"It's actually him? I really didn't expect this …"
I had many enemies in the Chaos Abyss. I had offended the devils the most. I had just killed Lasnina, so it was only natural that the remaining Devil Lords would band together to kill me.
Apart from that, Sophocles the Deceiver was the most likely to come looking for trouble with me. It was only natural that my bastard younger brother would come looking for me, but I really didn't expect that he would come looking for me …
Underneath the gray armor was a steel-like body. The black greatsword on his back was simple and ancient, yet it gave off an aura of existence that was impossible to ignore. This was a Chaos Main God-level existence — War God Donatis.
Even though Donatis had done his best to hide his divine aura, it was unlikely that this wasn't his true body. However, I had "interacted" with him in the Hades for so long, and I had collected plenty of information on his soul, magic, and divine power. How could he possibly hide from the "Greed" Harloys?
"Why is it him …?"
I was rather astonished. It was very rare for Chaos Main Gods to appear in the Chaos Abyss. They no longer had any needs or opportunities to improve themselves. They would spend most of their time enjoying their leisure time in their own dimensions.
Now that the Chaos Abyss had entered the Holy War, it was highly unlikely that the Chaos Abyss War God, the vanguard of the Chaos Abyss, would hide his true identity and enter this city right after I entered.
Since it wasn't a coincidence, then he was most likely here for me …
"A clone? An incarnation? "
"It's not his true body, but he's definitely not someone that a Low God can deal with."
I was even more astonished now. If Donatis was truly here for me, why would he only send an incarnation? Was he looking down on me?
Why did he come here when he should have been fighting to the death on the bloody battlefield? I was unable to understand. Donatis hadn't suffered any losses in the battle of the Hades. He had fought against Bastian for several years before leaving. It was obvious that he hadn't been serious.
It could be said that Cynthia had died in front of all these Chaos Main Gods. Although Donatis was fighting against Bastian, he hadn't gone all-out. It was evident that this so-called number one Chaos War God definitely wasn't as loyal as the rumors said.
"He's not the only one."
Following Harloys' words, another scene appeared in front of me. Near the city gate, a deformed Devil was casually tearing an Inferno Demon into two, cruelly enjoying the golden blood that flowed from the flames.
The bystanders in the background didn't dare to approach because they were afraid of Donatis's demonic might.
"Salor?"
I nodded as I felt that "this is the right style" … By the way, I was already so unlucky and used to being hunted down. Once I felt that I was safe, I would immediately feel that something was wrong. Could this illness even be cured?
The image in front of him changed again. This time, it was a familiar face.
"… What is that? The red parrot, Ariel? "
"It's Red Yeh Vulture Aivla! Others have fallen because of you. At least remember their names! "
On the screen was a young Fallen Angel. Her beautiful face was filled with seriousness, and her black wings seemed to be burning with negative energy. Her grayish-black crystal armor was obviously expensive, and the giant flaming blade on her back was at least a Legendary item that was not for sale.
Seven years had passed, and the Saintess Knight, who was still a little naive when it came to faith, had now become a seasoned veteran. She was followed by a few adventurers who seemed to have some experience.
Judging by appearance alone, this fallen angel was far more powerful than the Chaos War God and the Bloodwar General.
"Why is she here …?"
I was rather astonished. Back in the day, she should have finished all her correspondence courses in the Northlands' Holy Light and Law Academies. She was just like an ordinary chuunibyou girl who finally discovered that her past was nothing but a dark history. She embarked on a journey to find herself … I meant a journey to find her true faith. Why did she end up in the Chaos Abyss?
Her companions were also of many different species. There were tiefling warriors, elven mages, a purgatory centaur archer, and a dwarf priest … Judging from the shining golden holy emblem, this was probably Mary's high-level priest.
This was a standard five-person team, a common team for adventurers. There were melee and ranged attackers. This game … this team had five job classes, and there was also a priest who could heal. It was quite balanced.
"Don't you think that centaur looks quite familiar as well?"
"Don't centaurs all look like that … Pfft, Casio!"
When I took a closer look, I finally understood why Casio's face was so familiar. If I removed his purgatory traits and the beard that covered half his face, wouldn't that be the handsome golden centaur prince Casio?
Compared to back in the day, Casio no longer had his exquisite golden half-body armor, nor did he have his eye-catching enchanted bone bow. His simple black chain mail seemed rather plain, and his wooden bow had no decorations or patterns, making him seem even more unsightly. However, Casio's gaze, which seemed to have been numbed by the passage of time, would give me a strange sense of sharpness if I looked at him for too long. It was as if I was being stared at by a hunting eagle.
"If I recall correctly, didn't he leave a message and run away …?"
"Yep, that message left a deep impression on me. It was one of the top ten news stories back in the day … 'I treated him as my brother, my most trustworthy brother. He, he actually wanted to bed me.'"
I was rendered speechless when I recalled that scandal that caused so much chaos. From a certain standpoint, scaring away his good brother and loyal follower Casio was one of the main reasons why Beifeng lost his position as the leader of his mercenary group … Back in the day, I must have been insane to have chosen that bastard as the leader of my mercenary group.
At the time, I thought that Casio had returned to the Underground World. I even racked my brains to think of an excuse to explain to the old beastman tribe leader that I was the one who had brought Casio out of the Chaos Abyss. Yet, the end result was like this. But later on, I heard that Casio hadn't returned to the Underground World or the beastmen plains. He had left a message saying that he was continuing his adventuring.
In just a short ten years, half of his body had already turned purgatory. It would seem that either he had some "miraculous encounter" or he had been living in the Chaos Abyss all this time and had voluntarily accepted his demonization.
This was a five-member adventurer team, and there were actually two familiar faces among them. I was now rather interested.
"Do you want to greet them?"
"… My instincts tell me that they themselves are trouble, great trouble. Even if we just casually come into contact with them, there won't be any room for buffer. "
"You don't care about them? It seems that they're basically fleeing from a disaster. How heartless. "
Indeed, their expressions were fatigued. Their armor was covered in dust and mud, and their weapons were bloodstained. It was obvious that they hadn't recovered from the battle yet.
Forget about the others. Adult elves had racial advantages, which meant that they wouldn't even need to sleep for an entire week. But now, all the elves in this adventurer team were obviously fatigued, which meant that something was off.
"Let's send one of our clones over to listen first."
After reaching the Myth rank, Harloys' ability to transform her clones had improved even further. Now, her clones could transform, change colors, and conceal themselves as she pleased. She was definitely the best information collector.
On the way here, we had already sent out several hundred Slime clones. Plus, our clones kept increasing in size. After one more night, nothing in this region would be able to hide from us.
However, we had only sent out a few Slime clones to follow existences like Donatis and Salor from afar. Their senses and instincts were far too sharp, and it was possible that they would be discovered if they looked at them too closely.
However, Aivla and Casio didn't have such an ability. A transparent Slime bat landed right in front of them and shattered into muddy pieces, which Aivla and Casio stepped on. Slime bats were the best eavesdroppers. Together with a long-range observer, nothing would be able to hide from us.
I wasn't in a rush at all. I simply walked directly to a newspaper stand that had a familiar fairy symbol. Those fairies had already done business in the Chaos Abyss several hundred years ago.
I could pretty much guess what the recent headlines would be. I had killed Lasnina. The death of a Devil Lord would definitely be the most important news in the near future.
The fairies' news spread even faster than the thieves' guild's information. It would actually be the easiest to find "major news" that couldn't be hidden.
I tossed out my gold coin and received a newspaper from the Black Fairies. The ink on the newspaper hadn't even dried yet. I flipped through it twice and discovered that it was indeed on the front page. However, it seemed that someone else had stolen the headlines.
"Shock! The devils have suffered yet another heavy blow. Two Devil Lords have been killed in a single night! Why did the Abyss Prince attack!? "
"Cavendish? He's out as well? "
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