Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2851

Abundance crawled across the Nightmare Desert, flowing over white dunes like a dark river of flesh while its terrifying maw swallowed the Deathless. The ancient undead quickly recognized the new threat and attempted to destroy the Sacred worm, but the wings of the Shadow Legion's formation prevented them from getting close.

The lesser shades melted under the assault of the skeletal remains of the ancient warriors who had been cursed by Shadow God... but that was what Sunny expected. In this battle, the role of the weaker shades was to be destroyed. Their dogged resistance paved the way for the rest of the legion, allowing it to continue on. Abundance and the Shadow Legion advanced, swiftly moving into the depths of the desert.

Sunny stepped through the shadows and appeared in front of the gargantuan worm, regarding the vast expanse of white sand in front of him. There were countless Deathless there — those far away were still engaged in the eternal battle among themselves, but those who were closer had already switched the target of their malice. Even worse, that awareness seemed to be spreading toward the horizon, with more and more undead turning their empty eye sockets to the distant shape of Abundance.

‘I'll have to cull them.'

There were all kinds of Deathless out there. All of them were strong, but some were horrifically powerful. There were fewer of the latter on the outer edges of the Nightmare Desert, but there were going to be far more of them as Sunny and Nephis drew closer to the Tomb of Ariel.

And as they reached the last stretch of their journey... Sunny did not even want to think about that.

In any case, at the moment, the wings of the formation were protecting Abundance from flanking attacks, while its maw swallowed the Deathless in the front. However, if any of the truly powerful undead appeared in the Sacred worm's path, it could be severely damaged and eventually destroyed.

So, Sunny had to stop them.

He called upon his strongest champions — Saint, Slayer, and Serpent — to move ahead of Abundance and prevent the strongest Deathless from reaching it. He joined them personally, as well, manifesting a heavy quarterstaff out of the shadows.

As the colossal worm devoured the world behind him, Sunny rushed forward to engage the enemy... and to avoid being swallowed by his own Sacred shade, as well. It was a nerve-wracking experience, to battle undead horrors while a giant maw of a godworm was getting closer and closer to him from behind.

...But it was also a little thrilling.

For a short while, Sunny allowed himself to dissolve into the violent song of the battle. Nephis had been right — being able to engage in straightforward combat for the first time in a long while was indeed a privilege.

He moved between the shadows, clashing with the champions of the undead horde in relentless melee. There was no shortage of powerful opponents for him to fight... but for now, at least, he was the strongest, if just barely.

Their martial skill was also unmatched, so he greedily absorbed it through Shadow Dance, feasting on the generous collection of long-forgotten battle styles and techniques for the first time in years.

The Shadow Legion advanced swiftly as a result, even as its wings were suffering heavy casualties. The reason why none of the powerful Deathless had been able to pose a serious threat to Abundance yet, however, was not only the fearsome strength of Sunny and his champions — it was also the Curse.

Now that all seven links of the Curse were in close proximity to each other, the power of its enchantments drastically increased. Sunny had learned how to use his shadowbound relic better over time, as well.

Instead of infecting every enemy around him with the Weakening Curse, he cast it upon the strongest enemies among the Deathless with great precision and flawless timing. Therefore, the full power of the debilitating enchantment descended upon a single creature at the most inopportune time, making the attacks of Sunny and his champions so much more devastating.

‘Good... good, more!’

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