"That's true. Wait, were you peeking at my thoughts again?"
Sersi thought it over and nodded in agreement. Then she realized what had happened and complained.
"Don't be so angry. Next time... next time, you'll be used to it."
Andrew laughed. Sersi rolled her eyes. This Demon King was great in every other respect, but his personality really was a pain.
Andrew continued, "Knull has always told me that the Celestials are shameless. They always gang up on people and never fight one-on-one.
"At first, I thought so too. But later, I realized the Celestials aren't actually shameless. They simply can't afford to die.
"They gang up on their enemies to guarantee their own safety."
With that, Andrew looked up and asked, "Arishem, am I right?"
Arishem didn't answer directly. "Knull is a criminal. Unfortunately, he has an immortal body. Otherwise, we would certainly kill him."
Clearly, Arishem deeply resented Knull. In fact, the feeling was mutual.
"To you, he's a criminal. To him, you're all bastards."
Andrew smiled. "Arishem, you worked with Thanos instead of coming to Earth yourself because you didn't want to take the risk, didn't you?
"After all, I defeated Lucifer, who was at single universe level."
"Correct."
This time, Arishem didn't deny it. "Tiamut still needed several years before being born. My original plan was to free up the Celestials over those years.
"Then I would bring all the Celestials to Earth and demand that you and the Ancient One compromise.
"With all the Celestials assembled, even if you refused, we could persuade you through physical means.
"But I didn't expect you to launch the war for the title of Lord of Hell so soon. The Celestials hadn't all gathered yet, so I could only have Thanos and the Eternals take action.
"Given the strength