Chapter 241 – The Devil from the Abyss 2 (1/2)
“Why is he here?!”
The Demon Kings looked at Baal with startled expressions.
They recently heard that he woke up, but they didn’t expect him to appear in front of them so boldly.
When everyone’s gaze was focused on him, Baal laughed out heartily,
“Ho, I see that the trash sealed in Lemegeton are here as well.”
“… Keuk.”
The lower-ranking Demon Kings glared at Baal while baring their teeth.
He was very aggressive even among the aggressive high ranking Demon Kings and didn’t recognize those above the 9th rank as Demon Kings.
Therefore, many Demon Kings detested Baal.
“Baal… Then you must be the 1st ranked Demon King. Did you need to see me?” Lucifer asked.
“Why, yes. I need to keep my promise to a friend,” Baal responded.
The friend Baal spoke of was Mammon, another ancient demon.
Mammon had brought Baal and the other high ranking Demon Kings to his side to keep Lucifer in check.
Since there was only one spot on the Demon Lord throne, the clash between the two ancient demons was inevitable.
Baal was promised his current position in the demon world and the Holy Aperia Empire in exchange for helping Mammon.
With 17 of the 72 Demon Kings sealed, and a universal quest to capture the remaining Demon Kings outstanding, Baal’s choice could be considered excellent.
As Baal replied confidently, Lucifer calmly replied,
“Do you think a fly like you can intervene and influence the confrontation between me and Mammon? Look closely at the current situation, what has changed? Do numbers mean anything?”
“Hmph! Don’t ignore me. During the Great Demon War, I fought evenly with the God of Light and wasn’t pushed at all,” Baal snorted.
Furthermore, sooner or later, Mammon would appear.
No matter how strong Lucifer was, there was no chance of victory if he had to fight against the current enemies and the incoming demons.
“Haha! You’re very confident, Baal. If you think so, it wouldn’t be bad to try. Of course, you have to risk your life,” Lucifer said without a hint of frustration or nervousness.
When he finished speaking, the rigid tentacles that came out from his Flamesword, which had been stationary just a moment ago, all changed directions and flew toward Baal in unison.
Sasa-Sasa-Sasa-Sasa-Sasa-Sasa!
It was a wide area attack that left no room to escape, as the space between the tentacles were very narrow.
However, Baal’s expression didn’t change. He skillfully cut the approaching tentacles apart by wielding his red Explosion Sword.
“I heard from Mammon about your skills, Lucifer. We have been preparing for this day for a long time.”
When Baal made a motion with his hands, several long fissures appeared in the air around him, and other Demon Kings started to appear.
It was a larger number than the Demon Kings that were currently on the battlefield.
“You must have insecurities about your leadership to bring in so many people all at once, Baal. With such low self-esteem, can you really reign as a great demon in the demon world? Also, how come so many chose not to come?” Lucifer scoffed.
“Because we each have different opinions. Some of the moderate and conservative Demon Kings chose not to attend,” Baal replied.
However, the number of forces he summoned, along with the Demon Kings currently on the battlefield, accounted for more than half the number of the existing 72 Demon Kings.
After Baal finished speaking, Lucifer sighed and remarked,
“It’s unfortunate, Rafael, but I think the discussion and battle with you will be delayed to a later time. Well, looking at the situation, it wouldn’t matter if you chose to stick your fate with these newcomers.”
“… I don’t really feel like doing that,” Woohyuk replied.
They were planning to fight each other, so Woohyuk didn’t see a purpose to intervene.
Baal laughed out loud when he saw Woohyuk preparing to leave with his subjugated Demon Kings in tow.
“The trash and their garbage Master are scurrying away in fright. Such spineless fools. Anyways, it doesn’t matter. I’ll deal with Lucifer first,” Baal muttered to himself.
He had brought 33 Demon Kings, including himself.
It was about twice the number of Woohyuk’s Demon King force.
Even if Woohyuk’s party decided to side with Lucifer, Baal wasn’t particularly afraid.
While the three camps were still on the battlefield, a pitch-black tornado appeared within the space. Mammon was descending into this world.
Hu-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh!
He looked similar to Lucifer in appearance, except for his bright red hair.
Since there was no significant difference in the demonic magic and power that emanated from their bodies, their fighting power seemed similar.
Of course, Mammon had 33 Demon Kings on his side, so overall, he was in a much more advantageous position.
“I’m sorry to fight like this, Lucifer. However, our confrontation is inevitable, no matter how it happens,”
Mammon explained.
“Of course, I was expecting you. I didn’t know that you’d come out in such a flamboyant way, though,” Lucifer sarcastically answered.
Lucifer glared at Mammon and lifted his Great Flamesword.
He pretended to be unperturbed, but the situation was not looking very good for him.
Lucifer didn’t have to pay much attention to the low-ranking Demon Kings, but the higher-ranking Demon Kings, like Baal, would definitely get in his way.
‘In the end, will everything go according to the Creator’s will?’ Lucifer thought to himself.
All those who participated in the Odyssey Plan in the past betrayed and killed each other for one reason or another.
According to the flow, it seemed that the last one standing would be Rafael’s soul, Woohyuk.
In order to restore the system that was damaged by the Odyssey Plan, which had failed before completion, Woohyuk had to descend as a Demon Lord and negate the irregular code.
The irregular code was like a virus that couldn’t be destroyed by system initialization alone.
Only Rafael was able to counteract the irregular code through his soul, which had the same irregular code imprinted on it.
‘I’m curious what decision you’ll make in the end, Rafael.’
He’d have to sacrifice a lot of things to overcome what the previous Asura couldn’t.
He’d have to sacrifice his former lover, Pina, and her own happiness.
However, Lucifer wondered if Rafael could do that.
‘No matter how I see it, I’m the most appropriate being to sit on the Demon Lord throne,’ Lucifer concluded in his thoughts.
Mammon, who was trying to defeat him using the Demon King, would never succeed in the first place.
No matter what the Creator had designed and planned for the future, Lucifer promised himself that he would surely win on this battlefield.
With that promise and mental conclusion, Lucifer flew toward Mammon with all his might.
Kwa-Ang!
The clash between the two ancient demons caused a natural catastrophe.
The earth split deeply in all directions, and space-time fissure cracks broke out in various parts of the sky. Furthermore, red energy like plasma spread in a circle from the center of their clash.