Chapter Thirty-Six: The Hunt
The sound of the battle still seemed to echo in Aligus's ears, and even after all these years, Aligus still instantly remembered the battle that took place here the moment he stepped in.
At that time, the war was obviously unfavorable to Hell, and even a part of the Heavenly Army had already invaded the Demon Canyon, and the Prison Fortress could be said to be a holding existence.
"Your job is to hold this place. Satan said to them, "I trust you, Aligus, Grohl, that you will live up to my expectations." ”
"The subordinates understand. Aligus replied that despite the fact that the war had grown to such an extent, Aligus believed that if the battle could be won, Hell would be able to launch a counterattack.
"Although the situation on the front line is somewhat unfavorable for us, as long as the enemy cannot break through here, we still have hope. Satan pointed to the map on the table and said, "Be sure to hold the fortress, for the enemy will attack with all their might." ”
"There's absolutely no way they'll get through the fortress. "There is no such possibility unless we step on our corpses." ”
You've done what you promised, Groll. Aligus couldn't help but smile bitterly, it was here that Groll, who had been the same six lower lords as him, and his former friend, died.
It was the worst battle that Aligus had ever experienced, both the attackers and the defenders fought with all their might, and the angels who fell to Aligus alone numbered nearly a hundred, but even so, the warriors of the Angel Army continued to attack.
At that time, the commander-in-chief of the Angel Army was Philense, the deputy of the Righteous Archangel Lucifer, and this Angel Army subordinate to Lucifer has always been known for its strict discipline, even in such a cruel battlefield, the momentum of their attack has not weakened at all.
But Phillens died, and it occurred to Alegus that I had ended his life with my own hands, and that he was indeed a very powerful warrior, but he was eventually defeated by me.
Aligus remembered the duel: Phillens attacked him with his sword in hand, and Aligus swung his sword at him, and the two of them had lost track of time, and at the last moment, both of them were almost covered in wounds.
The final blow finally came, Aligus pierced Philen's chest, and Philen's sword only pierced one more centimeter, maybe Aligus couldn't have walked here like he was now.
But nothing could be changed, and Aligus won the duel, and although he was seriously wounded, he could still hold it with the forces he had now, but the news of the collapse of the front line came suddenly.
Aligus refused to believe the news at first, but Mephistopheles sent him a direct communication shortly after.
"The front line has completely collapsed. Mephistopheles said in a hurried tone, "The enemy army will soon advance to you, with the strength in your hands now, I am afraid that it will not be able to hold it, I am leading the army to reinforce you!"
"When will you arrive?" asked Aligus anxiously, "I have already stretched out my forces, and if you arrive too late, I'm afraid you'll only see our corpses." ”
"Lord Satan has given you the right to retreat. Mephistopheles said, "If you can't hold on, you can retreat, but I still hope you can hold on, because if the fortress is lost, we will almost lose the war completely." ”
"I see. "I'll do my best to hold on here, but if I can't hold it out, I'll do my best to keep my men alive." ”
The enemy army finally came, Aligus commanded his men to meet it, countless Angel Army soldiers fell, but countless Angel Army soldiers poured up, Aligus knew that it was the last time.
He sent one last communication to his friend Grohl, in which he asked Grohl to retreat through the secret passage, but he never received a reply from Grohl, but at this moment Aligus didn't care so much at all.
Aligus retreated through the underground passages with his few remaining men, and when he returned to the surface, he gritted his teeth and left the place that had broken him when he saw the smoke of the Prison Fortress.
Soon after, Aligus received the news of Grohl's death, and he was so sad that he hated why he had retreated, and he should have died there with his friends.
And after all this time, Aligus finally returned to this unforgettable place for him.
"This cat-and-mouse game is really not fun at all. Bolon, who followed behind Aligus, said, "It would be better to just raze this place." ”
"It's a fortress. Aligus replied coldly, "If this place is completely razed, then we will lose a strong defensive position, and it will not do us any good." ”
"And Lord Satan has decreed that the man's life should not be harmed, and if he hastily acted in this way, there is probably no way to guarantee this. ”
"Does it matter if the man lives or dies?" Pollon smiled mechanically, "maybe it's important to Satan, but maybe not to us." ”
"Perhaps. The corners of Aligus's mouth twitched a few times, and now he had no companions by his side, only the machines that the gang had sent to his side to monitor.
Aligus didn't want to remember that day, not just for him, but for all of Hell, the most horrible day, the guys had done such excesses, and he was the only one left to remember it.
"There are voices. Alegus suddenly stopped, "Everyone immediately hidden, there was the sound of footsteps. ”
Sure enough, as Alegus had heard, footsteps were getting closer and closer to them, and Aligus poked his head a little, and the figure of a man came into his view.
A young man with two swords on his back, Aligus knew in an instant who he was, the one he was the one he had highlighted in this mission.
"Shore Robert. Aligus snorted coldly, "You guys take that road to outflank him, and the rest and I are here to standby, that guy has already entered our encirclement." ”
"Yes!" the demons who had been fingered by Aligus immediately tiptoed away, while Bronn kept an eye on Aligus.
"Satan wants him to live, but that's not what we mean. Bronn reminded in a cold tone, "Don't forget who you are now, you don't need me to remind you what to do, right?"
"Of course I know who I am. Aligus also responded coldly, "I know what I have to do, I don't need a puppet to remind me back and forth next to me." ”
"Your tone is impatient. "You don't have any other ideas, do you?" Don't forget, if you have other ideas, you're dead." ”
"Are you threatening Lord Aligus?" an envoy heard Bron say, "Lord Aligus is now the commander-in-chief of the lower lords, and even you should follow his orders. ”
"Do you have a part in talking?" Bronn just glanced at him faintly, "I don't need you to give any advice to talk to you adults, if you talk more, I can return you to Satan's arms right now." ”
"That's enough, Bolon!" Aligus rebuked in a low voice, "now is not the time for a war of words, arrest the man first, and I can leave it all to you to do the rest." ”
"That's right. "Don't be delusional about disobedience, Aligus, for it often doesn't end well." ”
Yes, Aligus cried out angrily in his heart, I will not only disobey you, I will even destroy you completely, this is what I want to do, and this is what I must do.
Shore walked down the aisle alone, he even stretched out in boredom, he didn't encounter any traps along the way, but he didn't find any useful information, and now he had to go on like this.
It felt a little weird, and Shore suddenly felt a sense of strangeness. What's going on? I feel like I'm getting a little heavy breathing, is it because I'm too nervous?
"Human, you can't leave anymore if you break into here!" A loud voice resounded throughout the space at once, and a black-haired man with a group of demons stopped in front of Shore.
"Is it still there?" Shore wasn't too surprised, "that's fine, let me do my job." ”
Footsteps sounded behind Shore, who knew that he was now surrounded, and that the strange feeling he had just felt had now been explained.
"It's too late to surrender, humanity. Aligus looked at Shore and said, "As long as you surrender, I will guarantee your life, and I can swear by my honor as the Thirteenth Lord." ”
"Devil's honor?" Shore laughed, "you're not going to convince me of hell, it's impossible, I don't believe anything like that." ”
"Look around you, human. There is no way for you to escape, I am Aligus as the Thirteen Demon Lords, I hope you can believe me, I don't want to shed too much bloodless blood. ”
"Aligus, this name does not belong to the Seven Sins. Shore said, "You are a lower lord, not a demon of the Seven Sins, but we people have not retreated even in the face of the Seven Sins, do you expect me to surrender here?"
"In that case, why are you talking so much nonsense?" said Boron, impatiently, "Alligus, let's just go straight and break all his limbs, and then he will not be able to say anything." ”
Because you didn't intend to keep him alive at all, Boron. Aligus has already guessed what Bolon thinks, if Satan wants him to live, you have to stop him in every possible way, and I will never let you succeed.
"It looks like that's all it can be. Aligus laughed, "Human, no, it should be Shore Robert, since you are not willing to surrender here, then I have to use other means." ”
"Didn't expect me to be so famous?" said Shore as he pulled Miya from behind his back, a smile on his face.
"I'm ready for a fight. Shore pointed at Aligus, "Your name is Aligus, right? Looks like you're going to be a good opponent, so the first battle of hell will begin here!"
"That's what you want. "But when you see the true horrors of hell, don't regret what you're doing!"
"No regrets. Shore laughed, "Come on! We humans will never give in like this." No matter how deep the fear, we will face it fearlessly!"