Of course, Baalzebul had no desire to come out and discuss this with Lathander himself.
But their reserve forces had already been blocked inside Hell's gates for quite some time because the Dawn Lord was passing through.
That damned Cyric must have noticed this, which was why he had trapped Lathander here in conversation!
Most importantly, why did Lathander have to show up precisely when it was Hell's turn to march?
Baalzebul cast a resentful glance toward where Graz'zt was hiding... Why was that Six-Finger thing luckier than him?
But he had no choice but to come out.
After all, if Hell's High-Rank Devils did not come out to serve as cannon fodder clearing the way, then he would have to take the field himself.
Although Mount Celestia held benefits great enough to drive even devil dukes mad... Baalzebul, who could gain endless energy simply by serving as the protector of lying merchants, had no desire whatsoever to take that risk.
Of course, as the first official war after Asmodeus had ascended as the Lord of Hell, someone like Baalzebul, who coasted through life and had a whole string of weaknesses, did not dare refuse to come along... So he had chosen gatekeeping duty, which was dangerous as well but at least offered a chance to escape with his life.
Who knew that, after considering so many attack methods from Mount Celestia, he had never expected a passing Lathander!
This was even more terrifying than a suicidal assault from Mount Celestia!
Those Order Gods of Mount Celestia believed that after driving the Combat Angels into Hell, they could create new angels to continue serving as cannon fodder.
The angels they had created this time did indeed fit their expectations: they had no minds of their own, obeyed orders completely, and