Chapter 1083 - Hell (2/2)
“Our goal is simple: we’ll rest in the Steel Fortress, find the River Styx, and get to Casselly through it. Then, we will enter the Rift Plain, exterminate those damn devils in Desolate Town and retreat just like what we did in the past. Do you understand? Don’t act on your own or care about any unimportant matter.”
In the end, Rhode and Asmodeus came to an agreement. Rhode would assist the demons in attacking Desolate Town from the back, eliminating the devils, and returning its jurisdiction to the demons. This way, the demons would own the topmost station above the Bottomless Abyss. But Rhode was also smart and cunning as he didn’t promise Asmodeus to help them occupy Desolate Town. Instead, he clearly indicated that he only had to eliminate the devils in Desolate Town and his job would be done as per the agreement. If Rhode killed all the devils and Asmodeus didn’t have enough forces to reoccupy the place, it wouldn’t be Rhode’s problem at all. This was also an insurance that Rhode came up with. After all, if he agreed to assist Asmodeus in occupying Desolate Town and the ‘process’ required centuries, wouldn’t he be spending centuries in that damn place? Rhode wasn’t that foolish.
The most important thing in negotiating with demons was to confirm what he could offer and not what he could help with.
The reason was simple as to why Rhode chose the Rift Plain as his destination. After defeating Grazite, Grazite’s subordinates sunk into complete chaos. Devils were born to adore chaos. Previously, with Grazite around, they didn’t dare to wreak havoc. But now that Grazite was eliminated, the unrestrained devils suddenly broke loose and slaughtered one another for more power. As the most important town in the Rift Plain, Desolate Town was of utmost importance. In Asmodeus’s eyes, as soon as he occupied the town, he could cut off one of the routes the abyss used to attack demons from. Then, as soon as he built another fortress there, he could retaliate against the abyss real soon. Rhode understood why Asmodeus needed his help. That was because from a certain degree, the abyss was somewhat similar to a land of Chaos. Only Creator Dragons could use dragon soul powers to turn Chaos into Order and apparently, it was impossible that the Creator Dragons were too idle to join the bloody war in hell at any time. This was why even though Asmodeus couldn’t make bricks without straws with this decision, it was an entirely different matter now that Rhode was here.
“Got it, Leader. It will be enough as long as there’s a war for me to fight in.”
After hearing Rhode’s words, Mini Bubble Gum raised her arms in excitement. On the other hand, Celestina heard their conversation and gazed at Mini Bubble Gum and Rhode in astonishment.
“Master, have you guys been in a bloody battle before?”
“Of course.” Perhaps dissatisfied with Celestina’s dubious tone, Mini Bubble Gum curled her lips and said. “Back then, we cleared over 800 floors in the abyss with Leader… Tsk, Grazite was nothing and even Mecanthus scrambled away from us. As a matter of fact, the devils seemed powerful, but they weren’t worthy of a mention at all!”
“…”
After hearing Mini Bubble Gum’s words, Celestina exchanged doubtful glances with Celia standing beside her. Even though they didn’t feel like Mini Bubble Gum was saying the truth, it didn’t seem like there was a need for her to lie either. What exactly… was going on? Rhode observed their interactions and didn’t seem to intend to explain to them. Instead, he turned and gazed at the looming, massive fortress.
“Alright, let’s move out.”