The Warrior of Love

Diego has now become their spiritual idol. The next step is to awaken their consciousness of "self" and give them the courage to resist the authority of the aristocracy. Then this human kingdom will naturally fall into turmoil.

If either the nobles or the civilian officers retreat, the world will be at peace. However, if neither retreats, once the fire is lit, it cannot be extinguished - Diego, as a demon, firmly believes this.

In his plan, he would be impeached by the nobles after a period of time and then "assassinated", arousing the anger of the lower-level officers.

At this time, he is hiding another identity: a passionate young officer who will stand up and pick up the flag of "Prime Minister", mobilize the power of young officers to defend the "imprisoned Lionheart King" and eliminate the corrupt and incompetent aristocracy.

While humanity was in chaos and the coalition forces were in turmoil, the Demon King's army suddenly appeared in the city through a summoning circle and defeated all resistance forces in one fell swoop!

——Perfect script!

There is no need for cadres at the level of the Four Heavenly Kings to take action. As long as he is given a sufficient number of miscellaneous soldiers, he can capture this human imperial capital that is said to never fall!

The only small problem is that the new hero who defeated Hilde and Bagsette seems to have arrived in the Imperial Capital... That's fast, but it doesn't matter.

The so-called heroes are mostly hot-blooded muscular idiots who can only yell when encountering problems and rely on temporary breakthroughs to solve everything.

However, Diego is not a guy who relies on brute force alone. His plan cannot be stopped by force. What can the brave man do even if he comes?

Hahahaha... naive brave man, let me, the devil strategist Diego, tell you what true evil is!

And you will know nothing until the city falls and you will come to me, your "gentle" chancellor, for help. Then I will tell you:

You are an idiot! Hahahaha——

"Prime Minister, you...are not a human being, right?"

"Uh..." As a result, his identity was revealed at first sight.

Chapter 388: Come and hit me, idiot!

Jiang Liu felt at first sight that the other party was a "fake" and that his appearance of being a loyal and honest man was just an act.

This is very obvious. Although he looks like a powerless human, the magic power in his body is close to the level of the Four Heavenly Kings and much higher than that of the Ice Dragon Queen. Moreover, under his warm smile, one can clearly feel the malice surging.

If this isn't an undercover agent from the Demon King's army, then there must be something fishy going on!

Of course, this undercover agent did a great job of disguising himself. There was no flaw in his skin and his aura was perfectly restrained. Even if someone was stronger than him, they probably wouldn't be able to tell there was a problem.

——However, Jiang Liu is much stronger than him.

What's more, there is also the observation Haki and the insight fruit...

For Jiang Liu now, no disguise or illusion can deceive his insight and observation Haki.

The malicious intent of the Demon King's army cadre in front of him was as obvious to Jiang Liu as a torch in the dark night.

Generally speaking, even if something unusual is discovered, one should still act with caution. After all, the other party is in a high position, and to be safe one needs to take a long-term view and proceed step by step - but Jiang Liu didn't care about that.

Is it an enemy? Fight!

Why are you talking so much nonsense! Are you waiting for him to die of old age?!

"Ha ha ha ha!!"

Under the extremely shocked eyes of the leading officer, the kind-looking prime minister suddenly burst into laughter.

An ominous black fog enveloped his body, and the cold wind blew the documents on the table off, and the room suddenly became a mess.

"Humph, I didn't expect you to find out, brave man. I'll just give you a compliment for now!"

The black fog was torn apart, and from it emerged a handsome man with white hair, wearing a suit, looking elegant and gentlemanly.

However, his eyes were yellow-brown vertical pupils as dangerous as a poisonous snake, and he had goat horns on his head.

There is no doubt that this is a typical devil posture!

"My name is Diego, and I am the one who serves as the Demon King's assistant. It is truly remarkable that you have pushed me to this point. However, this is due to your recklessness, hero!"

Although his identity was revealed, Diego did not seem nervous at all. Instead, he was extremely calm. Jiang Liu couldn't help but feel curious when he saw this.

"Aren't you afraid of me?"

"Why should I be afraid? Ha, how ridiculous! You are too self-righteous, hero!"

Diego sneered, "Just because you defeated those two idiots from Hilde, should I be afraid of you? Don't be so proud, those two are just warriors, I am the Demon King's true confidant!

I admit that you, who defeated two of the Four Heavenly Kings, are indeed quite capable, perhaps even better than me. However, your combat abilities are useless here, because you can't attack me at all!

Look—"

Diego made a move with his hand, and a purple-black five-pointed star magic circle appeared in the void, and a figure slowly emerged from it.

"His Majesty?!"

The officer was the first to shout, then he clenched his teeth.

"How dare you, you bastard, take His Majesty——"

As he spoke, he did not care that the other party was the "Prime Minister". Out of loyalty and admiration for the king, he immediately drew the sword at his waist and charged towards the demon.

"Get out!"

Diego shouted coldly, his magic power mixed into the sound waves, and the invisible impact hit the officer head-on, blowing his body backwards.

"Ooooooh—ow!"

The officer thought he was going to fall to the ground, but halfway through the flight he felt his body suddenly lighten as a large hand grabbed him from behind, and he landed steadily on the ground in the blink of an eye.

When his feet touched the floor and he felt solid again, the officer came to his senses and looked at Jiang Liu who had helped him.

"Lord Brave!"

"Calm down, Cliff."

The devil called the officer's name, with a playful arc at the corner of his mouth.

"If you hurt me, you will regret it."

"My lies are deceiving the public!"

Cliff held the sword in both hands and glared at the devil fiercely: "I will chop off your head and throw it into the fire!"

"What a heartless man! He treated me as a close friend before."

"You deceived me! You damned devil, you actually did that to His Majesty the Lionheart..."

That’s right, the figure Diego summoned now was none other than the Lionheart King, who was wearing gorgeous robes but had a sick look on his face and his eyes were closed.

"It's better not to point your sword at me. If something unexpected happens, you will be in trouble."

"What do you mean?"

"Ah!"

Diego turned to look at Jiang Liu, and smiled, revealing the back of his left hand, where there was a strange pattern, as if it was split in two, leaving only an ordinary magic circle.

Then the demon strategist lifted up the sleeve of the Lionheart King and gently stroked the back of his hand with his fingers. The disguised magic turned into smoke and dissipated, revealing his true appearance.

There is also an incomplete magic circle there!

"This is a shadow contract." Diego smiled, "I am now connected to the Lionheart King by life and death. No matter what damage I suffer, his body will suffer the same damage - ha, you can come and beat me up!"

"what?!"

Cliff was horrified: "What a vicious curse!"

"Hehehe... I don't care. Even if my heart is pierced, I can survive as long as I have magic power. But can the Lionheart King, with such an old body, withstand one or two punches?

Well, brave man, you understand today, brute force cannot defeat wisdom, swords cannot defeat strategy, your justice and courage are worthless in front of me——"

""Holy Curse Release"!"

A golden light flashed, covering the entire body of the Lionheart King, and the magic circle on the back of the old man's hand immediately dissipated.

Diego: “…”

The Demonic Grand Adviser turned his head silently and looked at the silver-haired girl who was casting the spell, while the Goddess of Youth shrugged innocently while holding the magic wand.

Diego was silent for a long time, and then he suddenly laughed out loud again in front of everyone - although this time it was a bit of a show of strength.

"Ha...hahaha! Do you think that everything is alright? How naive! In addition to the Shadow Contract, the Lionheart King also has the curse of aging, which was cast by my Lord, the King of the Undead, himself. There is no antidote or treatment.

Only I can control this curse. If I die, the curse may get out of control at any time—"

"The Ultimate Divine Curse Release!"

Another golden light flashed, not only dispelling the ominous aura shrouding the Lionheart King, but the aftermath also shone on the Demonic Advisor, causing him to scream as if he had touched hot oil.

"Ahhhhh!!"

When he finally used dark energy to offset the golden light, he came to his senses and found that the Lionheart King, with a calm and peaceful expression, was now sleeping in Cliff's arms.

The others: Jiang Liu, Alia, Ai Si, and Heber, were all staring at him.

Diego once again looked at Heber silently. The goddess of youth blinked her big innocent eyes...

"Um, what did you just say? Um...let us beat you up?"

Jiang Liu moved his wrists with an unbearable look on his face, and the joint sounds like the collision of steel were heard. The body that had recovered to its youth exuded an incomparable sense of oppression. In the eyes of the demon military advisor, it seemed as if the space was distorted, and there was only this one existence in the entire field of vision.

"Really? I've never heard such a weird request in my life!"

Chapter 389: The Hero King Resurrected from the Dead

"This time it's all thanks to you, the brave Jiang Liu."

In the gorgeous reception room with a warm atmosphere, an old man with white hair and a crown sat in the main seat, gazing at Jiang Liu with kindness and gratitude.

As the ruler of a country, he did not meet Jiang Liu and others in the magnificent palace in front of civil and military ministers, but chose this more private occasion to communicate with each other on an equal footing.

It is hard to say what he was thinking. Perhaps he was grateful for the hero's help, or perhaps he was afraid of Jiang Liu's power... But no matter what, this mode of communication made Jiang Liu feel very comfortable.

Reinhard Kalmann Greteig, 67 years old this year, has been in power for more than fifty years. The first forty years of his ruling career were considered "mediocre" by the world. He had neither major faults nor major achievements. It was as if he ascended the throne just to keep the title of "king". He was not a puppet, but he had no sense of existence.

Until the Devil appeared and the army of the dead summoned from the underworld ravaged the world of the living. When the intelligent races fought each other and were defeated one by one, he stood up and asked for help from others in a very humble manner.

Obviously, the situation of the human kingdom was still good at that time, and it was far more confident than other races, but his attitude was the most humble during the alliance meeting, and he also made the greatest concessions when forming the coalition.

This gesture allowed the representatives of each race to see humanity's sincerity, and with the strong pressure from the Demon King's army, they truly began to join forces to fight, and pushed the recognized "good guy o Reinhardt" to the position of (nominally) the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces.

In the following years, although the coalition forces were at a disadvantage in absolute strength and suffered repeated defeats, Reinhardt's leadership charisma was undoubtedly demonstrated. Even in an overwhelmingly unfavorable situation, he was still able to remain calm and inspire people.

At some point, his title changed from "Nice Guy" to "Lionhearted Reinhardt"!

It was he who discovered Diego's talent and promoted him to become the prime minister, but he didn't expect...

Well, judging from his performance while in office, the Demon Strategist was quite competent, and it was no wonder that Reinhardt admitted his mistake.

After some polite greetings, the Lionheart King turned serious and said, "By the way, Prime Minister...what happened to that demon?"

"Being beaten to pieces, and then being saved by Heber."

Jiang Liu said calmly: "Don't worry, Your Majesty, we can ensure that we can completely destroy the other party."

The Demon Strategist Diego, although his direct combat ability is not as good as the Four Heavenly Kings, but because he is a demon, he is proficient in all kinds of dark magic and has made various arrangements in the city in advance. Once he attacks, it will be really overwhelming.

Generally speaking, even if someone could find him, no one would be able to stop him after the Demon Military Advisor used all kinds of tricks and trump cards. Diego could retreat calmly and even leave some "gifts" for the coalition forces.

However, this time he met Jiang Liu, a brave warrior from another world who was so strong that it was illogical.

He was first physically saved, and when he was dying, Hebe shot him with several powerful weapons, which directly turned him into ashes. Because it was a disappearance on the spiritual level, he would not even have the chance to "resurrect through another corpse."

"I didn't know people well enough to allow the Demon King's subordinates to lurk in such an important place." The Lionheart King sighed fearfully, "In his position, he can easily obtain the coalition's battle plans and various military deployments, and even has the ability to mobilize the Royal City Guard... This is a privilege I gave him."

"But from what others have said, he seems to be doing quite well here?"

Alia was curious: "Before he was exposed, everyone praised his talents and virtues."

"Yes, even I think he is a man I can rely on, and perhaps more suitable to lead the coalition than I am. If he were not born a commoner, he would have definitely achieved a status equivalent to a duke."

Lionheart King Reinhard shook his head: "But now we know that he is just pretending, everything is a lie. In order to gain the trust of humans, he made himself a "perfect human being."

"I wonder what he was thinking while working diligently for this country?" Jiang Liu stroked his chin, "It's a bit curious."

The Lionheart sighed again, and there was a brief silence in the room, but the old man soon cheered up again.

"Moaning here won't change anything, let's talk business, my hero."

Jiang Liu picked up a piece of cake on the table and was about to put it in his mouth, but he had no choice but to stop when he heard the words.

"Well, what exactly is it?"

"I think this is what you need, information about the Demon King."