P.S. Thanks to Zhang Yu Jianyu for the tip, and to Heqian for the monthly pass! This cold has really knocked me out. I went for an IV this afternoon and feel a little better now. I still owe you one chapter, but I'll hit ten thousand words today no matter what, so don't worry! Please send monthly passes and recommendations.
"Ah! Damn it, what is that?"
"Run! Run!"
Countless Demons cried out and fled toward the Giants.
The Titan Giants seemed stunned by what had appeared. They ignored the fleeing Demons and stared at the Palace, at a loss.
The place where the Palace had stood began to blur.
The next moment, as the Demons attacked again, the Palace abruptly vanished. A huge mass of pitch-black something appeared in its place!
"Rumble... Hoo... Hoo..."
A sound Er Dongsheng knew all too well reached his ears.
"This is..."
Er Dongsheng's face darkened. He had heard that sound more than enough times inside the Spacetime Maze!
As the great rumbling breaths continued, countless streams of thick black matter surged out.
They spread rapidly in every direction.
The ink-black sludge seemed able to cross the distance between points in space and time. Demons who fled too slowly were overtaken in an instant!
The enormous Giants bore the brunt of it. Most were caught by the black substance!
Some of the revolting stuff seeped into the Demons' shadows; some sank into the Giants' bodies. Every creature it touched, Demon or Giant, began to scream in agony.
Dense clusters of hideous eyes, mouths, and tiny hands sprouted wherever it had entered their bodies. They clawed at themselves, tearing away chunk after chunk of flesh, but nothing could stop the frantic growth!
Horrifying. Sickening. Appalling!
When the substance invaded weaker Demons, their bodies were instantly