Mutual Destruction, Then

In an instant.

A scream sharp enough to pierce the heavens rang out!

The Dragonman who had just been boasting was engulfed in searing light. That flame-like radiance burned with the heat of a worldly inferno, scorching straight through his magnificent armor.

Under the extreme heat, the armor melted into a slow stream of molten mineral, trickling down the still-screaming Dragonman.

"You!!"

With a furious roar, several Dragonmen who had yet to react stared at the scene in stunned disbelief. They immediately joined forces to suppress the flames on their screaming companion.

Yet even with the three of them working together, the blaze on him showed no sign of dying out.

"These Dragonmen aren't much good, are they?"

"He's just a slightly interesting beastman. How did they end up in such a sorry state?"

Another flippant voice rang out from the center of the second level.

The Dragonmen turned furiously toward the voice. But the moment they saw the figures in the air, their raised scales flattened and their eyes narrowed.

Several onlookers who had been enjoying the spectacle were so frightened by those figures that their auras fell into disarray.

They were just about to dodge.

But in the air, the three beautiful figures who had cowed every race around them spoke in clear voices that sounded like whispers from hell.

"From now on, every race must report to us before entering the Twilight Abyss below the third level."

That calm declaration landed like a boulder in water, instantly stirring protests from countless races nearby.

"On what grounds?!"

"The Twilight Abyss is a gift Lady Lilith, the Mother Goddess, left to every creature in the Shadow World! What gives you the right to decide?"

"Exactly! Since ancient times, the Twilight Abyss has never had such a rule. This is