Blazing flames roared through the passage, carrying the dense aura of the Abyss. This was Hellfire, a dark fire said to destroy everything beautiful in the world.
It was also one of the Balor Demon's strongest abilities!
Just as the Greater Balor launched its attack, a Beholder silently appeared on its shoulder. Dozens of black tentacles whipped about, firing dozens of gray rays at Zuo Yi.
Paralyzing Ray!
Beholders were a peculiar kind of high-ranking demon from the Abyss World. Their bodies were enormous dark-red eyeballs surrounded by anywhere from dozens to more than a hundred tentacles. They excelled at psychic attacks and curses.
They liked to "freeze" opponents with Paralyzing Rays, then throw their minds into confusion with psychic temptation. Once a target could no longer resist, they lunged forward, drilled through its skull with their tentacles, and sucked out its brain.
Horrifyingly, a victim whose brain had been drained did not die outright. It became a puppet under the Beholder's control, retaining most of its former strength.
Beholders were even more intelligent than Greater Balors. Cunning and treachery defined them.
As an attendant to the Balor General, this one served much like a strategist, though it also possessed formidable combat support abilities.
It was one of the most loathsome demons in the Abyss!
Before the Greater Balor's breath reached Zuo Yi, dozens of Paralyzing Rays struck him first.
The greatest advantage of ray spells was their speed. Though they could not compare to beams of light, they were highly effective at close range, making Beholders the bane of most agile fighters.
Yet not one ray pierced Zuo Yi's Holy Armor of Light. None even left a mark.
The Holy Armor of Light was legendary equipment of the highest caliber. Though Zuo Yi's armor was badly damaged, the immense