My Endless Life.

Chapter 633 Demons and the Demon King

"Hmm... I see, it's pretty much what I thought."

After searching through the soul of this great demon, Li Qi had a general understanding of the world.

Just as he had imagined, this world was a fantasy world where demon kings and heroes existed.

The Demon King has four Heavenly Kings and many monsters under his command, while the Hero has a team composed of a Saintess, a Mage, an Assassin, and a Shield Warrior.

In the usual storyline, the hero, with the help of his party, defeats the Demon King with great difficulty, restoring peace to the world.

but……

This is an abnormal storyline.

The hero was framed by humans and unjustly imprisoned. When the Demon King learned of this, he took the opportunity to attack and capture the kingdom's capital.

Furthermore, without the hero's restraint, the Demon King's army launched attacks and plunders everywhere, and in less than a month, most of the world had fallen.

At this point, even if the humans were incredibly foolish, they couldn't possibly keep the hero imprisoned any longer; they had no choice but to let him go.

But it's too late.

With the help of human informants, the Demon King's army easily captured the capital. The hero fought against the Great Demon of the Four Heavenly Kings, but ultimately lost the battle due to poor rest over the past few days and the Great Demon's superhuman regenerative abilities.

With the hero killed, the saintess had no choice but to relocate all the humans in the royal city to the holy city of the church.

However, such magic that can transfer the entire city is forbidden and requires a massive amount of magical power. Even though the saintess is a one-in-a-million chosen one of God, she still has to burn her own life force.

This is just great.

With both the hero and the saintess dead, the demon army became even more unrestrained.

A day has passed since the two died, and the Demon King's army is searching for those in the city who were unable to evacuate in time.

For example, there were some commoners who did not gather near the palace at the time, and some nobles who believed in their own defensive magic and were unwilling to believe in the hero and the saintess.

The person Li Qi is currently possessing must be one of these foolish nobles...

Li Qi initially thought that way, but looking at the situation on the ground, he felt that things were not quite like that.

After all, apart from Li Qi, the other people who died at the scene were dressed very simply, not like nobles, but more like servants.

The only one here who could be considered a nobleman is Li Qi.

"Was I left behind...? Hmm..."

Li Qi's gaze swept over the several corpses on the ground.

Through the unlucky Great Demon, Li Qi gained a general understanding of the Demon Clan's situation.

But the Great Demon didn't know much about the situation of the human race, and Li Qi also knew very little about it.

Therefore, Li Qi wasn't entirely clear about the condition of his current body.

Judging from the way those knights looked, they seemed to hate him.
Could he be some kind of bad guy...?

Li Qi didn't care whether the person he transmigrated into was a bad person or not, anyway, what did the original owner's actions have to do with him?
He was just worried that his current appearance might cause some misunderstanding.

"Hmm, speaking of which, I don't think I necessarily need to go to the human side, do I?"

Li Qi then thought again.

The reason Li Qi subconsciously wanted to rendezvous with the human headquarters was because he was human, so he would naturally choose a place with many people.

But now that I think about it carefully, Li Qi is indeed human, but he is not a human from this world.

He came to this world with only one purpose: to increase his soul power, enhance his strength, and reach the ninth rank as soon as possible.

If he were born and raised in this world in a conventional way, he would definitely be closer to the human side.

As for now... since the Demon Clan is powerful and has a tendency to unify the world, why should Li Qi make things difficult for himself?

With one side offering hard difficulty and the other easy difficulty, the choice is obvious.

After all, apart from these few knights, he had never met any other humans!
"He...he killed Lord Cooks!!"

"How...how is this possible! Lord Cux...even the hero was defeated by him! How could he be defeated by an unknown nobody..."

"Avenge Lord Cooks!!!"

Li Qi seems to have many ideas, but he actually spends very little time thinking about them.

Just as he finished his contemplation, the small fry demons brought by the great demon finally reacted, howling and charging angrily towards Li Qi.

Monsters are not very intelligent; under the leadership of a powerful individual, they will only obey the orders of that powerful individual.

If the powerful individual dies, they will first choose to avenge their leader. Only when they are no longer able to defeat their leader and only one-fifth or less of their men remain will they choose to flee.

This is also why the Demon King's army is invincible among humans.

But... a bunch of small fry are still small fry. Even Cooks died at Li Qi's hands. What makes them think they can defeat Li Qi?

Faced with the demons charging towards him from all directions, Li Qi remained motionless, his fingers gently twitching. The [Invisible] Intent moved with his will, forming simple, thin lines. With just a gentle twitch, most of the vanguard of demons was wiped out!

The pungent smell of blood and other odors immediately filled the air. It seemed that the area within a two-meter radius of Li Qi was relatively clean, but outside this circle... there was an overwhelming amount of blood!

Blood and chunks of flesh formed a bloody rain that fell from the sky.

They covered the ground, completely covering the human corpses that once lay there, adding a touch of monster 'embellishment' to this city that had already become a city of blood.

Li Qi's expression remained unchanged as he did all this. Using a soul power array to traverse a small world is, strictly speaking, almost the same as using a game engine.

Li Qi has no sense of reality about this world, nor does he feel any sense of belonging. He doesn't have any empathy or compassion for monsters.

Therefore, he showed no mercy when he struck.

The area centered around him became a meat grinder, and even the monsters knew that this person was definitely not someone to be trifled with.

They want to escape.

Li Qi did not stop them from escaping, but instead focused his gaze on one of the monsters in the group.

Yes, that's a person.

That was a human who immediately began to flee after Richie killed Cooks.

He didn't charge with the group of monsters, nor did he turn and run away immediately. He only slowly retreated after all the monsters were dead.

He thought his actions were inconspicuous, but in reality, Li Qi, whose soul power had gradually adapted to the world and whose spiritual power covered the entire city, saw through his special characteristics at a glance and began to pay attention to him.

Therefore, all his actions were so conspicuous in front of Li Qi.

"Where do you want to go?"

With a single step, he appeared beside the man as if shrinking the distance between them, and placed his hand on his shoulder.

Li Qi's original intention was to scare him and then get information about the human world out of him.

The Soul Searching Technique is too cruel. Li Qi used it for the first time, and the pitiful appearance of the great demon startled him. Therefore, he would rather not use this ability if possible.

There's no need to use soul-searching techniques if you can ask someone for the answer.

Moreover, Li Qi did indeed need a servant.

That was his thought, and he was prepared to interrogate the other party.

No sooner had his hand touched the man than he decisively turned and knelt on the ground, prostrating himself completely, and shouted loudly and fanatically:

"Ah!! God...you are Death!! I...I am a misguided believer of yours!! Please, Death, give this humble believer...a chance to serve you!"

As he spoke, he bent down to kiss Li Qi's boots.

They didn't care how much mud and blood were on it.

Such shameless, unscrupulous, and undignified behavior truly shocked Li Qi.

He couldn't even stop the other person from kissing the tips of his shoes for a moment!

After a few seconds of stunned silence, Li Qi finally reacted. He kicked the other man to the ground and said coldly:
"Stop playing dumb. Now, I'll ask you questions, and you'll answer. If you dare to hide anything..."

"God! How could I dare to hide anything from you!"

The man raised his head, like a fanatical believer with a sincere faith.

Seeing his expression, Li Qi couldn't help but fall silent.

Soul power and consciousness power share some commonalities, such as the ability to perceive human emotions.

But now Li Qi felt that the other party... seemed to be serious?
Okay... whatever, it's just a question anyway.

It was a good thing that the other party was willing to cooperate, so Li Qi had no reservations and began to inquire about the human side.

……

"...Cooks is dead?"

Inside the Demon King's palace, a woman dressed provocatively, with horns on her forehead and a heart-shaped tail behind her, couldn't help but frown after hearing her companion's report.

Judging from her appearance, she is a succubus.

She is also the succubus queen of this world; her name is Pelum.

The person who reported to her was the "Demon Sage" among the Four Heavenly Kings, who was also the military commander of the Demon King's army. He was the one who orchestrated the internal turmoil among humans.

But now, he, who is usually calm and composed as if he has everything under control, has an extremely solemn and puzzled expression.

He said, "Cooks died very quickly, along with his army, without a single word getting out... This should not have happened. Humans could never produce such a strong person except for a hero! And the hero is already dead!"

"Calm down, Sage. I will go to see His Majesty the Demon King for instructions. Until His Majesty the Demon King issues his orders, you shall maintain the original plan for the time being."

"What about the area that Cooks is in charge of...?" the sage asked.

After a moment's thought, Perum replied, "Let's give up for now. Someone who can kill Cooks instantly and prevent him from sending any messages back must be at least on par with His Majesty. We don't need to provoke him for now."

"I see."

The sage understood something, nodded, and turned to leave.

After watching the sage leave, Perum turned and entered the palace, arriving at the Demon King's palace. He knelt down before the man sitting high on the throne in the empty palace.

On the throne sat a tall, black-haired man who, apart from that, looked no different from a human, resting his chin on his hand with his eyes closed, appearing to be asleep.

But facing this seemingly lazy man, the former queen, Pelum, dared not show the slightest disrespect.

Because the person on the throne is the current leader of the demon race, who is recognized by the entire demon race for leading the demon race to conquer the world.

His Majesty the Demon King of the Demon Clan.

(End of this chapter)