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Dark swirls occupied the dome above, with dense lightning crackling all around. Below, crimson lava rivers flowed across the landscape, winding between red mountain ranges. Neither the origin nor the destination was in sight. The pungent smell of sulfur mingled with scorching heat and assaulted the humans’ senses. They could tell it was the actual hell rather than a false projection. Their hearts thumped with terror.
They were too late. The Thousand-Eyed Demon had already opened the gates of hell!
The church members looked grim, especially their leader, Gunther. He suddenly recalled what the demon had said on the top floor of the library: humans thought they had figured out the patterns of demons’ descent, but demons had come to know humans just as well; they were evolving too.
Renata charged in wielding her holy light spear, and Gunther followed, clutching the Sacred Tome of Golden Law. No matter what, the church bore the heavy responsibility of preventing demons from descending to the mortal realm. It was their belief and the principle that he would not back down on.
“Wait here. Don’t make pointless sacrifices,” Atori shouted his orders, directing the tactical unit to evacuate in an orderly fashion.
With hell being connected to the human world, no matter how small a part it seemed to be, a demon’s power would skyrocket. Under such circumstances, a mage would have to be Gold-rank to even serve as a punching bag. The tactical unit, averaging at the Silver Cross rank, simply wasn’t strong enough.
Obed frowned with a thoughtful look. Instead of stepping into hell immediately, he waved his hand to open a portal so that the tactical unit could evacuate...
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