"I see..." Another piece of the puzzle clicked into place for Mike.
Shadow Nine had sent him a letter from the Supreme Abyssal.
The letter contained only the code phrase, but it omitted one crucial detail: what to do after finding the mole.
Now, the truth was clear.
Shadow Nine's message was simple:
The Ninth Demon God is the mole. Don't kill him!
The code phrase was the Ninth Demon God's lifeline.
Years turned into decades, decades into centuries. Two hundred years had passed.
The mole had become the Ninth Demon God, and Shadow Nine still hadn't extracted him!
Understanding the situation, Mike maintained his composure. "What are the stakes of this meeting?"
A level 1,000 Progenitor of Ghosts and the human race's future Supreme Being, Thor, were heavy hitters.
Even a boxing match between champions involved millions of dollars in prize money.
