Ordinary fantasy adventure in Faerûn

Chapter 556 Surrender
Noshil had made his point very clearly, and Gargos naturally knew this truth.

The facts were already before him, and he had no choice but to surrender or die. Rather than staying in this shield until a tragic death, Gargauth would rather accept another option.

Even though this runs counter to his ideal of freedom, as long as he can get out of this damn shield, Gargauth would rather make some small sacrifices. After all -

'Noshir Temariti, when we first met, I had a feeling that you would achieve great things in the future. If I were free at that time, I would definitely bet heavily on you in exchange for your soul, because I know you have this value, but I didn't expect you to be able to cash in this value so quickly. This is really beyond my imagination.'

Information about the Crown of Karsus flashed rapidly through Gargaus' mind, combined with Nosir's previously undisguised desire for his own divinity and what he had once told Nosir about the steps on the path to godhood.

Yes, everything is already very clear. There is no doubt that this kid is already on the road to becoming a god. It is very likely that he, like the legendary Karsus, has found a way for mortals to ascend to become gods. He has even gathered a considerable part of the elements for becoming a god. Now, perhaps the only thing he lacks is the divinity in his hands.

'It sounds like he has great potential. If I really want to change to a new boss, Noshier might really be my best choice at the moment.'

Such a sentence flashed through Gargoyle's mind. As a qualified devil, Gargoyle had long been accustomed to exploiting others and being exploited by his immediate superior. After all, as a devil, he had never had real freedom in his life. So, getting rid of the arrogance that had long been worn away by the years, Gargoyle quickly convinced himself to look at everything that was happening now with a calmer and more rational eye.

"If Noshir is depriving me of my divinity in order to allow himself to ascend to godhood, then this deal is completely acceptable to me."

'I embezzled Asmodeus's divinity and became a demigod. From that moment on, it was difficult for me to continue to live in hell... Even if I gained freedom and took the initiative to surrender to Asmodeus, my best future would probably be death. If the ending was a little worse, what awaited me was endless suffering. Based on my understanding of Asmodeus, the latter possibility is 97% greater than the former.'

'That is to say, even if I am truly free, I can never return to hell, back under the nose of Asmodeus. In this case, I will either have to hide for the rest of my life, or find a backer who can take my place in advance. This backer must be capable enough to confront or even ignore Asmodeus. It was almost impossible to find such a backer in the past, but if Noshier can really achieve such an achievement...'

Alas, Gargoyle sighed secretly in his heart. Rather than finding a god-level backer for himself, Gargoyle wanted to achieve that divine power himself, but judging from the current situation and conditions, it was impossible for him to achieve this goal.

Although divinity is still in his body, it is just a pure energy, a supernatural substance, a qualification for transcendence. Although this thing is still extremely precious, possessing divinity does not qualify one to become a god, otherwise Gargoyle would not have ended up like this. The best result for him now is to join Noshir completely and find a strong enough backer for himself. Maybe he can live a good and comfortable life in the future.

Gargos and Noshir didn't talk much, but it was enough for him to recognize Noshir's character. This guy is decisive and ruthless, but he also has his own persistence and beliefs. Those who are identified as enemies by him basically don't see the sun the next day, and he will never show mercy to evil people. For Gargos, he originally thought that someone like him would not be able to get a chance to survive from Noshir, but the fact is that this is what happened. Although Noshir's words were full of threats, it is undeniable that he did give Gargos a chance to survive.

This alone allows Gargaus to clearly say that if he were to compare Noshir and Asmodeus and ask him to choose one of them to be his boss without considering any consequences, Gargaus would definitely choose Noshir without hesitation and immediately pledge his loyalty to him.

Although the word loyalty is a little ridiculous for a devil, under the constraints of a strict enough contract, no matter how ridiculous the oath is, once signed, Gargauth will abide by it until the world is destroyed.

"…Well, you win, Noshir—you'll get what you want."

After Noshir finished his previous words, Gargoyle remained silent for about five minutes. Then, the demigod devil finally spoke his first sentence. While saying this, Gargoyle took the initiative to reveal his strength and wrote a sincere and permanent contract of selling himself.

Noshil reached out and took the parchment condensed by the power of hell. At the same time, the panel scanned the contract to see if there were any deliberate loopholes or hidden traps. As Noshil expected, but also very much against the devil's instinct, Gargauth actually did not leave any tricks.

“…A wise choice.”

Noshier raised his eyebrows and smiled. Should we say that he is worthy of being a great devil who can grow to the level of demigod in the environment of hell? Gargos successfully chose the only way to survive in the conditions and environment where he would die if he made a wrong choice.

Whether it was the previous conversation or the current contract, if Gargos really tried to show any non-cooperation in the above links, or even tampered with the current contract, then his future would be doomed, and there would be no possibility of continuing to live. But it seemed that this guy had already understood his character when he signed the first contract with him.

The attempt he made when signing the first contract had already made him realize that it was impossible to hide his actions from Noshil's eyes. But why did he continue to try even though he had already learned from the previous experience?

Gargauth is not that stupid.

(End of this chapter)