When Aligus opened his eyes again, he found that his limbs were firmly bound by chains, and his strength was almost depleted by the power of Mammon's demon devouring before.

"I deliberately spared your life. Mammon sat in a chair in front of Alegus and looked at him.

"Why?" asked Aligus, very weakly, "Mammon, tell me why you are doing this to us?"

"It's all for my plans. Mammon calmly replied, "Aligus, there is no enmity between me and you, but you are an obstacle in my path, so I must do it." ”

"Is it just for that boring thing?" said Aligus, trying to break free of his chains, but it was only a futile struggle.

"That's what it's for. Mammon stood up, "Take a good look around you, your companions are here now." ”

"What did you say?" Aligus then turned his head to look around, only to see that the other five lower lords on the left and right were also bound by chains like him, but they all lowered their heads, as if they didn't react to all of this.

"As you can see, the other five lower lords besides you: Braun, Pate, Rom, Littlerell, and Bron, they have all been captured by us, and you are the only one left alive now. ”

"You bastard!" cried out Alegus in a fit of rage, "I will never forgive you for daring to do such a thing!"

"Don't you forgive me?" Mammon smiled nonchalantly, "Aligus, I know that even in hell you are one of the most loyal to Satan, and you are the most concerned about your companions. So I'm giving you a chance, a chance to join us. ”

"You're delusional!" Aligus replied strongly, though he was very weak, "never, you listen to me, I will never betray Lord Satan and join you!"

"I've long said it's hard to do. The Nameless Man appeared behind Mammon, "Just kill him right here, all we need is a puppet." ”

"Puppet words alone won't do. "Mephistopheles is not a fool, so we must keep a pawn who is not a puppet, and he is a good candidate." ”

"I don't think so. "He's too loyal to both Hell and Satan, and it will take a lot of effort to make him a pawn." ”

It is because of his loyalty that there is no suspicion. "Mephistopheles knew this, too, so he would not have mistaken suspicion of Aligus." ”

"Then you must make him a pawn. The nameless man stepped forward, and Aligus looked at him with angry eyes.

"Then leave it to me. The Nameless Man turned back to Mammon and said, "I will make him a pawn willingly, but it may be a little uncomfortable." ”

"As long as the results are satisfying. Mammon said as she walked to the door, "Don't let me down. ”

"Leave it to me, and you can rest assured. The Nameless Man smirked, "Eventually, he'll volunteer to join us, I can assure you." ”

Without answering, Mammon walked out of the room, where there were now only five corpses left except for the Nameless Man and Aligus.

"Alright, I think we should be able to get started. The Nameless Man smiled and said, "It's going to be over soon, don't worry too much." ”

"Who are you?" asked Aligus, "that strange power is absolutely not heaven or hell, and it cannot be human, so what are you?"

"I'm just a forgotten being. "You don't need to know my name, because it doesn't need to exist for me, and that's how I've lived until now." ”

"Nonsense!" said Aligus, looking into the eyes of the nameless man, "do you want to say that you don't exist at all?

"Do you know what is more thorough than death?" the nameless man asked abruptly.

"What are you talking about?" said Aligus, who for a moment did not know where to start, "Isn't death the most complete of things that are more complete than death?"

"Not true. The nameless man actually smiled self-deprecatingly, "What is more complete than death is being forgotten by the whole world, and can only cry in the darkest corners, losing everything that can prove his identity in the past, leaving only endless hatred for this world." ”

"You. Aligus stared at the nameless man in front of him with wide eyes. He's talking about himself, he's the forgotten being, does he want revenge?

"It's too much. The nameless man laughed, "My name has long since turned into an old memory, not many people remember it anymore, and I have long lost my body, and I am nothing to me now." ”

"I can become anyone, and I can gain the power of others through assimilation, but what's the point? Whether I change or those who have assimilated with me, I am not myself after all, and there is no proof of self, this is the saddest reality!"

"So what does that have to do with you attacking us?" asked Aligus, "and we didn't do any of this!"

"It's true that you didn't do it. The Nameless Man was placed in Aligus's face, and Aligus felt that no one's hands were as cold as his.

"But I have to do it in order to achieve my ends, and blame this pathetic world, which has caused you to be where you are. ”

Aligus felt something enter his body from the hands of the Nameless Man, and it was rapidly burrowing towards his brain, and in an instant, a sharp pain swept through Aligus's entire body.

"Ahhh

"Your pain nerves are at least a thousand times more sensitive than usual now, in other words, if I touch you a little. ”

As he spoke, the nameless man touched Aligus's skin with his finger, and Aligus suddenly felt a pain that seemed to pierce his body with a thousand needles.

Even a gust of wind would have caused Aligus more pain than he had ever felt before, and the pain had almost made him faint several times, but whenever he was about to faint, the thing that had entered his brain would suddenly wake him up again.

"Don't faint so easily. The Nameless Man smiled and said, "I won't make it so easy for you, I can sense if you're lying, and I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you until you want to join us from the bottom of your heart." ”

Alegus's brain could barely think, and he was now even terrified of breathing, because even a single mouth felt pain that seemed to have severed all the muscles.

"Don't you think!" said Aligus, his lips trembling, and he felt a sharp pain in his body with every word he spoke, almost causing him to lose consciousness again, but he finally said it.

"Oh, is it?" the nameless man frowned, "It seems that you are indeed not simple, ordinary people have already begged for mercy in this situation, and you still dare to resist?"

I must not betray Hell!Alegus had only one thought in his mind now, not even death, and I would never break the oath I made to the Lord, for that is my duty as Lord of Hell!

"Looks like it has to be used. The nameless man's fingers moved slightly, and Aligus instantly felt as if his brain was about to be torn apart, and he closed his eyes and let out a cry of pain, but soon the feeling was gone.

Aligus opened his eyes again, and saw that his five former companions were now standing in front of him, their eyes so empty, and they slowly stretched out their hands towards him under Aligus's gaze.

"Don't resist. Braun opened his mouth and said, "Aligus, never try to resist, or you will regret it." ”

"Despair, Aligus, can you understand our despair before we die?" Pate put his hand around Aligus' neck, "Feel it now, our despair!"

The five lower lords grabbed Alligus with their hands, and in an instant, all the feelings they had felt when they were tortured and before they died flooded into Aligus's mind.

Is the blood frozen? Why do I want to scream but can't make a sound? Don't talk in my ear anymore, don't! My soul is going to be completely torn apart, help! Is there anyone who can come to save me!

The fear and despair of the five lower lords had already been felt by Aligus at this moment, and this was even more painful than the physical pain he had suffered just now, and this was the mental torture for Aligus.

I don't know how long it has been, but Aligus has finally lost all luster in life.

It's no longer possible, Aligus is holding his hair in a deep corner of his heart, I can't do it anymore, this will never stop, please kill me!

"It looks like it's pretty much there. The Nameless Man nodded in satisfaction, "Aligus, I will now give you another chance to choose, to join us or to live forever in such mental and physical agony. ”

"I, I join you. Aligus said in a very empty voice, he couldn't feel anything now, he just wanted to be able to get out of this pain.

"Very good. The nameless man retracted the black tentacles that had been inserted into Aligus's brain, and all the pain vanished in an instant, and Aligus breathed with his mouth wide open for nearly ten minutes, as if he had been completely suffocated.

"You don't want to go through this pain a second time. The Nameless Man stared into Aligus' eyes as he reached out his finger and touched the skin of Aligus' left arm, and a black mark appeared where he had touched it.

"What did you do?" asked Aligus, gasping for breath.

"In order to prevent you from betraying us in the future, I have left some behind. The Nameless Man replied, "If you do that, then everything you just did will not only repeat itself, but it will even become more painful." ”

The painful memories just now made Aligus shiver all over his body, he was indeed afraid of what had just happened, although he wanted to resist it now, but he couldn't overcome the fear in his heart after all.

"I will obey your orders. Aligus lowered his head and said how much his heart wanted to rebel now, but he couldn't help but say it.

"That's fine. The Nameless Man nodded, "I'm glad you're one of us, but I'll have to trouble you to stay here now, and when the time is ripe, it's your turn." ”