Shadow Slave

Chapter 1860

Chapter 1860 Turn of Fortune There were plumes of smoke rising above NQSC.

Leaning against a dirty wall in the depths of the outskirts, Sunny looked at the towering black pillars silently. A police PTV sped by, flooding the deep darkness of the night with bright lights of the blaring siren. He hid himself deeper in the shadows and crossed his arms.

'Several locations, most of them close to the city center.'

Fires were not a rarity in NQSC, but not on that scale, and not in the affluent districts at the heart of the city.

What had happened? Was the agreement to leave the war out of the waking world broken, already?

[How far are you?]

There was a moment of silence.

[Less than a minute.]

Soon, a luxurious PTV screeched to a halt in front of him. The passenger door opened, and Cassie stepped out of the vehicle, looking a little disheveled. She remained motionless for a few moments, then turned in his direction, winced, and hurriedly smoothed her hair.

Sunny emerged from the shadows and walked over.

"What the hell is happening?"

For now, he was wearing the mask he had fashioned himself. So, it was the only opportunity to have an honest conversation with Cassie — once they reached Godgrave, he would have to don Weaver's Mask in order to keep his secrets.

"Was the compound of Clan Valor attacked? The Dream Gate relay? Storage facilities?"

She hesitated briefly, then shook her head.

"It's all the House of Night. Their strongholds across the city have gone up in flames. It's total chaos."

Sunny was surprised.

"...They were attacked?"

A deep frown creased Cassie's delicate brow.

"For now, it seems like infighting."

'What?'

him a moment to process the information. The members of the House of Night were fighting among

which were monoliths held together by shared blood and familial bonds, the House of Night had

strife resulting

did not

have been behind

faced him. Her expression

"There are… defectors."

eyebrow

are they

blind seer

Valor's stronghold here, in NQSC. Bloodied and with their

that was simply

felt troubled, as

"Where are they now?"

him her

Gate. The king will negotiate with them — or interrogate them, depending on the situation — personally. Everyone worth anything were summoned back to the camp. The

hand and dismissed [Definitely Not

looked at Cassie

go see what all

on the emerald

was much more lively than

path south, with countless Awakened soldiers, Masters, and Saints

progress was slow, but methodical and

the jungle was not incinerated, Saint Tyris would part the clouds herself. Blinding sunlight would flood the bone plain and turn

the Cloudveil repaired itself, the

source of the dreadful infestation. The battles were punishing, dire, and often prolonged — but with champions like Nephis and Summer

the roots of the jungle in the area, its remnants would be burned, and a fortress would be constructed around

there was a disorderly chain of a dozen of these fortresses and numerous smaller forts extending west, almost all the way to the point

Saints leading

not know what exactly happened in NQSC… but he was quite confident

been acting too

followed Cassie toward the Valor Keep — which was the name given to the central stronghold

a spacious chamber where many Saints had already gathered, all wearing

received any news?

dashing Rivalen of Aegis Rose and shook her head

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