Hearing Patrick's warning, Orion focused his attention on him and the dome surrounding them.
But he didn't understand what Patrick was warning about since there was nothing in the dome other than him and Patrick.
"What is that?"
It was then Orion noticed something. At the edge of the shadow dome, 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 overcome 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 dome was just one among thousands of shadows detaching themselves from the edge of the dome.
'A hundred ants can surely cause a problem if they come at the same time.'
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 something new caught his attention. At the top of the shadow dome, he saw a troubling sight: larger, water-like droplets of shadow began to fall from above. As they descended, these droplets transformed into shadowy eagles—each one bigger and more menacing than the ones already attacking him.
These new shadow eagles weren't just more numerous; 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.
'My assumption is correct. Killing is useless here.'
That meant... 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 dome might collapse, and the relentless shadow assault could finally stop.
But then he remembered Patrick's earlier words, which tempered his hope. Patrick had mentioned that once he activated this technique, the shadows would become 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 something.
He could use Curse Transformation and end the fight immediately, 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 time. 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 time, 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 moment.
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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