After recalling Mundus's previous words and actions, even Dante and the others had to admit that what Bayonetta said was probably true. Balder had tricked Mundus.
Mundus had plundered the marks of other demons, and under the power of the marks, his soul had become immortal. Perhaps in Mundus's understanding, this was one of the prerequisites for a demon lord to promote to a demon king. He thought that what he lacked next was only strength and authority, but he did not realize that this mark was only half of a 'divine spark'.
Balder might have told Mundus that he would help him become a demon king, but he hid the other half of the mark from him. His true goal was actually to covet Mundus's condensed mark.
Out of trust from their past cooperation, Mundus let Balder escape with his soul. He was probably hoping that Balder could find an angel body for him to be reborn. At the same time, he could abandon his ugly insect-type demon image and become a perfect god.
At this thought, Dante and the others could not help but be speechless. They wondered if tears would fall from Mundus's soul after knowing the truth.
"I reckon that Balder is already thinking of a way to strip the mark from Mundus's soul, right?" Nero said. "If he succeeds, doesn't that mean he's only one step away?"
After hearing Nero's words, everyone could not help but look at Bayonetta's chest. That huge … gem.
"We absolutely can't let Balder obtain the Left Eye of Darkness!" Dante reluctantly retracted his gaze and clenched his fists. "Whether it's Mundus or Balder, we can't let them succeed. Bayonetta, you have to protect this gem. We will do our best to help you."
"If nothing unexpected happens, I'm afraid she'll suffer far more angel attacks in the next short period of time!" Vergil held Yamato and said, "We have to help her resist the attacks."
Nero said eagerly. "In the other world, I've always been fighting demons. This is the first time I'm fighting angels!"
Sareth looked left and right at the three hot-blooded battle maniacs and finally could not help but say, "Hey, didn't you say that you want to find Mundus? As long as we find his soul, Foster Father has a way to return the mark! "
"Yes!" Dante came back to his senses and scratched his head. "This is actually a solution. It's possible to dispel this half of Mundus's divine spark."
"But is it too late?" Nero said. "What if Balder has already synthesized the Möbius Mark?"
"Then …" Sareth's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to say that he should just give this divine spark to his foster father, he suddenly thought of something and quickly changed his words. "Then it's troublesome. Those demon lords are waiting to get their marks back."
Sareth's words gave everyone a headache. This was actually the biggest problem.
They finally understood why Rodin said that once this war started, it would not end so easily. Think about it. If the demon lords could not get back the marks, how could they let it go? Moreover, if the synthesized divine spark could not be decomposed and was placed in front of angels and demons, would it cause angels and demons to compete for the divine spark? That was the hope of becoming a demon king or an Archangel!
Dante and the others had already vaguely felt that this war might have the risk of losing control. If they were not careful, it might affect the human world of the two twin worlds …
"Perhaps we should try to find Balder and Mundus first. If we can defeat Balder before his plot succeeds, we might be able to avoid the worst," Nero suggested.
Dante turned to Bayonetta. "Do you know where Balder might be hiding?"
"Perhaps in Vigrid. Although Balder is a Lumen Sage, he's actually a human. His real identity in the human world is the CEO of the Itzhaweir Group!" Bayonetta explained. "The Itzhaweir Group is a very powerful mega-corporation, and its headquarters are located in Vigrid. If Balder is still in the human world, then he should be in the Itzhaweir Group's headquarters."
"Then, there's no time to lose! Instead of waiting for the angels to attack and passively defend, we might as well take the initiative to attack and charge into Balder's lair first! " Dante took out Ebony and White Ivory and checked the bullets. He swung the two guns a few times and inserted them into the back of his waist.
"Oh, this style is what I like!" Nero shouted, but Vergil did not say anything. He only silently held Yamato and stood up from his chair.
"Hehe, men …" Bayonetta smiled and placed her hands in the bun behind her head. When she stretched her arms again, she took out the four short guns called 'Scarborough Fair'. Her long legs that could be used for years leaned against the counter. After doing a split, she stuck two short guns on the heels of her high heels with two clicks. She held the remaining two short guns in her hands, and then placed one hand on her waist and the other on her glasses with the muzzle of the gun.
This series of poses was full of enchanting and incomparable temptation, causing Nero to blush again and Dante to cover Sareth's eyes again …
"Before you leave, I need to remind you …" Rodin pinched his cigar, and his eyes could not be seen under his sunglasses, but his voice was very low. "I'm afraid Balder doesn't necessarily want to become a god, so there's no need for you to focus all your attention on him."
"Oh? What do you mean? "Dante asked in surprise.
"Because I suddenly remembered a prophecy that spread in Heaven many years ago …" Rodin said. "The general meaning of this prophecy is that if we can reassemble the Eyes of the World, we can revive the Goddess of Light, Jubileus, who rules Heaven. The angels seem to believe in this prophecy. It was precisely after that prophecy began to spread that the Lumen Sages asked the Umbra Witches for the Left Eye of Darkness. At that time, the Umbra Witches were unwilling to hand over the Left Eye of Darkness, which triggered a war between the Lumen Sages and the Witches. After this war, the Lumen Sages were almost wiped out, and only Balder was left …"
"Jubileus? The Goddess of Light who rules Heaven? "Dante was a little puzzled." Who is this? Isn't Aesir the one who rules Heaven? "
"No, Aesir was the original ruler. He completely fell in the war with the Demon World, and Jubileus was his successor, sent from the high-level Heaven of the Garden of Eden …" Rodin explained. "And it happened not long after the angels evacuated to this world. But … strangely, after coming to Heaven, Jubileus never appeared again. The angels initially claimed that she had fallen into a long sleep, but from the prophecy, she probably had an accident when she descended into this world …"
"Really?" The four of them looked at each other. A successor Archangel, a powerful god, actually had an accident when she descended. No matter how they looked at it, this was a little unbelievable.
"In other words, Balder's search for the Eyes of the World and the synthesis of divine sparks might not be for his own use, but for this goddess who had an accident, right?" Nero concluded.
Rodin nodded. "That's right. That's why I'm reminding you. If Balder's plan succeeds, you might very well face a powerful god as an opponent, so you must be careful!"
"Okay, we'll keep it in mind. Thank you for your reminder!" Dante nodded and could not help but laugh. "Rodin, you really don't look like a demon!"
"Hmph, it's none of your business!" Rodin snorted coldly and continued smoking his cigar.
The group did not say anything else and left the bar with solemn expressions. After arriving on the street, Dante asked Bayonetta, "How do we get to Vigrid?"
"Take that!" Bayonetta pointed at the sky.
Everyone looked up and saw that in the distant sky, a huge black shadow was floating in the sky: it was a huge airship!
After seeing this airship, Dante could not help but whistle again. "This is awesome!"
Under Bayonetta's lead, everyone set off for the airship port. But after walking for a while, Dante suddenly realized that something was wrong. He looked back and said in surprise, "Damn it! Why is Sareth gone?! "
Nero and the others quickly looked back and found that Sareth had really disappeared.
"Did this brat get lost?" Nero said anxiously. "Didn't we tell him to follow us?"
"Should we go back and look for him?" Bayonetta asked.
But at this moment, Vergil suddenly said, "No need. Sareth left on his own …"
"You mean …" Dante was stunned.
"He should have gone back to find his foster father!" Vergil said expressionlessly. "Maybe he heard so many secrets from Rodin, so he can't wait to go back and tell his foster father …"
Hearing this, Dante was speechless for a moment. Yes, although Sareth was a half-demon like them, his experiences were different from theirs. Sareth was wholeheartedly loyal to his foster father, Osiris. Regarding this, Dante could not demand too much from Sareth … "Forget it. Let's go.
"Forget it. Let's go. It's good to let him go back and report the situation. After all, Mundus's matter has exceeded our original expectations. We need information to support how the Demon World deals with it." Dante finally said, "I hope the old man and the others can think of something …"
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