"Pfft!" Arite spat out a mouthful of blood. His defense, which he had always been proud of, seemed barely stronger than a paper shield in front of Longinus.
Seeing Longinus raise his fist again, Arite hurriedly shouted, "Wait! I won't stop you anymore..."
Unfortunately, he was still too late—or rather, Longinus had never intended to listen to his explanation.
The punch came down, shattering the shield. Arite thus became the second casualty after Caroline.
The remaining four felt their souls tremble. Arite, the strongest defender among them, had been beaten to death after taking only two punches from Longinus. If it were them instead, wouldn't a single punch blow their heads apart?
At the thought, all four lost the will to fight. The Eternal Pose was valuable, but they had to stay alive to claim it.
Barrett, who had noticed the commotion, grew increasingly anxious. Even without thinking, he knew that those people from the Underworld would never risk their lives for the sake of their deal.
Losing one-third of their number was probably the limit of what they could mentally endure.
Once Longinus came over, he would have no chance to escape!
With that thought, Barrett hurriedly shouted, "Buy me another minute! No, half a minute is enough!"
"Half a minute!" A glint flashed through Julius and the other three's eyes. If it was only half a minute, they felt they could still give it a try.
"Fine! Don't forget your promise!" Julius shouted, unleashing his ability to its utmost limit. Centered around him, an incomparably powerful repulsion burst forth.
"Repulsion Aura—Tenfold!"
Not only did Longinus sense the powerful repulsion, even the surrounding ground was being squeezed downward by the invisible force, collapsing into the depths.
"Nebula Chain!"
"Thorn Path!"
"Glue Bomb!"
The other three also fully unleashed their