Shadow Slave

Even though there was a considerable chunk of the colossus left uneaten, Sunny ordered Imp to return. By the time the small creature climbed back to the surface of the island, the members of the cohort had gathered around Sunny.

"Huh? Wait... the little rascal looks different!"

Indeed, Effie was right. The scrawny fiend was different from how he had been before. Firstly, he had grown - just a few days ago, Imp was barely as tall as Sunny's knee, but now his head was on the same level as Sunny's abdomen.

The vital areas on his wiry body were now covered by black plates that resembled a suit of light armor, each glinting with a dark metallic sheen. The same went for his long, sharp claws and triangular teeth..

Imp's face twisted in a grotesque grin, and he raised his chin with pride. After that, the little fiend threw a furtive glance at Nephis.

Sunny smiled. "Congratulations, ugly. You have officially graduated from an unseemly gremlin to an unsightly goblin."

Imp's grin grew a bit forced. He glared at Sunny and hissed.

Nephis looked at them for a few moments. "...I don't know. I think he is a little cute."

The little fiend froze, then swelled with smugness.

Sunny shook his head and sighed. "Are you blind? Well, whatever. Let's see what exactly changed..."

He summoned the runes, waited for the shimmering symbols to reveal themselves, and studied them with a focused expression.

Most of the runes seemed the same:

Shadow: Ravenous Fiend.Shadow Rank: Transcendent.Shadow Class: Devil.

Class had changed. So, the evolution must have

had anticipated such a result, so he was not too disappointed. Curious, he

pitiful little creature...]Shadow Attributes: [Lucky], [Marvel], [Ravenous], [Shadow Sworn], [Greater Steel

tilted his head

but not both of them. Not only had "lesser" changed to "great,"

'I wonder...'

Body] had implied that Imp's body possessed qualities of metal. What about the [Greater Steel

the shimmering symbols and

"This Shadow's body is

'Jackpot!'

What did it mean? It meant that the little fiend's whole body was now as resilient as

initial goal of toughening up the Ravenous Fiend. However, he still wanted to know just how tough his

his chest, Sunny smiled pleasantly

a piercing shriek. "Ah! Goddammit! What the hell?! That

at the scrawny fiend, who had fallen on his butt with a startled expression. "Argh! Effie, whack this little bastard as hard

composed look. "...I'll do no such thing, you heartless despot. Come here, poor thing... shall we bully

wide eyes. What the hell was happening? Why was everyone treating the wicked little wretch so

'D-don't tell me...'

how

'That must be it!'

scrawny fiend, meanwhile, glanced at Sunny with a vindictive grin.

black metallic sheen of his face. Imp's sharp steel teeth had also been black a few moments ago,

'What the...'

then