However, not even Shannon expected to catch a fish that had slipped through the cracks.
Steen's supernatural energy shifted once more, and he grew unexpectedly agile, narrowly dodging Caelan's fox tail strikes.
After a few back-and-forth moves, he managed to close the distance and almost reached his opponent.
With a swift swipe of his panda paw, he aimed directly at Caelan. Caelan reacted quickly, evading the attack just in time. However, the ground where Steen's paw had struck was left with noticeable cracks.
Shannon couldn't help but be surprised. Then, Steen struck again at Caelan.
This time, Caelan didn't underestimate his opponent. He summoned an additional tail, and all three tails lunged at Steen's true form in unison.
Steen didn't evade. With a rapid swipe of his panda paws, he managed to knock each of the three tails aside, and then, with full force, charged straight at Caelan.
Perhaps due to his intense focus on the battle, Steen's supernatural energy surged, growing stronger and more intense. It was at this moment that Shannon noticed a faint trace of black putrefaction leaking from his supernatural energy.
Her eyes narrowed slightly, and she quickly spoke into her headset, instructing the Demon Control Agency staff outside the ring, "Ring Three, contestant No. 7, Steel Willis to be escorted…"
Before she could finish her words, she noticed a sudden change in the ring and changed her words. "Hold on."
Caelan, who had been steadily pushed back by Steen, suddenly summoned a fourth tail.
There weren't many young demons from the Wynthorpe family at the demonic school, and aside from Bianca, the only one with such a high level of talent was Caelan, who was capable of summoning a fourth tail.
Shannon had heard of him before, but this was the first time she had seen his fourth tail. What shocked her even more was that his fourth tail was pitch black!
It seemed to be soaked in putrefaction, with a thick, putrefied supernatural energy that was far more intense than anything she had encountered before.
Seeing that his tail was about to strike, Shannon quickly shouted into her headset, "Ring Three, contestant No. 9—subdue now!"
From Shannon's perspective, the putrefied black supernatural energy seemed to transform into countless supernatural needles, shooting out indiscriminately toward both the arena and the audience.
Before the demons in the arena and on the spectator stands could react, they felt a surge of supernatural energy ripple through the air, accompanied by a subtle, prickling sensation.
Some of the demons struck by the supernatural needles felt their bodies go numb, as if poisoned in specific areas, rendering them temporarily immobile.
The other group of demons, however, seemed to have been triggered by some unseen switch.
In an instant, their bodies were engulfed by the putrefied supernatural energy, their demon forms instinctively emerging.
They immediately entered a berserk state—eyes glowing red, roaring, and launching attacks indiscriminately at the demons around them.
Within less than a minute, the entire first arena was thrown into chaos.
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