I Became Spider-Man's Cousin in Anime Crossover

Chapter 604 Revenge of an Old Friend

"My Lord, your demon brother has failed. Spider-Man and his team have resealed him back into Hell."

Ah Fen knelt on one knee before the Holy Lord, bowing his head to report. His voice was very low, clearly worried that he would become the target of the Holy Lord's wrath.

Meanwhile, Shendu, possessing Valon, had shed his signature green suit and donned a retro wizard's robe. Muttering incantations, he was constantly simmering something in front of a large cauldron.

Upon hearing the bad news from A-Fen, he immediately turned around, his scarlet eyes fixed intently on A-Fen.

Are you sure?

"It's...it's confirmed. This is footage from the surveillance camera that Rasu left behind before he left, as you instructed."

Looking at the Holy Lord whose face was expressionless, Ah Fen felt immense pressure. While hastily responding, he quickly flipped his laptop, turning the screen towards the Holy Lord.

The gates of hell that sealed Xiaofeng were visible in the scene, enough to declare Xiaofeng's operation a failure.

But at the end of the video, a bright light suddenly burst forth from Xiaofeng's body. This damaged the surveillance camera that was secretly observing, and the recording was interrupted.

In Afen's eyes, this was undoubtedly another complete failure. So after saying this, despite being so scared that he closed his eyes tightly, Afen still forced himself to speak and try to defend his good brother Lasu.

"Of course, you can't blame us, Holy Lord. Rasul has already reminded your brother how powerful Spider-Man is, but he just wouldn't listen, so..."

"...Hmph, hahaha! Good! Great! Excellent!"

Suddenly, the Holy Lord threw his head back and burst into laughter.

The laughter erupted from deep within Valon's throat, carrying a deep, inhuman resonance that echoed repeatedly in the empty cave. With each echo, Afen's back slumped a little further, and his body visibly trembled.

He had rehearsed countless reactions from the Holy Lord, and even prepared himself to be burned by the Holy Lord's fire breath, but he never expected the Holy Lord to laugh like this.

So much so that at this moment, Ah Fen's mind, now completely blank, was filled with only one thought...

It's over. The Holy Lord can't accept the repeated defeats; he's gone mad with rage and is about to unleash a massacre...

However, little did Ah Fen know that this was exactly the result the Holy Lord wanted to see!

Although the abilities of the eight demons differ, their overall strength is roughly the same.

Since even in a parallel universe, when I possessed all twelve talismans and lacked nothing, I was no match for that spider monster...

The Holy Lord never dared to hope that his group of demon brothers and sisters, who were eager to offer themselves up for death, could defeat Riley in a one-on-one fight!

The reason he knowingly traveled the world, painstakingly freeing his demonic brothers and sisters, wasn't because he had once deliberately allowed other demons to suffer in Hell in order to monopolize the world, but suddenly realized the value of this brotherhood…

The Holy Lord, who merely held an intelligence advantage, deliberately used them to divert Riley's attention in order to create an opportunity to defeat him. He also took the opportunity to steal some of his demonic energy from his demonic brothers and sisters for his own use.

During this time, the Holy Lord, who constantly revisited magical spells, gradually returned to his old ways as a dark wizard.

Knowing that both righteous and evil energies exist in the world, maintaining a balance of yin and yang, the Holy Lord accurately predicted that the moment Xiaofeng was sealed away, the vacancy of the demon's seat would trigger a frenzied backlash from the evil energy!

At that time, with just a little bit of Xiaofeng's demonic energy as start-up capital, the Holy Lord will be able to restore the power and effects of the Tiger Talisman using the secret technique he developed!

Although this was a one-time event, and it required consuming a large amount of precious magical materials he had collected during this period—most of which were painstakingly scavenged by Afen, Zhou, and Lasu from dangerous areas around the world, practically forbidden zones—and a portion of which were purchased at exorbitant prices using the remaining funds of the Black Hand Gang during Shendu's possession of Valmont.

But in retrospect, this deal was undoubtedly worthwhile.

It's like using magic to fight magic.

Since neither intrigue nor direct confrontation can defeat Riley...

Why not split Riley into two opposing sides: good and evil?

In this way, even if the side leaning towards evil cannot be directly used by him, it is enough to throw the righteous camp, which has lost Riley's leadership, into disarray, greatly reducing its threat level!

And the Holy Lord can take this opportunity to accelerate the progress of his own plans!

Thinking this, the smile on the Holy Lord's face grew even wider. His scarlet eyes, hidden in the shadow of the wizard's robe and hood, gleamed with a cunning light.

"Alright, you idiots, since you've been behaving well lately, I won't punish you this time. Now get out of here."

"Huh? Okay... okay, Holy Lord, I'll be going right now!"

After waving Ah Fen away and watching him scramble away, the Holy Lord turned around, took out a satellite phone from his pocket, and skillfully dialed a number.

"Is there some good news that you called so suddenly?"

Shortly after, a hoarse static noise came from the other end of the receiver.

Then, a synthesized electronic voice, clearly used to conceal one's identity, came from the other end of the communicator.

"That's right, Spider-Man has been caught off guard. I've created the opportunity. As for whether you can seize it, and to what extent, that's up to you."

The Holy Lord held the communicator to his ear, showing no surprise, and responded calmly.

"As your ally, I'm giving you some good advice... Don't gamble everything you have in the rush to seek revenge. We're in this together now; if you fail, I won't be happy either."

"I understand, don't worry. I've already died once... I know how to deal with that wretched wall-climbing bug."

Hearing the Lord's rare kind reminder, the person on the other end of the phone seemed to recall some unbearable past events, and their tone became more volatile.

After hanging up the phone, the figure hidden in the shadows remained silent for a moment, seemingly weighing the pros and cons and how to maximize their own benefit from this opportunity.

Finally, he leaned forward and pressed a button on the table.

It was at this moment that the moonlight outside the window, as the dark clouds dissipated, slowly streamed into the oppressive room. It gradually revealed, from within the shadows, the massive, imposing silhouette.

"Hey, pass on my order: have the Evil Six come see me."

"It's time for New York City to remember who the real owners of this land are."