Me? I was transported into a book? And I became a vicious villain?

As the warm sunshine fell, Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen appeared at the entrance of the town.

"They are back! The heroes are back!" Someone shouted, and the originally quiet town suddenly became lively. People came from all directions, their faces filled with joy and admiration. The children cheered and threw the flowers in their hands into the sky. The colorful petals fell like raindrops, landing on the shoulders and hair of Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen.

"We won!" Chu Mengmeng held the artifact high in her hand, and the dazzling light dispelled the last trace of haze in people's hearts. The cheers became louder, deafening, and echoed in the valley for a long time.

The joyful atmosphere infected everyone, and people sang and danced to celebrate this hard-won victory. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen were surrounded and returned home. They accepted blessings from all sides, and their faces were filled with happy smiles.

However, at this moment of celebration, a white light flashed, and the mysterious woman appeared in front of everyone again. She looked solemn and said in a hurried tone: "Be careful! I feel a strong dark force approaching..."

Before everyone could react, the mysterious woman disappeared again, leaving only a meaningful sentence echoing in the air: "It is more powerful than any enemy you have encountered before..."

"What?" Chu Mengmeng felt uneasy and she subconsciously tightened her grip on Xiao Yichen's hand.

Xiao Yichen held her hand with his backhand, his eyes firm: "Don't worry, we will protect everyone."

However, as soon as the words fell, a suffocating sense of oppression enveloped the entire town. The sky suddenly changed, dark clouds gathered, strong winds blew, sand and rocks flew, and the originally peaceful atmosphere was instantly replaced by fear.

"What's going on?" People panicked and fled in all directions.

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other, and an ominous premonition surged in their hearts. They looked up at the edge of the town, and saw a tall figure slowly walking towards them. Every step seemed to be stepping on everyone's heart, making people tremble with fear...

Just as everyone was immersed in joy, the sky at the edge of the town suddenly twisted, as if an invisible hand was rubbing the canvas. A strong wind blew up, sand and rocks flew everywhere, and the originally clear sky was instantly covered by thick dark clouds, and a suffocating sense of oppression filled the air.

"Not good!" Xiao Yichen's heart tightened, and he suddenly looked up at the place where the change occurred. He saw a tall figure slowly walking out of the twisted space. He was covered in a black cloak, and his face could not be seen clearly. Only a pair of scarlet eyes flashed an evil light in the darkness.

"It's... it's him!" The mysterious woman exclaimed, her face turning pale in an instant, "It came faster than I thought!"

Before he finished speaking, the shadow slowly raised a hand, and a powerful wave of dark magic surged out of his body, instantly covering the entire town. The houses began to shake violently, and countless cracks appeared on the ground. Panicked people fled in chaos, and cries and screams resounded through the sky.

"Mengmeng, be careful!" Xiao Yichen protected Chu Mengmeng behind him, spiritual power surged in his hands, and a golden light shield instantly enveloped them, resisting the invasion of dark magic.

"Xiao Yichen, what should we do?" Chu Mengmeng grabbed Xiao Yichen's sleeve tightly. Although she was afraid in her heart, she did not panic and looked at the enemy in front of her with firm eyes.

"Don't be afraid, I'm here." Xiao Yichen's voice was steady and powerful, giving Chu Mengmeng great courage, "Let's deal with him together!"

The mysterious woman flew over to them, her expression solemn: "He is a puppet corrupted by dark magic. He has no consciousness and only knows how to kill. You must be careful!"

Before he finished speaking, the black shadow was already approaching. He swung a punch fiercely, and a powerful dark energy transformed into a huge black claw, which grabbed Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen fiercely with the momentum to tear everything apart.

Xiao Yichen's eyes flashed, and the spiritual power in his hand gathered into a golden sword, which he chopped down towards the black claws.

"boom!"

With a loud bang, the golden sword light and the black claws collided with each other, bursting out with dazzling light, and the powerful shock wave blew away everything around.

"What a powerful force!" Xiao Yichen was shocked. The strength of this black shadow was far beyond their imagination.

"Roar!"

The black shadow roared, waved its claws again, and attacked Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen frantically.

"I'll hold him back, and you guys look for opportunities to attack his weaknesses!" The mysterious woman shouted, and a silver longbow appeared in her hand. Arrows flashing with cold light shot towards the black shadow like a meteor shower.

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other, nodded, seized the opportunity, went around behind the black shadow, and prepared to find his weakness.

However, at this moment, the black shadow suddenly turned around, staring at Chu Mengmeng with his scarlet eyes, a strange smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he slowly said: "Found you..."

The shadow's words were like a cold wind from the Netherworld, instantly making Chu Mengmeng feel like she was falling into an ice cellar. He knew her? Why?

Before Chu Mengmeng could figure it out, the black shadow turned into a residual image at a speed that was astonishing. Xiao Yichen was quick-witted and pulled Chu Mengmeng behind him, while swinging the golden sword to block.

"clang!"

There was a sharp sound of metal clashing, and Xiao Yichen only felt a huge force coming, his palms went numb, and he was knocked back several steps.

"What a powerful force!" Xiao Yichen was secretly shocked. The strength of this black shadow far exceeded his expectations.

The black shadow pressed forward step by step, and each attack was carried out with overwhelming force. Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen could only barely defend themselves and gradually fell into a disadvantage.

"He's targeting you, Mengmeng!" The mysterious woman shot an arrow while warning loudly, "Be careful!"

Chu Mengmeng was even more confused when she heard this. Why would this mysterious enemy target her? She was just an ordinary person who had traveled through time!

"Don't be distracted!" Xiao Yichen shouted, blocking another attack from the black shadow, "Focus on the battle!"

Chu Mengmeng took a deep breath, suppressed the uneasiness in her heart, and tried to concentrate herself to fight side by side with Xiao Yichen.

However, the black shadow was too powerful. No matter how hard Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen tried, they could not hurt him at all.

"This is not the way to go!"

Chu Mengmeng was extremely anxious. She could feel that Xiao Yichen's spiritual power was being consumed rapidly. If this continued, they would be exhausted sooner or later and become playthings in the hands of the black shadow!

At this moment, the mysterious woman who had been dealing with the shadow suddenly exclaimed: "I know! I know his weakness!"

Upon hearing this, Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen felt a glimmer of hope in their hearts.

"Where is his weakness?" Xiao Yichen asked anxiously while fending off the attack of the black shadow.

"His power comes from dark magic, and what controls him is the black gem on his chest!" The mysterious woman's voice was a little hurried, "Only by destroying the gem can we defeat him completely!"

"But the gem is protected by his dark power, and we can't get close to it at all!" Chu Mengmeng said anxiously.

"No, there is another way!" The mysterious woman's eyes fell on Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen, "Only your power can break through the blockade of darkness!"

"Our strength?" Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other and saw doubt in each other's eyes.

"That's right!" The mysterious woman said firmly, "What you possess is the purest light power in this world! Only by combining your power with the sacred weapon can you create a light that is powerful enough to purify all darkness!"

"Sacred weapon?" Chu Mengmeng suddenly had an idea. "You mean..."

"That's right!" A golden scepter suddenly appeared in the mysterious woman's hand. A white gem emitting soft light was inlaid on the top of the scepter. "This is the holy object of the Goddess of Light - the light of hope! Only it can completely purify the darkness!"

"But how can we merge our power with the light of hope?" Xiao Yichen asked.

The mysterious woman took a deep breath and said solemnly: "Infuse your magic with the light of hope, and then..."

Before she finished her words, the black shadow suddenly roared, and a dark force even more powerful than before burst out from his body, instantly enveloping Chu Mengmeng, Xiao Yichen and the mysterious woman!

"Not good!" The mysterious woman's face changed drastically. "It's too late to explain! Quick! Inject your strength into the light of hope!"

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen did not hesitate, and stretched out their hands at the same time, casting their magic...

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen did not hesitate, and at the same time stretched out their hands and injected their magic into the light of hope. In an instant, a dazzling light burst out from the light of hope, illuminating the entire dark space. Chu Mengmeng felt a powerful force surging into her body. She seemed to hear the chanting from ancient times and felt the blessing of the goddess of light.

The golden sword in Xiao Yichen's hand also emitted a dazzling golden light, which shone with the light of hope. He held the hilt tightly, feeling the surging spiritual power in his body, and his heart was filled with unprecedented determination.

"In the name of light, dispel the darkness!"

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen shouted at the same time, and threw the light of hope that was a combination of their strength towards the black shadow.

With a loud bang, the power of light and darkness collided in mid-air, and an earth-shaking energy wave erupted. The whole town felt this powerful force, the houses shook violently, and the ground cracked, as if the end of the world had come.

The black shadow let out a shrill scream, and his body quickly melted under the power of the light, eventually turning into a ball of black mist and disappearing into the air.

"Success!" Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other in surprise, and they saw the relief of surviving the disaster in each other's eyes.

"careful!"

The mysterious woman suddenly screamed, and saw the black mist hovering in the air for a while, and then flying away rapidly in the distance, the speed was so fast that it was astonishing.

"Want to run!" Xiao Yichen's eyes focused, and he was about to chase after her, but was stopped by the mysterious woman.

"Don't chase after a desperate enemy!" The mysterious woman looked solemn. "He has been seriously injured and will not be able to do evil again in the short term. The most important thing for us now is..."

She walked forward and carefully examined the traces of dark magic left on the ground. Her brows were furrowed and her tone was heavy: "Find out who he is and why he is targeting you."

Chu Mengmeng and Xiao Yichen looked at each other, and both felt an uneasy premonition in their hearts.