Erwin's knees hit the ground. His eyes burned, blood welling at the corners as his sight struggled to measure her power.
"Her… Magic… Her Might… immeasurable. Th-the worm… that's not it… it wasn't the one… W-we should kill… her… that thing… is—"
Before he could finish, every member of his party erupted in a unified scream of agony and fury:
"DEMON LORD!"
The word tore through the chamber, a reflection of the terror and rage they all felt, as the full scale of what they were facing sank into their bones.
Lita's body trembled under the weight of fear and exhaustion; every bone felt like it could shatter beneath the monster before her. Yet, with raw determination, she snatched her staff from the ground, using it to anchor herself as she rose to her feet. Frantically, she grabbed every mana potion in her pocket, draining them one by one.
"YOU B*TCH! YOU K-KILLED GELA… YOU KILLED OUR TEAM MEMBER! YOU MONSTER!"
