"It's finally done."
The Tree of Evil erupted with an astonishing aura, and a colossal light enveloped the sky above the Spade Kingdom Capital. The black divine tree rose from the ground, and an ancient bronze gate appeared out of thin air. With a creak, the gate slowly opened.
The chilling cold seeping from the gap in the gate made the citizens of the capital tremble uncontrollably; they had even lost the ability to flee.
"Oh, heavens, who can save us?"
"Mom, I'm scared."
"May our Lord protect us."
People knelt on the ground, praying, but tears streamed down their faces. They knew very well that no one would come to save them.
They were abandoned people.
"Hehehe, I've finally waited for this day."
Dante laughed maniacally. He felt the changes in his body, his face becoming distorted and frenzied.
Wielding one hundred percent of the devil's power, he couldn't help but become completely immersed in it, unable to extricate himself.
"Finally…"
Vanica also showed excitement as she experienced one hundred percent of the devil's power.
But Megicula, within her body, was the most excited of all.
The backup plan hadn't progressed, but the plan to open the gate of the underworld had succeeded.
There were some issues with the process, but the result was good.
"Something's not right."
Lucius stared intently at the gate of the underworld. What exactly was going on?
Why weren't the lower-ranked devils coming out yet?
With a clang, the bronze gate opened to its widest, yet not a single devil ran out. It was truly strange.
Why were the devils, who loved to eat "rations" even in their dreams, nowhere to be seen?
Lucius couldn't sit still; he even wanted to rush in and see for himself.
"Resurrect, two Devil Gods."
A long time ago in the Spade Kingdom, two royal youths with immense magical power appeared; they were once close friends.
However, at some unknown point, the two began to hate each other, eventually transforming into Devil Gods and fighting. Finally, they were sealed away.
Only exceptional individuals with explosive magic power were qualified to fall and become Devil Gods.
With the opening of the gate of the underworld, the opportunity for the Devil Gods to be unleashed had arrived, and Dante immediately released the two devils.
"You all go to the Clover Kingdom and cause some good chaos."
Dante didn't care why no devils were coming out of the gate of the underworld; he was just ecstatic right now.
The perfect devil power gave him the illusion that the world was in his hands.
"Roar."
The two Devil Gods immediately rushed towards the Clover Kingdom.
"Continue to funnel magic power."
Lucius was stunned. He frantically accelerated time, desperately trying to open the second layer of the underworld.
He was different from his younger siblings. Dante and the others were devil contractors, but he was a devil master.
He had completely devoured the Time Devil, Astaroth, which was an impossible feat, yet Lucius had accomplished it.
This guy was truly a genius.
"Lilith, this world is truly beautiful."
Almost all the lower-ranked devils had been devoured by Latin, but the slumbering higher-ranked devils had descended to the human world completely unharmed.
In their most perfect state.
"Nahama, yes, it is."
Lilith, a higher-ranked devil who wielded ice magic, had a pair of wings on her back, her right hand was covered in dark matter, and a horn topped her right eye.
Nahama, a higher-ranked devil who wielded hellfire magic, was the opposite of Lilith. Besides having a pair of wings on her back, her left hand was covered in dark matter, and a horn topped her left eye.
"It's time to have some fun."
Just as the two were about to fly out of the Spade Kingdom, a scorching pillar of light struck Lilith, sending her flying, and countless fiery fists also repelled Nahama.
"These two devils will be handled by me and Leona. You all go save Yami."
The Clover Expeditionary Force arrived just in time, and the counterattack was about to begin.
At this moment, a few small devils gradually appeared in the gate of the underworld. Even Latin, that old glutton, would have some stragglers.
What's more, Lucius had forcefully activated it with magic, and the second layer of the gate of the underworld had already opened.
Yuno and Rill headed to Zenon, Nacht and Jack went to Dante, and Charlotte, Dorothy, and Caesar confronted Vanica. This desperate showdown of vastly different strengths was about to begin.
Adam clearly knew the disparity between the two sides. The strength of the Captain-level was indeed very strong, but against devils, it was still a bit lacking.
So he wanted to finish the fight quickly to support other battlefields.
"Dragon Blast, Piercing Electric Eyes."
Adam engaged Lilith in close-quarters combat, completely unaffected by the devil's pressure. The scorching pillar of light and super-strong lasers made this originally disdainful foe a bit unsettled.
Lilith's stomach was pierced by the pillar of light, and wounds that would have healed in an instant were now unable to recover.
"Who exactly are you?"
Lilith encased Adam in ice magic. With a crack, the embodiment of evil shattered the ice wall with his fist and directly controlled her with his Telekinesis .
He pounded her chest with his fists at close range. Only by shattering the devil's heart could this foe be completely vanquished.
"Damn it."
Nahama's situation was also not optimistic. Although she initially managed to suppress Leona, this foe disregarded all martial ethics, fighting desperately with a reckless exchange of blows.
Leona had completely turned into a fire person, continuously striking Nahama with fiery fists. This devil, in turn, used hellfire to devour, aiming to "eat" this female warrior in one go.
"Super Dragon Blast and immense strength."
Adam's hands gathered energy, and he furiously smashed it towards Lilith. This devil froze both of them with ice magic, but Adam acted as if nothing had happened, unleashing a punch towards her heart.
"Don't think you'll succeed."
Lilith felt a sharp pain in her heart. This guy had almost killed her; he was truly fierce.
Nahama also frantically dodged Leona's attacks. This pair of crazy spouses fiercely suppressed the devil sisters, wanting to resolve the battle as quickly as possible to support everyone else.
At this moment, an unexpected change occurred.
The seriously injured Lilith was actually devoured by her good sister, becoming nourishment for Nahama.
"You actually ambushed your comrade? Do you want to abandon darkness for light? But I won't accept you."
Adam and Leona furiously swung their fists, giving the devil no chance to breathe.
"Haha, the devil world is inherently about the strong preying on the weak. It is my sister's good fortune to become my nourishment."
An ice and fire barrier blocked Adam and Leona. Their attacks were all blocked.
Nahama grew two horns on her head, her wings on her back became fuller, her arms were covered in black matter, and her tail became very thick.
"Round two begins, a double-edged sword of ice and fire."
Having devoured Lilith, Nahama had entered a completely new form.
Horns are a symbol of a devil's strength. The Devil King Lucifero has four horns.
Nahama's two-horned form was infinitely close to the higher-ranked devils of the Three Pillars.
Scorching flames and zero-degree ice trapped Adam and Leona in a special space. Nahama decided not to directly confront Adam but instead to exhaust the two of them using a special method.