"Dark Blade."
Yami activated his Magic Zone, creating a black circle in a small area. As long as he was within it, he wouldn't be affected by the pressure of gravity.
But it wasn't absolute.
Dante circled Yami in the air a few times, realizing he couldn't catch him at all.
"Lucifero, lend me all your power."
Dante shouted at the Devil King within his body.
This ignorant little bug, how dare he speak to his master like that?
"Then I'll lend it to you!"
Dante's modified body could withstand eighty-five percent of the devil's power.
But Lucifero was intrigued, and he decided to give this guy a little more, to let Dante truly experience fear.
"Hiss~ Ah! I'll kill you."
Dante's eyeballs nearly popped out. His whole body felt as if it had been gnawed by thousands of ants, hot and burning, with bone-deep pain.
Dante, determined not to waste time, was willing to pay a huge price to open the gate of the underworld.
The immense gravity instantly dispersed Yami's magic domain, and even the Black Bulls members, who were preparing to counterattack, were re-embedded into the ground.
"It's not over yet!"
Asta and the others were not on the same level as Dante; they could only watch helplessly as Captain Yami was captured by this guy.
Dante instantly appeared beside Yami. With a "pfft" sound, a hole was opened in Yami's stomach. Blood continuously flowed from the wound. His words, "I'll surpass my limits right here," were cut short as his mind suddenly went blank, and he directly fainted.
"You all die too."
Dante punched the fallen Black Bulls members. With a loud "bang," the silver mercury shield was shattered, and the Salamander's figure appeared not far away.
Nozel and Leopold were sent out by Julius to supervise the reconstruction of the kingdom's remote areas. On their way back after completing the mission, they sensed the terrifying magic power here and immediately rushed over.
"Glad we made it in time, Silver Rain."
"Fire Lizard's Breath."
Silver raindrops fell above Dante's head, and scorching flames also rushed straight at him.
"Damn it."
Dante didn't dodge at all, charging forward through the flames. With his body magic, he wasn't afraid of these attacks.
Unless his heart was pierced by a special power, no one could stop him.
Oh no.
Dante's punch obliterated the Salamander, and then with another punch, he sent Leopold flying.
"Stop it."
Nozel was furious, and mercury arrows rained down on Dante.
"Ridiculous."
Dante's expression was calm; his entire body was pierced with countless small holes, but they all recovered instantly.
He directly caught up to Nozel and punched the man in the chest.
With a "pfft" sound, Nozel, spitting out a large mouthful of blood, tightly gripped Dante's hand. Enduring the pressure of gravity, his internal organs were even deforming.
"Kid, hurry!"
A black figure emerged from underground. A demonized Asta, holding the dormant devil's sword, rushed up quickly.
"Using such petty tricks?"
Dante pushed his gravity domain to the limit. Nozel's body made cracking sounds, his bones shattering.
But he still hadn't let go.
Dante finally became afraid. Facing Nozel, who was determined to die, he couldn't afford another defeat.
Dante was scared.
His left fist was held down by Nozel's hands, and his right fist was restrained by mercury.
"Die!"
Dante broke free from the mercury magic's restraint, mainly because Nozel had lost too much blood and could no longer fully trap him.
"House Silva's head!"
When the right fist was still one centimeter away from Nozel's head, Leopold arrived in time. Covered in blood, he completely controlled that hand.
"Surpass your limits right here!"
Asta stabbed Dante through the chest with his sword, but the guy shifted his heart to the left in time, dodging the fatal blow.
"Again."
Nozel and Leopold shouted, and Asta rushed forward again with his sword.
"No... no."
Dante finally panicked. He hadn't expected these guys to be so resolute.
Dante, this utterly wicked guy, was also extremely afraid of death.
A dazzling black streak of light cut across the sky. Dante used all his magic power, but he couldn't break free from the two men's restraint.
"Useless."
A dark halo appeared, and Zenon emerged from within. A massive bone whip lashed out at Asta. With a "bang," Asta, unable to dodge in time, was sent flying.
"Go."
Zenon came to Dante's side and whipped away Nozel and Leopold, who were restraining Dante. These two had lost consciousness, but their hands were still tightly gripping their enemy.
"Kill them all!"
Dante was one of those who never learned his lesson. Seeing his dear onii-chan (big brother) arrive, he became arrogant again.
"Don't do anything unnecessary; opening the gate of the underworld is paramount."
Lucius picked up Yami and William, whom Dante had dropped during the fight, opened a Spatial Tunnel, and walked in without looking back.
"You..."
Dante felt the chill from Zenon and instinctively dared not speak, only scurrying into the Spatial Tunnel.
"Quick, save Captain Nozel and Captain Leopold!" Asta shouted hoarsely.
He wasn't in much better shape himself. Asta, whose internal organs were compressed by gravity, had borrowed power from the devil, gaining that sliver of opportunity at the cost of losing an arm.
Unfortunately... it was ruined by Lucius.
The Black Bulls members stood up one after another, ashamed of their weakness.
They had been pressed to the ground by gravity the entire time, without even the strength to stand up.
How ridiculous.
Zora quickly ran to Nozel and Leopold, using trap magic to temporarily seal their injuries.
This near death state required a professional healing Mage.
Unfortunately, there was no such person in the Black Bulls Squad.
They could only use special means to keep them from dying for now.
"Get ready, everyone, let's head to the Royal Capital."
Henry reassembled the black bull ship. The group, carrying the three injured, rushed towards the Royal Capital.
To find a healing Mage and the Magic Emperor.
"Captain Yami, you must hold on. We will definitely come to save you."
The heartfelt wish of the Black Bulls members... Inside the Dwarf's Secret Realm.
"Conrad, the items are ready for you. Your materials could only make three bullets."
Conrad took the bullets from the Dwarf King's hand. Under the sunlight, they shimmered with a myriad of colors.
"Thank you."
Conrad said, shaking Hadley's hand.
"No need for formalities between us. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't be where I am today," Hadley said with a smile.
"Then we'll be going now."
Although the plan was completely disrupted, Conrad's determination to destroy the Clover Kingdom remained unchanged.
Julius no longer had his power, which was why Conrad was still determined to forcefully seek revenge on the Clover Kingdom even after losing the emperor sword.
Aside from Julius, Conrad didn't put those Captains in his eyes.
"To the Royal Capital!"