Chapter 130 Someone
Cecilia’s guess wasn’t far off; it was the Fire Giants working together with Humans and Dwarves to take down the traitors who sided with the Evil Demons. The only issue was about the details—which were completely absent.
Humans are selfish, after all. It’s normal to hang back when it doesn’t concern oneself. If it were just to deal with the Prison Fire Villain, it wouldn’t have caused such a commotion or united the inherently contradictory races. Therefore, the core issue must involve multiple races.
So, what exactly happened?
Deep within the Iron Forging Hall, in front of the towering Prison Fire Villain who raised both hands, was a huge portal—clearly trying to harness the power of the volcano to open a gateway to the Nine Prisons.
Should the Prison Fire Villain succeed in opening the portal, evil devils would pour forth from the Nine Prisons, affecting Fire Giants, Humans, and Dwarves alike.
Sogran was the Prison Fire Villain leading the ritual.
He was also the first Fire Giant in the village to come into contact with a Great Devil from the Nine Prisons. Initially, as a Blacksmith, he only intended to learn forging knowledge from the Great Devil, and indeed he learned much, gradually rising to power in the village.
What things from a Devil could be obtained so easily? How could one not expect to pay a price?
When Sogran used Hell Iron and prison fire to forge a mighty Nail Head Hammer and smashed a slave to death, sending the slave’s soul to Aphnas, the first level of the Nine Prisons, he knew there was no turning back.
But so what? He didn’t need his soul anyway. Better give it all to the devils, and as for working as a Blacksmith for the devils after death, that would wait until he was dead.
As Sogran continued to serve the Great Devil, sending more victims’ souls to Aphnas, he found Purgatory Traits gradually appearing on his body. Horns began to form on his forehead, cloven hoofs grew on his feet, and he even sprouted a forked long tail.