Volume 4: The Cataclysm Chapter 177
For Thaddeus, everything that happened today was beyond his expectations.
The Black Knight Cang Gol is a puppet he has fostered all the way, and can be regarded as the spokesperson of the Evil Hell in Fenan.
Thaddeus has a firm control over the Black Knight's soul, allowing him to make the Black Knight come forward and do things that he himself cannot do.
For example, debt collection.
Thaddeus would never forget the scene when he went to ask for his reward but was humiliated by the Bloody Emperor and almost beaten to death. That was the moment when the entire underground empire celebrated, and countless eyes watched it all. He originally thought that the Bloody Emperor would abide by the devil's contract, but the cruel king did something shocking.
He was thoroughly pissed off as hell.
But over the years, what puzzled Thaddeus the most was the Emperor's means of evading the contract.
Today he ordered the Black Knight to go to the Emperor's tomb with this in mind.
But the result was contrary to expectations.
At the moment when the Black Knight's body was shattered, Thaddeus, as the controller of his soul, sensed it.
He narrowed his eyes immediately.
He was not surprised that the Black Knight died in there, as this proved that the hateful liar had a backup plan.
At worst, we can just change a few puppets and go to the tomb to try again.
However, when Marvin led three people out of the tomb safely, Thaddeus finally couldn't control his emotions!
"How is that possible?"
“This guy actually succeeded?”
"Cang Gol has the Book of Naaru and the backup of the contract I gave him. Even if he can't fight against the Heroic Spirit, at least he can escape unscathed... Could it be that..."
Was the Black Knight killed by Marvin?
This news is a bit hard to accept.
In Thaddeus's opinion, although Marvin was not bad, his strength was not necessarily outstanding. He had too many miscellaneous things on him, and the devil, who always judged status by bloodline, was very disdainful of Marvin, who had skills from all over the place.
He didn't believe that the Black Knight would lose to Marvin.
However, the reality is right in front of us.
Marvin didn't even look at him, he took out the petrified heart and slowly handed it to Black Hand.
The latter smiled and was about to answer it.
Who knew that at this moment, Thaddeus suddenly seemed to react and shouted loudly: "Mr. Marvin!"
"Please wait a moment !"
Marvin smiled: "What's the matter, Lord Thaddeus?"
Thaddeus chuckled, temporarily putting aside the shock and disbelief in his mind.
He is a very realistic person.
He saw Marvin got the petrified heart - there was only one possibility, he had perfectly dealt with the heroic spirit of the Bloody Emperor.
The Bloody Emperor is not only a symbol of hatred to Thaddeus, but also has a very crucial and hidden meaning: to the devils in the Nine Hells, no matter how many excuses Thaddeus has, he is the devil who was deceived by humans for the first time - this is a great humiliation.
He is an ambitious man. The Lord of Extreme Evil was seriously injured in the fight for the Slate of Destiny in the Third Epoch, and has been holding on until now but is almost at the end of his strength.
Everyone in the Evil Hell is silently coveting the increasingly weak figure on the throne.
The same is true for Thaddeus, as he is his second son.
However, at present, his support rate in the Evil Land is not very high.
With Thaddeus's skills and strength, other problems can be easily solved, but the fact that he was deceived by the Bloody Emperor can never be easily erased.
If he wants to inherit the throne and the power within it, he must wash away the humiliation he has suffered !
In other words, he is determined to obtain the contract with the Bloody Emperor!
He must get the liar's soul, it is of vital importance to him!
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Under such circumstances, even though his relationship with Marvin was not particularly harmonious before, he suddenly changed his attitude.
He approached with a smile on his face: "I am willing to pay a high price to buy the contract stone you got from the corpse of the Bloody Emperor."
Marvin raised his eyebrows and pretended to show a hint of reminiscence :
"Stone? What stone? Could it be this one?"
"But this petrified heart was reserved by Scorched Earth Purgatory. It is also an important bargaining chip for them to take me into Devil City."
I have to say that Marvin 's acting is very realistic.
It wasn't that he had a sudden inspiration. After all, with his understanding of the devil, he naturally understood Thaddeus's desire for the stone contract.
But unfortunately, Marvin can't give it to him.
The stone contract is the key for Marvin to fulfill the entrustment of the great emperor's spirit. Only by handing the stone to Die can he fully gain the recognition of the Blade of Sodom.
At the same time, maybe he could also learn the secrets of the underground empire back then.
So he had already prepared how to hide it from Thaddeus.
Seeing that Marvin's expression was not fake, Thaddeus could only frown and said, "No stone?"
Marvin simply spread his hands and said, "There are no stones."
Thaddeus sighed, and suddenly whispered, "If that's the case, forget it. I'm surprised by your performance. You know, that's a heroic spirit. Not only did you survive, but you also gained a lot of benefits from him. Don't deny it in a hurry. I feel the murder weapons. It's a pity that there are no stones, but I am a devil who keeps his word."
"If one day - I say hypothetically, suppose one day, you suddenly remember that you got a certain stone during this adventure, please contact me."
"I will offer a high price - a price you cannot imagine, and friendship from a very evil place."
After saying this, Thaddeus' figure slowly disappeared in front of Marvin.
A pitch-black rune fell into Marvin's palm.
Marvin weighed the rune and put it away carefully.
Although Thaddeus is definitely not a good person, more friends mean more paths. In this era, no one can guarantee that they will always have smooth sailing.
Maybe one day, I will really need this black rune?
After Thaddeus left, the rest of the group were visibly relieved.
The pressure from high-level demons is still very strong, even though this is a demon city where no one can do anything.
Marvin handed the petrified heart to Black Hand, and the commission between the two parties was completed. Black Hand chose to leave without hesitation.
Likewise, Scorched Earth Inferno leaves behind new ways of making connections.
Marvin looked at the pitch-black rune and the blood-red stone in his storage space, thoughtfully.
The biggest gain of this trip, apart from the Blade of Sodom and the Book of Naaru, are probably these two things.
These two things represent the will of the two planes of the Nine-Level Purgatory.
In the complex and ever-changing situation of Fenan in the future, these two things will come in handy sooner or later.
Marvin firmly believed this.
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After leaving Devil City, Marvin parted ways with the other three.
The three will follow the path they came from, cross a tunnel, reach the other side, and leave the Underdark, head to the White River Valley, and obey Madeline's orders.
Marvin himself headed west along the rugged road.
"It's time to pay that witch's traitor a visit."
He looked at the endless swamp and smiled.
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