Trembling, Warren slowly walked over to Daemonium. “What are you planning to do, Godfather?”
The man could not help but feel that his godfather wanted to take advantage of him somehow.
“No questions. You just do whatever I tell you to do. Got it?”
Too afraid to defy Daemonium, Warren nodded somewhat reluctantly. What choice do I have? It's not like I can disobey him. If I do, he might kill me where I stand.
Then, Daemonium turned around and knelt down before placing his hands on the ground.
With Warren following suit, the two looked like runners in the starting position.
“Hades, I summon thee! Appear before me now!” commanded Daemonium.
Boom!
After the man finished his sentence, a thick black smoke came out of his body and engulfed both Warren and himself.
Zeke and the others widened their eyes in surprise when they heard the name. Hades? As in the founder of Netherworld? Anyone who can bring about such a force must be a warrior to be reckoned with!
Even though they had never met Hades, they started to worry if they could take on the fearsome warrior.
After all, Daemonium was able to hold a fight against Zeke, so they would be in serious trouble if Hades had more minions as powerful as the Celestial Class warrior.
Zeke and the others held their breath as they waited for the founder of Netherworld to appear.
However, there was nobody to be seen after the smoke dissipated.
Even Daemonium and Warren had disappeared somehow.
Wait. What happened? It took Zeke and the others two seconds before they realized that the two might have escaped.
The group then burst out laughing, for they never would have expected someone as respected as Daemonium to fly the coop.
On the other hand, Mahazael could feel his heart sink when he saw what had happened. I thought for sure Daemonium was going to turn the tables on them. How can he just make a break for it and leave me behind? That b*stard!
“Daemonium, how dare you forsake me! Mark my words. You'll get what's coming to you!” promised Mahazael, who then heard the man's response from far away. “You idiot! If I didn't run away, we'd both be dead! One of us had to be sacrificed, so I'd rather it be you, the stupid one. I believe I can contribute to Netherworld more than you ever could.”
“Screw you! Do you think you can get away after what you've done to me? I'll haunt you for the rest of your life!” roared Mahazael.
“Mahazael, I order you to self-destruct now. The least you can do is make your death meaningful.”
“What makes you think I'd do anything for you? You have betrayed me, and you still expect me to help you? Do you really take me for an idiot?” questioned Mahazael rhetorically after chuckling.
“If you don't do what I say, I promise you that your family will be slaughtered in three days,” threatened Daemonium before his voice slowly faded.
“Go after him now!” ordered Zeke before turning to Mahazael. “You'd better stay out of our way. And don't worry about your family. They're innocent, so we'll protect them from Daemonium no matter what.”
“Do you even know where my family is?”
Zeke kept silent because he had no idea how to answer the question.
After laughing wryly, Mahazael continued, “Poor, poor me. I can't believe I have to sacrifice myself for the person who betrayed me. However, if I can trade my life for my family's, I'll gladly do it. You brought this on yourself, Zeke. Prepare to die!”
Clenching his teeth, the man then valiantly charged forward.
Zeke inhaled sharply when he realized what Mahazael was ready to do, for he knew that not even a Celestial Class warrior could withstand the explosion.
“Everybody, get out of here now!” warned Zeke before unleashing his energy to form a barrier to keep Mahazael away.
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