As Extreme Grudge Intent shrieked excitedly, Toby stood ready for battle. No matter what emerged from behind the vortex, it would wipe it out completely!
As time passed, the tremors coming from within the vortex grew increasingly violent. Before the Demonic Beast had even appeared, faint rustling could already be heard.
When a breeze swept past, the vortex's trembling vanished. At the same time, a hollow opened at its very center.
The appearance of that hollow meant the Demonic Beast was about to reveal itself.
Extreme Grudge Intent grew ever more excited, and Toby became even more vigilant. Yet... no creature emerged from the hollow.
After waiting for quite some time, the vortex even began showing signs of dissipating, yet no creature appeared.
"What is going on?" Toby was even more baffled now. Just when it thought it was about to face the greatest enemy of this tribulation, everything had abruptly come to a halt?
Extreme Grudge Intent was also stunned. Its initial excitement turned into confusion. Seeing the vortex begin to disperse, Extreme Grudge Intent once again stirred up negative emotions, trying to keep the vortex from fading away, but it was useless.
Seeing this, Extreme Grudge Intent stamped its feet in fury. "Why? Why won't you come out and kill it?!"
There was no response.
Extreme Grudge Intent grew even more resentful. With jealous flames blazing in its heart, it threw back its head and roared, "Don't you know that if I disappear, you'll be next!"
Still, there was no response.
"You can't escape! You can't escape!" Extreme Grudge Intent hissed furiously. Amid its repeated curses, sounds finally arose from the hollow within the vortex.
A soft chuckle rang out, devoid of any emotion. Yet against the backdrop of Extreme Grudge Intent's furious stomping, it formed a stark