The maid squad is too strong, what use is there for me, the Demon King?

Alvindale.

The bishop stationed there was constantly uneasy, stemming from his fear of the unknown.

This unease had lingered ever since he witnessed the terrifying magical light screen yesterday. He immediately dispatched his men to the front lines and the ruins to inform the other bishop and the archbishop, but they had not yet returned.

The Kingdom of Saint-Tian is not large in area because the elven population is small, making it impossible to build a very large country.

He estimated that his men should have already reached the front lines and informed Azazel, while the archbishop might not receive the message he sent for some time.

The archbishop led his men to explore the ruins, mentioning that the internal paths were intricate and complex. He estimated that the archbishop wouldn't receive any news from him for a while.

This is troublesome...

As a fellow bishop of the Underworld and Shadow faction, and having not personally witnessed the magical outburst, he didn't expect Azazel to offer any advice. He simply felt that Azazel was, after all, a bishop, and it was necessary to inform him.

He hoped that the knowledgeable archbishop could figure out the reason for the magical light barrier's eruption, as the feeling of constantly living in fear was not good.

I have a feeling something bad is going to happen...

"Your Grace." A gray-robed cultist knocked on the door, and after obtaining the bishop's permission, entered and reported to the bishop, "Your Grace has returned."

"Oh?" This was an unexpected surprise for him. Could it be that the archbishop had already finished exploring the ruins and had returned so soon?

Thinking this, he hurriedly went out to greet them.

Upon his return, the archbishop immediately sent his men to speak with him in secret.

The conversation took place in the treehouse where he and Mysso had been the day before.

The mess caused by the shockwave has been completely cleaned up, but the overall layout of the room has changed quite a bit.

Seeing the archbishop's solemn expression, the bishop sensed something was wrong.

"Azazel is dead." The archbishop's first words sent shockwaves through the bishop's mind.

Seeing the bishop's bewildered expression, the archbishop continued, "His soul lamp went out yesterday."

Upon hearing this, the bishop naturally thought of the magical light screen from yesterday and explained to the archbishop the imagery that had occurred in Elwyndale the previous day.

"What do you think?" he asked.

With your eyes...

"And this happened..." The archbishop narrowed his eyes.

These events happened on the same day, not necessarily simultaneously, but the time interval between them would not be too far apart. It is impossible to say that there is no connection between the two.

The two suddenly looked at each other and came to the same conclusion.

It is the Shadow Court.

There are no other possibilities.

Not long after their faction arrived in the Kingdom of Saint-Tian, ​​they clashed openly and covertly with the Shadow Court several times.

They could tell that the enemy's numbers were far fewer than their own, and that they were only led by an eighth-tier professional.

With such combat power, it would be impossible to kill Azazel, but it is also possible that reinforcements from the other side have arrived.

The archbishop believed that the Shadow Court had sent at least one more eighth-tier professional to the Kingdom of Saint Tian, ​​and that Azazel might indeed be unable to escape and die on the spot under the siege of two eighth-tier professionals.

Both agreed that they should concentrate their forces in one place and ideally confront the Shadow Court head-on.

In terms of overall combat strength, in a head-on confrontation, the emerging organization Shadow Court is no match for them. As long as we concentrate all our forces in one place and do not give the other side any opportunity to take advantage, the advantage will be in our hands.

Annoying flies...

The archbishop was already overwhelmed with worry about the demon of the underworld and shadows, Daklis, losing contact with them, but he also had to prioritize dealing with the matter of the Shadow Court...

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Gray felt he needed to find something to do.

Whenever he has a moment of free time, two girls, one in white and one in pink, will stick to him and cling to him, and he can't shake them off!

Capa would occasionally try to seduce him into committing crimes, while Beta would entice him with a shy and slightly awkward demeanor.

Gray was a little confused. The Beta he remembered shouldn't be like this, right?

Could it be that she was corrupted by the pink-haired succubus?

Moreover, Capa has declared that he and Beta will serve him together tonight, and Gray has no doubt about it. Beta may hesitate, but he will eventually be dragged into it by Capa.

The idea of ​​a double or threesome is indeed secretly exciting, but don't forget that there's also a ruthless and seductive woman involved. Gray really can't imagine how exhausted he would be if he were to fight two people at once.

Moreover, he didn't plan to make a move on Beta until he was clear about his fiancée's attitude. He wasn't some lecherous glutton who would eat any pretty girl he saw.

As for how to refuse the two women's offer of service, Gray already had a plan.

When people are well-fed and clothed, they start to indulge in lustful desires. So as long as they are doing something important, they can put aside all the lewd requests!

"Lord Beta, Lord Shadow, Lord Kappa."

Lynya's sudden appearance saved Gray from having to silently endure the harassment from the two women.

In response, neither of the two women shifted their hatred towards Linia.

They probably felt that they would get to eat eventually anyway, so they didn't care about being delayed for a little while.

Linia reported, "We just captured a cult member. What should we do with him?"

“Oh, kill him then,” Gray said casually.

After he deduced that some being had established a rule to keep the secrets of the world confidential, he stopped thinking about capturing people alive for questioning, since he wouldn't get any useful information anyway. So he killed Azazel without hesitation.

"Wait, Lord Shadow," Beta interjected, "I hope to get some information out of you."

Since Beta had already "advised" them, Gray decided to take this opportunity to distract the two women, so he ordered his servants to "take good care" of them.

Somewhat to Gray's surprise, the cultist they caught was a coward; he confessed everything he knew without much torture.

Compared to the priest Delta captured, this cultist was much more useful to the Shadow Court.

The brainwashed priest was captured and immediately tried to use his secret magic to fight to the death, so he couldn't be kept alive for questioning.

But the Demonic Order is actually mostly made up of such spineless cowards.

Please, how can you expect someone who joins a cult for their own selfish desires to keep quiet?

Through the cultists' confessions, Gray learned of the existence of two bishops, one large and one small, from the Underworld and Shadow factions, as well as a ruin.

Knowing the general strength of the enemy is quite convenient, and we also know that the purpose of the Netherworld and Shadow factions on this trip is not only to help the rebels take control of the Kingdom of Saint-Tian.

"Beta, let's go to the royal city."