luo Su fell into deep thought. In terms of mysticism, he couldn't be said to be well-versed in ancient and modern knowledge, nor could he be said to be utterly ignorant.
[Shouldn't we quickly torture Shendu?]
[That old dragon thief should be dropping gold coins by now!!]
Well said.
But, how can one torture a demon that has already turned into a statue?
Luo Su once again fell into deep thought.
"Boom—"
A petite girl was using the Dragon Talisman to blast a huge rock in the mining area.
"Hui Hui, I wanted to ask how your Crimson Demon Clan tortures demons?"
Luo Su walked up to her and asked.
The Crimson Demon Clan.
A clan of lunatics.
They were once considered mortal enemies by the Demon Lord, and even gods would get a headache hearing about them, like they were possessed by the Ruined King.
"Ah... what do you mean by torture?"
Hui Hui didn't like to hear that.
She put down the Talisman in her hand, put her hands on her hips, and her eyebrows knitted together, as if she was about to defend her clan's name.
"Our clan never does such things! Our interactions with demons are limited to occasionally summoning them to try and sign master-servant contracts, testing medicinal herbs on them, and doing experiments, that's all!"
Luo Su was stunned by her words, then his face lit up with joy.
The Crimson Demon Clan truly excelled at being inhumane, no wonder the Demon Lord always looked like he wanted to wipe out their entire clan and scatter their ashes.
"Yes, yes, yes, that's exactly what I need to learn about."
"..."
Hui Hui's moist eyes widened slightly.
She thought carefully, seemed to realize a small problem, then quickly straightened her face and picked up the Talisman to get back to work.
This topic couldn't be delved into any further.
If they went any deeper, the Crimson Demon Clan's already terrible reputation would probably be dug dozens of meters below the foundation.
"Ahem, I can give you a raise, my dear Hui Hui."
As if noticing that Hui Hui wasn't very keen on talking to him, the young man lightly coughed twice.
The girl's eyes instantly lit up.
"Ahem, boss, do you have any needs?"
A smile quickly appeared on her delicate little face, her canine teeth slightly showing, looking incredibly cute.
"I need to know how to control the Legion of the Ghost Shadow General inside without wearing this mask."
Luo Su picked up a mask and placed it in front of Hui Hui.
"Extracting the magic power from a demon sealing artifact? Hmm, that seems quite difficult."
"But, if it's just to make the demon's subordinates misjudge, that's quite simple."
"Hmm, you just need to carry this mask with you, and then also carry a magical tool that shares your aura."
Hui Hui looked at the mask, pondered for a moment, and said.
"Ah?"
Luo Su was shocked.
Hui Hui actually knew how to utilize the Shadow Legion?
Damn it!!
Isn't this guy a one-time cannon and Dragon Talisman amplifier?
"What kind of look is that?!"
Feeling Luo Su's gaze, Hui Hui instantly bristled.
"I am the number one in the Crimson Demon Village!!"
In a clan of archmages where everyone is a candidate for a hero, being number one, Hui Hui indeed had a lot of substance.
It's just that her brain had a slight problem, putting all her magic into Explosion Magic.
If this guy's brain were even a little normal, her life would have turned into a Phoenix Queen Adventure.
"Ahem... I just realized that you might be even smarter than I imagined."
Luo Su lightly coughed and said.
"I've always been a genius."
Hui Hui puffed out her chest, then poked the mask beside her.
"As for a tool to share aura with this demon mask, well, my dad can make a tool of that level."
Luo Su's face immediately showed a polite but awkward expression.
Piaosanjirou.
Hui Hui's father, whose magic power was quite strong even within the Crimson Demon Clan, but because he often invented strange magical tools, his family was very poor and often went three days without solid food.
Even in the Crimson Demon Village, where everyone was a lunatic, he was called an eccentric.
Is it really okay to let that weirdo make the tool?
As if noticing the change in Luo Su's expression, Hui Hui also let out a dry laugh.
Ah... she almost forgot that Luo Su was a prophet with a foresight-like ability.
Her old man's idiotic behavior couldn't be hidden at all.
"...Although Dad is an incompetent good-for-nothing, if Mom stands by his side, Dad will curb his creative desires."
Hui Hui wiped away cold sweat and quickly added.
"Hmm, actually, whether the quality is good or not doesn't matter, it's for you to use anyway."
Luo Su looked at Hui Hui, who didn't even believe herself, and said with a smile.
"Everyone is actually a company executive. Executives are fine for doing hard labor in the early stages, but later on, they definitely find others to do the work. Hmm, the Shadow Legion is for you to use as laborers."
"I'm not on the front lines of the construction site, so the Shadow Mask will most likely be held by you or Naruto."
Ah!!!
Hui Hui's eyes widened.
If that old man messed things up, wouldn't she be the first to suffer?
"I will definitely keep an eye on Dad with Mom!"
Hui Hui seemed to ignite with determination.
Hmm, very good, very energetic.
Luo Su nodded in satisfaction.
"Then, I'll leave the task of creating the tool to control the Ghost Shadow Legion to you."
Adhering to the ancient wisdom of using something well until it's utterly spent, Luo Su solemnly placed his hands on Hui Hui's shoulders.
"Hmm..."
Hui Hui wiped the sweat from her forehead.
This matter had to be done perfectly, otherwise, she might be doomed.
Then, as if remembering something else, he handed the red envelope Valon had given him to Hui Hui.
"Although you can provide me with the tool to control the Shadow Legion, Shendu is still entrusted to you."
"I hope you take him back to your hometown and severely tortu... uh, communicate well with him, and make him spit out all the summoning spells he knows, preferably all the magic spells he knows."
Theoretically, Hui Hui could already solve the Shadow Legion problem.
But, Shendu, that old thing, should still have a lot of oil to be squeezed out.
Just because he had some gold coins in his hand, he couldn't stop torturing Shendu, that old thing.
He still had to drop the gold coins.
"Shendu, that old scoundrel, looks quite fashionable. Perhaps displaying him in your village could earn you some extra money?"
"Good!!"
At the mention of extra money, Hui Hui also became energetic.
Luo Su watched Hui Hui return to her world, but when he turned around, he saw the unfinished mine pit and the Dragon Talisman Hui Hui had left on the table before she left... What about this work?
Luo Su fell into deep thought, then looked at Naruto in the distance.
Let Naruto suffer a bit more.
Let me bear the infamy.