There was no doubt that, faced with Raymond's naked, undisguised threats and intimidation, these Nine Hells lords had no room to choose.
They could either give up their independence and submit, or wait for the three Eldrazi Titans to invade and slowly devour all their energy.
Although several proud individuals had initially tried to unite and resist.
After witnessing firsthand how their opponent had used terrifyingly violent methods to destroy Marduk Curios and merge his entire dimension into his own domain, even their last scraps of wishful thinking vanished.
After all, every single one of these Nine Hells lords was an unapologetic, refined egoist, and all possessed intelligence far beyond that of mortals.
Once they realized the terrible consequences of continuing to resist, they naturally chose to bow their heads first and preserve their strength, waiting for a future opportunity to overthrow Raymond, who was riding roughshod over them, or even replace him as the new Lord of Nine Hells.
At the very least, that was what the cunning Mephisto intended.
In his view, trying to swallow up all dimensions in one stroke and force the Nine Hells lords into submission was simply wishful thinking.
Even if powerful strength could stabilize the situation for a while, given enough time, tangled factions and forces of every size would inevitably emerge within.
Then they would certainly scheme and fight among themselves, with endless conspiracies and underhanded attacks.
And that was precisely Mephisto's area of expertise.
He had even formed a complete plan in his mind: gradually use his methods to win over the others, then eventually usurp power from Raymond and reap the benefits ready-made.
That was right!
This sinister and deceitful fellow intended to seize the nest for himself.
Moreover, after swearing loyalty, he had been the most proactive of them