THE dreaded spell

y all the pain and exhaustion. And yet, he was exhilarated. The satisfaction of killing the larva was so vast that he even forgot to be disappointed about

have come in handy right about now. Dam

n rest for three more

nightmare was

to come back to his senses and looked a

e damn chain - the shifty slave and the scholar, both pale as death, were b

ing on the ground. Many slaves were killed. A few had

're dooming

's why it suddenly slackened when Sunny was being dragged by the m

f now. However, each pair was fixed to a specific lin

due to the subtle tremors spreading through the stones, as well as the desperate screams of those slaves who were yet to perish. An angr

hough, was the fact that several of t

e la

yes w

Each beast looked as disgusting as the first one had, and not

all!' h

akly: 'I wan

, whispering a prayer, while Scholar just froze in place. Sunny's eyes darted to the ground, trying to find something to use as a weapon. B

me, you

than a second to react; however, before he could do anything, a nimble figure moved past him, and a s

y bl

was

s expression was the handsome young soldier who had once offered him water. He looked calm a

Sunny thought befo

mean he'

er taking a few steps, he suddenly turned around and gave Sunny a long look. Then, with

your

as gone to figh

the soldier go. Then he lowered his gaze and s

row iron rod with a st

. It's

began to b

key to the

began to maneuver the shackles, trying to get his hand into a suitable position to insert the key. It took him a few trie

d wrists. Sunny rubbed them and sm

you wa

s of violence and re

Over

ttention. Sunny briefly considered just leaving him to die,

unpleasantness, Sunny would have felt bad leaving a fellow slave

ked their shackles. As soon as Shifty was free, he pushed

t! Gods must be

oulder in gratitude and smiled weakly, casting a

arm but still trying to tear its opponent apart. The young soldier dan

ou waiting

to run away, but wa

end, I

in, I swear to gods, I w

with open animosity. A moment later,

ay now, we wi

hy

imply pointed at

e to death before the night is over. Unti

ealized it right after strangling the larva. No matter how terrible Mounta

in peace, had said. There was no need for anyone to kill the

ng eaten by that monster anyway! Not to mentio

on in his voice. He glanced at the darkness surrounding the

o be seen. He had probably gone to join the fight at the other side of the bonfir

leared hi

eated or driven away by the Imperials. In any case, if we stay here, we have a

at do

atisfied with killing just most of the slaves. Neither did he be

kened, a fight with a tyrant was not someth

ve, he had to get rid

go take

him as though s

ou want to get clo

n shrugged and headed in the dir