"That's what I should be asking you. You opened Hell's Gate and summoned me to the human world. Were you planning to make a wish, or skip the formalities and offer up your soul directly?"
"What are you trying to say? You're a devil from hell?"
"Don't I look like one?"
Russell raised a hand and looked himself over. Dressed entirely in black and brimming with dark power, aside from the lack of a sulfurous stench, he was more than convincing as a devil.
"No matter who you are, the Forbidden Spell can no longer be reversed. Hell's Gate has opened. You're too late."
Morgani spoke coldly. Balthazar and David's reactions showed that they knew Russell. He was definitely not a visitor from hell.
More importantly, Morgani had once met a devil who called herself Satan: an alluring woman dressed all in red, a total bitch.
"Mage Morgani, nothing is absolute. You believe Hell's Gate cannot be closed once opened only because you haven't met someone who can close it."
"Such as you?"
"That's right!"
"..."
Seeing Russell's overwhelming confidence, along with how easily he had defeated Maxim earlier, Morgani did not believe him, but she did not dare let down her guard. With a wave of her hand, she set up several layers of Defense Barriers, then began chanting and shook Hell's Gate open slowly.
It worked!
She easily sensed the aura of hell beyond the gate, with no obstruction or rejection whatsoever. Morgani was greatly reassured, and her vigilance toward Russell dropped by thirty percent. Using the same trick again, she waved her hand and scattered a Poisonous Insect Black Cloud above his head.
Rustle, rustle!!
The scraping of countless claws and fangs erupted as an endless cascade of poisonous insects poured from the black cloud, instantly engulfing