Volume 1: Rise of the Shadows Chapter 40: The Tide of War
In the Demon Canyon, which is closest to hell and the present world, the largest army of hell from 10,000 years ago to the present day has been assembled.
Mephistopheles Ferres stood on a high platform that everyone could see, looking down at the roaring and roaring demon in front of her. He stretched out a hand and made a quiet gesture, and the otherwise noisy procession calmed down in an instant.
"The war is coming. His voice echoed through the canyon, "Just today, the hatred that spans 10,000 years will be liberated, the world will be a sea of fire, and the earth will burn under our feet, you have waited too long, and now the time has come." ”
No one has made a sound, and it has been so long that someone has forgotten the hatred that has been buried for many years, the unwillingness to be defeated, and the anger that fills their hearts. They have not forgotten that silence is precisely the most terrifying of anger.
Mephistopheles snapped his fingers, and the demon standing beside him immediately presented the sword of Satan in his hand. Mephistopheles took the sword and raised it high: "Look! The sword of Satan has returned, and our God, the will of Lord Satan is here!"
The otherwise silent team finally couldn't hold it anymore, and the demons let out a deafening roar, flapping their wings behind their backs and raising their claws high, and behind each pair of eyes was a vengeful soul hungry for revenge, not just an army, but a real army of vengeance.
Mephistopheles was pleased with the army's performance, and he turned away, and a beautifully carved stone platform slowly rose as he turned. The pattern on the stone platform is so old that even Mephistopheles can't tell how old it is. He reached out and lightly touched the edge of the stone platform, and a groove appeared in the center of the stone platform.
"In the name of Satan, the Absolute God, we will march on earth!" he shouted, plunging the sword of Satan into the groove in his hand. A dazzling purple light erupted from the recess and shot straight into the sky, the sky cracking like glass, and a loud sound echoed throughout the Hell.
"It's getting started. Beelzebub said on another rock platform far from the high platform, looking at the torn sky in the distance.
"It's exciting!" Astarot said with a grin, "The war has finally begun, and I wonder who will have the honor of being the vanguard." ”
"Hmph," Mammon sneered, "if you beg Mephistopheles, maybe he'll really give you the vanguard position, but I'm not interested in it." ”
"The lords haven't arrived. Lucifer looked around cautiously, "I thought you were just playing tricks, didn't you think you were even doing the same when you were doing business?"
"Hey, hey, hey. "You're just an outsider, so what's the right to tell us?"
"Because the war needs me. Lucifer didn't hesitate to scoff, "You should have your own considerations." Think about it, and be my enemy of Heaven at the same time, so that you can go out of complete disadvantage. ”
"Reason to be bored. Mammon looked at Lucifer and said, "You are just a helper, and if it weren't for Satan's permission, you would have been torn to pieces by us." ”
The deafening cries of the demons continued, and Mephistopheles finally smiled in relief as she watched the sky shatter. He shouted in the face of the most powerful legions of Hell to date: "The day of vengeance has come, teach the mortals and the scum of heaven a good lesson with war, let them feel the darkest fears of this world, that is your duty, you will be the nightmare that this world will not get rid of!"
"Mephistopheles, Mephistopheles......" The demons shouted one after another, chanting Mephistopheles' name, and their fanaticism was almost surpassing their belief in Satan.
"Lord Satan is not pleased with what he does. Beelzebub looked at the excited crowd and said, "If Mephistopheles continues to see no one like this, Lord Satan will soon be able to clean him up." ”
"What does it matter?" Astarot took over, "During Satan's absence, Mephistopheles led the whole of Hell, and I don't think Lord Satan will punish him for this." ”
"But I think Mammon is the most unhappy about this situation. Beelzebub turned his head to look in the direction where Mammon stood, but he could not find any sign of Mammon. "It's really strange, when did that guy leave, because he couldn't stand it?"
"Who has the heart to go to see him?" said Astarot with a shrug of his shoulders, "He's in the same situation, maybe he can be a little less angry." ”
Lucifer frowned, he vaguely felt in his heart that things couldn't be so simple, but it was obvious that his voice was not so strong, so he just buried his doubts deep in his heart.
Mammon did sneak away while everyone wasn't looking, but not because he hated Mephistopheles' rising popularity, but because he had someone he had to meet.
There was a narrow path under the rock platform, and although only one person was allowed to pass through, it was very hidden, and Mammon chose such a place to meet the man.
"It's punctual. The Nameless Man said that he did not use the image of Levi Ansen today, because it was too conspicuous in hell, so now he has changed into a thin man.
"I don't want to waste time on that kind of boring trick. "It's boring and boring, but it's important to talk about our business." ”
"Your poisonous tongue is truly merciless. The Nameless Man chuckled, "Well, it's better to get down to business, I've found that man, but it's unknown if he'll join us." ”
Mammon smiled with satisfaction: "It's really troublesome for you, it took so long to finally find it, as for whether you said he will join us or not, I think it doesn't matter if he joins or not." ”
"That's true. The nameless man replied, "As the end of all life in this world, the man who represents 'death' is his existence, or death is him, and it really doesn't matter if he joins us or not." ”
"He's a very loose guy, and if you can see him, it means that he wants to see you too, otherwise you won't find him. Mammon continued, "For him, whether it is a god, a human being, or a living being in this world, their end is nothing but death, and he is the embodiment of this end, so it is easy to understand that he does not want to pay attention to us." ”
"It's not about him, it's about his brothers. The Nameless Man leaned lazily against the stone wall and said, "His brothers are the key, and I am only probing his tone, and it seems that he has tacitly agreed, so that our plan can be considered unimpeded." ”
"Unobstructed, huh?" said Mammon, looking back at the rift in the sky, "then begin, while they are all intoxicated with the frenzy of war, the gears that smash the old world are already slowly turning. ”
In the present world, Ye Xiang was holding Xiao Er and looking at the sky that was constantly flashing with electric light in the distance.
"Is it really coming?" Ye Xiang said as he looked at the sky, "This time it's the real war, and it's a completely different level from the original petty fight." ”
"War is inevitable. "But we will fight until the last drop of blood is shed, and that's what we're all about as human beings." ”
"A warrior will always die before anyone else. Ye Xiang also smiled, "Because we are the sword that guards others, the shield against people from evil, we are BPRD, and because of this, we have to fight, fight to protect others, and we will not rest until we die." ”
They looked at each other and smiled, then fell silent again.
On the banks of the River Thames, Renault was watching the river flow in front of him. "It's finally coming. His eyes suddenly became fierce, "The frenzied battle of this world is finally about to begin, my student, can you overcome the darkest fate in this world." ”
"Looks like a storm is coming. Glenn Brown sat on a bench in London's Royal Park and watched the lightning sweep across the sky. "So, it's time for me to go, right?" he stood up, slung his backpack over the bench over his shoulder.
"There's no reason to fight this battle, but why would I want to go?" he said to himself, then smiling suddenly. "It seems that I am just a human after all, and this war should be my share. ”
Under the Elizabeth Tower, the headquarters of the Wild Hunters.
Winter Messes was savoring a cup of perfectly blended black tea, while Bolton looked a little uneasy.
"Don't worry too much, my friend. "It's just a small war, there's nothing to make a fuss about." ”
"You're talking lightly. "War kills, do you know how many innocent civilians will die?" Bolton frowned, and we should join them now, instead of continuing to hide in the dark." ”
Winter put down his glass and held up a finger to interrupt what Bolton was about to say: "I know more than you what war is, this war is a fanatical war for the whole world, and a little ghost who has not even seen a real war is not qualified to speak. ”
Bolton was speechless, Winter was very satisfied with his current state, he picked up the teacup again and shook it evenly a few times: "Each of us is a part of this world, this war is closely related to us, rest assured that we will take action, but the time has not yet come." ”
The thunder in the distance grew louder and louder, and finally the wind swept through the city with torrential rain. In the middle of the night, when people are already asleep, mothers get up and pull up the kicked quilts for their children, and insomniacs look out the window boredly, not knowing where the fugue is. But none of them realized that the real fear was coming, and that this time the war would sweep the whole world like a tidal wave.