"Aaaaaah!" The piercing scream filled the air once more.
The scorpion-tailed Demon's massive tail pierced straight through a genius contestant's chest, lifting them high into the air.
By now, the teleportation array was fully formed. The four remaining contestants watched their fallen comrade die in horror, but there was nothing they could do.
"Tsk, how boring," the scorpion-tailed Demon sighed, looking at the disappearing figures. "Just a bunch of cowardly scumbags. You're wasting my time."
He gave a slight flick, flinging the impaled contestant down to the ground.
The contestant tried to struggle, but their insides were melting and rotting rapidly. Black blood poured from their mouth and eyes.
Even though they had lost their Strength, they managed to gasp out one last desperate threat:
"You... you cursed Demons... you will face judgment!"
A faint smile curled on the Demon's lips. He glanced up at the flying pets rising higher into the sky and replied coldly,
