Chapter 1714

Verus' sudden remark caught Anton, Gunner, and the others off guard. Gunner was especially dumbfounded. "Who said anything about killing you? I talked about killing that… demon." As he uttered the last word, realization dawned on him. His gaze snapped to Verus, and horror crept into his expression. "Y-You're that d-demon…" Gunner had no idea Shannon had been using "ghosts and demons" as a general term, but to him, both demons and ghosts were terrifying enough. Now, as he looked at Verus, he couldn't help feeling an eerie chilling presence surrounding the latter. His first instinct was to run, but Shannon seemed to have anticipated his reaction. A talisman flew onto the ground beneath him and glued his feet to the floor to stop him from moving another inch. Panic surged in his eyes as he turned to Shannon and gasped in understanding. "You knew he was the demon all along! You two are working together!" His eyes burned with resentment. All he wanted was to report Shannon to the S