"But... so what!" Shendu curled up in the tiny room, getting used to a body that had begun to feel unfamiliar. Looking through the window at the bustling street, he carefully considered his next move.
Shendu faced the surveillance camera, seemingly unaware of what a recording was.
"I, Shendu, am invincible! I will return to rule this world!" Shendu raised his dragon claws, stretched his upper body, and let out a long... low growl toward the sky.
"I must gather all the Talismans. Now, where are my Talismans?" Shendu's eyes turned a particularly vivid red. Shrinking his body, he quietly left the room.
There were several more rooms next to the one where Shendu had appeared.
These rooms were Freddy's base.
Freddy was laying the groundwork for another demon-summoning circle.
He also intended to summon the Moon Demon.
To add a little more spice to the harmonious Hell's Kitchen and its simple, honest folk.
Demons were not easy to get along with, and Freddy was not sure what other demons he might summon.
And so...
Freddy compiled a book, tore it into numerous pages, and quietly scattered the fragments.
The plan over in Oak City had already begun.
Naturally, Freddy could not afford to drag his feet.
The Cold Wind Building.
Several black SUVs pulled up outside the rear entrance.
A group of smartly dressed men got out.
There were roughly a dozen of them.
Apart from one bespectacled Baldy, who looked like a scoundrel hiding behind a respectable appearance...
The other dozen men radiated ferocity, clearly veterans who had fought their way through battlefields.
As they walked, they instinctively kept one hand at their waist instead of swinging their arms freely.
They were clearly ready to draw and fire at any moment.
Frock led the way.
He was