Global Evolution: I transplanted the heart of the Supreme God.

Chapter 1041 It seems you've got me cornered.
"I'll take on the role of Demon Lord, naturally."

Bai Pu smiled and said, "He has three or four leader-level demon confidants around him. Consider how many you can take over?"

Kong Ming's heart stirred, and he looked at Bai Pu: "Our team is capable of taking on two or three demon leaders. But how will the spoils be divided?"

Bai Pu said, "I'm the one who provided the opportunity to directly defeat the leader. As for the golden treasure chest that drops, it's okay if I choose one of them first, right?"

Kongming immediately objected: "Lord Gangxin's goal is to deal with the Demon Lord. We're helping you stop his demon confidants so you can push the BOSS with peace of mind. Why should we hand over the spoils of war? In my opinion, we should get a share of the Demon Lord's treasure chest."

Wu Mingyue sneered: "You think we can't deal with Saramac's few followers? You've seen how many ordinary demons are vassals of Steelheart! They're not very useful in the Lord War, we can use them to hold off Saramac's followers!"

At this time, the demon legion indirectly controlled by Bai Pu, including ordinary demons at the bottom level such as lesser demons, flesh and blood corpses, and ghosts, had exceeded five hundred.

Without giving Kongming a chance to object, Wumingyue continued, "Deacon Kongming, I hope you understand that this battle at Crimson Fortress, and even this operation of Holy Demon: The Plane of Hatred, is something that the Wandering Ark needs to cooperate with us on!"

The mention of the Holy Demon: the actions of the hate plane struck precisely at the Achilles' heel of the Void.

Seeing Kong Ming speechless, Bai Pu smiled and patted the Great Shaman on the shoulder, then said:
"Here's what we'll do... I'll give you two demon leaders the loot, and I won't participate in the distribution of the treasure chests they drop. But as compensation, after you defeat the two demon leaders, you must immediately engage in the battle against the lord! And you cannot participate in the distribution of the lord's treasure chests."

The high shaman snorted, "They got off too easy."

Kong Ming frowned and said, "Aren't you afraid that we'll shirk our responsibilities when we're fighting the lord?"

Bai Pu laughed heartily: "We have even more important collaborations to come, don't we?"

"Okay, looks like you've got me cornered."

Kong Ming sighed. He felt that he had been sighing much more often since he started dealing with Bai Pu.

However, after careful consideration, Kongming added an extra layer of insurance:
"Steelheart, we agree with what you said. But there's one more thing that must be added!"

"If the entire group is no match for the Demon Lord, we must immediately disengage from the battle, and you are no exception! I have a scroll that can teleport the entire group to a random location within a ten-kilometer radius. You must agree to the teleportation and cannot leave the Holy Demon: World of Hatred without authorization."

Bai Pu and his companions have completed the first main quest and are now in a free exploration period. They can leave this world at any time and have no psychological barriers to challenging the demon lord.

Kongming was afraid they would do that because the notarized contract signed in the spirit world allowed Bai Pu to leave when he was in mortal danger.

“Hehe, it’s certainly better to have this kind of insurance,” Bai Pu said.

“Then let’s sign the contract! And also sign a notarized contract of the spirit realm’s will,” Kong Ming said.

……

A shadow slowly rose from beneath Bai Pu's feet.

It was Roga, the leader of the Void Lurkers and a pure-blood servant of Bai Pu.

How did Bai Pu know so clearly that the Demon Lord had secretly returned with his trusted confidants?

It was because of Roga's covert surveillance.

Roga never appeared during the battle at Crimson Fortress; he was on a surveillance mission.

The demon lord Salamak was a Ridgebreaker. He wasn't a mentally-oriented demon, nor did he constantly activate his domain to cover his surroundings. Therefore, he didn't notice Roga's surveillance.

As for Saramark, he has a leader-level "Infernal Banshee," a demon specializing in mental abilities. However, even with the Infernal Banshee's mental detection, without a defined range and repeated scans, it's difficult to catch a Void Lurker leader skilled in stealth. Of course, Roga wouldn't be so bold as to linger in front of a demon lord.

He lurked in the shadows of several elite demon guards, monitoring the messenger demons sent by the Crimson Fortress from a relatively safe distance, as well as the series of actions subsequently taken by the demon lord.

Then, taking advantage of his agility, he returned to Bai Pu's side first.

"coming?"

“Yes, Master.” Roga’s voice trembled slightly. “The Demon Lord Salamak has arrived!”

……

"We're late."

Looking at the dilapidated gates of the crimson fortress, the demon lord Saramark said with a grim expression, "We underestimated the strength of that human squad."

As the ruler of this region, the Demon Realm's Salamak possesses absolute authority.

He was three meters tall, like an enlarged version of the Rift Demon leader, with indigo skin and bone spurs on his back that looked like sharp blades.

His head had two demonic horns that covered the entire skull, and beneath the keratin layer of his head were a pair of gloomy eyes, with demonic fire burning in their sockets.

Beside Salamak were his trusted confidants, three demon leaders—

A banshee of purgatory, a scorching fire demon, and Vesalius, the Void Lurker leader who delivered the message.

“Master, we cannot sense the presence of any other demons in the fortress,” the Banshee of Purgatory said.

"Were they all killed?" Vesalius muttered. "Did those humans escape?"

The Banshee denied it, saying, "No, I can sense a powerful spiritual force that has sealed off the Lord's Hall of the Crimson Fortress, blocking my detection."

Lord Salamak interrupted them.

"In other words, those humans are in the main hall of the Crimson Fortress. They killed the garrison's lieutenant and are lingering there, looting my wealth."

Saramac's voice was chilling, "Very well. I will rip their souls out and drown them in their blood!"

Without any further investigation, Salamak led the three demon leaders directly into the Crimson Fortress.

This is based on absolute confidence in one's strength.

Looking across the entire Holy Demon Plane: the Plane of Hatred, without the Hatred Demon King appearing, Lord Salamak is the strongest among them! No one can threaten him.

Seeing the severe damage to the Crimson Fortress along the way, Lord Salamak felt even more reassured.

This indicates that a fierce battle took place between the invading enemy and the guarding demons. The enemy did not have an overwhelming advantage and must be suffering heavy losses, perhaps even injuries.

If it were him, Lord Salamak was absolutely confident that he could easily defeat and subdue the guardian demon without causing any significant damage to the Crimson Fortress.

The demon lord walked straight to the entrance of the lord's hall and suddenly unleashed a dark green domain!
Rumbling--

Dark green demonic fire swept through the entire lord's hall, and this area came under the control of Lord Salamak!
(End of this chapter)