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Hearing the dark, sharp voice, Xavier, Lilith, and the vicious-looking guard turned their heads in unison.
It belonged to a middle-aged demon who currently stood with a cold, menacing aura. His expression was calm yet chilling, and his faintly glowing, icy green eyes locked onto the lower-ranked guard like daggers.
For a second, the three stood frozen, but then—
"This..." Lilith's voice trembled, and in the next moment, relief flooded her, causing her knees to weaken.
'We're saved!' she thought, blood finally flowing through her veins, though she didn't dare speak it aloud.
Standing beside her, however, Xylen doesn't need to be told to catch on.
He quickly sensed her relief, and although his body remained rigid, his tensed muscles still loosened just a bit.
The guard opposite them, on the other hand, stiffened like stone.
But the moment he recognized the newcomer as his superior, he straightened his back, instantly standing at attention, his face turning pale.
