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My Living Shadow System Devours To Make Me Stronger

Chapter 355 - 356: The Obvious Answer · Sep 30, 2026

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352 Chapter 352 - 353: Acceptance 2026-09-30
353 Chapter 353 - 354: The Metaverse 2026-09-30
354 Chapter 354 - 355: Where The Rain Never Ends 2026-09-30
355 Chapter 355 - 356: The Obvious Answer 2026-09-30
356 Chapter 356 - 357: The Right To Lose 2026-09-30
357 Chapter 357 - 358: A Place Beneath 2026-09-30
358 Chapter 358 - 359: Circle Of Madness 2026-09-30
359 Chapter 359 - 360: Monsters Of Starvation 2026-09-30
360 Chapter 360 - 361: Victims Of Hunger 2026-09-30
361 Chapter 361 - 362: Possible Alternative 2026-09-30
362 Chapter 362 - 363: Lean On Me 2026-09-30
363 Chapter 363 - 364: Eva 2026-09-30
364 Chapter 364 - 365: A Soul Of Strength 2026-09-30
365 Chapter 365 - 366: A Way To Cheat 2026-09-30
366 Chapter 366 - 367: World Of Runes 2026-09-30
367 Chapter 367 - 368: Neutral Rune 2026-09-30
368 Chapter 368 - 369: Bold Feelings 2026-09-30
369 Chapter 369 - 370: Wandering Spirit 2026-09-30
370 Chapter 370 - 371: Insanity 2026-09-30
371 Chapter 371 - 372: Calm Veil 2026-09-30
372 Chapter 372 - 373: Ripped To Shred 2026-09-30
373 Chapter 373 - 374: Deep Tides 2026-09-30
374 Chapter 374 - 375: Drowned Corridor 2026-09-30
375 Chapter 375 - 376: Frozen Corridor 2026-09-30
376 Chapter 376 - 377: Ice Rush 2026-09-30
377 Chapter 377 - 378: Dark Obstacles 2026-09-30
378 Chapter 378 - 379: Undeath 2026-09-30
379 Chapter 379 - 380: Dominion 2026-09-30
380 Chapter 380 - 381: Chaotic Passage 2026-09-30
381 Chapter 381 - 382: New Food 2026-09-30
382 Chapter 382 - 383: Much Needed Scolding 2026-09-30
383 Chapter 383 - 384: Can You Keep A Secret 2026-09-30
384 Chapter 384 - 385: Shadow Slaves 2026-09-30
385 Chapter 385 - 386: Chase 2026-09-30
386 Chapter 386 - 387: Just Yam Head 2026-09-30
387 Chapter 387 - 388: Not My Problem 2026-09-30
388 Chapter 388 - 389: Hail Unknown — The Unknown God 2026-09-30
389 Chapter 389 - 390: Nemoriel 2026-09-30
390 Chapter 390 - 391: A God’s Game 2026-09-30
391 Chapter 391 - 392: A Clue To Die For 2026-09-30
392 Chapter 392 - 393: Dreaming The Nightmare Of The Unknown God 2026-09-30
393 Chapter 393 - 394: 31 days 2026-09-30
394 Chapter 394 - 395: The Last Stretch 2026-09-30
395 Chapter 395 - 396: Message For Lilith 2026-09-30
396 Chapter 396 - 397: Item Mechanic 2026-09-30
397 Chapter 397 - 398: Just A Nickname 2026-09-30
398 Chapter 398 - 399: A Monster Of Will 2026-09-30
399 Chapter 399 - 400: Juju Grunts 2026-09-30
400 Chapter 400 - 401: Time To Say Goodbye 2026-09-30

Chapter 355 - 356: The Obvious Answer

The trek through the city continued, the sun rising higher and higher until it reached noon. Yet it didnʼt feel like they had traveled very far—and there were reasons for that.

Well, many factors, actually. The terrain of the ruined city was more dangerous than even the gutter theyʼd crawled through before.

Compared to what they were facing now, the city outskirts were paradise.

Strange anomalies, dangerous fauna, unusual voices, and lingering, broken spaces with chaotic rifts.

They just had to be careful; as long as they persevered, they would return home eventually.

The strength of the monsters kept rising. Huge titans moved between buildings—some horrifying, some just plain malicious—so they had to navigate through territory infested with weaker creatures instead.

It was a massive detour… one that could hardly be called uneventful. The closest waypoint wasnʼt far, but factoring in the dangers ahead?

It was going to take some time. And the battles they fought were getting more dire by the hour.

They absorbed more mana cores, and some excess was fed to Damonʼs shadow, boosting his mana.

Heʼd learned something new about the nature of mana cores.

If he fed them directly to his shadow, it would be added to his mana pool.

But if he absorbed them into his body, his physical vessel would be refined... and his soul, or rather, his shadow, would grow stronger.

He would hear the familiar notification:

Your shadow grows stronger…

He sighed. He still didnʼt know everything about the system. It was still so damn mysterious.

That gnawing sense of unease kept growing stronger the deeper they went into the city.

So far, theyʼd only fought minor monsters—but still, the feeling wouldnʼt go away.

He had other worries, too. His new level-up requirement.

[Level Up Requirements]

Fuska Soul Consumed [0/1]

That was what he needed to reach Level Eleven. Getting to Level Ten had already been brutal—heʼd barely managed it after killing ten Mist Knights, thanks only to Thren enthralling the others.

But this… this was different. He had no idea what a ”Fuska” was. But he was almost sure it wasnʼt just a type of monster. No… it could be a monster.

However, something told him it was a name.

A name of someone… or something.

Which meant the system wasnʼt giving him a choice. It was telling him he would encounter this Fuska—sooner rather than later.

He clenched his fist, gauntlets slick with blood.

”So be it,” he muttered. Let whatever—or whoever—it was come. Heʼd end them.

A soft clang of armor pulled him from his thoughts as Matia sat beside him.

She removed her helm, revealing long hair braided neatly behind her head.

”Weʼre almost at the waypoint. All we have to do is cross that bridge…”

She pointed at a pedestrian bridge, now in ruins. It was broken. Below, green water flowed toward some unknown part of the city.

He didnʼt need to use Shadow Perception to know the water was infested with monsters.

He sighed, eyes trailing to the sky—where a colossal creature flew lazily overhead, its wings so massive they cast a shadow big enough to blanket entire buildings.

”Yes… but I just feel weird… it just feels…”

”Too easy,” Matia interrupted.

She had the same feeling Damon did. Leaving the city was starting to look way too easy.

”Do you think itʼs the Keeper? Do you think heʼll stop us from leaving until we play his game?”

Damon frowned. ”Iʼm not… su—”

”Keeper? Do you mean Vathren? I suppose he did get corrupted... He calls himself the Keeper of False Truths.”

Matia nodded solemnly. ”Mm. The former City Lord. No one leaves Lysithara without playing his game. Fail… and you die…. Or worse.”

Valarieʼs lips twitched slightly.

”Hm. I see. Whatʼs the game?”

Damon nodded and began explaining the rules.

The Keeper asks you to play. These are the rules:

— You must play the game.

— Refuse… and you die.

— Fail to pass… and you are damned.

— You must answer both questions correctly.

— You may not delay the game indefinitely.

— Pass… and you receive a reward: safe passage through Lysithara.

— You may play as an individual… or as a group.

— You get only one lifeline. Fail again, and itʼs the end.

— The answer to the first question must not be the same as the second.

— You must pass the second question.

Valarie listened silently as Damon explained.

The First Question…

”I can only exist when I am not. I am always true and always false. What am I?”

The Second Question…

”What happens when an unstoppable force meets an immovable object?”

Valarie scoffed.

”What a simple game… Itʼs quite easy.”

Damon tilted his head. Was she serious? The first question was tricky but manageable.

But the second?

”That one doesnʼt even have an answer. How is that simple?”

Valarie smiled, amused. ”Itʼs quite obvious… Vathren always lost at simple, uncomplicated games. He had a tendency to overthink simple things.”

But her smile faltered.

This… wasnʼt like Vathren.

Damon glanced at Matia, annoyed. ”I donʼt want to sound insensitive, but… can you just tell us the answer?”

Valarie sighed. She didnʼt understand why they didnʼt see it. It was obvious.

”The second question simply doesnʼt have an answer. Itʼs an impossible question. Something unstoppable meeting something immovable—both are absolutes. Itʼs a paradox. A paradox canʼt be solved.”

Sylvia, drenched in monster blood, walked over.

”A paradox is a self-contradictory statement,” she said, ”which can only be true if itʼs false, and false if itʼs true.”

Valarie took on the tone of a teacher—guiding children through their first lesson.

”The question is a paradox. Not the game. If you restrict yourself to only the second question, youʼve already lost…”

They all looked at her, still clearly not getting it.

She sighed again.

”Itʼs very simple once you get it. The second question doesnʼt have an answer, so you simply have to…”

She froze.

The delicate lips trembled. Her whole soul quivered.

”Arrrghhhh!!”

She screamed in agony as a wave of white mist poured from her mouth, collapsing into a deep black fog.

She glowed faintly before falling limp from Damonʼs shoulder.

”Argh… ru… run… heʼs… co…ming…”

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