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Watching Raphael, sincerely swayed by Duge's righteousness and choosing to submit, Phyra fell into deep thought, and in that moment, his mind cleared.
An Evil God disguising as an Ancient Deity could easily rule the Mortal Realm, then stage a fight with the Demon King...
Isn't that exactly what Duge is doing?
Everything he said fits him far better than it fits the Ancient Deities.
After all, Raphael also mentioned that a new Great Demon King might have emerged in the Demon Realm, also named Duge; this was probably more than just a coincidence.
Poor Raphael, finally played with by Evil Gods, just like the rest of them...
Phyra, thinking he had seen through everything, looked at Raphael with pity.
The Mortal Realm is finished.
But what has that got to do with him?
From the moment he decided to commit deicide, Phyra knew he was on a path of no return, and only if Duge emerged victorious would he secure the best outcome for himself.
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