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“What are you two doing?”
In base number three, the Thousand-Eyed Demon scolded Wayne and Geoff angrily. While he wasn’t paying attention, his two most promising subordinates had almost gotten into a brawl. He had raised them to bite other people, not at each other’s throats!
Loyalty didn’t equate to unity. As a demon, the Thousand-Eyed Demon was well aware of that fact. Hell might be perilous, but the human world was even more treacherous. The fact applied everywhere.
He didn’t mediate between the two hungry dogs or make them shake hands and reconcile. It wasn’t about maintaining balance; he just couldn’t be bothered with that. He only needed his underlings to behave until the plan succeeded. Afterward, the two were welcome to bite each other however they wanted. He wouldn’t care even if one of them killed the other. In fact, he would applaud the spectacle.
Such was the ruthlessness of a demon.
Wayne kept his eyes lowered and stood obediently. Geoff, likewise, didn’t dare to breathe even a little louder. Only after the Thousand-Eyed Demon left did they exchange a glare.
This isn’t over! Geoff’s glare said.
Wayne responded wordlessly, So? It’s not too late to apologize now. Don’t force me to make you kneel and beg.
Geoff opened a portal and left. Wayne glanced at the alchemy circle. The hellish mouth had gotten its fill and was now fast asleep, even snoring. The flesh was transmuted, and the corpse fiend was taking initial form.
“How sinister!”
Wayne left through a portal. After the busy night, he quickly hurried home to remove his makeup so that he could take Kristen to school.
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