The next morning, after a brief climb, Lan Kai followed Juggler and finally arrived at the outskirts of the Blood God Legion's base.
However, the expected ambush by sentries never came. Instead, several people whose ranks were clearly quite high came out together to welcome Juggler.
Moreover, judging by their expressions, they were utterly convinced by Juggler. It was just unclear how many of them had been personally beaten into submission by him.
Lan Kai did not believe there was anyone among the Blood God Legion's upper ranks whom Juggler had not beaten before. The only difference was whether they had been wholeheartedly convinced by Juggler before the fight, or only after being beaten.
The Blood God Legion had always acted with decisive efficiency. Juggler and Lan Kai were brought directly into a meeting room, after which the corpse of a "strange" "Abyssal creature" killed by the Blood God Legion, along with numerous photographs and firsthand recordings, was delivered by the Legion's staff.
The instant he saw the alien corpse with its somewhat round head, Lan Kai was certain that this was not a genuine Guts Alien.
Though the Guts Alien's strength did not seem to be among the very best, it had once been an opponent who had forced Ultraseven into a bitter battle. If a real Guts Alien had emerged from the Abyssal passage, then it would not just be Juggler and Lan Kai who had come here—the armies of the entire continent would have been mobilized.
Therefore, this thing was at most an Abyssal creature that possessed some of the Guts Alien's powers. Yet because it possessed the Guts Alien's power, it had not been completely reclaimed by the Abyssal Plane.
"So it's an Abyssal creature resembling a Guts Alien... Officers of the Blood God Legion, when