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    "Waiting? It seems like you have been expecting me to arrive," said Shin as he continued to walk forward.

    "Paimon mentioned that the greatest variable may appear in this place. After all, you always appear whenever there is a big event concerning the Evil Faction and Righteous Churches," replied Morax as he slightly stretched his body.

    Shin squinted his eyes as he heard the name ’Paimon’ as he recalled that it was one of the strategists of the Pandemonium Descendants alongside ’Belial’.

    Morax might not be able to see the expression that Shin was making due to the hood of the cloak and the mask that the latter was wearing. But he could still tell what the other side was thinking based on the small movements that they were making.

    "It looks like you know quite a lot about us. I guess Diablo do have found a way around to bypass the system contract he has signed with the organization when he has left," he said before quickly adding. "Well, that is not the big deal since what you know about us is most likely the general information that anyone can get due to the Sword God’s infiltration at that time."

    "Our operations and other plans are something that can’t be shared with others anyway," he added before raising his stone spear and resting it on his shoulder. "Let’s start this already. I am sure that the guy inside is about to finish his job there."

    "Or you can also stay there and not do anything as I am too lazy to fight right now. I still have better things to do after this operation, let’s not waste our time and energy with each other," he continued.

    Shin tilted his head to the side as he felt that this guy was quite interesting compared to the other members of the Pandemonium Descendants that he had met so far, particularly those from the Seven Sin Devils of the Pandemonium Troupe.

    "Too bad, I’m quite excited to fight someone from the Pandemonium Troupe who is not a Sin Devil," he said.

    Morax slightly curved his lips into a grin as he asked. "But aren’t you quite in a hurry? And I also don’t think you have the time to deal with me when your partner is being cased by that crazy woman."

    Shin raised his head a little when he heard those words, suspecting that these guys from the Demonic Churches and Corrupted Cult were somewhat ’getting’ along with each other when they were supposed to be batting heads from what he had learned about them.

    Setting that thought aside, Shin shrugged his shoulder. "I trust her abilities, so there is no need to worry about her."

    Sensing that Shin was getting ready to fight, Morax unexpectedly said something that caught the other party off guard. "I don’t like doing something troublesome as I find it a waste of energy. But I also can’t let you disturb our plans once again. How about making a deal with me?"

    Shin could not help but pause a little while looking at the other party with a strange expression under his mask. He was confused at first but later realized as he recalled what type of person he was facing according to the information that they had.

    – "That guy is a strange one. He likes to make a deal with everyone whenever he is doing something. But don’t let your guard down when you encounter him as he is still one of the guys with the strongest battle capabilities among the members of the troupe aside." –

    Recalling the comment that Diablo had given about Morax, Shin stared at the other party before gesturing. "Let’s hear it out."

    This was no different fighting each other with all they had while setting aside all the unnecessary steps such as gauging the strength of their opponents, reading their habits, setting up the rhythm during the battle, and such.

    The trickier part was what came during the exchanges.

    If Shin took the first exchange half-heartedly, then he would most likely get killed in that spot. But if he wasted his most powerful skills in the process while his opponent used their strength just barely to negate that power, then he would be in trouble for the next two rounds.

    What made it even more difficult was he had no idea what kind of skills or how strong the opposing party truly was.

    Without exact information about the opponent, Shin was immediately put in a difficult position, especially when the latter had most likely studied him and his style as they considered him as one of their greatest obstacle and the main target of elimination.

    The deal might sound favorable to him. But in truth, it was meant to push him into a corner where he had no choice but to retaliate with all his might.

    Given that he could not waste too much of his strength or skills against this opponent, especially after hearing that there was another member of the Pandemonium Troupe right inside the tomb hall, Shin had to approach this matter with full caution. Discover more content at Freewebnovel

    "No. It is not just that. This so-called deal is already the start of the psychological warfare by itself. Then, did he purposely mention Azazel to affect my mind?" mumbled Shin as he started to realize why Morax was one of the trickiest to deal with within the Pandemonium Troupe. "His title as the Wise Demon doesn’t do him justice. The Cunning Demon fits him better."

    Just like how the devil tempted its victims with its sugar-coated words, pulling them into a seemingly ’favorable’ deal, Morax was hiding his evil intention with his ’reasonable’ offer.

    Shin scrutinized Morax with his sharp gaze while the latter showed nothing but ’sincerity’ when he presented the deal.

    "A trap hidden behind such words," Shin raised his brows as he saw Morax in a new light. "Interesting."

    "Did you say three bouts? Alright, let’s do that," he said, accepting the condition of the other party.

    Morax could not help but raise his brows when he heard Shin accepting the deal that easily, especially when he could tell that the latter could see through his fac?ade.

    But that did not last that long as he started grinning widely. "You are truly interesting. Then let’s start."

    *Ding*

    Right after he said those words, a system contract appeared before Shin and Morax, laying out all the conditions and rules of the bet.

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