Hearing Patrick's warning, Orion focused his attention on him and the do surrounding them.
But he didn't understand what Patrick was warning about since there was nothing in the do other than him and Patrick.
"What is that?"
It was then Orion noticed sothing. At the edge of the shadow do, a giant water droplet split from its edge and then took the shape of a human.
'So, those are the things I should be worried about?'
Orion didn't see them as very formidable since they were just shadows. Even if they managed to solidify and attack, their strength was insufficient to overco or hurt him. This led him to question what greater threats might be approaching, as Patrick's warning surely couldn't be about just a single shadow.
"Oh."
It was then Orion noticed that the shadow he had just seen leaving the do was just one among thousands of shadows detaching themselves from the edge of the do.
'A hundred ants can surely cause a problem if they co at the sa ti.'
Orion's mind raced as he compared his current struggle to his earlier thought. He realized that while a single shadow, no matter how powerful, couldn't breach his defenses or do serious harm, the real danger was their sheer number. Thousands of these shadows, attacking from all sides, could potentially overwhelm him, especially if they coordinated their attacks.
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However, these shadows were the least of his problems when sothing new caught his attention. At the top of the shadow do, he saw a troubling sight: larger, water-like droplets of shadow began to fall from above. As they descended, these droplets transford into shadowy eagles—each one bigger and more nacing than the ones already attacking him.
These new shadow eagles weren't just more nurous; they were denser and more powerful.
The appearance of these larger, more potent shadow eagles made it clear that Patrick's warning wasn't just about the shadows themselves but about how the attack was intensifying.
"Attack."
At this mont, Patrick gave the command to attack Orion.
All the shadows in the do turned their attention towards Orion and lunged forward.
Suddenly, thousands of shadows surged towards him. In the sky, shadow eagles flew around, trying to swallow him whenever they got the chance.
Orion found himself overwheld by the sheer number of shadows attacking him from all sides—both from the ground and the air.
The do Patrick's shadows had created occupied almost 90% of the space in the Combat Hall. Therefore, this situation was possible; otherwise, a smaller do wouldn't have accommodated so many shadows.
Orion gripped his sword tightly, activated the curse of Stormcaller and Shattered Precision, and then vanished.
Among the thousands of black shadows inside the do, one could see a figure cutting through them effortlessly, like slicing through vegetables. He moved with the speed of a hurricane and the precision of a gust of wind, maneuvering in whatever direction he desired.
However, the more Orion killed the shadows, the more they seed to multiply. For a mont, Orion even suspected that the number of shadows was infinite, but that wasn't the case.
'If the numbers aren't decreasing, then the shadows I kill aren't dying.'
He thought, assessing the situation. But just then, shadow eagles descended in large numbers, intending to attack him.
"Damn."
He could barely handle the ground shadows, and the shadow eagles from the sky gave him no ti to breathe.
Swiftly using the curse of Stormcaller, Orion flew into the sky and collided with one of the shadow eagles.
Orion's sword severed the eagle in half, but the two parts continued to fall until they suddenly reattached themselves with shadows and ca back to life.
'My assumption is correct. Killing is useless here.'
That ant... Orion's gaze shifted to Patrick, who stood calmly watching the chaos from a high vantage point. He couldn't help but think that taking out Patrick might be the key to ending this nightmare. If Patrick was removed, the do might collapse, and the relentless shadow assault could finally stop.
But then he rembered Patrick's earlier words, which tempered his hope. Patrick had ntioned that once he activated this technique, the shadows would beco uncontrollable. This hinted that their aggression wasn't solely dependent on his presence.
'What a strong talent!' Orion thought, looking at all the shadows on the ground and all the shadow eagles in the air. He decided to try sothing.
He could use Curse Transformation and end the fight imdiately, but doing so would cause his strength to directly soar from gold rank to platinum rank.
When he was at the silver rank, his strength in Curse Transformation mode was already at the peak of gold rank. However, upon reaching the gold rank, Orion was confident that using Curse Transformation would push his strength to the platinum rank. He was sure of it.
That was why he had avoided using Curse Transformation all this ti. Revealing such overwhelming strength might make people suspect him. Since it hadn't been long since Orion was declared wanted, any display of overwhelming strength could lead to suspicion. He had chosen to play it safe and keep a lower profile.
All this ti, Orion had been flying in the air, avoiding the shadow eagles while observing that the shadows on the ground were decreasing and the number of shadow eagles was increasing.
'It's adapting to the situation.'
Orion thought and put away his sword. He then closed his palms together and shut his eyes for a mont.
When he opened them, he looked at his closed palms.
He slowly opened his palms to reveal a small green seed swirling and twirling in the wind.
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