Chapter 778 Revelations and Machinations

Chapter 778 Revelations and Machinations

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"Y-you! You monster! What kind of evil beings did Lord Obsidian bring into my castle?" Avaris thought aloud.

Ren shook him and said, "Now talk if you don't want to get skewered with salt and alcohol."

Azazel grabbed Ren's palms with the best of his ability, his sticky little hands trying to beg for dead life. "F-fine. Fine. I'll talk. I'll talk! I'll cut to the chase! Just don't skewer me with salt and alcohol!"

"That's my Ren," Elena commented with hearts in her eyes.

Evie nodded with pride. "He could be very persuasive if he wanted to."

"Are you sure you two should be proud of his evil ways?" Lorelai deadpanned.

"We don't want to hear that from you," Evie and Elena retorted simultaneously, both wearing identical deadpan expressions.

"Tell us what happened, Avaris," said Azazel. "How did you become like this, and how did the corruption got stolen from you?"

Avaris took a deep breath and sighed. "First of all, I'm glad that you're alive, Lord Azazel. I have been so depressed ever since you've been gone that I couldn't sleep."

"I can see that," Azazel remarked, eyeing the numerous treasures piling up in his castle.

Avaris cleared his throat. "That's my outlet for me to cope up with my depression."

"Just cut to the chase," Ren warned, his patience wearing thin.

Avaris shrieked and he shrunk before Ren. "R-right. I will tell you about my depression some other time and how my life had been since the moment you were gone."

"No, you can just skip that part. I'm not interested in your life," Azazel interjected.

Avaris ignored him and continued, "Actually, the one who invaded my castle is none other than Malifira herself."

"Ah, you don't know her yet, right? Iraelyn is the warlord of Wrath," Vivi explained, muttering to the side, "She's very unpleasant, too."

"She is angry all the time," Desira finished.

Elena couldn't contain her smile as she jestingly remarked, "I wonder what she's like now that the corruption has taken hold of her. She must angry and growling every waking seconds."

Evie imagined it and laughed with her too.

"You have a weird sense of humor," Lorelai commented. She then asked Avaris, "By the way, do you know that demon she was with? Salister Kane, that man with Malifira."

Avaris paused, and then his face turned to recognition. "Ah, that guy. He was ugly, so I didn't pay him any mind. What about him?"

"Is he part of the rebellion army?" Elena asked.

"Hmm . . . now that you have mentioned it, after they froze me and took all the citizens here, they did talk about the rebellion army."

"What did they talk about?" asked Elena curiously. "And why did took all the citizens here?"

Avaris tried to recall. "I don't know why they took them. But they were a little far, and I only heard something about storming Iraelyn's domain next."

"Why would Malifira do that?" Vivi sighed.

"Because she's a nasty, jealous witch, that's why," Desira snapped.

Avaris offered a different strand. "Actually, I heard them talking about taking the corruption from Iraelyn and then storming Hubrion's territory with all the might of the rebellion army, ending the tyranny of the warlords once and for all."

There was silence for a moment.

"So that's their plan all along," Vivi muttered.

"They plan to take the corruption and probably boost Malifira's powers so she could defeat Hubrion," Desira conjectured.

"But what would she gain from helping the rebellion army?" Azazel asked no one in particular. "It's not like her to cooperate with that bunch. I know the leaders in the rebellion army. They're cunning, and they definitely wouldn't let Malifira off the hook after they're done with Hubrion."

"That's right," Vivi seconded with a nod. "If the nobles wanted to take control again, they needed to kill all of the warlords."