"Intelligence Chamber—open!"
The Demon God Pillar, which had at some point changed from black to a bloodlike crimson, had already risen at the second location. It let out a roaring howl, surrounded by its kin, its authority, and its wisdom.
Above the Intelligence Chamber's stronghold, nine terrifying monsters identical to the Melting Furnace bared their fangs and claws.
"We are the nine pillars that govern the Intelligence Chamber!"
"—Orias, Vapula, Zagan, Valac, Andras, Andrealphus, Cimejes, Andromalius, and—"
"I am Flauros!!!"
That crimson Demon God Pillar was Flauros, the one that had previously stood in Chaldea's way—Lev Lainur. At this moment, he appeared to have completely abandoned the reason he once possessed as a human, transforming into a complete Demon God Pillar. His color, too, had shifted from its original black to the glaring crimson of today.
"We nine pillars comprehend words."
"We nine pillars chant phenomena."
"We—will never allow you to destroy our research—!!!"
"Dregs brewed from human history!!!"
"Heh. Demon Gods that govern wisdom... Now that I think about it, among the systematically researched seventy-two Demon God Pillars, nearly half of them do indeed possess authorities related to wisdom."
Lord El-Melloi II—or rather, Caster Zhuge Kongming—adjusted his glasses. Looking up at the massive, terrifying Demon God Pillars surrounding them, he gently waved the feather fan in his hand.
"Are you interested in them, Professor?" Alexander, seated atop his horse beside him, wore a sunny smile as he too looked at the Demon God Pillars. "Though at least right now, they don't seem to have much to do with wisdom."
"I'm not interested in them. The ones interested in these things are those people." Lord El-Melloi II shook his head and pointed his feather fan to one side.
"They're interested in cutting them down."
Alexander followed the direction Lord El-Melloi