Shadow Slave

Chapter 313

On the last day they would spend in the Dark City, Nephis led a small group of her most powerful warriors on one last hunt.

The members of her cohort were all following behind her. Sunny, who stubbornly refused to accept his status as one of them, walked apart from the group, idly looking around and observing the ruins.

Gemma and Seishan were also with them, as well as ten or so of the most experienced hunters — some of them formerly from the Host, some formerly from the outer settlement. There was no difference between the two anymore.

All of them were simply Changing Star's people now.

As they were walking, Gemma approached Sunny and glanced at him with curiosity.

After Tessai had fallen to Neph's blade, the tall man seemed to have found some measure of peace. Somewhere deep in his eyes, however, there always was a hint of sorrow.

Sunny stared at him and raised an eyebrow.

"What?"

The hunter smiled slightly and asked in a friendly tone:

"You're Sunless, right?"

Sunny shrugged.

"Yeah, that's me."

Gemma silently measured him and then asked with interest:

"I've heard that you lived for months alone in the city. Is that true?"

'Ah, makes sense.'

The tall man was perhaps the most experienced hunter on the Forgotten Shore. He had survived countless battles on the streets of the cursed city. It was natural for him to be curious about this matter…

Sunny gave him a nod.

"Sure. A little over three months, I guess."

Gemma rubbed his chin, then asked bluntly:

"How did you survive?"

Sunny grinned.

How had he managed that, indeed?

hiding, lots of killing. A modicum of madness, and a little bit

at him for a bit,

about right,

glanced forward at Changing Star and

you know what we are going

at him with

"She didn't tell you?"

hesitated,

I'm just not

smiled and looked

was that she had lost her mind. What can I say… get used to that

few moments of silence,

how can

'Poor guy…'

for a bit, and

is correct, you know more about it than I

that, their

on top of it,

prey was hiding in a vast underground chamber beneath

they were going to hunt the Lord

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mud. Thousands of years ago, it had broken off and fell, crashing through the dome of the underground chamber. Now, there was a chasm in the ground that led into the

to escape from the catacombs. Now, they were going to use it to descend into

really surprised that Nephis had chosen to return to this place. After all, the

really curious about how exactly

in the

your shadow take a look at

the mud and entered the dark hole, then hid in the palm of the giant stone hand and cautiously

bones was still there, in the middle of

very different from how

of them comparatively thin, others as thick as a human body. They weren't growing just between the ancient remains: the vines were bursting through the bones, too. Almost as if feeding

More brittle. As though it was sick, sapped of its strength

closer, and finally noticed the thing that he had expected

lay on the floor of the underground chamber, open and empty. The exact same box Nephis had mysteriously entrusted to Caster as soon as they were

settlement hunter, that box had appeared on his pillow with a small note. That note had been written by Changing Star's spy — Seishan. And the contents of the

Artisans. Her Aspect Ability allowed her to control

it turned out, was her last creation and final

a moment and then spoke, his words causing a subtle

by Kido's vine.

remained silent for a few

the Dead will attack us. Now that its power is reduced, and with the help

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