SSS Ranked Shadow Monarch: Summoning Infinite Shadows-Chapter 257: Not Right
The werewolf was pushed back by the force of the attack, its entire chest was blasted open, it bled badly, but its eyes held the same bloodlust, and an unrelenting will to destroy.
It rushed ahead like a bullet, the ground cracking beneath its feet as it lunged at Fang. Fang stood and launched another lightning attack, the werewolf saw this one coming and immediately changed course, dodging very fast.
The lightning was hurled past, while the werewolf skidded across the ground, using its claws to stop itself and keep attacking. Its claws lunged for Fang, Fang immediately leaned back and evaded the attack, before pouncing again, the two immediately became locked in battle.
Aren looked at Fang in battle, "tch, I need more summons like Fang." He muttered, and then realized that he had been neglecting a very important skill, merge.
"I’ve not used that in a long time, I could have made a ton of better summons by now." Aren complained while summoning two shadow wolves, he looked at them and without hesitation the wolves merged right before him.
Their form shifted, turning into a two meter tall wolf, its glowing red eyes locked on Aren. It bowed its head to Aren completely.
[New Shadow formed, Merged Grey Wolves, new form, Evolved Grey Wolves]
[Do you wish to name this Shadow? ]
Aren looked at the wolves, "hmmm, you are my second wolf merge, I’ll call you Beta," Aren said.
"I’ll have to wait a day or two before I can make the next merge." He scratched the back of his head in slight frustration, if he had focused on creating stronger Shadows all this time, he would have a proper army now.
"Tch," he clicked his tongue, angry at his own forgetfulness, he got satisfied with his pace and forgot that he had to keep growing.
Aren turned to look at Athena, "let’s keep moving."
She nodded, following behind as they dived deeper into the fog. Beta became the new wolf guarding Athena since Fang was locked in battle. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚
As they walked, Aren realized that the fog was getting thicker, so much so that it was restricting their movements and also distorting his shadow sense, it was so dense that his shadow sense couldn’t pick up shadows easily.
"hmmm, this is bad." He muttered, grabbing his chin as he stood there. "If I don’t have visibility, things become far more difficult," he said, "but then again, if things are changing, then that means we are making progress, the issue is, is it good or bad progress."
[You have received a divine talisman from a goddess of darkness, Umbra, ]
[The goddess Umbra finds your thoughts interesting]
Aren looked at the rewards, he frowned, he had gotten one a few moments ago, and now another. It wasn’t that the rewards were bad things, but there was something else bothering him.
He turned around and looked at Athena, "Athena, have you received anything from the gods?"
She paused for a moment, then she nodded, "the god of chaos gifted me when I used my ability a few moments ago." She explained.
"Hmm, I see, so it’s truly just an interest thing, they watch and they gift, and when they want they offer to me, patron gods," Aren wondered out loud, he grabbed his chin again, then looked up slightly.
"Our pain is your entertainment, I see." He muttered calmly, his eyes slowly shifted from normal into one of suppressed anger. "Our lives are meaningless to all of you." He said, a smile formed on his lips, he looked down at Athena, "let’s keep moving."
’If you all want a freaking show, then watch closely, I’m going to make sure this is a trial that none of you forget, one way or the other,’ he clenched his fist and turned to leave.
He had barely taken a step when instantly something came from the fog, a werewolf larger than anyone they had seen so far. It was right beside Aren, eyes bloody red, claws extended, it was a few inches away from Aren, there was no human way that Aren could dodge.
Athena’s eyes widened in fear, she tried to attack, but no matter what she did now, it would be far too slow, the monster was already too close.
Aren’s head turned slowly as he looked at the werewolf, but there wasn’t even an ounce of fear on his face.
The claws of the monster phased right through his body, and so did the entire monster. Aren activated Shadow form at just the right moment and completely evaded the attack.
He didn’t stop there, he lunged at the werewolf, grabbing it by the leg, he pulled it back with his left hand while attacking with the claws of his right hand, Aren’s claws dug deep into the side of the werewolf, drawing a huge amount of blood in an instant.
The werewolf roared in pain, it twisted its body in an attempt to get away, but Aren didn’t allow it.
"I’m tired of vermin like you constantly attacking me," Aren roared as he twisted the leg, shattering it, and ripping it clean off, his eyes gleamed with pure anger.
The werewolf fell to the ground hard, the pain from a missing leg filled it, it immediately tried to scramble away, but Aren wasted no time at all, he pulled out Ancient Devourer, stabbing it right into the heart of the werewolf.
"Drink up." Aren said, he watched as the Ancient Devourer consumed every drop of blood that was inside the body of the wolf eagerly until there was nothing left to be consumed and the body was a dry husk.
He pulled out the blade from it, and then looked ahead, he didn’t have the time for anything that was here, he wanted to forge ahead fast.
But the actions of Aren up till now had raised many concerns amongst the watching angels and even the gods. And that was the fact that Aren wasn’t facing even a little struggle here, and that was not right.
