The Greatest Sinner

Before the members of the "Demon Tree" were supposed to enter the ruins, the third eye of the Lightning Wolf suddenly opened. No one expected that something like this would happen. Everyone, including Evan, was sure that the monster would not wake up for the next few hours.

<What the hell?> Evan thought, feeling the pressure coming from the monster increase with every second. Evan even found it hard to breathe.

A second after the third eye had opened, the lightning stopped appearing on the wolf's body. His fur turned purple, and at that moment, everyone present vomited a mouthful of blood.

"Damn... so that's why it seemed strange to me that this monster doesn't look poisonous, it was all about its third eye. How is it even possible to fight against such a creature?"

Evan muttered, feeling the metallic taste of blood in his mouth. When the monster opened its third eye, its entire body emitted a strong poison. It was impossible to defend against this poison by ordinary methods. If you stopped breathing and did not inhale toxic fumes, the poison would still enter the body. A simple physical contact was enough.

Evan immediately used the "Seal of Cleansing" and popped a few pills into his mouth. He had no other way to deal with such a severe poison.

The members of the "Demonic Tree" had their own way of dealing with such poison. The man in the green demon mask put his hand to the ground, and a second later, a white magic circle appeared on it. It glowed brightly and disappeared, but the poison had already been drained from their bodies. Moreover, now their bodies were covered with a transparent shell that prevented the penetration of the poison.

Fortunately, the wolf did not emit poison constantly. Otherwise, they would already be dead. Only at the moment when it opened its third eye was there a significant release of poisonous fumes.  Moreover, the poison was dangerous not only for people but also for plants.

Everything within five meters of the wolf rotted and dried up as if a wave of death had passed here, taking life with it.

Suddenly, the monster roared, its furious roar shook the entire forest. The monster of the third rank was furious, and it was an absolute nightmare for all the inhabitants of the "Hills of Bloody Falls." No one knew what would happen in the next second.

The chains were supposed to weaken the monster, but they were torn like silk threads, the members of the" Demonic Tree" clearly underestimated the strength of this three-eyed wolf.

The wolf prepared to attack. It raised its paw and was about to bring it down on the members of the" Demonic Tree."

<Are they going to die now?>. Evan had already seen the incredible strength of the "Demonic Tree" members, but there was no way they could cope with a monster of the third rank. They were in completely different categories.

Before the monster attacked, the third member of the "Demonic Tree" began to act. He wore a red demon mask and was the commander of this small squad.

At the same time, Evan finally saw the true power of the members of the "Demonic Tree" and one of their spells that was the reason why light organizations wanted to destroy them.

The spatial ring lit up, and a shield appeared in the man's hands in the red mask. But, a simple shield was not enough to protect against such a strong blow.

At that moment, the man in the red mask said softly, "The Art of the Seven Princes of Hell, the first level - Leviathan Scales!"

Suddenly, the aura of this person increased several times, and many scales appeared on his shield. They were not like the scales of a fish but as the scales of a water dragon. Their strength was extraordinary.

Bam.

The monster's massive paw crashed down on the member of the" Demonic Tree." This strike could quickly destroy any second-rank artifact, but it couldn't penetrate all the scales.

A shock wave spread throughout the forest, and the man's legs in the red mask sank several centimeters into the ground. Anyone who saw this scene would have thought that it was only his imagination.

It was impossible for a magician at the " Two–Pointed Star" stage to survive after being hit by a monster of the third rank. Moreover, the wolf couldn't even destroy the shield, it only broke about a third of the scales.

<What the?>

To Evan's surprise, the streams of water gushed out of the broken scales, which flooded the entire neighborhood. The monster didn't like that it couldn't kill these three with one blow. The wolf quickly waved its paw, and three wind blades headed towards the" Demonic Tree" members. Two of them received deep but not fatal cuts.

At the exact moment, a man in the red mask shouted: "Scatter!"

Hearing the commander's voice, the members of the" Demonic Tree" quickly retreated. They couldn't let the monster catch up and kill them, so the best option was to split up.

Evan also decided to act. Everything turned out not as he initially had expected, but the situation turned out quite well for him. Two members of the "Demon Tree" were injured, and Evan decided to follow one of them.

He cast the "Ghost Step" and ran at full speed after the man in the green demon mask. In his opinion, the "Summoner" was injured the most.

< I hope this wolf won't chase them, it would be very problematic>, Evan thought, following the member of the" Demonic Tree."

Fortunately, the monster did not chase them. It stayed near its lair. There was nothing to fear since it had already driven away those who wanted to invade its house.

Evan kept a fairly long distance and acted carefully. It was extremely difficult to notice him. Moreover, the "Summoner" did not think that someone was chasing him, now he urgently needed to find some kind of shelter to heal his wounds.

<Excellent>. Evan thought as he watched the "Summoner" run into a cave under one of the hills.

It was a quiet place to heal the wounds, but it was also a great negotiation place. If Evan couldn't reach an agreement, he would simply kill the member of the" Demonic Tree" and look for another way to join this organization.

After entering the cave, a" Demon Tree" member took off the green demon mask. She was a tall girl with short blond hair and emerald-green eyes. Now her face was distorted with pain.

"Fuck, why did this wolf wake up?! Bitch!" She was clearly in a bad mood from what had happened. They spent a considerable amount of time and effort to create that formation, but the monster could still free itself and seriously injure them.

"It's good that Ryan was with us. If it weren't for him, that blow would have turned us all into a pancake."

She was talking about the commander of their squad, who had cast an unusual spell and been able to protect himself and his comrades.

Step.

Suddenly, the girl heard someone coming in her direction.

"Who's here?!".

Turning around, she saw a tall young man in a black and white mask. The girl immediately prepared for a fight, but Evan stopped her.

"No need, I didn't come here to fight, especially since I'm not your opponent," Evan said calmly.

The girl was injured, but she was still much stronger than him. Evan wanted to talk to her, not fight. Of course, as a last resort, he would have to use everything he has to escape or seriously injure her.

"Who are you?" The girl asked warily.

She had already looked at Evan's "Pillar of the Soul" and realized that she was far superior to him in strength. But the girl did not know if anyone else was following her.

"I think I need to introduce myself first."

Evan took off his mask and said slowly, "My name is Ev..."

But, before he could finish, the girl interrupted him: "Evan Lynch."