His boiling blood rapidly cooled.
His burning heart turned ice-cold in an instant.
The exhilaration filling his mind faded away completely at that moment.
Hermes froze there, locked in the pose of wild laughter like a statue, making him look utterly ridiculous.
It couldn't be helped.
At the crucial moment that could be called the pinnacle of his life, the beings capable of dragging him from heaven into hell had appeared.
They descended soundlessly, like lifeless ghosts.
At some point, they had surrounded Hermes, like merciless Valkyries.
An incomparably terrifying aura locked firmly onto Hermes and slowly rose, gradually becoming astonishing pressure capable of shaking the air, heaven and earth, and everyone's hearts.
Those figures, those auras, were like nightmares, tugging at Hermes's nerves.
"You really did something incredible, little brother."
The usual charm and smile had vanished from Shafna's face, leaving only endless coldness.
"Looks like your scheme succeeded. Are you happy now?"
Lid rarely lost her composure. Her low voice was filled with indescribable fury, and the pressure she radiated became increasingly terrifying.
"You deserve to die."
Kamina could not even be bothered with more nonsense, enveloping Hermes in overwhelming killing intent.
"Bad man!"
Milu looked puffed up with anger, appearing somewhat adorable, but the magic power rippling around her was more terrifying and sinister than anyone else's.
"Do you have any last words?"
Aiyi still hugged her cushion. Her dragon wings spread behind her, and the eyes fixed on Hermes had turned into a pair of savage dragon eyes.
The last to speak was the supreme ruler of the demon race, standing directly opposite Hermes and supported by the Demon Lords.
"I don't want to waste any more words either."
Sera spoke indifferently.
"Right here, pay the price for what you did."
With Sera's words, the auras