Having traversed countless realms, can you possibly be as clever as me?

This makes him look like... Teacher Da Ye?

No, it's not just that... It's a shell, the skin of a lamb disguised as a hungry wolf.

"I'm not sure what's going on," Tsugumi said, squinting at the angel who had stood up.

"It would be better for all of us if you stayed away from me now."

"Shut up, sinner!!!" the angel roared, then pounced again.

The next second, a viscous, oil-like liquid burst out from beneath her, then formed a bone-covered tentacle that tightly bound her.

She struggled to break free from the tentacles' grasp, then gritted her teeth and said to Tsurugi in a voice that masked her terror.

"This power... you are the lord of sinners?!"

“Interesting… I think I’m gradually understanding everything.” Tsugumi looked at the black liquid hanging from her right hand and tilted her head slightly.

"Child, tell me, who ordered you to come and slaughter the demons of hell?"

"Fuck you!!!" the angel struggled, cursing.

"It's not good to swear." Tsugumi tilted her head, but her tone remained kind.

"The hatred in your heart is almost consuming you. What kind of hatred could fill a pure angel with such despair... Ah."

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"Interesting. So who started this war? Was it the Lord? Michael? Gabriel? Or..."

As he questioned her, the tentacles that spread from the black liquid tightened continuously. The angel felt the hatred burning in her heart, and the hundreds of hatreds seemed to turn into countless invisible blades that would pierce through her body!

She screamed, the terrifying hallucinations almost tearing her apart, and finally, unable to bear it any longer, she screamed her name.

"It is Adam! It is Adam who is commanding us!!!"

Tsurugi was taken aback, as this answer was somewhat beyond his expectations.

"Adam? Which Adam?"

"The very first man, the very first dick!!!"

The angel's vulgar description made Tsurugi's eyelids twitch again. He waved his hand, and the tentacles immediately loosened, and the angel flew away impatiently.

"Adam... Ugh, this answer is beyond my expectations."

Tsugumi stroked her chin, looking puzzled.

If this is still the worldview of the Abrahamic monotheistic system, then the existence of Adam should be of paramount importance at all times and in all places.

Although later Christianity almost entirely abandoned the veneration of Adam, his status was practically equal to that of Jesus. Adam was the first Messiah, while Jesus was the last Messiah; of course, the latter's Triune status always placed him above Adam.

But no matter what, Adam's status is revered. He is the one who walks with God and names all things. Even Lucifer, who lost the Lord's glory in Paradise Lost, would be beaten by Adam.

However, in any case, it is a very strange thing that Adam commanded the angels to slaughter the demons.

What does it mean that the plan to slaughter sinners in hell was devised by Adam?

If he were innocent, then the innocent Adam should not have participated in the slaughter of sinners and demons. Since the innocent Adam can be considered as the Great Teacher himself, can you imagine the Great Teacher personally descending to earth every year to elbow the demon?

If he is guilty, then Adam's existence is very delicate. A guilty Adam would live to be 930 years old and then die, but he would not go to heaven or hell. Instead, he would be buried near the Garden of Eden. Adam, who experienced spiritual death (separation from God) due to original sin, could only be resurrected on the Day of Judgment.

God can be quite severe in some ways. Although Adam was His first creation, he defied God and chose freedom, and like Jesus, he had to bear the sins of all mankind. However, he had no right to atone for his sins; his fate would only be decided on the Day of Judgment.

The idea of ​​a guilty Adam elbowing a demon in Hell's Thrush River was bizarre enough; what if an innocent Adam...?

Damn it, what's the difference between this and Michael coming down every year at a fixed time to pat the backs of Hell?

Tsugumi's mind was in a mess. He shook his head to banish these complex mythological ideas from his mind, and then looked at the demon trying to escape beside him.

"Ah, sir, I didn't mean to, I..."

When the young demon saw Tsugumi looking at her, he immediately wore a mournful expression and retreated hastily.

“No, lost lamb.” Tsurugi’s tone suddenly became erratic. She pressed her left hand against the head of the escaped demon, laughing gleefully.

"Open your heart to your shepherd and walk the path of salvation..."

A holy light shone in his hand, and the next moment, the demon let out a shrill scream. Then, a pale blue crystal slowly grew out of her chest.

Then, her expression became incredibly peaceful, joyful, and compassionate.

Her memories and past flowed through Dongjiang's mind.

He raised an eyebrow, then revealed an expression of utter disgust, because this demon had been a damned human trafficker in his previous life.

Although I desperately wanted to destroy her body and soul, the punishment had already begun.

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Tsurugi showed a very 'strange' expression.

What to say?

Tsuruga seemed to understand why Michael couldn't be killed.

Trinity Kill Kill Kill: 511. [Hell Inn] Tsurugi: What did you do here? Is this still hell?!

The hell that Tsurugi knew, or rather, the hell that the general public perceived, was basically a huge prison and torture chamber.

Crimes range from minor to serious, with greater suffering and more severe torture at lower levels—this is consistent throughout history and across cultures.

The same is true of the Christian concept of Hell. The first level of Hell that Tsurugi knew was the border of Hell, a place of purgatory. It was not even a place to torture sinners, but a place to settle innocent heretics who indirectly caused sin and goodness.

What they endured was not torture, but the loneliness of gazing at heaven but being unable to enter. And the souls on that level, after repentance and self-awareness, and after completing their own atonement, are allowed to ascend to heaven or be reincarnated into the human world!

Many souls forced to commit suicide are reincarnated in this layer; it can be said that the vast majority of people who are not qualified to go to heaven spend their time here.

Further down lies the endless abyss of torment for sinners.

Tsuruga fully acknowledges the existence of hell and purgatory, whether in the East or the West, but in his view, hell is a more important place than heaven.

If you have to choose between prisons and nursing homes to disappear, then the latter should just disappear.

The punishment of evil is far more important than the reward for good deeds. Only when evil is judged and punished accordingly will people restrain their sins.

But the hell in this world... is a little different.

This world's hell also has seven levels, but the Pride Ring, which should be in the lowest level, the icy lake, to punish those who betray God, has become the highest level of hell, and—the only place to accommodate sinners.

Are you serious? Are all sinners thrown into the ring of pride?

What use are the other rings then? What meaning does hell have in its existence?

Hell exists to highlight Heaven and to warn the world. If all sinners are punished in the same way, what is the value of Hell?

However, this sinful demon named Emily did not know what the other hell rings looked like or what their conditions were like, because sinful demons who fell into the Pride Ring were not allowed to enter other rings, but native demons from other rings could come to the Pride Ring.

Oh, and even this ring of arrogance doesn't punish sinners—that's alright.

Is this even hell?!

Sinners who fall into hell do not have to pay the price for their sins or suffer torment; instead, they are transformed into sinful demons the moment they fall into hell.

They are immortal and eternally healthy, and unless killed by angels, they will be reborn in hell after a period of time.

This honor, in the orthodox hell that Tsurugi knows, would be enough to drive those sinners and demons mad—as evil souls, they have to endure countless torments to prove themselves before they have even a tiny bit of value to be elevated by the hellish nobles and fallen angels to become sinners and demons to punish other evil spirits.

Honestly, when I saw this, I was so angry I almost laughed.

He could tolerate the existence of a paradise of indulgence and pleasure, after all, it was the final destination that people could reach after they had earned a good score on the answer sheet of life through good deeds and justice. As long as they did not harm others, being a little decadent was not excessive.

But hell should be a place for those scum who have scored negative marks on the answer sheet of life and are beyond redemption and do not know how to repent!

If even hell doesn't torment people, what's the difference between heaven and hell? Is this place a paradise for sinners?

These sinners are quite pleased with themselves—damn it, is it that my test-taking mindset is abnormal, or is the world abnormal?

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These sinners gathered in this vast pentagram city, and because there was no punishment or anything to torment them, they built their own civilization.

They have no government, Lucifer, who should rule them, is missing, and the entire Pentagram City is in a state of fragmented co-rule by hellish lords.

This means that powerful criminal lords have monopolized a certain field, such as food, medicine, military industry, or media.

Some of these domains are related to their own authority, while others are not. These hell lords rely on monopolizing these industries to make profits, maintain control over the lower-level sinners and demons, and maintain relative order in Pentagram City.

What? You're asking where money comes from?

Money naturally flows from the cycle of greed!

Yes, if the information this sinner demon was exchanging with those primal little demons who came out to do business wasn't a lie, then the six levels of hell below weren't exactly respectable places either!

Mammon, the Lord of the Greed Ring, is a clown who runs a circus business and works part-time in the banking industry; Beelzebub, the Lord of the Gluttony Ring, is a hellhound queen bee who produces desserts and drinks and is in charge of delivery; and Belial, the Lord of the Sloth Ring, is a lazy sheep who runs a pharmaceutical business.

The Lord of the Wrath Ring, Satan, is a giant humanoid red dragon, that's true. The only problem is—God for God, the Wrath Ring is actually the largest agricultural production base in all of Hell! The Wrath Ring is actually a giant farm!

Besides that, the Ring Master is a humanoid demon who looks like a mix of a rooster, a goat, and a bull. The industry he runs is indeed the kind of lewd industry that fits the stereotype. If you really want to criticize him, it's that he doesn't make money through direct transactions, but through a huge factory that produces sex toys...

The Lord of Jealousy is a humanoid two-headed fish and dragon dressed like a biker gang member. She is in charge of short videos and new media in Hell, and is the media center of Hell...

Quack! I don't want to hear any more!!!

Are you fucking demons?!

Sinners and demons are one thing, but how come the demons in hell are also this despicable? Where is your cruelty as demons? Where is your madness? Where is your bloodlust? Where is your duty to torment humans? With such dereliction of duty, aren't you afraid of being punished by your superiors?!

Damn it, this isn't hell! It's practically the human world!

Compared to the Six Rings of Hell below, the Pentagram City of Pride Hell, while not much different from a larger version of New York, actually has a slightly more hellish feel.

The ecosystem of Pentagram City is basically controlled by a few powerful sinner lords: Zaisi controls the food supply, Camilla controls the military merits, and others control the broadcasting and media...

However, most of the time, the ecological environment of hell is in a state of mutual killing among sinners, because there is no law in essence, so it follows a very orthodox socialism.

And because sinners cannot kill each other, sinners and demons often become each other's food source.

It is said that there is a cannibal town in Pentagram City, where all the demons eat this kind of food.

This can be seen as a way of tormenting these criminals from another perspective.

This city of sinners also has a special 'killing line': every year a group of angels from heaven enters the pentagram city and wreaks havoc, slaughtering large numbers of demons who have no sanctuary or whose sanctuary is not strong enough.

This was the only piece of nonsense that Dongjiang knew that could at least offer him some consolation.

But why can't Heaven just give him the full picture?