Chapter 174: Katerea Leviathan and Kokabiel
Satan over there was being controlled by that god?
Why did it sound like this otherworldly shrine maiden was implying that this god was engaged in some shady, underhanded schemes—like a treacherous deity?
"Is that god from that world not stepping onto the battlefield himself? Is he afraid of dying?"
Azazel couldn't help but voice this peculiar thought.
"He is in a cooperative relationship with the Primordial Creator. The purpose of arranging Beelzebub's participation was to stimulate him, allowing the entity known as Satan to manifest..."
The otherworldly shrine maiden continued to explain.
Anyone connected to him would have their heart devoured by Satan and die.
Thus, this Beelzebub ultimately became utterly disheartened and sought to kill himself. However, he was unable to do so on his own, so he resurrected Demon King Papiyas—who had once nearly destroyed the Underworld—at a level of at least surpassing that of a chief god.
"Uh, I don't really understand."
Serafall was confused, unable to grasp how this Satan came into existence.
"Sorry, I'm not entirely clear on the details either."
Azazel offered this deduction.
"Then I'm particularly curious now—what kind of beings were the humans on that side who managed to defeat them?"
How did humans possess the power to slay gods? And how did they manage to kill such an irregular existence?
"Most likely, the humans were also empowered by that Primordial Creator."
Serafall speculated.
After all, wasn't the Primordial Creator the one with a grudge against the gods of that world? He would surely aid the humans in secret.
Sirzechs questioned with doubt.
Azazel felt this possibility was quite high.
So, what was the truth?
All eyes turned to the otherworldly girl—Safara—only to see her shake her head.
"The humans' backer was not the Primordial Creator, because humanity itself is also a target the Primordial Creator seeks to destroy. As for who the backer was, I don't know. However, the human representative in the fourth battle once infiltrated the Primordial Creator's stronghold. In the end, the Primordial Creator's guard captain sacrificed himself to teleport the human into the void outside the universe. If not for the Akashic System on that side summoning him at that moment, he might have perished in the void."
Yet another astounding revelation—humans directly stormed the enemy's stronghold?
"That human over there is too exaggerated, isn't he? And the gods want to destroy humanity? Isn't this going to be the other way around?"
Serafall clicked her tongue as she spoke.
"So now I understand. You want to prevent the final battle between humans and gods because you hope the top forces of both sides won't be depleted in this confrontation, right? Otherwise, the Primordial Creator and the EvisEtourute Three Pillars from another world would take advantage of the situation to invade, correct?"
"Yes, Mr. Azazel."
"Then who are the five representatives for humanity?"
After asking this, Azazel properly sat down, no longer leaning back on his chair to avoid the embarrassment of accidentally falling over from shock.
"The first human representative is the Hegemon-King of Western Chu—Xiang Yu."
"Oh, it's this human."
In this history, this figure carries significant weight in human historical records as well.
However, it seemed many present didn't know about him, which was normal since this character belongs to that mythological system.
Then who is the second one?
This human who killed someone comparable to the EvisEtourute Three Pillars—who could it be?
Azazel was particularly looking forward to it, and so was everyone else.
"The second one is—"
The voice abruptly cut off.
Who's the second one? Why did it stop?
Rias desperately wanted to know!
Suddenly, she felt slightly abnormal in her mind, as if somewhat dizzy. After regaining her composure, Rias noticed something unusual in the conference room.
Everyone's expressions had turned somewhat cold, and some had even stood up to look outside through the windows.
Moreover, Rias noticed two people completely motionless—a female angel behind Michael and the Holy Sword Wielder Irina Shidou were frozen in place as if petrified.
"This is!!!"
Rias immediately understood what was happening. She had experienced this abnormal power before—it was her servant's power that could stop time.
The reason those present weren't stopped was because their power was too strong to be affected.
"Well, they finally showed up. I thought they weren't coming."
The person speaking with pleasure was Azazel. For some people, today's meeting presented a perfect opportunity.
So let's see what kind of devils and monsters would appear.
Though hopefully, beings from other worlds wouldn't get involved in this?
That would be particularly troublesome.
"Azazel!!!"
Rias gnashed her teeth and glared at him angrily.
Because she knew the person who proposed holding this meeting here was this fallen angel governor, and such a meeting being leaked would inevitably attract certain individuals.
And now, her servant had clearly been found and was having their Sacred Gear's power exploited.
So could this guy actually be the traitor?
After all, King Solomon had mentioned that Vali behind him had joined the Khaos Brigade.
Was this an attempt to take this opportunity to destroy the leaders of the three factions?
To trigger a war among the three factions, allowing other worlds to take advantage of the situation.
"If anything happens to Gasper, I will never forgive you!!!"
Just as she uttered these words through gritted teeth, the door suddenly swung open, and Akeno and Asia walked in.
The two of them clearly hadn't been affected by the time stop.
Then, along with Rias and Sona, they all directed intense hostility toward Azazel and the White Dragon Emperor behind him.
To be honest, the fact that this person possessed Lucifer's bloodline was also accidentally discovered when Rias hurried home that day and managed to extract information from her father, confirming that God had died.
Originally thought to be human, they turned out to be a hybrid of human and devil, belonging to the same new generation as them—the most genius individual among devils.
And since Lucifer was a particularly vile scoundrel, it wasn't surprising that his descendant would suddenly collude with some threatening elements to stir up trouble.
Although it was speculated that they might cause trouble during this meeting, no one expected their sinister reach to extend even to Gasper.
How was the information about Gasper possessing such a Sacred Gear leaked?
It was suspected that her brother had told Azazel, but not because her brother betrayed her. Rather, her brother had a good relationship with Azazel and trusted him enough to share the information, which was then exploited!
At that moment, the window shook abnormally and shattered completely, revealing a clear view of the scene outside.
Simultaneously, a magic circle formed in the air, and those who recognized it, like Michael, subtly changed their expressions.
It was Leviathan's exclusive teleportation magic circle, but not Serafall's—it was the magic circle of the previous Leviathan.
Then, a female figure appeared—the one who inherited the bloodline of the old Maou, Katerea Leviathan.
"Good day, Lord Michael of the angels, and the devils' side..."
"Ahhhhh!"
A sudden scream interrupted her, coming from a newly appeared magic circle.
Azazel also recognized this magic circle—it was the one used by the cadres of the fallen angels.
A figure stumbled out of the magic circle in disarray—it was the cadre Kokabiel.
Just as the magic circle was about to vanish, another figure forcibly emerged, stunning everyone present.
This figure held a giant hammer in their right hand, a ball of lightning in their left, wore a conical crown with two horns on their head, and rode on thunder beneath their feet.
This was a classic image—wasn't this the origin devil, Bael?
However, some present were familiar with the origin Bael.
The Bael before them was different from the one they knew!