Asia looked at the Blood Pool Hell, where flames rose everywhere. In the wind, she seemed to hear the painful wails of her Evil Dragon, causing her to shed sorrowful tears.
"Issei-san!!" Asia couldn't help but throw herself into Issei Hyoudou's arms, seeking comfort.
Seeing Asia in this state, Issei Hyoudou gently held her and stroked her head, saying, "Don't be sad. Once we defeat Hades, everything will come to an end."
"That's right, Asia. You have to be strong," Rias added, walking over to offer her encouragement.
"Mm." Hearing the comfort and encouragement from Rias and Issei Hyoudou, Asia wiped the tears from her eyes and gave a resolute nod.
The group then quickly rushed toward the next hell. Since the Sixth Hell consisted of Three Valleys, the distance between them wasn't too great, and before long, they arrived at the Second Valley.
This place was a dense forest, but strangely, all the trees here were withered, with not a single green leaf on their branches.
Furthermore, whenever the wind blew, a sound of weeping would drift through the forest, giving it an incredibly eerie atmosphere.
Benniah pulled out the map of the underworld and opened it to read the entry for the Second Valley. After reading, her pupils couldn't help but shrink. She put away the map, walked up to a tree, touched the trunk, and then turned to the group.
"Everyone! All the trees here are actually transformed souls!!"
"What did you say!?" Upon hearing Benniah's words, no one knew quite what expression to make as they faced this hell.
Benniah kept one hand on a tree as she explained to the others, "This is the Second Valley · Forest Hell, the hell where those who commit suicide fall. The souls who come here turn into withered trees. And what's more..."
Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw! Caw!
Before Benniah could finish, a flock of red-eyed crows, looking like a black cloud, flew toward the Forest Hell. They settled on the trees in groups of two or three.
The crows began to peck at the trees. Strangely, the trees didn't make the sound of splintering wood; instead, it sounded like birds tearing at carrion as they swallowed chunks into their bellies. Bright red blood actually began to flow from the places where the crows pecked.
Seeing this, Benniah finished her explanation: "And the souls turned into trees are pecked at and eaten by the crows as food."
Hiss—!!!
Hearing Benniah's words, the group gasped. They couldn't help but think: 'To have such punishment even for suicide... how on earth did Hades come up with this?'
Step! Step! Step! Step! Step! Step! Step! Step!
At that moment, the sound of light footsteps, as if someone were taking a stroll, echoed from within the forest. Though the sound was soft, it exerted an invisible pressure on everyone, making them feel as if their heads were about to be severed from their bodies.
As the footsteps stopped, a new Specter appeared before them. The back of his underworld armor resembled a flower, with a metallic vine extending from each shoulder guard. His helmet obscured part of his face, but from his facial contours, he was clearly a very handsome man.
Cao Cao performed a spear flourish, pointing the tip at the Specter before him as he shouted, "Which of the Demon Stars are you?! State your name!!"
The Specter, wearing a cold yet charming smile, said, "I am Quinn of the Sky Demon Star, Alraune. In this underworld where all hope is lost, this place shall ultimately become your final resting place."
"Ha—!!!" Seeing Quinn's arrogant attitude, Leonardo of the Hero Faction began to use his Longinus, Annihilation Maker. Its ability was to create various monsters based on the user's imagination; the stronger the imagination, the more diverse the created monsters.
Subsequently, countless varied monsters appeared before Quinn. Some looked like wild beasts, some like war machines turned into predators, and others had humanoid forms, wielding various weapons.
Roar—!!!
Then, Leonardo swept his hand downward, and the monster army charged toward Quinn with a deafening roar.
Quinn watched the monster army that intended to tear him to pieces without the slightest panic. Instead, a layer of purple Cosmos erupted from his body. He raised his hands high and said with a smile:
"Don't think you can handle me with mere numbers. If we couldn't face an entire army or a beast tide alone, we wouldn't be worthy of being called Lord Hades' Specters."
"Blood Flower Scissors!!" A massive guillotine formed from condensed Cosmos appeared behind Quinn. Its sharp blade radiated a cold light. Quinn swung both hands down forcefully, and the guillotine's blade dropped.
The resulting impact wave hit the monster army in front of him. Their heads were instantly severed from their bodies, leaving them decapitated.
"What!! With just one strike, he took out that massive demon army!!" Everyone was clearly shocked by the power Quinn had just displayed. With a simple raise and sweep of his hands, he had decapitated thousands of monsters.
Roar—!!!
At that moment, a fierce dragon roar echoed out of thin air, sounding as if it had been hungry for a long time.
Upon hearing the dragon's roar, the corners of Quinn's mouth curled up into a fanatical expression. "Oh! It seems the Guardian Dragon can't wait!"
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