The Abyss King’s logic was simple. The law of causality that acted as a core to the balance of the universe was fair to everyone. Its effects could vary by person, but it didn’t go easy on some and hard on others. In other words, the Abyss King was saying that though he had crossed the line, Chi-Woo had done the same, so he would also have to suffer the same consequences as him.

—What utter nonsense!

Philip shouted as soon as he heard this claim. It was most ridiculous to hear this from the Abyss King, someone who had broken the law of causality over and over again until now. Philip turned to Chi-Woo to tell him to not even give the slightest attention to this nonsense, but what he saw made him falter.

—Chi…Woo…?

With his head slightly lowered, Chi-Woo tightly pursed his lips. This wasn’t the response Philip had expected, but Chi-Woo couldn’t find any points to refute in the Abyss King’s logic. There was something that hung in his mind preventing him from simply brushing off the Abyss King’s words as mere nonsense: Flora. Originally, his plan was to defeat the Abyss King as fast as possible and save Flora with Asha’s ability, ‘Deterrence’. That plan was going awry now. The Abyss King was more vicious and persistent than he had expected, and as a result, they used up a lot of time.

—It can’t be helped…the only thing I could’ve trusted at that time…was that girl…

The Abyss King chuckled. He seemed to have noticed Chi-Woo’s reaction. In other words,...