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Those they had painstakingly protected died here in silence, and they knew nothing about it. Now they were facing the wrathful road of Thunder behind them, and even if their souls scattered, they could not atone for today's sins.
"Impossible, impossible!" The protector Garuda seemed crazed, shaking his head and denying it continuously.
Others might not understand, but he knew that Tang Monk was protected by a special karma set by the Western Sage, which prevented any demon from harboring the immediate thought of killing him—a predestined outcome. Yet, why did Tang Monk still die?
At that moment, he was icy cold all over, trembling uncontrollably as he looked up at the sky.
Wukong walked to Tang Monk's side and circled around him several times, scrutinizing Tang Monk, who was already dead.