The villainous young master just wants to live a Buddhist-like life.

　The reason it is described as "basic" rather than "all" is that, naturally, before a thorough investigation, it is impossible to determine whether the demons have used any other methods besides "Phantom Demons," "Amiro Worms," ​​"Shape-shifting Demons," "Brain-eating Demons," and "Brain Fluid Demons."

　But even if we can't be completely sure, this is the best we can do for now.

　Dak took the two seating charts from the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" and then compared them.

　Only after discovering that the markings on the two seating charts were identical was he able to hand one of them to Tiger.

　Tiger glanced at it and was deeply shocked.

　"Let go of your emotions after this is over."

　Dark said calmly, then turned and headed to the second nearby conference room.

　"continue!"

　When they arrived at the door of the second conference room, the "Goddess of the Mind" had already obtained the seating chart for this conference room.

　The second meeting room had more people than the first. Moreover, those confirmed as demons only comprised a small fraction of the room, meaning the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" would have an even greater workload.

　In practice, it only takes a few more minutes.

　Soon, the testing in the second conference room was also completed.

　Dak handed one of the seating charts to Tiger, then walked around the central auditorium to the next meeting room, and then the one after that.

　The statistics were finally completed in four smaller meeting rooms, taking nearly thirty minutes.

　Dak led the group to the outside of the auditorium without stopping.

　Meanwhile, the city guards that Tiger brought, who had already been tested and found to be without problems, had already surrounded the four meeting rooms.

　We are just waiting for the order to charge in and wipe out the demons!

　……

　"This is the last one. I wonder how Professor Sylph is doing?"

　Dark glanced at the seating chart in the hall and handed it to the mindless "Goddess of the Mind's Eye".

　Judging from the seating chart, the number of people in the auditorium is almost the same as the combined number of people in the four conference rooms. Although testing them together would be faster, it would still take more than twenty minutes if nothing unexpected happened.

　This back-and-forth took nearly an hour, and it was fortunate that both the person presiding over the meeting and the person attending the meeting were able to persevere.

　Moreover, the atmosphere of discussion inside this auditorium was... particularly intense!

　If it weren't for the "Goddess of the Mind" being able to see through their true nature, probably no one would have imagined that those who were fiercely discussing how to resolve the "trust crisis caused by the infiltration of demons" would actually be demons who had infiltrated the group!

　"After this wave of confirmations, we need to consider how to annihilate them all."

　Dak tapped his fingers, frowning in thought.

　Of the five types of demons discovered so far, only the "Brain Fluid Demon" can stimulate the combat power of the host.

　The other four types of demons actually don't have much combat power.

　The most troublesome of them are the "Illusion Demons" who are skilled in illusion.

　As for creatures like the "Amiro Worm" and the "Brain Eater," they are merely parasites that live on corpses; they are completely incapable of unleashing the original creature's powerful abilities!

　As for the "Shapeshifters," they become even more vulnerable when they transform, unable to use their own abilities.

　If caught off guard and attacked, Tiger's hybrids could wipe out half of them in a very short time. After that, his half-rat assassins would quickly cast a special spell on those marked as demons, based on the names on the seating chart, causing a conspicuous wisp of blood to appear above their heads.

　With this trace of blood essence as a distinguishing feature, those who pass the test can also be counted as combat power.

　Even if those demons disregarded their identities and revealed their true forms to fight on the spot, they could still guarantee an overwhelming advantage in combat power.

　The key battle will take place inside the auditorium.

　……

　Firstly, the auditorium had the largest number of people, and secondly, most of the high-ranking administrators of the Freedom City were sitting in the front row of the auditorium.

　In a mixed-race community like the City of Freedom, the prevailing social norm of "might makes right" has always existed.

　Therefore, the proportion of highly capable individuals among senior administrators is extremely alarming.

　If any of these people are parasitized by the "brain fluid demon," it will be a huge problem.

　"How many?" Dark asked in a low voice.

　Tiger looked down at the seating chart in the "Goddess of the Mind's Eye" hand, his face grim, and said, "The first three rows are all high-priority areas. There are already four marked as 'Brain Fluid Demons'!"

　Dark: "Tell me about their identities."

　Tiger said with great familiarity, "The one in the middle of the first row is an owl-human hybrid, possessing a rare magical talent among orcs. His specialty is wide-range mental illusions that he can cast in conjunction with his eye techniques, capable of pulling hundreds of people into his environment at once. He has always been known as the Nightmare."

　"The one on the left in the second row is a rock rhinoceros hybrid. He has terrifying strength and can turn stone into armor. No one can stop him when he charges into battle."

　"The one on the right in the second row is a hybrid of the Flame Eagle and Fire Eagle, born with the ability to control wind and fire. However, its magical talent is not high, and it can only attach wind and fire to its weapons to fight enemies, but it is still extremely troublesome."

　"The one on the right in the third row is a grey elf hybrid. Grey elves are natural assassins, capable of infiltrating shadows and stealthily assassinating others. Moreover, they are extremely intelligent and skilled in dark magic, making them probably the most difficult to deal with here."

　Upon hearing this, Dak nodded and said, "I've got it."

　The person parasitized by the "Brain Fluid Demon" is the only one who can be saved; these four high-level powerhouses still have a chance of being saved.

　But once the battle has fully commenced, any act of mercy will increase the unpredictability of the situation.

　Although Tiger had a lot of thoughts in his mind, he did not say anything to plead for the four people.

　Even though those four people were all comrades-in-arms who had fought alongside him.

　……

　Time passed slowly, and the seating chart in the hands of the "Goddess of the Mind" gradually became filled with markings.

　It was already dark, dusk was approaching, and it was a time of solemnity and desolation.

　Before the testing in the main hall was completed, a strange noise suddenly came from the first testing room.

　Tiger abruptly grabbed the short-range communication stone in his hand, and the messenger's voice rang out: "Commander, we've been discovered!"

　Tiger frowned and immediately said, "Activate the internal barrier instantly, seal off the passage between Conference Room One and Conference Room Two, and annihilate the demons inside Conference Room One! Prioritize marking 'Shapeshifters'!"

　After a crisp and clear "Received," the battle on the other side began ahead of schedule.

　Tiger put down the communication stone and was about to speak when suddenly a sound came from inside his clothes, and a red light shone through.

　He quickly took out another communication stone hidden in his clothes. On the front of this communication stone was engraved the character "西" (Xi).

　He immediately activated the communication stone, and a hurried voice came out—it was the voice of the West City Guard.

　The message is concise and to the point.

　"Warcraft, they're attacking the city!"

　……

　The Warcraft siege, also known as the "Warcraft Tide," is a phenomenon that has existed since the second year after the founding of the Free City.

　Moreover, as time went on, the frequency of Warcraft sieges increased.

　Last year, the strength and number of Warcraft suddenly surged, causing the City of Freedom to suffer heavy losses before it could even react.

　After that, until the Adventurers' Guild's application to establish was approved, a large number of adventurers flocked to the Free City. Guided by guild missions, they repeatedly cleansed the surrounding monsters, which reduced the intensity of the monster sieges.

　But the monster tide that appeared outside the city gates today makes one wonder if the reason why the intensity of the previous monster tide had decreased was to accumulate troops for today's siege.

　Outside the West Gate, tens of thousands of magical beasts gathered like a tide, rushing in from ten miles away.

　Smoke and dust billowed, and the earth trembled.

　Countless adventurers exploring outside the western city noticed the anomaly and fled into the city in a panic.

　The city guards at the city gate watched the fleeing adventurers with bated breath, shouting "Hurry, hurry, hurry!" as they frantically urged them to return to the city.

　Once the beast tide approaches, they will have no choice but to close the city gates, leaving the adventurers outside!

　And on the city wall.

　Professor Sylph's face was extremely gloomy.

　Not long ago, she finally located an off-site camp where demons were gathered, amidst countless rumors.

　But her wind tentacles were severed instantly the moment they reached there.

　She then immediately contacted Professor Mitia to inquire about the specific direction of Number Two.

　Professor Mitya quickly gave her a fairly precise direction. But she also immediately added a less-than-favorable reminder: "It's almost night!"

　It's getting late!

　There are many races among the demons who can draw power from the darkness of night, and they usually become more powerful at night.

　Humans who leave early and return late often feel tired after nightfall.

　But what's more important to them is that the connection between the second consciousness within Witt's body—number one and number two—will gradually disappear after nightfall!

　Once the sensor disappeared, the professors could no longer pinpoint Number Two's location.

　The terrifying beast tide before them, like a tsunami, might just be a stopgap measure for Number Two to escape.

　But will number two really escape?

　The world is ever-changing.

　Judging from past experience may not yield accurate results.

　……

　Dark's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly asked, "A monster siege? The west gate? Or the north and south gates?"

　Tiger said, "The message came from the west. Don't worry, I will send a message to the guards of the other three city walls to immediately strengthen their defenses in preparation for a possible sneak attack."

　Dark glanced at him and said, "Be careful to coordinate with others from the outside."

　Tiger said, "Almost all of the senior management are in this government building."

　Dark said, "Almost, right? And you should know that the various subordinate agencies within the city are also no longer under management."

　After saying that, he looked up again and whispered, "I wonder how Professor Sylph and Professor Mitia will respond?"

　……

　at the same time.

　From Professor Mitia's pumpkin carriage, twice as many crystal balls as before flew out, instantly merging into the approaching night and heading towards various locations outside the venue.

　She will be stationed in the city, using thousands of crystal balls to collect information, then using her magically enhanced brain to analyze and process this information at high speed, before Aurora will issue the orders to take full control of the entire city while all the city administrators are confined to the government building.

　While doing this, Mitia frequently looked at Aurora.

　If you hadn't seen it with your own eyes, you would never have imagined that this twelve-year-old girl would have such a high natural status in this huge city.

　Those who were initially repulsed by her voice changed their minds the moment they heard Aurora's voice.

　The city guards responsible for protecting the west city were invigorated by her words.

　The effect was so obvious that Professor Mitia even doubted who the real lord of this city was.

　……

　At this time, the real city lord in name only—Suna Montilfali—had also learned of the monster siege from the communication stone.

　She was very anxious, but she didn't show it.

　The saying goes, "To repel external aggression, one must first pacify internal strife." Now that the internal purge has progressed to this point, we must not abandon it halfway.

　If we can't get things done here in one go, we may never have another chance like this.

　"We can only temporarily entrust the safety of the city to the professors of St. Marian Academy..."

　She was so anxious that flames seemed to leap from her hair.

　"How long until things finish with Dak?"

　……

　She didn't have to wait long.

　Just three minutes after receiving the news of the beast tide, Dark Dimon pushed open the door and entered.

　The atmosphere in the auditorium was now extremely heavy.

　Although Lord Montilfali continued the meeting as if nothing had happened, the high-ranking officials also possessed short-range communication stones limited to the city, and more and more people knew that the monster tide was surging in.

　The four high-ranking administrators in the front row were parasitized by the "Brain Fluid Demon." The "Brain Fluid Demon's" stimulation made them more impulsive.