"This is …" Dante held the strawberry sundae and looked at Rodin in puzzlement.
"I've heard of you, Dante!" Rodin's deep voice sounded, but under the cover of his sunglasses, his expression could not be seen clearly. He said, "Descendant of the Dark Knight Sparda, Child of Taboo, demon hunting expert. It's our first time meeting. Welcome to the Gates of Hell Bar. This drink is on me!"
"Uh …" Dante was a little speechless, but he still raised his glass and said, "Thank you!"
Then Rodin looked at Vergil, Nero, and Sareth. "What about you? What do you want to drink?"
"You know Dante and that he likes strawberry sundaes, but you don't know what we like?" Nero took a step forward and asked with interest.
Rodin pinched the cigar with his fingers, took a puff, and exhaled the smoke. "Sorry, with all due respect, Dante is the most famous in the Demon World. As for you, you haven't reached the level of being famous in the Demon World yet …"
Okay, this reason was very reasonable, and Nero was speechless for a moment. He could only order two beers for himself and Vergil before sitting down at the bar counter.
"What about me? I want to drink too! " Sareth was eager to try. Of course, he knew about the wine of the human world, but he had never tasted it. He finally had a chance this time.
However, Rodin handed him a glass of white liquid and placed it in front of him. "This is your Forgetful Milk! Brat, didn't your adults tell you? Minors can't drink! "
"Pfft!" Seeing Sareth's dark face, Dante, Nero, and the others burst into laughter.
"Hey, aren't you a demon?!" Sareth said angrily. "A demon still obeys human laws?"
Rodin took a puff of his cigar and grinned. "Human laws are bullshit to me, but I just don't want to give you alcohol. Is there a problem?"
Sareth had nothing to say. He could not fight with Rodin just because he did not want to give him alcohol, right? Therefore, he could only gloomily take his Forgetful Milk to the side to drink. At the same time, he swore in his heart that he had to grow up quickly. Otherwise, he could not do anything if he always looked like a child …
Only then did everyone finally get to the point. Dante said to Rodin, "Since you prepared the strawberry sundae, did you already expect Bayonetta to bring us here?"
Rodin did not answer this question directly. He just grinned sinisterly. "In fact, even if you don't come here, I'll think of a way to get Bayonetta to find you. The Demon World and Heaven are in such a huge commotion now. As long as one isn't blind, they can see it. Of course, I'm no exception."
"Rodin, are you saying I'm blind?" Bayonetta said in a dangerous tone when she heard this.
"You live in the human world, so of course you wouldn't know about these things, so it has nothing to do with you!" Then, he asked Dante and the others, "I heard that the Spartans have returned?"
"Yes!" Dante nodded. "It was Demon Osiris who saved the old man. He is now the current ruler of the Demon World."
Rodin tapped his fingers gently on the bar counter. "Demon Osiris … To be honest, I've never heard of this name before. He shouldn't be from the Demon World, right?"
"Indeed, he came from the Abyss …" Dante said. "It's said that it's the true hometown of demons."
"The demons of the Abyss … They're getting stronger and stronger!" Rodin sighed and said to Dante, "I know why you're here, but have you thought about it? Now that the spatial channel has opened, the Eternal War between Heaven and the Demon World is about to begin. Even if I help you find Mundus's soul and let you capture him, how will this war end? You should know that the war between angels and demons won't stop just because Mundus is captured. "
"I know. As long as the spatial channel is still there, this war can't stop unless the channel is sealed again!" Dante said. "The reason why my father chose to support Osiris was because he obtained the promise of sealing the channel. Osiris promised my father that after taking back the Ouroboros Mark that belongs to demons from Mundus, he would have my father seal the channel and end this war."
"Is that so …" Rodin rubbed his chin and pondered.
At this moment, Vergil suddenly asked Rodin, "I heard that you used to be an angel? Why did you fall and become a demon? "
"This has nothing to do with you!" Rodin glanced at Vergil.
"It has nothing to do with me. But what I'm more curious about is why you care so much about whether this war can end or not?" Vergil sneered. "Are you looking at the problem from the angel's point of view or the demon's point of view? The war between angels and demons shouldn't have much to do with you, right? "
Vergil's words were not polite at all, causing the atmosphere to be a little tense.
But Rodin snorted coldly. "Hmph, what do you know? Do you think this war is only a matter between Heaven and the Demon World? Wrong. If we're not careful, the entire twin world system, including the human worlds on both sides, will be destroyed! "
"Is it that serious?" Bayonetta asked in confusion.
It was not only her. In fact, including Dante and the others, they had always felt that this war was a problem between angels and demons. As humans, they secretly hoped that angels and demons would fight to the death. This way, at least for a long time, angels and demons would no longer have the ability to interfere in the affairs of the human world.
It was undeniable that in the Devil May Cry world, the existence of demons had a great impact on the human world. By the same logic, in the Bayonetta world, the existence of angels also had a great impact on the human world. The development of humans was affected by these two Mythical races, and it was inevitable that there would be deviations. In particular, Dante had been deeply touched during this period of time because he felt that Osiris was right. Several disasters in the human world were actually caused by the two brothers. Urizen, who had separated from Vergil, had caused countless human casualties in the human world.
Sometimes, Dante thought that if they were not half-demons and the sons of Sparda, and if they no longer pursued powerful demon powers, and if there were no demons in this world, would these tragedies still happen …
If this Eternal War could make angels and demons stop fighting for a while, it might be a good thing for humans … This was Dante's current thought.
But from what Rodin said, it seemed that things were not as simple as they thought.
Hearing Bayonetta's question, Rodin nodded. "Actually, I can roughly guess what Balder and Mundus want to do."
"Oh? Tell me about it! "Dante, Nero, and the others sat upright and waited for Rodin's news.
"You said before that Mundus plundered the soul marks of all the demons in the entire Demon World, including the new demons from the Abyss. Is that so?" Rodin asked.
Dante nodded. "Yes, it's precisely because of this that Demon Osiris took action and helped my father deal with Mundus. Otherwise, there would have been no grudge between him and Mundus."
"Balder should have told Mundus about this secret technique to plunder soul marks!" Rodin poked the bar table with his finger. "As a Lumen Sage, Balder has the authority to read some of Heaven's knowledge, and this secret technique comes from the Book of Radiance, which is only circulated among the ancient angels. It was originally a special ritual developed by angels to fight against those powerful demon king-level demon kings. It can condense the soul imprints of many angels and allow a high-level angel to temporarily advance …"
"Wait … wait!" Hearing this, Sareth hurriedly asked, "You mean that angels also have soul marks?"
"Of course!" Rodin looked at Sareth strangely. "This is common sense. Do you think that only demons are protected by the Ouroboros Mark?"
"Uh … What are the soul marks of angels?" Sareth asked curiously.
Rodin stretched out his finger and drew a circle in the air. "It's very simple. It's the same Ouroboros Mark!"
"Ah?! The same?! "Sareth was shocked." How is this possible? "
"I'm not lying! It's indeed the same Ouroboros Mark. Moreover, if you can see this mark, you will understand that the Ouroboros Marks of angels and demons are exactly the same! "Rodin said with certainty.
"This is really … this is the first time I've heard of it!" Dante said in astonishment.
Rodin sneered. "Because no angel or demon will publicize the Ouroboros Mark everywhere, humans don't know these things at all. Moreover, apart from the Ouroboros Mark being exactly the same, I'm afraid you still don't know that this mark contains the greatest secret!"
"What is it?" Everyone, including Bayonetta, looked at Rodin and waited for him to explain.
In fact, Rodin did not want to reveal it, but looking at everyone's expressions, he felt that if he did not say it, he would probably have N guns pointed at his head at the same time … So after thinking about it, he said, "This secret is that the Ouroboros Marks of angels and demons can fuse together!"
"What?!" Everyone was stunned when they heard this.
"How is this possible?! Do you mean that angels and demons have the same root and origin?! "Nero said excitedly." This is ridiculous! "
Rodin pressed his hand down. "I didn't say that. I'm just saying that the marks can fuse!"
While explaining, Rodin projected a ball of light in the air and vividly displayed the Ouroboros Mark. "Look carefully. This is what the marks look like after fusing."
In the light, two small ring-shaped snakes bit their respective tails and slowly turned. But when the two small snakes approached each other, they actually untied themselves. From biting their own tails, they turned into biting each other's tails. Originally, it should have only formed a larger ring, but as the two small snakes twisted their bodies, a very familiar pattern appeared.
[∞] …
This was a symbol representing infinity! And its other name was …
The Möbius strip!
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