Loa's figure had already turned into a gentle breeze, vanishing from before the Hellhound and appearing in the air a hundred meters away. He stood suspended in midair, the Hidden Abyss Sword hanging diagonally at his side.
Azure sword light flowed back and forth like water along the blade. Alone, he faced the mountain-sized, three-headed beast from afar.
"Big Brother!" the second and third heads roared at once. The moment their eldest brother's lower jaw was severed, both heads' eyes turned red.
But this time, they did not rush in and attack wildly-they had already suffered for doing that.
"This human is very strong." The middle head's Soul Transmission rang out in the other two heads' minds. Its voice faltered with the pain of its missing lower jaw, but its reasoning remained clear.
"Second Brother, Third Brother, listen to me. In a moment, we'll pretend to gather our innate divine ability again-activate the death law and make a big show of it, so he thinks we're going to use Death Call again. Then, while he's defending, ignore him and dive straight to the bottom of the lava river to hunt down that lion. That lion has the other three in his belly. Once we swallow them, this human will have to hold back for fear of hurting them. Even if we can't beat him, he won't be able to catch us if we want to run!"
The second head said nothing, its fangs grinding audibly. The third head's voice rang out through their soul link. "Big Brother is right. This human can withstand our innate divine ability. We can't beat him. But he can't stop us all by himself!" Blood still dripped from the wound where the middle head's lower jaw had been severed, but the hesitation in its slit