"Captain, this is a misunderstanding! It's not that we're useless. This brat is simply too savage, as terrifying as a vicious beast!" a Golden Mantis Demon protested.
"You dare talk back? Savage? Him? A little human whelp... urgh!"
The Golden Captain roared at his subordinates, convinced they were talking nonsense. Before he could finish, a streak of sword light pierced the air, like the Nether God opening his eyes from a dream. Its radiance blazed in all directions, tearing through the void. The Golden Captain felt his throat tighten and instinctively clapped a hand over his neck. Dark green demon blood gushed out, spilling over his fingertips in an instant and dripping to the ground with an eerie patter.
"You..." The Golden Captain stared at Xiao Chen in utter disbelief. One moment, he had been berating his useless subordinates for failing to kill even a human brat. The next, his words had come back to bite him, and that little human whelp he had called weaker than an ant had slain him with a single sword strike!
Most terrifying of all, he had never even noticed when his opponent drew his sword!
Thud!
The Golden Captain collapsed, breathed his last, and reverted to his true demonic form.
An old golden mantis demon several times larger than an ordinary Golden Mantis Demon lay dead on the spot. The scales around his neck had been sliced clean through, and dark green demon blood poured out like a spring, forming a stream in moments!
"The Captain... is dead!"
The terrifying Golden Captain had been killed in an instant. The atmosphere froze, and silence fell over the scene. Every demon and human trembled, shock thundering in their eyes, their hearts clenched and their backs chilled. Only after a long while did a Golden Mantis