Shadow Slave

Chapter 64

"Let me guess. You want to kill it…"

Nephis continued to stare at him with her usual unreadable expression. After a while, Sunny chuckled and shook his head in disbelief.

"You really are crazy. That's… that's an awakened demon we're talking about, remember? Have you forgotten that we're just Sleepers?"

Then he frowned and scratched his head.

"W—wait a second. I feel like we already had this conversation before. Doesn't it feel familiar?"

Cassie glanced at the two of them and politely cleared her throat.

"Actually, you had said pretty much the exact same thing right before we decided to attack that first carapace centurion."

Sunny beamed.

"Yes! Exactly! And how did that end up? I almost got killed!"

Nephis shrugged indifferently.

"You survived, didn't you?"

He froze with his mouth open, too flabbergasted by the sheer audacity of her remark to answer immediately. A few seconds later, Sunny was finally able to speak again.

"That's not the point!"

Cassie gently touched her friend on the shoulder and whispered.

"Neph! That's not a very nice thing to say."

Changing Star's face flushed a little. Glancing aside, she hesitated and said:

the end, didn't we? It was a risk we had to take, and it

fight against the Carapace Demon was already inevitable, but couldn't bring himself to stop protesting,

poke it with your sword! What are we going

frowned and looked at

"It's just an…"

"...awakened demon, I know!"

sighed and shook his head again, feeling like he was talking

long time ago that there was a deep dark well hidden behind her seemingly radiant exterior. No one pushed themselves

were especially dreadful. Much more dreadful than the terrifying Carapace Demon, at least. But although Sunny understood that she was running from something, he had no idea

the rewards that the world owed him was so intense that it would frighten most people to death. There were very few things that he wasn't willing to do to achieve

willing to risk it? Sunny just couldn't understand that logic. It was irrational and paradoxical! What can be more important than your life? If you die, you won't be able to enjoy the fruits of your

in the eyes

other choice. We were literally stuck on a rock with it. What about

for a while and then simply

the only

Sunny laughed.

the truth, I'll

laughter died down, he wiped

sense. But believe me when I say it, as the only one who actually saw the Carapace Demon…

Nephis scowled.

"Your point?"

Sunny spread his hands.

we can't

appeared

mean that we can't kill

then raised

"You have a plan?"

Sunny shook his head.

on it. However, there's

bestial face. In the ensuing silence, Cassie turned her

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