『Yes, you’re right. I’m your shadow now, but I’m not sure if you know this.』

When Baek Gyeo-Ul’s ‘other personality’ finished speaking, he felt as if his shadow had been reversed and was infiltrating his mind.

The Hellserpent’s shadow was escaping his control and now trying to devour him.

『You’re the one who will end up in the most trouble if you mishandle that shadow.』

His other ego’s voice faded, and Gyeo-Ul’s soul fell down into the invisible abyss.

Boom!

The [Shadow Chain], which had been restricting the gigantic Hellserpent, grew bigger and burst like fireworks. In the middle of it all, a demonic creature that looked exactly like the Hellserpent appeared. The only difference was that it was made entirely of shadows.

Kiiiii!

Shrieking just like the true Hellserpent, the demonic shadow creature sank his teeth into the Hellserpent’s neck. The long battle had already torn open the Hellserpent’s wound, and the demonic shadow creature’s attack aggravated it further, ripping the serpent’s muscle enough to reveal its bone.

Kyaaah―!

The Hellserpent screamed in pain, but it was still determined to win. Just like the demonic shadow creature, the Hellserpent bit the creature back, making his black blood splatter like a fountain. Able to only act on instinct due to their fury, the two beasts coiled around one another to bite each other’s necks off. Every time the monsters attacked each other, their vicinity was reduced to ashes.

Meanwhile, Gyeo-Ul was nowhere to be seen.

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‘The [Shadow Thread] is shaking hard.’ Chang-Sun became anxious when he noticed the black thread made up of his shadow noticeably trembled.

Chang-Sun being able to retrieve his shadow this quickly meant Gyeo-Ul was going through an intense...