After thinking it over, Lode felt that staying here would be of no use, so he decided to go down and take a look.
Since he had promised to take this woman's soul back, he would definitely not break his word.
And the reason for doing so was not for the woman, but for Constantine!
In layman's terms, it was because he had taken a liking to Constantine.
"Good girl~ You wait for me up here."
Lode crouched down and reached out to stroke the black cat, then instructed, "Don't run around, just wait for me here."
"Meow~"
The black cat was extremely intelligent, as if it really understood, and turned its head to gently lick Lode's palm.
Then, Lode came to the edge of the cliff and looked down.
From where he stood vertically down to the disc-shaped stone carving, the distance was about one hundred and fifty meters!
Wind speed... very high.
Humidity... almost none.
Lode closed his eyes, straightened his chest, freely stretched out his arms, and lightly tapped his toes as he leaped forward!
Leap of Faith!
...
Hundreds of meters of vertical distance, with the wind and sand whistling in his ears, Lode's figure was like a black meteor, falling onto the disc-shaped stone carving!
As soon as he landed, after coming into close contact with the disc-shaped stone carving, Lode suddenly had a special feeling in his heart, as if someone was calling him!
But this special feeling disappeared in an instant, so quickly that Lode thought it might have just been an illusion.
After getting up, Lode observed the ancient disc-shaped stone carving.
The disc-shaped stone carving had a radius of about one hundred meters, and in the very center area of the stone carving were six raised stone pillars, binding and surrounding Angela there.
Considering that this was Hell, for safety's sake, Lode didn't dare to be careless in the slightest.
First, he set up several layers of spiritual pressure barriers within one meter of himself, and then injected spiritual particles into his blood vessels, always maintaining the state of Static Blood Pulse.
"Let me see, what is the reason that prevents those demons from entering here." After making complete preparations, Lode strode towards the inside.
As he gradually approached the central stone platform, an invisible sense of threat came, as if he was being spied on by some evil gaze, making Lode feel uncomfortable all over!
"I knew it wouldn't be that simple!"
Lode vigilantly looked around, the perception range of his spiritual pressure expanded to the maximum, not letting go of even a brick or stone around him!
And wouldn't you know it!
Under this carpet-like spiritual pressure perception, he really found a 'shadow'!
That shadow was hidden behind Angela, formless and without substance, like a ghost, impossible to distinguish with the naked eye.
If it weren't for the faint spiritual power it emitted, which was perceived by Lode's spiritual pressure, he probably wouldn't have been able to find it even if it was standing in front of him!
"Shoot to kill, Spear of God!"
Adhering to the principle of striking first to gain the upper hand, Lode didn't say a word and directly released Spear of God upon meeting it!
Whoosh!
The blade of Spear of God suddenly lengthened, instantly piercing through a hundred meters of empty space, shooting towards the opponent with a sharp edge!
Just as Spear of God was about to hit the shadow, the blade was blocked by an invisible force, stopping in front of the shadow!
"Come out, don't hide."
A trace of solemnity flashed in the depths of Lode's eyes, being able to block Spear of God so easily, this person's strength must be no less than his!
Buzz~
The space was like a pebble falling into water, suddenly rippling in layers, and after waves of ripples spread, the true form of the shadow gradually appeared before Lode's eyes.
"...So ugly."
After just one glance, Lode couldn't help but frown.
Although the appearance of demons is very casual, except for Lucifer, they are not very good; but this guy's appearance alone,
is really a bit ugly, breaking the limits of human aesthetics!
A child might not be able to sleep at night after seeing it!
His appearance looked like a human who had been skinned alive, his whole body smooth and bare, without a single hair.
His limbs were long and slender, his skin showed a strange decaying gray, his muscles were atrophied and shriveled, a complete picture of malnutrition!
Moreover, this guy's facial features were so random that Lode was speechless.
The two eye sockets were deeply sunken, looking as if they had been hammered, the cheekbones on both sides of his face protruded, his nostrils turned upwards, his teeth were sharp, and his mouth was sharp and terrifying.
It was as if each of his facial features had its own ideas, thinking that since no one in Hell was watching anyway, I would just grow however I wanted.
"What a strange power..."
The ugly... monster, stretched out a finger and pointed it at the tip of Spear of God, and a look of doubt appeared on his face: "This feeling is a bit similar to Mephisto, but not exactly the same, human... state your name."
Lode retracted Spear of God, a trace of solemnity hidden in his eyes, and then said lightly: "Before asking someone else's name, shouldn't you state your own name first?"
Hearing this, the monster's eyes showed a mocking light, and he sneered: "You don't recognize me?"
Lode tilted his head and thought for a moment, then asked back: "Do I need to know you?"
"Hahahaha..."
The monster laughed as if he had heard some great joke: "You come to my Hell and ask who I am?"
His Hell?
Hearing this sentence, Lode's heart shook slightly, and he said: "You are... one of the Seven Demon Lords?"
"I am the Demon Lord symbolizing the sin of greed—Mammon!"
The monster grinned, then stepped towards him, saying as he walked: "Human, your power is very interesting, give me your body."
[Emergency Mission: Hell War (1/3)
Mission Details: The Demon Lord Mammon is very interested in your Shinigami powers. If you don't want to be possessed by him, it is recommended to defeat his clone here!
Completion Conditions: Kill Mammon's clone (0/1)
Mission Reward: Uniform settlement after all are completed]
"..."
Lode took a deep breath, and then slowly exhaled it. He didn't want to talk now, he just wanted to be alone.
Bald, it's bald again!
As everyone knows, in the multiverse, baldness is a symbol of strength!
Yamamoto Genryusai is bald, and one slash can evaporate the Soul Society.
Saitama is bald, and one punch can give the Earth a middle part!
Master Roshi is bald, and his Kamehameha can shatter the moon!
Frieza is bald, an evil cosmic emperor!
Thanos is bald, and a snap of his fingers can kill half the universe's population.
The Ancient One is also bald, easily defeating dimensional demon gods.
Mammon, the sin of greed... is also bald!
Lode couldn't help but have a suspicion, could it be that the hair of these strong men is used to seal their combat power?
This involves a very serious question.
Is appearance important, or is strength important?
Appearance is what I desire, and strength is also what I desire; one cannot have both, so I will give up appearance for strength!
"I'll shave my head bald later!"
Lode cursed inwardly, and changed his Zanpakuto to Hyorinmaru!
With his current spiritual power as a Fifth Seat officer, forcibly using Bankai would probably only last less than ten minutes!
But the opponent is Mammon, one of the Seven Demon Lords of Hell, is ten minutes really enough?
But now, he can't think too much!
The surging spiritual pressure rose like a substance, and thick dark clouds covered the originally dim yellow sky!
"Bankai—Daiguren Hyorinmaru!"