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Chapter 520 Son of Purgatory
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Oh oh oh!
The sound of trumpets rang out one after another on the decks.

Amid the mixed urging of the Sons of Purgatory sailors, the passengers still on the upper three decks returned to their cabins along the gangway, either quickly or slowly.

Whoosh whoosh!
Magic runes began to surge as the ritual site opened.

If you look down from a high altitude.

The snail shell boat with a metallic luster now looked like it was covered with three layers of thick honey inside and outside.

After completing these layers of defense.

A sharper horn sounded.

Three minutes later.

The snail boat flying the flag of a city-state in the Sons of Purgatory resolutely accelerated forward.

there.

The surface of the river, which seemed to be flowing with liquid silver, suddenly broke downward at 90 degrees, forming an extremely magnificent and spectacular plane waterfall.

Further down.

Downstream of this silver river.

Similar plane waterfalls are like endless terraces, superimposed and pieced together under the power of nature, giving people a spectacular feeling.

A few minutes later.

The snail boat suddenly went down at a ninety-degree angle along with the water flow.

The amazing thing is.

The hull itself did not fall vertically, but instead was firmly attached to the surface of the river and slowly moved downward along the direction of the water flow of the Silver River.

And at the far end of that endless waterfall of planes.

In a valley raging with war.

An extremely thick blood-red whirlwind is rising slowly.

In an instant it connected heaven and earth.

In the whirlwind.

Countless demons and devils are fighting each other in a bloody battle, just as their predecessors had done for thousands of years.

There.

It's just a small microcosm of the bloody battle.

But it is also the destination of Matthew and his group.

"Blood Abyss."

Next to the porthole.

Matthew slowly withdrew his gaze from the distance.

The reason why he could clearly see what happened in the Blood Abyss was not because he used the super-farsightedness spell, but because this was the unique mechanism of Purgatory—

Every battle that takes place in the Blood Abyss will be projected into the plane near Purgatory in the form of a vision.

People with high enough perception can obtain the specific content of the vision at any time.

This may be a spur to the demons on the battlefield, or it may be an encouragement to the demons in other dimensions.

all in all.

According to Matthew's perception.

He can watch the video footage from the Blood Abyss 24 hours a day without having to worry about running out of material.

In fact.

He did exactly that during his time on the conch boat.

Who made the boat so boring?
For Matthew et al.

It is not difficult to enter Purgatory, but it is not easy to hide from Gracia's eyes and get to her lair quietly.

The main plan developed by Matthew is:

Through Alexander's secret connections, he took a wild wizard's teleportation array on the edge of Noon Town and arrived at a secondary plane adjacent to Purgatory.

At the edge of that plane there are tributaries of the Silver River.

after that.

They dressed up as merchants going to Purgatory to do business, and boarded the ship through the Sons of Purgatory's Guild Pier.

That is the snail-shell boat they are currently riding on.

The end point of the snail shell boat is the blood abyss.

It is one of the fringe battlefields where demons and devils fight.

But even on the edge.

Since it has become one of the bloody battlefields, there must be roads or teleportation arrays leading to the various purgatory.

Matthew planned to go to Baator Purgatory after arriving at the Blood Abyss.

From the perspective of the route, it seems to be a big detour, and the danger of the Blood Abyss is self-evident, but from the perspective of secrecy, doing so is the most likely way to give Gracia a surprise.

However, the merchant ship controlled by the Son of Purgatory was actually a snail-shell boat.

Matthew had not expected this.

In terms of shape and style.

The material of this snail shell boat should be taken from the star realm.

This is not surprising, considering the demons' close ties with other forces in the outer planes.

However, even conservatives in Purgatory like the Sons of Purgatory are using the rather new snail-shell boats, which shows that Purgatory is changing with each passing day.

"So, is it true?"

In the cabin.

Matthew asked Lorraine, who was also bored, for information:

"Are the Sons of Purgatory really as conservative, well-behaved, and relatively kind as the legend says?"

Luo Lan was lying on the boat, crossing his legs, yawning while reading a pornographic book:

"it is true."

"I searched the whole ship and talked to every sailor, but I couldn't find a drop of wine or a pack of cards--"

"Can you believe it?"

"There is not a drunkard or a gambler in this shell!"

"Anyway, in my opinion, the Sons of Purgatory are a group of people who are even more boring than the Druids..."

As he said this he yawned again.

And on the bed next to it.

Carmela is sleeping soundly -

This legendary priest of the God of the New Moon obviously has his own way of killing time.

As soon as she got on the boat, she said, "Call me when we get there," and fell asleep.

I haven't spoken a word to Matthew and Lorraine yet.

Matthew was cautious at first.

A lot of preparations were made in the cabin.

But after a few days, the snail boat was calm, whether on the deck or in the crowded cabins.

This made Matthew admire Carmela's predictive ability.

At the same time, he was also surprised by the influence of the organization Sons of Purgatory.

of course.

He also did sufficient investigation and preparation before boarding the ship.

Son of Purgatory.

This is a very special group or profession.

In Purgatory, the vast majority of demons are lawful and evil.

But the Sons of Purgatory are different.

Most of the devils that make up this group are not only lawful, but also not evil. In some aspects, their behavior is even closer to justice or kindness.

They are the other kind of devil.

usually.

Being other means being excluded from the wider group.

The Son of Purgatory was naturally suppressed by other demons.

Therefore, their influence was limited to city-states or towns within a hundred kilometers along the Blood River and its tributaries.

A mage in the alliance conducted research and believed that

Compared to most demons who are indirectly protected or blessed by the Blood River, the power of the Son of Purgatory comes directly from the Purgatory Blood River!
They are the contrast to other demons.

Their presence provides a measure of evil for the Blood River.

They are a special group that the Blood River protects in order to curb their evil nature.

It is also a very special anchor point of the Blood River itself.

Therefore.

Even if they are as powerful as the Lord of the Nine Hells, very few demon lords would consider annexing or conquering the city-states along the Blood River.

They may look down on the Son of Purgatory.

But I'm not willing to take the initiative to provoke.

On the other hand.

It is said that many demons who are tired of the evil camp want to join the forces of the Sons of Purgatory.

But the number of transformation places for the Sons of Purgatory is limited.

Therefore, the city-states of the Sons of Purgatory established along the Blood River are always prosperous.

Although not all the devils living in these city-states are Sons of Purgatory, they basically act according to the standards of Sons of Purgatory.

Over time, these city-states also became the alternatives in purgatory.

They are safe and wealthy, and the devil residents in the city are kind, orderly and just. At one point, it was even more like heaven than the secondary plane to which the heavens once belonged!

Matthew learned this information.

The first reaction is suspicion.

Because the existence of the Son of Purgatory is indeed full of doubts.

He asked Lutetia.

The latter said that he had been to the city of the Son of Purgatory once, and at least on the surface he couldn't find any fault with it.

It was precisely because of this reason, and the fact that the Sons of Purgatory had a very good reputation among all major races, that Matthew chose this path.

"It seems that there is nothing wrong with this decision at the moment?"

Bored Matthew once again withdrew his wandering eyes from the porthole.

At this time, the ship shook slightly while moving.

The wooden tabletop made a creaking sound.

Matthew gently pressed down several maps that were about to fall from the edge of the table and folded them back.

In the center of the desktop.

There are more than twenty maps of different styles stacked on top of each other.

These are the maps of Purgatory that Matthew and his team have collected from various people on the ship in the past few days.

Compared to Aindo.

Purgatory is really, really big.

So the maps Matthew collected are just the tip of the iceberg.

His eyes fell on the map at the top.

That is the whole structure of Purgatory.

The entire purgatory is like a giant funnel suspended in the core area of ​​the outer plane.

The Nine Layers of Hell, which serve as the foundation, are the nine most stable fixed areas inlaid on the inner and outer walls of the funnel.

These areas extend, fold, and stack infinitely inward and outward, forming a purgatory space with infinite folds (secondary planes or demiplanes).

The Nine Layers of Hell are divided from top to bottom as follows:

1. Baator Purgatory.

2. Morgan Purgatory.

3. Freiza Purgatory.

4. The country of greed.

5. Firgarden, Molten Core.

6. Senkanya, the territory of the cold night.

7. Flying Insect Island.

8. The old heart.

9. Cursed Plains.

Below the Cursed Plains.

That is, the location at the very end of the Purgatory Funnel is one of the most terrifying forbidden places in the entire multiverse—

The bridge of all living things.

That is the lowest level of the Outer Planes.

As for the bottom of the Bridge of All Living Beings.

It is the closest place to the "Gray Star Realm" in the known world.

There is a large amount of low-dimensional and low-energy matter there.

Very little life can survive there.

Only a very small number of terrifying beings such as the sealed Barto and the Captain can leave a few marks on the Bridge of All Beings.

Ordinary people cannot even approach the Bridge of All Beings.

The sixth level of purgatory, also known as the "Cold Night Territory", is the ultimate place that non-legendary life can reach.

In fact.

The vast majority of demons gather in the first five levels of purgatory and the related planes derived from them.

Among them, the three areas of Barto, Morgan, and Freiza, named after the powerful Lords of the Nine Hells, gather more than 90% of the life in Purgatory.

And the place where Matthew planned to go was the Blood Abyss.

It is the border between Freiza Purgatory and Morgan Purgatory, where there are countless bridges of destruction leading to the abyss. It can be said to be the place where the population of Purgatory is most concentrated.

It is easier to get things done when there are more people and more eyes.

Matthew believed that as long as he could reach the Blood Abyss safely, this trip to Purgatory would be 80% successful!

However, it backfired.

Just as his eyes quickly scanned the map of Purgatory.

The shaking of the snail boat suddenly became more violent.

This was an experience I had never had in the previous few days of sailing!

Matthew hurriedly looked towards the narrow porthole, and suddenly, two dark shadows passed by on the vertically downward river surface!

Because they were flying too fast and there was a magic circle and a snail boat between them, Matthew had no way of determining where they came from.

But he already realized that things were taking a turn for the worse.

I'm afraid it won't be so smooth this time.

"what happened?"

Luo Lan also noticed something was wrong.

He put down the pornographic book and his ears twitched slightly.

But he didn't have the chance to intercept any useful information through hearsay or extravagant speculation.

Carmela next to her suddenly jumped up from the bed like a zombie.

Her bald head reflected the light coming in from the porthole, making her look extremely dazzling:
"We are still in the territory of Baator Purgatory. Two giant Purgatory spiders on the river caught the snail boat with their silk webs."

"There is a devil in heavy black armor negotiating terms with the Son of Hell."

“It seems like they are going to intercept the goods?”

"No, they want the people on the boat!"

Carmela described the result of her prediction expressionlessly.

While she was taking a breath.

Loren took the opportunity to add:

"The leader is the subordinates of the Iron Duke. They seem to be recruiting soldiers, but they have been searching for a long time at the edge of the territory but have not been able to recruit enough soldiers."

"Maybe most of the devils who don't want to fight have fled to the city of the Sons of Purgatory."

"They didn't dare to attack the city-state, so they could only vent their anger on the Chamber of Commerce. Haha, they didn't even ask the Sons of Purgatory to get off the ship. They just wanted the passengers on the ship..."

“Negotiations don’t look like going well.”

Matthew frowned.

Iron Duke Byrne is one of the three great lords of Baator Purgatory.

He, the Viper Lord, and the Queen of Succubus basically control more than 90% of the territory of Baator Purgatory.

Matthew didn't know anything else about this person.

But here’s the kicker.

The territory of Byrne is far away from the castle of Gracia.

If you are accidentally taken away by this group of recruits, it will be a lot more difficult to return to Gracia's territory!

"Maybe you should be prepared to fight or run."

Loran reminded:
"It seems that the Sons of Purgatory have reached an agreement with those who are recruiting soldiers."

"Someone will be here soon..."

The words have not yet fallen.

Suddenly there was a knock on the door outside the porthole.

Matthew went forward and opened the door.

A Son of Purgatory came in from outside with an angry look on his face.

He saw Matthew and showed deep apology:

"I regret to inform you that our ship was intercepted by the subordinates of the Duke of Steel. They demanded that all passengers disembark, otherwise they would destroy the entire snail boat."

"Their firepower was so strong that we couldn't resist it."

“The captain is now negotiating with them to buy time.

But it won't be long before they break in and search the boat.

To avoid all passengers being caught by them.

The captain asked us to find a few small boats and put them at the stern.

If you want to get away from those nasty guys, you'd better go to the stern and join the other passengers now."

"After that, we will use invisibility and teleportation magic to send you away without anyone noticing."

"The number of boats is limited. If you want to leave, you must act quickly..."

Say it.

He looked at Matthew and others anxiously.

Matthew thought about it and suddenly said:
"it does not matter."

"Let's just wait in the cabin."

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(End of this chapter)