[The Crown of Calamity warns you: Whatever is beyond this portal is dangerous. Be ready for a fight.]
Alex's fingers curled into a tight fist, his knuckles turning white as he braced himself.
"No shit," he muttered under his breath, his eyes flickering with tension as they locked onto the swirling, chaotic mass before him.
The portal was massive, at least a hundred meters tall, a gaping void that radiated an overwhelming pressure.
His body tensed instinctively, every fiber of his being screaming at him to prepare for the worst.
This wasn't just some high-tier summon.
This was one of the Hatred Demon's three Forbidden Skills.
Something capable of killing him.
And the fact that the Hatred Demon had finally decided to use them, rather than toying with him like before, was all the proof Alex needed.
It wasn't playing anymore.
The Hatred Demon let out a deep, echoing laugh, its hole-face shifting grotesquely.
