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

already inevitable, but couldn't bring himself to stop protesting, solely out of

be able to poke it with your sword! What are we going to do,

looked

"It's just an…"

"...awakened demon, I know!"

his head again, feeling like he was

was still a mystery to him. He had realized a long time ago that there was a deep dark well hidden behind her seemingly radiant exterior. No one pushed themselves

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

more so than Sunny himself? His burning desire to come back to reality and rip all 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

long as he stayed alive. Nephis, on the other hand, seemed to pursue a goal that held more meaning than her life. Why else would she be so willing to risk it? Sunny just couldn't understand that logic. It was irrational and paradoxical! What can be more important than your life?

Nephis in the eyes

we agreed to fight the carapace centurion, we did so because there was no other choice. We were literally stuck on a rock with it. What about now? Don't

stared at him for a while and then

only way

Sunny laughed.

is the truth,

died down, he wiped the corner of

believe me when I say it, as the only one who actually

Nephis scowled.

"Your point?"

Sunny spread his hands.

Yes, we can't defeat

smile appeared

doesn't mean that

Star thought about it, then raised an eyebrow and

"You have a plan?"

Sunny shook his head.

entirely. Let me sleep on it. However,

looked west, remembering the Carapace Demon's disturbing, bestial face. In the ensuing silence, Cassie turned

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