A fierce light burst from that small clay bottle, blinding all the enticing demons instantly with its brilliance. At the same time, a loud bang echoed in their ears.
The demons, stricken with fear, threw themselves backward, dodging the violent explosion they imagined was coming.
Mud splattered on them as the ground undulated like the surface of a lake swept by a fierce wind. It took quite some time before the enticing demons recovered their vision. They lifted their heads and discovered that where the human knight had stood, there was now a large pit, and the prisoner the Abyssal Lord had ordered them to bring back had vanished without a trace.
"It's all your fault, you idiot! It's because of you that we couldn't bring back the child!"
"Exactly! It's your responsibility, and we will report today's situation 'verbatim'..."
"Prepare for Lord Cang Ye's wrath!"
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