Perhaps the world still didn't know about the Battle of the Hades, but it was so widespread and far-reaching that it was destined to be recorded in Aichy's history.
The rise of a new third faction, the Order Faction was split, and the Chaos Faction lost the will of Chaos and several Chaos Main Gods. Obviously, none of the factions were the winners. However, among all the losers, there was one faction that definitely suffered the greatest losses. That was the devils.
The most ancient Devil Lords had all defected. Half of the nine Devil Lords had left, along with more than half of the Immemorial Devils. The devils that had survived for so many years were all elites and core members of the devil hierarchy.
It would have been fine if only the foundational and core members had left, but the most ridiculous part was that the high-level combat strength had been greatly reduced.
Originally, as the strongest faction in the lower planes, the devils were far less numerous than the demons. However, three of their nine Devil Lords were Main God level existences, which made the other factions incredibly fearful of them.
The Lord of Lies Camiltias, the Lord of Despair Heimor, and the Lord of Tyranny Sarwenstan were all famous sources of evil in all the planes. But now, two of them had actually joined the Hades Faction, along with two other Devil Lords. The entire devil faction now only had one Main God level Devil Lord, Sarwenstan, and four lower-level Devil Lords.
Saying that their overall strength had been halved would be a consolation. What did it mean for two of the three Main Gods to have left? Not to mention that Sarwenstan and his faction were the weakest among the Devil Lords to begin with. It could be said that the high-level combat strength had instantly collapsed.
And this was only the first wave. The Immemorial Devils had left in large numbers. Many well-organized organizations had lost their leaders and core members, becoming nothing more than empty shells. The devils' expertise in scheming and organization had been completely crippled. The devils' overall combat strength was probably less than 20% of what it had been seven years ago.
The lower planes weren't some peaceful and loving place. If a faction suddenly weakened, what awaited them definitely wouldn't be peaceful and loving assistance. Instead, they would be hungry wolves with ill intentions.
Even though the devils had reacted as quickly as possible and furiously retracted their defenses. Even though they had the most outstanding organization in all the planes and were extremely obedient, they still suffered tremendous losses in this calamity.
Not only that, the Primordial Devils' betrayal of the entire Chaos Faction caused them to instantly lose the protection and blessings of the Chaos Abyss. This was why many places in the Old Hell collapsed and dimensional cracks appeared. Some of the powerful devils that relied on the blessings of the Chaos Abyss to grow even lost power levels.
Demons were not good people. When they realized that their "partners" had suddenly become so much weaker, several of the Demon Overgods were tempted.
And so, a feast of slaughter began. The hosts were the demons and the Chaos Evil Gods, and the guests they invited even included Order Battle Gods. Both sides tacitly agreed to divide up the devils' territory and resources.
After this "feast" for the other residents of the Chaos Abyss, all the strategic fortresses in the first few layers of the Chaos Abyss were lost. Nearly half of the Chaos Abyss's dimensional portals were seized. All the surviving devils retreated to the Old Hell. The devils were suddenly reduced from the most powerful faction in the Chaos Abyss to a lower-middle faction.
When considering the accumulated grudges from the Chaos Abyss's glorious era, a phoenix without its feathers was no better than a chicken. This mid-sized faction would have a difficult time. Those with grudges would take revenge, while those without grudges would take some of the spoils.
For the devils that had survived the calamity, their lives had become more and more difficult over the past few years. They naturally hated the Devil Lords that had betrayed their trust the most … Actually, many people felt that it was ridiculous to talk about trust since devils viewed betrayal and deceit as their glory. However, devils would also have grudges and take out their anger on others.
However, three of the former Devil Lords had now become the Devil Lords of the Hades. If they wanted revenge, they would have to defeat the Hades. All their grudges were transferred to the final Devil Lord — Ilmisya, the "Queen of Temptations".
Ilmisya was the most outstanding double agent in history. She had betrayed both the Chaos Abyss and the Hades. Now, she was living quite well under the protection of the Abyss Prince Cavendish. Even if the devils wanted revenge, they would have to ask Cavendish for permission.
The current Cavendish was one of the most popular individuals in the Chaos Abyss. The devils weren't confident that they could provoke the current Chaos Prince. However, if they didn't take revenge, his subordinates would lose their morale.
Indeed, it was quite inconceivable that the entire devil species' morale was so low. In fact, some devils would often choose to give up on their past accumulations and transform into demons. The entire species was wavering in the wind and rain. They really needed some good news to cheer them up.
This time, the devils encountered an opportunity …
"Cavendish's older brother, Roland, has come to the Chaos Abyss. If we use him as a hostage, we should be able to exchange for Ilmisya!"
From a certain standpoint, this was indeed logical. However, if Roland knew that he was being hunted down by devils because of Cavendish's woman, he would probably feel quite awkward.
And from a different standpoint, Roland was the main reason why the devils were declining as he was the mastermind behind the entire Hades. Taking revenge on him wouldn't be wrong at all.
"Snake God Voka, we respect your authority over this dimension, but please don't make things too difficult for us. Even if our species isn't in a good situation right now, we still have enough power to interfere with the nearby dimensions. "
The speaker was a large, one-eyed man. Half of his body was abnormally muscular and was tied up in heavy black chains. The other half of his body was as thin as a dwarf's, but he carried a sawtooth battle axe. He was the devil species' Bloodwar general, the Berserk Slaughter Demon Salor.
As a devil, Salor wasn't a good one. That was because he didn't know how to lie or betray others. But on the other hand, the reason why he was able to survive for so long in the devils' society was because of his pure combat achievements and vicious killing intent. After all, if the commander of an entire army was a sly one, there would be no need to fight.
Seven years ago, Salor had been the overall commander of the Bloodwar fortress, a major individual comparable to the ruler of a dimension. But now, not only had he lost his fortress, he had lost his position as the Bloodwar commander. Even his right leg had been replaced with a metal prosthetic leg. He could be said to be half-crippled.
Even so, Salor still aggressively requested the Snake God's assistance, as if he were the true ruler of this dimension.
Snake God Voka's true body was several meters long. Even though he was currently in human form, his icy gaze could still instantly kill any mortal.
He looked just like a rattlesnake that was three meters tall in human form. His three-meter-tall body was covered in golden scales. Although he looked rather similar to lizardmen, he was definitely not the same species.
The Snake God remained silent as he faced the devils' aggressive attitude. He didn't want to help the devils, even though the devils had already made incredibly tempting promises to him …
"You don't have to think too much. We just need you to help us gather information. Leave the rest to us. Even if that person is so domineering and arrogant. No matter how arrogant that person is, we won't make trouble for you. "
That's right, Voka wasn't interested in Roland's life or death at all. He was only weighing the rewards he could obtain, as well as the possible risks … the risks of offending Cavendish!
The Abyss Prince was now one of the strongest existences in the Chaos Abyss. He was also famous for being willful. He had already killed more than a dozen Demon Lords. It was obviously not worth it to offend the Abyss Prince for the sake of the devils who were already weak.
"This is the Devil Lord's will?"
"I am the Devil Lord. I represent the will of all the Devil Lords, including Sarwenstan."
And this time, the famous slaughter maniac Salor wasn't even the commander of this expedition. The one who was truly in charge was the cold devil flower under the cloak — "Lord of Curses" Lasnina.
Lasnina had previously been the Queen of Temptations Ilmisya's close friend and lover. But now, she had personally injured the beautiful Goddess of Vengeance.
Lasnina's appearance meant that the devils were coming out in full force. They were willing to pay any price to capture Roland.
Unfortunately, Voka refused to budge. It was obvious that the devils weren't willing to give him enough bargaining chips. He wouldn't act until he saw what he wanted.
If the devils were searching for Roland in the mortal plane themselves, even if Voka didn't interfere, the devils would only be able to find a needle in a haystack since they didn't have enough manpower.
Suddenly, Snake God Voka stopped. His snakehead actually revealed an astonished expression.
"My priest is praying for my power? A human Holy Knight from the Chaos Abyss? "
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