Solam defeated a demon the devil's way. In fact, that was the fundamental reason Fat G had fallen for it. If an actual demon had been standing there, Fat G would never have let his guard down. Solam was a genuine demon!
Besides, who had ever heard of a balor being this crafty?
Balors were usually reckless brutes who swung swords at people at the slightest provocation. No one would have expected a balor to be so shrewd. It was like seeing a two-meter-tall muscleman wielding an embroidery needle—far too incongruous. Unfortunately, there was no such divine item as a regret pill for sale, not in a Western fantasy world or an Eastern cultivation world. So Fat G could only accept his fate of being tricked.
In other words, Fat G had now become Solam's subordinate.
Naturally, Solam had no intention of announcing that fact. The story released to the public was that Fat G had paid a massive amount of soul crystals, a three-thousand-strong force of Hobgoblin Marauders, and various weapons and equipment in exchange for his freedom!
The price could not be called anything but devastating. In truth, even the most chaotic demons knew that Solam had made an absolute killing. They just did not know that, from the moment Fat G gained his "freedom," those things had already become Solam's property.
Just as Fat G returned to his territory, utterly drained in body and mind, Eluvia finally found her mother, the Queen of Succubi, free from her indulgent revelry.
Malcanthet was a pure hedonist. From time to time, she held wild parties in her palace, surrendering her desires amid all manner of depraved sensory stimulation. Malcanthet also loved excitement and spectacle, so every party she held was enormous!
In fact, in Heart of Rending, the capital of