<h4>Chapter 241: The Devil from the Abyss 2</h4>


    “Baal!”


    “Why is he here?!”


    The Demon Kings looked at Baal with startled expressions.


    They recently heard that he woke up, but they didn’t expect him to appear in front of them so boldly.


    When everyone’s gaze was focused on him, Baalughed out heartily,


    “Ho, I see that the trash sealed in Lemegeton are here as well.”


    “… Keuk.”


    The lower-ranking Demon Kings red at Baal while baring their teeth.


    He was very aggressive even among the aggressive high ranking Demon Kings and didn’t recognize those above the 9th rank as Demon Kings.


    Therefore, many Demon Kings detested Baal.


    “Baal… Then you must be the 1st ranked Demon King. Did you need to see me?” Lucifer asked.


    “Why, yes. I need to keep my promise to a friend,” Baal responded.


    The friend Baal spoke of was Mammon, another ancient demon.


    Mammon had brought Baal and the other high ranking Demon Kings to his side to keep Lucifer in check.


    Since there was only one spot on the Demon Lord throne, the sh between the two ancient demons was inevitable.


    Baal was promised his current position in the demon world and the Holy Aperia Empire in exchange for helping Mammon.


    With 17 of the 72 Demon Kings sealed, and a universal quest to capture the remaining Demon Kings outstanding, Baal’s choice could be considered excellent.


    As Baal replied confidently, Lucifer calmly replied,


    “Do you think a fly like you can intervene and influence the confrontation between me and Mammon? Look closely at the current situation, what has changed? Do numbers mean anything?”


    “Hmph! Don’t ignore me. During the Great Demon War, I fought evenly with the God of Light and wasn’t pushed at all,” Baal snorted.


    Furthermore, sooner orter, Mammon would appear.


    No matter how strong Lucifer was, there was no chance of victory if he had to fight against the current enemies and the iing demons.


    “Haha! You’re very confident, Baal. If you think so, it wouldn’t be bad to try. Of course, you have to risk your life,” Lucifer said without a hint of frustration or nervousness.


    When he finished speaking, the rigid tentacles that came out from his mesword, which had been stationary just a moment ago, all changed directions and flew toward Baal in unison.


    Sasa-Sasa-Sasa-Sasa-Sasa-Sasa!


    It was a wide area attack that left no room to escape, as the space between the tentacles were very narrow.


    However, Baal’s expression didn’t change. He skillfully cut the approaching tentacles apart by wielding his red Explosion Sword.


    “I heard from Mammon about your skills, Lucifer. We have been preparing for this day for a long time.”


    When Baal made a motion with his hands, several long fissures appeared in the air around him, and other Demon Kings started to appear.


    It was a whopping 32 Demon Kings.


    It was arger number than the Demon Kings that were currently on the battlefield.


    “You must have insecurities about your leadership to bring in so many people all at once, Baal. With such low self-esteem, can you really reign as a great demon in the demon world? Also, howe so many chose not toe?” Lucifer scoffed.


    “Because we each have different opinions. Some of the moderate and conservative Demon Kings chose not to attend,” Baal replied.


    However, the number of forces he summoned, along with the Demon Kings currently on the battlefield, ounted for more than half the number of the existing 72 Demon Kings.


    After Baal finished speaking, Lucifer sighed and remarked,


    “It’s unfortunate, Rafael, but I think the discussion and battle with you will be dyed to ater time. Well, looking at the situation, it wouldn’t matter if you chose to stick your fate with these neers.”


    “… I don’t really feel like doing that,” Woohyuk replied.


    They were nning to fight each other, so Woohyuk didn’t see a purpose to intervene.


    Baalughed out loud when he saw Woohyuk preparing to leave with his subjugated Demon Kings in tow.


    “The trash and their garbage Master are scurrying away in fright. Such spineless fools. Anyways, it doesn’t matter. I’ll deal with Lucifer first,” Baal muttered to himself.


    He had brought 33 Demon Kings, including himself.


    It was about twice the number of Woohyuk’s Demon King force.


    Even if Woohyuk’s party decided to side with Lucifer, Baal wasn’t particrly afraid.


    While the three camps were still on the battlefield, a pitch-ck tornado appeared within the space. Mammon was descending into this world.


    Hu-Oh-Oh-Oh-Oh!


    He looked simr to Lucifer in appearance, except for his bright red hair.


    Since there was no significant difference in the demonic magic and power that emanated from their bodies, their fighting power seemed simr.


    Of course, Mammon had 33 Demon Kings on his side, so overall, he was in a much more advantageous position.


    “I’m sorry to fight like this, Lucifer. However, our confrontation is inevitable, no matter how it happens,”


    Mammon exined.


    “Of course, I was expecting you. I didn’t know that you’de out in such a mboyant way, though,” Lucifer sarcastically answered.


    Lucifer red at Mammon and lifted his Great mesword.


    He pretended to be unperturbed, but the situation was not looking very good for him.


    Lucifer didn’t have to pay much attention to the low-ranking Demon Kings, but the higher-ranking Demon Kings, like Baal, would definitely get in his way.


    ‘In the end, will everything go ording to the Creator’s will?’ Lucifer thought to himself.


    All those who participated in the Odyssey n in the past betrayed and killed each other for one reason or another.


    ording to the flow, it seemed that thest one standing would be Rafael’s soul, Woohyuk.


    In order to restore the system that was damaged by the Odyssey n, which had failed beforepletion, Woohyuk had to descend as a Demon Lord and negate the irregr code.


    The irregr code was like a virus that couldn’t be destroyed by system initialization alone.


    Only Rafael was able to counteract the irregr code through his soul, which had the same irregr code imprinted on it.


    ‘I’m curious what decision you’ll make in the end, Rafael.’


    He’d have to sacrifice a lot of things to ovee what the previous Asura couldn’t.


    He’d have to sacrifice his former lover, Pina, and her own happiness.


    However, Lucifer wondered if Rafael could do that.


    ‘No matter how I see it, I’m the most appropriate being to sit on the Demon Lord throne,’ Lucifer concluded in his thoughts.


    Mammon, who was trying to defeat him using the Demon King, would never seed in the first ce.


    No matter what the Creator had designed and nned for the future, Lucifer promised himself that he would surely win on this battlefield.


    With that promise and mental conclusion, Lucifer flew toward Mammon with all his might.


    Kwa-Ang!


    The sh between the two ancient demons caused a natural catastrophe.


    The earth split deeply in all directions, and space-time fissure cracks broke out in various parts of the sky. Furthermore, red energy like sma spread in a circle from the center of their sh.


    It was as if the end of days hade.


    As they continued fighting, Baal supported Mammon with the other Demon Kings that came with him.


    “Kill Lucifer! There’s only one throne! We can’t sit there, so we have to make sure Mammon steps upon the throne!”


    In general, Lucifer and Woohyuk were not very generous or thoughtful towards demons, so it was easy to understand why the Demon Kings would choose to side with Mammon.


    As the Demon Kings joined the battle, the scale of the battle rapidly expanded.


    Du-Du-Du-Du-Du.


    From the dimensional fissures, each Demon King’s legion started pouring out.


    Among them were high-ranking demons and high-grade monsters, which were hard to see in the Eeth Continent.


    When the various Demon Kings’ forces surrounded him at once, Lucifer ruthlessly ughtered them by stretching out numerous tentacles from his body.


    Pu-Wook!


    Pu-Wook!


    The tentacles made up of abyssal mana easily prated the demons’ sturdy armor and defensive barriers.


    The demons who sumbed to the attack were absorbed by Lucifer’s tentacles, leaving behind only empty body shells.


    “Wouldn’t it be better to focus on me, Lucifer? If you really want to sit atop the Demon Lord throne,”


    “…”


    Lucifer stared at the approaching Mammon who was bounding towards him.


    Mammon’s weapon was a crescent de that emitted a purple glow.


    The resulting mana storm that it would bring in its wake had lethal power.


    Kwa-Ang!


    Once again, the earth split even deeper with the following vibrations from the sh. It was as if the heavens and the earth were copsing.


    As a result, the Krobaichen Isthmus became hell on earth.


    On the far coast, the seawater raged, and ck rain poured down from the sky as if there was a punctured hole in the heavens.


    Meanwhile, the space-time fissures expanded more and more. The appearance of objects became elongated and stretched. Furthermore, the unstable fissures started to warp, causing sma explosions to ur.


    If things continued like this, this world may truly end.


    At that time, another ck gap appeared. Lilith and her followers appeared.


    “Something interesting is going on. Are the archangels who had shared intentions long ago finally fallen? Have you now aimed your weapons at each other?” Lilith calmly stated.


    “… Lilith…” Mammon whispered under his breath.


    “So, you’ve also appeared… with you loyal dogs in tow, I see,” Lucifer replied.


    Lucifer and Mammon showed outright hostility toward Lilith.


    She was one of the main reasons why the Odyssey n failed in the past.


    They did not achieve their goal because Lilith urged Crue to touch the forbidden knowledge and to operate the Ark of Knowledge ording to her will.


    When amon enemy appeared, the two ancient demons paused their battle and looked toward Woohyuk.


    “Rafael, kill Lilith. She’s a witch who will be a daunting barrier in the future. If you don’t deal with her now, you’ll regret it greatly,” Lucifer suggested.


    “We need to resolve our differences, so only you can do it,” Mammon added on.


    “…”


    Woohyuk waspletely dumbfounded.


    The guys who wanted to kill him just a moment ago were asking him for such an absurd request.


    However, he couldn’t deny that it was advantageous for him in the end.


    “Lilith, I heard that you’ve been nning to sacrifice us Demon Kings to set the Demon Lord you want onto the throne. Well, you won’t be able to do whatever you want anymore. You’ll die to us here!” a Demon King shouted out.


    The 33 Demon Kings, including Baal, who were on Mammon’s side, attacked Lilith first.


    It was a rather threatening force, but Lilith smiled lightly, as if this was nothing,


    “Me? Die? Haha… it seems that you all don’t really understand the situation. Your collective fate has already been decided. From the moment Lucifer and Mammon held their weapons, your fates were sealed!” Lilith shouted out.


    Lilith chose Woohyuk, not Lucifer or Mammon.


    Everything and everyone was just foundation fodder for his growth.


    Thus, she personally descended onto the world with her followers.


    She was finally implementing the n she had been making for a long time.


    Chi-Ji-Ji-Ji!


    A huge maic field formed around Lilith and covered the surroundings.


    [ck Demolition].


    A powerful barrier that absorbed all magic within the spells cast area was cast.


    It was far more dominant in power and scale than Woohyuk’s Absorber Trigger.


    “Keuk…!”


    The Demon Kings, who had rushed toward her with great energy just a moment ago, twisted their bodies with painful expressions. They were like birds with broken wings.


    Then Aleister, who was next to Lilith, spoke with a serpent-like smile fixed on his face,


    “Hahaha! How do you like that, Demon Kings! This is my ultimate alchemy! You will now be offered on the beautiful altar as living sacrifices for the Demon Lord!”


    “Keuk… Aleister, that damn alchemist bastard…!” Baal said as he clenched his teeth in anger.


    He knew about ck Demolition, but he didn’t know that its power and influence would be to this extent.


    Lilith seemed to have helped Aleister improve ck Demolition. Even Baal, the 1st ranked Demon King, couldn’t control his own body from twisting in pain.


    “…Something keeps going in a weird direction’ Woohyuk thought.


    While everyone else was on edge, Woohyuk was watching the current situation unfold from afortable distance.


    Clearly, Lilith was an adversary that he should be wary of.


    However, many of her ns were helpful to him.


    In the first ce, the content of the n itself was aimed at advancing him to be the Demon Lord.


    ‘If I subjugate them all, I’ll have 50 out of the 72 Demon Kings, right?’ Woohyuk thought.


    In addition, Baal, the number one in the ranks, was included among the group, so collecting the remaining Demon Kings would be fairly easy.


    Of course, some of the high-ranking Demon Kings such as Agares, who was second in rank, were not here, but most of them were moderate Demon Kings who would understand the situation they were in.


    Unlike Baal’s group, Agares and the moderate Demon Kings were beings he couldmunicate with to some extent.


    ‘First, I’ll have to make the most out of the current opportunity.’


    There was no reason to refuse Lilith’s gift just because she was his enemy.


    Woohyuk had a calm expression as he pointed Lemegeton toward the entrapped Demon Kings.