Ray recalled with a nonchalant expression, but every person on both sides felt a shiver down their spines.
This was an instinctive reaction triggered by their very souls; when a threat level aimed at taking their lives became too intense, they would inevitably feel such a reaction.
If a person is not strong enough, even strong killing intent directed at them might be difficult to perceive. However, the stronger the being, the more acute their sense of this threat would be. And who was Ray?
He was a being who could now, allegedly, compete with a Universal being. If he fully harboured ill intent against them, he could very well kill them through the sheer terror he could inflict upon them.
There was much of a voice of dissent among the humans as well, but Ray could hear people's whispers rumbling in his ears instantly, along with the harbouring of ill-intent among them.
"They need a long time if they wanna merge," he mumbled in his heart.
