[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-my-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron":3,"chapter-my-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron-my-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron-chapter-483":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"english","My Living Shadow System Devours To Make Me Stronger",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":20,"prevChapterSlug":21,"totalChapters":22,"novelImage":23},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":16,"volume":17,"translator":18,"content_hash":19},320366,587,"Chapter 483 485: Three Minutes","my-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron-chapter-483",483,"\u003Cp>Cough… cough…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coughed, brushing off the rubble from his body… cough… cough…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Blood poured out of his mouth… he could feel the metallic taste of it on his lips…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His ribs were broken… that was a punch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A single punch had sent him flying…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he was in the Second Class Advancement.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He trembled with rage… he trembled with fear.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was the same little runt he could have killed with nothing but a whim…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No… in just a few short months… how… did he become such a monster…?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That power… it was the power of Second Class Advancement…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had been punched by someone supposedly in the same rank… with even less experience than him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He coughed, forcing himself to stand…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He cleaned the blood from his mouth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could hear the sounds of battle…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>No… the sounds of slaughter…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The screams of his people…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The sound of blood flowing…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Recalling something Back-to-Back had told him years earlier…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>That kid… should never get a taste for blood…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Because he'll become a demon…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He muttered the last part out loud…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not a demon… who would slaughter people he had known for years… with such calm… with such an indifferent expression?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He hoped… at least… the bastard would show something… rage… hate… anything…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no… there was just a calm indifference…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As if he was handling a menial chore… something he had to do…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He reached into his back pocket as walls crumbled… as shadows rose… black flames consuming his gang members before they could even scream…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shadows devouring their corpses…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A raven… eating the eyes of the fallen…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And a squirrel… ripping out parts of their… their…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was their testicles…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gritted his teeth… pulling out his pager as hell broke loose around him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was answered almost immediately…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"This is Lumberjack… we're under attack… help us!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The voice on the other end heard the chaos… the sounds of battle… the screams…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Huh… who would dare attack a group backed by the Charkata family? Did you tell them who you were with?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lumberjack almost popped a blood vessel.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"No shit… I told him… he doesn't care… our base is under attack! If you don't want to lose the merchandise… SEND HELP!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He threw his pager away…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His pride as the boss of Quick Hand was on the line…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had to hold out until the Charkata family sent their people…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll flay that little demon shit alive myself…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He grabbed his lumber axe and stepped into the fold…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he came out… all he saw were deep bloodstains… wrecked tables…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The survivors stood around a blood-covered man… his long dark hair soaked in blood…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If there were any corpses left… he would be standing on a pile of them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The survivors looked at him with dread…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>None dared to attack him…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The female knight with him… hadn't even killed anyone… she merely followed wordlessly…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had devoured the corpses.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a monster.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Is this how you became so powerful…? You sold your soul… for power…? You sold your soul to a demon…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon glanced at the terrified, familiar faces…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He could tell Lumberjack was buying time… but that was fine…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"A demon…? No… not really… I sold my soul to a god… actually… and after I kill you… you'll get to meet him too… rejoice…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lumberjack clutched his axe… he glanced around… most of his stronger chiefs were dead…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This would be much better if Back-to-Back wasn't dead already…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He looked at a woman with light makeup and purple lipstick… she had a vial and a smoke canister in her hand…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gubi…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He bit his lip.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was the only one here who could help…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as she poisoned the bastard… they could win… or at least slow him down…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was also the only person here at First Class.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Back-to-Back and Makia are dead…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon raised his hand…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'll stop you there… it was me. I killed them. I can see you're trying to buy time… that won't help you… no matter who you call… you'll all still die…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He raised his hand again…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Look around you… this building is surrounded by runes powered by my magic… you can't leave… unless I run out of mana… or I die… and between the two… I can do this all day…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gubi bit her lip… she glanced at Damon…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Aren't you a bit ungrateful…? This is your own home… we practically raised you here…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon tilted his head…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Ahh… Gubi… almost killed you without noticing… you still smell like cheap perfume… and the red-light district…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She bit her lip feeling insulted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I'm an alchemist… not a prostitute…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon smirked, snapping his fingers…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Right, right… what was your origin story again? Outstanding alchemist… got raped by your teacher… then forced onto the streets… eventually joined the underworld…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her face scrunched up…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What… did I hit a nerve?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon took a deep breath…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"There's no need to get your hopes up, Gubi… the poison you released into the air… has no effect on me…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She gritted her teeth… glancing at her canister… her plan exposed unease rising in her gut…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon smiled…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman had a history with him… like most of Quick Hand.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She was not a good person.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Time and again, she had taken him hostage… force-feeding him poison, she had a tendency to take out her frustration with men on him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Among other things… things he didn't even want to remember.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I never forgot, Gubi… all the things you did… I promised you all and I will make good on my word…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gubi glanced at Lumberjack…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Before he could speak, Lumberjack thought he saw an opening—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He struck—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon dodged with ease…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lumberjack sneered, stepping back—\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The ground shook… his body began to grow… his skin turned red, steam seething off him… his aura doubled, his skin hardened…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He growled as his clothes tore…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"I didn't want to have to use my skill… but you forced my hand…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon touched his chin with a mild expression…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm… a transformation-based skill… I've heard rumors of yours… never got a chance to see it though…\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lumberjack waved his axe— rallying the surviving members…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Swarm him… the Charkata family will be here in six minutes… KILL HIM!\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Damon smiled…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Six minutes, huh… fine… I'll kill you all… in three.\"\u003C\u002Fp>",1065,"2026-05-30T02:59:42.787Z","2026-06-01T04:30:06.225Z",1,"novelbin.me","ba1081d1d3ca978d9ed2cd84b67f52a6ecd0bc5e66578b91093e40410a56352a","my-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron-chapter-484","my-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron-chapter-482",1048,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fmy-living-shadow-system-devours-to-make-me-stron-cover.jpg"]