Chapter 376: Mirage
"Welcome to the starting point of the new world, Viscount Shien Poztut."
As that laughter rang out, several figures slowly emerged from the shadows before the temple.
Among them were the four black-clad Old Demon Race members Shien had faced earlier.
Like guards, they protected someone in the middle in a square formation, silently walking out alongside that person.
The one they guarded was also a demon wearing a black robe, though he had already removed his hood.
He looked about Shien's age, with a sickly pale complexion. He resembled a frail young nobleman, and a gentle, refined smile rested on his face.
Oz and Mafy exchanged puzzled looks when they saw that mild-mannered demon.
Shien narrowed his eyes, unable to hide his surprise.
"You're the leader?"
Shien asked bluntly, with a trace of doubt in his voice.
It couldn't be helped.
Shien had discovered that the demon guarded by four black-clad figures above level eighty, all possessing the Symbiosis skill, was only level ten.
Yes, level ten.
In other words, this demon was incredibly weak—so weak that he hardly seemed to belong to the demon race, a race known for its strength.
The demon race possessed an absolute innate advantage in strength, one that even the God Race had to concede to.
Even demons with the poorest talents could grow to heights ordinary humans could never reach.
Back when Shien had first become an adventurer, an Adventurer's Guild employee had told him that ordinary humans could reach level ten once they became adults, provided they had no particular defects.
Demons, however, were far stronger than humans. By adulthood, they could usually reach level thirty, far beyond anything humans could compare with.
As for the God Race, they had no concept of adulthood. Whatever they looked like