Chapter 792: Great Devil Conference (3) |
After hearing Thanatos's assuring words, Hecate nodded before calmly joining the Great Devils at the stone table.
No one objected to Hecate sitting despite her breaking a taboo of Gehenna and becoming the main subject for their gathering.
"Since everyone is present, we can begin the Great Devil Conference."
Right after Thanatos made his announcement, Mephistopheles immediately jumped at the opportunity to condemn Hecate, "Do you know what you have done wrong, Hecate?"
"I do not," Hecate coolly denied.
"You don't? Or are you pretending not to know?" Mephistopheles argued, "Killing a Great Devil is strictly taboo. Thanatos made this rule clear to everyone long ago! Not only did you challenge Thanatos's authority, you also caused Gehenna immeasurable losses!"
"How do you intend to answer to Thanatos and compensate us, Hecate?" Mephistopheles asked, exposing his true intent.
In truth, Hecate wouldn't face any serious consequences even if she did kill Abaddon. After all, killing her would cause Gehenna even more losses. As such, their purpose was to get some benefits out of her.
However, how could they easily remove food she had already put in her mouth?
"No matter how much of a pain in the ass Abaddon was, it does not change the fact that you killed Abaddon and broke the rule, weakening Gehenna and causing us an immeasurable loss of power!" Mephistopheles argued.
"That's your so-called fact? Ha, not only are you ignorant, but you are also deaf," Hecate taunted with contempt before saying, "I have already said I have not done anything wrong. I didn't kill Abaddon, so who the hell are you to say I did? Were you there? Did you see it with your own eyes? No? I didn't think so."
Mephistopheles opened his mouth but was unable to refute her argument. He truly had no idea how Abaddon died; he only knew Hecate was involved.
"Enough of your sophistry, Hecate. Even if you didn't kill Abaddon, you most definitely played a hand in his death. That is no different from killing him yourself," Balmodan said with a frown.
"Do you think we will honestly believe you if you said someone from Pangea is capable of killing him without your help?"
"And you don't think there is? I don't know if you are pretending to be ignorant or just stupid, Balmodan," Hecate looked at him with disdain and said, "Three hundred years ago, you, Helcan, and Abaddon eagerly sent your forces to invade Pangea and conquer it."
"Yet after your first wave failed, you quickly gave up and even banned Helcan and Abaddon from sending forces through your territory! I wonder what changed your mind so quickly."
"Why don't you enlighten us on that matter, Balmodan?" Hecate snickered with contempt.
Balmodan was immediately silenced by Hecate's question.
At the same time, the other Great Devils also fixed their attention on him. They had always been curious about this matter.
However, they found it beneath them to pry into the secrets of their youngest Great Devil.
Now that Hecate reminded them, they couldn't help but feel startled by Balmodan's hidden motives.
Something that could cause him to give up conquering Pangea had to be unbelievably strong, so much so that he didn't dare to launch another attempt even in three hundred years.
Although they had secretly learned about the legends of the Golden Dragon Pangea, no matter how much they searched, they had never found any concrete proof of its existence.
If that legend was true, Balmodan must have hoped they would accidentally offend the Golden Dragon Pangea and suffer disastrously.
In a short instant, the gazes directed at Balmodan became unkind.
However, no one stood out to condemn him, and neither did Balmodan try to explain himself. There was no point since it had been exposed.
The other Great Devils weren't that stupid.
"Although you said you didn't kill Abaddon, you definitely know who did. Furthermore, my sources have told me the Evernight Territory has fallen under your control. No matter how you look at it, you've benefited the most from Abaddon's death, Hecate," Thanatos calmly mentioned.
"What are you trying to say, Thanatos? Just speak bluntly," Hecate urged.
"Although you aided Abaddon's death, I won't punish you. I won't deprive you of your rights to the Evernight Territory either. I know how competent you are; the Evernight Territory will surely flourish in your hands. This is good for Gehenna," Thanatos stated.
"However, the true killer must be punished. Not only did they break my rule, but they were capable enough to kill a Great Devil, even if it was with your help. Naturally, that makes them a big threat to us and Gehenna."
"I will give you a chance to confess their name and break away from any relationship you share with them. Otherwise, you may not enjoy the benefits I've previously mentioned, Hecate," Thanatos stated.
"Heh, you want me to sell out my partner to prove my loyalty to Gehenna still exists, Thanatos?" Hecate shook her head self-
deprecatingly.
Even if she didn't confess, the Great Devils could still figure out the culprit with some investigation.
It wasn't difficult for them to do so.
"How do you intend to punish this person once you know their identity?" Hecate asked.
"Isn't that obvious? The person must be killed if they are that big of a threat! How can we tolerate their existence if we are at odds? Not to mention, they broke the rule! He has to be killed to uphold Thanatos's authority!" Helcan stated with a venomous look.
He had a faint guess of who the killer was.
"Rules are dead, but people are alive. This person is more useful to Gehenna alive than dead," Hecate argued before snickering at Helcan, "Hehe, I'm afraid you won't be able to bear the consequences of killing that person."
"If that person dies, you will all be the greatest sinners of Gehenna," Hecate warned.
Helcan immediately frowned in doubt, but he wouldn't be deterred by Hecate's words so easily.
"That's some bold claims you have there, Hecate. Why don't you tell us exactly what kind of consequences we will face for killing Abaddon's killer?" Helcan demanded.
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