Chapter 302
None of them bothered searching the spot. They never expected that the culprit was hiding just a few meters away from them.
Too confident. Too blind.
And it made sense. If someone was there, their senses would have perceived it instantly.
Only the leader and another demon who had suggested the idea remained behind on the spot.
"What will you say to the lord?" the other demon asked in a small tone.
"I don't know," the leader replied. "I cannot think of anything that can justify this blunder."
The leader's jaw worked soundlessly for a moment, fangs grazing against his lip as if the words themselves were bitter.
"The lord would be beyond furious. Some of us will be executed on the spot," the demon whispered, feeling the terror in his core.
His wings trembled faintly, folding tighter around his frame as though they could shield him from the lord's wrath.
"Who could have done this?" the leading demon wondered with knitted brows.
