âMy daughter.â
Those words made my mind go blank for a moment.
âDaughter?â
Did the Blood Demon just call Cheonma his daughter?
I turned to look at Cheonma.
Creakâ!
Her face was twisted in a scowl, her eyes glaring with intensity.
The hostility and killing intent radiating from her made my skin crawl. Cheonmaâs expression was more distorted than Iâd ever seen before.
âWhat is this?â
What the hell is happening right now?
âIs she really his daughter?ân/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
While I was still struggling to process the shockâ
âHm.â
A voice came from much closer than expected.
I immediately shifted my gaze.
The Blood Demon was standing right in front of me.
The stench of blood hit me, and nausea welled up in my throat. His entire being exuded an overpowering scent of blood.
âYou meet your father, and thatâs the expression you show?â
His eyes were still fixed solely on Cheonma. Not even a shred of interest was directed toward me.
âYou donât seem pleased.â
The Blood Demon spoke with a smirk.
Crack.
My fist clenched tightly.
Fwoosh!
Flames erupted around my hand as I hurled their searing heat toward him.
But thenâ
The Blood Demonâs gaze shifted to me.
[Stop.]
â!!!
âUrgh!?â
In an instant, my body froze.
I tried to exert strength, but not even a tremble came.
That sensationâI knew it all too well.
â...Dragon Speech!â
How could I not recognize it? It was the same ability I often used. The Blood Demon had used Dragon Speech on me.
Creakâ!