The air inside the alleyway suddenly grew heavy.
A thick, suffocating pressure started bleeding out of Hajin's body, filling the space between the walls. It was the residual aura of the Beast King, the dark, oppressive mana that he had absorbed. It turned out his exhausted body still had a small reserve of it left, and right now, he was letting it spill freely into the air.
The woman froze, the confident smirk completely vanishing from her face.
Her skin crawled as the terrifying presence washed over her. She could feel a bead of sweat forming on her temple, her instincts screaming at her that something was incredibly wrong.
'What is this?' she thought, her breath catching in her throat as she stared at the boy leaning against the wall. 'How is his vibe suddenly so different? It's like staring at a high-tier anomaly.'
The man at the end of the alley had stopped moving entirely. His hand hovered right above his coat pocket, his entire body locked in place.
