"And where do you think you’re going?"
Simon and Lucien had grave expressions after seeing First Blade.
They both knew that they could not hoe to escape from the old demon, so they were not surprised.
However, when First Blade raised one of his swords, Simon, Lucien, and the Winter Monkey all felt their instincts scream.
Without hesitation, Simon was the first to move.
He jumped down, and he manipulated the wind chaos runes to push him far away from First Blade and Lucien’s ice track and pillars.
Lucien instantly shattered the ice sphere and jumped down while holding the Winter Monkey.
However, compared to Simon who was far away, the distance he covered with his jump was not enough.
He could still feel an immense threat to his life, and he knew that if he did nothing, he would die.
And that was when the Winter Monkey made a move.
It held Lucien’s arm, then it kicked the air and flew like a bullet while changing their direction.
Because the Winter Monkey was able to rest and recover some of his energy, he was able to react.
And a second after he reacted...
The duo all felt an immense heat engulf the world behind them.
BOOOM!!!
An immensely powerful explosion shook the world behind them, and Lucien, Simon, and the Winter Monkey were thrown off balance due to the shockwave.
Simon nearly crashed into the ice cold sea, but he quickly manipulated the wind chaos runes to reduce the speed of his fall.
He landed on the surface of the turbulent sea, then he turned and looked behind him.
His eyes flickered with an unknown light when he saw the deep cut that stretched for miles on the frozen sea.
Flames engulfed the ice, melting it, and Simon could also see the darkness at the bottom of the split sea.
He looked up, then he saw First Blade standing in the sky while looking at him like a god.
Although First Blade was weak, he was still a Greater Demon.
A Greater Demon had terrifying power, and they could level down cities if they wanted to.
’But the attack the old bastard just released seems to be a result of his sword... That silver sword to be exact.’
’I wonder what it does.’
Simon shifted his gaze from First Blade to Lucien and the Winter Monkey.
When he saw that they did not suffer grievous injuries, he nodded.
’At least they’re competent enough to some degree.’
Lucien looked at Simon, and if Simon could die by a gaze or how much hatred and anger his enemy had for him, he would have died from Lucien’s gaze a long time ago.
Simon shook his head, and just as he was about to look away, Lucien spoke.
"Hey! There’s an item in my spatial ring that can heal the Winter Monkey! Give it to me!"
"He’s our only hope!"
Simon was taken aback, and he could not help but give Lucien a strange gaze.
’That’s true. This brat might have something in his spatial ring that can turn this situation around but he might not know.’
’And if there was an item like that, why didn’t he say so since?’
’Tch... Damned brat.’
Just as Simon was about to send his perception into his spatial ring then Lucien’s spatial ring, First Blade chuckled.
Simon looked at the old demon with slightly narrowed eyes.
A chuckling old demon was not a good sign.
"What really pisses me off is the fact that you guys believe that a mere monkey can save you."
"Do you take me as a joke?"
First Blade’s expression became murderous and furious, and so did his tone.
"Do you think this is a game?"
"Do you think I’m playing a game with you?!"
The world trembled at First Blade’s fury, and the expressions of Lucien and the Winter Monkey became solemn.
"This is bad." The Winter Monkey said as he tried standing but he failed.
Lucien nodded in understanding.
A demon filled with rage and extreme emotions was a dangerous demon because those emotions made them stronger, not weaker.
Even if First Blade had very little demonic energy left, his chaos flame would feed off his fury and would also grant him more demonic energy in return.
"What is this bastard-"
Lucien cursed and looked at Simon, but he could finish his words because he could see that something was wrong with Simon.
Simon was looking down and was holding his head with one hand.
He saw Simon’s move, like he was talking, but because of the distance, he could not hear anything.
"What’s wrong with him?" Lucien said with a baffled tone and expression.
The Winter Monkey also looked at Simon with a baffled expression.
Compared to Lucien, he could hear Simon’s words clearly since he was a Greater Demon.
"He seems to be saying... Play... game? Play and game repeatedly?"
"No... Let’s game?"
The Winter Monkey was even more baffled.
"Is it let’s play a game?" Lucien looked at the Winter Monkey.
The Winter Monkey nodded.
"Yes. That. He’s saying let’s play a game repeatedly. And he’s also saying, "Why" randomly."
"Hmm." Lucien frowned, but he was still perplexed and didn’t know what was going on.
First Blade was also perplexed like the Winter Monkey and Lucien.
He was still furious, but Simon’s strange state disrupted his momentum.
’What’s wrong with him?’
’Is my vessel damaged?’
This was First Blade’s main concern, and the more he looked at Simon and heard his strange mumblings, the more he knew that something was wrong.
As for Simon, he was actually baffled like the rest.
But for completely different reasons.
’Why? Why am I recalling that pig and the centipede?’
’Have I not overcome my trauma by killing Pellin?’
’Why am I hearing Pellin’s disgusting voice in my mind and the sound of the soul devouring centipede crawling in my mind... No... My entire being.’
’What the hell is going?!!!’
Simon screamed in his mind.