From a certain standpoint, when I discovered that Sophocles hadn't come here in order to kill me … at least, his main goal wasn't to kill me, I understood what was going on.
What could a Demon Lord possibly want to discuss with me? The weather was nice today? Were we going on a field trip?
Right now, they were only interested in more slaughter and souls in order to better occupy more territory in the mortal plane. Looking at it from a more distant perspective, they were more interested in how to obtain more power, a higher status, and a larger territory.
Weren't they similar to wild beasts? The law of the jungle in the Chaos Abyss had indeed created a large number of intelligent forest beasts.
Although Sophocles was known as the most cunning demon and the demon closest to the devil himself, he was still a demon in the end. I knew better than anyone what demons wanted and needed.
"Afu, do you want to kill that Demon Lord and need my help?"
Yes, I felt that Sophocles was definitely here to sell out his teammates. After all, for Demon Lords, their true mortal enemies were never existences from the mortal plane, but rather the residents of the Chaos Abyss who were just like them.
In the Chaos Abyss, the Demon Lords would forever be at war. In terms of grudges and conflicts of interest, the Demon Lords were the true mortal enemies.
As for the war against the mortal plane? From a certain standpoint, describing the Holy War as a "war" between countries might be quite appropriate for the Order Faction, but it would be rather hilarious for the Chaos Faction.
For the Order Faction, this was nothing more than a hunt. They only cared about what they could obtain.
Thinking about the overall situation? Sacrificing for the overall situation? What a joke, if I sacrificed myself, who would compensate me? I was thinking about the overall situation, but did those bastards know how to think? In the long run? Did we have the long run? The territory in this war would belong to whoever obtained it first.
From the very start, the Chaos Faction couldn't even be called loose sand. They were a bunch of bastards who would attack their allies at any moment. This was the foundational reason why the Order Faction, which was far weaker than the Chaos Faction, was able to maintain such a subtle balance.
Of course, the Order Faction wasn't much better off. The Holy Church had just sold out San Antonio and even built a defensive line against the Mist Alliance in the Northlands. I couldn't even remember how many times I had made the Holy Church suffer. I had just been killed by an angel a few days ago … But at the very least, we were still "allies". Even if we backstabbed each other before going to bed, as long as we didn't die the next day, we could still smile and eat breakfast together.
"Is this a comparison of who's worse?"
"Indeed, this is a comparison of who is worse. Most things in this world are about comparing who's worse, especially war. Isn't it about who gets toyed to death first and who makes more mistakes? "
Compared to the Chaos Abyss, the Order Faction was already doing quite well. At the very least, there were still faint rules and moral restrictions between us, so we wouldn't be eaten up by the wolves if we revealed any flaws.
Compared to the Chaos Faction, the Order Faction had a direct and bloody conflict with the Faction had. The Order Faction Faction Faction Faction Faction Faction was the same. The Order Faction Faction Faction Chaos Faction was the Faction Faction.
Their conflict of interest with the mortal plane's residents was direct and bloody. This was the relationship between the predator and the prey, as well as the relationship between the aggressor and the invaded. Anyone who had anything to do with demons was destined to become public enemy number one.
With such a major background, Sophocles definitely wouldn't be looking for me to come to an agreement with him to deal with a certain mortal plane faction or individual. Even if his target was the Holy Church, I still wouldn't possibly agree to help him. This was the general direction of the Holy Church, and there would be no end of trouble if I went against it.
"… That's why you came looking for me again. Since you're not going to fight to the death with me, you're going to make me suffer."
Sophocles stood in front of me. This time, he was a dark-skinned, middle-aged gentleman with two horns on his head and gold-rimmed spectacles that pretended to be refined.
There was also a white wooden table and a parasol in front of him. Sophocles was still pretending to be a refined scholar in his human form as he sipped tea while reading a newspaper.
Hearing me say so, he frowned, what is this?
Betray a teammate? We weren't teammates from the very beginning. After a while, Sophocles organized his thoughts and stated his goal.
"... Great Sovereign Cavendish is too dangerous …"
Sophocles began his story with such words. Just what exactly had Cavendish done for a Chaos Main God who viewed destruction as a daily occurrence to say that it was dangerous?
"… He's trying to break the barrier of the entire Aichy Universe?"
It was not Sophocles who said it, but I said it in an affirmative tone.
I believed that I already knew why Sophocles had come.
Sophocles paused in surprise for a moment, but then he had an expression as if he expected that I already knew what was going on.
"… Mortal, in my countless years, I've seen many outstanding geniuses. However, I've never seen anyone like you and your brother. Even Roland from back in the day wasn't as ridiculous as you. You've grown to such a degree in less than four hundred years …"
As expected, any undying existence would love to start talking about the past whenever they started chatting. Even demons were no exception.
A short four hundred years? Do you know what I've experienced in the past three hundred years?
I chuckled and didn't respond, because I knew that he wouldn't care at all about what a mortal had experienced. My next topic was the main point of this demon who was skilled at scheming.
Not long ago, Sophocles and Cavendish had allied together to plot against San Antonio. But now, he had immediately betrayed me. Naturally, he had obtained something.
"… I'm not an immemorial demon who experienced the first Holy War. However, I once devoured an immemorial demon and learned from their memories just how powerful and frightening the invaders from other planes were. I don't want to meet such a powerful enemy like the ones in my memories …"
According to Sophocles' description, the immemorial invaders from other planes were powerful and frightening. They destroyed everything they went through, turning cities into ruins and the people into food … Wasn't this exactly the same as what demons did?
It would seem that Sophocles didn't want any competitors to join his side.
"What he shouldn't have done the most is attempt to open up the entire dimensional barrier. Things like 'true evolution' or 'surpassing the limits of the Creator Goddesses' are fine with saying such beautiful things to the little demons of the new generation, but to say such nonsense to me …"
Sophocles started talking. He was filled with complaints and anger. Perhaps it was rare for a Demon Main God to have any sense of reason at all. Sophocles was having quite a difficult time among all his crazy and ridiculous companions.
I wouldn't take his complaints seriously, but judging from the current situation, he was determined to kill Cavendish in order to eliminate the threat of the dimensional barrier being opened.
Even a demon wanted to save the world? Wasn't this a bit wrong?
Sophocles naturally thought of me in order to kill off the incredibly difficult and bottomless Cavendish. According to Sophocles, there was another Chaos Main God who had promised to "kill off that maniac".
As long as Sophocles found an opportunity to ambush Cavendish, it would be impossible for Cavendish to win.
And now that Sophocles said this, it was doubtless that I already had the same status as a Chaos Main God in Sophocles' eyes.
I wanted Sophocles' information support, but I didn't want to simply become his fighter, which was why I hesitated …
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