"Halt! You are not allowed to venture past this point by order of Lord Beelzebub!" Rancido announced with a solemn expression.
Clearly, even though they had recovered and become stronger, they still didn't fancy their chances against Darius' trio without the True Lord by their side.
If they could outright defeat them, they wouldn't resort to such ploys like trying to scare Darius away long enough for Beelzebub to recover.
Darius paid attention to their body language and narrowed his eyes. He then folded his arms behind his back and stepped forward.
"So, you killed and ate them, didn't you? That is how you regained your strength this quickly, isn't it?"
Immediately, the three bugs flinched with horror, moving back a step or two in response to Darius' accusation. Verbally none of them had answered his question, but it was no longer necessary as Darius had confirmed the truth using this simple trick.
