Varimathras's reaction this time was anything but slow.
Like a drowning man clutching at his last lifeline, he immediately moved closer to Li Yun!
Even as he closed the distance between them, he did not forget to condense another strand of mental force and slap it toward Li Yun's face.
He had to speed up Li Yun's awakening!
No matter what, facing a group of demon elders together was far better than Varimathras fighting alone!
However, when one was anxious, mistakes were always easy to make.
Varimathras had overlooked the fact that the mental force he sent out would be reflected by Li Yun. That invisible slap struck his own face once more, leaving his mind reeling.
His body staggered, and he failed to control the distance between himself and his target. He actually toppled straight into Li Yun's arms!
And Li Yun just so happened to awaken at that very moment.
The two grown male demons stared into each other's eyes, adding a strange undertone to the already tense atmosphere.
The demon elders surrounding them also froze in place, clearly not expecting things to develop this way.
The scene remained frozen for quite a while, until Li Yun finally reached out, grabbed Varimathras by the back of the neck, and lifted him away like a chick, allowing things to continue.
"Elder Varimathras, what were you doing to me just now?"
Li Yun's expression was grim, his voice cold enough to kill.
"I-I was trying to wake you up..." Varimathras stammered.
Halfway through his explanation, he suddenly realized that this might deepen the misunderstanding and hurriedly sped up.
"No, no, it wasn't what you think!"
"After you flew out of that cocoon of threads, you remained unconscious. I was afraid Toad Swallower and the others would harm you, so I