Let's turn the clock forward a little and come to the moment when the war has not yet broken out.

In the fourteenth hell, the lords are gathered again.

Compared to the previous meeting, this time the meeting was more deserted, and the convener Mephistopheles and the newcomer Lucifer were only five people. However, unlike the hostility between the lords at the last meeting, this time everyone seems to have let go of each other's prejudices.

"Are you all in this casual meeting?" Lucifer was clearly unhappy with the number of attendees.

"Don't care about such small things. Mephistopheles held out his hand and motioned for him to sit down, "Rather than bothering those who haven't arrived, it's better to get a good grasp of all of you." ”

Lucifer muttered and sat down in a random seat, but his eyes were fixed on Mammon, who was sitting opposite, and a seed of doubt had been sprouting in his heart since he said goodbye that day.

Mammon also noticed Lucifer's gaze, shrugged his shoulders demonstratively, stuck his tongue out at him again, and only sat down nonchalantly.

"How long are we going to wait?" Astarot asked, "I'm tired of waiting, how long do I have to wait?"

"Calm down, Astarot. Mephistopheles said, "You can't change the status quo no matter how anxious you are now." Think about it, you were too impatient, how could you lose your right arm. ”

"My right arm is much better now than it was before!" Astarot jumped to his feet as he clenched his retransplanted right hand into a fist, and the muscles in his arm bulged like a hill.

Reckless. Lucifer thought in his heart, he only knew how to show off his great strength, ignore everyone else, and never learn a lesson, this kind of guy can only be described as a reckless man.

"I've seen your power now. Mephistopheles impatiently asked him to put his hand down, "But even strength can't solve your problem now, and I won't give up on the war plan because of such a trivial matter." ”

"Let me guess. Beelzebub stretched and said, "It's because the gates of hell aren't stable enough, right?"

Interesting guy. Lucifer commented in his heart that although he seemed to be lazy and couldn't do anything, Beelzebub could always see the crux of the problem at a glance, and this alone was enough to arouse Lucifer's strong interest.

"You're right. Mephistopheles didn't seem too surprised, after all, it wasn't the first time he'd seen something like this. "The gates of hell are not stable enough, and there is even a possibility of collapse at any time, and entering at this time is tantamount to looking for death. ”

"And how long do you think it will take?" asked Mammon calmly, "we must not be allowed to wait months or years, for then the war will become a laughing stock." ”

Mephistopheles' face became a little ugly, he had always put up with Mammon's poisonous tongue, but he had to endure it today.

"It's not as exaggerated as you say. He tried his best to make his tone sound calm, "It's only two days at most, and in two days the gates of hell will be very solid." ”

"It's easy to know the time. In order to prevent Mammon and Mephistopheles from continuing to dwell on this issue, Lucifer took over. "But what does it take to be a huge hell gate so that it doesn't go unnoticed? ”

"There's nothing to worry about at all. Mephistopheles said lightly, "The exit to the hell gate is at the bottom of the sea, and it is not an ordinary sea, it is the Bermuda Delta, which is feared by mankind." ”

Lucifer had naturally heard of the name of the place, which was known as the Devil's Triangle, where countless ships and planes mysteriously disappeared for centuries, and the wreckage could not be found, so the Bermuda Delta was named the Devil. But he never imagined that it was the closest thing to hell and this world.

"Humans are stupid sometimes, but there's a reason for their stupidity. Mephistopheles laughed, "Because it's the place where hell is most closely connected to the earth, the plane folds there are different from anywhere else on Earth, so the radar waves will fail, and that's what the Bermuda Delta is really about." ”

"I see. Lucifer couldn't help but applaud, "If there is no way to detect the radar and radio waves, then humans will become completely blind to this sea area, which is really a clever plan." ”

"I've got a plan for the march in place. Mephistopheles' tone became serious, "From now on, we will begin to launch an attack on the human world, and you will all bring pain and destruction to this world in the name of Lord Satan. ”

He stood up and stretched out his hand to Astaroth: "Astaroth, the Demon of Wrath, in the name of Lord Satan, I appoint you as the vanguard of the Hell Army to destroy this world to your heart's content!"

"I can't wait!" Astarrot roared, carrying his battle axe, "I've always wanted to be a pioneer, let me send endless fear to those mortals first!"

"The moment of the march was just two days away. Mephistopheles then announced, "We have an approximate location of the headquarters of the organization called the BPRD, but we can't determine exactly where it is." Astarot, you're going to reduce the whole of Manhattan to ashes. ”

"Just what I wanted. Astarot laughed, "Since I don't know the exact location of their headquarters, it is better to destroy it by the roots, which is really to my taste." ”

"And what about the rest of us?" Lucifer asked, "is there any more standby?"

"You have more important tasks to do. Mephistopheles smiled slightly, as if his problem was already in his calculations. "When Astarrot starts attacking, I'll tell you what your duty is. ”

"Are you done?" Mammon's tone remained cold, "I don't want to waste any more time, since it will be two days before I have my order, then wait two days before calling me." With that, he turned and walked away.

"You'd better be careful with that guy. Lucifer whispered, "He seems to have something else in mind, and though I'm not sure yet, that guy wants something that's clearly different from ours." ”

Mephistopheles didn't speak, just patted Lucifer on the back and left without saying a word.

How could I not have known that Mammon had a different mind. On the way back to the first prison, Mephistopheles chuckled inwardly, even I am not exactly what you think. Lucifer, you still retain the purity of angels, which makes you never see the hearts of others.

Mephistopheles entered his palace and knocked on the wall where he had entered, and a secret door appeared on the wall.

He stepped into the secret door, which slammed shut behind him. Mephistopheles stepped onto the dark ground and walked briskly forward. It was a dimly lit journey, and there weren't even candles lit on the walls, which he had arranged for because he didn't want anyone to stumble upon his secret.

Finally, the hallway reached the entrance of another room, and Mephistopheles entered, and only this room was in line with Mephistopheles' own aesthetic: lavishly decorated, almost like a king's apartment.

But there was also something in the room that did not fit into this room: a man sat on the floor, his limbs imprisoned by long chains of gold, but his face was not emaciated by torture, but rather bloody.

"Is it still comfortable?" Mephistopheles asked the man with a smile, "it should be much more comfortable than where you live on earth." ”

"Mephistopheles. The man looked up and said, and Rex's face was immediately visible. "What the hell are you trying to do, you bastard?"

"Don't use such vulgar language. Mephistopheles still smiled, "If you have to ask me what I want, what I want is right in front of me." ”

"Do you want to make yourself whole again?" Rex tried again to break free of the chains, but in vain. "If that's the case, I'd advise you to give up the idea quickly, for you won't get my soul anyway, and I won't let you get it even if I destroy it. ”

"No, no, no, your soul is my soul, and I can get it back anytime and anywhere, you should know that very well. You are my half-body, we are one, why should I fight with myself, and besides, it is not necessarily a good thing to be whole again. ”

"If that's the case, what exactly do you want?"

Mephistopheles tilted her head for a moment before turning to him, "I want you to help me, I'd love to see how interesting humans really are, and why they can fight so desperately, I'm so fascinated! ”

"Want to see how interesting humans are. Rex repeated his words. "So what exactly do you want me to do?"

"It's easy!" Mephistopheles suddenly put her head into Rex's ear and whispered softly, then showed a sly smile: "That's it, you should really want to play this game too, this is a perfect opportunity." ”

"You're really nasty. Rex laughed too, "But that doesn't sound bad, I'm going to play this game!"

"Then that's it, I'm looking forward to it. ”

"Wait a minute until then. Rex held up his chained hands and said, "Open this damn lock for me, after all, you have to ask me now, you can't let me be locked up like this." ”

"If you don't remind me, I'll open it for you, what an impatient fellow. Mephistopheles stretched out a finger and lightly touched the golden chain, and the chain spread out like a snake, and Rex's body was completely liberated.

Rex leapt from the ground, moving every part of his body, and it took a few minutes for him to pull a chair from the side of the bed and sit down.

"Your idea is interesting. Rex cocked Erlang's legs, "For the sake of our souls being the same whole, I'll do you a favor." But to be honest, I'm more concerned about having fun with the game you've designed. ”

"If only you said yes. Mephistopheles looked Rex in the eye and said, "Then it's a deal." ”

Rex also looked at Mephistopheles' eyes, and for the first time he realized that their eyes were so similar, almost like they were carved out of molds. It's no wonder who made them a whole.

"I've always been a man of my word. Rex yawned and said, "As you say, let it be a deal." ”

At this time, there were still 48 hours before the start of the war.