With that thought, Genot raised his head and looked provocatively toward the remaining Peak Rank 0 demons.
"You were saying something… right?"
Nuk could not help but feel anxious.
If this was truly how breakthroughs worked now, then he could not rush his own advancement.
He would need to wait.
Gather resources.
Travel across worlds.
Find equipment, power, cursed artifacts…
Anything at all that could increase his chances of surviving the breakthrough into Rank 1.
But contrary to the fear Genot expected to see, the Peak Rank 0 demons merely stared back at him in silence.
Suddenly, Genot felt his skin crawl.
These…
Were not the Peak Rank 0 demons he once knew.
They were beings standing at the very edge of Rank 1.
Why would they waste their lives recklessly here?
He had assumed they would act cautiously and withdraw while he will chase down a few demons, then retreat back to Heaven and ascend gloriously into Rank 1.
But he was wrong.
Very wrong.
