"I'll cut it!"
Marcus surged forward after the Greedy Demon and slashed at the half-meter-tall white flower clutched in its paw. His razor-sharp Bat Dragon Cloud Sword flashed once and sliced cleanly through the stem.
"Uh oh."
The moment Marcus reached for the falling flower, the Greedy Demon spun around.
Its large round eyes gleamed black, and the corners of its mouth lifted into an eager, crafty grin.
In the same instant, it raised its right paw. A dark, tattered fishing net flew straight at him.
The moment Marcus caught the white flower, his vision went black. The net had already dropped over him.
'I walked straight into that.'
The Greedy Demon had hidden the net in its paw from the start, using Marcus's own greed as bait.
As he grabbed the flower, the Pure Mist Cloud Cluster ended. His body reappeared from mist form.
And in that tiny opening between one heartbeat and the next, the Greedy Demon struck.
'Sneaky little monster.'
It was perfect timing too.
