Chapter 1144 Theater Of Shadows
Deep throughout the decommissioned manufacturing facility, the ghostly fireplace is gone, changed by the dancing lights of summoned Reminiscences as Ascended Morrow prepares to depart. She nods at one in all her subordinates, “That is the spot. Isolate it.” An Woke up then makes use of a capability to create a pocket of silence, masking their actions from town’s ever-vigilant seismic sensors. With a violent sonic growth, Morrow breaches a wall, revealing a darkish tunnel. A chilly wind sweeps by the corridor, unsettling even Morrow, prompting her to order, “Clear the particles… Second Cohort, scout out the tunnel and make it possible for there are not any blockages there.”
The Evacuation Military contact, his usefulness expired, anxiously asks, “Nicely, I… I will likely be going, then. My job right here… is completed?” Morrow dismisses him with a chilly “Go.” He’s of no use anymore. Morrow understands what’s at stake. Nevertheless, their exodus is delayed; the creature cage is late. Irritated, she retrieves a particular Reminiscence, the [Reaching Hand], a scattering of finger bones enabling shielded communication.
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Greedy the bone, Morrow contacts the cohort guarding the creature cage, demanding, “Mont. The place are you?” Woke up Mont responds, confusion thick in her voice: “Sister Morrow? We’re guarding the creature. Has one thing occurred?” Morrow feels a foul premonition and angrily asks “What do you imply? Have you ever not obtained my order?”. Mont hesitates earlier than replying “…I’m sorry, Sister. What order?”.
Chapter 1145 Slither Of Worry
Morrow stares in horrified disbelief on the severed head. The methodical slaughter of a complete cohort of Tune Clan warriors, elites even, chills her to the bone. Whispering Blade’s brutal effectivity is the one comparability, however the monster wouldn’t deign to “play together with his prey”. Her thoughts races to grasp how such a being may exist unchecked. She immediately orders, “Activate the psychological resistance enchantments!” realizing the creature’s insidious nature.
A devastating sonic shockwave blasts into the tunnel as she hopes to stun the hidden enemy. The Woke up pour essence into their protecting charms, desperately clinging to sanity because the lingering terror assaults their willpower. Twenty stay, forming a fortified circle across the cage. Because the echoes fade, Morrow, suspicious of the unsettling silence, dismisses the luminous reminiscences, switching to essence-fueled darkvision. The corridor seems empty, a chilling deception. In defiance, she instructions, “Present your self, creature!”
The severed head beside her replies in her personal voice, “Creature… creature… creature…” unsettling the group. “Don’t pay any consideration to it! It’s a distraction!” she warns, her focus unbroken, as she scans the darkish corridor. But, one Woke up falters, drawn in by the macabre show. His head cleanly detaches, the physique collapsing because the creature strikes once more, proving its horrifying pace and lethal crafty.
Chapter 1146 Blood Rain
Amiran plummets by the tunnel breach, a “meteor of metal”, deploying drive fields to gradual his descent. Anticipating to shock the enemy, he lands able to carve a path for his males. As a substitute, a devastating sonic growth obliterates the Woke up behind him, a grim welcome orchestrated by the Tune. Amiran, enraged, costs in direction of a circle of Woke up guarding a big crate, satisfied it accommodates a monstrous Nightmare Creature Beastmaster has smuggled into town.
His eyes lock onto Morrow, the scarred girl main the Tune infiltrators. Recognizing her as a robust, although inferior, opponent, Amiran assaults. “How dare you!” He unleashes twin waves of drive, one reducing, the opposite crushing, however they collide with one other sonic shockwave, inflicting an explosion. As mud fills the corridor, incongruities catch his consideration: the uncovered tunnel entrance, the corridor’s ravaged state, the unnervingly small variety of enemy Woke up, and a beheaded Tune warrior.
One thing is incorrect. The place is the remainder of the infiltration crew? A fleeting glimpse of a shadowy determine atop the crate, an archer maybe, fades into the darkness. Shielding his eyes, Amiran bursts by the mud cloud, sword raised, stepping right into a battlefield much more advanced and lethal than he initially anticipated.
Chapter 1147 Tune Of Slaughter
Amiran retaliates in opposition to the Tune infiltrators with overwhelming drive, unleashing devastating waves of energy that Morrow deflects with a sonic growth. She assaults with a seemingly fragile blade, however upon contact with Amiran’s sword, it emits a ringing that throws him again with concussive drive. Observing his advancing warriors, Amiran realizes two of his cohorts are lacking. “Treacherous worms…” he thinks, deducing Morrow sacrificed her personal to ambush his males on the higher ranges.
Amiran anticipates Morrow’s subsequent assault, making a drive protect above his head to counter her sonic-enhanced blade. He wraps his weapons with drive, studying from their earlier trade to dampen the sonic amplification. As he clashes with Morrow, their troopers have interaction. The Woke up of Valor surge ahead, threatening to overwhelm the smaller formation of Tune infiltrators, nonetheless, the elite warriors maintain their floor with stunning ferocity.
Morrow witnesses a Tune warrior fall, rapidly adopted by one in all Amiran’s males. She feels pleasure on the trade, however realizes she can not see which of her individuals killed him. It will need to have been a ranged assault. On the fringe of the formation, there may be solely vacancy and darkness, hinting at hidden risks and unseen members on this lethal sport of shadows.
Chapter 1148 Unsealed
Amiran, regardless of his oppressive energy and lethal intent, finds himself unable to land a decisive blow on Morrow. Regardless of the Valor warriors’ benefit in numbers and ability, the Tune infiltrators actual a heavy toll, killing two for each one in all their very own. Morrow realizes their entice is inefficient however a attainable victory is on the horizon, till she realizes one thing else is occurring. She witnesses a warrior of Valor collapsing with a torn neck, but nobody is shut sufficient to inflict the wound. Moments later, one in all Tune’s personal Woke up falls, their hand severed by an unseen drive – a spear couldn’t have brought about such injury. Morrow feels a chill run down her backbone, *”There’s… there may be one other right here.”*
A sinister presence is transferring unseen by the darkness, slaughtering troopers of each side. A horrifying picture flashes by her thoughts of a severed head rolling out of the tunnel from which they got here. *”Who was it? What was it? What… what had they unleashed from that darkness?”* Ignoring the fear that bubbles inside her, she steels herself to destroy no matter lurks within the shadows. Seeing Amiran’s blindness to the true hazard, she thinks, *”Idiot.”* Morrow permits Amiran to strike her, shattering the bones in her shoulder.
Utilizing the pretense of being off steadiness, she closes the space and opens her mouth. Morrow unleashes a deafening shriek, the uncooked energy of her essence burning by the underground manufacturing facility. Clutching his ears, Amiran falls, overwhelmed by searing ache. He is aware of Morrow will seize this chance. As Morrow’s blade hurtles in direction of his throat, Amiran seizes the weapon. “Too gradual, witch,” he grits out, although he can barely hear his personal voice amidst the ringing.
Chapter 1149 Uncaged
The Corrupted Tyrant, a revolting mass of gray flesh and frantic eyes, explodes from its cage. Morrow, weakened and unprepared, disappears in a tide of its slithering limbs, changing into the abomination’s first sufferer, a lot to Amiran’s incredulous shock. *”Such irony…”* he thinks, a grim dread washing over him as he acknowledges the creature’s true nature. This Tyrant, a being far worse than a Satan, was smuggled into town, now free to wreak havoc.
Uncaring of allegiance, the Tyrant lashes out, its gray limbs seizing close by Woke up from each Valor and Tune. Blood splatters because it grabs its victims. Amiran, rallying the remaining warriors, shouts, *”Regroup! Focus your assaults on the monster!”* Regardless of feeling the debilitating results of a treacherous poison, he hurls his hammer with all his may towards the Tyrant. As if a path had been opened, a torrent of invisible drive follows his assault.
The mixed assault throws the Tyrant again, releasing its preliminary victims. Nevertheless, they rise, their eyes now harboring a depraved, alien coldness. Ghostly black strings join their backs to the Tyrant, revealing the horrifying fact. They’re not human, however one thing much more sinister, and below the whole management of the Tyrant, because the true terror begins to unfold.
Chapter 1150 Unseen
Having slain an Ascended human, Amiran, Sunny feels his shadow develop stronger. He meticulously mutilates Amiran’s corpse to masks the true killing blow, guaranteeing his involvement stays hidden. His process full, he displays, *”That went extra easily than I had anticipated.”* He recollects how the gloomy shadow led him to the Tune assassins who had infiltrated Valor’s territory, his aim to make the 2 forces annihilate one another fully with out collateral injury.
To make sure the 2 teams destroy one another, Sunny orchestrated a sequence of calculated maneuvers. He silently eliminates messengers and scouts to control their actions, utilizing Shadow Manifestation to strike a number of targets concurrently. He employed theatrics, like throwing a severed head, to create distractions and exploit the confusion, realizing *”A shaken enemy was simpler to cope with.”* He even intentionally agitated the Corrupted Tyrant inside its cage utilizing the Sin of Solace, a terrifying expertise he hopes to by no means repeat.
Positioned strategically, Sunny attacked the Valor troopers that remained within the hall, dispatching them swiftly. Because the battle between Valor and Tune intensifies, he turns into an incorporeal shadow, utilizing Shadow Manifestation to choose off Woke up from each side, additional blurring the strains of engagement. Sunny kills the Woke up of Tune with blades, and the Woke up of Valor with claws, obscuring his function within the unfolding carnage.
Chapter 1151: See no Evil
Morgan and Saint Gilead survey the ravaged underground corridor, now a charnel home affected by the our bodies of Valor and Tune Woke up, together with the corpse of a Nightmare Creature. Gilead mourns Amiran, a former comrade, prompting Morgan to supply a less-than-sincere condolence. Gilead retorts, *”Typically, I neglect… How a lot I detest you and your loved ones.”* Morgan, unfazed, admits, *”Nicely. What can I say? We’re a loathsome bunch.”*
Analyzing the our bodies, they try and piece collectively the battle. Gilead believes Amiran heroically slew the Corrupted Tyrant and turned the tide, whereas Morgan stays unconvinced. She focuses on a deadly sword wound, musing, *”What a gorgeous lower.”* She challenges the preliminary stories, questioning how Valor’s forces, geared up with cast Reminiscences, misplaced to the Tune infiltrators, and calls for solutions from her specialists.
Lastly, Morgan turns to Cassia, a blind girl, and asks if she sees something. Cassia responds, “…I see nothing,” main Morgan to probe, “Are you telling me that you simply don’t see something, or that you simply see *nothing*?” Cassia’s imprecise reply intrigues Morgan, hinting at a hidden fact behind the carnage and deception at play.
Chapter 1152: Discipline Journey
Sunny, Nephis, and Cassie arrive on the idyllic Ivory Island, a uncommon haven of tranquility within the Dream Realm. Sunny wears his greatest armor Reminiscence, the Shroud of Nightfall, whereas Nephis and Cassie go for lighter clothes, resembling vacationers. Sunny marvels at Nephis’s Second Tier Woke up Reminiscence, a black underlayer of the Starlight Legion Armor, surviving years within the Dream Realm.
He spots Effie and Kai close to the Tower’s entrance. Effie relaxes on the bottom, surrounded by snacks, her Transcendent armor absent. Kai stands beside her, observing the dragon bones across the Ivory Tower. Effie enthusiastically waves, *”Hey! We’re right here!”* Sunny, each happy and confused, asks why they’re there. Kai explains they’re on go away from their duties on town partitions, and Effie provides, *”Yeah. So when Cassie supplied to go on a discipline journey, we had nothing higher to do. Plus, we’re curious to revisit a number of locations, too.”*
Sunny offers Cassie a suspicious look, questioning when she managed to ask Effie and Kai. Cassie merely shrugs, and Sunny, regardless of his confusion, is completely happy to see them. Dismissing the notion of a soothing journey, he warns, *”I count on to battle no less than one creepy abomination this week, so don’t get too relaxed.”* The group prepares to discover the island, its peace prone to be shattered by the horrors of the Dream Realm.
Chapter 1153: Reminiscence Lane
The group stands earlier than the ruined Purple Colosseum, a stark distinction to the idyllic Ivory Island. Sunny, in a bleak temper, surveys the overgrown partitions, barely recognizable from the world he recollects. Cassie traces the buried runes, whereas Sunny remembers his bloody battles in opposition to stone gargoyles and emerald skeletons, and his near-fatal encounter with a purple zealot. The world he is aware of was a mirage of the Spell, and but, the wreck retains its vile nature.
Nephis notices his somber temper. *”Is that this the world the place you had been imprisoned?”* she asks. Sunny nods, recalling his preliminary helplessness and the shock of inhabiting a physique granted by the Spell. He wonders what kind Neph had been given, reflecting on the shortage of steerage for Divine Facet customers. She stays silent, maintaining the main points of her Nightmare personal. Sunny recounts battling his approach to the middle of the world, dealing with the zealots of the Purple Sect, whereas crowds cheered for his or her leisure.
Kai, having fought the zealots himself, agrees, noting their perverted religion. He displays that maybe the Warmongers’ wickedness stemmed from the character of Battle God, additionally the deity of humanity. Sunny chuckles, stating, *”I bought higher as time went on, sufficient to outlive till the second I may escape. And I did.”* Nephis feedback on the issue of surviving alone, however Sunny corrects her, revealing {that a} native Woke up healer aided him, with out whom, he wouldn’t have survived.
Chapter 1154: Former Glory
Sunny wanders the ruined Colosseum, misplaced in thought, as Cassie explores the runes. Effie, bored and disheartened by the dismal ambiance, voices her criticism. *”This sucks. What sort of trip is that? The temper is so dismal.”* Sunny retorts, reminding her of the horrific experiences he endured on this place. Effie challenges him to seek out one thing to rejoice – he survived, whereas the Warmongers’ twisted quest for glory resulted in nothing however wreck.
Her perspective shifts Sunny’s outlook. He realizes he’s not solely survived, however thrived, incomes accolades in a struggle much more significant than the Warmongers’ mindless conflicts. The concept of spiting Solvane and her zealots together with his present success brings him a measure of satisfaction. *”Huh. Rattling. It virtually feels higher than killing her twice?”* A crooked smile spreads throughout his face. He admits Effie’s proper, and even mentions the film being made about him within the NQSC, technically about Mongrel.
Effie expresses her dismay on the prospect of one other film, however relaxes as soon as he says it’s about Mongrel. Nephis casually drops, *”Oh, sure. I’ve seen the trailer.”* Kai and Sunny are shocked by her curiosity, whereas Effie, trying ailing, wanders off. Sunny laughs, teasing her, *”Hey, the place are you going? The temper isn’t so dismal anymore, is it?!”*
Chapter 1155: What the Future Holds
The cohort continues their journey southeast aboard the flying vessel, looking for refuge throughout the Crushing. Effie’s uncharacteristic lack of urge for food turns into some extent of concern for Sunny, however a contemplative temper settles over him. He displays on how troublesome it’s grow to be to take care of conversations together with his buddies, lamenting that their lives now revolve solely round battling Nightmare Creatures. *”Today, evidently there’s nothing to speak about aside from what we killed, how we killed it, and how one can kill it higher.”* Kai sympathizes, agreeing that maturity looks like countless work.
Cassie provides a contrasting perspective, suggesting that specializing in obligation might be rewarding. Sunny counters, expressing his dissatisfaction with being an “abomination exterminator”, a path he didn’t consciously select. Nephis reminds him that all of them turned Woke up unwillingly, however exterminating abominations is now their shared accountability, compensated with privileges. *”However we’re Woke up now, so… exterminating abominations comes with the territory.”*
Sunny casts her a bleak stare. He acknowledges that their present scenario, regardless of its drawbacks, is much superior to the grim future he would have confronted had he remained a secular human. He may count on solely a bitter life and an early grave. Kai lingers, then speaks quietly to Sunny earlier than leaving.
Chapter 1156: Returning to the Shipwreck Island
Sunny’s go to to the Southern Island proves much less fruitful than anticipated, the as soon as acquainted fortress now swallowed by ruins. Nevertheless, a element sparks his curiosity – the absence of distinctive white flowers he remembers blooming there. Recognizing them from one other perilous island lined in slumber-inducing blossoms, Sunny suspects a connection. *”There have been too many connections for it to be a pure coincidence.”* He resolves to research the island of white flowers, a enterprise postponed as they chart a course north in direction of Shipwreck Island, skirting the Tear.
A two-day journey ensues, punctuated by Cassie’s must replenish soul essence. Throughout their respite, the vessel transforms into a short lived sanctuary. Nephis assumes culinary duties, whereas the others bask in lighthearted moments. Video games are tried, but rendered comical by their enhanced talents; even dishonest evolves right into a contest. Nephis’s veiled frustration provides to the amusement, *”Ah, I’ve forgotten how awkward she actually is. She’s hiding it nicely nowadays… it’s cute. Huh? Crude, I meant it’s crude!”* Effie’s movement illness is considerably mitigated by recent Nightmare Creature meat, and Kai begins educating Sunny the flute.
The Shipwreck Island emerges, recognizable regardless of the vanished shipwreck. The Solar Prince’s corpse stays, the metal colossus suspended forlornly beneath the island. Sunny recollects their earlier encounter, marveling at Cassie and Effie’s function in defeating the Chain Lord within the Nightmare. Nephis gazes on the fallen big, processing what’s earlier than her.
Chapter 1157: Blood-Nourished Root
Shipwreck Island looms above, and the underside reveals a community of deep caves hiding a Corrupted creature. Whereas battling a monster suspended over the abyss would usually show inconceivable, Kai’s flight and Sunny’s Shadow Fiend kind supply benefits. Nevertheless, Cassie steps ahead, her blindness granting perception past sight. She identifies the creature as a “Corrupted Monster. An previous and highly effective one… a plant abomination. Blood-Nourished Root.”
Cassie then unravels the island’s grim historical past. The sacred tree powering their vessel’s enchantments didn’t die immediately within the shipwreck. She deduces the tree rooted itself, solely to be strangled by the unleashed Wormvine, turning it right into a corpse. Solvane’s blood, seeping into the soil, corrupted the roots over centuries, birthing the monster. Regardless of its vastness and age, Cassie declares the Blood-Nourished Root susceptible to fireside, recommending burning it to ash. Involuntarily, all eyes flip to Nephis, however Sunny interjects, recognizing the hazard of activating her Facet and triggering her Flaw.
Chapter 1158: Dinner is Served
The stench of burnt wooden permeates Shipwreck Island after Effie, a lot to her personal disgust, incinerates the Blood-Nourished Root. Sunny playfully chides her smoke-induced nausea, specializing in the prize—a crimson-tipped spear of gray wooden, seemingly an inheritance from Solvane himself. “What, am I speculated to gnaw on burned wooden?” she complains, highlighting her earlier need for an edible monster. Sunny assures her they are going to discover one thing to fulfill her urge for food, however she demurs, her abdomen turned by the lingering smoke.
The group prepares to descend to the stays of the Solar Prince, using a golden rope anchored to the island, whereas Kai connects the opposite finish to the heavenly chain, guaranteeing a protected passage. Touchdown on the gargantuan foot of the fallen big, Sunny recollects a nightmare of being crushed beneath it. “Life is bizarre like that, typically,” he muses.
Curiosity mounting, Kai asks Sunny the aim of this expedition. Sunny summons his Shadow Fiend, whose vast eyes and sharp enamel lock onto Nephis, Effie, Cassie, and Kai, recognizing the fascinating sight of his companions. Sunny, on this second, can be conscious of his personal distinct kind and place inside this group.
