Editing Shinmai Maou no Keiyakusha:Volume 7 Chapter 4 (section)

===Part 7===
Upon the ground where even rubble had evaporated after the explosion of immense heat finally receded.

“Damn it…that’s where it came from!”

Basara lowered Brynhildr after he had just used it to execute [Banishing Shift], and looked at the sky as he shouted. The power of that white light was immense, and he was unable to completely eliminate it; the scorching burnt earth was the aftermath of that blinding flash of light. At the other end of his gaze, there was a strange thing floating in the air; surrounded by a dangerous purple aura, it had six arms and two legs longer than its chest; its long arms which kept on moving around intertwined with each other like tentacles, while its bizarre form floated in the air.

“I’m afraid that’s Chaos…”

Leohart uttered the name of that thing with a serious expression. Thanks to his immediate use of the demonic sword Loki’s barrier, there was enough time for Basara to use [Banishing Shift] to eliminate the aftermath of the light so that the three of them could remain safe.

“In the past, Belphegor had successfully formed a contract with that Demon God, and that’s why he stands in the Council with absolute authority right now. According to the legends, Chaos’ tough body has vast amounts of magic stored within it, and it has a barrier that blocks all magic. This is something that happened a long time ago, before the people in Wilbert’s generation were even born. That’s why this is the first time I’m seeing it…/this is also the reason why Balthier didn’t return after he went to investigate. But — a great amount of magic and spiritual energy is required to control it, and that’s why Belphegor used it once before sealing it away…the purpose of awakening him now is probably to get rid of us, to turn the three of us into sacrifices, and perhaps that also includes everyone on the outside.”

“That way, not only will they get rid of obstacles like us, they’ll also be able to silence the mouths of all witnesses…it’s like hitting two birds with one stone for them — so what should we do now?”

“We have to make it out of here alive regardless…I’m not going to sit here and let it turn me into an offering.”

After Basara answered Mio’s question, he lifted Brynhildr up.

“Shall we call it a truce for now?”

“No problem — it’s more important to find a way to stop that.”

Leohart also took a step forward, and stood beside Basara as he lifted Loki up. Under the current circumstances, the Current Demon Lord Leohart was a powerful ally, but—

''…It’s difficult.''

To be honest, this wasn’t such a simple matter. Chaos’ aura was far stronger than S-level, it was simply immeasurable; and on top of that, he was also injured.

''…I have to think of something quickly.''

With just a three-man team, there was no chance of winning.

“You said that sacrifices are required to control him…will he disappear if a sufficient period of time has passed?”

“It’s not impossible, but that’s simply our optimism. It’s too dangerous to fight on that premise. Also—”

Leohart continued

“If sacrifices are the condition for its awakening, I’m afraid that it won’t disappear before it kills us.”

“If the three of us aren’t able to defeat it, can’t we just have the people outside assist us?”

“—The people outside are able to see a broadcast of us in this fighting space. There would definitely be a commotion among the audience if they could see Chaos, and our comrades will also take action. It’s impossible that the Council wouldn’t have predicted this.”

In other words—

“I’m afraid the outside is already a mess…the fact that no one has come here is the best proof of that. According to the legends, there were many heroic spirits under Chaos’ command. It’s highly likely that it has summoned those heroic spirits on the outside, and they’re killing the audience as sacrifices so that it can replenish its own magic and spiritual energy.”

“We can’t stall for time, and we can’t contact our comrades on the outside…so we’ll have to come up with a way on our own, and quickly.”

“Yeah…as long as we can defeat it, even if the heroic spirits have been summoned, they’ll disappear as well. This way, we’ll also be able to help the people on the outside.”

Just as Basara and Mio got ready for the fight—

“There’s no time left to talk — it’s here.”

After Leohart reminded them, the two of them looked over to see the Demon God Chaos descend towards them after it had seemingly decided that its wide-area attack was useless against the three of them due to [Banishing Shift].