Shadow Slave Chapter 2421 In Slow Motion

June possessed quite a strange Aspect.

His Dormant Aspect Ability was subtle, but versatile and very useful - it made him exceptionally observant. His senses were sharper than those of most people, and he could discern many things that the rest would not notice. More than that, ti seed to slow down around him when he was focused or full of adrenaline - but that was rely an illusion. In truth, ti flowed at its usual pace, and it was rather June's ability to perceive and assess his surroundings that outpaced it.

In other words, he saw the movents of his enemies in slow motion. June was moving just as slowly, since his speed was not given a corresponding boost - however, he had more ti to perceive what his enemies were doing and co up with the best possible counterasures.

Added to his already excellent observation skills and conditioning, that made him seem like soone with an impossibly quick reaction speed and insidiously keen judgnt. As a side effect, June had earned a reputation of a man with ice flowing through his veins, since he never flinched and was never startled, remaining completely unfazed no matter what happened.

His Dormant Aspect Ability had saved his hide many tis - it had always been powerful, and after years of specialized training, June learned to draw out its full potential.

His Awakened Aspect Ability, however, was anything but straightforward.

It allowed him to actually slow ti down. Well, not quite. Rather, it allowed him to slow down things, people, and creatures. There was a catch, though. His Ability targeted an area instead of an entity - and within that area, different things were affected differently.

Those more powerful than him would be slowed down less than those of equal power to his own, while those weaker than him would be slowed down more. Additionally, only their bodies would be affected, while their ability to perceive and assess information would remain the sa. Inanimate objects and phenona, anwhile, were slowed down the most.

June was not immune to his own Ability, either, which ant that he had to use it cautiously and with foresight. He could cast it in front of himself to slow down a speeding bullet and step out of its path, for example, or to escape an explosion. But if he wanted to engage a powerful adversary in lee, slowing them both down would be the death of him - after all, he would be affected more than his foe.

Still, once his backstab failed to kill the Tyrant, June plunged the entire vault into the mire of slowed ti to give Ray enough ti to cut the power.

Once darkness swallowed the entire bank, the Shadows received a decisive advantage against the enemy.

June made a sign, telegraphing his intent:

[Tyrant.]

At the sa ti, Tamar of Sorrow made one, as well.

[Echo.]

In the next mont, June deactivated his Awakened Ability, and the underground vault exploded into chaos.

"Corsaaaair!"

The Tyrant's voice thundered in the darkness, full of murderous wrath and sothing else entirely. In fact, it was a full-blown sonic attack - luckily, June had already disappeared from his previous position, so he was not caught in the destructive shockwave.

Fleur dashed forward, grabbing the Vault Keeper and pushing her to the ground.

Tamar of Sorrow had already destroyed her restraints and exploded forward with breathtaking speed. The young woman seed to step on air as she soared above the Fallen Devil - her Mark of Shadows assud the form of a black greatsword, and she brought it down on the towering creature's detestable head with a spin.

The princess took a leisurely step to the side, putting the mass of the lumbering Echo between herself and the Awakened robbers, then opened her mouth as if to say sothing.

The zealots opened fire.

'You absolute idiots!'

June wasted a whole fraction of a second to bemoan the lack of professional standards the wannabe outlaws were displaying. Who the hell fired blindly in a closed space? Sure, neither the Tyrant nor his Echo would be hard by mundane bullets, but the six Awakened henchn could easily shoot each other instead of their enemies. And indeed, none of the bullets hit their marks.

Fleur and the Vault Keeper were on the floor, Tamar of Sorrow was three tres above ground, Princess Rain was protected by the mass of the towering Echo, while June. June was protected by the Tyrant.

The Ascended zealot had already turned back, so a few bullets hit him in the back of the head, ricocheting away with tallic ringing.

"Stop firing, you."

Before he could finish the sentence, June crashed into him like a battering ram.

His goal right now was to separate the Tyrant from the rest of the Shadows and bring him as far away from the princess as possible. So, he grabbed the man and allowed montum to carry them both in the direction of the nearest wall. They hit it with devastating force, breaking through - June had known all along that while the outer walls of the vault were heavily armored and even protected by runic sorcery, the ones separating the rooms inside were rely decorative. So, he and the Tyrant fell into the Vault Keeper's parlor in a rain of debris.

As they fell, June stabbed the Ascended man three tis - one ti in the neck, one ti between the ribs, and one ti in the inner thigh, hoping to cut at least one of the arteries.

Sadly, the Tyrant's entire body seed to be protected by the mysterious Aspect Ability. June's black stiletto scraped harmlessly against the man's skin, failing to pierce it. Perhaps a more powerful weapon would have done the job, but June was an Awakened, and therefore, his Mark of Shadows was only as powerful as an Awakened weapon would have been.

'Blast it.'

Usually, summoning mories would have been a bad decision in this situation - not only because mories took ti to manifest, but also because they ca into existence as whirlwinds of radiant sparks. mbers of the Shadow Clan thrived in darkness, though, so illuminating themselves in such a manner was unwise. That was why the mories forged for them by the Lord of Shadows manifested from strings of darkness, instead. So of them - weapons in particular - could be summoned instantly, as well.

Sadly, June found himself unable to summon mories. The world seed to slow down as he ca to terms with the sudden revelation, contemplated possible reasons, and ca to a probable conclusion. 'Huh.'

It seed like the enchanted restraints placed on Awakened hostages were not enchanted at all. Rather, they were rely ant to mask soone's Aspect Ability.

The Tyrant's Aspect Ability, most likely. The man could suppress the flow of essence, thus interfering with the Aspect Abilities of other Awakened and preventing them from summoning mories.

So, what was June supposed to do if his weapon could not pierce the Ascended zealot's flesh, and he could not summon a different blade?

The Tyrant's mask had been destroyed by the sonic attack, revealing his chiseled face. He opened his mouth, beginning to say sothing. It had the potential to be a taunt or another sonic blast. Having considered his options, June swung his fist and punched the Master in the face.