The uncertainty of that plan was simply far too great. There was no reason at all for him to do it.
Most importantly, he himself would have to pay an enormous price for it!
Although the Twelve Heavenly Gods were bound together in solidarity, he naturally had no desire to sacrifice himself for the sake of others.
And if he did that, he would have completely lost his wager with the human before him!
At this point, all the factors determining success or failure had become very clear.
If that statue could force Dark and the others to voluntarily hand over their gold badges before the contamination reached them, Hermes's fundamental objective would be achieved.
If the statue was instead destroyed by Dark and the others, or if they would rather die than submit, Hermes would lose completely.
Though Dark and the others did not know the truth behind this ritual, they had not been wrong in their shared understanding that the statue had to be destroyed.
It was only that the gap between the two sides had become ever more apparent.
Trying to destroy that statue was undoubtedly like a mantis trying to stop a chariot. Even if "Demon King Eldritch" were here, and even if he used "Fusion Magic" to fuse it into the "Four-Winged Cat King," success was not guaranteed.
Moreover, the "Twin Holy Knights" were right beside him, and he still had his reservations.
Of course, those were all meaningless speculations.
The reality was that he was about to be crushed to death by that statue!
There was no time to react!
The speed at which the statue suddenly erupted was simply too fast—so fast that even Oli, who was not far from Dark, could not react in time.
At this moment, only the six-star "Mismagius"