No one told Ewen what to do, but as if so force was guiding him in the shadows, he needed to make a choice between the two, a choice that would trigger unexpected events for himself.
"Ewen, I’m right here."
Asmodeus stood up, opening her arms to Ewen, "Haven’t you been missing all along?"
Asmodeus knew what Ewen wanted; she knew from the start. That’s why she always had that confident look, knowing it would be easy to capture Ewen’s heart if she simply walked toward him.
Provokingly eyeing Belphegor in the distance, Asmodeus had taken the advantage early on, so she dared to bet with Belphegor. Belphegor ignored Asmodeus, instead gazing at Ewen’s back, waiting for what Ewen would do.
Ewen questioned in confusion, "What exactly do you two want from ?"
"Your soul."
The answer ca from Belphegor, the observer hidden in the darkness, who at this mont truly started ddling in the ga.
"I made a bet with her, to see whose embrace you would fall into."
Belphegor walked towards Ewen, softly advising, "Ewen, you’ve seen the true face of this woman. You should understand her nature... she will only diminish all sense of story, but I am different. We had such pleasant conversations before, didn’t we? Do you not yearn to glimpse the ’Endless Poems’?"
Belphegor had waited long for this opportunity, believing that after all this, Ewen ought to have no reason to reject him.
Ewen did not turn back. All the sches connected together, filling him with fear. He hadn’t expected to draw the attention of two devils. Then he felt absurd, a strange smile appearing on his face.
Ewen stood in the darkness for a long ti, and at a certain mont, he grew tired of waiting and walked towards Asmodeus. But just then, a strong hand grabbed him, and instantly the darkness receded, with Bologue’s voice close at hand.
Bologue asked anxiously, "What are you going to do?"
Ewen blinked, stunned for two seconds, and when he turned around, he could no longer see Belphegor, while Asmodeus was still ahead, as beautiful as in his distant mory.
"You love , Ewen, temporarily, and cheaply... but I’m right here, what you want is within reach."
Asmodeus stood her ground waiting for Ewen; she did not approach, she awaited Ewen to co to her.
"Are you afraid? What are you afraid of?"
Seeing Ewen unmoved, Asmodeus frowned. This developnt differed from what she imagined. Based on her calculations, when she revealed her true self and extended the invitation to Ewen, he should have delightedly moved closer, just like many who adored her before.
With just a beckon, no one could refuse.
"This is a test, Bologue."
Ewen whispered, "She wants distortion, contradiction, collapse under conflict."
Bologue didn’t understand Ewen’s words, nor could he grasp the love-hate issue between Ewen and Asmodeus. Bologue’s thoughts were simple; he wanted to lead the others to safety out of here.
"A test? Then I suppose she’s not testing , is she?"
In all the bad news, there were one or two pieces of good news, such as Bologue realizing Asmodeus’s target was Ewen, though he didn’t know exactly why.
Damn it, as if from so long-ago ti, the devils’ traps were already set, and I was unlucky enough to get involved... Bologue initially thought he had brought harm to Ewen.
As Ewen smiled helplessly, Bologue raised his hand, preparing to make a cut on his palm with a dagger. Before he could slash down, Ewen reached out to stop Bologue.
"It requires a blood sacrifice," Bologue explained his action. "I might die... but I am the Undead."
This round of Event Cards wasn’t drawn favorably. Bologue had already thrown all the python corpses into the at grinder, yet it was still not enough, far from enough.
Bologue prepared to use his blood to nourish the at grinder. Though he might die of blood loss, as an Undead, it would likely be a false state of death, not to ntion he was also the Chosen One of the Astronaut.
The thought was dismal, but now Bologue had to use everything he could. If he ended up falling into the hands of the Joyous Desire Witch, perhaps the Astronaut would intervene to save him.
Bologue didn’t want to entrust his fate to the devils, but he had no other options now.
"This is a test for ," Ewen emphasized, "I know her objective."
Ewen spoke, looking at Asmodeus, who had her arms open. As if she knew Ewen’s thoughts, Asmodeus questioned him back, "Ewen, how much are you willing to pay for your nobility?"
"Are you questioning ?"
"I question everyone," Asmodeus suddenly moved close, like a gust of wind, in front of Ewen, "I question all of human nature... humans are nothing more than beasts of desire. The only reason you uphold courtesy is by restraining, suppressing your desires."
"Why not unleash your nature?"
Delicate fingers pressed against Ewen’s chest. She wanted to draw out Ewen’s desires, to watch him shatter his so-called nobility into pieces. Asmodeus enjoyed this kind of ga.
Ewen looked at the at grinder, "Is this so kind of wager?"
"Hmm?"
"It’s not just a bet between you and him; it’s also a kind of bet between you and ?"
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