Chapter 154 Silver’s First Solo Dungeon

Scythe in hand, Silver ran through the forest towards a mediaeval castle.

Shaman and Elysia stayed out of sight so as to not distract Silver, but still close enough to step in if it gets too much for him.

Silver made it to a clearing in the forest where the castle stood. He looked around for any beasts, but only spotted some by a massive metal gate.

Silver activated [Shadow walk] and using the brick wall to his advantage hid in its shadows while approaching the beast soldiers by the gate.

The bear soldiers were on all fours, their glowing red eyes frantically looking around for any enemy to dare approach the castle gate.

Silver's shadow sneaked behind one of the bears and scaled up the nearby wall. Without making a sound, Silver jumped out of the wall and fell towards the bear. Swinging the scythe, Silver aimed for the neck of the bear.

As the blade sliced into the bear's neck, Silver landed on its back and then jumped off it while pulling on his scythe. The bear's head came clean off without any issues and so Silver quickly went back into the shadows.

The few other bear soldiers that were around saw Silver and ran over to the dead bear's body. The bears growled and frantically clawed at where Silver disappeared to, trying to find where he went.

Taking advantage of the lack of intelligence displayed by the bears, Silver spread out his shadow underneath all the bears. In an instant, Silver's scythe and a couple shadow scythes came out of the ground, instantly killing the bears.

Coming out of the ground from his shadow, Silver turned and smiled giving a thumbs up.

Shaman and Elysia who were watching were impressed, however Silver looked in the wrong direction as his guess about where his parents were was wrong.

Shaman and Elysia were currently hiding in a bush on the opposite side Silver came in from.

'Still adorable.' Shaman was proud of Silver as even though the small boy was killing things without a shred of remorse, his little pose at the end was nonetheless cute.

Elysia giggled and was happy to see that despite the sudden change in body it did not affect his ability to use his skill.

"Hey Elysia, now that I think about it, why don't we go into our fox form since it will be easier to sneak around like this." Shaman was not too worried for Silver so she thought they could experiment a little with their fox form.

"I don't see why not."

Taking the initiative Shaman began to transform into a fox. Surprisingly, her clothes had vanished and a system message came up.

[Clothes will be automatically put on when changing back to human form]

Elysia soon followed and received the same message as Shaman.

"I have to say it feels rather odd being an animal." Shaman was looking at her own body, finding it a little hard to comprehend she was now a fox.

"Well at least we look cute." Elysia came up to Shaman and rubbed into her face.

"Hehe~ indeed, but we need to catch up to Silver, who knows how many beasts could be in there." Shaman started feeling uneasy since she was unable to see Silver and so she wanted to hurry.

Running up to the gate in their fox forms Shaman tried activating [Shadow form] and luckily it seemed all her skills worked.

However, Shaman noticed when using the skill that it felt easier to use all of a sudden.

'Wait is this like a natural form or something and so my power increases when I'm using it?' This was the first thought that went through her mind, but she was unsure if it was because of Silver that [Shadow walk] felt easier to use.

Noting that she needed to test more of her skills, Shaman went ahead and pulled Elysia in with her. Going through the castle gates they caught up with Silver.

*

Silver, deciding to take a different approach to stealth, did not rely on his shadows to get around and instead snuck around.

Upon entering, he noticed that the soldiers were of a different race. Instead of bears they were now mainly cats and dogs that stood on their hind legs. The size of the beasts was also that of a human which looked rather odd.

'They are in full animal form, but they act so human-like.' Peeking around the corner, Silver saw a group of 6 dog knights walking down the hall and couldn't help feeling how out of place it all seemed.

Silver let the group of dogs get closer before jumping around the corner. The dogs were confused at first, but they all still pulled out swords. Their eyes also started glowing red as if their combat instincts had been activated.

Silver spun around with his scythe, gaining momentum and hitting the dog that was leading the group.

The dog tried to block Silver's strike, but Silver's strength overpowered the dog, easily slicing the knight in half.

The other knights did not bat an eye and proceeded to attack Silver without a shred of hesitation.

Finding himself under heavy attack, Silver used his shadows to form a shadowy sword, blocking some of their strikes with it and blocking the rest with his scythe.

Unused to dual-wielding, and struggling to protect himself, Silver almost lost his balance. However, rather than struggling to remain upright, he simply let himself fall back, falling into his own shadow and escaping the strikes.

Quickly jumping out behind them, Silver slashed down on one of the 5 knights while shooting up shadow spikes from the ground into the other 4. All of the knights were killed swiftly and Silver quickly ran away from the scene.

*

Silver made his way through the castle killing more knights, until he finally made it to the top where a throne room was located. Assuming that this was the final boss, Silver checked that he was prepared to take on the boss.

Shaman and Elysia were still nearby in their fox forms hiding in the shadows.

Silver pushed open the wooden door, revealing a grand hall with a throne at the end. Sitting in that throne was a big knight about the size of a giant orc. The knight was completely covered in silver armour, making it impossible to tell its race. A great sword was stabbed into the ground in front of the knight and upon entering the knight grabbed the handle of the sword.

"So the intruder that has been killing my pets has finally come." The knight stood up and spoke which was a surprise.

"Heh, they were rather weak, just a little warm-up before coming to fight you." Silver had a smug face, letting himself get a little cocky.

[Oi don't get cocky and stay focused] A system message appeared in front of Silver which seemed to be from his mother.

'oop , getting a little ahead of himself.' Silver took a deep breath. So far it felt like this whole thing was just a game, but thankfully his mother's message brought him back to reality.

[It's okay to say snarky remarks, but never underestimate or take it lightly] Another message came in and SIlver nodded his head.

"What are you staring at, hurry and fight me so I can teach you a lesson." The massive knight pulled out the great sword from the ground and rested it on its shoulder.

"Sorry, just planning out your demise." Silver, taking the knight's invitation, dashed through the hall.

Silver spun the scythe while he was running and coated it in his shadows. Once he got close enough to the knight, Silver swung upwards. Trying something new, silver had sent a Shadow slash towards the knight, which caught it off guard.

The knight moved to block the shadow strike, but the shadows bended around the blade. The knight was directly hit across the chest and was pushed back by the strike, leaving only a small dent in its armour.

"Is that all you got?" The knight had a smug tone as SIlver's attempt hardly did any damage.

"Tsk, that was only a test." Silver wasn't satisfied so he poured more mana into his attack and the shadows on the blade grew larger, making the scythe look bigger.

"Don't even try." The boss slashed down with his great sword towards Silver.

Silver was able to easily dodge the attack, but once it hit the ground a bunch of rubble was launched all over the room.

Being forced to dodge even more, Silver found himself further away.

'Dammit I need to get close.' Silver planned to directly attack the knight with his shadow blade, but he needed to get close first.

Silver rushed forward again, and so did the knight, dragging the great sword behind him.

The knight swung over his head directly into Silver, but Silver's speed was too much and so he was able to jump in the air avoiding the strike. The rubble shot around once more, but Silver had jumped in the air on purpose so he would not be forced further away.

During the previous strike, Silver saw there was a brief moment where the knight's sword would get stuck making him vulnerable. Taking advantage of that, Silver landed, ran up the sword and jumped into the air to slash across the knight's chest.

The knight let go of his sword and jumped back, making Silver's attack just a tad short, only hitting its chest piece with its edge. On the bright side, the chest piece did gain a massive cut, showing that Silver could easily pierce his armour.

"Tch." The knight was not amused and was stuck without a weapon.

"What was that about teaching me a lesson?" Silver had a smug grin knowing that the knight was now backed into a corner.

"This isn't the end." The knight, knowing he didn't have much time left, sprinted towards Silver intending to attack with his fists and potentially get his sword back.

"How stupid." Silver muttered under his breath.

The knight moved to punch Silver, but this opened the knight up allowing Silver to easily dodge and target his head.

Silver's eyes glowed blue as he jumped in the air and spun. Holding the scythe in one hand, he lodged the blade in the knight's head going right through the helmet, smashing the knight to the ground.

[Dungeon cleared]