Shadow Slave

Sunny sighed.

Of course, they had to cross the bridge. Why had he even bothered to ask?

'Great!'

At least the damn thing was empty of the skeletons. The path to the other side of the chasm was clear.

'What is clear is that I'm going to die!'

While Sunny was consumed by these unhappy ruminations, Effie and Caster quickly threw the few undead creatures remaining in front of them over the edge of the chasm. Finally safe from their constant attacks, most of the cohort took a chance to quickly catch their breaths.

Only Nephis and the Stone Saint were still fighting. In fact, the overwhelming pressure of the pursuing horde had grown so heavy that they were barely holding on.

Two figures — one shrouded in shadows, the other bathed in pure white light — were slowly buckling under the furious onslaught of the army of the dead.

Sunny gritted his teeth.

…If nothing changed, they were going to be the ones being thrown into the dark abyss very soon.

With a grim expression on his face, he glanced at Effie and said:

"Go."

Leaning on her spear, the huntress weakly shook her head.

"Someone will have to hold them off long enough for everyone to get to the other side. You should…"

Sunny interrupted her.

"I'll be the last one to cross. Don't worry… I have a plan."

A crazy plan. But what else was new?

long look, Effie hesitated for a few seconds, then

"Alright. Stay alive, Sunny."

He quietly chuckled.

didn't know you

him for a

die, pretty soon I'll have to fight your scrawny

others to follow her and

her go,

What else

there was no way

Midnight Shard, he dashed forward and joined Changing

skeletons, Sunny briefly turned to

to the bridge. Saint and I will

the Starlight Legion Armor's helmet.

"Are you sure?"

claws of an especially menacing monster, bashed it

"Yes! But…"

fell

you need to destroy

missing the timing of

"What about you?"

Sunny laughed.

worry about it. I have a

for a while. Finally,

"Alright."

to waste words, Changing Star didn't say anything else. When the opportunity presented itself, she silently retreated,

for the

all the monsters of the catacombs descended upon the Stone Saint and him. Sunny

the undead horde was beyond anything he had expected. Desperately trying not to

it… all! How the hell was she able to

used the Shadow as a meat shield… stone shield?... and hid behind her from time to time, emerging from the cover of the taciturn monster only to deliver a strike or two and