Shadow Slave
Chapter 146
Several hundred Sleepers stared at the disfigured body, horrified. Jubei's scale armor disappeared in a rain of light, leaving him dressed only in torn, bloodied rags. A surprised, dazed expression was still frozen on his face.
Awash in blood and broken, the man who had been proud and defiant just a minute ago was now nothing but a pathetic corpse. He was sprawled on the floor in a glistening crimson puddle, reminding everyone of one simple truth.
Never, ever dare to disobey Gunlaug, the Bright Lord.
Or you'll end up just the same.
Sunny was probably one of the only two people in the grand hall who wasn't looking at the corpse. Instead, he was looking at Harus.
Harus himself was staring at the wall, absolutely disinterested in the gruesome fruit of his dark labor.
'What else was I hoping for? Stupid. Hope… hope is a poison. It will only get you killed.'
Sunny knew all the facts, but only now had he finally understood how hopeless it was to even think about challenging the Golden Serpent.
Everything in the Dark City was designed to make him and his army invincible. That was how the damn hunchback had managed to defeat the experienced hunter from the outer settlement so easily, using nothing but his raw strength. He hadn't even had to show his Aspect Ability. Why was the divide in their physical prowess so vast?
That was because with every human in the Dark City possessing the same dormant core, there were only two things that could make someone more powerful than the rest: Soul Essence and Memories.
And both were monopolized by Gunlaug.
Only he possessed the manpower and knowledge to freely hunt in the Dark City. This way, he had become the only person with a reliable source of both Soul Shards and Memories in his possession.
Whatever crumbs the independent hunters were able to acquire would inevitably end up in his hands, too, because Gunlaug also controlled the primitive economy in this cursed place. By providing food and safety in exchange for the so-called "tribute", he made sure that all the resources would flow in only one direction.
Into his hands.
make his army stronger, which in turn would bring him more Soul Shards and Memories, which in turn would make his army stronger… and so forth. It was a simple, perfect, and harrowing cycle
the time Sunny, Nephis and Cassie had arrived in the Dark City, the divide between Gunlaug's forces and everyone else here was too wide to ever be bridged.
next rank removed that bottleneck and enhanced their bodies
ancient walls, sworn into servitude to a single man, there
the man Nephis planned to
shudder, Sunny remembered Effie's words: "...no Sleeper can defeat Gunlaug, ever. It's
also remembered dozens of skulls swinging
it all… what is she going to pull me into this time? I really have to persuade her to give up for once. My
Star even knew how to give up. At least not when
'Curses!'
listen to Gunlaug's farewell speech. He had
the last one to leave. As soon as they were gone, the body of Jubei was unceremoniously dragged away, and a group of Handmaidens silently wiped the puddle of blood off the
their places, and the crowd of Sleepers was invited to return to their breakfast. As if nothing had
completely lost his appetite. Leading Cassie away, he glanced at the plates
guess there's a first time for
***
Knowing that he will be leaving the castle soon, he became a little
time spying on the Hunters and Pathfinders, learning their tactics and secrets. He observed how Guards were trained. He learned which Artisans were important, and which were not. The only caste
stone carvings that decorated the walls of the
the dawn of the eighth day, Sunny and Cassie once again appeared in the
outside these gates but a dirty slum, Sunny
even want
what life in the outer settlement was like. Perhaps the castle
how bad can it actually be? I guess they just never lived in
the gates, but then stopped when someone
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