Hearing Homelander and the others, Chthon smiled and said, "Don't worry. I've already found a way out. Those Demon Kings will help you escape."
"Those Demon Kings?"
Everyone froze. Homelander asked, "Aren't they our enemies?"
"Do you think they're happy being enslaved by the Mechanical Demon King? They're Demon Kings, the most unruly beings of all."
Chthon sneered. "They're behaving themselves now because they have no choice, but they certainly won't mind helping us as long as it doesn't affect the overall situation. For one thing, it'll annoy the Mechanical Demon King. For another, it'll earn them a favor from us.
"If we win, they can switch to the winning side and join us. Of course, they won't dare make it too obvious.
"In a moment, a few Demon Kings will unleash their ultimate attacks and disrupt the surrounding area. Use that chance to shake off your opponents and escape into space. Remember, the Mechanical Demon King has set up a Space Barrier around the area. You'll have to break it together before you can escape.
"That barrier isn't particularly sturdy. It's only meant to slow you down, so you'll be able to break it."
"Understood."
Homelander and the other two nodded together. Soon, several Demon Kings seemed to lose their tempers and unleashed their ultimate attacks at the same time. The sky suddenly went black, and then endless thunderbolts came crashing down, engulfing all of New York.
That wasn't all. A volcano rumbled up from the former site of the Empire State Building, then erupted. Vast quantities of scorching volcanic rock shot into the sky before crashing down in every direction like meteors.
And it still wasn't over. Another Demon King raised both hands, and a wave ten thousand meters high rose from the ocean outside New York, smashing