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"Tsk, tsk, tsk, are all you Angels idiots?"
'Karl' mocked the Hell Legion outside the barrier, picking up the golden blood-stained crossbow bolt from the ground, mimicking Necrodamus's usual way of speaking:
"You haven't forgotten, have you? The Truce Agreement does not allow any Angels or demons other than two envoys to enter…"
Then he turned his head to look at Bruise, who was preparing to return to the Hell portal.
"My Lord Bruise, I have fulfilled the agreement. Shouldn't you reward me with that dark book · fragment?"
A hint of ruthlessness flashed in Bruise's eyes, and he reprimanded without looking back, "Idiot, with so many eyes watching outside the barrier, do you want me to expose myself on the spot?"
However, as if he suddenly thought of something, his tone softened considerably.
"But rest assured, I will never go back on my word. After all, I signed a Transaction Contract with you with my own soul… I will come to you personally a little later."
The curve of 'Karl's' mouth gradually stretched outwards, and he asked faintly, "Then you said you would carry that dark book · fragment with you. You weren't lying to me, were you?!"
"Hmph, human, I warn you not to judge a gentleman by your own petty standards. That dark book · fragment is currently in my pocket."
Bruise subtly glanced at the golden barrier that was gradually collapsing, and reminded him,
"After Michael's death, the outer barrier will automatically dissipate in 2 minutes, so I advise you to use this time to escape immediately… Pfft!!!"
However, before he could finish speaking, a crossbow bolt stained with golden blood accurately struck him in the back of the heart.
After devouring the blood and life force from Michael, the curse power contained within the sin silver used to forge this crossbow bolt had clearly been significantly amplified.
So much so that after the arrowhead pierced through Bruise's body, which was far more solid than steel, a large section of it protruded from the front.
"You… you actually dared to attack me…"
Bruise's face was filled with disbelief.
He never expected that the greedy human Black Wizard would dare to lay hands on him?
Did this bastard want to play both sides?
Boom—
The next second, Bruise directly followed in Michael's footsteps.
His entire being instantly exploded into a bloody light, then dissipated from the spot.
The Warp power, as before, successfully recovered Bruise's soul essence from the hands of two powerful forces.
However, at the location where Bruise disappeared, an ancient parchment scroll inscribed with mysterious characters appeared, quietly floating in mid-air.
dark book · fragment!!!
Invisible, terrifying fluctuations continuously spread outwards from the parchment scroll.
Outside the golden barrier, the Angel Legion, who had just been full of momentum, couldn't help but change their expressions when they felt this evil and powerful pressure.
Some lower-ranked Angels, whose strength was insufficient, even turned and fled in all directions under the urge of instinct.
…
[prestige points + 444, + 444, + 444… ]
[Detected a collectible high-level demon soul, Warp soul count + 1]
…
Nice!!!
Weapons made of sin silver are indeed effective against Fallen Angels.
This result was absolutely great news for Karl.
Because this meant that he finally had a trump card capable of killing the Hell Lord Marduk Kurios.
Then, as soon as the time was right, he could lead his army… ahem, have the Four Lackeys lead his army to conquer the Hell belonging to Marduk Kurios.
Just thinking about the upcoming dimensional war made even the usually composed Karl eager to try.
It seems the plan to plunder the Space Stone must be brought forward appropriately.
But now was not the time to think about these things.
After Bruise's death, the outer golden barrier suddenly began to collapse faster.
And in addition to the previous Angel Legion, now even the Hell Legion had joined the encirclement of Necrodamus, who had "incurred public wrath."
Logically speaking, at this stage of the plan, Karl should have abandoned Necrodamus as a pawn.
Then, he would let him be torn to shreds by the Angel Legion and the Hell Legion, thereby perfectly destroying the evidence through others' hands.
But that approach was clearly the choice of ordinary people…
For someone like Karl, who possessed a top-tier business mindset, "making the best use of everything" was often the key to achieving unexpected success!
Take Necrodamus, for example.
In Karl's opinion, the other party still had some potential "value" that could be utilized, so he naturally wouldn't let him die so simply here!
So, after controlling the other party to retrieve the crossbow bolt and that dark book · fragment, 'Karl' used Necrodamus's own burrowing magic to successfully escape before the outer golden barrier completely collapsed.
The Angel Legion and the Hell Legion, with nowhere to vent their anger, turned their wrath on each other, initiating a large-scale group battle.
However, due to the loss of command, the demons in the Hell Legion were like uncontrolled mad dogs, unable to form an effective battle formation.
So, it wasn't long before they were completely annihilated by the orderly Angel Legion.
But on the faces of these Angel warriors, there was not the slightest joy of victory, but rather endless sorrow.
Because his most revered, the strongest Archangel in Heaven Faction, Michael, was dead!
For Heaven Faction, this was undoubtedly an unprecedented and enormous "disaster."
Dong—
Accompanied by a long and clear bell sound from the sky, the "insurance mechanism" of the Truce Agreement officially began to take effect.
The "Heaven Gate" in the sky, emitting divine light, also began to slowly close.
And when this gate completely closed, the only passage between Heaven's dimension and Earth would be permanently blocked.
From then on, no Angel would be able to descend to Earth in their true form.
They could only descend limited power through Angel proxies.
Swoosh—
Just then, a male Seraph emitting holy light suddenly flew out of "Heaven Gate" as fast as lightning.
His name was Remiel, and like Michael, he was also a member of the Seven Archangels before God, primarily in charge of matters related to "guarding the souls of the underworld."
Upon hearing that Michael had met with misfortune, he immediately rushed here without delay.
After landing at the spot where Michael was killed, Remiel directly placed his palm on the golden blood remaining on the ground.
The next second, his face changed drastically as he exclaimed, "What's going on? Michael's soul has disappeared?!"
Under normal circumstances, whether it was an Angel or an Archangel, after death, as long as their soul essence was not damaged, they could be resurrected by God later.
This was also the fundamental reason why Heaven had fought continuously for thousands of years with many Hell Dimensions, including Marduk Kurios and Mephisto, without their forces being depleted.
But at this moment, the soul of Heaven's combat power ceiling, Michael, had mysteriously disappeared?
This was clearly not normal!
What on Earth happened?
"My Lord Remiel, a half-demon wants to speak with you… He says he knows the truth about My Lord Michael's death."
At this moment, an Angel warrior flew over from a distance to report.
"Half-demon?"
A hint of hesitation appeared on Remiel's face, "Let him come over!"
Soon, Daimon Hellstorm, Frank, and Logan Howlett appeared before Remiel.
The latter's gaze swept over the three of them one by one, and his golden pupils slightly contracted when he saw Daimon Hellstorm.
Clearly, he had already sensed the extraordinary identity of this half-demon before him.
"Son of Satan, if your next words fail to impress me, you will bear the wrath of Heaven on behalf of your father!!"
Although Remiel currently had no evidence to prove a direct connection between Michael's death and Marduk Kurios.
But besides that, he really couldn't think of any other possibilities.
So… if he couldn't catch Marduk Kurios, then he would just take it out on his son first to quell the anger in his heart!
"Damn it, it seems I was still one step too late."
Daimon Hellstorm feigned a look of deep regret, and said with a heavy expression, "Archangel, I am not your enemy… First, allow me to introduce myself. My name is Daimon Hellstorm, son of Satan, Marduk Kurios."
"The reason we appeared here at this time is actually related to an incident I have been investigating…"
Subsequently, Daimon Hellstorm, following Karl's pre-arranged narrative, "embellished" the entire process of Necrodamus and Marduk Kurios colluding to cause trouble using "sin silver."
Naturally, it also interspersed many highlight moments of how Karl and he meticulously searched for clues and finally confirmed the enemy's scheme.
Finally, Daimon Hellstorm shook his head, somewhat disheartened.
"But unfortunately, although we successfully deduced the enemy's intentions, we were always unable to ascertain the exact location of the Truce Agreement's descent… Otherwise, this tragedy would not have happened."
"I apologize for my rash remarks just now." Remiel did not doubt the truthfulness of the other party's words, because he couldn't imagine why a half-demon would shift such a matter onto his own father's shoulders.
So, after a brief silence, he looked at Daimon and the other two with an apologetic expression and said,
"Thank you three… no, thank you four for stepping forward in this incident, which allowed me to understand the truth behind it."
"Daimon, as a half-demon, I am very pleased to see that the human half of you has taken the dominant position. In my opinion, you are far more worthy of respect than your father."
"Rest assured, although Michael's death is directly related to your father, Heaven will not take its anger out on you because of this…
And in this matter, Heaven owes you a favor. I will remember this, and if you need help in the future, Heaven will extend a helping hand to you."
As he spoke, a determined look appeared on Remiel's face, "Since your father wants to provoke a war, then Heaven will give him war!!"
"Archangel, please wait."
Just as Remiel was about to leave, Daimon Hellstorm said with a smile, "Um… can that favor you just mentioned be repaid now?"
"Ah?"
Remiel paused, looking at the Son of Satan with confusion.
"It's like this, in order to ascertain my father's… ahem, that is, Marduk Kurios's true intentions, my sister previously risked her life to return to Hell."
Daimon Hellstorm said with burning eyes, "Heaven rewards the diligent. Not long ago, Satana successfully sent an astonishing message, stating that Marduk Kurios is preparing to dispatch the Flame Legion to invade Earth en masse after Heaven Gate permanently closes!!"
"What?"
Remiel's golden eyes widened abruptly, then he muttered to himself, pinching his chin:
"If that's the case, it would reasonably explain why Marduk Kurios was willing to risk an all-out war to send that human Black Wizard to assassinate Michael."
But the next second, he shook his head helplessly.
"Sorry, Daimon, I'm afraid Heaven really can't help you with this."
Remiel raised his hand and pointed at the massive gate in the sky that was slowly closing, "It's too late to say these things now, because the Truce Agreement's insurance mechanism has already been automatically triggered.
The dimensional passage connecting to Earth will soon be completely closed. By then, no Angel will be able to travel to Earth in their true form, not even me, so…"
However, before he could finish speaking, Daimon Hellstorm, as if prepared, immediately pulled out a string of colorful "Warp bracelets" and handed them over.
"This problem is easy to solve. As long as you take this string of bracelets with spatial positioning capabilities back to Heaven, when the Flame Legion invades Earth, we can ask the Kamar-Taj mages to temporarily create a portal to Heaven, thereby catching Marduk Kurios off guard."
"This…" Remiel suddenly found himself in a dilemma.
It wasn't that he didn't want to help humanity resist the Hell Legion, but Daimon Hellstorm's method carried a huge risk.
That was, once he took this string of bracelets with positioning capabilities back to Heaven, it would mean that Heaven's Dimensional Coordinates would be formally exposed to others.
If it were to fall into the hands of ill-intentioned individuals in the future, it could very likely lead to Heaven's destruction!
However.
When he saw the expectant expressions on the faces of Daimon Hellstorm and the other two, he felt a twinge of reluctance.
Because, ultimately, this never-ending war between Heaven and Hell was essentially an internal civil war within Heaven.
Humanity was more like a "victim sitting at home, with disaster falling from the sky"!
Coupled with the Kamar-Taj mages' excellent reputation and credibility in the industry, they would most likely not leak Heaven's Dimensional Coordinates…
After a brief moment of contemplation, Remiel finally accepted the "Warp bracelets."
"Alright!!"