Hajin stayed against the cratered wall with his Chain raised toward the demon crouched ahead.
A narrow tail swayed behind her, claws rested inside fractured stone, and fresh cracks spread beneath her landing.
Her small frame held enough weight to crack bedrock, which told him appearances had stopped mattering today.
Divine Eye had identified her dark mana before the system finished opening its warning panel.
[ Hostile Mana Detected ]
[ Subject: Demonic Entity ]
[ Classification: Anomaly ]
[ Recommended Action: Do Not Engage ]
The delay almost made him laugh, though broken ribs turned that first breath into pain.
'My eyes beat the system to the answer again, which felt almost insulting.'
Her signature matched one of the human adventurers met on the road to the Beast King Gate.
That disguised pair had smiled with familiarity while every royal knight failed to sense them.
Now the girl from that pair stood in front of him without bothering with a human disguise.
