Just like the powerful pit fiends of neighboring Baator, Balors were likewise the final form of Tanar'ri Demon evolution.
In bardic tales, they mostly appeared as "final boss villains," which spoke volumes of their weight.
They were undoubtedly among the foes adventurers in the Abyss least wished to encounter, because their baseline was legendary!
In the Bottomless Abyss, most Balors served Demon Lords directly as generals or officers. The few Balors who did not serve Demon Lords held even greater authority, and were known as Balor Lords.
Every one of those Balor Lords had awakened certain class memories amid the chaotic information of their souls, making their already frenzied and violent assaults even more terrifying and lethal.
If Leviathan and the others encountered a Balor Lord of that caliber, they would definitely turn tail and run without a second word.
Because when facing an existence of that level, the slightest hesitation could mean being torn into pieces the next instant.
If they themselves were torn apart, then any so-called rescue operation would be nothing but empty talk.
But according to "their" observations, the Balor before them seemed more like an ordinary demon officer, which left them caught in a difficult dilemma.
If the mechanical Red Dragon Li Weier represented Li Wei's dark and evil side, then Leviathan, Eilwen, and the others undoubtedly represented the part of Li Wei whose goodness had yet to be extinguished.
Even in his previous life on Blue Star, seeing children suffering in war-torn countries on a screen had stirred pity in him. All the more so now, when an even crueler scene lay right before his eyes.
Though rational people might think that those who had still failed to pack their belongings and flee at the first warning had brought this upon themselves, Leviathan and