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Alda wept as he looked at that enormous ancient Demonic Beast.
Behind the ancient Demonic Beast, a new head slowly emerged. This head, too, bore the face of a peerless beauty. It cast Alda a cold glance before muttering in an incomparably deep, stifled voice, "The one who collected those hundred and twenty souls was the Demon God who sent me here."
With a strange laugh, the ancient Demonic Beast lazily waved an arm. "I killed over ten thousand people for you. Naturally, I need to collect a little compensation!"
Alda was so furious his teeth nearly shattered from clenching them. He cried out at the top of his lungs, "But all the compensation was already..."
The Demonic Beast interrupted Alda's complaint. "Oh, no, all the compensation? That was the agreement between you and the Demon God. But the Demon God did not pay me any compensation, so I collected the compensation due to me on my own!"
Its two arms slowly drooped down, and the Demonic Beast began counting on its fingers. "I was asleep. My injuries were severe, and I had to rely on sleep to heal them. But because of your summons, the Demon God forced me awake, causing enormous harm to both my body and soul. I must collect part of the medical expenses."
"And after waking up, before I even had time to brush my teeth or take a bath, I was thrown into the summoning array. I was forced to meet people in this indecent state right after waking up, which caused tremendous damage to my personal dignity. I need to collect compensation for wounded dignity."
"Then, in killing these