Taurus Temple.
Lush green plants wound around the courtyard pillars, bringing vibrant life to the hall. A burly figure with crimson horns, long white hair cascading over his shoulders like a mane, and Golden Armor sat before a table laden with fresh flowers, fruits, vegetables, and cooked meat, feasting heartily when the tightly shut temple doors burst open with a thunderous boom.
The sudden noise startled the golden butterflies resting on the surrounding vines, sending them fluttering into the air.
The white-haired young man with bull horns instinctively raised a hand toward the tiny creatures around him.
"Nether Butterflies!"
However, a furious roar, as though facing a mortal enemy, exploded from the temple entrance.
"Boom!"
In the next instant, a golden meteor tore through the air, swift as lightning. A killing fist surged forward with thunderous force and sent the figure in the hall flying.
"Bang!"
Before the guardian of Taurus Temple could regain his senses, that savage figure followed like a maggot on bone. A storm of fists rained down through the pain upon a certain Minotaur.
For a moment, the white-haired, bull-horned youth had no power to fight back and was battered in every direction like a ball.
However, blessed with the thick-skinned talent of an Innate Demon, the Minotaur in Golden Armor endured more than a dozen punches and still refused to fall.
"Asterius, sorry about this. I didn't want to do it either. I'm doing this all for the Goddess!"
Samael swung him around like a sandbag, intending to physically put his opponent to sleep, while painfully defending himself. He did not forget to turn and call out.
"Luviya, what are you waiting for? Get in here!"
The incident had happened too suddenly. Awakened by the tremors beneath her feet and the shout in her ears,