Chapter 215 : All Under Siege!
"Ahem..."
After Stephen arrived, he was about to speak, but a sharp pain surged through his chest. It felt like he was being gnawed at by thousands of snake ants, each bite a spike of agony in his nerves.
Brice, beside him, was no exception. The pain wracking his body left him nearly speechless, his face twisted with the strain of holding on.
"Actually, you sent people to investigate the situation—and we already knew," said a calm voice.
The voice came from the Demon King, who, despite the apparent injuries from earlier, was now standing tall, his demeanor relaxed. It was as if he had never been wounded at all.
This sudden shift made Finn's expression harden. "What's going on?" he muttered, eyes narrowing.
The Demon King's behavior was too strange. It didn't make sense.
"Didn't you realize we've been stalling you all this time?" the Demon King said nonchalantly. "I know that relying on us alone wouldn't be enough to overwhelm you—but what if all the demons under the Hell-Lords' command attacked you together?"
Before Finn could answer, Stephen spoke through gritted teeth, "Finn... we've been deceived. They were prepared from the start... ahem—"
He was interrupted by a fresh wave of pain that made him cough violently. Blood stained the corner of his lips.
The magnitude of the threat they were facing became clear. These weren't ordinary demons—they were elite enforcers of Hell's hierarchy, beings that answered only to entities like Mephisto himself.