Die, Bugs!

"Summon Demon!"

"Protection from Evil!"

With other people nearby, Soren could not reveal all his cards. As the bugs attacked, he cast two spells in quick succession as cover. A surge of energy spread outward, and a massive magic circle appeared before the three of them. It had to be massive: the demon Soren had summoned was enormous. Before it had even come fully into view, the temperature throughout the Insect Hive soared, and even the sand and stone began to show signs of melting.

"This...!"

"Is that a Balor?!"

Balors were among the most famous High-tier Demons of the Abyss, appearing again and again in folk tales. In countless stories short of myth, the final enemy a Legendary hero faced was this terrifying creature. For ages, Balors had been a fixture among the great villains of legend. So when that searing aura appeared, the two women behind Soren guessed what he had summoned.

Fire Demons were not among the demons a conventional summoning could call forth!

Ordinarily, only a Legendary Summoning Spell had any chance of summoning a Fire Demon, and even then it was merely a chance. More often, such spells summoned Lower Balors, Nalfeshnees, Hezrous, and the like.

The Eastern Dancer was stunned, but she did not find it strange.

Soren was a deity. Why would it be surprising for a deity to summon a Balor? Perhaps deities were beyond her understanding, but in truth, summoning a Balor was no easy feat even for an Evil God. In the Abyss, Fire Demons held a status no lower than High Archangels did in the Upper Planes. Even a Legendary Spell would normally summon something around the level of a Legendary Nalfeshnee.

"Let the flames purify all!"

"Die, bugs!"

Raging fire engulfed the area. The instant Demon Soran was