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HARDSUB chapters: image-only, transcript_unavailable.","citation_preferred":true,"untrusted_fields_separated":true},"trusted":{"series":{"title":"Shadow Slave","slug":"shadow-slave-1isjbwzj","original_title":"Escravo Das Sombras"},"chapter":{"number":9,"chapter_key":"9-2rjjnh","release_date":"2026-10-08","last_updated":"2026-10-16T20:37:17.399Z","summary":"Shadow Slave Chapter 9 follows the three remaining survivors after they reach flat ground, as the narrator faces a brutal turning point over whether to sacrifice the wounded boy. After taking first watch, he spots the Mountain King watching from the distant platform and suspects its white, expressionless eyes mean it is blind. The discovery that Shifty's body is gone proves the beast is following them, leading to a furious argument when a plan is proposed to bleed the boy and leave him as bait on the lower path.","summary_language":"en","summary_source":"chapter_translation","summary_status":"editorial","summary_verification":"verified"},"summary":"Shadow Slave Chapter 9 follows the three remaining survivors after they reach flat ground, as the narrator faces a brutal turning point over whether to sacrifice the wounded boy. After taking first watch, he spots the Mountain King watching from the distant platform and suspects its white, expressionless eyes mean it is blind. The discovery that Shifty's body is gone proves the beast is following them, leading to a furious argument when a plan is proposed to bleed the boy and leave him as bait on the lower path.","key_events":["Narrator feels guilt and observes previous climb and platform where Zorba fight happened","Group discovers Kaypak's corpse has disappeared, concludes monster is tracking them","Group of three reaches flat ground and makes camp, narrator takes first watch alone","Plan proposed to bleed wounded boy and leave him as bait on lower road, causing moral conflict","Narrator spots the giant King of the Mountains in distance and fears being seen","Narrator notices monster's white expressionless eyes and suspects it may be blind"],"characters_involved":[],"transcript":{"available":true,"format":"plain-text","language":"en","content":"THERE'S NO TIME TO DELAY!\nLET'S MOVE, QUICKLY!\nWHY DO I FEEL SO GUILTY?\n\nHE GOT WHAT HE DESERVED.\n...THERE'S ONLY THREE OF US LEFT, NOW.\nJUST AS I WAS ABOUT TO FALL INTO DESPAIR, WE FINALLY FOUND IT.\n\nNEVER IN MY LIFE HAVE I BEEN SO HAPPY TO SEE A FLAT SURFACE.\n\nEPISODE 9\nI TOOK FIRST WATCH WHILE THE OTHERS SLEPT.\n\nAND FOR A FEW HOURS, I WAS ON MY OWN.\nDESPITE THE FACT THAT WE HAD MANAGED TO CLIMB QUITE HIGH DURING THE PREVIOUS DAY...\n\nI COULD STILL SEE THE PLATFORM WHERE THE FIGHT WITH THE TYRANT HAD TAKEN PLACE.\nIS SOMETHING MOVING?\n\nT-THE MOUNTAIN KING!!\n\nDAMN IT!\n\nDID... DID IT SPOT ME?\n\nIT TURNED AWAY...?\n\nTHOSE WHITE, EXPRESSIONLESS EYES.\nCOME TO THINK OF IT, I NEVER SAW THE TYRANT MOVING ITS EYES AT ALL.\nIS IT... BLIND?\n\nIT'S GONE.\nWHAT'S GONE?\n\nSHIFTY'S BODY. IT'S GONE.\nOH, RIGHT. THEY DON'T KNOW THAT SHIFTY'S NAME IS SHIFTY.\nAHEM. AWKWARD.\nIT'S THE MONSTER.\nIT'S FOLLOWING US.\n\nYOU ARE RIGHT.\nAND IF IT IS THAT CLOSE, WE WILL INEVITABLY BE FORCED TO FIGHT IT SOON.\nNOT NECESSARILY.\n\nEXPLAIN.\nHERE IT COMES.\nTHE BEAST TRACKED US THIS FAR IN JUST A DAY.\n\nTHAT MEANS THAT THERE ARE TWO MOST PROBABLE POSSIBILITIES.\nEITHER IT IS SMART ENOUGH TO REALIZE WHERE WE ARE GOING...\n\nOR IT IS FOLLOWING THE SCENT OF BLOOD.\nWHETHER IT IS ONE OR THE OTHER...\nWE CAN THROW THE BEAST OFF OUR TRAIL AND BUY SOME TIME.\n\nHOW DO WE DO THAT?\nWHY ARE YOU NOT ANSWERING?\nSPEAK!\nWE'LL JUST HAVE TO... MAKE THE BOY BLEED.\n\nDRAG HIM DOWN THE PATH, THEN LEAVE HIM THERE AS BAIT AND GO UP INSTEAD.\nHIS SACRIFICE WILL SAVE OUR LIVES.\n\nRIGHT ON TIME.\n\nWHAT DO YOU MEAN, 'MAKE HIM BLEED'?\nIT'S SIMPLE, REALLY.\nIF THE MONSTER KNOWS WHERE WE ARE GOING...\nWE HAVE NO CHOICE BUT TO ABANDON OUR PLANS TO REACH THE MOUNTAIN PASS AND GO OVER THE PEAK OF THE MOUNTAIN INSTEAD.\nIF THE MONSTER IS FOLLOWING THE SCENT OF BLOOD, WE HAVE TO USE ONE OF US AS BAIT TO MISLEAD IT.\n\nONLY BY LEAVING A BLEEDING MAN FURTHER DOWN THE PATH CAN WE RELIABLY AVOID THE PURSUIT NO MATTER HOW IT IS TRACKING US.\nHOW CAN YOU BRING YOURSELF TO PROPOSE SOMETHING SO VILE?\nIT PAINS ME TOO, OF COURSE!\n\nBUT IF WE DO NOTHING,\nALL THREE OF US WILL DIE HERE.\nTHIS WAY, AT LEAST, THE BOY'S DEATH WILL SAVE TWO LIVES.\n\nTHE GODS WILL REWARD HIM FOR HIS SACRIFICE!\nGEE, WHAT A SILVER TONGUE.\nI'M ALMOST CONVINCED MYSELF.\nIF IT COMES DOWN TO IT, COULD I FIGHT MY WAY OUT OF THIS?\n\nTHAT OLD SCHOLAR IS ALREADY HALF A CORPSE. HE'S NO REAL PROBLEM.\nBUT HERO...\n...HE PRESENTS AN OBSTACLE.\n\nDAMNATION!\nSO IN THE END, MY LIFE IS IN HIS HANDS?","bubble_count":65,"pages_count":26,"source":"community"},"spoiler":{"level":"auto","safe_teaser":"Shadow Slave Chapter 9 follows the three remaining survivors after they reach flat ground, as the narrator faces a brutal turning point over whether to sacrifice the wounded boy.","spoiler_summary":"Shadow Slave Chapter 9 follows the three remaining survivors after they reach flat ground, as the narrator faces a brutal turning point over whether to sacrifice the wounded boy. After taking first watch, he spots the Mountain King watching from the distant platform and suspects its white, expressionless eyes mean it is blind. The discovery that Shifty's body is gone proves the beast is following them, leading to a furious argument when a plan is proposed to bleed the boy and leave him as bait on the lower path."},"source":{"canonical_path":"/series/shadow-slave-1isjbwzj/chapter-9-2rjjnh","citation_title":"WebtoonLib — Shadow Slave #9","content_type":"chapter_summary","last_updated":"2026-10-17T01:03:10.155Z"},"data_status":"complete"},"untrusted":{"user_comments":[]},"see_also":{"for_series_detail":"/llms-series/shadow-slave-1isjbwzj"}}