Shadow Slave

Chapter 1680

The unconscious Sleeper slowly opened her eyes, staring at Nephis with a dazed look. She smiled reassuringly and rose, picking up her sword again.

There was not much time left. The enemies were approaching.

Towering above the three of them - Nephis and the two teenage girls - the Lord of Shadows said coldly:

"It's sweet that you promised to save them. But how are you going to do it? Once we start fighting with those abominations, a single shockwave will be enough to finish these two off."

Nephis climbed out of the pit and helped the girl she had healed up. Tamar followed.

'Good question.’

There was no time to run away, because the asuras were faster than them. Flying away wasn't an option, either, because they would be perfect targets in the air. One toss of a diamond weapon, and there would be no escape.

Even if Nephis could evade, she had to carry at least one of the Sleepers, and neither of the girls would survive the crushing pressure of such maneuvers,

She considered countless strategies in a single second and looked up at the Lord of Shadows,

"You take them and retreat. I'll hold the enemy off, and then join you."

He remained silent for a moment, and then said flatly:

"I refuse."

Nephis blinked.

Huh!

She had not expected that answer.

"Why?"

The shadow demon bent down, bringing his onyx helmet level to her face. The darkness nestling inside it was deep and impenetrable.

"You might be fine dying for these Sleepers, Changing Star. But I am not fine with you dying."

One of his onyx claws pointed at her.

"You still owe me a favor, remember? Wouldn't I be cheated if you died before repaying me?"

Nephis tilted her head.

thought that she felt a hint of desire from the Lord of Shadows. Some people's longing was like

of Shadows was a man of dire passion

yearned for, but his unwillingness to see her dead - before she made good on her promise, at

intended to ask

shrouded in darkness once again, and

Nephis sighed.

you propose,

Lord of Shadows lingered for

claws scraping piercingly against the surface of his

Finally, he sighed.

Temple and return. You... stay alive while I'm

basically what

Nephis raised an eyebrow.

it take you to make it back

one of his four hands and bent a few fingers, then

"...About six seconds."

at

she stared

'Huh?"

trip from the Citadel to here in three seconds, this whole time? Why

her naturally deadpan voice.

was an extremely

of Shadows

too much of my essence. Carrying these Sleepers is fine, but you...

stared at him silently for a moment,

slender,

Definitely.

‘...Huh.'

Shadows remained silent for a moment, too, then added suddenly, his cold tone suspiciously close to sounding a

are a Transcendent. Your soul is too vast

placed two of his four hands on the shoulders

the essence... so, I'd

of them dissolved into shadows, leaving

'A spatial movement Ability.’

for a second, then looked

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