Gi-Gyu hesitated for a while.

“Kekeke!” Paimon giggled again, but his voice no longer rang in Gi-Gyu’s head.

Gi-Gyu wondered if he had imagined the warning, as his mind and body weren’t in good condition. Because of the sorcerous energy, he was burning up like he had a fever. Whenever he tried to relax, he felt like he would explode.

So, he wouldn’t be surprised if that warning really were a hallucination.

Gi-Gyu was deep in thought, but he didn’t forget that time wasn’t on his side. He desperately wanted to open the gate and run to Eden. His sync to his creatures was still too weak. He called out to El and Old Man Hwang, but neither answered.

In the end…

“Sy…” Gi-Gyu opened his dry lips to say the word, but he couldn’t. Instead, he hit the back of Paimon’s head hard.

Whack.

“Ugh,” Paimon groaned and lost consciousness. It wasn’t a simple blow to the back; Gi-Gyu had infused sorcerous energy and Death...