Othinus froze.
Though she already looked extremely unstable, as if she had suffered a tremendous mental blow.
When the enemy who had just extinguished all her vitality suddenly said something as absurd as "I'm going to save you" with utter sincerity, the dazed girl still unconsciously clenched her fists.
"Why are you bothering me? Haven't you already won?"
"Or does killing a Demon God so cleanly fail to satisfy you? Do you want to torture me slowly through a worldwide trial, like scraping bone with a file? Or imprison my remnants as a trophy..."
Her wisdom as a Demon God made Othinus utterly disbelieve Roland's words, and she instinctively began analyzing his thoughts and objectives.
But halfway through, remembering her situation, she lowered her head in resignation.
"Forget it. I prepared myself for defeat long ago anyway. Do whatever you like."
Her gaze wavered, her pupils unfocused, looking utterly defeated.
But Roland knew that although the Demon God before him appeared completely harmless, letting his guard down because of that would only cost him dearly.
The Demon Gods' mental attainment certainly fell short of the caliber of their omnipotence, but that was relative.
It was like the origin of the rumor that the son of Krypton had low magic resistance.
The fundamental reason Superman appeared to have low magic resistance was that he was too strong. His opponents were often top-tier enemies such as ancient evil gods and magicians, making this shortcoming apparent.
Powerful magicians by conventional standards still could not breach his defenses.
The same went for Othinus. Only after Roland, a fellow Demon God, had comprehensively crushed her ideals, actions, and hopes with superior power had her mental state descended into confusion, becoming this unstable.
But purely psychological tactics could only serve as a horn sounding the charge,