As he uttered the last word, a huge black shadow had already appeared directly above the Eye Demon, diving swiftly toward the portal guardian.
Lancelot gathered some True Qi to enhance his vision and carefully observed the formidable creature that was making him so nervous. It was as large as the Flame Demon and Demon Refinement, its body glossy black, topped with a beast-like head of porcupine-like black bristles, and behind it spread a pair of striking blood-red, back-to-front wings.
But the most memorable part was its body: on either side of its humanoid torso grew four burly arms, each clutching a battle axe; and where its belly should have been, from the chest down to the groin, was a gaping maw, with a pair of demonic antlers stretching out from the waist, constituting an extremely bizarre demon figure.
"That is... the Guardian of the Gate!"
