Shadow Slave novel Chapter 3034

Apart from Nephis and Sunny, there were six people aboard the Chain Breaker.

Effie jumped down to the ground first.

She landed nimbly, straightened, and looked around with a humorous expression.

“Well... this certainly brings back memories."

Last time she had seen this field, she had been one of the government soldiers observing the battle between the Great Clans. Of course, that battle did not end like anyone could have expected it to end. Effie's voice sounded easygoing and carefree, but behind her outward light-heartedness, there was a somber note. She had said goodbye to her child and her husband, knowing that she would not see them again for a long, long time... if she ever saw them at all.

Out of all of them, she had the most to lose — but she also had the most reasons to come back alive, as well.

Next, Kai glided down from the deck of the Chain Breaker and landed softly near her. He looked as dashing as ever — if anything, leaving the post of a Steward seemed to have lifted a burden off his shoulders, making him seem even more dazzling.

But he was also full of dark resolve and determination.

A faint smile twisted his lips... then, a grimace.

Kai winced and raised a hand to his ear.

“It's... a good thing that we are here to challenge a Nightmare. The Call is overpowering.”

As soon as he said that, a ghostly figure walked calmly out of the Chain Breaker's hull, assuming a corporeal form as she regarded the desolate battlefield with an aloof expression.

"You know, this was where I disobeyed a direct order from Wake of Ruin for the first time. I honestly thought that I'd get fired... in fact, I probably would have been, if not for the fact that I returned as a Saint. Who would fire a Saint?"

Jet chuckled, looked around, and sighed. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

In the end, her retirement had only lasted a few months. Now, duty called, and she was about to challenge the Fourth Nightmare in the service of humanity.

If Saint Cor were still alive, he would have been proud of his problematic employee. There was a rustle, and a current of liquid metal fell from above, pulling on the ground and soaring in a graceful spiral to form a human shape. Then, an exquisitely beautiful woman with flawless grey skin jumped down, landing with poised grace.

Morgan and Seishan studied the battlefield for a few moments, then looked at each other with strange expressions.

They were the ones who had led the armies of the Great Clans into the Battle of the Black Skull, after all. Back then, they had been trying to defeat each other — today, many years later, they unexpectedly returned as allies.

Morgan studied the three towering Gates for a while, then smiled darkly.

“...I would have won that battle if not for these things."

Seishan gave her a curious glance.

“Wouldn't you have died by your brother's blade instead?"

Morgan chuckled.

"That is true, as well."

Finally, the last of the challengers took a step off the deck of the Chain Breaker. In just one step, he was suddenly standing next to them.

“It seems that a lot of fun things happened while I was gone."

Nightwalker grinned.

"Song and Valor killing each other? I hate to have missed it."

By then, Sunny had already stepped out of the shadows.

"Believe me, you didn't miss out on much."

Nephis descended from the deck, as well, stopping to look at the Nightmare Gates. Sunny, in the meantime, scratched the back of his head.

“Actually, I take it back. You really did. History was made here, you know."

He smiled.

"This is where Nephis and I killed Dire Fang. That was the first time in history two Masters managed to kill a Saint."

After that, they all fell silent.

Indeed, these were the people who had dared to challenge the Fourth Nightmare.

Saint Effie, Raised by Wolves.

Saint Kai, Nightingale... the Dragonslayer.

Soul Reaper Jet.

Morgan, Princess of War.

Seishan, Lost Princess of Song.

And Nightwalker, the legendary founder of the House of Night.

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