When the knife and chopping block were in another's hands and you were the fish, that was exactly the situation the God of Plague found himself in.
Going by his usual style, he ought to have hidden away and refused to see anyone. But if Sui Xiong really brought Akane and Three Nothings to find him, not finding him would be one thing—but if they did, his life would more or less be over.
Because his divine portfolio was countered by theirs, in a one-on-one fight he might not even be able to defeat Three Nothings, the weakest of the gods under Sui Xiong in direct combat. Add Akane, whose divine nature also countered his but who was far more skilled in battle than Three Nothings, and he would be lucky to escape.
And yet... let's not forget that, besides those two natural enemies of his, Sui Xiong himself was there!
If he truly faced such a lineup, the God of Plague would have absolutely no chance of escape. He might not even get the chance to surrender—destroying a god whose portfolio conflicted with one's own could greatly increase one's divinity. The Void Pantheon would certainly chop him into bits and turn him into nourishment for the God of Medicine and the Healing God to grow stronger.
That was why Vol was confident he could persuade the God of Plague to meet with Sui Xiong, because he knew the other god feared him—or rather, feared the Void Pantheon he represented.
Thus, he failed to notice that what gleamed in the lowered eyes of the God of Plague was not fear, but hope.
Why did His Majesty Void Mask want to speak with him? He could more or less guess the reason.
Though he had not caused it himself, signs of