Die, princess, the devil is mine!

Chapter 158: The War of Faith
"If you don't want the fiefdom, I can offer you all the property of the principality, including my personal demon property!"

Seeing that Leonard saw through the hidden promise, Guts knew that he could not tempt the miser by not wanting to give up his wealth, so he gritted his teeth and handed over the real huge benefits. He didn't believe that Leonard would not be tempted.

"You swear to the Lord Demon of Destruction!"

Leonard was indeed tempted. He immediately stood up and pointed at Gutes, asking him to swear to the Demon God, and to swear to the Demon God of Destruction, who was the most severe divine punishment.

"Alright! As long as Leonard joins forces with me to defeat the demon dragon Illidan, I, Gutes Rhine, will offer all my wealth to you. Please witness it, Lord Demon of Destruction!"

The situation was urgent, and Gutes did not hesitate at all. He immediately swore an oath to destroy the Demon Temple in exchange for Leonard's trust.

"Wait! Change your oath. I can join forces with you to fight the Demon Emperor Illidan, but there's no guarantee of victory. If we lose, wouldn't my efforts be in vain?"

After hearing Guts's oath, Leonard still didn't make a move immediately. He keenly noticed the subtle thoughts behind Guts' oath. Damn it! He actually tricked him repeatedly.

"Change your head! If I can't win, won't I lose both my magic money and my wealth?"

Leonard has his own ideas, and Guts certainly has his own ideas. He wants Leonard to join forces with him in order to defeat Illidan, and it would be best if he could drive him out of the demon world. But if they can't beat him even if they join forces, his son and subordinates will all die. If he has to pay all his property... he can't pay for both ends!
"Then I'll sit back down."

Seeing that Gutes did not act desperately and still had some rationality, Leonard immediately lost interest in his price. He really liked tasks with high returns, but if the returns were unstable and there were great risks, he would not do it.

What misers despise most are gamblers. Money is most valuable only in one's own hands. Once you bet it out, you never know who will get it in the end.

"If you win, I'll give you all. If you lose, I'll give you half! Is that okay?"

Seeing that Leonard really retreated, Guts became anxious and quickly made concessions.

"Eighty percent! If you win, it's all mine. If you lose, I want eighty percent too!"

Leonard is frantically fighting for benefits for himself. Haha, gamblers are indeed idiots, but if you don’t have to make the bets yourself and just use other people’s money to win or lose, it’s not impossible to take a gamble.

"Hmph! Deal!"

At the critical moment, Guters was not in the mood to bargain with Leonard. He was reluctant to give up his private property, but he did not regard it as seriously as Leonard did. He thought it was 80% likely. As long as he was not drained dry, he would always be able to make a comeback with his strength.

"Then swear again!"

Leonard hurriedly urged.

"I, Gutes Laing, swear to the Lord of Destruction that as long as Leonard joins me in fighting the dragon Illidan, I will give him all my wealth if I defeat him. If I am defeated, I will also pay him 80% of my wealth. If I break this oath, I will be punished by God!"

Gutes faced the Temple of the Destroying Demon and swore to the sky.

"Okay, I'll be with you right now...eh?"

Leonard listened carefully to Gutes's oath, detecting no hidden ulterior motives. He then strode out of the temple to join forces with him against the enemy. However, just as he reached the entrance to the Golden Temple, he suddenly glanced at the seven demon kings within, realizing they were all staring at him intently. Feeling something was amiss, Leonard immediately shifted his gaze to the Dragon King Illidan outside. Before his expression changed, Leonard keenly caught a hint of a smile.

Damn it! He had just been bargaining with Gutes for so long, and after all this time, Illidan hadn't made any move at all. It was obvious that he was waiting for him to take the bait!

He was not worried at all that he and Gutes would join forces, and might even be looking forward to them joining forces. For this reason, he pretended to be stupid for a long time and was stunned for so long, for fear of disrupting their rhythm, as if he was afraid that the two of them would not fight him.

He definitely did this not just to establish his authority!
In order to establish his authority, it was enough to defeat a demigod. Since then, no demon dared to question his throne.

But he clearly wanted to take care of the only two demigods of the demon clan together!
He is the envoy who protects the demon god, and they are the followers who destroy the demon god...

I understand! It's a battle of faith! It's a game between demons...

These so-called demigods are just pawns in the hands of the Demon God. The followers of the Destroyed Demon God have occupied the position of Demon King for many years. It seems that the Guardian Demon God can no longer sit still. This time, the old man wants to play for real!

This Illidan... might actually be a near-god!
He disguised himself as a demigod just to wipe out these stubborn elements...

But openly slaughtering one's own kind is unacceptable in any way. The devil is also a god and has more dignity than the devil. What's more, there may be other unknown reasons.

However, if the believers of the God of Destruction made mistakes or provoked trouble themselves, then it is no wonder that others would kill them.

Illidan just watched them make a dirty deal, with no intention of stopping them. He just wanted to wait for Leonard to attack him, so that he would have a sufficient reason to kill him as well...

Damn it! As expected, being an emperor makes one's heart dirty. Illidan is definitely not as arrogant as he appears on the surface. This dragon has brains.

"Well, I'm not feeling well today, so I won't help you. Consider these 100 gold coins as liquidated damages."

Leonard hurriedly retracted his foot that was about to step out of the hall. Seeing that Gutes was still looking at him eagerly, he could only grit his teeth and take out 100 gold coins to pay Gutes as compensation.

Although his current net worth is more than hundreds of millions, he still felt very painful to lose 100 gold coins without getting any benefit. If it were not for saving his life, he really would not be willing to pay such a heavy price.

"No one wants your gold coins! Come with me and kill him! I'll give you an extra IOU for 1 billion gold coins!"

Gutes felt insulted by the demon. Not to mention that a life-and-death battle cannot be measured in gold coins, even if it could be measured, it would not be a mere 100 gold coins.

As a well-known duke in the entire demon world, he never spends less than ten thousand dollars, and his promises always end in one hundred million. The demons have destroyed so many worlds, and their wealth is far beyond the reach of the imperial royal family in the ordinary world.

Another IOU of 1 billion gold coins was added...

Leonard's heart moved, and then he suddenly began to panic. Damn, why do I feel like I saw the Death Star?

Money is important, even more important than his life, but the price Gutes offered is not enough to buy his life.

(End of this chapter)