First, take down the Sword Demon, then save Runeterra.

Ato's crazy idea was unanimously agreed upon: wait three more days, and if Mordecais did not make a move, then he would call out Mordecais's name.

Swain immediately ordered a halt to construction on the new Immortal Fortress, urging an end to meaningless waste and fixing the city at its current size.

Because it would take at least three more months to build a system to accommodate the more than two million people who had fled, by which time the war might be over, or the underworld might have already swept across Valoran, or Mordekaiser might have been driven back to his throne.

Ato cautioned, "Perhaps we should consider how to deal with the Lord of the Underworld himself."

Jie looked puzzled: "Is this even a question? Didn't you say you invited a demigod? If he's really that powerful, why not just have him kill the Lord of the Underworld?"

Ato sighed, "It won't be that simple. We've already classified the Lord of the Underworld as a primordial demon. Even if their combat power is inferior to that of a demigod, their very existence is conceptual. As long as some kind of emotion exists in the world, they cannot be killed."

“Not necessarily.” LeBlanc, who rarely spoke, actually spoke up. “According to you, the primordial demons were all born naturally. The Lord of the Underworld is different. Before he gained power, he was human. In the end, he was just someone who obtained demonic power.”

"I had no choice but to seal him away because I didn't have the power to kill him. If it were a demigod, he would have had a chance."

Atto thought for a moment: "I know he was once human, and he even has his real name from his human days. But it's been over a thousand years, so we have to consider the possibility that the two have completely merged into one. The Underworld should be the inherent domain of a primordial demon, and he has been the master of the Underworld for so many years that they may no longer be distinguishable."

LeBlanc nodded slightly, agreeing that there was some truth to it; the method she had used to seal it last time might not be suitable anymore.

“We can refer to the case of the Lord of Joy.”

As soon as Ator finished speaking, everyone felt an urge to laugh, but they could still tolerate it. Just mentioning the title without revealing the real name was enough to affect an entire area; the primordial demon was terrifying indeed.

"The Lord of Joy is a very special existence even in the original world. In order to pursue happiness, he dared to fight alone on Mount Targon, provoking the star spirits in the celestial realm. In the end, he was sealed in a place called the 'Seventh Hell,' and has almost no impact on the real world."

“LeBlanc mentioned that an uninvited guest entered the underworld from the place where the armor was sealed. It was probably an agent found by the Lord of Joy, but it was purely accidental that it was able to find an agent. Generally speaking, outsiders would never be able to come into contact with the sealed primordial demon.”

“Since the Protoss have the ability to seal it, and my friend happens to have a good relationship with the Protoss, we can try to ask them to help.”

The friend Ator was referring to was Ryze. Although the Protoss are cold, a few still retain a considerable amount of humanity. Ryze had established connections with them when he was working for the world.

The Celestial Spirits on Mount Targon are merely individuals evolved from mortals who have received power. Only those truly ethereal beings in the Celestial Realm have the ability to seal the primordial demons. However, the Celestial Spirits on Mount Targon can directly borrow power from the Celestial Realm, just like Kayle nearly exploded and died when she forcibly overloaded herself to kill Aatrox.

If the underworld wants to turn the world into a killing hell, the celestial beings who still retain humanity will not stand idly by.

Everyone was used to Ato being able to get help from anyone.

"Hopefully, this time we can finally take care of him completely." LeBlanc stood up. "I should go monitor the seal."

After saying that, she left the meeting room directly.

As Ato watched her leave, he couldn't help but think to himself, "Without Mordekaiser's threat, no one can stop this guy's crazy ideas anymore. I wonder how many new characters he can create."

Swain glanced around and said in a deep voice, "If the Underworld hasn't made a move in three days... only Mr. Atto and Ms. Pale know his real name, but I don't think she would dare to do so."

Ato nodded silently; only he could complete the task of calling out the true name of the Lord of the Underworld.

LeBlanc left no written record of him, and the secret demon Ram suffered from severe psychological trauma and never dared to tell Swain.

Anyway, since I've already called him the Lord of Fear before, I can be considered "experienced".

"You want to fight the Tin Man? That sounds interesting. Let me join in!"

The sudden sound caught everyone off guard. They looked in astonishment and saw a woman standing in the corner.

She had appeared there without anyone noticing; her skin was dark, her mouth was wide open, revealing a set of contrasting white teeth, and a conspicuous whip of light hung at her waist.

"who?!"

Jie reacted quickly, throwing a shuriken, which the mysterious woman easily dodged by tilting her head to the side.

"Don't be in such a hurry. I only came to help because I heard you wanted to fight the Tin Man." The woman sized up the red-robed cult leader. "Or perhaps you'd like to spar with me?"

"Why is she here..." Ato couldn't hide his surprise. "Old man, when did she arrive?"

“I don’t know.” Aatrox was also puzzled. “I didn’t notice it at all, just like you, but it might be related to your mention of the title ‘Lord of Joy’ earlier.”

"Does she teleport? The Lord of Joy really doesn't miss any opportunity to have fun, even attacking her own kind..."

Ato didn't have time to think it through. The important thing now was to prevent the two sides from clashing. The fact that the enemy was already a primordial demon was troublesome enough. If another one were added, the consequences would be unimaginable.

"Don't get excited. She is the agent of the Lord of Joy, and she has actually entered the Underworld."

The woman exclaimed in surprise, "Oh? You know quite a lot! You explained my identity in just one sentence, and you even know that I've been to the underworld. Interesting, very interesting!"

"Anyway, just like this kid said, hello everyone, I'm Nera, and my goal is to experience all the joy in the world!"

Swain's eyes were sharp, and after a brief exchange with Ram, he confirmed the other's identity.

"Agent of the Lord of Joy, you want to help us deal with the troubles in the Underworld? Why?"

Nera waved her hand: "Didn't I say we should experience all the joy? The Lord of Despair is supposed to bring despair to the world, but instead of being afraid, humanity actively confronts him. Is there anything more interesting than that?"

"By the way, I can mention it, but you'd better not say that title. After all, it's a three-day wait, and I don't want to disrupt your plans."

Lord of Despair...

The group exchanged bewildered glances, learning for the first time the emotions represented by Sarn Uzul and Mordekaiser, thus confirming his identity as a primordial demon.

Ato felt a sense of sudden enlightenment; this word couldn't be more fitting to describe the underworld.

The living, or rather all life, represent hope, while death, eternal enslavement, is inextricably linked to despair.