The knight in the abyss

Chapter 132 Devil's Army

"There are quite a few people like this..." Karaline pouted, "Imagine that you were in your prime, but you died fighting for the lord, leaving behind a helpless wife and daughter. Just when your soul is When they are worried about the rest of their miserable lives, the devils appear. They are willing to send a large amount of gold to your living relatives. If you still don’t trust them, the devils have patience, and they can even let you watch them happy in the underworld. Live the rest of your life, and the price of all this is your soul. Would you rather be you?"

Brutal opened his mouth to say something, but finally remained silent.

Seeing that everyone was lost in thought, Kara Lin waited for a while, and continued to speak:

"People who choose to sell their souls after death will always have some reasons to do so. For someone who is important to them, for the answer to a certain question, for revenge that has not yet been achieved, for a long-standing desire." Kara Lin's voice was full of inexplicable fatigue, "Put yourself in the shoes and think about it, if you were faced with this situation, would you really be able to refuse the proposals of the devils?"

"It's really scary." Brutal shuddered, "Don't those gods just watch their believers being tempted by the devil?"

"It is said that according to the agreement signed between the devil and the god of the dead, the devil cannot deceive these newly mourned souls, and must fulfill their promise to mortals." Kara Lin's face was very serious, "Different from those contracts that tempt mortals to fall, in the haze Agreements entered into by the domain must be honestly and fully implemented."

"What do you mean? Is there any problem with their usual agreement with mortals?"

"The problem is getting serious, the devils are masters at playing with words." Karaline sat up straight, "I will give you a few examples, promise that your body will never age, and the method is to turn you into a stone statue; Promises to tell you important secrets, but whispers them in your ear while you sleep; Offers you a fortune, only to kill you right after handing it over to you. When dealing with demons, you'd better A dozen lawyers pored over every punctuation mark to make sure there weren't any wordplay loopholes, or clauses written with invisibility potions. Even then, you can't expect to gain anything from your deal with the devil, an equivalent exchange is Best ending."

"I hate any text of more than three sentences, including what you just said." Brutal sighed and fell back into the sofa. "Priest, what do you think of this?"

"Selling one's soul for the benefit of others may be a noble act." Alamiel shrugged, "but compared with the price paid, the gain is definitely not worth the loss."

"What will happen to the souls who have signed a contract with the devil?" Brutal asked, and Lancelot was also very curious about it.

"I'm not sure about that." Karaline shook his head, "No one has ever come back alive to tell what happened to them, most likely they became slaves of the devil."

"Ah, I just know that." A certain skull-shaped encyclopedia said, "These souls will be sent to a certain layer of the Nine Prisons immediately, depending on who the boss of the devil agent who signed the contract with you is. There the souls will be tortured ten times more cruelly than mortals can imagine. The pain is enough to strip away the remaining humanity in the soul, and in the process, a certain energy is released, which flows to the devil on this level .”

"And then?" Brutal didn't seem to like hearing this, but he couldn't help but want to know more details.

"When the last morsel of humanity is stripped away by the torturers, the remaining soul is like a drained husk, and is thrown into a maggot-filled pit, where it is The maggots are filled and reborn as a lemure, the lowest of all devil forms, completely oblivious of all that it was a mortal."

"What does Enrias mean by offering a contract that satisfies me?" Lancelot asked purely out of curiosity, "Since the devil in the Obscure Realm must remain honest, can it be Can you still promise to avoid these tortures?"

Ekmon was silent for a while, as if searching for the knowledge in his mind, before he spoke:

"As far as I know, no, but the devils can promise to keep the process as brief as possible to avoid any unnecessary... entertainment purposes. Also, the devils may promise to get you out of the lemur form as soon as possible, knowing that as a Evil demons themselves are suffering from severe physical pain all the time."

"I understand." Lancelot nodded, "Karalin, Ekmon, thank you, this is very valuable knowledge."

"You're welcome. I don't know much about Baator Hell, but Ekmon knows more about it." Kara Lin scratched his head in embarrassment. "I will ask him more in the future."

"Uh, I'm not obligated to answer any of your questions!" Ekmon yelled dissatisfiedly, "But the boss is an exception, if you want to know anything, just ask, you're welcome."

"In this case, then I want to ask you one more thing." Lancelow's words made the skull's expression stagnate, "Today at Tijana's place, what devil's second army did Iados mention, that is What's the meaning?"

"Oh, this, I know this." Ekmon seemed to breathe a sigh of relief, "The devils have three armies, and most of the soldiers in the first army are high-ranking Barthez, they are the elite troops of the Nine Prisons .In war, they are the first to rush into enemy positions, performing those suicidal missions that have no chance of winning. Nevertheless, it is a high honor for the devil to serve in the First Army. Their commander It's Arusel, a pit fiend."

"Is this Arusel one of the Eight Demon Generals?" Brutal asked curiously.Kara Lin had mentioned this term when chatting with them before. Legend has it that it is the eight high-ranking devil nobles who are in charge of all bloody battles.

"No, these front-line commanders still have to obey the deployment of the Eight Demon Generals. The Eight Demon Generals also have responsibilities in intelligence, diplomacy, and military supplies. You must know that fighting is only a small part of war."

Lancelot has a deep understanding of this, but now he wants to know more about the Second Army. After all, he must have completely tied the knot with them, especially the slap when he was parting.

Karaline once mentioned a saying that when you fight a demon, you are only hostile to the individual demon; but when you attack a demon, you are actually fighting the devil as a whole.Although this sentence may have been deliberately spread by the devils, as the person involved, he must be on guard.

"The second army is the devil's naval force. Almost all types of demons will be seen in this army. They are not only responsible for transporting the devil's legion through the Styx River, they are also excellent in attacking and defending relying on the Styx River." Skull The head continued to share its knowledge with everyone, "There are indeed many erinyes who serve as senior commanders in this army group, and their wings have a clear advantage in crossing the river Styx."

"I see." Lancelot nodded.According to Iados' judgment, the army attacking Oasis Fort was the Devil's Marine Corps.If they can move silently through the River Styx, that would explain why the devil's army can suddenly appear outside the city of Oasis Castle.

　30 words, thank you friends who have always supported me, your favorites, subscriptions, comments, recommended tickets and monthly tickets are a great encouragement to me, thank you!The author will also work hard, please look forward to the future adventures of Lancelot~
　　
　
(End of this chapter)