Along with the smile freezing on the demon prince's face, the enormous emerald net that had been falling also came to a halt.
Though the demons had no idea what had happened, they were not stupid enough to let this opportunity slip away.
One after another, they scrambled out and retreated over a hundred meters away.
During their escape, the suspicious Varimathras never took his eye off Kaz, fearing that something else might happen and that he would launch a sudden attack.
Yet after Varimathras had put enough distance between them and was completely safe, Kaz remained frozen where he stood without making the slightest movement.
The only thing that changed was the Heavenly Net that had originally covered the demons.
The emerald net, with its dense mesh, slowly shrank and warped, like a dead leaf that could no longer maintain its original shape.
"Did Kaz... let us go?"
An elder demon murmured in astonishment.
The moment the words left his mouth, the other greater demons refuted him.
"How is that possible!"
"Kaz's actions just now were completely genuine. He clearly had no intention of leaving us alive. How could he suddenly have a change of heart?"
"Exactly. I think something went wrong with him. Maybe the Substitute Doll he bound was a shoddy product..."
"But if something went wrong with him, why is he standing there like a wooden dummy? Shouldn't he first dismiss his divine ability and adjust his condition?"
"Yeah, he should at least rein in that killing intent..."
"That's right. Damn it, Kaz's killing intent is making me shiver. Maintaining that must consume a lot of mental power... I've never seen him this fierce before. He must be truly enraged..."
"Wait..." Varimathras stared fixedly into the distance with his single eye and interjected gravely. "Are you