Junyu vanished.
Before Morgan could react, Junyu flashed across the battlefield and drove a punch straight into his face.
Morgan staggered back.
But Junyu didn't stop.
His eyes moved constantly, tracking every enemy around him.
For the first time, his field awareness had changed.
He could feel where all six of them were.
Morgan to his left.
Lucia approaching from behind.
Dom closing in.
Smith preparing another attack.
The other members surrounding Katsa.
Junyu moved between them almost effortlessly.
Dom charged.
Junyu stepped aside, caught his movement, and drove his knee into Dom's stomach before following with a powerful kick.
Dom was sent crashing into the wall.
Junyu immediately turned toward the others.
Then he jumped.
Higher.
Higher.
The entire chamber seemed to fall silent for a moment.
Junyu brought his foot down.
CRACK.
The floor beneath them shattered.
Everyone dropped.
Morgan's eyes widened.
"There is no floor?!"
The entire group began falling through the darkness.
Katsa tried to regain her balance, but Morgan suddenly moved toward Junyu.
He swung his fist.
Junyu raised his arm—
But Katsa stepped between them.
She blocked Morgan's attack.
"Katsa!"
Her body was already exhausted from her previous injuries.
The force sent her downward.
Junyu looked beneath them.
His expression changed.
He recognized the massive underground structure below.
The cave.
The same underground cave where he had discovered the mysterious castle and the 10,000 energy ores.
So this goes directly back down there...
The Organization X members began panicking as they fell.
But Junyu remained strangely calm.
He turned toward Morgan.
Instead of trying to slow his fall, he attacked.
Morgan threw another punch.
Junyu twisted around it.
Morgan countered.
Junyu blocked.
Their fists collided again and again as they continued falling through the enormous shaft.
Neither of them cared about the distance beneath them.
They only cared about each other.
One of the Organization X members grabbed Junyu's leg.
Another caught his other leg.
Two more moved toward Katsa.
Junyu looked down.
His expression became cold.
"Get off."
Dark energy suddenly surged through his body.
The members holding him were thrown away.
Junyu twisted through the air and dove downward.
Katsa was still falling.
Junyu reached her.
He caught her before she could descend any farther.
Katsa stared at him.
What happened to him?
He's moving so differently.
He's still Junyu...
Junyu looked upward at the falling enemies.
My body is moving differently.
It feels like I'm not even controlling it anymore.
It feels like... I'm the one destined for this.
Junyu and Katsa landed safely on the rocky ground below.
The Organization X members descended after them.
Katsa immediately raised her hand.
Electricity sparked around her fingers.
The dark cave suddenly illuminated with flashes of blue-white light.
Junyu looked at her.
She looked back.
They both understood.
Katsa released the electricity.
Junyu thrust both hands forward.
Their attacks combined.
A massive burst of energy erupted through the underground chamber.
The Organization X members were blasted backward, crashing against the surrounding stone.
Dust filled the cave.
For a moment, there was silence.
Then—
"LACOD JUNYU!!"
Morgan emerged from the dust.
"You are done now!"
Junyu slowly raised his head.
"No."
He stared directly at Morgan.
"YOU ARE, MASKED MAN."
Junyu stretched his shoulders.
His horns had grown larger.
The darkness around him seemed to move with every breath.
Morgan charged.
Junyu disappeared.
Morgan barely had time to react.
Junyu appeared directly in front of him.
One movement.
One decisive strike.
Morgan was sent crashing across the cave.
The five remaining members froze.
Smith's eyes widened.
"How dare you..."
Morgan struggled to rise.
He was badly injured and could barely remain standing.
Smith stepped forward.
His anger completely replaced his fear.
He drew his sword.
"LACOD JUNYU! YOU ARE DONE!"
Junyu looked at him.
Then he smiled.
The cave fell silent.
His eyes glowed beneath the shadow of his horns.
"Come."
The King of Demon had only just begun.