"Enough, Asmodeus. Tell us what you're hiding. The Book of Holiness and the Book of Darkness couldn't possibly be located through two little souls!"
Gruumsh, Orc Main Deity, was the first to notice something was amiss. This ambitious tyrant was extremely sensitive to being deceived.
At Gruumsh's words, all the gods' gazes abruptly shifted back to Asmodeus.
Asmodeus had been enjoying the mutual suspicion and scheming among the gods. When he saw them suddenly looking his way, a bored expression crossed his face.
"Correct. Locating the Book of Holiness and the Evil Book through those two souls would be difficult. The minimum requirement would be Greater Divine Power!"
Hiss!!!
The Evil deities present couldn't help drawing in a sharp breath. A hint of fear filled their eyes as they looked at Asmodeus.
Asmodeus's words were practically saying that one of the two—Gruumsh or Talos—would have to be sacrificed.
Only the oldest and most powerful Devil could force a being with Greater Divine Power to sacrifice himself.
In an instant, Gruumsh and Talos's faces darkened. Now they were the ones in the crosshairs.
The Evil deities' gazes gathered on the two beings with Greater Divine Power, and they began weighing their options.
Behind Gruumsh stood the Orc Pantheon, a powerful pantheon centered on war and expansion. Though its members weren't united, it still maintained an effective structure.
Behind Talos stood the Fury Pantheon. Talos used his overwhelming power to cow its deities into forming a group in name, but its true combat strength was nowhere near that of the Orc Pantheon.
As the Evil deities considered their options, their gazes gradually converged on Talos. In an instant, he felt as if thorns were pricking his back.
He realized his position was dire. His Disaster Divine Office, combined with his destructive Divine