For Ccides, everything that happened today was beyond his expectations.
Black Knight Cangor was a puppet he had nurtured all the way, and was regarded as the spokesperson of the Abominable Hell in Fernand.
Ccides firmly controlled the Black Knight's soul, so he could make the Black Knight come forward and do things he couldn't do himself.
For example, collecting debts.
Ccides would never forget the scene when he came to ask for payment, only to be humiliated by the Bloody Emperor and almost beaten to death. That was the moment when the entire Underground Empire celebrated, and countless pairs of eyes watched everything. He originally thought that the Bloody Emperor would abide by the devil's contract, but the cruel king did something shocking.
He completely annoyed hell.
But for so many years, what puzzled Ccides the most was the way the Emperor evaded the contract.
Today, he ordered the Black Knight to go to the Emperor's tomb with this in mind.
But the result was contrary to his wishes.
At the moment the Black Knight's body was crushed, as the controller of his soul, Ccides sensed it.
He immediately narrowed his eyes.
It didn't surprise him that the Black Knight died inside. It proved that the damn liar still had a backup plan.
At worst, he could just change a few more puppets and go to the tomb to try.
However, when Ma Wen walked out of the tomb safely with the three people, Ccides finally couldn't control his emotions!
"How is this possible?"
"This guy actually succeeded?"
"Cangor has the Book of Naru in his hands, and with the backup of the contract I gave him, even if he can't fight against the Heroic Spirit, at least he can escape unscathed … Could it be …"
The Black Knight was killed by Ma Wen?
This news was a bit hard to accept.
In Ccides' view, although Ma Wen wasn't bad, his strength wasn't necessarily high. He had too many miscellaneous things on him. The devil, who had always valued status by bloodline, was very disdainful of people like Ma Wen who had abilities from everywhere.
He didn't believe that the Black Knight would lose to Ma Wen.
But the reality was in front of him.
Ma Wen didn't even look at him. He directly took out the petrified heart and slowly handed it to Black Hand.
The latter smiled and was about to take it.
Who knew that at this time, Ccides suddenly reacted and shouted, "Mr. Ma Wen!"
"Please wait!"
Ma Wen smiled. "What's the matter, Lord Ccides?"
Ccides chuckled, temporarily leaving the shock and disbelief in his mind behind.
He was a very practical person.
He saw that Ma Wen had obtained the stone heart — there was only one possibility — he had perfectly defeated the Bloody Emperor's Heroic Spirit.
For Ccides, the Bloody Emperor was not only hatred, but also a very important and secret existence. For the devils of the Nine Purgatories, no matter how many excuses Ccides had, he was still the devil that had been deceived by a human for the first time. This was a great humiliation.
He was an ambitious person. The Abominable Lord had been seriously injured during the fight for the Third Epoch's Fate Slate. He had held on until now and was almost at the end of his tether.
Everyone in the Hell of Extreme Fiend silently coveted the weakening figure on the throne.
As his second son, Ccides was naturally the same.
But currently, his support in the Hell of Extreme Fiend was not very high.
With Ccides's skill and power, all other problems could naturally be easily solved. Only the matter of being deceived by the Bloody Emperor could never be easily erased.
If he wanted to inherit the throne and the power within, he had to wash away the humiliation on his body!
In other words, he had to obtain the Bloody Emperor's contract!
He had to obtain the liar's soul. This was very important to him!
…
Under such circumstances, even if his relationship with Ma Wen was not particularly harmonious, his attitude suddenly changed drastically.
He approached with a smile. "I'm willing to pay a high price to buy the contract stone you obtained from the Bloody Emperor's corpse."
Marvin raised his eyebrows and pretended to look like he was reminiscing.
"Stone? What stone? Could it be this one? "
"But this stone heart was reserved by Scorched Earth Purgatory. This is also an important bargaining chip for them to be willing to bring me into the devil city."
It had to be said that Ma Wen's acting was very realistic.
After all, with his understanding of the devil, he naturally understood Ccides's desire for the stone contract.
But unfortunately, Ma Wen could not give it to him.
The stone contract was the key for Ma Wen to complete the Bloody Emperor's spirit's entrustment. Only by handing that stone to Butterfly could he fully gain the approval of the Blade of Sodom.
At the same time, he might also be able to learn the secrets of the underground empire.
So he had long prepared how to hide it from Ccides.
Seeing that Ma Wen's expression did not seem to be fake, Ccides could only frown. "No stone?"
Ma Wen simply spread out his hands. "No stone."
Ccides sighed, and suddenly said in a low voice, "In that case, forget it. Your performance surprised me. You know, that's a spirit. Not only did you survive, but you also got a lot of benefits from him. Don't be in a hurry to deny it. I felt that pair of weapons. It's a pity that there's no stone, but I'm a very trustworthy devil. "
"If one day — I mean, if one day, you suddenly remember that you got a stone in this adventure, please contact me."
"I will pay a high price — a price you can't imagine, and a friendship from the most evil place."
After saying this, Ccides's figure slowly disappeared in front of Ma Wen.
A pitch-black rune fell into Ma Wen's palm.
Marvin weighed the rune in his hand and put it away properly.
Although Ccides was definitely not a good person, one more friend meant one more way. In this era, no one could guarantee that they would always be smooth sailing.
Maybe one day, this black rune would really be useful?
After Ccides left, the rest of the people were obviously relieved.
The pressure that a high-level devil gave off was still very strong. Even though this was the devil city where they could not fight.
Ma Wen handed the petrified heart to Black Hand. The commission between the two sides was considered completed. Black Hand simply chose to leave.
Similarly, Scorched Earth Purgatory also left a new method of contact.
Ma Wen looked at the pitch-black rune and the blood-red stone in his storage space thoughtfully.
The biggest harvest of this trip, apart from the Blade of Sodom and the Book of Naru, was probably these two things.
These two things represented the will of the two planes of the Nine Purgatory.
In the complicated and ever-changing situation of Fernand in the future, these two things would come in handy sooner or later.
Ma Wen firmly believed this.
…
After leaving the devil city, Ma Wen and the other three parted ways.
The three would follow the path they came from, passing through a tunnel to reach the other side. At the same time, they would leave the Underdark Region and head for the White River Valley, under Madeline's command.
As for Ma Wen, he followed the rugged road all the way west.
"It's time to pay a visit to the traitor of the witches."
He looked at the endless swamp and showed a trace of a smile.
…
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