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As Diabolo entered that mysterious portal...
The vast First Abyss Layer began to boil. Every demon went berserk, fighting without end until rivers of blood flowed.
None of the Elemental Prisons escaped the slaughter. Even the Water Prison, which had always remained neutral, was dragged into it.
Demon forces from the Second and Third Layers joined in as well. Before long, turmoil swept through every Elemental Prison.
What had happened?
What was wrong with the demons?
Deep beneath the vast waters of the Water Prison...
Boom!
Mephisto threw a punch. An endless torrent of water surged forward, and the demon facing him turned to ash before it could react.
Splash, splash...
He walked calmly along the lakebed, eerie blue-green flames burning around him underwater. The demons watching from nearby pointed and whispered, then fled in a frenzy when he looked their way.
What was Mephisto doing here instead of fighting for territory in the Fire Prison?
"My lord, we found it!"
A member of the Destruction Squad handed him a pearl brimming with water-element energy.
"The ninth one. That's enough!"
Mephisto murmured to himself as eight beautiful pearls appeared around him, their light mingling with that of the water-element Elemental Pearl.
"Everything is ready. Now we only have to wait for the Mysterious Domain to open!"
"By the way, did you confirm it? Does the Space-Time Rift in the Central Prison really exist?" Mephisto suddenly turned to Agatha, who had been following obediently at his side.
"Yes. Its existence has reportedly been confirmed, but for some reason, the Abyssal Will is still sealing it off. Some demons think the rift will formally open after