Octopus Lady had already been plagued by doubts and irritation.
When she saw a low-level demon daring to spy on her from nearby, she could no longer suppress the anger in her heart.
She had to avoid Hangenor's edge, and even the great demon in crimson armor warranted some caution, but now any random low-level demon could secretly track the movements of Octopus Lady?!
Did they really think the overlord of the Neptune Domain was made of clay?!
With that thought, Octopus Lady raised her fleshy arm high.
When it came down again, she had already hurled a blazing ball of brilliant light from her palm!
The boulder where the low-level demon had been hiding shattered on impact, turning into dust that filled the sky and lingered for a long time.
Octopus Lady briefly scanned the area with her divine sense. Only after confirming there was no sign of life did she turn and enter the passage, leaving the Demon Domain.
Yet the moment she left, a small figure sprang out of the cloud of dust on the ground without warning.
It was a Goblin.
Though his gray-white eyebrows gave him the air of advanced age, the faintly bluish whites of his eyes and the coarse black stubble on his chin revealed that he was in the prime of his life.
After brushing the dust off himself, Balgon looked up at the passage vanishing into the sky and muttered with lingering fear:
"Father was right. Weakness and ignorance are not obstacles to victory. Pride is."
"Those overlords of the star domains really aren't people to be trifled with. I nearly paid with my life... I'll have to be much more careful from now on..."
"Octopus Lady, overlord of the Neptune Domain... Our paths will cross again. We will definitely meet