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It all happened in the blink of an eye. Before anyone had a chance to react, Karen’s shadow surged out and swallowed the area whole, staining a thirty-meter radius of ground in pitch-black darkness.
The Bastet hidden within the shadows were no exception. Their own darkness, devoured by hers, convulsed and spat them back out pale-faced, as if they’d just lived through a nightmare.
“Ee…eeek!”
“A… a monster…!”
The one who looked like their leader seemed to be keeping his composure better than the rest, but the shock was still evident in his face, his gray ears and tail bristling stiff as his eyes widened in disbelief.
What the hell…!?
The Shadow Arts were the Bastet’s signature technique. From birth, they could slip in and out of their own shadows, moving freely within them. Unless faced with high-tier magic or an expert-level warrior, their presence couldn’t even be sensed, and even if sensed, their shadow-state made them practically untouchable.
While they couldn’t attack from within, neither could they be attacked. That alone had made the Bastet first-rate in scouting, infiltration, and assassination. And yet here, that absolute advantage had been crushed utterly.
“So boring,” Karen...
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