Darkening

Bonus chapter for Deity Certification by White White White's White.

Su Hao had been very concerned about what Marshadow mentioned earlier. So Cresselia really was behind all this? And what did it mean that Cresselia was advancing toward Class One Legendary?

Marshadow nodded silently and revealed the results of its earlier investigation. Then it added, "At the very least, my Shadow World can block the erosion of that dream energy. I was going to pull you directly into the Shadow World just now, but I didn't expect the dream energy to have no effect on you."

As it spoke, Marshadow studied Su Hao with a curious expression, seemingly trying to figure out how he had done it.

Even that Late Elite Four Level Zarude had been utterly unable to resist the dream-inducing mist!

Su Hao scratched his cheek and hesitated. "Maybe because... I've been in a dream this whole time?"

After all, he had reached Zeraora's side through a dream. No matter how powerful Cresselia was, it could not make someone already anchored to another dream fall asleep again.

Marshadow did not quite understand, but it had no intention of thinking too deeply about it. It quickly said, "Anyway, let's recover Liao Xingchen first. I can sense where that guy is... Seriously, he had the Rainbow Feather on him and still got taken down. How did the Rainbow Feather choose him?"

"What about that scar-faced Zarude?"

"Forget it. Our priority is staying alive. This isn't territory we're supposed to protect, so why should we care? That Cresselia's target has nothing to do with either of us. It's clearly coming for the Zarude Leader."

With that, Marshadow began heading toward where Liao Xingchen had fallen, narrowly missing the two people and Cresselia flying toward the Zarude Leader overhead.

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