Apophis was in a bad state, having been critically hurt by the intense beam of light.
In fact, this was the most grievous wound he had received in the game—his arm had been torn off, and he was bleeding profusely. In shock, he realized that 50% of his HP was missing.
Most worryingly of all, he was suffering the Stunned condition. As an Esper, he was very weak against direct attacks, and even all his enormous stats hadn't been enough to protect him like his ~Susanoo~ usually did.
Everyone turned in amazement towards the origin of the beam.
Lucifer stood there, arm still outstretched. He was luminous, clearly having buffed himself with some special skill.
Jiraya and ThreeDog got into fighting positions once more. ThreeDog ran towards Apophis, wielding his huge shield with both hands to protect Apophis—
But then Zeus stepped in. "What are you doing here, Lucifer?! We had an agreement! You were not to enter the city under any circumstances!"