Another Spider Demon descended from the theater wall, its face twisted in a vicious grimace as it charged toward the King Colossus. All eight legs moved at once, its crawling form as swift as an afterimage, leaving a scarlet trail at the corner of its eye in the darkness.
As it crawled, the human face embedded in the spider's head kept rotating like a windmill.
A sinister wind rushed toward him. The King Statue stood alone and helpless, silently remaining where it was.
If the King Colossus was destroyed, the mysterious protection bestowed upon Ji Minghuan would disappear with it. It was equivalent to losing a layer of insurance, vastly increasing the risk of death.
Twin demons... Character Memory had mentioned such a situation. Thinking of this, Ji Minghuan raised a hand and touched the Black and White Ring Road beside him. A mass of shadow suddenly surged out from within the ring.
Contracted Demon—"Shadow Demon"—power released.
The "Shadow Demon" was the first demon Xia Pingzhou had contracted after advancing to a First Order Exorcist. For a short period of time, this demon could pull any one object around the Exorcist into the shadow beneath their feet.
The Shadow Demon shot out of the Black and White Ring Road, sank into the ground, and arrived beneath the King in the blink of an eye.
"Tut, tut, tut..."
The Shadow Demon gave a low, sinister chuckle. Raising its arms formed of darkness, it dragged the King into the shadow below. The two seemed to sink into a black pool.
The male-faced Spider Demon swept forward with all eight legs, only to hit empty air.
The Spider Demon lowered its head blankly, its scarlet eyes hanging as it stared at the shadow beneath its feet. Within it, it could see