The male supporting character was actually myself.

What a huge joke!

The once mighty Demon-Catching Alliance, which in its heyday could arm a whole legion of demon hunters to hunt down powerful demons, is now idle because there are hardly any demons to hunt and even claims to lack equipment and weapons.

Yan Lang then realized with regret that he had been incredibly stupid!

He was devoted to the Demon-Catching Alliance, and he was never greedy for money or abused his power. Even a lowly employee had some good equipment and weapons in his private collection, but he himself had never collected a single one.

Otherwise, when we need it now, we wouldn't be without even a demon-hunting gun.

Filled with resentment, he took the elevator to the underground parking garage, intending to go alone to the branch headquarters to gather personnel before heading to Spider Web Mountain to search for his daughter's whereabouts.

As Yan Lang drove away from the Demon-Catching Alliance building, he was unaware that chaos was secretly brewing throughout the entire building!

"This is unbelievable!" The warehouse manager's hands trembled as he pulled up the surveillance video and watched it over and over again to make sure there was nothing wrong. The screen still showed that the shelves were full, and all kinds of equipment and weapons were neatly stored in categories.

But when he peeked into the warehouse through an open door, his body went limp as warm liquid soaked his shoes.

The warehouse is completely empty!

I opened it and checked it myself when I handed over the shift at six o'clock this morning!

During the entire period of guarding the warehouse, I only played on my phone for a while and chatted with the pretty girl I had just met. I didn't leave the warehouse for even a moment, and I would occasionally look up at the surveillance cameras from various angles.

How did everything in the warehouse disappear?

As the warehouse manager, he knew exactly how secure the warehouse of the Demon-Catching Alliance building was. Apart from the door, which was comparable to a bank vault, the entire warehouse was made of the most advanced anti-theft material, half a meter thick, buried in concrete, and shaped like a jar with only one exit.

There were no hidden doors or secret passages, so absolutely no one could have entered silently from elsewhere and brazenly emptied an entire warehouse of equipment and weapons in half a day!

"We're doomed!" The warehouse manager swallowed hard, looked at the still-ongoing surveillance video, and checked the time. It was time to hand over the shift in two hours.

My colleagues will open the warehouse and check it as usual. They will only sign off and let me leave after confirming that there are no problems.

But if such a terrifying situation happens during my work hours, given the increasingly strict management system of the Demon-Catching Alliance, even dying a thousand or ten thousand times wouldn't be enough to compensate for the losses and would also implicate my entire family!

run away?

The survival instinct made the warehouse manager think of quietly escaping; there were still two hours left, so he should have enough time.

He quickly locked the door again, then booked a few train tickets and, under the pretext of going to the toilet, ran out from the heavily guarded area. Without caring about anything else, he drove away from the building, intending to go home, pack his valuables, and take his family as far away as possible!

"Fortunately, Elder Yan didn't pursue the matter, and thankfully Elder Yan called to inquire!" The warehouse manager kept wiping the cold sweat from his brow as he fled.

When Elder Yan called to ask for a set of state-of-the-art equipment and weapons, I opened the warehouse door to fetch him a set, only to find that the warehouse, which had been full that morning, was now completely empty. I couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "The equipment is all gone!"

Elder Yan was naturally very angry upon hearing this reply, but the fact that he didn't come down to cause trouble and even gave him time to discover the situation and escape in time was truly a stroke of good luck amidst misfortune.

As he drove his car out of the underground parking garage and sped home like a madman, forty miscellaneous demon hunters from different positions in the building, who were sitting in the duty room smoking and chatting, were suddenly given dismissal letters.

The reasons varied, but without exception, they were all required to immediately hand over items belonging to the Alliance, such as uniforms and locker keys, and then collect their severance pay and get out.

"Why are you firing us without cause? We've done so much dirty work for the alliance over the years, and now you're just going to dismiss us with a few thousand dollars? If you don't give us a proper explanation, we'll report you to the relevant authorities!"

"'Letting your wife have a third child' violates the national birth law, so you fire me? What a load of bull! There are so many officials in the league, which one doesn't have a mistress and a bunch of kids? Is it really a case of 'the magistrate is allowed to set fires, but the common people are forbidden to light lamps'?"

"Damn it, they pull us in and make us work like slaves when they're useful, then kick us aside when they're done? Let's go, let's sue them!"

"If we're willing to risk everything to bring down the emperor, I refuse to believe that the Demon-Catching Alliance can control everything!"

"Go to the media and expose this! Let the public know that there are so many terrifying monsters in the world, and that it is only through our hard work hunting monsters that we have maintained world peace!"

"Yeah, they've already been dumped, so who cares about keeping it a secret? Expose them and sue them!"

…………

A group of demon hunters with little education, unable to do other jobs outside the alliance, and who have been kept lazy and ignorant of farming by high salaries for many years, are clamoring to band together to expose the truth and seek justice for themselves.

Other demon hunters who hadn't yet received their dismissal letters but felt a sense of crisis were filled with anxiety.

Everyone knew that demons were becoming increasingly rare, and apart from the occasional deployment of elite units, most demon hunters hadn't been sent out for work in nearly a year. They just never expected that the day of their dismissal would come so soon!

"Once the cunning rabbit dies, the hunting dog is cooked; once all the demons are killed, we're useless."

"No wonder there were inside rumors about salary cuts; now they've started laying off employees directly!"

"Old Liu, wasn't the equipment we got last time quite valuable? Let's sell it and find a way to sell it as soon as possible."

"Luckily, I had the foresight to secretly save a few double demon cores from the occasional double demon cores I obtained while slaughtering demons. They might be able to save me from an emergency..."

Chapter Thirty-One: The Little Fish Demon

[Mission: Rescue the male protagonist, Ye Xuan, in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains. Reward: One-time use B-grade item]

The task suddenly issued by the main system startled both Jiang Chen and the little white cat.

The script is still being updated. What mischief has the male lead gotten himself into this time?

"Host, I'm almost done here and ready to head to the various branch offices to continue looting. The script hasn't been updated yet, so you can complete the mission by yourself, right?"

The money-grubbing white cat was radiating an aura of "I want it all," its eyes sparkling with golden stars. While dialing its host's number to inquire, it was also nonstop stuffing gold bars into the system space.

"Host, the Demon-Catching Alliance is incredibly wealthy! I've sneaked into Clan Chief Wu Hongtu's house, hahaha! So many huge safes, full of gold bars, jewelry, antiques, and cash! The wealth accumulated by several generations of clan chiefs, they're fucking rich!"

Jiang Chen couldn't help but facepalm. "I'm going to do my mission now, you continue. Oh, by the way, the paper money in this mission world becomes worthless in other mission worlds. I'll use it to start a seed fund in a while, okay?"

"It's up to you, host, to make the decision. I just enjoy the scavenging process." The little white cat chuckled and hung up the phone, then hopped over to another safe and continued digging into the space with its rear end sticking out.

The main body put away the phone and then connected with the clone who had accompanied Yan Mingyue on her stroll deep into Lingqiu Mountain to share memories.

By this time, they had already had a picnic in the lush green valley.

After visiting the aquatic palace, listening to the mermaid's song, and riding the fairy flying cat through the forest where butterfly fairies danced, Yan Mingyue landed in the garden arranged by the flower fairies. She was clearly deeply shocked by the beauty and magnificence of the fairy forest and the abilities of the various fairies. She was completely immersed in the fairy world and could not extricate herself.

After Jiang Chen explained the structural design of the Fairy Guild Hall in detail, she became even more enamored with this far-sighted and wise nine-tailed fox.

He is handsome, quick-witted, and keeps up with the times. His magical powers are so profound that people admire him and feel inferior to him. Yet, this perfect image is also so approachable that he is loved by the little fairies.

Watching him gently lift a group of little rabbit demons carrying mushroom umbrellas and make them tumble and play in the air with his demonic power, Yan Mingyue's eyes were so tender they seemed to hold water.

The perfect fox spirit master... is truly captivating!

"Progress is going smoothly." Jiang Chen's true form smiled slightly and disappeared from the spot.

Wanyao Mountain Range.

Located in the north, facing Lingqiu Mountain across the distance, it is the largest gathering place of fairies outside of the Lingqiu Mountain range.

Because the climate is colder most of the time and the environment is different from that of Lingqiu Mountain in the warm and humid south, the demons gathered here are relatively more ferocious.

Large groups of ferocious demons, such as wolves, tigers, leopards, and wild boars, gather here.

In the early years, it was targeted and besieged by the Demon-Catching Alliance many times. It was only by the joint efforts of the Nine-Tailed Fox and many powerful demons that a small core area was not completely wiped out.

Two hours earlier, Ye Xuan, who had been frantically fleeing after his tongue was cut out, suddenly remembered that there were many minor demons in this mountain range who could provide him with a feast. Therefore, he rushed to the depths of the mountain range without regard for anything else.

Early spring in the north is clearly not so gentle.

The chill of early spring, the bare branches swaying in the wind, added to the desolate atmosphere.

Occasionally, you can see one or two wild apricot trees standing in the sunlight with a few pale pink buds, giving you a sense of the warmth of spring approaching.

"Damn it, we haven't seen a single fairy along the way."

Ye Xuan wrapped himself tightly in thick clothes. The wound on his tongue had been healed by his demonic power, but he needed to nourish himself to grow a new tongue.

He shivered from the cold as he walked through the desolate, yellow, and barren mountains.

"I originally wanted to go to a big city to devour a few people with spiritual power, but I was worried that the damned nine-tailed fox would relentlessly pursue me, so I could only try my luck in the Ten Thousand Demon Mountains first. If I could encounter a few little demons, I could devour them and grow tongues and arms, and then I could join forces with some fierce great demons to attack human cities, taking the first step in the rise of the demon race..."

As he walked forward, panting, he pondered which powerful demon would be the best target to join forces with first.

The wolf demon is ruthless and cunning. Moreover, when I escaped from the hell prison, I devoured a team of elite wolf demons. To avoid being discovered by the wolf demon Li Qing, it's best not to deal with him for now.

The tiger demons are quite capable, but their numbers are too small and they are used to fighting alone. In addition, they are too arrogant, so it will be difficult to persuade them to obey my commands.

The leopard demon and the boar demon seem to have rather short tempers...

Other little demons are also a force that cannot be ignored. How can I make good relations with them and build my own counterattack team?

"Springtime is wonderful, the air is so warm!"

"Phew~ It's still early, we should take another long nap before we get up."

"It's getting late, the ice's all melted! Shall we play the 'Leaping Over the Dragon Gate' game together?"

"Then we need to condense a dragon gate first..."

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From afar, Ye Xuan heard a soft, clear conversation. Following the sound, he quickly noticed two small fish demons on the wide river across a small hill.

Their upper bodies had transformed into human forms, resembling two chubby and adorable three- or four-year-old children, while their lower bodies remained fish-tailed, swimming actively in the water and occasionally leaping up to splash beautiful water droplets.

"I searched high and low but found it without any effort!" Ye Xuan, having lost his tongue, could no longer lick his lips and could only wipe them with his sleeve to stop the drooling.

These are harmless, white, tender little fish that have just emerged from the underwater world. They must taste absolutely amazing!

The demon race has always lived in a world where the strong prey on the weak. If it weren't for that stupid nine-tailed fox always emphasizing that supervision doesn't allow devouring harmless little demons and making a fuss, wouldn't these tender and juicy little demons, which can be eaten one bite at a time, be just a way for the big demons to fill their bellies?

"Anyway, I can't make any useful contribution to the demon race, so let me fill my stomach and replenish my energy first!" He transformed into a small and cute white fox, tiptoed around the small hill, and made his way to the water's edge under the cover of the dead trees.

"Come on, come on, let's leap over the dragon gate together!" The little fish fairy condensed water into a beautiful little archway, then swung her tail and leaped over the water archway, splashing a little water droplet.

The little fish demon boy chuckled, "I'm sure I can jump higher than you!"

He vigorously swung his golden tail and leaped high out of the water, drawing a beautiful arc in the air.

"Perfect timing!" Ye Xuan's lips curled up slightly, revealing sharp white teeth. He seized the opportunity, leaped up, and opened his blood-red maw to bite the little fish demon that had just emerged from the water.

The little girl excitedly emerged from the water, but upon seeing this scene, she screamed in terror. At the same time, her chubby little hand conjured a wave of water, which she hurled at the onrushing white fox. "Help! The fox demon is eating the little fish!"

Chapter Thirty-Two: Ye Xuan, Do You Know Your Crime?

Ye Xuan was sprayed with water, which was cold and even wet his fur. He was furious and roared in his heart: "A tiger fallen into the plains is bullied by dogs. How dare a little fish demon wet my beautiful fur."

"Ha, then there's even less chance of them holding back!"

With a fierce determination, he unleashed a torrent of intense black demonic energy, enveloping the little fish demon girl and making her unable to escape. At the same time, he grabbed the little fish demon boy and bit him hard.

"Help! Grandpa, save me!" The little boy cried loudly in fear, struggling to escape the fox's jaws by vigorously wagging his golden fish tail.

The fish tail was wet and slippery, and without the tongue to assist it, Ye Xuan's fox teeth had almost no foothold.

"Crunch!" I don't know what's wrong with his fish scales, they're so hard I can't bite them!