Overlord: Start from the Goblin Lair.

Chapter 170 Devils and Demons

The war between demons and devils has been going on for a long time and has hardly ever stopped. Even if they belong to the same evil camp, the two sides can be said to be incompatible.

Therefore, it is not surprising that a demon is concerned about what the Abyss does in the material world.

"The waters of delusion are not deep, but they are not shallow either." Seeing that Ron was extremely resistant and unwilling to approach him, the devil was not surprised. He lay on Ron's bed and stretched his hot body on it. "At least as far as I know, many people have placed bets here. As long as the time comes, this place will completely become the territory of the final winner."

"Saran Lane is a pretentious idiot who doesn't want to depend on anyone and only wants to control everything himself, so he is the first to be eliminated."

The devil tilted his head and looked at Ron who was standing by the door, with flames flickering in his orange-red pupils. "What about you? What do you think? Do you want to go it alone, or... come into my arms?"

Ron frowned slightly. This devil gave him the feeling that she was so weak and vulnerable, as if she had no power at all. Even though he was very limited in close combat, he seemed to be able to do whatever he wanted to her.

But...what am I thinking!

Ron swallowed his saliva, and a protective spell flickered on his body. "Although I can't refuse your kindness, unfortunately, I have a client."

"Who?" The devil was startled at first, her eyes narrowed slightly, as if if Ron gave the wrong answer, she would eat him up immediately.

"I've done a lot of jobs before I came here. If you have a background and I don't know it, then the only possibility is -"

"Victor, it's Victor Fromm."

Devil: “…Who?!”

She had never heard of this name! Who was this sacred person?

A legend among mortals? A god with a forgotten name? Or the Feywild? In the Nine Hells and the Abyss, she had never heard of such a person!
"The mayor of Fromm," Ron cast another layer of protection on himself. In front of this devil, the spells could not last as long as they should. "My companions and I were commissioned by him to open up a new settlement and gather the disaster victims from the north to relieve the pressure on him."

The tense atmosphere in the room suddenly relaxed. Ron seemed to see the other party glare at him, and then his body relaxed again.

"I thought it was - haha," the devil smiled, "You are really naughty, little guy."

"But you shouldn't be so stupid as to think that the mayor of a small town is enough to protect you, right? Saran Lane is a stupid guy, but he does have some skills."

"He dismantled all the tricks used against him before, and finally even squeezed into the poker table."

"If the Hailan Empire can hold out for another few hundred years, maybe he will really get a piece of the pie."

"You want... to be my backer?" Ron said, "But from what I've seen, the Delusion Land seems to be ownerless now. Where are the leaders of other forces?" "Of course they're dead," the devil fiddled with his fingernails, "Can't you see that?"

"Everyone tries to get their agents to gain a foothold on this land, while others are responsible for destroying it. If the strength is not enough, bang."

"Queen Theresa I was a capable and insightful person. She chose to rely on me, and she established a kingdom in her delusion. The kingdom prospered for hundreds of years based on mining. It's a pity that her successor was an ungrateful fool."

Ron guessed that the devil was talking about the ancient kingdom.

"She believes that the fate of the kingdom should not be handed over to the devil, but if it is made public, it is likely to shake the foundation of the kingdom, and her royal family will also be liquidated - so she chose to seek the devil's help!"

The devil sneered in exasperation: "Tell me, is there something wrong with your brain? Can those stupid demons be more trustworthy than the devil?!"

"I just want the exclusive right to collect the souls of the royal family and its people, as well as some minerals. And what about the demons? They are planning to use this place as a breakthrough point to tear open the gate between the two planes and invade this world from a delusional perspective!"

"The devil would never have talked to the queen like this." Ron curled his lips.

"Yeah, who would reveal their true purpose?" The devil smiled cunningly, "Fortunately, her brain had not been completely eaten by the Babu Demon. Before the last minute, she discovered the problem, but it was too late."

"Those subjects who had been corrupted by the devil framed her, ambushed her, overthrew her, and sealed her in various corners of the Land of Delusion in order to 'prevent the devil from invading.' If I hadn't just won a narrow victory over Orcus in a conflict with them at that time, they would have succeeded."

Orcus? Ron's heart skipped a beat; he had heard the name before in the mines.

The Undead Lord, the Blood Lord, and the former patron of the first ghoul, Dorison. The ghouls served him until he stood aside and watched the gnoll lord Yeenoghu sack Dorison. The infamous demon occasionally infuses a ghoul with more powerful abyssal energy, resulting in a more cunning demon than the ordinary ghoul.

And what did this devil in front of him just say to a demon lord of this status? She had once narrowly won?
Doesn't that mean...

"Why, you don't look like you believe me?" The devil smiled dangerously. She waved her hand, and a strange-shaped long sword burning with flames was summoned out of thin air and hovered in front of Ron.

The sword looked like it was made from the spine of some creature, with double-edged edges and covered in red flames. Ron noticed that at one of the gaps, the flames there burned an unusually dark green color.

"Ah, you noticed it," the devil said while lying on Ron's bed, manipulating the long sword casually, "that was left when I fought with that bitch Grazzt. I stabbed him with this sword, but I never thought that after his blood hit the ground, a group of Babu demons were born from it. I should have won, but because of this, I had to temporarily avoid the edge, and this sword was also contaminated by his blood."

"Demons are really nasty, aren't they?"

The devil put away her magic sword and sat up, her forked tail swishing behind her from time to time: "So, have you thought it through? Needless to say, you should understand that if you want to further develop the fantasy land, you will have to deal with demons."

(End of this chapter)