Chapter 44: The Nine Councils of Hell
The lower realm of hell, the realm of Judah, who betrayed hell in the deepest part of the lower realm, the imprisonment of Satan, the sworn enemy of the all-knowing and all-powerful god Hull, as the lord of hell and the first prisoner of hell, Satan's lower body was trapped in the ice, leaving only the hairy, terrifying, and huge upper body exposed to the ground. This demon king has long lost his sense of self, and since he was imprisoned here by Hull, he has been a puppet called the Lord of Hell, bearing all the sins of the world, and here he has endured endless torture and torture.
But even so, the Lord of Hell is the Lord of Hell after all, and the status of the Nine Grand Dukes of Hell is also under him, and the evil and majesty of Satan have always shrouded the lower realm, and as the mortal enemy of the all-knowing and all-powerful god Hull, no one dares to challenge his position.
Beelzebub, one of the Nine Grand Dukes of Hell, stood at the bottom of the cliff of Judah, looking down on the demon king Satan.
"It's pathetic......
Beelzebub looked like a humanoid fly, with large compound eyes on its head and a mouth of disgusting insect mouthparts, and its appearance was undoubtedly extremely frightening and disgusting.
As the demon lord in charge of diseases and insects, Beelzebub is the most feared of mortals, and many legends in the human world are about Beelzebub coming to the world and bringing terrible plagues to mankind. But in reality, Beelzebub is the orderist of the Nine Princes of Hell, he does not hate humans, and he has never descended in the human realm, in a way, he can really be called a kind-hearted demon lord.
"It's uncomfortable to have to be here for every meeting. The other Grand Duke of Hell, Mostima, frowned, but not to Beelzebub, but to Satan.
Compared to Beelzebub, Mostima's appearance was almost indistinguishable from that of a human, except that he had red eyes, and there was always an ominous glow in the bloody color.
Beelzebub turned his head and looked at Mostima, both of whom were the order-keeping factions of the Nine Grand Dukes of Hell, and the two of them had a very good relationship.
"There were only three people coming, so the attendance was not high. Beelzebub said with his mouthparts squirming, for it was difficult to make out the expression on his face because of his fly-like face.
Mostima glanced at Astherus, who had deliberately distanced himself from the two of them, and had no intention of talking to Mostima and Beelzebub.
As the convener and moderator of the meeting, Lucifer will come, but he will always be on time, neither sooner nor later. β
"Punctuality is like clockwork, the most chaotic and evil guy, but always the same as when he was in the upper realm. β
Beelzebub's mouthparts opened and closed, pausing for a moment, as if sighing.
"At least half of the people are absent from every meeting, and a few people never show up, and as the host of the meeting, he also has a headache. β
Mostima had a good word for Lucifer, who and Lucifer were both fallen angels who had served the all-knowing and all-powerful god Hel together, and had a good relationship.
"That's right, almost every time it's a few people from the Orderliness who attend, so I was a little surprised to see new faces today. Beelzebub looked at Ashtarus, whose ugly and disgusting appearance was almost polarized by the contrast to Ashtarus's beautiful face.
"Why are you so interested in attending this meeting today?"
"Well, don't you know?" Astalus squinted at Beelzebub, perhaps because he thought the other party's appearance was too disgusting, and Ashtarus didn't want to look at him squarely, "I was forcibly called by Lucifer, otherwise who would want to come to this hellish place in Judah." β
"Lucifer?" Mostima raised his eyebrows, he knew Lucifer the most of the Nine Grand Dukes of Hell, but even he couldn't guess why Lucifer had forced Ashtar to come to this meeting.
The status of the Nine Grand Dukes of Hell is equal, but there is still an inevitable gap in strength, among which Lucifer, as the chief of the Nine Grand Dukes of Hell, is stronger than the other eight demon lords, but even so, he can't grasp the complete advantage over the other eight, so if Yastalu is really unwilling to participate in the meeting, he can completely refuse Lucifer.
"Why is he forcing you to come to this meeting?" Mostima seemed to be very concerned about the question, and continued to ask, "You won't get into any trouble, will you?"
"Trouble? What trouble could there be for us now but that 'guy'?" Ashtarus was a little impatient, his relationship with Mostima was not very good, and he was not very polite.
However, when he heard Ashtarus's words, Mostima did not refute it, and of course he knew who Ashtarus meant by "that fellow". After the mutation from Tuke Bay, all the demon lords of the lower realms sensed the resurgence of that guy.
"Yes, the old god Ark Jun has awakened, and an epoch later, his greedy eyes have once again coveted the world. Mostima's expression became serious, and his tone became much heavier, "But if we want to discuss the matter of Arkyun, then we should gather everyone, and a few of us are not enough." β
"However, I am afraid that others are not interested in coming to our meeting. β
As Mostima spoke, a charismatic voice appeared in the ears of the three demon lords.
"If you are here, Abaddon will not come, and if Estimus comes, Ashtarus will not come, no one will ever find out where Zamael is, and Belel has been in a strange state lately, and is not at all willing to come to the meeting, and Azazel ...... Who wants to see Him?"
Lucifer, the presiding officer of the Council of the Nine Princes of Hell and the Chief of the Nine Grand Dukes, has arrived.
"As always. Beelzebub nodded and said, "Every time there is a meeting, there are always many people who refuse to come for various reasons, even if there is such a serious problem, they are still so willful. β
"That's why we're demons, not those guys from the upper realm. Astarus smiled disdainfully, knowing that it sounded sarcastic to the fallen angels of Mostima and Lucifer, but he said it anyway, after all, he was not happy to be forced by Lucifer to come to this meeting.
Mostima's face was a little unpleasant, but Lucifer didn't seem to care, and continued: "However, although the people are not uniform, it is enough. Belel would always come when necessary, after all, his character was too kind, and Horseman, an absolutely neutral fellow, would always show up when he thought he should be, and if the danger of Ark Yunn was too great for us to solve, then he would definitely come to help. β
"You say?" Beelzebub's compound eyes turned, and the tentacles on his head trembled, "Indeed, Acione is our enemy, but what does it have to do with us now that he is present in the human realm. This kind of thing should be something for the guys in the upper realm to worry about, shouldn't it?"
"I know you'll think so, but this time I have a reason why I have to deal with Ark Yune. Lucifer was unmoved, and although he had a good relationship with Beelzebub, he would not let it shake his resolve, "Besides, one of us has already made a move, faster than I am." β
Mostima and Beelzebub didn't think about it, and immediately set their sights on Ashtarus.
"That's why you asked me to attend this meeting. Yastalu laughed, but there was a coldness in the corners of his eyes, "Are you unhappy that I'm moving faster than you, or are you dissatisfied that I'm making a move?"
"Do you think it's possible for you to deal with Ark Juen on your own without consulting us?" Lucifer continued to interrogate the other party without any provocation from Ashtarus, "In the last era, in order to kill him, we had to join forces with the Upper Realm. Although he has only just awakened, his power is not something you can fight against, and don't forget that Ark Juan was an ancient god born at the same time as Hel. β
"Oh, come onβ"
After being questioned by Lucifer repeatedly, Ashtarus finally lost his patience, and unlike Beelzebub and Mostima, the two orderly fellows, there was always a strong desire for chaos in Ashtarus's heart.
"Everyone knows that the only person in this world who knows Hull's whereabouts is Arke Yune, and even Sivanus doesn't know where Hull is missing. Why did we join forces with the Upper Realm to deal with Ark Juen in the last era? Isn't it just to get this secret? You hate me doing it myself, isn't it because you also want to keep this secret to yourself?"
"So, you really want to take matters into your own hands and monopolize the secrets of Ark Jon?" Beelzebub's tentacles on his head were straight, like the horns of a bull's head ready to attack, "You are very confident, do you think you are an opponent of Ark Jon?"
"Only a fool would give up the power of wisdom. Aztarus glanced disdainfully at Beelzebub's fly head, "Don't you want it?" β
The wings of the flies behind Beelzebub vibrated rapidly, and it looked like they were ready to rush up and fight Ashtarus, but Lucifer stopped them in time.
"Enough, it's enough to quarrel here, we don't have time to waste on such boring things. β
Ashtarus's eyes circled, and his thoughtful gaze fell on Lucifer.
"I see, you asked me to come to this meeting, you actually want to join forces with me, right? Hehe, you know that I have made enough preparations, so you also want to come to the light?"
"Enough preparation?" Lucifer snorted, his tone undisguised as mocking, "don't think you know much about Ark Yune, you probably don't know anything about him. β
Astaru frowned, but did not retort.
"You told the humans about the existence of Ark Yunn and wanted them to consume Ark Yunn's power first, but the human race's strength was not enough for Ark Yunn, and he couldn't even stop him. So, if you want to solve Ark Yune, you have to do it. β
"Shall we make a move?" Mostima also frowned, having some doubts about Lucifer's claim, "Once we go to the human realm with great fanfare, the guys from the upper realm will soon find out." And if we use up too much of our strength in the battle with Ark Yune, those guys will probably fall into the trap. β
"Then just drag the guys from Yerrard. Lucifer said nonchalantly, "I can assure you that those guys from the upper realm can't meddle in this matter. β
Despite Lucifer's assurances, the Ashtalus did not trust Him, and even though Mostima and Beelzebub had a good relationship with Lucifer, there was a hesitation in their hearts. In any case, Lucifer is the Grand Duke of Hell who presides over the realm of depravity and betrayal, and no one can pack a ticket if he has any other plans in mind.
"Why, do you want to join my program, or do you ......"
Lucifer rolled the corners of his mouth and looked down at the other three, as the chief of the Nine Grand Dukes of Hell, he was fully qualified for this.
"I've ruled this out of the way?"