Shadow Slave

Chapter 184

The mighty huntress stared at the Stone Saint, her hand hovering in the air, ready to grasp the shaft of the spear. Her beautiful hazel eyes were full of tension and dark anticipation.

The contrast between that fierce pose and the fact that she was still comfortably wrapped in a blanket was so funny that Sunny couldn't help but snicker.

"Gee, relax. Haven't you seen an Echo before?"

Effie blinked.

"That thing… is yours? Wait, you got an Echo?!"

He gave her a nod and gestured at the Stone Saint.

"Yes, I did. Meet Saint. Aint' she a beauty?"

The huntress stared at the taciturn creature, then scowled with outrage.

"You lucky bastard! You do know that I haven't even caught a sniff of an Echo after three years in this pit? How dare you get one before me, huh?"

Sunny laughed.

"Actually, this was my second Echo. The first one got killed in the Labyrinth."

Effie glared at him for a long time, then shook her head with an expression of utter dejection. Finally, she turned to the Shadow and studied her.

"Wait… is she what I think she is?"

Sunny nodded.

"Yeah."

the blanket behind, walked barefoot around the Stone Saint.

manage to kill one of those things

himself involuntary studying Effie from all angles as well, blinked a couple of times and

got wiped out by a group of Fallen. It was an epic clash, to say the least. I just happened to be there in time to finish

at the Shadow

"What class is she?"

Sunny smiled.

it's not impossible to hunt three monsters in one night with her by my side. I studied them in advance, of course. That's why we were so fast in

for a bit, then gave

how paranoid you are, I'd

for

have planned, showing her to

then gave him a mischievous

Sorry to disappoint. Don't get me wrong, I'm up for all kinds of fun. But, Sunny… Nightmare Creatures is where I draw the

frowned, not quite getting what she was talking about.

you?! Training! I

unruly huntress

a bit inexperienced, at your age. In fact,

I'm plenty experienced! Wait… crap. What are we

from laughter, Effie left Sunny to fume with outrage and walked over to the makeshift kitchen

Should I kill her? It's going to be pure self-defense, anyway. A

to calm down. When his thoughts returned to their usual cadence, Sunny stood in front of the Stone

time

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the cathedral,

his body with the power of the shadow during his practice with the

was adamant about his choice. There were several reasons why he wanted to face his pet monster with his own

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