Eye of Omniscience

Hade took slow, deep breaths as he maneuvered through the dark cave. The air was heavy and humid, making it increasingly difficult for him to breathe.

Although the vines were still everywhere, from the moment he separated from the team, there were no more sudden attacks.

'Either the magic beast thinks that we all turned back or it does not view me as a substantial threat,' Hade thought inwardly, brows furrowed.

However, even if it turned out to be the latter, he was not that disheartened.

It was common knowledge that the higher a magic beast's rank, the greater their intelligence. If this particular magic beast was underestimating him, Hade could not help but doubt its IQ levels.

'No matter, I'll just make it see the error of its ways by silencing it forever.'

Even in the pitch-black darkness, Hade could see just fine. No, in fact, he could see better than fine. The path in front of him had never been any clearer.