"Combine, combine."
"Demon Gods governing the control room—"
Standing in the control room, radiating immense malice as it led the other Demon God Pillars, was a red-and-white Demon God Pillar.
Its appearance was not frightening. If anything, it resembled a strawberry sundae, yet the aura it emitted was no weaker than that of the other Demon God Pillars—indeed, it was even stronger.
"—Paimon, Buer, Gusion, Sitri, Beleth, Leraje, Eligos, Gaine, and—"
"I am Barbatos."
Bzzzz—
Nearly a hundred beams erupted from Barbatos's pillar, and the entire control room shook violently.
"We nine pillars assist the overseer."
"We nine pillars maintain the terminal."
"The recognition of those called humanity's Servants must be unified. You have no right to interfere!"
Boom, boom, boom—
The bombardment continued without pause.
"Hmph."
With a cold snort, a young, finely dressed man raised one hand.
"Assist the overseer, maintain the terminal?"
A mocking smile rested on his lips, though the fury beneath that mockery was unmistakable.
"How about we settle the score between us first, Barbatos?"
Adelson Falgao's black eyes gleamed with icy sharpness as he stared at the red-and-white Demon God.
"Whether your insistence on unified recognition comes from the pride of being a Demon God, or the will of that bastard who intends to burn the whole world down..."
"Right now, I'm extremely pissed off."
Enormous gemstones formed a canopy overhead. Their defensive power far surpassed the gems Lawrence had created, blocking the Demon God Pillars' attacks.
"I am Adelson Falgao, the [Red Crystal]. My pride cannot be shaken. As the price for fooling me—"
"Prepare to be destroyed by me endlessly within this Singularity."
Snap!
Adelson snapped his fingers. Mirrors combined and reflected one another without end, forming firepower that was no weaker than the Demon God Pillars'—and could even suppress them. Barbatos