After struggling with it for a long time, No. 22 finally steeled himself. He grabbed the end of the King's Scepter and yanked it out of his body with all his strength!
Screw it, he would take the gamble!
If he wanted power, how could he avoid taking risks?
The Gate of Truth came from beyond this universe and was an existence on the level of the Three Pillars. Surely it would not deceive a human artifact like him?
Amid the tearing sounds of flesh separating, No. 22 clenched the King's Scepter in his hand. A savage bloody gash ran through his chest, but as the bloated flesh sac squirmed without pause, more and more flesh filled the wound and restored it.
Holding the bloodstained scepter, No. 22 took a deep breath and extended it toward the starlit tentacle...
Whoosh—!!
Just as the starlit tentacle was about to take the scepter, a gray shadow flashed past No. 22 like lightning. In the next instant, his palm was empty.
No. 22 froze.
He instinctively turned his head and saw an enormous gray-skinned rat holding the King's Scepter in its mouth, silently watching him from afar.
As lightning flickered, the gray-skinned rat gradually rose onto its feet and transformed into a gray-robed figure. Dense arcs of electricity spread around him, and a pair of distinct characters for "One" could be seen in his blood-red pupils.
Yu Yi!
No. 22's pupils abruptly contracted at the sight!
"Give me back the scepter!!" he roared. His bloated body stomped the ground as he charged toward Yu Yi like a ferocious beast with uncoordinated limbs.
At the same time, Yu Yi's aura swiftly changed. The character for "One" in his eyes gradually vanished, and his gray robe was dyed pitch-black. As a scar emerged at the