Chapter 343: Black Sky (7)
“So, it was all just an act from the start?” Kwon Oh-Jin bit his lip as he glared at the incoming wave of black clouds.
Cassia, still in his arms, gasped for breath. “Haa, haa. W-What do you mean it was all an act?”
As if she could still hear the Heavenly Demon’s voice, she bit her trembling lips.
“Everything.”
The magic circle had been nothing but a distraction. Its true purpose wasn’t to unseal the Heavenly Demon, but to control the demonkin.
That’s why, when I killed the first demonkin, a soul-like thing escaped and returned to the magic circle.
In other words, the magic circle had nothing to do with breaking the Heavenly Demon’s seal from the very beginning.
“W-Wait! What are you saying?!” Cassia shouted in a panic, “They clearly said the Heavenly Demon was sealed!”
“And who told you that?”
“T-The demonkin in Niflheim...”
“Those puppets?” Kwon Oh-Jin motioned with his chin toward the demonkin engulfed by the black clouds.
Cassia’s expression stiffened. Of course, she hadn’t blindly believed them. “T-Then... why hasn’t the Heavenly Demon made any direct moves until now?”