Chapter 319 Catherine's Impulse

Zede momentarily abandoned his desire to kill, his limbs compressing like springs before exploding with terrifying leaping power.

Crash! He shattered the classroom window and landed in the elementary school's playground area.

This was Zede's second time choosing to distance himself,

The first was when he faced the third ringmaster of the Circus, Mozander—upon the latter revealing a complete pathological trait, "Polydactyly (six-toed)," Zede chose to temporarily retreat, sensing the danger and realizing the need for caution.

And this time, there were two reasons for his retreat.

First, the situation exceeded his estimations; the young nightmare he had seen as weaker than Catherine had shown a level of strength far surpassing their previous encounter.

If there were two nightmares of equal strength with different styles, he needed to treat them seriously.