The atmosphere grew tense.
Old Joe was truly moved, even though he was scared half to death.
Leviathan was probably the first King-class containment object Li Dan knew of.
But since he had never come into contact with its true body, it was difficult for him to tell whether the Seventy-Two Pillar Demon Gods or Leviathan held a higher status.
Still, he could glean something from this four-member Cenobite squad.
As a Hell Lord, Pinhead was absolutely at the pinnacle of the guard class. Calling him a queen would not have been an exaggeration.
The other three Cenobites likewise possessed guard-class strength.
Li Dan remembered that these four were considered high-ranking Cenobites in Hell. Ordinary Cenobites were not that powerful.
They were not on the same side as demons either.
Judging by Pinhead's attitude toward him, they should have had a relationship of mutual noninterference.
The other side was strong, but not strong enough to make Li Dan run away.
Pinhead stared at Li Dan, faintly showing signs that he wanted to make a move.
But after the Hell Wendigo, the Corrupted Evil God, Annabelle, and Mary Shaw appeared, Pinhead hesitated.
After a long while, Pinhead said expressionlessly,
"Cenobites will not compromise with any existence."
Li Dan caught the hidden meaning behind those words: they could keep negotiating.
"Why do you have to take this person?"
Pinhead answered without emotion,
"Because he is suited to being remade into a Cenobite. He is the one chosen by Lord Leviathan."
Old Joe really might have had the potential. After all, he was one of Round Clam Town's Four F.
Li Dan just suspected that even if Old Joe were truly remade into a Cenobite, he would eventually become a Cenobite in a wheelchair for one reason or another.
"How about changing targets?