"How did you get here already?!" the Demon Cultist exclaimed in a flustered tone.

Kang-Woo didn't answer. He just used the Authority of Blades, lowered his posture, and swung his blade upward.

"Kuh!"

The Demon Cultist raised his hand, and a barrier made of demonic energy blocked the blade.

Clang.

"Whoa," Kang-Woo muttered with bright eyes.

The impact that he felt from the block was quite powerful. The Demon Cultist was stronger than he'd expected.

"You're not Fujimoto... Who are you?" the masked Demon Cultist asked, looking at Kang-Woo.

Kang-Woo extended his hands. He merged two Authorities and created a long spear.

After grabbing the Bident, he said at a low volume, "Move."

"Well... I didn't expect you to answer me."

The Demon Cultist clenched his hands into fists, and a strong demonic energy flowed from them.

'I guess the Demon Cult in Japan truly is far stronger than the one in Korea,' Kang-Woo thought.

The Demon Cultist currently facing Kang-Woo didn't seem to be a cardinal like Baek Kang-Hyun, considering he wasn't participating in the summoning ritual. It meant this was the power of a regular priest, and it was completely different from that of the Demon Cult's priests...