Escape [1]

Damien flashed away from the Demon King's Castle the instant he had taken Lucius and his trusted subordinates into the Sanctuary. He was of the mind to escape as soon as possible.

Although he was expecting the inevitable backlash that'd come with kidnapping the Demon King, he didn't think that the consequences would be so blaring.

After all, there were literal alarms blaring through the fourth layer constantly, attracting the attention of even those who had been cultivating in seclusion. Even if Damien wanted to be silent now, he didn't have the chance.

When Damien reappeared from the void, he was already outside of the castle, and soon he disappeared again and arrived in front of the barrier that was guarding it. He needed to leave it before the defensive functions it contained activated.

"Little boy, you are quite the clever one!"