"Very good!" Dane was pleased with their pragmatism.
But words alone were not enough; Dane always maintained good business ethics, always signing contracts when negotiating terms.
Unless it was with his girlfriends, then verbal agreements were fine, otherwise, everyone else had to sign a contract.
Using parchment with these old foxes definitely wouldn't work; they had enough ways to circumvent rules. So, he had to learn their style and find a token to cast contract magic, which would be the most stable. As for the choice of token...
"Come, swear upon this."
Dane stood the Key to Hell on his fingertip. He first activated the contract magic, and the Key to Hell glowed with magical light.
"Shazam" itself was a product of contract magic, so Dane had always focused on studying this magic.
This "contract," once sworn, must be obeyed. It was a magic that could ignore the differences between parties and forcibly create equal terms.
Dane believed it still had much untapped potential.
Berial and Aini had no other choice but to reluctantly swear upon the Key to Hell.
Dane always felt a strange sense of déjà vu about this scene, like a medieval knight swearing allegiance to the monarchy before a King, only this oath was enforced.
Does this imply some obsession of Westerners?
After the two Demons finished their oaths as Dane requested, two lines made of soul energy separated from their bodies. These lines were invisible to ordinary people, and even to themselves.
But in Dane's eyes, with his God of Death's vision, those two lines were as conspicuous as glowing LED lights.
They twisted together, forming a single "line" connected to the Key to Hell.
At the same time, a red "line" also appeared on the Key to Hell, with one end connected to Dane. He immediately felt something added to his soul.
A moment later, these two lines gradually faded, as if they had never appeared.
Dane knew that the contract was complete.
"From now on, you two can enjoy partial authority over Hell. Whenever you need to, you can use this magic to open a door to any part of Hell."
As Dane spoke, he pricked his fingers with two thorns from the Key to Hell, mixing two drops of blood onto the foreheads of the two Demons, which transformed into two Ankhs.
This indicated that this authority was shared by him with the two Demons; they only had usage rights, not ownership.
Then Dane casually tossed the Key into his warehouse. His warehouse was now managed by the Witch, who had completely become Dane's chief steward at the Rock of Eternity.
After signing the contract, Dane wanted them to leave, but he suddenly remembered something and gave another instruction:
"By the way, if anyone from the Divine Realm visits Hell, whether Angels or Gods from other pantheons, you must notify me first."
Aini and Berial didn't know what he wanted to do, but what they wanted most was to leave this man first and then find a place to heal.
So, no matter what Dane said, they nodded in agreement. It was for survival, not shameful.
Dane nodded in satisfaction. This way, he had two subordinates in Hell. Although they were not very obedient yet, Dane believed they eventually would be.
He exercised his authority and directly teleported the two Demons to the Hell where Beelzebub was. As colleagues from the Rock of Eternity, shouldn't you express something if he died?
That place was one of the fiercest battlegrounds among all Demon Lords. He believed the two of them would quickly rise there... Real World, Los Angeles.
The departure of the three Demon Lords greatly reduced the pressure on the superheroes. They finally had time to team up against the Parasite Demon.
However, the Parasite Demon had already absorbed enough energy and superpowers at this time, and it was not at a disadvantage at all under the siege of a group of heroes.
Superman had no choice but to join the battle, but the situation became even worse because of his involvement!
Every time Superman smashed the Parasite Demon away, he contributed power to it. After a few times, the Parasite Demon's power had already surpassed his.
The Parasite Demon grabbed Clark with one hand and used him as an indestructible weapon to attack the rushing heroes.
Clark froze one of the Parasite Demon's legs with his ice breath, and Hal manifested a chainsaw, intending to saw off its entire leg.
But the Parasite Demon also exhaled a breath towards Hal, like a swirling ice storm, freezing Hal and the street behind him.
It had also learned the ice breath. Clark used both hands to pry open the Parasite Demon's large hand, but it slammed him hard onto the ground and then stomped on him with force.
This stomp even collapsed the city's foundation.
Countless Atlanteans and Demons were shaken to Death by the aftershock of this stomp. The King of Fisherman Kingdom was the unluckiest; he was the first King to be killed by the aftershock.
"Ha! Snails are trash!"
The King of Brine Kingdom stood on the corpse of the King of Fisherman Kingdom, mocking him. His shell was broken everywhere, but his fighting spirit remained strong!
At this moment, Los Angeles was like ruins after the end of the World. The spirit of Los Angeles could only hide in the void World and cry, not knowing what he could do.
Wonder Woman ran, her godfire sword fiercely cutting towards the Parasite Demon's groin.
However, the Parasite Demon didn't have that thing at all. It nimbly dodged the sword's edge and kicked her away from the side like a soccer ball.
Just by size, Diana was at a huge disadvantage. She couldn't remember how many times she had been knocked flying.
But she didn't give up. The moment she flew out, she threw her Lasso of Truth, wrapping it around the Parasite Demon's wrist, pulling herself back into the battle.
She took off her Tiara and threw it. The Tiara, like a boomerang, plunged into the Parasite Demon's eyeball, making it roar in pain.
Martian Manhunter took this opportunity to blind its other eye with his Cyclops, successfully working together to disable the Parasite Demon's vision.
"Constantine!" Batman roared.
Constantine quickly pulled up his sleeves, revealing knife-carved wounds on both arms—a magic symbol, a Demon's symbol.
He clasped his arms together and chanted a black magic spell, attempting to open a one-way Hell passage to throw the Parasite Demon into it.
But the Parasite Demon quickly reacted. It had absorbed Martian Manhunter's healing ability, and its eyes quickly returned to normal.
Two red fire lines shot out from its eyes, hitting Constantine directly. This was an attack that could kill instantly!
"John—!" Batman couldn't help but shout.
Everyone thought Constantine was dead, but a moment later, he stood up naked from the ruins.
His clothes were completely burned off, but he was perfectly fine.
He gave the Parasite Demon the middle finger with both hands: "I am immortal on the U.S. land! You Son. Of. Bitch."
But in his heart, he was greatly relieved, fortunately, Boss didn't lie to him, he really couldn't be killed by black magic!
The heroes breathed a sigh of relief at the sight, then quickly averted their gaze. Damn, that was an eyesore!
Unable to kill Constantine, the Parasite Demon wasn't angry. It stood among the crowd, laughing wildly.
"You cannot kill me! Nor can you banish me, and I become stronger than you in battle time and time again!"
Doctor Fate stood among the crowd and said, "He's right. He's constantly absorbing our abilities, stamina, and even experience, and he's getting stronger every moment than before!"
"You don't need to emphasize that!" Arthur said, displeased.
Aren't you just boosting the opponent's morale?
Batman also frowned and said, "The eternal metal's effect on him is getting weaker and weaker. I just tried again, and I couldn't even break his defense..."
He then looked at Clark, "How do you feel?"
Clark shook his head, 'My stamina is greatly depleted, and the Sun has already set.'
This war had raged from noon until now, past evening, and in another half an hour, the Sun's afterglow would completely vanish, greatly impacting Clark's endurance.
He might have to occasionally fly into the Universe to recharge.
Batman looked at Martian Manhunter, who shook his head.
Ron feared Fire, but every attack from Parasite Demon was accompanied by Hellfire, so he was the one whose abilities were absorbed the most by Parasite Demon, leaving him extremely weak now.
'I can still fight it all day!' Diana retorted, unwilling to yield.
But Batman knew very well that her stamina was also greatly depleted; if she truly fought for a whole day, she would die of exhaustion.
As for Hal, he was still trying to break the ice... 'At a time like this, where is your Master?'
Bloodsport and the rest of the Suicide Squad also couldn't help but gather closer, and because they had fought side by side just now, the Justice League didn't particularly reject them.
'How do you think those Demon Lords returned to Hell?' Gabriel sneered.
Seeing that they were all helpless, Parasite Demon laughed even more wildly.
It decided it would drain all these heroes dry!
But at that moment, a bolt of lightning flashed across the sky; the shared divine power made Arthur and Diana sense something first, and they both looked up at the sky.
A figure bathed in lightning was faintly visible in the clouds; he swooped down, crashing into Parasite Demon.
Parasite Demon, caught off guard, crashed to the ground, and the massive Impact destroyed the Earth, causing the land to shake violently.
The Spirit of Los Angeles felt it most clearly: the city was tilting towards the ocean!
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