To be honest, ever since the Curse Avatar had arrived in the Abyss with his true body, Orion had a working theory.
That virtue knight and the calamity lord—they had to be locked in a stalemate. As for why neither was willing to back down, Orion had a pretty good idea about that, too.
The Abyssal Springhead.
Only a world-tier artifact of that magnitude would make two demigods abandon their territories and their armies to fight to the death over it. And that, Orion realized, spelled opportunity.
It was the perfect window to establish the Foundry Citadel in the Sixth Layer. It was also his chance to drive a wedge between the two demigods and snatch the Abyssal Springhead for himself. If they were still fighting over it, it meant neither of them had claimed it yet.
