Watching Kostchtchie's receding back, Huo Ling let out a cold laugh.
He had never intended to stay behind and pursue Kostchtchie. Even the gap in the defensive line had been deliberately left open by Huo Ling.
Within the Bronze Citadel, including Huo Ling himself, there were four Radiant Sun-level powers.
This strength was more than enough to defeat Kostchtchie and Yeenoghu, but trying to keep both of them here was another matter.
Even with Huo Ling's current combat strength, the odds of successfully keeping them were very low.
Abyssal Archlords were different from Bael.
Bael had nowhere to run, nowhere to flee to. Unless he abandoned his dignity or defected to the Abyss, Huo Ling would catch up to him and kill him as long as he remained in Avernus.
And as a devil, although he had leaked some information to the demons, he was still unwilling to truly go to the Abyss.
Abyssal Archlords were different. They had no such concerns, and none of them cared about saving face.
But if he could not keep two, keeping one would be much easier.
Kostchtchie did not even need to burn his power to escape. Even if he flew away slowly, Huo Ling would not pursue him.
Balzefen and two Radiant Sun undead were already waiting menacingly at the spot where Yeenoghu had vanished.
The Extra-Dimensional Prison Cell spell could be torn apart from within, but the place one emerged from would still be the original location.
This gave Huo Ling time to prepare. His three Radiant Sun subordinates had formed a triangular formation, tightly sealing off that spot.
Balzefen held his long-handled warhammer aloft, frantically charging up power. The other two Radiant Sun legendary undead were doing much the same.
As for Huo Ling, he was even more ruthless.
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