Chapter 630: Decimus’ death
Without wasting a second, the Sky Seed Depravitas swiftly retreated, leaving hundreds of metallic spheres across the entire mansion behind. Their movements were coordinated, precise, and completely silent. Quickly making their way back to the underground laboratory, they utilized the crystal once more, activating the hidden mechanism. The secret passage opened silently, revealing the dimly lit path leading back to the inner ring of the city.
It did not take long to reach the hidden coliseum beneath the Hunter’s Guild. As they appeared within the underground arena, Vlad’s eyes narrowed dangerously.
A flash of light, sharper and colder than the keenest blade, crossed the Depravita of Wrath’s eyes for an instant before he swiftly concealed it. His body moved silently, positioning himself right behind the massive form of the light-fire dragon, vanishing from sight.
"BOOOOOOOMMMMM!"
In the next instant, a tremendous explosion thundered throughout the colossal underground chamber. Its source was a distant corner, hundreds of meters from the current position of the Sky Seed Depravitas. Immediately, Jormungandr, Fafnir, and Ouroboros widened their eyes in astonishment as two figures emerged from the resulting flames and smoke.
One was Vlad, who had been standing beside them just moments before; the other was none other than Decimus Zanis.
The scion of the Zanis Family had somehow managed to infiltrate the coliseum, lurking undetected in the shadows.
Decimus’s powerful cloaking abilities were extraordinarily advanced—so refined that they could deceive the keen senses of even the Depravitas themselves and bypass the advanced detection capabilities of their A.I. chips. His strategy had clearly been to wait patiently, hidden from view, and strike them down when they least expected it.
Unfortunately for Decimus, he underestimated Vlad’s attunement to the Law of Space. Vlad’s demon soul allowed him to detect even the slightest fluctuations in spatial dimensions, making the identification of concealed shadow pocket dimensions an easy task. As soon as Decimus had begun preparing his attack, Vlad had already sensed his presence, anticipated his movements, and acted preemptively.