Chapter 255: The Lameness

"It is the time of the bloody battle in the abyss, and Hell needs every bit of power to be put where it should be used, so you will live, Lucier Tratis Shorthan, but you must also accept punishment, so I hereby announce your sentence."

"You will be deprived of your status as the commander of the 69th Legion. At the same time, before the resistance of this city is completely defeated, you must obey my direct dispatch and take my orders as the highest principle, and no violation is allowed."

"...Is that all? What else?"

The hunter asked in disbelief. The question he asked was naturally about the demotion of his body. The punishment in this regard was what he was most worried about. After all, although the official position can indeed give him power, all demons know that only power is the most fundamental guarantee.

Lucier knew that although the judge's verdict deprived him of his rights, as long as his form was not downgraded and his strength and wisdom remained full and complete, he would get his rights again one day. It would not be too late. It would take about 20 years for him to return to his current position, which was quite fast for a devil!

"Hmph, I know what you mean, so I said you are lucky, Lucier. Lord Zariel is now commanding a bloody battle on the front line. Lord Duke has no time to deal with you, a small legion commander, and has not given me the order to lower your rank. You will temporarily retain your current form until Lord has time to deal with you."

"...I understand. Thank you Lord Inspector. From now on, I will obey your command."

The hunter who had stood up at some point half-knelt down again, and this time he knelt sincerely, because in his opinion, as long as his life level was not reduced, any punishment for him would not be too severe.

The prosecutor's verdict gave him an invisible way to survive. As long as he could completely obey the command of this person in the next action, as long as he could continue to maintain control over the city, that is, to safeguard the interests of Lord Zariel.

As long as the interests of the Duke were not damaged, as long as he was willing to recognize the status of this prosecutor, then this Anzu demon who was very loyal to the Duke would not embarrass him too much. More importantly, it was the time of the Abyss Blood War.

As long as he could still retain his own power, he would have the opportunity to redeem himself and make meritorious contributions. As long as he could still maintain the stability of the city under the current circumstances, even if it was not in his own name, it could barely be considered a mission success. For the demons, as long as the result was good, the process was not important. As long as the demons did not completely lose control of the city, they would not be considered a failure.

Although even so, he could not make up for the large-scale reduction in the legion due to his incompetence, and his own rank would certainly not be restored instantly, but as long as his power still existed, he could completely join the Abyss Blood War as a recruit.

Even if participating in the bloody battle was too dangerous for him, it was more or less a way to survive, and it was the most obvious way to survive. After all, as long as he performed well in the bloody battle, his past mistakes could not only be written off, but he could also climb to a higher position and gain more powerful power.

He had hope again, although this hope was very difficult to realize, but at least this hope existed, instead of being completely helpless like before, which was a truly desperate situation.

So at this moment, the hunter had completely believed in the identity of the prosecutor directly under Anzumo Zariel, and even gave his own guesses and answers to the doubts in his heart.

Why did the prosecutor know what happened in the western half of the city before me?

It must be because there is a [insider] in the legion devils over there who directly passes information to Lord Zariel's direct personnel. This is too common in hell. This kind of insider is generally to ensure the understanding and control of the army. Lucier dares to swear that there is such a role in every legion. They must have passed the news to this lord in advance before they died, so the lord knew about this matter before me.

Why is there a former enemy next to the prosecutor?

Looking at the boy's sluggish appearance, Lucier dares to swear that he must have been dominated by Anzumo's powerful innate spellcasting ability, that is, the Eight-ring Monster Domination Art. As a devil who has lived in hell for 800 years, he naturally knows this powerful signature ability of Anzumo.

He even sighed that this lord is really powerful. You must know that the Eight-ring Monster Domination Art is not an ability that all Anzumo can master. This lord must be deeply trusted by Lord Zariel to be able to use this trick, but in fact...

Although the truth was completely opposite to Lucier's guess, it didn't matter. The current situation was already very favorable to Noshiel and his group. This guy had been fooled by Tavis, who was controlled by Noshiel, and it was impossible for him to break his delusion under such circumstances.

The perception ability of Noshiel's crown detected the thoughts of the hunter demon and the thoughts of other intelligent demons around him. The current situation was exactly the most perfect situation he had imagined.

'Very good, my strenuous performance was finally worth it. I have fooled all the devils. Now it can be said to be the most perfect situation. Next, I just need to find an opportunity quickly and pay attention to other devils. If it is not possible, use Anzu Demon's feeble-minded technique to sneak attack on the hunter demon, and then you can rest assured to use Crown's only remaining control technique today to completely control him. ’

Yes, this is Nohill's purpose. Although Nohill was fully capable of killing the hunting demon directly on the spot during the previous negotiation, it would not even cause violent reactions from most other demons, but Nohir was certain that once something like this happened, those spy devils hidden in the Legion would fly away immediately and quietly, and then spread the matter to every corner of hell.

At least one thing Luciel was right about was that there were indeed many moles from other forces in his legion. Among them were not only those who belonged to Zariel, but also those sent by the devil princes from other hell levels. Professional spy.

The thoughts of these guys are very obvious. At least among the more than 20 intelligent devils around him, Nohill can easily tell that there are at least four devils belonging to different forces, and they all have the ability to fly.

Nohir was not sure that after killing the hunter demons, he could still gather these demons with his disguised identity, nor was he sure that he could kill them all in a short time, so the best option was to let him live, although it was a bit troublesome. , but this is also the safest way.