Shadow Slave

Chapter 198

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?

look, Effie hesitated for a

"Alright. Stay alive, Sunny."

He quietly chuckled.

I didn't

for a bit, and then calmly

just that if you die, pretty soon I'll have to fight your scrawny corpse.

Effie beckoned others to follow her and stepped

go, then turned his back to the chasm

else

there was no way back

Shard, he dashed forward and joined Changing star and the Shadow Saint in their desperate

Sunny briefly turned to

to the bridge. Saint and I will hold them

flames through the visor of the Starlight Legion

"Are you sure?"

the claws of an especially menacing monster, bashed it away with the pommel of the tachi, and

"Yes! But…"

undead creature fell to

you get to the other side, you need to destroy

missing the timing of her attack. Then,

"What about you?"

Sunny laughed.

it. I have a way

for a while. Finally, she simply

"Alright."

else. When the opportunity presented itself, she silently

for the

gone, all the monsters of the catacombs descended upon the Stone Saint and him. Sunny cursed, feeling that the tiniest

onslaught of the undead horde was beyond anything he had expected. Desperately trying not to drown in the torrent of ferocious abominations, Sunny fought with everything he

How the hell was she able to

emerging from the cover of the taciturn monster only to deliver a strike or two and disappear again. The two of them worked beautifully together,

The Novel will be updated daily. Come back and continue reading tomorrow, everyone!

Comments ()

0/255