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Shade's appearance transformed dramatically as he became fully encompassed by an insectoid armor of sleek black and ghostly blue. He gained multiple new arms, each one gripping a different sharp knife. Then he leaped forward, soaring through the air with giant insect wings while activating his shadow step technique to move even faster.
In mere seconds, he reached the boss party. He slaughtered hundreds of monsters along the way as the bosses roared in response and greeted him with powerful weapons and magic. This time, the formidable group consisted of a Dark Bone Knight, a towering giant made of bones and black armor, a Great Stone Titan, a mighty golem king formed entirely of stone, a Giant Lizardman Chief, the leader of a race of giant lizardmen monsters, and the Sovereign of Clouds, a giant bird with cloud-like wings capable of conjuring healing, protection, and many other support spells while raining down thunder and winds from above.
