“Although that is actually in line with his style, but after hearing what Nordens said, everything seems to be more logical.”

But he didn’t hear Jiang Lu’s response.

When he turned his head, he found that Jiang Lu was stunned.

“Hey, what’s wrong with you?”

Jiang Lu didn’t have time to pay attention to Lucifer as he was brainstorming at the moment.

Zeus… lied to me?

It turns out that coming to have fun with the Santa reindeer was just a side job, and his real purpose was to find Hades?

For the first time, he felt like he was getting to know Zeus again.

It is hard to imagine how crazy and scheming a person who can even betray others can be!

Of course, this is not important.

The important thing is, the formation that sealed Nyarlathotep was actually a conversion formation used to supply energy to Hades?

Was it true that Nodens was using Nyarlathotep’s incarnation as nourishment to nourish Hades again?

It felt a bit strange that Zeus sacrificed himself to imprison the incarnation of Nyarlathotep.

Although it was just an incarnation of Zeus, it was really unlike his style. There was even a period of time when Jiang Lu felt a little ashamed every time he thought about it, and wondered if he had misunderstood him all along.

In fact, Zeus was originally a passionate young man.

But if it is to resurrect Hades, then everything seems to make sense.

Although Jiang Lu learned about the explosion facts that he had never known before, he did not feel excited at all, but rather a little depressed.

“Why didn’t you tell me earlier?”

But this time, Nordens was not able to fully predict Jiang Lu’s thoughts.

All his explanations now were based on complete rationality, and he did not consider whether Jiang Lu would feel disappointed.

He continued to drop bombshells.

“But the truth is, Hades wasn’t my first choice.”

Nordens said with some regret:

“You are.”

Jiang Lu came out of his lost mood and was a little surprised: “Me?”

“I have noticed you since you first came to Mount Olympus. It seems to me that you are a fellow who behaves in an even more old-fashioned way than before.”

Nordens praised with appreciation:

“I have always believed that only by knowing both ourselves and the enemy can we win every battle. Only those who are most similar to the old ones and understand them best can cause the greatest trouble to them after becoming their opponents.

And you are such a person. At that time, I believed that if you became my ally, the arrogance of the past would not last long. “

After a pause, he sighed with regret:

“Although it’s a bit embarrassing to say this, I have to admit that I’m not a very qualified opponent. Compared to the old days, I’m a bit too conservative and too rule-abiding.

As a result, I am often one step behind them. I always react only after they have done something evil and then try to stop them, instead of seeing through them in advance and making adequate preparations.

This results in them often being able to carry out their plans at no cost, because at most, the plan will fail. If I want to go further and gain more results from them, it will be extremely difficult.

Maybe they could make a hundred plans and succeed fifty of them, and the remaining fifty were stopped by me. But among those fifty times, only five of them paid a price and suffered losses at my hands.

This undoubtedly greatly boosted their arrogance.

When I realized this, I felt deeply that I needed an ally, and when I saw you, I was sure that you were exactly the person I needed.

In this era, except for Nyarlathotep and me, most of the ancient gods and the Old Ones are either still asleep or not convenient to show up and interfere with reality. If I can have an ally who acts with the mindset of the Old Ones, then our advantage will be overwhelming.

At least we can accumulate more strength before the awakening day comes.

But unfortunately, in a sense, I may have harmed you…”

Jiang Lu vaguely sensed something: “What do you mean…harming me?”

“Perhaps it’s because I paid too much attention to you, or perhaps it’s because Zeus really regarded you as a good friend, which caused Olympus and the underworld to get too close, and Nyarlathotep noticed something.”

Nodens said with a heavy voice, apologetically: “Before I could stop him, Nyarlathotep used the people around you to murder you.”

“Wait…wait a moment…”

Jiang Lu couldn’t accept it for a moment:

“What do you mean, Zeus really considers me a good friend?”

“Let me explain.” Lucifer thought Jiang Lu didn’t understand: “What he meant was that Zeus’s mission to make friends with you was originally a mission given to him. Well… it can’t be called a mission, anyway, it’s basically saying that because he wanted to train you to be a new ancient god, Zeus came to make friends with you on his behalf. But later, perhaps because he really felt that you were like-minded and worthy of close friendship, he developed real feelings for you.”

“Didn’t I fucking understand?” Jiang Lu burst out, his entire body flushed red, with tentacles flying in the wind. “Do I need you to explain it to me again?!”

The reason why he broke down was certainly not because Lucifer thought he was an idiot, but simply because he didn’t expect that the close friend he regarded as a relative actually had a purpose in contacting him at the beginning.

He suddenly felt that the friendship he had always cherished had become impure. Not only was it impure, it was also dirty and disgusting.

“Why are you still so angry…” Lucifer felt that Jiang Lu was trying to be more aggressive.

And Nodens below also noticed that the spirit belonging to Jiang Lu in the boat was experiencing violent fluctuations.

However, he only thought that Jiang Lu was angry with him because he knew the real reason why he almost died was because of him.

“It’s understandable that you’re angry. After all, you were murdered, and I have an unshirkable responsibility.”

Nordens changed the subject somewhat guiltily:

“In short, the first attempt to create a god failed before it even began, so Hades was created the second time. Unfortunately, I put in countless efforts this time, but it still failed. In the short term, I am afraid that I will not be able to make a third attempt. This means that I am afraid that I will not be able to stop Nyarlathotep’s next move for the time being.

You have a boat in your hand, which means that you may come into contact with an Old One in the future and get its favor. What I want to say is, no matter what they say to you, no matter how nice they say, you should not believe them, because Nyarlathotep, who killed you, will never let you go no matter what. He is a person who can even kill his compatriots in order to achieve his goals, let alone you who already has a grudge against him.

I tell you this so that you can have a clear understanding of your current situation, clarify your position, and find your real enemy. You must know that I always feel guilty about you, and I am also your forever friend. I believe you know what you should do. “

Chapter 455: Clean Up Together

Nordens’s words finally explained the whole story clearly.

Although the possibility of Nyarlathotep having other conspiracies cannot be ruled out, 80% of the troubles in the underworld and the netherworld can almost be attributed to Nodens.

He wanted to find an ally and train a newcomer with a clean background, and the first person he set his eyes on was Jiang Lu.

So something happened in the underworld.

Nyarlathotep was also a bully who only bullied the weak and feared the strong. It was clearly something that Nodens wanted alone, but he actually assassinated Jiang Lu directly.

He didn’t even ask Jiang Lu if he was willing to do so. After discussing it, it might not be impossible for Jiang Lu to join the Old Days.

Then there is the underworld. As a backup, Hades dragged the underworld into the abyss.

Finally, and now, there is Zeus.

Although Nodens did not seem to have any intention of training him to become an ancient god, he still faced the threat of being besieged by the alliance formed by the Yin Emperor.

In short, it seems that no one who gets involved with Nordens has a good ending.

“Could it be that…”

What Lucifer realized:

“That Nyarlathotep thought that I might be chosen because all the people chosen by Nodens were the rulers of the world of the dead. That’s why he planted his spies in Hell under the pretext of renovation. In fact, I was the one who suffered an unprovoked disaster?”

“If it’s an unprovoked disaster, then I should be the one complaining, right?”

Jiang Lu just felt aggrieved.

It was obvious that he did nothing and was not involved in anything. He was also unaware of anything that Nordens had done. As a result, Nordens, who came up with the idea, got nothing wrong, but he was implicated instead.

Even though he himself has never been a person who likes to hold hatred in his heart and lives with a heavy burden, he has never had too many subjective opinions about Yin Di, and being his enemy is more of a last resort.

He can accept that the reason he suffers is that he has done something wrong. Maybe he doesn’t feel it, but he has indeed hurt others. He just treats it as a game with wins and losses.

But he could not accept that he suffered an unexpected disaster without doing anything. This made him feel no meaning of his existence. It was as if he was just a person who lived his life peacefully and had not offended anyone. However, just because of his existence, he was an eyesore to some people and was suppressed and persecuted. He wanted to ask, why?

“Strange, really weird.”

He said to Lucifer in a somewhat incomprehensible way:

“It’s the same with Nodens and Nyarlathotep. One of them never asked me if I was willing or not, and just made the decision on his own. The other one never thought about getting my opinion, and just targeted me because Nodens made the decision.

Is the world these people live in a diode?”

But Lucifer was a bystander and he knew clearly why Nodens and Nyarlathotep behaved like this.

“It’s not surprising.” Lucifer gave an example: “Think about it, when you were looking for female companions in the underworld, did you ever consider whether they were willing?”

Jiang Lu found it funny: “How could I not be willing to do that? I, Jiang, am well-known for my generosity. Not to mention my female companions, when I am happy, they don’t have to pay anything and I will give them generous rewards. Besides, I am known as the succubus of the underworld. Which girl would not be reluctant to leave after having sex with me?”

“I’m not asking you about after the fact, I’m asking you about before the fact.” Lucifer pressed, “Before you started, did you specifically ask if they were willing?”

“Hmm…” This question stumped Jiang Lu.

He frowned: “Does it matter whether you ask or not? They will agree in the end anyway.”

“That’s it.” Lucifer spread his hands. “He probably has the same idea. From his perspective, he trained you to be an ancient god as a favor to you. It’s a great thing for you. You have no reason to refuse. And now you are complaining because you had a bad experience. If everything had gone well back then, you might not have the same idea as you do now. You might also become the kind of person you said who is addicted to it and can’t stop wanting to leave.”

“I…”

Jiang Lu was speechless for a moment.

The roles were reversed and he understood it all at once.

He would give many benefits to the women who accompanied him, but he also never asked those people whether they were willing to accompany him.

Before today, he might not even have considered the necessity of thinking this way.

It’s your honor that I like you. How can you refuse?

He made the same mistake as Nordens. The reason for this was that he had such thoughts because he was used to thinking highly of himself and took everything he thought for granted.

Nordens didn’t think about whether Jiang Lu was willing or not, because in his opinion it was a win-win situation with no harm. Jiang Lu should be grateful to him so how could he refuse?

In the final analysis, this is a kind of self-righteous behavior. If you think something is good, then other people must think it is good too. When you give this good thing to others, you never think about the possibility that others don’t want it, because subconsciously you think this is simply impossible.

The same is true for Nyarlathotep. Since it was decided by Nodens, no one else can change it. Things that cannot be changed are facts even if they have not happened yet, so he strangled the fact that should have happened in the cradle.

Neither of them considered Jiang Lu. Although this was hard for him to accept, the fact was that he was just a chess piece in the game between the two at that time.