After Vali and Abel parted ways, he flew towards his old man's location.
Suddenly, he seemed to sense something and stopped.
"Come out, everyone."
As Vali's words fell, a barrier rose around them. Immediately after, several figures emerged: a man, a woman, and a loli appeared before him.
They were Creuserey Asmodeus, Katerea Leviathan, and Ophis.
Katerea greeted Vali, "Nice to meet you, Vali Lucifer, I am Katerea Leviathan. He is Creuserey Asmodeus. And this is the leader of our Khaos Brigade, the Infinite Dragon God Ophis."
Vali frowned.
But when Ophis was introduced, he became interested, his gaze turning to the emotionless girl sitting beside her, lost in thought.
The Infinite Dragon God, one of the two Dragon Gods.
He asked, "Tell me, what do you want with me?"
"I want to invite you to join the Khaos Brigade, specifically the Old Satan Faction."
Vali raised an eyebrow. "Why should I join you? I'm doing quite well with Azazel."
"We are all direct descendants of the Four Great Satans. We want to overthrow the current Satans and reclaim our positions."
"Vali Lucifer! Join us!"
Vali's lips curved into a playful smile. "Overthrow the current Satans, reclaim positions? Sounds interesting, but that's not enough for me to join you."
For Vali, status and the like were not important. What mattered was being able to challenge strong opponents.
At this moment, Ophis, who was looking at the sky, turned to Vali. "I can give you my power. In exchange, I want to ask you to help me defeat Great Red, reclaim the Dimensional Gap, and allow me to return to peace."
As she spoke, a symbol of an Ouroboros appeared on her fingernail.
However, Vali didn't pay attention to these. External power was always external power. What interested him was challenging Great Red.
Moreover, he also had the idea of leaving Azazel and striking out on his own, as there were too many restrictions under Grigori. He couldn't do this, couldn't do that.
He wanted to challenge strong opponents without restraint. So, first, he had to leave the protection of his old man.
In that case, joining Khaos Brigade was a good choice. He believed Azazel would understand him.
Vali's contemplation ended. "I can join you, but I won't obey your commands, as I don't like being constrained."
"Of course, we are only in a cooperative relationship."
Facing Vali's demands, Katerea and Creuserey nodded in agreement.
"Very well, in that case, I will join."
Vali's lips curved upwards, his eyes sparkling with excitement. "So, do you all have a plan?"
"Of course, we plan to launch a coup during the Three Faction Conference and assassinate the leaders of the three factions."
Vali nodded.
But inwardly, he was disdainful. With their level, they couldn't even defeat Azazel, yet they wanted to take on the leaders of other factions. What a pipe dream.
"Alright, since it's arranged, then I'll see you at the Three Faction Conference."
"Mm, see you at the Three Faction Conference."
Subsequently, the barrier was lifted, and everyone dispersed.
Vali continued to fly towards his home.
...
Grigori Academy.
This was an academy founded by Azazel, specifically for teaching children with Sacred Gears.
Principal's Office.
Azazel was currently tinkering with a toy gun.
At this moment, Vali pushed the door open and walked straight in.
"I'm back."
"Vali, you worked hard."
Saying this, Azazel put down the toy gun in his hand and looked up at Vali.
"How was the Kokabiel situation handled?"
"Kokabiel is dead, so I brought the body back." Vali released Kokabiel's corpse.
Looking at Kokabiel's remains, Azazel felt a mix of emotions. Another old friend had passed away.
The war had clearly ended, so why did he insist on starting another?
We are all products of the old era. Couldn't he just enjoy life?
Azazel raised his hand and transferred Kokabiel's corpse to the lowest level of Hell for freezing.
"Old man, I'll be leaving now."
"Alright, go."
Vali left Grigori Academy, while Azazel continued to fiddle with his Gender Bender Gun.
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Vali's home.
Vali was currently chatting with a man wearing a golden circlet on his head and leather armor.
Sun Wukong.
Vali had already begun to form his own team. The first he wanted to invite was Sun Wukong, and then he also planned to invite Kuroka. However, that cat belonged to Abel's family, so he decided against it.
"Sun Wukong, I want to invite you to join my team."
"No problem."
Facing Vali's invitation, Sun Wukong agreed without hesitation. After all, they were both friends, and both had lawless personalities.
At this moment, Kuroka had just returned from outside and was about to speak.
Vali hadn't forgotten Abel's request and spoke up, "Kuroka, Abel told me to tell you that you've been playing outside for too long, it's time to come home."
"Eh!?"
Hearing Vali's words, Kuroka was stunned.
Abel?
Then she seemed to remember something.
"Hiss..." She gasped.
She had been playing too wildly lately, she almost forgot that she was a cat with a master.
"Vali, I'm leaving first. Remember to call me if anything fun happens."
With that, she turned and ran, leaving Sun Wukong with a puzzled expression.
"Vali, aren't you inviting Kuroka?"
"No need. If she wants to come, she'll come back herself."
Then Vali turned and left, Sun Wukong following behind him.
"So where are we going now?"
"To invite some interesting guys to join us."