With a pat on his chest, Mahazael ignited his life force and blew himself up.
Boom!
The explosion caused a flash of light so bright that it was like staring at the sun itself, and the shockwave it created leveled the ground within range.
It took a few minutes before the dust finally settled, but by then, the place looked like it had been hit by a meteorite.
Even with the protection of his energy barrier, Zeke bore the brunt of the eruption. The man was pale as a ghost as he coughed up blood in the aftermath.
Although Sole Wolf and the others were farther from the explosion, they were blown away by the shockwave nonetheless.
Injured and bloody, they took quite a while before they managed to get on their feet.
“Da*n it! That was some explosion! I almost got killed!”
“So this is what happens when an Ultimate Class warrior self-destructs, huh? It'd probably have no problem killing a Celestial Class.”
“No use discussing it now. Our priority is to chase down Daemonium.”
“You're right. We have to get him... Da*n it! I can't move. My leg is broken.”
“I can't move either. I think I have broken ribs.”
“Listen up! Those of you who are injured, stay where you are. The rest of you follow me,” commanded Zeke.
“Yes, sir!”
Zeke and some of the others were ready to hunt down Daemonium. However, at that point, Daemonium had already gotten so far away that Zeke no longer had any clue which direction to go.
Even though Zeke could not sense his target anymore, he was not going to give up so easily.
After releasing his energy to track down David and Brantley, Zeke landed next to the two, who immediately let out a sigh of relief when they saw that Zeke was okay.
“Young Master, we're so glad that you're fine.”
“Did you two see Daemonium?” inquired Zeke.
In response, the two shook their heads. “No, we didn't. We should run before he catches up to us, Young Master. This is our chance!”
“You misunderstood me. It's actually the other way around. I'm trying to chase him down.”
What? Mr. Williams is going after Daemonium? The Celestial Class warrior is the one running? How is that possible! David, Brantley, Freddie, and Kingsley raised a brow curiously and wondered if they had misheard the man.
“Did you just say that you're chasing down Daemonium? What's going on, Young Master?” asked David.
“The seventh branch of Netherworld has been wiped out. Its leader, Mahazael, has just self-destructed to buy Daemonium some time. That's why I'm trying to ensure that he doesn't escape.”
After listening to Zeke, the four were greatly astounded. For decades Netherworld has lorded over us, and now they're completely wiped out by Young Master? This man is as powerful as Pietro himself, if not more powerful!
Before long, Ares, Alfred, Killer Wolf with Sole Wolf riding Tiger Lord, and the others arrived at the scene as well.
They could sense the negative energy in Freddie and Kingsley, so naturally, they assumed the two were their enemies.
Freddie and Kingsley immediately shivered when they noticed the group's murderous intent.
“Please don't hurt us! We're not with Netherworld anymore.”
“It's true! We helped Mr. Williams save Mr. Jones and Mr. Fleming, so please don't kill us!”
The group then turned to Zeke for verification.
“That's right. They're to be handed over to the military court where they'll receive lighter sentences because of what they did for me,” explained Zeke after nodding.
After that, Ares and the others shifted their attention to David and Brantley.
For some reason, the two seemed amiable, so the group was less hostile to them.
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