Chapter 170
“Relax, it’s not getting away.”
Marlon suddenly appeared at Leon’s side as if out of nowhere, replying to Leon’s earlier grumble. He strolled casually toward the spot where the black shadow had vanished, pulled out a pitch-black dagger from his person, and plunged it into the soil.
The next moment, the dagger burrowed straight into the earth. A second later, a black shadow burst out of the ground, with the dagger right on its tail.
Before the blade could strike, Marlon flashed to the shadow’s rear and shattered it with a single punch.
The broken fragments dissolved quickly in the air, vanishing without a trace.
“Is it dead?” Leon asked.
“Dead as dead can be.” Marlon nodded.
“So… what exactly was that thing?” Leon followed up.
“A Shadow Assassin,” Marlon explained. “They’re a special branch of the Shadow People. They’re not supposed to appear in Stardew Valley, yet here one was. If you hadn’t driven it out of the water, I might never have noticed it.”