"The Goddess has spoken to me. She told me to find the path leading underground and stop the forbidden magic circle in the research lab," Lin said, suppressing the pain surging through his body as he relayed the message from the Goddess.

The room was thick with demonic energy, so dense that the floor was invisible. Even the members of the hero's party, aside from Lin, felt their bodies tremble under the weight of the concentrated miasma.

"How is it that you, a mere porter, received a divine revelation that I, a saint, did not?" Arsil challenged, suspicion in her voice.

"There's no time for this. Forbidden magic always requires human life. If the information from the slums is correct, we need to find the underground lab immediately!" Lin retorted sharply, cutting off her doubts.

The mage swiftly intervened, "We need to move quickly. I’ll try to clear this miasma."

With a short incantation, a gust of wind swept through the area, but the miasma remained unmoved, ignoring physical forces. Frustrated, the mage summoned even stronger winds, but the result was the same.

[This miasma is unpleasant—it's the Demon God's.]

‘Demon God?’ Luciena glanced worriedly at Lin’s hand, noticing the blackened tendrils creeping further up from his nails.

[The energy eating away at Lin’s arm is from the Demon Lord. Although both powers come from the Demon God, the Demon Lord's miasma carries a grudge and opposes the Demon God's magic.]

‘How do we save him?’ Luciena asked in her mind, desperate.@@novelbin@@

[The best option would be to retreat, but knowing you, that’s not happening. Hmmm...]

The sword, Abyss, had no intention of retreating. The weapon’s purpose was to destroy and seek vengeance on the Demon God’s minions.

[This battle will be fierce. I’ll lend you my full strength.]

With a sudden surge of holy energy, the blade began to glow intensely.

[Draw me and place my tip on the ground.]

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