The Dawn of the New World Chapter 1637

Both Gudmunder and Hao Xuan flew after the demon at more or less the same speed without any control over it.

Hao Xuan could clearly feel a pressure on his leg but no matter how hard he tried to free himself there was nothing to be done. He had no choice but to go with it.

Their bodies skipped over the sand for nearly a minute and a half before the force released, allowing them to sink into the burning wasteland.

"AAAAHH!"

Gudmunder scrambled out of the sand with two unstable red magic circles around his waste. He was bleeding from the nose and ears while most of his body was covered in minor scratches- a downside of skipping over the open desert at breakneck speeds. Even his defensive magic couldn't protect him from all that sand.

He looked around trying to catch his breath, "What...the HELL...was that?!"

And if being rag-dolled across several kilometers wasn't enough, he couldn't see anyone else apart from the demon who was just a sand dune away.

"O-Oi! Slave man, are you there?!" he called out in a panic, "Don't tell me you died already?! I can't fight this bastard alone! Are you listening-"

"Will you shut up?! I can't think with you barking like that! And call me Jin!" Hao Xuan's voice came from somewhere on the left just before he pulled himself out of the sand.

But Gudmunder looked away immediately, "W-Woah! Cover the goods!"

"Huh?"

Hao Xuan looked down and noticed his "less than appropriate" appearance. Most of his robe was torn to shreds from the sand bath since he didn't have any defensive magic.

"Tsk, I need to buy some better quality clothes," he clicked his tongue while wrapping the remaining pieces around his waist and lower body.

"Are you proper now??" Gudmunder peeked over his shoulder, "Oh good you are....dayum."

"What?"

Gudmunder licked his lips while turning towards him, his eyes running up and down Hao Xuan's form.

"Mmmm. You could be rolling in gold with a body like that if you play your cards right. What do you think? Want me to introduce you to some bored rich housewives when we get back?"

Hao Xuan was simultaneously disgusted, ashamed, and confused at his timing and audacity.

"What the hell are you saying?? There is a demon on the other side and you are offering to pimp me out??"

"Pimp?" Gudmunder fingered his ears trying to get all the sand out, "I like that word. I will be your pimp, whatever that means. From the context I assume it is someone of great ability and character, correct?"

Hao Xuan ground his teeth, "Do you ever shut up? For just a minute even?! I can't even hear myself think!"

Gudmunder shrugged, "What's there to think about? Go beat that demon up!" he pointed in the direction of demonic energy.

Hao Xuan shook his head, "That ability that it just used, do you know what it was?"

"Ability? I can't have any abilities remember, pseudo-demon!"

"Then what dragged us all the way out here?"

"...."

Gudmunder's face fell and he immediately stepped back, "No no no, don't tell me-"

"It's not what you think," Hao Xuan quickly clarified, "I think it was similar to an esoteric art that I have been using recently. Is it possible the demon could copy my powers?"

"Copy yours?? No that's not possible," Gudmunder shook his head without hesitation, "Only the bloodline of the host would be used to- Oh no! Did you bleed on it?! If your blood mixed in and it was a more pure bloodline than that of the host then it is possible that-"

*Treeeemble*

Followed by a powerful earthquake the sand dunes began to slowly shift around them as an overpowering aura engulfed the entire space.

Hao Xuan and Gudmunder slowly looked to the front where a figure stood atop the largest dune.

With the "sun" setting behind them all the remaining light fell on the demon's form but it could not be fully illuminated. And yet, a few physical appendages were too well pronounced to miss.

The pair of girthy curved horns jetting out from the side of its head, long pointed ears right underneath, a massive muscular body that seemed to be carved out of stone just like Hao Xuan's, and its fingers that were long and sharper than most blades. (Reference Image posted in discord)

But it was the glowing orange eyes that caught Hao Xuan's attention. They were focused on him with an ocean of bloodlust hiding just underneath.

Hao Xuan leaned over to Gudmunder, "Oi...I thought you said it would lose control and go berserk. Does that thing look like it's not in control of itself?"

"I-It should have, I swear! This makes no sense! The host's low blood purity should have wreaked havoc inside it. It NEEDS a powerful demonic influence or the bloodline of one of the ancient demon tribes to create a form as perfect as that! How could this