Everyone was stopped in place. They had not expected Walker to drop this. They had all expected that he would use the mental communication skill that Onyx had been able to help them all learn it had been invaluable at times when they tended to be silent while moving. They even used it now and then when they were trying to just be a little more private.
However, none of them knew the limits of the sin title holders. Especially the slime breeder, Envy, or the other sin title holder remaining. This was all assuming that even the demon lord was not someone that had some form of mental skill that allowed him to her mental communication.
Creation is hard, cheer me up!