Asmodeus impatiently stood by the portal. Despite his warning, Lucifer had entered the trial, and he wasn't all that happy. But he was also worried about them.
The swamp wasn't a place they could take on with their current numbers. From the environment to the creatures they'd fight, the odds were stacked against them.
Even with YuWon and Lucifer there, he didn't expect the first expedition to be successful. Just then, the portal shimmered and Awakeners stepped out of it. Most of them were injured and quite a few of them were missing.
But they had a smile on their faces—the smile of victory.
They... did it!?
It wasn't until he noticed YuWon that he realized something was off. Unlike the rest, he was quiet and lost in his thoughts. But all that disappeared when their eyes met.
YuWon rushed towards him. Before Asmodeus could get a word in, he grabbed him by the collar and slammed him against the tree root.
