There is no love without reason in the world, and there is no hate without reason.
Especially for those who are very rational, hating someone unforgettable often requires a very sufficient reason.
Because whether it is revenge or making the other party pay, it requires paying a very high cost.
Perhaps for those who are impulsive and willful and never consider the consequences, as long as they can vent the anger in their hearts, it doesn't matter what happens next, anyway, they will be happy.
But for rational people, if the consequences of revenge far outweigh the benefits, then they will choose to give up unnecessary hatred.
This is why many successful people always appear to be generous and don't care about anything.
This is not because they have no emotions, but after calming down, they consider the pros and cons and choose the most appropriate and appropriate way to deal with it at the moment.
The biggest characteristic of this type is that they never express their emotions easily on their faces. Even if they get angry occasionally, it is just for performance, in order to achieve some ulterior purpose.
You don't need to ask to know that Asmodeus is undoubtedly the most representative of them.
Whether it was his tolerance for Prince Levistus' murder of his wife at the beginning, or his later forgiveness of the plane lords who conspired to launch a rebellion to replace him for the sake of the stability of the political situation, it can be seen that every decision he made was unadulterated.
Even if there is a little bit of personal emotion, absolute rationality will be implemented throughout.
Emotions such as hatred, anger, and impulse that can easily make people lose their minds seem to have never appeared in the Lord of Hell.
Including the famous Great Purge, it was all about warnings and punishments.
But now, facing Zafkiel, the leader of the Seven Celestials, Asmodeus rarely showed naked and undisguised hatred.
He even ignored that his demon army had an overwhelming advantage and walked out from the heavily protected army to face the opponent directly.
This very abnormal approach even made many devils around him wonder whether the Lord of Hell was a substitute or another big devil pretending to be one.
After all, there is no precedent for such a thing.
And there are too many rumors about Asmodeus. For example, the most well-known one is that his current appearance is not his true form, but an incarnation or projection shaped by powerful power.
So in fact, no one in the entire Baator Hell knows the true identity of the Lord of Hell.
He himself has never participated in even a single battle.
Yes, you heard it right.
Since the Devil Baatezu was born and began to record his own history, there has been no record of the Lord of Hell. All speculations are rumors passed down by word of mouth and cannot be verified.
You must know that Baator Hell is not a bottomless abyss. The strong tendency to law means that the huge bureaucracy will operate in a rigid manner from the moment it is established, and there will be absolutely no mistakes.
Moreover, the history of demons is coherent and uninterrupted, unlike the situation in the Abyss where the Tanar'ri demon replaced the Obiris demon as the master.
This means that all real information about Asmodeus has been deliberately hidden.
So who can do this?
Of course it's the Lord of Hell himself.
Why would he hide all true information about himself, including his origins?
There must be many unknown secrets hidden behind all this.
Especially the rumors about Asmodeus may not be groundless.
Just when the devils began to think wildly, Zafkiel could no longer hold back the surging murderous intent in his heart, and rushed over with his arms marked with the stigmata raised high.
This Lord of Angels obviously knew very well that the only way to defeat the all-out attack of the evil army was to decapitate him, because he defeated or even killed the Lord of Hell.
Otherwise, no matter how hard the Archon Protoss' army fights to the death, they will eventually be drained of their last drop of blood by enemies who are far more numerous than them.
"Stop him!"
The Devil Guards, who have always been very loyal, obviously sensed the opponent's intentions, and hundreds of Hell Fiends immediately took a fighting stance to try to block this dangerous enemy.
Unfortunately, in front of Zafkiel, who represents the projection of the will of the seventh heaven mountain plane, they did not even hold on for a second, and were directly dismembered, torn, and melted by the sacred energy shot from the stigmata, and finally
Not even a tiny bit of residue was left behind.
The destructive power is simply not inferior to the powerful body of divine power.
There is no doubt that this is the real strength possessed by the leader of the Seven Heavenly Heavenly Alliance, and it is also the capital that allows him to command the entire Seventh Heaven Mountain. All the gods who settle here must bow to him.
It's a pity that when Zavkiel wanted to follow the same method and severely damage the Lord of Hell, Asmodeus slowly raised the ruby-encrusted scepter in his hand and pointed lightly.
boom!!!!!!!!
The terrifying energy impact was shot out instantly, knocking this powerful opponent away on the spot, and the whole person fell from the sky to the ground, creating a huge deep pit.
"Tell me, Zafkiel, what gave you the courage to challenge me? Have you forgotten how you ran away in embarrassment? Or do you think you have become stronger over the years?"
Asmodeus raised his hand to signal other devils not to approach, and then walked straight to the edge of the pit with a mocking smile on his face.
It is not difficult to tell from the tone and attitude that not only do the two have quite a lot of old grudges, but he is also the one who keeps suppressing the other.
But fortunately, just a few seconds later, Zafkiel flapped his golden wings and flew out of the pit. He didn't seem to have suffered any obvious damage, but the light he emitted became more intense.
"Asmodeus! As long as I am alive, your dirty ambitions and evil plans will never be realized."
"Oh? What if you are going to die?"
The smile on the Lord of Hell's face became even wider.
moment!
Zafkiel's face suddenly changed, and he asked in an unbelievable tone: "Are you really going to risk the disapproval of the world and conquer the Seventh Heaven Mountain? The elemental plane will not allow you to break the balance between good and evil!"
"Ha ha ha ha!
It seems like you haven't realized what happened, right?
Take a good look at the battlefield with your eyes wide open, and then think about why the reinforcements from the Chaos and Good camp's Aithorn Celestial Clan and the Elf Gods suddenly withdrew?
Are you so naive that you think this is all a coincidence?
No, idiot, all of this was doomed before the war started.
At this moment, you and I are both pawns!
And Soth is the one who hides behind the scenes and truly controls the overall situation.
It's ridiculous that you have always regarded me as the most vigilant enemy and taken strict precautions against me.
But in fact, he has secretly signed a contract with those kind gods, elemental planes and those forces that have abandoned you, a contract that can kill you.
Don't worry, I don't intend to balance good and evil, let alone occupy this land of perfection.
There is only one thing I have to do, and that is to complete the feat of conquering the Seventh Heaven Mountain, to complete an unprecedented victory of evil over good, and to kill you, the enemy.
After all this is done, I will choose to retreat and only use the first level as the eternal battlefield between good and evil."
Asmodeus' eyes flashed with an evil red light, and while laughing unbridled, he revealed all the answers to the mystery.
There is no doubt that he likes the mixture of shock, astonishment, fear, and despair on Zafkiel's face at this moment.
Because this Lord of Angels would never have thought in his wildest dreams that although he, the Lord of Hell, was the initiator of the war, he was not the real controller.
Zuo Si, who seems to have chosen to remain neutral and has no direct relationship with the war, is the one who has been firmly controlling the rhythm.
"This...how is this possible! You are actually willing to give up your dominance?"
There was a hint of trembling and horror in Zafkiel's tone.
Based on his understanding of Asmodeus, this evil devil king would never allow himself to be led by others no matter what he did.
Therefore, the coping strategies he formulated have always been based on thinking from the perspective of trying to figure out the other person's mind.
"Haha, yes, that's the reaction.
I know that your stupid brain will definitely not be able to figure out the complicated logic behind the whole thing.
Do you think it’s me who wants to give up control of the war?
No, I have never had such an idea.
It was Soth, who abruptly took the initiative from me through a series of means.
Because he needs evil to defeat good at this moment, and he needs to obtain huge power feedback from this process and result.
But you have been ignoring him, thinking that he will just sit on the sidelines like before.
But don't forget, Soth has been an out-and-out devil from the moment he joined Hell.
The evil fragrance exuding from his soul far exceeds that of most evil gods.
To be continued...