Having been struck where it hurt, Anog's expression stiffened.
He really was much like a rat now.
Every time he finished fighting Kolsama, he had to find a place to nurse his wounds, and out of habit, that place was usually an underground cave.
Anog gritted his teeth and snapped furiously, "What do you mean by that?!"
Kolsama said coldly, "You saw it too. The speed at which his strength is growing is far too fast."
"When we set out with Hachiwote back then, he was only a fourth-rank greater demon."
"Yet now he already possesses the false power of the sixth rank. Give him some more time, and perhaps he'll become even stronger!"
"He may not even need more time. In your current state, if he finds you, you won't be his match!"
"What did you say?!" Anog roared in fury.
Yet there was something hollow beneath that fierce display.
Because Anog, far underground, thought it over. If he ran into Charles now, he might really be unable to defeat him.
A false sixth rank gained through authority was still a sixth rank. It would hurt just as much in a fight.
Not to mention Charles also possessed a wizard tower.
If they fought, Anog could battle for half the day without even touching Charles, all his attacks blocked by the wizard tower.
Meanwhile, Charles's false sixth-rank power could strike with a heavy fist and make his wounds flare up again.
Only then did Anog truly realize that among himself, Charles, and Kolsama, he seemed to be the weakest one now.
Kolsama was wounded as well, but that fellow who lurked in the shadows like a venomous snake was less injured than he was.
At that thought, Anog's eyes shifted. Controlling the Yugoloth, he said, "You have a point.