Furthermore, to ensure his safety, Alex requested 12 seals, which would allow him to verify the names of all the important characters in the story from beginning to end.

As long as his plan succeeds, the demons will not be able to revive, and the order will not collapse. The three committee chairmen's side will take a short break after the war and will not immediately start fighting among themselves. As a meritorious official, he is qualified to contact the surviving prisoners of the three committee chairmen's side and the demon apostles' side. No one can stop him from asking questions!

Li Tianhu hadn't expected that the other party's goal was the seal. This thing was of great importance, and Li Tianhu couldn't help but suspect that the other party had other motives. After all, in this world, seals and demons were practically inextricably linked!

He even had to suspect that these two people were spies sent by the devils! But then again, if that were the case, there was no reason why they would have let him go earlier.

Alex clearly saw Li Tianhu's hesitation: "Don't worry, Chairman Li, if I really wanted to resurrect the demon, why would I stand on your side? The seal is indeed useful to me, but it has nothing to do with the demon."

"I only need 12 seals. You can confiscate the rest as you please. Even if I had extraordinary abilities, I couldn't possibly do anything with just 12 seals, could I?"

Alex's words were reasonable and seemed to have no problem. Li Tianhu was silent for a moment: "I need to discuss this matter with the other two."

"It is. Chairman Bai has already agreed to my request, and I believe Chairman Li will definitely agree as well. I will wait for good news."

Alex turned and left the conference room.

"By the way, where's the restroom here? I need to use the facilities."

“Over there, sir.”

Alex scurried into the bathroom and closed the door. His face contorted instantly. He coughed up a mouthful of blood, slapped his chest, and washed it away before taking out a pill from his pocket and popping it into his mouth.

Ahem, I think I went a little overboard with my showing off...

Teleporting a blade through space wasn't a big problem for him, since the blade itself was made by Buls. What really took a toll on Alex was controlling the two [Near Gods] beside Li Tianhu!

There was no other way; he needed to demonstrate sufficient strength to intimidate Li Tianhu. Otherwise, even if the other party was willing to cooperate, they wouldn't immediately proceed with the plan. And the encounter with Jiang Ran earlier had made Alex's brow twitch. He couldn't delay any longer; he had to start the plan immediately!

The hour was the time he and Boers were giving themselves to recover, as well as time for the three chairmen to mobilize their forces. If it weren't for these factors, he would have started taking action immediately!

Jiang Ran overheard the entire conversation and, after a brief silence, spoke up: "I can't let Alex complete his plan; it would disrupt mine."

The remaining six important characters in the plot are secondary. With him causing trouble, it will be even more difficult for Jiang Ran to revive Aisha. If the Demon Apostle side is destroyed, then even if Jiang Ran obtains all the seals, there will be no corresponding method to revive Aisha.

Jiang Ran stood up from the chair.

Gwen tugged at his sleeve: "Jiang Ran, what do you want to do?"

"Since Alex wants to start a war, then I'll fight him! He wants to side with the three committee chairmen, so I'll side with the Demon Apostles!"

Given the current situation, maintaining a neutral stance is probably unrealistic. If Jiang Ran wants to break the deadlock, he has no choice but to stand directly on the side of the Demon Apostles and help them fight against the three committee chairmen. Otherwise, the three near-gods will be powerless to fight back!

The conversation revealed that the three chief apostles of the demons had used some method to conceal their headquarters. In the limited time of one hour, even if they carried out a large-scale relocation, they certainly could not complete a second concealment.

"Gwen, could you go search Lee Sixby's room first and see if there's a corresponding note? Go and come back quickly!"

"Okay, just wait for my good news!"

If there are still no corresponding clues, it means that the problem is likely to be confirmed by the Demon Apostles. In that case, there's no rush. Jiang Ran needs to resolve this matter before leaving Li Tianhu's headquarters.

Gwen disappeared, and Jiang Ran called everyone back via the connection, making arrangements at the same time.

He, Gwen, Ye Ye, Yu Cheng, Rusger, and Dejov will head directly to the Demon Apostle headquarters to fight, while Weps will hide in a relatively safe place that is far enough away.

Firstly, Wips lacks the ability to engage in direct combat. Secondly, Wips' ability allows members in a connection to be teleported to a specific person, and by placing one person outside, others can be teleported away to escape when in danger.

In less than a minute, Gwen was back by Jiang Ran's side.

Having decided to break ties with Li Tianhu, Gwen decided to stop hiding her intentions and directly used force to ask for directions, quickly determining the location of Li Liubi's room.

"I did find a note inside."

Gwen unfolded the note—

【Who are you? 】

Who are you? The fact that such a question was being asked made Jiang Ran keenly aware that it was no ordinary question, as it clearly didn't sound like the kind of question one would ask "Li Liubi"!

After learning the information, Jiang Ran and Gwen did not hesitate any longer and immediately returned to the headquarters of the Demon Apostles to inform the three chief apostles of everything!

Upon hearing this, the three chief apostles' faces instantly darkened.

"So, there are a total of eight near-gods on the other side?"

The three of them, along with Jiang Ran and Gwen, only have the combat power of five near-gods. Even if you include Aransta, whom they met before, there are only six! The Grand Apostle is unaware of Arceus's existence, but Jiang Ran plans to go and call him.

If a real fight breaks out, the most crucial figure will be Dejouf! He can use his abilities to instantly kill four enemy [Near God]s! In contrast, while the two underlings of the British Empire may not seem like much, one of them possesses the talent to kill bizarre creatures and could easily eliminate the three Grand Apostles the moment the battle begins!

Therefore, calculating combat strength is not that simple; many factors need to be considered. Aside from those high-level combatants who might perish early in the war, the truly effective fighters are the following individuals—

The Demon Apostle Fang, Jiang Ran, Gwen, Rusgler, and Yu Cheng all possess genuine [near-god] level combat power. After using up his talent, Dejov is no different from an ordinary person, while Ye Ye is only equivalent to the peak of the [Ghost King] level in terms of combat power.

The three committee chairmen, Fang, Alex, and Boers, are tentatively considered to have near-god-level combat power. Dejov can only deal with four of them, so there will be two more near-god-level opponents remaining.

In comparison, the difference in combat strength between the two sides is not actually that great.