In reality, the Shadow Monster King wasn’t completely unprepared for this. It had already anticipated this possibility when it first obtained the incantation, but it was incredibly strong at the time, and hadn't thought that there would be anything here stronger than itself. As such, it had thought it naturally wouldn’t need to fear the incantation’s rebound. Even if this Lord of Slaughter was an incredibly famous ancient destroyer, the Shadow Monster King had its own pride and confidence too, and hadn't thought it would lose in a confrontation.0

How could it have anticipated that its original body would be destroyed, though? It was already far weaker than normal. It had been in such a hurry to get revenge and recover its strength that it had briefly overlooked that point. But now, it was already too late for regrets. Now that it was in a clone body, it wasn't as powerful as before; on top of that, it had been bitten in half, so it could die at any time. Thus, it began to panic. It hurriedly bowed in respect,...1