If you're looking for a dip in Bato's Hell and want to experience it for yourself rather than through a book (don't ask me why anyone would think so), then the Iron City of 'Dies' is definitely the place for you.

Among the Nine Hells, the environment on the second level can be considered the mildest. It's not like the first, which is mired in never-ending war, and it's not like the third, a swamp ruled by acid rain, mud, and biting hail.

While it did resemble the Fourth Layer before: the air was twisted and distorted by the heat, rivers and lakes were filled with foaming hot magma, and the surface was littered with thousands of fissures that erupted from flames, and the entire level was dominated by malevolent blazing flames.

However, the rise of the steel city of 'Dis', which has the same name, has completely changed the face of the place. As long as you can resist the blasphemous atmosphere that the devils are born with, coupled with 120,000 prudence and caution, you can freely "play" here.

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In the narrow and crowded streets of the City of Dis, three winged devils stand outside a tavern called 'Soul Tragedy', looking around incessantly. They were now walking back and forth among their kind, searching for strange-looking visitors to the plane.

One of the winged devils was half a head taller than the other two, with a silver tombstone pendant around its neck, and our sweet little ghost Eve, hiding inside the ornament, secretly keeping an eye on its surroundings.

The devils didn't know about the existence of the little ghosts, but Eve had already learned a little about the three devils through her own observations during this time, as well as the intermittent accounts of the weeping spirits.

The tallest devil at the head is named 'Tuligu', and the other two are 'Artzer' and 'Haz'. One of the weeping spirits said they were all transformed from the same special spirit, like identical triplets. Whether such rumors are true or not, they are indeed inseparable from each other anyway, and no matter what they do, they will always act together.

Not far away, two humanoid creatures in hooded cloaks slowly walked towards the tavern, and when Tuligu saw it, he hurriedly greeted it with a flap of his wings, and the other two devils followed closely.

"Welcome, visitors from the Alternate Plane, and welcome to the City of Dis. "I know you need help, and we're here to help you." ”

Faced with an unexpected encounter with the devil, one of the humanoids suddenly stretched out his hand to his waist, while the other humanoid stopped this dangerous movement in time. After stopping it, he raised his head, took off his hood, and stared at the three devils with a hesitant expression, "How do you know we need help?"

Eve discovers that the two visitors are human, just like the big uncle. The person who spoke was a middle-aged man with a blue face, while the other guy who put his hand on his waist was a young man with a nervous face.

"Quite simply, all visitors to this place will need help, as long as you're not an aboriginal here. Tuligu explained with a smile.

"Whatever your purpose of coming here, you will definitely need a guide to show you the way. "That way you don't get lost in the city or accidentally enter dangerous areas that you shouldn't set foot in." You know, if you take even half a step in those areas, you're likely to lose your life!"

"And we are the best guides in the city of Dis. "A lot of people who have lived in this city for a long time get lost, but we don't. ”

"So, no matter where you want to go or who you're looking for, as long as you hire us, you won't regret it. Tuligu concluded, "Because we will serve you wholeheartedly!"

"No, you don't. The middle-aged man with a blue face replied indifferently, "We have a pass, and we can go to the tavern and ask ourselves where we want to go." ”

"Oh, I knew it was going to be like this. But with all due respect, it is doomed to be useless for you to do so. Tuligu shook his head, "Although the owner of this tavern is also human, and while he may indeed give you some information you want, if you really want to get somewhere, you must hire a guide. If you don't believe me, please, I think the tavernkeeper will tell you the answer himself. ”

The devil sideways out of the way and watched as the two humans entered the tavern.

While waiting, the devils talked to each other, and Eve knew it was purgatory, but she didn't understand it, so she had to play her newfound game of dressing up in the 'Land of Eternal Sleep' - changing what she was wearing. In fact, those clothes are also ghost bodies.

After about a cup of tea, the two humans came out of the tavern again, and the middle-aged man at the head of the group had no change in expression from before, but the young man behind him had a face full of frustration.

The middle-aged man walked up to Tuligu, looked at him twice, and said lightly, "How much does it cost?" ”

"Three soul coins a day. The devil smiled and held out three fingers, "We all have the same price." ”

"I just want to hire one. The middle-aged man said again.

"This won't work!" Tuligu shook his head, "If you really want to hire, you have to hire all of us, all of us!"

"But I don't need three guides!" the middle-aged man didn't back down, "I've heard that there are a lot of little devil guides in the city, and their prices are generally much cheaper than yours, why don't I hire them?"

"Because they're just little devils, and we're winged demons. "They will only keep whispering in your ear, trying to trap you and eventually imprison your souls. More often than not, they will lead you astray. Unless, you can extract really useful information from those specious words, but a small mistake can lead to their success. ”

"That. What about you?" asked the middle-aged man.

"We're going to make a contract with you," Arzer replied aloud, "and it's a contract written by the 'Contract Demon' who is in charge of this place at a location officially designated by the city. You can review the content over and over again, and you can keep a signed copy with you in case you need it. ”

"If we violate it, the City Watch will take us out without you doing anything. "This kind of trade is the fairest and most orderly, and we devils like fair and orderly things." ”

After listening to this, the middle-aged man pondered for a long time, and finally nodded, "Okay, I'll hire you." But if I find out you're doing something wrong, I won't be soft!" he stretched out his palm hidden in his cloak, and a dark swirl of energy condensed in his palm.

Eve was somewhat familiar with that mass of energy, as it contained a slight necromantic aura, but it was also very different from real necromancy.

The devils expressed a little surprise at the middle-aged man's methods, but returned to normal in an instant, "Don't worry, we are not those demons who do whatever they want, and all the terms will be written in the contract." "But before you do that, please tell us the purpose of coming to this city, so that we can show you the way." ”

"Street of the Gods. The middle-aged man spat out a place name.

"Street of Gods?" the devils looked surprised again, "do you want to worship a newly-born god of the evil camp? Can you tell us which god it is?"

"You don't need to know that. The middle-aged man did not answer.

"Oh, you may not know it, but the space in the City of Diess is almost infinite, and the Street of the Gods is also never-ending. "It stretches infinitely to the left and right, and there are no streets that connect to it. Although it is located in a remote area on the outskirts of the city, no one has direct access to it. ”

"Unless, unless, you're a believer in some new, weak god. "Because only the caster, the priest, can enter the interior of the street by communicating with the gods who inhabit the street of the gods." ”

"We need to make sure that you are a believer in one of the gods before the contract is valid. "Otherwise, it's simply an impossible task." ”

"We are indeed believers. The middle-aged man replied, "The gods have summoned us here." Although he is still as immature as a baby, in the near future, his divine light will surely shine on the entire multiverse!" said the end, and the expressions of the two humans were a little excited.

"Well, then congratulations in advance. Tuligu said meaninglessly, "Let's go and sign the contract first." ”

"Wait. Arzer suddenly stopped the crowd who were about to leave, "I remember, today is the day of the Arena, and those contract demons will definitely pass, because there will be a lot of bets and trades going on at that time." ”

"Yes, you're not mistaken? Hazy flapped his wings and flew into the air, looked around, and then landed, "Well, you're right, it's the day of the Arena, and there's already a long queue there. ”

"Arena, what arena?" the young man wondered.

"It's quite a lively place, and it can even be said to be the liveliest place in the entire Bato Nine Prison. Oh, I mean, if you don't count the first tier of wars. Tuligu smiled, revealing a mouth full of sharp teeth, "Since we can't sign a contract today, let's take the two of you to the arena to watch those fierce gladiatorial matches." Tickets aren't too expensive, at least they're a lot less expensive than hiring us. ”

"It would be a shame if you didn't go to the arena to watch a gladiatorial fight in the city of Dis. Arzer admonished.

"You can meet many other creatures there, and perhaps one of them will help your gods in their plans. Haz spread his hands, "The god summoned you here, obviously not just for a casual chat. ”

The repeated persuasion of the devils made the two humans a little tempted, and the middle-aged man lowered his head and thought for a long time, and reluctantly agreed to the devils' suggestion.

Along the way, the devils talked about a lot of etiquette skills for the two humans to get along with the devils, and provided a lot of information about the city and useful information about the street of gods. Although they have not signed a contract and have not been paid, the devils have served them wholeheartedly, and the two humans have let down their guard a lot.

Then a group of five people entered the arena and sat in the stands to watch the gladiatorial fight. Coincidentally, in the central gladiatorial arena, the little ghost Eve saw an extremely familiar figure.

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