No one knows when the bloody war in the lower plane that has lasted for countless millennia will end.

Just like no one knows exactly when it started

Regarding its origin, scholars from various planes have put forward various arguments based on the clues they found.

It is said that since the demons led by the Queen of Chaos launched the Chaos Crusade against the Star Sea Gods, and since the Dawn War, endless bloody battles have begun.

But more scholars believe that the bloody battle is a continuation of the eternal war between the gods of order and demons since the earliest stages of the world.

For the origin of the Devil's fall from the Angel of Order is not a secret.

Asmodeus, the Lord of the Nine Hells, never bothered to hide this.

Perhaps in the eyes of this being, those who should be more ashamed of this should be those gods of order who are afraid to face reality and costs.

For the devils, bloody battles with demons have long been accustomed to it and written into their dirty and filthy blood.

This has nothing to do with hatred or belief, nor does he realize how noble his bloody battle is.

Perhaps, now, this is just an instinct that continues to protect the order of the world from the beginning of creation.

Just like a human being must eat, drink, eat, drink, and sleep, the devil warriors who always guard Avernus have long been accustomed to fighting devils as soon as they open their eyes.

It's just that some devil recruits will often hear such sentiments from their colleagues with some seniority:

"We are being 'beaten' every day. It would be great if we could fight back to the Wanyuan Plain like the Battle of Dawn. Then we wouldn't have to stay in such a small and dark ghost place all day long."

Yes, bloody battles are different from what the guys from the main plane imagine, where they are always evenly matched and balanced.

In fact, the devils of Baator spend most of their time in passive defense, relying on the solid defenses of the steel fortress, unsuspecting traps, scheming plots, and orderly dispatch to make up for their absolute disadvantage in numbers.

The only major counterattack in history that went deep into the heart of the Abyss can probably be traced back to the unknown Battle of Dawn. At that time, the Chaos Expedition launched by the 'Queen of Chaos' fell apart after being sniped by the Aikwa Wind Elemental Legion.

The devil army poured into the abyss in staggering numbers and built steel fortresses there, occupying almost many strategic locations in the Wanyuan Plain, including Duanyu Town.

But with the comeback of the demon lords, they soon drove the demons back, pushing the war to the gravel wasteland of Avernus, and even once reached the bronze fortress where Bair himself was sitting.

But what few people know is that even during the great retreat, the devils still left secret passages for evacuation and countless secret outposts in the broken and complex maze-like erosion cracks along the way.

This is also the key to why the devils can always understand in advance when facing the large-scale offensive of the demons, and mobilize limited forces to force a 50-50 attack, or even use local superior forces to defeat them one by one or even completely annihilate them.

It's not that the demons don't know the dangers of these secrets, but with their chaotic thinking, apart from being dragged forward by a large army, it is difficult to carry out a complex and troublesome clearing task for a long time. This makes

Some of these devil sentries, who were always moving between different lair sentinels, survived.

"Oh? Fight back to the Wanyuan Plain? Do you still expect this bloody battle to end? If you really want to fight back here, do you want to return to the battlefield and fight head-on with those demons whose minds are full of muscles and feces?" Another

A demon captain said with a mocking smile.

All the demons immediately fell silent.

Yes, maybe they are really living a useless life now, like rats nesting in the gutter. When they are hungry, they go up and drag a few demon corpses back, chop them up and mix them with the poisonous mushrooms in the cracks to fill their stomachs.

But at least they are still alive, and they still have a chance to wait until they are old and withered in the rear.

If they really want to fight back to the Wanyuan Plain, such a scene may indeed make their blood boil, but 'destruction' is still one of the things they fear most in their instincts.

This is why devils are the most deserted creatures in the multiverse. Almost every high-level devil needs [Teleportation] or [Transportation] as a compulsory spell.

Unless the avenues of escape have been blocked, once they realize that they are likely to be defeated, the devils will never choose to continue fighting, but rather conserve their strength and shift their strategy.

But the paradox is that there are also some devils on the bloody battlefield who received orders from the top and fought until their death.

Because if you rank the things that devils are most afraid of, then 'self-destruction' can only be ranked second. The 'demotion' after blatant disobedience to the orders of the superiors leading to strategic failure is what devils are more afraid of instinctively.

of.

This complex psychology may only be understood by some of Blue Star's high-ranking officials who committed suicide out of fear of guilt after the incident.

Just as the devils were wandering around with their own thoughts, a devil scout suddenly exclaimed:

"Lord of the Nine Hells, what is going on?! Are the demons going crazy again? They actually started fighting among themselves!"

A devil veteran waved his hands as if he was used to the world and said:

"There's nothing surprising about this. Those chaotic things get so angry for no reason that they even bite themselves, and there's nothing surprising about fighting each other."

All the devils chuckled silently, as if they heard an old joke.

But this time the devil scout kept exclaiming:

"It's not like that! There's something really different this time!

"The leader looks a bit like a demon lord, but he's actually a red dragon!

"I've never even seen those 'demons' behind him, are they a new breed?

"Too fast! Asmodeus! Another demon camp has been penetrated! What on earth is going on?!"

The devils in the cave looked at each other. The devil officer among them couldn't hold back the curiosity in his heart. He pulled the scout aside and carefully stuck out his head to take a look with the eagle eye technique. His eyes immediately froze and his whole body trembled.

I couldn't help but let out a groan:

"Oh Asmodeus is here"

The other devils immediately became excited and all came together:

"Let me see it! Let's see it too!"

But he was kicked back by the demon officer, and he ordered with excitement and ferocity:

"Go to the rear immediately! Send a message to the Bronze Fortress! This may be important information related to the situation of the bloody battle! Hurry!!!"

The devils who heard this were horrified, and at the same time they were also curious about what their boss had seen, so that the whole devil seemed to be glowing with a second spring.

Baator, Avernus, Bronze Citadel.

This military fortress like a steel forest still withstands tidal attacks from the demon army on a daily basis, but it remains as unmoving as a black reef.

In the past, the Bronze Fortress relied on the powerful magic of numerous kanna demons and pit fiends, as well as endless spell mechanisms, and solid defenses to efficiently massacre the incoming demon tide.

However, since the introduction of various alchemical artillery from the main material plane more than forty years ago to efficiently clean up those low-level demon cannon fodder, this steel fortress, which is personally guarded by Hell Lord Bayer, has undoubtedly become more indestructible.

On the throne deep in the bronze fortress, the acting lord of Avernus propped his chin and stared at the battlefield in the distance. No one could see any message from his unsmiling and indifferent expression.

The devils' impression of Bayer is that he is cunning, cruel, and has perhaps the most tactically minded brain in the Nine Hells. He is like a rising star.

In recent years, Bayer has made a lot of efforts to stabilize his position as acting lord and to form alliances with other lords.

But these efforts have so far failed.

Neither Morpheus Tofelis nor Balzebul trusted him because he once betrayed his former mistress, the Archduke of Avernus and the fallen angel Zariel without hesitation.

Of course, all the lords in the Nine Hells were very happy to see the madwoman who was incompatible with them end up like this. In fact, some lords were even planning to do something against this fallen angel lord. However, Bayer's coup failed.

disrupted the implementation of their plan.

A coup, especially a coup plotted by subordinates against the superiors and known to all demons, has become a political stain that will never be incorporated into the unspoken rules of Baator Hell! This can be ranked among the top six events that the devil fears most.

Although they rejected the proposal of the Bayer Alliance, so far no one has launched a war against Bayer, because the lords are well aware of the purpose of Bayer and his alliance, the Eight Dark Demon Generals - to fight the demons on the bloody battlefield.

Maybe they really can't stand the 'alien' that is Bayer, but they can't deny his role. Ever since Bayer took up residence in the Bronze Fortress, the demons have been unable to take a step beyond this place.

Bayer, who knew this well, also spent most of his time in the bloody battle with the bottomless abyss, inspecting fortifications and formulating battle strategies. All of this made Bayer rack his brains to fight against the tide of the demonic army.

With constant attacks, he had no time to stabilize his rear.

Therefore, even though he doubted the loyalty of those demons, he still placed himself under the protection of many kanna and pit fiends.

In recent years, he has formed a false alliance with Tiamat. The most important conditions are that the latter has a territory in Avernus and also enjoys the former Grand Duke Zariel of Avernus.

The right to draw strength.

For this reason, an agreement was reached between them, so an Abyssaurus force was added to Bair's army. Every once in a while, these evil dragons would take pieces from Zariel's body.

The meat was given to their masters to taste.

For example, right now, an Abiseron leader 'passed by' the hall where Bayer was holding a plate of meat, and raised the plate in his hand to the acting lord:

"Oh, my respected lord, I know you are here to enjoy the scenery again. I have a new film, do you want to try it?"

"No, I don't have such a sideways hobby." Bayer said expressionlessly.

The dragon leader immediately winked and said:

"Actually, we are all quite curious, sir, how do you deal with that fallen angel in your daily life? After all, she was born so beautiful."

Five-color dragons are already very messy. If it were normal, once they got the right to deal with such a beautiful creature, they would think of how to play with it. But when the target was changed to Zariel, they would only dare to torture, but not

Dare to take further blasphemous actions.

And at this time, it becomes natural for dragons to pin this dark wish on a more powerful existence.

But Bayer looked back at him with eyes as cold as Kania, the eighth hell.

"Uh sorry."

The dragon leader who was asking for trouble immediately trembled slightly and quickly bowed to apologize. Only then did he remember the rumor that 'Bayer is not a womanizer'.

Originally, people in Abiseron thought that this was because the other party was afraid that other hell lords would use those lust demons and beauties to plot against him, but now it seems that this deep hell refining demon lord is a really ruthless demon.

Beings who can kill passion and desire are often either perverts or paranoid lunatics.

The person in front of me is obviously the more terrifying latter.
To be continued...