Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2634

A writhing mass of ravenous, serpentine flesh crashed headlong into the forefront of the Shadow Legion.

The sprawling, once-pristine plaza erupted into a torrent of flying stone fragments, only to be instantaneously knit back together—then smashed apart anew in endless, violent cycles.

Each fallen immortal wielded the might of a Great One, warping reality itself at whim through their blasphemous resolve. Yet their adversaries were no less formidable. At the vanguard of this titanic clash, the spectral ranks of the Black Millipedes and the Ember Queen surged like an obsidian wave, unleashing a relentless onslaught against the monstrous invaders. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Bound to the Puppeteer by strands of ethereal black silk—and through the Puppeteer, to sunny himself—the millipedes moved with uncanny unity.

In an instant, Sunny sensed and directed countless segmented abominations. Armed with myriad razor-sharp limbs and a desperate frenzy of jagged mandibles, he tore savagely at the flesh of the immortal horde.

Prisoners of the Eternal City were undone and reformed in rapid succession. Endless shades fell, absorbed once more into the shadowy depths of Sunny’s soul. Then, the tide of millipedes shifted tactically. No longer did they surge forth as a wild tempest; instead, they formed an impenetrable bulwark of gleaming black chitin. Those among them imbued by higher-tier entities rose above this stout rampart, hurling streams of corrosive jet at the advancing immortals.

For a brief span, acrid smoke swallowed the plaza whole.

Then, jagged gaps appeared in the chitin barrier as it was shattered, and chaos resumed its brutal rhythm.

Sunny surveyed the conflict through myriad eyes—including his four pairs of piercing ones.

“I'm noticing something unusual,” Jet spoke evenly, her voice oddly serene despite the carnage unfolding.

Sunny arched an eyebrow.

"Go on."

Her gaze swept over Saint, Slayer, Nightmare, the colossal Serpent coiled about a Dark Castle turret, and the hulking Fiend below.

"You're holding back.”

A wry grin surfaced on Sunny’s face.

"I'm gauging a baseline—to measure how quickly these shades fall before such foes. Once I know, future battles will be better strategized.”

She frowned, concern shadowing her features.

"Are your casualties justified?”

He winced.

"That's yet to be determined."

Though hungry for vital data, Sunny was cautious; sacrificing too many shades was unacceptable—especially the Ember Queen and her elite warriors. So, as the chitin wall neared collapse, he shifted to the next phase.

Three of his manifestations emerged from the shadows, merging with him, amplifying his strength.

“Ah... this feels right.”

The peak of his power since the climactic showdown at Godgrave surged within him, and for a fleeting moment, Sunny felt whole again. Reveling in this fierce vitality coursing through his veins, he redirected his focus.

Far below, the pace at which his shades fell escalated sharply—but so too did the rate at which the fallen immortals were annihilated. The source of thɪs content is novelfire(.)net

"Done gathering intel?"

sunny lingered a heartbeat, then sighed.

"For now.”

It seemed Slayer had awaited those words; almost instantly, she nocked an arrow, its tip glowing with a fierce, blinding light.

At once, Saint transformed into a shadow torrent, rushing into the fray. Nightmare bounded skyward, while Serpent slithered down like a flowing river of obsidian scales. Fiend vanished into the shadows beneath them, stepping through the gloom to reappear just beyond the swarming legion of Shadow Millipedes.

Before he could fully disappear, Sunny’s voice rang out, edged with urgency:

"Don't devour them!"

His initial plan to contain the fallen immortals had included feeding them to either Fiend or Mimic. Yet the dread evoked by the Eternal City's denizens made him hesitate— swallowing one might taint his Shadows irreparably.

Watching the Shadow Legion ready themselves, Jet's tone was steady:

"So... shall we join the fray too?"

Sunny met her gaze with a smile.

"Of course. Missing a moment like this? Unthinkable.”