Atop the deadlocked city wall, the Lion-headed Storm Demon carrying Anna leaped nimbly between broken stones and demonic beasts.
The nearby Wrathful Lion Uridim, even the Tri-horned Lion Dragons whose bloodlines had degraded through several generations, and the Wrathful Serpent Mushhushshu all instinctively froze upon catching the unusual scent of this high-ranking demonic beast.
The purple-haired little girl, whose hood had been blown away, crouched over Ugallu's back and gripped his mane tightly with both hands. After repeatedly confirming that familiar soul fluctuation, she hesitantly murmured.
"You're... Samael?!"
"That's right!"
"How is this possible?"
"Escaping comes first. I'll explain later! Hold on tight!"
The scheming ancient serpent, using low-ranking demonic beasts as cover, hurriedly replied over his shoulder, temporarily easing the little girl's tension.
"Mm!"
Anna nodded heavily without hesitation, placing unconditional trust in Samael despite his altered form.
If not for the demonic beast he had transformed into pulling her out of the Enkidu's Chains' sealing zone just now, she would have been severely injured even if she had survived.
Besides, their month-plus of time together had told her that Samael was a very good person. He absolutely could not harbor any bad intentions!
However, the innocent little girl failed to notice anything at all.
The instant she clamped her slender legs tight and pressed her body down, the running Lion-headed Storm Demon nearly stumbled and almost plunged into a breach in the wall ahead.
You're killing me! Samael, running for his life to evade the pursuit of Enkidu's Chains, screamed internally.
In truth, in his demonic beast form, Samael's fur, flesh, bones, and fascia were all products of magical mutation.
On the one hand, this allowed him to shed unnecessary things more effectively, disguise himself as a demonic beast, and improve the coordination between himself and Anna. On