Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2850

As the battle reached a state of deceptive equilibrium, Sunny observed his silent soldiers.

The Shadow Legion was holding its ground, while the Deathless refused to be pushed back. At first glance, the two opposing forces were at a stalemate — but looks could be deceiving. In truth, the weaker shades were being quickly destroyed at an alarming rate, and this kind of attrition was woefully unsustainable.

Not to mention that Sunny's goal was to advance forward, not stay in place.

For a moment, he considered whether waging this battle was even worth it. He could just take a leap of faith and advance forward alone by jumping between shadows... he could even take Nephis and the Shadow Legion with him, if need be. However, there was a reason why they had dismissed this idea. As a Supreme, Sunny possessed an almost inexhaustible supply of essence — but that was not because his reserves of it were boundless. Rather, it was because a potent torrent of spirit essence continuously flowed into his soul, replenishing whatever essence he had spent.

If his expenditure outpaced the influx of spirit essence, though, he would find himself without any to empower his Aspect sooner rather than later. The Nightmare Desert was both vast and strange, denying the familiar laws of space and distance, especially so at night.

So, it would take innumerable jumps to reach the Tomb of Ariel, and his essence would be drained not even halfway to it — far less if he were to pull the weight of Nephis and her Longing Domain with him.

He could very well end up stranded in the sea of Deathless without any essence to fight them, which was not something Sunny was willing to risk.

‘Slow and steady wins the race.'

Snarling, he stepped into the shadows and returned to where Chain Breaker was anchored, hovering a couple of meters above the sand.

A few moments later, Nephis landed near him, a scattering of ghastly wounds dissolving into the white radiance emanating from her graceful body.

She regarded the battlefield silently, then asked in a neutral tone:

“What do you think?"

Sunny hesitated for a short while, then assumed his human form and nodded.

“It's doable. But we will need to change tactics."

She inhaled slowly.

“That is my conclusion, as well."

Neither of them had gone all out yet, wanting to test the waters first. Now that they had witnessed what the Deathless were capable of, there was little point in being conservative in their application of power.

It was just that this battle was most likely the easiest they would experience in the Nightmare Desert. So, it was not a true indicator of the harrowing perils to come. Sunny sighed.

"I will begin, then."

Nephis nodded.

"Give me a moment."

With that, she turned her back to the battlefield, approached the Chain Breaker, and put her hand on its hull. 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝐰𝚎𝕓𝐧𝚘𝘃𝗲𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝕞

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