Elder of the Evil Spirit Clan

Gaino had never shown any mercy toward his enemies. After restraining Karuno, Gaino directly invaded Karuno's consciousness with his divine sense. The powerful soul invasion made Karuno feel as though his head were exploding.

"Ah... ah!" His screams instantly echoed throughout Evil Valley City.

Gaino did not care whether Karuno lived or died. His powerful soul force continued eroding Karuno's divine sense. Gradually, Karuno's gaze became dull, as if he were a walking corpse.

After obtaining the information he wanted, Karuno's soul body collapsed onto the walls of Evil Valley City.

Gaino shouted, "Spirit Jade."

"Your subordinate is here."

"The king of the Evil Spirit Clan has now become my puppet. I'll leave the rest to you."

Spirit Jade said, "Lord Gaino, please rest assured and leave it to me!"

"There is only one requirement: those who surrender will be absorbed into the Blood Spirit Legion. Those who refuse will be killed."

"Yes, this subordinate understands."

After making those arrangements, Gaino rushed at top speed toward the Evil Spirit Clan's dungeon. When he saw his beloved sitting blankly on the dungeon floor, guilt instantly flooded Gaino's heart. He blamed himself bitterly. If only he had insisted a little more back then, none of this would have happened today.

With one punch, he blasted open the dungeon door. Gaino came before Laiya and saw the emptiness in her eyes, causing his heart to ache once more. He used his soul power to awaken the controlled Laiya from her stupor.

The first words Laiya spoke after waking were, "Kill... kill... If you want to control me, you'll have to pay the price."

Laiya charged directly at Gaino. Seeing that she was not entirely clear-headed, Gaino darted in front of her and pulled her tightly into his embrace. "Laiya, I'm sorry. I came