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Chapter 278 Blood Demon Senior, Have You Betrayed Us Too? OMO
West Tower City.

Danso, who had already gathered his men and was preparing to leave Xita City and return to the royal court's residence, was very disappointed as he dismissed the ungrateful residents of the castle!

Damn it, I already offered that price!
One gold coin a month, and all you need to do is donate blood twice a month, totaling only 400cc! Food and lodging are even included! And these ungrateful humans still refuse to come back with me?!
Although they are nominally "domesticated", this treatment is better than that of 90% of ordinary people in the human world.
Alas, people's hearts have changed!

Forget it, even if I agree, I won't leave.

It seems that I was discovered to have run away earlier than I expected.

It seems the old lich was right.

The three so-called remnants of the Demon King have been targeted.

This extreme surveillance... Although those guys don't dare to be too obvious yet, they've clearly started planning to overturn the table.

Where do they get their confidence? They can't possibly have really teamed up with those damned cultists, can they?

Danso frowned, then sighed.

He missed the scavenger king who was always nagging.

Although the old man was old, he was a genuine ancient relic who had lived through the Age of Gods.

Moreover, he has always been very clear-headed on matters of principle.

Just like how he opposed the Demon King's war a thousand years ago, for the same reason he is now, that is, the Demon race's chances of winning against humanity are not high.

After leaving the high magical concentration environment of the Age of Gods, the demons' advantage was no longer obvious, while humans gradually consolidated their position through alchemy. The once unified human empire, under the leadership of that human king, truly ruled the continent briefly.

Unfortunately, everything came to an end with the death of that King of Men.

Whether it was the harmonious relationship between the two races under the leadership of the Human King, or the vast empire he left behind, both vanished like smoke after his death.

Intrigue and conflict have once again filled the human heart, and xenophobia and excessive suspicion have destroyed the originally hoped-for relationship between humans and demons.

Although Danso had only heard about these things from his father.

But he thought that if an elder like his father or the King of Carrion had stepped forward, perhaps the demons wouldn't have gotten so out of control.

Unfortunately, the former was killed by his own hands, all for the sake of the continuation of his clan.

The latter and his court rushed to that endless battlefield, doing everything they could to delay the arrival of disaster.

However, even an elder who has already reached the realm of gods can only persist for a few hundred years.

Of the seven rulers of the royal court, only six are currently traveling outside.

Unfortunately, out of the six, they each held opposing positions in a three-to-three split.

Fortunately, they found the Demon King. Although his form was incomplete, if they could lure him back... at least in terms of righteousness and prestige, their faction would have the upper hand.

As for strength, Danso felt that he might be able to recruit some help from the human side.

He believes that as long as their interests align, humanity is still very willing to lend a helping hand.

As for the backstabbing after the mission is over... well, that depends on each person's abilities.

Furthermore, the fact that His Majesty the Demon King gets along quite well with humans suggests that the stance of that exceptionally talented young man can at least be trusted.

He had recently been gathering information about the boy named Roland.

At a young age, he held the title of Grand Duke of the Empire. He defeated the Chaos Brotherhood's Sword Guard Commander with overwhelming force, banished a demigod, and resolved the strange situation in Isfar...

This guy is probably similar to the hero and the knight king of yesteryear; they are all true protagonists who suddenly emerge from the human race in a specific era.

Just as Danso was pondering his next move, a giant fireball, as large as the entire city of Xita, fell from the sky.

As the terrified cries of the civilians in the city rose up, Danso's expression also turned grim.

He raised his hand and summoned a boundless sea of ​​blood, which swallowed the fire meteor that resembled a natural disaster and could easily wipe out a city-state.

"Surte, what are you trying to do? Are you trying to intimidate me?"

"Or are you, as the ruler of the Flame Demon King's Court, planning to declare war on the Blood Demon King's Court?"

Danso stood on the terrace atop the castle, looking at the sea of ​​fire approaching on the horizon and demanding an explanation.

"Hehe, how could that be? I have always had great respect for those who participated in the Thousand-Year War."

A massive, twisted head, flowing with lava and fire, emerged from the sea of ​​flames: "I just want to confirm one thing."

"Senior Danso, have you also betrayed the royal court?"

"Has the senior who chose to kill his father to stop his rebellion against humanity chosen to stand on the side of humanity now?"

"Hehehe, Teacher Montis is right. The Blood Demon Royal Court is full of potential traitors."

"What, after drinking too much human blood, are you starting to fantasize about becoming human again?"

"In the end, the Blood Demon is nothing more than someone who looks like a human. You don't know the true nature of humans, do you?"

Danso did not answer; the surging of the sea of ​​blood spoke for the Great Lord.

The sea of ​​fire that stretched across the sky like a strange phenomenon was swallowed up by the sea of ​​blood in an instant, without even a ripple.

But Danso's expression showed no sign of relief.

He had long seen that Surte, who appeared here, was merely an illusion formed from a wisp of magic.

Only that fireball was real.

But the more this was the case, the more worried he became.

The city of Xita is not far from the village where Roland is located.

With Danso's magical senses, he could naturally detect Surt's whereabouts. But...

The other party made a point of showing up, as if to warn me.

Although Surt's strength is far inferior to Danso's, he only looks intimidating with his special effects.

But if Danso really gets involved in Surt's next move... then what will happen to Danso, or rather the entire Blood Demon Court, will not just be Surt and the sparsely populated Flame Demon Court.

This kind of betrayal of the principles of the demon race is something even Danso couldn't guarantee would be enough to ensure that the Lich King's Court and the Gargoyle King's Court would still be willing to help him by then.

However... I can't directly intervene, but I can still offer a reminder.

With that crazy woman around, even though that guy is a match for an opponent like Surt, he still has some advantages.

But it's still possible to buy time.

This place is not far from the border of the empire.

As the Grand Duke of the Empire, once he enters Isfar, thanks to the Sky Ring Hub, which was dismantled and rebuilt from the Demon King's Castle, even the Lord of the Royal Court would not dare to invade rashly.

If Surte really is stubborn and intends to force his way in...

"Oh, that's really great news."

Danso smiled, and a drop of blood dripped from his fingertip, transforming into a wounded messenger. Danso then used a secret technique to envelop the messenger and launched it to the edge of the village.

……

"Roland, you've finally arrived! That guy turned into a pool of blood after delivering the message!"

Kalia gestured wildly at Roland, somewhat frightened.

Roland looked at the pool of blood and felt a familiar sensation.

This doesn't seem to be a living person?
Well, the approaching magic can't be faked.

The slowly approaching cloud of fire in the sky was undeniably real.

"Lia, have the villagers been evacuated?"

"Ah."

"That's good. I'll go find the teacher. We'll find a battlefield far away from here. Oh, and send a distress message to Ms. Flam."

At this critical moment, Roland no longer cared about the borders between countries.

In any case, according to the current intelligence, the Federation of Nations is completely ruined, and every single one of them is under the control of the Demon Race.

Only the Kingdom of Plataea managed to hold on. Although half of its territory had fallen, the princess managed to maintain the situation thanks to a group of loyal and trusted ministers.

The Empire has formed an alliance with it, although neither the Empire, the Papacy, nor the Society has given a clear answer on this matter.

After all, Roland's source of information was somewhat abstract—a king of the royal court.

Even as the provider of the information, Roland was not incapable of understanding the thoughts of the other high-ranking officials.

Who knows if the Blood Demon Lord deliberately leaked false information?
However, barring any unforeseen circumstances, given their special status, the Society and the Vatican should have already begun using their intelligence networks to gather information.

The same should apply to the Empire.

At this point, it's not impossible for a few powerful individuals to cross the threshold.

After saying that, Roland led Kalia toward the edge of the village.

Roland is not afraid of battle.

But he doesn't want innocent people to be implicated.

Russell quickly shut down the laboratory and met up with Roland.

"Damn it! Is this never going to end? This is the third wave of attacks today! Who is it this time?"

Russell, who had already switched to battle stance, was somewhat agitated. He looked around while unabashedly releasing his magical aura, as if inviting someone to come and fight him one-on-one.

Roland reminded him, "It is the ruler of the Flame Demon Royal Court... I have never seen the Flame Demon before, and even in the limited records, there are very few images of the Flame Demon left."

Russell said "Oh," and then said, "It's normal that you don't know. Although it's called a Balrog, Balrogs rarely participate in the Demon King War."

"Their race is not large, and their birth conditions are not like those of normal organisms, which follow a reproductive process. Instead, it is a more special way of formation."

"Before reaching the transcendent realm, the Balrog has no definite physical form; it is merely a flowing ball of flame possessing rudimentary intelligence."

"But in return, once you step into the extraordinary realm, the Balrog will not only have a physical body, but its strength will also be like that of the witch, and cannot be measured by simple ranks."

"Compared to demons, they are more like elemental spirits born from nature. They are fire elemental spirits born after being mixed with subtle impurities."

Roland nodded, and as Russell's science class ended, a terrifying, enormous fireball that blotted out the entire sky descended from the heavens.

Russell frowned and shielded Roland behind him, saying, "Be careful, my disciple! Watch me shatter this fireball with one punch!"

Roland sighed and put his hand on Russell's shoulder; "Don't do that, teacher, it won't be good if it causes a forest fire."

"Leave it to me. This kind of guy who starts by unleashing his skills right away is my natural counter."

After saying that, Roland looked up at the sky. Facing the terrifying fireball that was falling rapidly and which, even when released in the cold North, still instantly raised the surrounding temperature, Roland simply raised his hand and muttered a prayer.

"EIWAZ!"

With a flash of green light, the fireball vanished without a trace, as if it had been erased from thin air.

The ruler of the royal court, who was hiding behind the clouds and unleashing his skills: "???"

(End of this chapter)