Chapter 131: Covetous Coffer
Despite the torturous burden of the Crushing, Sunny couldn’t help but feel jubilant. Not only did he receive eight Shadow Fragments and a powerful Memory, he had also defeated a Fallen Devil all by himself, without even Saint providing him any help.
The Doomsday Beast had been an Ascended Titan — three Classes above the Mimic. So killing one solo meant a lot to Sunny, as that meant he was getting closer to being able to face such a being on his own. It was a poignant milestone that made him feel like all his hard work and all the vile things he had gone through were not for nothing. He was accomplishing his goal.
Growing stronger... strong enough so that the world couldn’t bring him misery.
...Of course, the Mordant Mimic was not as terrifying of a foe in battle as the creation of Destruction had been. One was a creature that seemed to have been created solely for combat, while the other mostly relied on deceit and ambushing its prey to achieve victory. And yet, the chest fiend was by no means an easy foe. If anything, its devilish nature only made it that much more dangerous.
’Argh!’
As the Twisted Rock rose higher, the Crushing struck at Sunny with even more dreadful force, making his mirth dissipate in a wave of miserable suffering. A muffled groan escaped from his lips.
’Endure... just endure a bit more... this hell is going to end soon.’
For now, he had no choice but to keep suffering, wait, and stare at the distant silhouette of the Ivory Tower.
The beautiful pagoda seemed so close now that he could almost imagine himself reaching out and encompassing it in his fist.
With nothing else to do, Sunny summoned the runes and found the familiar cluster out of habit:
Shadow Fragments: [45/3000].