"I never expected you to be this kind of Malebolgia, actually resorting to fraud?"
Andrew secretly grumbled. Sure enough, aside from him, the pure white lotus, every other Demon King was black-hearted.
Naturally, Malebolgia had no idea his scheme had been seen through. He said loftily, "Al, the superheroes are no match for Joker. You have one last minute.
"If you do not press the transmitter within one minute, your wife and daughter will be brutally killed by Joker.
"Worse still, their souls will fall into my hands.
"Then, because of you, they will suffer eternal pain. In Hell, every demon is an expert at torturing others."
"You're a Demon King. How can you be so despicable?"
Andrew shouted, "If you've got the guts, fight me one-on-one. I'll definitely defeat you."
"Defeat me? Hahaha."
Malebolgia laughed heartily. "In my eyes, you're no different from an ant. And don't forget, we signed a Contract. Your soul belongs to me.
"Enough nonsense, Al. This is your last chance. Don't waste any more of my time."
"I'll press it."
Andrew looked at his wife and daughter trembling in fear on the Light Screen. He closed his eyes in pain and chose to submit. Inside, he quietly gave himself a thumbs-up. Oscar owed him a statuette.
"Very good."
Malebolgia nodded in satisfaction and sent Andrew's soul back to the human world. To be safe, he deliberately kept a thread attached, one that could pull Andrew back to Hell at any time.
Andrew regained consciousness and climbed up from the ground. Looking in the direction of A-6 Headquarters, he sighed helplessly and pressed the transmitter.
Then, uh, then nothing happened. The reason was simple: Soldier Boy had already reached the Main Base. He used his Nuclear Radiation to envelop the entire base, preventing any signals