Shadow Slave novel Chapter 2353

The square of the Shrine was not different from the rest of them. It had been a snow - covered mountain before, but now that the Ash Domain swallowed it, the peak of the mountain shattered, and rivers of lava flowed down its slopes, melting away the snow and ice. Soon enough, it was covered in ash.

Sunny and his companions slowly ascended the slope of the newly born volcano, not in a hurry to reach the caldera. There was some time to spare, after all, since their enemies would need at least two moves to launch an attack.

'It's interesting.' Sunny glanced at the pillar of smoke rising into the sky. He was reminded of his First Nightmare - the Nameless Temple had also been located atop a snowy peak, after all. But now, the peak of the mountain had exploded and crumbled, replaced by the crater of a fuming volcano. This meant that the Shrine of Truth could not have been located there.

'Was it hidden in a cave?' He could ask Kai, but really, Sunny was not that curious. Kai, meanwhile, seemed a little troubled.

'This time, there will be three Snow figures launching an attack at the same time, won't there?' Sunny shrugged. 'Most likely.'

The charming archer exhaled slowly. 'The two we killed were already terrible enough. Are you sure we will be able to handle three at the same time?'

Sunny hesitated for a little while. 'Well, we also have the Obsidian Hive and the shadow of Abundance with us now. And we don't need to kill all three - we just need to hold out until the sun rises. If we fortify this place well, it should be doable.' His expression darkened a little. 'The real problem is that we will have to repel them the day after that, and the day after that, and the day after that… as countless times as it takes until one side is entirely obliterated.' He smiled faintly. 'But that was the very reason we decided to come here, wasn't it? To grow stronger every time a Snow figure is sacrificed to the Shrine of Truth.'

In fact, Sunny hoped that he would be able to make use of the Shrine even before the first siege. He carried two jade figurines, after all… the idea of wasting two truths pained him, but if the figures could be sacrificed to strengthen him and his allies, he was willing to part with them. Kai chuckled. 'You are still full of confidence, I see. Aren't you even a little bit afraid?'

Sunny shook his head. 'Why would I be? These things stopped scaring me a long, long time ago. It's like I've exhausted all the fear allotted to me at birth… ah, but I am not completely fearless. Do you know what really frightens me?'

Kai raised an eyebrow. 'What?'

Sunny took a deep breath and shivered. 'Watching Nephis pour honey on the pancakes I made. Now that's… that's frightening.'

Kai blinked a couple of times. 'What's wrong with honey?'

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