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The cadres exchanged glances, each with an expression full of wariness and calculation.
Smoke swirls around, and people's hearts are unpredictable.
In this stagnant atmosphere, a silent figure stood out.
Pay homage to the hill.
Himejima Akeno's father.
From the start of the meeting, he remained silent, only looking down at his hands.
He is, in theory, Zhou Ye's future father-in-law.
This identity has put him in an extremely awkward position at this moment.
"Ah."
A disdainful sneer broke the suffocating silence.
It's Vali.
He stood up, walked straight to the closed window of the conference room, and pushed it open.
call--
The cold wind from outside blew in, dispersing most of the smoke and scheming in the room.
Vali turned around, his icy blue eyes, belonging to the White Dragon King, sweeping over every fallen angel present.
His expression was one of undisguised contempt.
"Gentlemen, instead of being here like a bunch of cowardly goblins, worrying about this and fearing that, and scheming for your pitiful interests."
His voice wasn't loud, but it reached everyone's ears clearly.
"It would be better to let Bai Qiu go and see for himself."
brush!
All attention was focused on Bai Qiu.
Baiqiu suddenly raised his head, his expression one of astonishment.
“After all, he’s Zhou Ye’s nominal father-in-law, isn’t he?” Vali smirked, his smile laced with wicked amusement. “There’s no one more suitable for this than him.”
“I…” Bai Qiu opened his mouth, but didn’t know what to say.
“Vali makes a good point.” Azazel immediately seized the opportunity, leaning back in his chair and resuming his lazy demeanor. “Baichu, go to the human world and, as a father, meet that boy. Find out what’s going on with him, and also see how that child Junai is doing.”
This arrangement is reasonable and logical, leaving no room for criticism.
Looking at Baichu's complicated face, Vali continued:
"If possible, I'd like to go too."
"Hmm?" Azazel raised an eyebrow.
"I want to see exactly what Zhou Ye has done to the Crimson Dragon Emperor's new body." Vali's face revealed a bloodthirsty, battle-maniac excitement. "And also... see if Albion's new body has a chance to get used to the future battlefield in advance."
His words sent a chill down the spines of everyone present.
This madman!
What he cared about was never the future of the fallen angels.
He only cared about his nemesis, the Crimson Dragon Emperor! Even though he was no match for the Crimson Dragon Emperor now, and even though Albion would eventually leave the God-Slaying Gear within him, the Crimson Dragon Emperor was still the target he needed to defeat.
He wanted to see Zhou Ye not to investigate any technology, but simply to find a reason to assess the strength of his future rival! To see just how powerful Zhou Ye really was!
Azazel looked at Vali, remained silent for a few seconds, and then smiled.
"good very good."
He clapped his hands.
"Then it's settled. Baichu, you'll be the master. Vali, you'll be the assistant."
"Go and meet our mysterious technology provider."
A fox-like smile appeared on Asaher's face.
"Remember to be humble. We're the ones asking for a favor now."
His tone was full of mockery, but his eyes gleamed with a deep, unfathomable calculation.
Chapter 211 The Devil's Decision
Lilith, the demon capital of the underworld.
This is a world completely different from the heavens of the celestial realm and the darkness of Grigory.
Luxurious, ancient, and imbued with the majesty of countless years.
Inside the expanded conference hall for the highest-ranking demons, the air was so heavy it felt almost tangible.
In the center of the conference hall, a giant projection made of magic was repeatedly playing an image.
The content of the video was enough to make any demon-noble uneasy.
An ordinary human body undergoes drastic changes after being injected with a certain golden liquid.
Finally, a pair of jet-black wings tore open from his back.
A brand new, pure-blooded, two-winged fallen angel was born.
The video ended, dissipating into specks of magic.
Dead silence.
"This precedent must not be set!"
An old demon with a goat's head, dressed in a magnificent robe, suddenly stood up, his hands bracing against a long table, his body leaning forward in excitement.
"Lord Sazex! Lady Seraphlus! Fallen angels must never possess this technology!"
His roar broke the suffocating silence.
"This will completely overturn the balance of power among the three factions! We demons have difficulty reproducing, and the angels are almost at a standstill! If Azazel's ravens can produce their kind indefinitely, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
"That's right! Although the Phoenix family possesses the blood of the phoenix, the birth of a newborn still requires a long period!"
"This is the greatest threat to us pure-blooded demons!"
"We must stop them! If necessary, we must fight!"
A chorus of agreement rose and fell, and the faces of the demon nobles present were filled with anxiety and hostility.
They are afraid.
They feared that the fallen angels, who had once been overshadowed by them, would rise to power through this technology.
"Oh dear, everyone's so hot-tempered."
A sweet, slightly languid voice rang out.
One of the Four Great Demon Lords, Seraph Leviathan, with her twin tails swaying and dressed in a magical girl outfit, stood out starkly from the serious atmosphere around her.
But no one dared to underestimate her.
"But what they said makes sense."
She rested her cheek on one hand, while the fingers of her other hand drew circles on the table.
"What if Azazel really starts massing troops? Should we go and fight them? This isn't the time for ancient warfare anymore; everyone needs peace."
Her gaze drifted lightly to the red-haired man in the main seat.
"Hey, Sirzechs-chan, Rias-chan's boyfriend gave the Fallen Angel an incredible gift. Shouldn't we do something in return?"
This question is like a needle, precisely piercing the core of the problem.
Instantly, all the demons' attention was focused on Sir Zephyr, the leader of the four demon kings.
"Lord Lucifer, what is your opinion on this matter?"
The old demon who had initially roared has now calmed down and, in an inquiring tone, has placed all the final pressure on Sazex.
Sazex did not answer immediately.
He just sat there quietly, his impeccably handsome face revealing no emotion.
He simply raised his hand and waved it lightly.
The video clip from before reappeared in the center of the conference hall.
But this time, the image was magnified countless times, and every detail was clearly visible.
From cellular mutations to soul transformation, and then to a complete change in magical attributes.
What you see is a threat.
Sazex finally spoke, his tone steady yet carrying an unquestionable authority.
"But what I see is another possibility."
He stood up, walked to the projector, and reached out his hand as if to touch the data stream in the image.
"As everyone knows, Zhou Ye is my brother-in-law."
As soon as these words were spoken, the previously noisy atmosphere in the venue immediately quieted down.
He was reminding everyone that Zhou Ye, himself, Gremory, and Lucifer were inextricably linked.
"Since he was willing to use the [Second Right Heart], a technology that could change the fate of the race, to exchange some artifact research data with Azazel."
Sazex's lips curled into an enigmatic smile.
"So, was his purpose in doing this really just to help the fallen angels?"
He surveyed the entire room, and everyone he saw involuntarily lowered their heads.
"One fish, multiple ways to cook it."
Sazex uttered four words.
All the demons present were extremely shrewd, and they instantly grasped the meaning of those four words.