The two strange men each drew a strip of black gauze from their waists and tied it over their eyes.
"Gorgon, give up," one of the men said. "If you fight us in your current form, someone's bound to get caught in the crossfire. You'll probably kill Du Yu yourself."
Medusa was caught between a rock and a hard place. Just as they had said, her Demon Beast form could not distinguish friend from foe. She could easily hurt Du Yu by mistake and turn him to stone, but if she did nothing, they would kill him immediately.
Du Yu slowly stood up and asked, "Are you... He Suoyi's men?"
Both men froze, then turned back and asked, "He Suoyi...? Who's that?"
Du Yu gritted his teeth. "Are you playing dumb? He's the only person in this world who wants me dead!"
"Is that so?" The older brother shrugged noncommittally. "Then perhaps you don't know yourself very well. Plenty of people in this world want you dead."
Du Yu's expression chilled. "Since I'm going to die, I at least want to know why. Tell me who wants my life."
"It's Sage." The older brother smiled at Du Yu. "He is neither human nor immortal, neither god nor monster, neither ghost nor demon. He is Sage."
Du Yu frowned. Sage? There was actually someone like that in this world?
After thinking for a moment, Du Yu said coldly, "Gorgon... don't worry. I don't need your help to deal with these two. Put away your Demon Beast form. I can handle them."
Both men were startled and discreetly took a step back.
He could handle them? Could it be...?
Medusa thought it over too, then returned to human form.
The two strange men grew cautious despite themselves. They slowly removed the black