But what if Queen of Chaos was killed by Obox-ob instead? What benefit would that bring Malcanthet?
The answer was obvious: none at all! Losing a slightly weaker enemy like Queen of Chaos only to make Obox-ob even stronger—what fucking benefit would that bring Malcanthet?!
A little reasoning was all it took to know what would happen after Obox-ob killed Queen of Chaos.
First, Obox-ob's strength would soar! As an ancient Obyrith, Queen of Chaos's power was absolutely the most suitable nourishment for Obox-ob. Once he devoured her power, even conservatively speaking, he would immediately recover the strength of his prime. Add in the power of the Pearl of Greed, and heh—a terrifying existence would rise!
Then there were the massive number of subordinates Queen of Chaos had gathered. Though Queen of Chaos herself was not especially powerful, she was still a major power, and taken as a whole, her forces were definitely no small matter! And don't forget that she also had a number of Obyrith lords who had pledged themselves to her! Their power absolutely could not be underestimated. More importantly, as Obyrith demons, after Queen of Chaos died, they presumably would not resist swearing allegiance to a demon prince devoted to the Obyriths.
Once that force merged with Obox-ob's own, the strongest faction in the Abyss would be born.
The strongest individual combatant combined with the strongest faction—what a terrifying combination that was. Forget Malcanthet; even Demogorgon and Graz'zt could not possibly allow such a thing to happen.
It was not hard to think of such a possibility. With just a single remark from Solam, without him even needing to hint at anything, Malcanthet knew what she had to do!
So Malcanthet launched a surprise attack on Obox-ob's lair. Obox-ob was leading his army against Queen of