Shadow Slave novel Chapter 3098

‘Smart...'

Sharing senses of both Nephis and Saint, Sunny could not help but concentrate more on the battle against the abyssal horror — after all, that was where most of his Will was focused, and that was where the puzzle he had to solve to stave off defeat was hidden.

But, naturally, he kept an eye on Saint as well.

Her actions just now were both daringly bold and deeply intelligent. Nothing of what had happened was a coincidence — it all transpired as she intended it to.

Since Saint could not contend against the Jade Titan in a physical battle, she wanted to challenge him on a different battlefield — she wanted to challenge his authority over true darkness, and crush it with her own. So, she used means available to her as a wielder of darkness to deal a grievous wound to the dark heart of the abominable colossus, thus forcing the Jade Titan to abandon his damaged shell. Then, she allowed herself to be invaded by the ocean of elemental darkness and contained it within herself, struggling to remain in control.

If Saint established her authority over the ocean of elemental darkness that the Jade Titan was composed of, she would vanquish the adversary — not only that, she would consume him, reaping a tremendous boon. But if she failed to shatter the Will of the loathsome creature with her own, she would be erased from existence, becoming its new vessel.

Needless to say, that was a risky strategy — deadly, even. After all, Saint was not a match for an ancient Great Titan, even if it had been wounded in a battle against Sunny. She was weaker, and her Will carried far less weight. Even if they were of the same Rank, the gap between them was as vast as a boundless abyss.

The measure of authority the Jade Titan wielded was insurmountable.

Or it was supposed to be, at least.

Saint naturally knew her own limits. However, she also knew something else — something that gave her a unique advantage in a battle of Will against the harrowing Nightmare Creature. It was that she not only carried authority over elemental darkness, but also had an affinity to nothingness, which true darkness was vulnerable to.

So, Saint evaluated the structural integrity of the crumbling stalagmite and delivered one last, targeted blow to its peak, causing it to collapse...

Collapse into the clouds of white mist swirling above the great river, thus pulling herself — and the Jade Titan that had usurped her body — into the insidious embrace of nothingness.

There, the Jade Titan was suppressed while she was empowered. And so, the playing field was leveled, giving her a chance to emerge victorious from their clash.

Sunny did not know if Saint would truly be able to usurp the dark essence of the Jade Titan. Would she win the desperate struggle, or would she perish? He could only lend her support to his taciturn Shadow and wait, knowing that the battle would be over soon.

In the meantime, he had to focus on another, no less desperate battle — the battle against the abyssal horror. If he and Nephis were defeated by the dark copy, then whether Saint won or not wouldn't matter. Even if she did, the eerie being of the Abyss would finish the Jade Titan's job.

‘How is this thing so strong?’

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