Chapter 1610 - 1077: Slaughtering All the Way Through
According to Deckard Cain’s description, after the angels and humans defeated and sealed the seven demon heads into the Soulstone, the human world indeed enjoyed several hundred years of peace.
Just like Duanmu Huai mentioned earlier, since there was no way to completely eliminate the subspace creatures, sentencing them to life imprisonment and locking them away was considered a better approach. At least if nothing went wrong, these beings could be kept locked away until the end of the world.
The premise is no one stages a jailbreak.
But there’s always a fear of unforeseen incidents.
Several hundred years later, a royal member named Leoric brought his subordinates, under the orders of the Holy Church at the time, to govern this place.
However, at that time, Leoric didn’t know that this land without an owner was not a good place. Beneath it lay a ruin, and within those ruins was sealed Diablo, one of the three Prime Evils.
Was this a coincidence?
Of course, it was no coincidence. In fact, this was a conspiracy from beginning to end. At the time, a demon who worshipped the Demon God infiltrated the Holy Church and followed Leoric to this territory under the guise of an entourage member. His purpose was simple: to have Leoric lift the seal of the King of Fear and become its avatar in the human world.
After all, for subspace creatures to manifest in the real world, they must have a host to possess, and back then, the smart, brave, and strong Leoric was chosen as a sacrifice offered to Diablo by the demon.
The plan went smoothly. When Leoric came here to govern, he was quickly targeted by the King of Fear. Initially, the King of Fear intended to entirely occupy Leoric’s body, but Leoric’s steadfast will thwarted its scheme. However, this did not mean the King of Fear’s plan failed. After all, no human can indefinitely resist the King of Fear’s incessant whispers. Soon, once benevolent, noble, and courageous Leoric underwent a drastic change in personality, becoming isolated,
Under the spiritual pollution of the King of Fear and the instigation of the lurking demon, Leoric began to believe that others were conspiring to rebel against him. He then launched a brutal massacre, sparing neither his wife, ministers, nor subordinates. He even heeded the demon’s slander to launch a war against neighboring countries and sent his eldest son to the frontline.