Void, the middle layer of the Black Abyss, Guilt Ridge.
This had originally been Saint Zaga's territory. After Su Xiao butchered Saint Zaga, it was taken over by a lionman named Gabul, who became the boss of Guilt Ridge and industrialized the smuggling of contraband.
In other places, this would have been suicide. But this was the Black Abyss, and terrifying beings existed in its deepest layer.
Because of this, Lionman Gabul had been riding high for a long time. He had even considered recently currying favor with White Bull. It could be said that in the hearts of these exiles who lived in darkness, White Bull was both the goal they aspired to and the goal they fought toward.
Lionman Gabul no longer had such thoughts. He was kneeling on the ground, and aside from fear, there was no other emotion in his eyes.
Drip, drip~
Blood dripped from the tip of a long blade. A figure approached, bare-chested, with tattered clothes hanging from him. Black-blue smoke rose from his body, making his features impossible to see. His disheveled black hair moved without wind, and his blood-red eyes made one's heart tremble.
"P-please let me go. Money, resources, women—whatever you want, I'll get it for you right away. Let me off this once. I'm willing to be your dog. No, no, I'm not worthy of being your dog."
Lionman Gabul knelt on the ground, blood dripping from his mane. All around him, corpses lay strewn everywhere.
Just as Lionman Gabul was about to continue begging for mercy, his eye level suddenly dropped until it was even with the horizon. The last thing he saw was a foot stepping down.
With a crack, Blade Demon crushed Lionman Gabul's skull beneath his foot. He had not done it intentionally; he had