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Chapter 1404: Another Round
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    Atlas
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    peak asf this is a nice change of pace from the usual stuff
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    Tounga
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    W chap
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    ChaoticDestroyer
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    He should have tried to tell it to Nephis and Cassie. As he can't lie they will believe him.
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      paragon of purity.
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      Not everything sunny says is true he believes that he is sent to past not sure there is a difference
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    LadyMongrel
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    I wonder if the time loop has something to do with the Key of the Estuary. It had the ??? so we still don’t know what it does. Or maybe just one of the island’s features since it’s within the vortex of time current.
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    wotpe
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    He could bring Nephis with him for a change. Or, I wonder if he can step through shadows with Jet, she is not living after all
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      RabidRod
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      I thought so too, but she seems to be low on essence, might end up being a burden.

      What I do hate though is that he doesn't talk about this to the others.
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      royal roach
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      neph has no essence
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    Gerhman_Sparrow23
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    Thinking as fast and best as he could, Sunny cursed himself for being such a fool. He wasted almost an entire hour trying to understand why he had been sent into the past instead of considering how to deal with the future!

    This! this exactly! This is what I hate! Characters breaking character! No matter how soft sunny had become he is still cold, calculative and "treacherous" its just that when plot requires it he conveniently becomes a ducking fool! 14 troll25
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      Galariansith
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      Let's see you recover in an hour after death and then we'll judge sunny
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        Gerhman_Sparrow23
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        Well I'm not cold, calculative and treacherous enogh to poison 3 of my companions (no matter how shitty they are) just to be cautious kef
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          arthur wykes
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          lol this has nothing to do with being " cold , calculative and trecherous ".....imagine coming back to life and remembering getting yourself killed even the pain and agony and knowing that you are going to die on the top of that you are stuck in loop....just chills!!!
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            RavenNightshade
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            No, Sunny should have already made a plan of action after a few loops. First, because he's Sunny. Well it's understandable why he's kinda slow in the head rn as he's with the other smart people. Second, he already has more than enough experience with dying. He has died over a thousand times. And some ten times more painful as what he's facing here. He should have recovered way too earlier rather than brainstorming what to brainstorm.
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        LustyReader69
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        how do u even know u need to recover after u die for some time its not like u have tried dying constraint
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    kollosus_na
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    Summon the spear first you dumbass and call the other two shadows to meet you instantly or not at all.
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      Guru
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      good one, if he’s not gonna do it, it’ll be even better. True epitome of hard-headedness troll8

      I
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    rekicchi
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    What about Effie with her, then...
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    A Hedgehog
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    Chapter 1405 Undone

    Dismissing the Sin of Solace, Sunny called upon the Cruel Sight and looked at Nephis. There was no time to explain everything, but he still had to warn them in advance.

    What to say? How would he even explain a situation like that?

    Not finding any good words, Sunny just said what came to mind:

    "I... found Jet. She is being attacked by a powerful enemy — a wraith-like creature capable of dealing damage directly to our souls. I'll try to get Jet and retreat… prepare for battle!"

    Before she had time to respond, Sunny already dove into the shadows. 'The reason I died was because I lost the initiative by not knowing the nature of the enemy and not having the correct weapon to deal with a wraith immediately at hand. Most importantly, I failed to realize that my shadows would be vulnerable to Undying Slaughter's attacks, as well.'

    He had dodged the first attack of the Defiled without too much trouble. It was unknown which one of them would have lost in the end after the Cruel Sight had manifested itself… in a normal fight. However, Undying Slaughter had moved to destroy his shadows first. It was no surprise that she had known just how to kill him in one fell swoop… after all, the mist wraith was most likely a Defiled version of Soul Reaper Jet using her future Transformation Ability. Jet knew a lot about his Aspect, and the future Jet would have known even more.

    That had been Sunny's undoing. After a vast part of his soul had been destroyed, he was in no condition to put up any further resistance. So, he died miserably on his knees.

    This time was going to be different. First, he had already summoned the Cruel Sight. Second, he would protect his shadows And lastly, he knew a lot about Jet's Aspect, as well. Stepping out of the shadow, he wrapped it around his body and dashed toward the clearing.

    'The Dormant Ability allows her to absorb the essence of living beings she kills. The Awakened Ability allows her to strike directly at the souls of her enemies, bypassing all forms of physical defense. The Ascended Ability allows her to increase the size and capacity of her shattered soul core, as well as removing the limit on how much essence she can use to enhance her body.'

    Sunny did not know how ancient Undying Slaughter really was… how distant was the future she had come from. However, her Frankenstein's monster of a soul core would have already reached an enormous size, considering how many people the Six Plagues had slaughtered. She was powerful…

    He also did not know much about her Transcendent Ability. It was most likely how Undying Slaughter had attacked him in the form of a wraith, but the details of her Transformation were unclear. 'I should be able to get through this, as long as I'm careful.'

    ...Or not.

    Bursting from the line of trees, Sunny ignited the silver blade of the Cruel Sight with divine flames and dashed toward where Jet was laying on the ground, her blood pouring into the moss. As he kneeled in front of her, tense and ready to fight, she opened her icy blue eyes and looked at him weakly. Her lips moved. "Don't speak. I know."

    'Now.'

    Sunny did not have to kneel and show his back to the enemy. However… if he had the opportunity to fool Undying Slaughter into thinking that she had the upper hand, it would be criminal not to use it. Sensing an almost imperceptible disturbance in the mist, he shot to his feet and lashed out with the radiant blade of the Cruel Sight. There was a vague figure hidden in the fog, already moving to attack him — caught by surprise, it had no chance to avoid the sudden strike. …And yet, it did.

    'Fast…'

    Sunny pulled back his spear and froze, tensely observing the mist. Despite the fact that their roles had reversed, and he was the one to deliver an unexpected attack, the end result was the same. Undying Slaughter had dissipated into the fog, and he was left not knowing where the next blow would come from. Or he would have, if not for the fact that he knew the future.

    'Wrong.'

    Sunny knew what would have happened, not what would happen. Him changing the opening exchange of the battle could have changed what Undying Slaughter would do, as well. He still had to be careful. However, the next few seconds went just as they had before. The mist wraith did not attack him again, hiding and waiting… until the happy shadow flew from behind the trees and rushed toward its master. Sunny remembered the harrowing agony of having his soul torn apart and felt his hair stand on end. The mist swirled, and the wraith hiding within it moved to intercept the swift shadow.

    'D—damn it…' Even knowing what was about to come, he couldn't suppress his fear.

    Undying Slaughter brought its ghostly blade down… but before it could plunge into the shadow, it was met by another blade.

    This one made of pure darkness. As two ruby flames ignited in the depths of his shadow, Saint deflected the wraith's blow and stepped into the clearing. "Blade of Darkness" Ability Description: [The true darkness dwelling in this Shadow's heart can be summoned in the form of a fearsome weapon, as long as the Shadow has mastered the use of that weapon. The Blade of Darkness can slay those of flesh and those of spirit; it never dulls, never falters, and never breaks. Alternatively, the darkness can be summoned to augment a mundane weapon.]

    Saint's dark sword could cut both tangible and intangible enemies, just like the Cruel Sight could. More than that, she was immune to soul damage… which made his taciturn Shadow an almost perfect adversary for the hateful mist wraith. Even if Undying Slaughter was a Defiled Transcendent like the Mad Prince was, Saint was a Transcendent Devil. Their power… at least theoretically… was on par. Or so Sunny hoped. Faced with the dark blade, the mist wraith glided back. The next moment, a second shadow appeared in the clearing. Fiend jumped out of it, infernal flames burning in his eyes. The happy shadow wrapped itself around the graceful stone knight, while the gloomy one wrapped itself around the steel ogre. Sunny himself was augmented by the other three.

    Undying Slaughter was caught in the middle of a triangle formed by Saint, Fiend, and Sunny. 'Let's see who will die now.'

    Forcing himself to grin, Sunny gripped the Cruel Sight tighter and dashed forward.

    Chapter 1406 Undying

    ...Sunny waited for a moment, then slowly straightened and looked around. The Chain Breaker was laying on white sand, tilted awkwardly.

    'Damnation!'

    His trembling fist collided with the railing and splintered the enchanted wood. He didn't feel the pain. 'Curse it! Curse it all!'

    "Sunny? Are you alright?"

    Sunny lingered for a moment, took a labored breath, then looked himself over and slowly turned to Nephis.

    His voice sounded hoarse: "...Yes. It seems that I am." In the end… he still lost to Undying Slaughter. The odds seemed to be in his favor. He successfully avoided having his shadows destroyed, summoned Saint and Fiend, and managed to wrestle the initiative from the ghostly claws of the mist wraith.

    However, the battle did not go how he had hoped it would. It ended in disaster, just like the previous time.

    Sunny had been almost certain that Saint would be immune to Undying Slaughter's soul attacks. And it turned out to be true… somewhat. It seemed that she could withstand much more damage than the rest of them, but even then, the ghostly blade was just as lethal to the taciturn knight as it was to Sunny and Fiend.

    The reason, as he belatedly realized, was the unique nature of Jet's Aspect. Her attacks bypassed physical defenses and struck the soul… and yet, they were not true soul attacks. Instead, they were physical attacks that inexplicably dealt damage to the soul. How was one supposed to defend against that? The mightier one's soul was, the more it took to destroy it. Other than enduring the damage or avoiding being hit entirely, there was no other way… at least none that he knew of. Sadly, it was easier said than done. Saint's sword and the Cruel Sight were capable of blocking the ghostly blade of Undying Slaughter, but actually withstanding her dreadful assault was almost impossible. The mist wraith was astonishingly swift, devastatingly strong, and insidiously cunning on top of that. She was a truly abominable creature... and an inexplicable one, too. Sunny had just enough time to catch a glimpse of what hid in the darkness of her defiled soul, and what he saw left him reeling. Undying Slaughter could be called a Corrupted Beast, since there was only one node of vile darkness infesting her soul. But that node… was truly colossal in size, dwarfing any other corruption core he had even seen before. So, her actual power could very well be equal to a Terror or a Titan. Still… faced with Saint's resilient soul and two weapons that could both block and damage intangible beings, Undying Slaughter was at least forced to change tactics. After clashing with them a few times, the mist wraith silently discarded her ghostly form, turning back into a corporeal creature. If Sunny had ever had any doubt that the Six Plagues were the future version of the members of the cohort, they were instantly dispelled at that moment. Undying Slaughter looked more like a revenant, both dreadful and dreadfully beautiful, than a human being… but there was no way he could fail to recognize those icy blue eyes, that chilling presence, and the ruthless way in which she fought. She was truly Soul Reaper Jet… or rather, had been once. Undying Slaughter might have been Jet once, but there was nothing human left in her merciless, mad eyes anymore. Once she assumed a corporeal form, Sunny was thrown into despair.

    His plan to stall the abomination while Fiend retreated with the real Jet was shattered almost instantly. Undying Slaughter read his intentions like an open book, and not only made following the plan impossible, but also cruelly turned it against Sunny.

    The initiative he had so arduously won was immediately lost when the revenant aimed all her attacks at Jet instead of him, Saint, or Fiend. Forced to protect the gravely wounded companion, they had no choice but to follow her cadence and fall under her control. It was a simple, but viciously effective strategy. Considering how skilled, explosively fast, and terrifyingly strong Undying Slaughter was, the rest of the battle did not take long. …Fiend's carapace of black silver, which Sunny considered nearly indestructible, was eventually pierced and violently split open, the infernal flames spilling out of horrid wounds like blood. The ravenous ogre collapsed with a frightened, confused howl and grew still.

    Saint's stone armor was shattered, her limbs were broken. Ruby dust flowed like a river, and although the taciturn knight tried to stand her ground, the ghostly blade eventually found its way into the narrow crack of her visor. The crimson glow of her ruby eyes was extinguished, and Saint crumbled to the ground, lifeless. The Spell announced her death mournfully. Sunny thought that he would be next… but Undying Slaughter was not that kind. She made him watch Jet die before delivering the fatal blow. Back on the deck of the Chain Breaker, he closed his eyes.

    'How... how can anyone fight that thing?' "I'm fine. I can still put up a fight."

    Sunny flinched and looked up. Nephis must have mistaken the reason for his grim expression and repeated her usual words… it was just a coincidence.

    Suddenly, he felt a strange sense of incongruity. Mere seconds ago, Sunny had been fighting for his life, watching his Shadows die in fear and sorrow. He had watched Jet die, as well.

    He had even died himself… again.

    And yet, Nephis and Cassie were behaving as if nothing had happened. Well… it had not, for them. Sunny understood that, but he still couldn't help but feel ashamed, angry, and resentful.

    He lingered for a few moments, and then forced out a smile. "...Yeah. I can still put up a fight, too."

    He smiled widened slightly, growing both darker and more sincere. It was true. Sunny might have lost to Undying Slaughter again, but he acquired something extremely valuable from that loss. Looking around, he took in the sight of the swirling mist, white sand, and the black cliffs. 'So I'm back again…'

    What he received was truly precious. It was the knowledge that his strange return to the past was not a one-time thing.

    Which meant that he was not done fighting.
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    Turnc4406
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    The next two chapters can be found on novelcool . Com.
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