Chapter 173: Hall of Ten Thousand Demons
Paffer turned into black smoke from the ground to the deeper underground, through a stone arch, in front of this arch is a stone paved stone road suspended in the dark space, there are unquenchable flames on both sides of the stone road, from the black smoke into a body, stand firm, look behind you to see an endless darkness, hell is terrible, but the night country is even more terrifying, every time you look at the night country behind it will make it feel uncomfortable, run ahead, here is still a long way from hell, you have to speed up the pace.
Running along the stone road to hell, I saw that there was still a stone arch in front of me, which said "There is no hope through this gate", this is the boundary monument of hell, not far from the gate of hell, I have already smelled the smell of sulfur wafting from hell, and I came to the gate of hell, and the gas of ashes, sparks, sulfur, and decay blew out from the gate, and the towering stone gate was blown by the fire from hell and could not be closed, the closer to hell, the greater the resistance, and the heavier the step, the heavier and relentless pressure to tear the body apart.
Soon after entering the gate of hell, he saw a black hole in the sky, and countless souls fell from the black hole, and some souls gathered next to the 'Agron' to wait to cross the river. On the other side of the Agron River, the soul walked slowly and methodically towards the mountain, and over the hill a huge palace blocked the way, the outer walls of the palace were dirty and dilapidated, and the eerie and tall gate was covered with green ghost fire, and outside the gate were lifeless and slaughtered souls, waiting in line to enter the palace, which was the judgment hall of 'hell', where the judges were 'fair', 'ruling' and ' Order', any soul before reaching hell is judged, judged by the Inquisition on the basis of the sins committed by each person in the world, and these souls will be sent to different parts of hell for enslavement, and the Baphra will pass through the back door of the Inquisition where is the road to Hell.
After running to the lower 'marginal wilderness' of hell, bypassing the 'Castle of Lust', climbing the 'Gluttonous Mountain', paddling over the 'Greedy Steep Slope', crossing the 'Plains of Wrath', crossing the 'Heretic Grave', running through the 'Violent Volcano', jumping over the 'Fog of Evil', entering the 'Cave of the Matchmaker', wading through the 'Swamp of Deception', swimming through the cells of Hell such as 'Evil Water', you will see the lowest level of Hell and the gathering place of demons.
The lowest level of hell is a more dilapidated world, the sky is red, there is no sun but flames, and under the flames there are clouds of black and red alternating black, which press the sky very low, and it feels like it can be reached, there are burning ashes floating in the air, and in the distance there are violent flame tornadoes bordering the sky with black smoke and gravel, destroying everything that stands in its way, the lightning in the air heralds cracks in the sky, mercilessly hitting the rocks that are brittled by the flames, violent hurricanes, angry lightning, The pungent sulfur has made this place forever spurned and feared by the world, and even monsters do not want to appear here, and the gate at the bottom of the hell is only a stone-paved avenue leading to the depths of hell.
Passing through the unstable area, there is a line of sky leading to two mountains, there are only dim lights on both sides, the black rocks are tall and sharp, craggy and strange, even the fiery red of the sky feels so far away, some stones fall from time to time on it, the silence is depressed, the echo of the hooves stepping on the stone road is so far away, unlike the outside, it is not so scorching here, but it is cold and cold, and I see a red light not far away to separate the two mountains.
Crossing the 'Black Ice Canyon' is a 100-meter stone bridge with the words ' The Kosetes River', here is known as the hottest place, you can't see the opposite side of the bridge, except for the fog and temperature generated by the hot gas, everything is nothing, you can hear the rumbling stone crackling and the explosion of molten magma on the first step of stepping on the stone bridge, the sound comes from the left side of the bridge is a lava waterfall from top to bottom, there are thousands of lava gathered here, the thick lava slowly flows downward, through the bridge and then flows to the deeper bottom of hell, in the distance it looks like the rhizome of a big tree red magma scattered in all directions, the runoff of the great plain reaches an unknown area, after 10,000 years of lava washing, the rocks on both sides are burned red, constantly cracking fragments falling into the magma to produce a flame rushing upward, the scorching heat rises from the bottom and evaporates to the entire bridge deck, the waterfall will explode at any time, the magma produced by the explosion splashes everywhere at will, the stone bridge is full of holes by the sputtered magma, and the bridge is already in danger.
Crossing the bridge over the 'Cosetes' River, you can see a huge lake of fire at the foot of the mountain in the distance, and not far from the lake of fire you can see a huge castle that is where the sheep-headed demon is going, the center of the bottom of hell, and the power of the hellish magnates--, also known as the city of no return or Pandimanenan.
The scenery on both sides of the mountain is not so monotonous, such as the large skull-shaped cave magma runoff here, flowing through the two eye sockets and nose holes of the skeleton, as if to indicate that human beings should die, washed by lava, even the soul is completely burned out, and there are some dilapidated houses, high volcanoes continue to erupt lava, through these houses into the lava waterfall, the constant shouting, begging, crying on the roof can not hide everyone's fear, some even jump into the hot lava, in the lava constantly stretch out their hands to call for help, Slowly washed down, before reaching the waterfall, the hellfire had already burned the souls of these people.
There were monsters flying in the sky, these had no eyes, only nose sockets, a mouth full of black fangs, a terrible cry, pointed ears, a bony body, a red body, a long tail, two huge bat-like wings, and sharp claws on their hands and feet, specifically to catch the souls that wanted to escape, these beasts had no mercy at all.
Here, as it is written on the gates of hell, there is no hope, there is only despair. People deserve to be treated fairly in this way, and this is the true destination. The sheep-headed demon thought as he ran, hoping that today's information would give him a rich reward, and he was a little happy.
Walking through the lake of fire to the end of the stone road, the first thing you see is a crooked and huge cross, this cross is cast of silver, but it has long been blackened by the black smoke and sulfur of hell, and the exquisite ornaments carved on it depict the process of God's construction of heaven and hell, Lucifer leading the heavenly army to rebel against God's history, the scene of fallen angels falling into hell, and on the other hand, how Lucifer seduced the first ancestors and how he brought original sin to mankind, On one side is an inscription telling the demons how God had killed them, and on the other side is proclaiming Lucifer's exploits to the demons.
On it hung ropes of sinful men, and there were constantly flying demons tormenting these souls, and these souls let out terrible cries, wails, pleas, and wails echoed throughout the area, and the bottom had been tilted forward, deep into the earth, and above and to the left and right, there was a long chain, and all three chains were chained to the hands of a sculpture on the top, the head of which had two goat's horns, and the bloody mouth screamed to the sky, and the fangs in the mouth were huge, with two wings on the shoulders, and a hand with a claw pointing to the sky, One hand holds the chains, symbolizing that the devil is showing off to God that Christ has become a prisoner of all demons.
The outer wall is decorated with human bones, a heel of bones lined up throughout the hall, the hall towers into the clouds, straight into the red sky, the black clouds in the air rotate in a circle at the top of the top, there are constantly thunder and lightning across the sky, the whole staircase is staggered, the front hall is the council, the back is the spire of the tower around the city, a total of three layers, one layer is higher than the first, all around the middle of the main tower, the main tower into the clouds.
The sheepshead entered the council chamber, the council chamber was square, and the top half of the gate was a throne, this throne was the highest throne of the commander of hell, Lucifer's seat, the throne was tall and gorgeous, and there was a round shield above the throne, and behind the round shield was a sword and a spear without a spear head, and there were three stairs to the left, and the three seats on the left and right below were the positions of the other hell monarchs, and there were three stairs with seven seats on the left and right, and the seven chairs on the left were the positions of the Hell Demon King, On the right is the position of the Grand Duke of Hell, and all the remaining pillars are seated on the other five floors of the staircase on the opposite side. At the top of the hall are three large skull chandeliers, which contain firelight that fills the entire hall.
The sheep-headed demon ran in, and there was only one monarch sitting on the right side of the throne in the hall, the prime minister of the entire hell, Beelzebub.
Lucifer's right and left hand, hearing that it was Lucifer who led the fallen angels to oppose the Creator and was cast out of hell, Lucifer was the first to wake up and wake up the ghost king.
Beelzebub had a pair of ox horns, his appearance was too far from that of an angel, his gray-black skin, a tail like a cow, behind him was a pair of wings that were stretched forward and wrapped around his entire upper body, two strong hands, long black nails on his fingers, closed his eyes and rested his mind, sitting there leisurely, his body smelled of a rotten stench, and a few flies circled around his head, which was the favorite smell of flies.
I hope these little flying insects don't bother me, I don't want to chase flies without anything, I want to be called "Lord of the Flies" Beelzebub.
"Great Sovereign, Prime Minister of Hell, I have just returned from the human world, and a great incident has happened to report to you." The sheep head trembled slightly, and reported to Beelzebub in a flattering voice.
Beelzebub did not open his eyes, nor answered, as if he had not heard the inferior creature at all.
"Well, that, it's a bit strange today, the soul I was supposed to collect was snatched from death by an angel, and death can't do anything about him." The sheep-headed demon rubbed his hands together, deliberately exaggerating the thrill of the incident in a strange tone, and it looked up at Beelzebub.
Beelzebub opened his eyes slightly, and the red eyes filled the entire socket, like blood red, the sheep-headed demon looked furious in his heart, and his life was not guaranteed if he was a little short.
"Go on." Loud voices filled the empty council chamber.
The sheep-headed demon did not dare to slack off, and recounted the whole thing to Beelzebub, who recounted everything he saw and what happened, and after Beelzebub heard it, the long nail of the index finger of his left hand on the arm of the chair scraped the chair, and he thought about the whole thing thoughtfully, and after a while, he raised his head and turned to the left side of the chair, and the stone relief on the chair began to move, and slowly shook his body on the chair, and suddenly unfolded his body and shattered all the stone chips on his body, and jumped onto Beelzebub's shoulder, the little flying demon without eyes, Beelzebub muttered in the little monster's ear, and the little flying demon flew upwards through the hollow in the hall.
The sheep-headed demon watched the little flying demon fly away, Beelzebub closed his eyes, pointed at it with his finger and pointed downward, the sheep-headed demon did not dare to leave, so he could only wait in place, not knowing what was going to happen, and thinking about how he would be rewarded.
After a while, a number of black smoke flew down from the garden hole in the hall above, circling around the hall, producing a huge wind, the wind made a ghost crying wolf howl, and turned into a human form in their own positions, and some flew into the hall to sit down, and soon the hall was full of devils one after another, some men and women, some were huge, some were skinny, some were wrapped in cloaks, some were rickety, some were old men on crutches, some were sturdy warriors, and some were directly human shapes, all of them had hideous faces, Expressionless, secretly murderous.
Dressed in gold and silver, Mammon played with a gold florin in his hand, and said to himself as he played: "Time is money, and I hope today's gathering will have its due value." ”
Samael and Lilith flew into the hall and landed on their seats, resting their elbows on the armrests of their seats, pointing to Beelzebub and saying, "It is better to talk about something meaningful, for I have been itching lately." ”
Beelzebub sneered: "Of course, it is definitely an issue that will keep you busy, so don't complain about being dirty and tired when the time comes." ”
A cloud of black smoke flew from the ground, swirling and dissipating, and Asmodeus was a polite gentleman: "Oh, Beelzebub, my good things have just begun, I'm very busy, I have a date, don't let my sweetheart wait too anxiously." He admired his fingers as he spoke.
While Asmodeus was talking to Beelzebub, Samael whispered to himself, "Sissy, I don't understand, this place is like a busy city now." Asmodeus gave him a blank look.
A cloud of black smoke flew to the monarch's seat and sat down next to Beelzebub, slumped on the seat, and faced Beelzebub with his hands on his face, "Hi Beelzebub, I recently found a good place to vacation, are you interested?" There is delicious food, sweet blood and fresh liver, and a portion is specially prepared for you, what do you think? Belier said to the joke.
"I've always admired your taste." Beelzebub nodded in return.
Leviathan jumped down from it, shaking the hall and staggering, sitting down in a huff, not saying anything, shark-like eyes radiating a yellow fierce light scanned the entire hall, a mouth of black shark-like fangs, with a pimple tongue licked his lips, ignoring everything around him, "bang" sat down in his seat.
In addition to the sorcerer Shariya, the other demon kings in the next staircase are: Abaddon, the Lord of Destruction, Barberet the Chief Priest, Duma, the Angel of Death, and Mephisto, the King of Abomination. Phyllis, the presiding judge, Robco, and even Rahab, the ruler of the Sea of Chaos, arrived.
The demon dukes and archdukes sitting opposite each other are: the witch lord Rosebina, the Calamity King Azazler, the condemnation king Mostima, the king of lust Behemoth, the knight leader Elenom, the demon mother Lilith, and only the captain of the Hell Legion Moroch is still asleep.
There are also Bruton the Hellfire Executioner, Captain Leonardo, Queen of Pain Mosliel, Basaldo, Son of Wrath, Legion Commander Agares, Balaam, Biar, Forcas, and many more.
The sheep-headed demon was trembling by the sudden appearance of the original sin monarch, the demon king, and the duke, as a low-level monster, it had never seen so many demon kings gathered together, and the sense of oppression seemed to crush it.
A huge wind blew in front of him, and after the whirlwind dissipated, there was a goat's horn on his head, his whole body was red, his eyes were as deep as a black hole, and everything around him was sucked into the bottomless black hole at any time, two huge wings, a huge tail with barbs, and the skin on his body was covered with red scale armor, and the colossus outside was him, sitting on the highest throne in the hall, Lucifer, the lord of hell.
"Come, Beelzebub my good brother, and tell me about bringing interesting news to all of us today?" Lucifer spoke first, in a deep and powerful voice.
"Let's listen to what it brings, I guess everyone here will be interested." Beelzebub pointed at the sheep-headed demon.
The sheep-headed demon looked up and saw Lucifer standing tall on top of him, his body straight, his eyes looking down at the sheep-headed demon, and the darkness condensed behind him.
"Yes, yes, great...... of the ...... Prison...... The Lord, the monarch of original sin, ....... The sheep-headed demon took a trembling step, and raised his head to report to Lucifer what it had seen, and the things he told Beelzebub were the same, and Lucifer raised his brows and squinted after listening to it, and the corners of his mouth trembled, listening to the sheep-headed demon's account of the whole thing, the other monarchs reacted differently to this matter, Beelzebub kept an eye on Lucifer's movements and expressions, wanting to see his opinion on the matter, Samael propped his elbow on the armrest and propped his fist on his face, and the other hand regularly tapped the armrest, Asmodeus paid more attention to his nails, Mammon was more focused on the gold in his hand than listening, and Belier rolled his eyes, he felt that it was a rumor, and had no interest in the matter, hoping that it would be over quickly, and Leviathan stared at the sheep-headed demon without blinking, and it was better to let it take a bite than to listen to the beast's chatter here.
The sheep-headed demon stumbled and Kaka recounted the whole thing, but Lucifer did not speak, but changed his posture and stroked his chin with his hand, staring directly at the sheep-headed demon, and the sheep-headed demon was furious.
"Great monarch, what your subordinates say is true, and there is no lie."
Lucifer rumbled and said, "Of course, you are my most loyal courtier, and I am glad that you have had an incredible experience tonight, and you deserve the reward you deserve." ”
When the sheep-headed demon heard this, his heart was much more relaxed, and he rubbed his hands together and smiled even more humblely. "Thank you to the Great Sovereign, I will remember it."
Lucifer sneered, stretched out a finger and hooked the sheep-headed demon to make it come forward, "What reward do you want to claim?" ”
"If you don't hesitate to reward me with three souls, I'll be very satisfied." The sheep-headed demon said as he stepped up the stairs to the throne.
"Of course, three souls is not enough to show my appreciation for you, you can be rewarded by the 'spirit', if you can do me a small favor." Lucifer said with a smile.
Upon hearing the reward of the spirit gimmick, the sheep head demon was already happy to taste the spiritual feast, "Of course, my monarch, I am willing to eat my liver and brain for your sake. ”
The sheep-headed demon squinted and walked to him, Lucifer leaned over to face the sheep-headed demon, and said in embarrassment, "I believe in your loyalty, but I still have some questions, and I still need you to solve them, it would be great if I could see it with my own eyes." ”
Before the sheep head could speak, Lucifer grabbed the sheep and twisted it, breaking the sheep's neck, and the head was twisted behind the body, and its eyes were killed before it could be closed, "Let's see what you have been through." Lucifer was expressionless.
The eyes of Lucifer's skull in his hand emitted yellow light, and the light cast by the two eyes hit the ceiling of the council hall more and more, and everyone present looked at the canopy, and the picture showed the sheep demon on the roof of the building and found the "death" and "angel" in the aisle on the second floor, re-showing the scene at that time, the dead sheep's head opened his mouth to speak and acted out everyone's dialogue. All the devils present saw the angels wearing hoods and blue coats, and saw how angels saved mankind, snatched the "sands of time", and forcefully forced back "death". Until the end of the whole thing, Lucifer let go of the sheep's head and rolled down the corpse.
He slowly leaned back in his chair and sneered and said with a look of disdain: "The little angel actually played with and applauded 'death', and it seems that the knights have also fallen, and now it is nothing more than that." ”。
The sheep's head was at the bottom of the stairs, its body seemed to be hollowed out, slowly sinking on the outside, its skin shattered into fine black powder that was blown around by the air current. Lucifer glanced at the demon king in the entire hall, waiting for comments from the other demons.
On a rainy night in late autumn, the corridor between the two floors returned to its usual quiet after a bloody rain not long ago, the combination of cold air and icy rain was like a glass shard falling from the sky, and the impact on the object made a crackling sound, the rain fell freely and straight down the lampshade on the wall, dripping on the man's closed eyes, the eyeballs moved under the eyelids, moved left and right, and then the eyelids couldn't help but tremble, and opened their eyes slightly, The blue pupils can be seen slowly appearing in the slit of the eyes, a drop of water drops into the eyes, the eyelids subconsciously protect the blue eyes, the water droplets flow down the corners of the eyes and over the cheeks, flowing to the ears and falling to the ground to complete the journey of this drop of water, the man raised his hand and put it on his forehead to cover his eyes to prevent his eyes from being hit like this again, when he opened his eyes again, he saw water waves, as the scene in front of him changed from blurry to clear, he saw the dark sky and rain hitting him like a needle, so that his body had nowhere to hide, Hearing the chandelier overhead, the sound of "crunch, crunch" with the wind also makes the "knock, knock, knock" sound of the rain hitting.