Zuo Dao Becomes a God Starting from American Horror

Chapter 376 Preparing Food: Mammon's Cunning Plan
“You have a reason to live,” Baal said. “Now, come with me.”

He twisted his neck, and before Freddy could respond, lightning flickered like waves, and a blue-white thundercloud gate condensed in the hall.

A giant hand enveloped Fred, darkness engulfed him, and he lost all senses.

When it regained consciousness, it found itself in a strange space.

Here, the vast expanse stretches to the horizon, all that meets the eye is darkness. Every breath is heavy with oppression, as if one has stepped into a black quagmire, where every step is difficult.

Where's Barr?
Before Freddy could even shout.

The boundless darkness rippled like water, and Freddy's soul trembled. He instinctively sensed that something... was looking at him!
"..."

Call ~
The fierce wind lashed at his face like a knife, cutting through Freddy's pockmarked skin until he was covered in blood, looking as if he had been slowly tortured.

When the gale subsided.

The darkness receded.

A colossal, strange being stood before Fred.

He has two forms, which appear and disappear with Freddy's observations and can change at any time.

One is a two-headed giant bird resembling a falcon, its feathers gleaming gold. With each flap of its wings, countless venomous snakes and gold and silver jewels fall, turning to dust on the ground before returning to its body, adding a touch of brilliance to its golden wings.

One was an angel with jet-black wings and a handsome face unlike any mortal. His eyes were greedy, and he was playing with a silver coin in his hand. In the shadows, the silver coin emitted black energy, and various images of people who craved wealth appeared, as well as countless things in the world.

Regardless of the image he projected, Freddy faced immense pressure.

It has never been so afraid since it was born.

No.

It's not fear!

It's...greed!
Freddy's gaze was fixed on the silver coin. In his eyes, the silver coin did not reflect the coin itself, but rather the power and fantasies he craved!
It saw it, saw the destruction of Louis, the torment of Constantine, the brutal killing of Nancy, and the release of the Candaria demon, spreading the dream across the globe and becoming the true king of dreams!

There are many, many more...

Each one is its desired target.

Now, the goal is within reach; all that's needed is... surrender, crawl over, and beg for the king's favor.

Freddy's expression changed rapidly. He bent down, preparing to crawl over like a servant, but suddenly his power surged, awakened by another force equal to Mammon's magic.

but……

!!!

Realizing what had happened, Freddy, terrified, looked at the enormous figure radiating boundless magic and knelt down.

"The great Mammon!"

Mammon looked at Freddy without saying a word, a thought flashing through his mind.

The next second, the magic of greed began to crave knowledge of the secrets, and so the secrets automatically surfaced and were obtained by greed.

"I see."

"Freddy, I didn't know you were connected to Belial."

Because it involves the existence of equal positions, the gains obtained through greed are not entirely hidden.

Freddy: "Your Majesty, I only vaguely sensed His Majesty Belial's gaze at the time of my birth, but I have no idea why His Majesty Belial was interested in me."

This is the deepest secret in Freddy's memory. When Louis searched through his memories, he touched upon this aspect, but because it involved too many levels, he did not fully succeed. Even so, he knew that the power given to Freddy came from three demons formed from the power of hell.

However, the fact that those three special demons attracted Belial's attention was something Louis was unable to observe at the time.

Its status is too high; even glimpses from memories are often vague and unclear.

The current Mammon is different; as an equal, He easily saw through Freddy's trickery.

As His greedy eyes darted around, He had already figured out part of the matter.

The fact that even the lazy Belial was drawn to the scene, and even lowered his gaze to look over, shows that Freddy is special, or rather, that the three demons are special.

But strangely, I don't recognize those three demons.
Something fishy.

Belial was drawn to those three demons... perhaps it's related to the great sins He governs?
Thinking of this, Mammon's eyes brightened slightly.

The reason why they, the great sin demon lords, were able to rise above false demon lords like Baal was not only because they were stronger than them, but more importantly because they held the power of great sin!

This is where the real difference between him and the fake Demon King truly lies.

However, few people know that the authority over great sins that they possess is not complete; it mainly consists of the majority, but some of it remains outside.

For example, conquering other pantheons of hell is done to occupy more hellish territory and gain more favor from the will of hell. In this way, it is possible to obtain fragments of the great sin authority from the will of hell to complete the pantheon.

This is also why they had been attacking other pantheon forces in Hell.

So, could those three demons be related to the power of great sin?

Otherwise, it's hard to understand why a lazy guy like Belial would be interested in an ordinary dream demon...

But if it were truly related to the power of great sin, Belial would probably have taken it immediately, not just glanced at it and left some markings.

Around Mammon, a greedy magical power surged continuously, attempting to extract more secrets from the will of hell, space, air, and so on.

Ignored and standing to the side, Freddy didn't dare to move. He just glanced around and finally spotted a blue and white lightning figure not far away.

It seems that Baal has not left.

Baal was also curious at this moment. He originally thought it was just a lucky dream demon with some talent, but he did not expect it to involve another great sin demon king.

I don't know if I can still use it.

Just as Barr and Freddy were lost in their own thoughts, Mammon finally finished thinking.

His gaze toward Freddy grew even more intense, as if he had seen something interesting. "Freddy!"

"Your Majesty, I am here."

“I have a plan, now, listen carefully…”

After briefly outlining the plan, without asking Freddy's opinion, he said, "I have found a suitable medium among the demons in the mortal realm, and Baal has obtained the artifact stained with holy blood. I will soon be able to truly open the gates of hell."

"But now, I have a backup plan that might make my arrival even better."

"Freddy, you will return to the mortal realm through the rift in hell, and then, using the demons of Kandaria, spread my power within humanity, influencing the laws of God in a small region to reduce obstacles to my arrival. For this, I will assist you. In the mortal realm, Dracula will be waiting for you, along with other great demons..."

"Now, go!"

hum!
With that, a silver coin, ringing with a pleasant sound, landed in Freddy's hand.

Freddy bowed humbly, trying his best to conceal the ecstasy and resentment in his eyes, and said respectfully, "Yes, I understand, Your Majesty."

Mammon nodded, and a black mist surged forth, enveloping Freddy and teleporting him away from the area, back to the Hell Rift. Freddy looked around in delight, sensing the faintly visible Hell Rift, and exclaimed, "Hahahaha!!"

Survived!

awesome!
Freddy Krueger can continue playing in his dreams!
Well, by the way, I can complete a task. Hopefully, the Demon King will give me some rewards when I complete it...

With this thought in mind, Freddy licked his lips, fiddling with the silver coin while sensing the information about Dracula and several other great demons emanating from it.

He took a step out.

……

In that dark space.

Baal looked at Mammon and bowed slightly. "Your Majesty, this backup plan..."

Mammon shook his head. "It's just fake."

???

Barr was puzzled.

"That guy has Belial's power. Belial seems to be the most lazy and doesn't care about anything. In fact, he does care about most things, but in reality, he is a very cunning demon. He is the one who is behind some big things."

"He could fool the other four fools, but he could not fool me, who has the power to commit the great sin of greed."

"As for Freddy, if I'm not mistaken, he was born by chance, in accordance with the will of Hell, and possesses some fragments of the power of great sin."

!!!

Baal's breathing instantly became heavy, the power of great sin!!
He is currently trapped in the false Demon King position, unable to move an inch. If He could obtain the fragment of the Great Sin Authority, perhaps He could take that step!

Mammon looked at Baal and shook his head. "Don't even think about it. It's still unclear which of the Seven Deadly Sins it is. Besides, if you actually get it, do you want to die?"

Barr paused, then fell silent.

No matter what kind of great sin it is, He cannot possess it, because other demon kings will seize the authority immediately, and any obstacle will only face death.

"Then why don't you?"

"Hehe, it was born in accordance with the will of hell, not by seizing fragments and fusing them together. Therefore, before it absorbs more power and reaches the level of a pseudo-demon king, the fragments cannot be taken out."

“This is just my guess, but it should be close enough.” Mammon’s eyes were wise.

Possessing the power of greed, He is sometimes blinded by greed, and sometimes wise when He knows the secrets; His duality of foolishness and wisdom is constantly changing.

"Furthermore, Belial left a mark on it, so it must have sensed that I have captured it. Therefore, I simply pretended not to know and released it to avoid a conflict with Belial in advance. In this way, I have a handle on it."

Baal nodded slightly; He had basically understood. To put it bluntly, it was the infighting among the demon kings.

Freddy was the food that Belial had ordered.

So it seems that the so-called backup plan was indeed fake...

"However, that backup plan is not entirely useless."

Mammon suddenly changed his tune.

Baal was taken aback and looked at Mammon with some surprise. What did he mean?

Mammon smiled, his black wings fluttering gently as he tossed silver coins up and down in his hand. "Those four idiots discovered my plan, and they also know that I discovered that they and Lucifer discovered my plan. They just think that I'm now backed into a corner, and the Hell Gates plan has no choice but to be implemented."

"So they wanted to live a peaceful life as fishermen, making a fortune while I bore the consequences. If I failed, Lucifer would make an example of me; if I succeeded, they would also be the ones who needed to be won over."

"I won't lose out no matter what."

Upon hearing this, Baal's frog-like face wrinkled deeply, his heart filled with shock. One scheme after another? So cunning?

and……

Today, Mammon's Wise Time seems to be lasting a bit too long. Could it be that the injuries he sustained in his recent battle with Leviathan, the Demon Lord of Envy, have some effect on extending his Wise Time?
Unaware that Baal was inwardly criticizing Him, Mammon continued, "So, I devised this backup plan, seemingly to fool Belial, but in reality, it's a fish out of water."

"It would be best if they didn't discover it, but even if they did, they wouldn't be able to tell which plan is real."

"In fact, if the Hellgate Project fails, this backup plan will become real; if it succeeds, then it's fake."

Two layers of tactics, no, three layers of tactics, that's cunning and sly enough. And you always say Belial is treacherous, but I think you're the most treacherous one.

Baal inwardly grumbled, while asking, "But if we fail and there's no holy blood from the divine artifact of God, will the power of the Kandaria people possessing humans and spreading your influence be enough to break God's laws?"

If it were that simple, Baal would have already sent out his demons to try and survive in the mortal world, then spread his power to guide Him there.

Even if the success rate of demons reaching the mortal world is very low, they can still succeed even if it takes thousands of years, because time is not valuable to them anyway.

But the reality is that without the blood of God, demon gods and above cannot even reach the mortal world!

“Foolish,” Mammon uttered from his enormous beak.

Barr's face darkened, and he remained silent.

“I had already considered this. In addition to information about Dracula and some demons, the silver coin also contained a message for Dracula.”

"A piece of news that might lead to the discovery of the Blood Ancestor."

Barr suddenly realized.

Blood Ancestor.

Among the three lineages of vampires, the ancestor of the insect-like vampires was an angel who craved blood and fell into the world, transforming into seven blood worms that scattered to various places.

In legend, the blood-craving angel once collected the blood that God left behind in the world. After all, what could be more precious than the blood of God?
If the legend is true, then the blood of God may indeed exist at the Blood Ancestor's place.

"At worst, we can send the Kandaria to attack those churches that possess divine artifacts. We'll find a way."

"Alright, the plan is all set. Make the necessary arrangements on your side and be ready to lead the army through the gates of hell to the mortal world at any time."

Barr nodded in response.

"Go on, I need to rest."

"The venom of jealousy from that stinking sea serpent Leviathan is indeed quite potent."

Say it.

Darkness gradually returned, covering the space once more.

Mammon's enormous figure gradually disappeared.

Baal watched her leave, his eyes flickering, lost in thought.

They then left the dark space.

(End of this chapter)