My Living Shadow System Devours To Make Me Stronger

Chapter 1299: Chapter 1299: The Action

The battle still raged on, but it was calming down now. Damon could see Ashcroft’s battered form streaking across the sky.

In the chaos, Damon felt his heart stop when he saw the remains of a man impaled by a twisted sword made of wood. His armor was shattered, and the whole area around him was eviscerated. His golden hair had lost its shine, and he sat there with his hands still gripping his sword.

This was Cassian Brightwater, Evangeline’s father and Damon’s uncle. Even in death, he was surrounded by corpses. In front of him, the remains of an Outsider and its severed head formed a deep river of black pus in the air, creating a pungent odor. Small, worm-like creatures had begun to grow there, and these larvae were eating the remains of those who had died, or at least they were trying to. Even in death, these people were powerhouses.

The Outsiders had proven to be very formidable indeed.

Even the Ascendants couldn’t stop them now. The full might of the world had been brought to bear, and even if they won, it would be a great loss.

He glanced at Evangeline. However, all he could see was the resolve in her eyes. Everything was ready now. It was time to proceed.

He glanced at Leona and Matia, then nodded.

After much discussion, they revised the plan greatly.

It was still the same in some ways, but now the goal was to get Matia or Leona to the center of the battlefield, or as far in as they could go. Then, when one of them was in position, the one outside would use a displacement stone to switch places with them, allowing them to continue forward. When they reached where the Pillar was, they would switch places with Damon.

An easy plan on paper, but in reality, it was almost impossible. The obstacles were just too many. Every ally was an enemy when the Pillar took control of them, even with the runes and the divine energy of the Unknown God.

Damon was a bit surprised that it was pure divine energy and not some mixture, but then he noticed that whenever Lilith used the divine energy, only two of the four wings and one of the swords on her stigmata glowed. It was a sign that she was not using it to its full potential.

He closed his eyes and decided to use Soul Conduit to control the Shadow Drones from afar like puppets on strings while he stayed back with the rest of the army.

Lilith, Renata, Seras, and Leona would be going first. Evangeline would be going around it from the other side with Xander and Paimon, who could actually see the red energy of the Pillar.

Everyone had their roles.

It was time for the last stand.

Damon raised his hand and then brought it down.

The Shadow Drones marched into battle silently.

Behind Damon, glows of magical light illuminated the air as long-distance attacks began to shoot toward the battlefield. If they couldn’t get close, they would fire from a distance.

Lilith formed a spatial rift in front of her, and everyone vanished inside. The world’s spatial laws were a mess, but Lilith could somehow make it work. Her mastery of the void was greater than ever, and when they reappeared, they were inside the chaotic battlefield. As soon as she entered, the rage and frustration she felt from seeing her home world and her loved ones taken from her grew into a mild desire for an outburst.

But it was more than that. Her emotions also felt conflicted. Her bones and flesh did not agree with each other, and her heart and mind disagreed. It wasn’t just war. Even emotional conflict was something for the Pillar to use.

Before she could feel anything more, the rune on her forehead glowed, and she felt a warm energy banish the red energy of the Pillar. However, as it did, the rune grew dimmer and dimmer.

She shifted her head as a giant claw swiped towards her. She dodged the Outsider that had attacked her and saw it turn into a large maw that tried to pull her in.

A Shadow Drone flashed towards it, and the explosive clash sent dust into the sky for hundreds of kilometers.

A barrage of attacks shot from behind the battlefield, and she turned around to look for Renata, who was holding her head.

She slid under a mountain-sized boulder kicked away from another battle, then smashed her way through two Outsiders who were fighting each other.

All this destruction, and the number of combatants wasn’t even up to a hundred. There were barely fifty left. Most were dead, like her own father. Her grandmother was still alive, though she could die at any moment if she wasn’t careful.

Lilith wanted to help her, but if she approached her grandmother, she would be treated like a foe as well, turning against her due to the Pillar.

It was quite sad, wasn’t it? How she couldn’t help her own grandmother, even with all her power. But she could help Renata. She rammed her body through an Outsider that looked like a human made from marble and slammed him into the distance, where he roared before being felled by the blade of the blind old Daoist.

Lilith didn’t notice. She merely grabbed Renata, but as soon as she did, Renata flipped her and pinned her to the ground, choking her neck.

She pushed a blade towards Lilith’s neck, but Lilith grabbed it with one hand and whispered, "Snap out of it, Renata. Listen to me."

Renata’s expression only grew colder, and she pushed harder.

"Shut up, bitch."

"Please," Lilith whispered. Then she felt the grip loosen.

Renata turned the blade and shot it behind her.

A sound like steel clanging was heard, and the blind old Daoist blocked the attack with his sword.

Renata pulled Lilith out of the way of a sword slash, and then they both fell into a crater, sliding down.

"Sorry about that," Renata said, looking at Lilith’s neck.

"I am so going to pay you back for that," she replied, fully intending to stab her in the back.

Her expression tightened with horror when she realized that, and she shook her head.

The blind old Daoist followed them, floating on his sword