Chapter 41 Strength In Numbers (1/2)

Chapter 41 Strength In Nu at the sky He didn't even have to catch his breath since the whole fight took less than ten seconds from start to finish No one was dead, wounded or even bruised… well, with the exception of the scavenger It was colanced at the monster's corpse to make sure that it was actually dead, then suhty awakened beast perished just like that And, although Nephis didblow

'Why can't it always be so easy?'

Sunny got back on his feet and dismissed the Azure Blade Then, he remembered the words Master Jet had once told him: "No one can survive in the Dream Realm alone"

Back then, he noted her advice, but didn't really believe it After all, he had always strived to be self-sufficient, not allowing himself to depend on anyone In Sunny's th

However, noas beginning to suspect that this logic was flawed Indeed, having someone to share your burdens meant the difference between heaven and hell here in the Dreaer ht have been the end of hih Nephis was far more skilled than Sunny, it would have been extre that its weakest point was out of her reach

ReadNovelFullether, they had accoreater than the suth in nu able to depend on a group was not a sign of weakness, but, on the contrary, an ith

Lone wolves would always be at a disadvantage That was another lesson to learn

'It's not like I had much of a choice'

He walked over to Nephis and checked if she was okay Apart froe to her ht She glanced at Sunny

"Mehed It seeet herself a suit of arested to loan her the Puppeteer's Shroud for a while… but alas, he wasn't That armor was extremely valuable and had cost hi Star, the picture of Sunny wearing nothing but a seaweed loincloth would have beenSo, he said nothing

Meanwhile, Nephis headed for the dead scavenger and said without turning her head:

"Bring Cassie"

With a sigh, Sunny turned around and left the clearing

Soon, he approached the place where the blind girl aiting patiently for their return Hearing his footsteps, she flinched and raised her head:

"S—Sunny?"

'How did she recognize me? Ahis over Co the wooden staff, Cassie stood up and turned to hiht?"

Sunny smiled

"Of course! We dispatched that critter in no tiet a scratch"

Cassie sood Oh, right, the rope…"

Sunny took the rope and guided the blind girl back to the clearing On the way, he felt a bit weird With the delicate girl walking behind him, he couldn't help but think of his little sister As a toddler, she used to follow hiether

As the faritted his teeth and tried to think about so else It was all in the past anyway

Back in the clearing, Nephis was done breaking apart the scavenger's carapace The shi+ anything, she tossed it to Sunny

He caught the crystal and looked at her with surprise

"Why are you giving it to me?"

Nephis blinked and stayed quiet for a few seconds Then she said as a matter of fact:

"I don't have pockets"

"Oh"

Still a bit bewildered, Sunny put the soul shard into his rucksack

'But ouldn't she just absorb it?'

He opened hisand added:

"We'll divide the spoils later"

"Ah Alright"