Sanders's expression turned grave.
At first, he had not recognized the statue. But when Angel said that it depicted the Archdemon—the Cruel Scholar—Sanders immediately felt a chill gradually creep down his spine.
The Cruel Scholar—this was an Archdemon!
An ordinary demon god could already stir up towering waves, let alone an Archdemon!
"How did you come to possess a statue of the Cruel Scholar?!" Sanders knitted his brows tightly and fixed his gaze on Angel.
Angel fell silent for a moment, then recounted what had happened in the underground hall. "While I was in the underground hall, I encountered the will of the Cruel Scholar..."
After listening to Angel's account, Sanders's expression grew even graver. "...And then you agreed to the demon god's conditions?"
Angel nodded.
"You should know that anything connected to a demon god must never be underestimated." Anxiety, rare for Sanders, appeared in his eyes. Seeing Angel lower his head without a word, he could only let out a soft sigh in the end.
Angel could not be blamed for this. In such a sealed-off situation, with the Cruel Scholar deliberately scheming against him, Angel had only two choices at the time: agree, or die.
Now that he had already agreed, as Angel's mentor, Sanders could only find a way to minimize the demon god's influence on him.
For a time, Sanders sank into thought, swiftly searching through cases related to demon gods in his mind.
In the Wizarding World, borrowing the power of demon gods was exceedingly convenient and could achieve desired results in a short time. Thus, many wizards, openly or secretly, had dealings with demon gods. However, such dealings generally did not involve facing the demon gods themselves. At most, they involved unknown transactions with one of a demon god's countless incarnations. Cases of