With that, Lucifer smirked and nced at all the men surrounding them one by one. Each one had a weapon in their hands, pointing at the guests. There were at least forty armed men present here. Some were standing guard outside the hall while others were scattered throughout the room, making sure no one escaped.


    They all looked very serious, like they wouldn''t hesitate to kill anyone who tried to do anything stupid.


    Lucifer made mental notes of all their locations as he scanned the hall once more. He wanted to make sure that everyone was ounted for before making his move. It would be bad if one of the men tried to shoot at others without caring about the consequences.


    After all, there were innocent, beautiful women here. If a stray bullet happened to hit one of them, then it would be a disaster. Lucifer didn''t want to see them get hurt. As for men, he didn''t even care about them. As long as the women were safe, he didn''t mind losing some lives. After all, this world didn''tck ugly men, but beautiful women were rare gems.


    It would be a great pity if they lost one because of these bastards.


    When Lucifer was certain that he knew where everyone was, he took another deep breath and prepared himself. He had never done anything like this before, but he was confident in his new power.


    ''I just hope it doesn''t disappoint me.'' Lucifer thought to himself as he closed his eyes and focused.


    A momentter, something changed inside of him once more. His heartbeat increased, and he could feel the unknown energy flowing through his entire body. It was like his veins had turned into rivers, carrying an invisible force throughout his body.


    And then, suddenly, time seemed to slow down to a crawl around him. The sounds around him became muffled, and everyone around him froze in ce. They all felt a chill run down their spines as an unknown pressure descended on them. Their bodies trembled in fear as they felt somethinging toward them. Something dangerous. Something terrible.


    Something that made them want to run away screaming in terror.


    "What''s going on?" Therge man asked with wide eyes as he looked around in confusion. He had never experienced anything like this before. His heart was beating wildly as sweat dripped down his face. He could feel his hands shaking even though he tried to stop it. He didn''t know what was happening, but it terrified him to no end.


    "I don''t know, boss!" One of his subordinates replied with a shaky voice.


    "Is this some gas attack or something? Didn''t I tell you idiots to disable the air conditioner? Why is this happening now?" Therge man screamed in rage.


    "We did disable the air conditioner, boss. There is no way this is a gas attack." The subordinate answered. "You can feel how hot it is here without an air conditioner, right? It should be impossible for such a gas to appear out of nowhere."


    "What? Then how can you exin this? Tell me!" Therge man shouted in frustration, unable to understand what was happening.


    However, before the subordinate could say anything, the pressure increased even more, making everyone feel like they were about to pass out from sheer terror. It felt like they were being suffocated by something invisible yet extremely powerful.


    Then the very next moment, all the lights in therge hall began flickering wildly. They flickered faster and faster until it seemed like the light bulbs themselves were going to explode. Some of them did explode, sending pieces of ss flying everywhere.


    "Ahhhhh!" One of the guests screamed in horror as he saw pieces of ssing towards him. He closed his eyes and ducked his head, afraid of being injured. However, they still hit him on his arms, leaving cuts on his skin. Blood trickled down his arms as he screamed again in pain.


    Few more guests screamed in terror as ss shards flew towards them as well, causing cuts on their bodies. Some managed to dodge while others couldn''t. But most of them got hit in some way or another.


    "What the hell is going on here?!" Therge man shouted in panic. "Can someone fucking exin to me what the hell is happening?!"


    However, no one answered him. Everyone was too busy trying to avoid the ss shards flying around. Some even started crying out in pain from being injured by them. A chaos broke out as everyone screamed and panicked.


    "Stop screaming, you idiots!" Therge man yelled at the top of his lungs and shot his gun towards the ceiling, trying to regain control over the situation. The sound of the gunshot silenced everyone once more, but it did little to ease the fear and confusion they felt.


    Just as therge man lowered his gun, the sound of shattering ss echoed through the hall as all the light bulbs exploded above his head.


    "Ahhhh! Shit!" He cursed as pieces of ss fell on his head, leaving cuts on his skin. Blood dripped from the wounds and stained his face red.


    The next second, everything went dark as all the lights went out simultaneously. It was so sudden that it shocked everyone. They couldn''t see anything. Not even their own hands in front of them. It was like someone had flipped off a switch.


    Everyone remained silent, afraid of making any noise. A heavy tension hung in the air as they waited for something to happen. No one dared to move or speak. They didn''t want to attract attention to them and get shot in the dark.


    The silence continued for several seconds before something broke it. A loud scream echoed through the hall, followed by a sh of ck mes with a blue hue. Everyone turned their heads in the direction of the sound and saw a ck fire engulfing one of the waiters in mes, causing him to scream in agony as he fell to the ground, writhing around in pain.


    Yet it didn''tst even for a second as the darkness returned once again along with the silence. No one knew what happened to that man, but the smell of burning flesh still lingered in the air, and everyone knew he was gone for good.


    ''What the hell was that?'' Therge man thought to himself as he swallowed hard, trying to keep his cool despite everything happening around him. ''First, there is a strange pressure, then the lights go out, and then ck mes suddenly appear and burn a guy alive. Just what is going on? What is happening here? This is not some fucking shoot of a horror movie. This is real life!


    How can something like this happen?''


    Before therge man could think about it further, another scream rang out, followed by another sh of ck mes. This time, it wasn''t a single man who was engulfed but several of them at once. The sound of gunshots echoed through the hall as some of them opened fire, hoping to stop the mysterious attacker.


    All the guests screamed in fear at that moment and crouched on the ground, covering their heads with their hands. Even though they couldn''t see anything, they still tried to protect themselves by hiding under the tables or behind chairs. Some even crawled towards the exits, hoping to get away from the chaos.


    They were too terrified to do anything but cower in fear and pray to whatever God they believed in to save them from this nightmare.


    This was their worst nightmare. Nothing made sense anymore. Nothing seemed real anymore. Everything was too much for them to handle, and it overwhelmed their senses to the point that they couldn''t help but wonder if they were going crazy. They just wanted to escape this madness as fast as possible. Yet they didn''t know where to go or what to do.


    However, therge man gritted his teeth as he stood up straight, holding his gun firmly in his hands. "I don''t care what is happening. I am the boss here. I won''t allow some freak show to scare me away." your m,vle mpyr source


    "Oh? That''s quite the resolve." Lucifer''s voice rang out in therge man''s ears, startling him. "However, do you think that will be enough?"


    BANG.


    BANG.


    BANG.


    Without hesitation, therge man opened fire into the darkness where the voice came from, hoping to hit the mysterious person behind this. However, even after emptying his entire clip, he couldn''t tell if he managed to hit anything.


    "Tsk tsk. So impatient." Lucifer mocked therge man. "If you''re in such a hurry to die, I won''t disappoint you. But before that, let me tell you something. I hate it when someone touches my things, not to mention trying to steal them right in front of me. Especially when it was supposed to be a gift for my beloved mother.


    So, don''t me me for being harsh to you."


    "WHAT—"


    The next second, Lucifer''s hand reached out of the darkness, grabbing the man''s neck and squeezing it hard enough to cut off his breathing. He couldn''t move even an inch as he felt something sharp digging into his skin.


    He wanted to scream but found that he couldn''t. Fear overwhelmed his senses as he struggled to break free. But then he felt hot mes licking at his skin, burning away his clothes, and scorching his flesh.


    In just a few seconds, his whole body was engulfed in ck fire, consuming his flesh until only ashes remained.