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

Daclis sensed the disturbance and his expression froze.

It's not some other demon, but a connection from the prime plane?

As if recalling something, Daklis's serpentine eyes suddenly narrowed.

"How could I forget this?"

Daclis immediately rejected the call and decisively cut off all communication.

"Too careless, we even missed a ruin." Daklis's voice was hoarse. "It shouldn't be because of this..."

Daklis felt a wave of fear wash over him and secretly vowed to be more careful in the future.

Darklis, the demon of the underworld and shadows, is a transcendent being of the tenth rank, and has gathered a large number of shadow-type monsters under his command.

And yet, this very being is afraid of something.

Because just recently, the situation changed.

The demon of knowledge and truth, Thurth, and his demonic colleagues who shared his suffering, are dead!

It's not that I feel sad for Turtle; the relationship between the seven demons has never been harmonious. They divided the land of the Underworld into seven parts, with each demon occupying one territory, and they are all eyeing each other covetously.

Turtel, that madman with a face full of pursuit of "truth," had the worst relationship with the other demons.

However, demons, being creatures born of malice, are inherently impossible to coexist peacefully with.

The current state of mutual non-interference is maintained entirely because of an external enemy, a terrifying existence that forces even the Seven Demons to join forces.

Of course, this alliance is only superficial. There may not be much conflict between the demons, but they will allow their subordinates to fight each other openly and secretly, making it a coalition of eighteen warlords with their own ulterior motives.

On the surface, the death of Thurst, the demon of knowledge and truth, was a good thing.

The territory He occupied was vacated and was quickly divided up by the remaining six demons.

For the enormous demons, the Netherworld Prison was too cramped; having one less demon to divide the territory would alleviate the problem.

All demons harbor ambitions—the ambition to break free of the Netherworld Prison and return to the Overlord!

Therefore, the demons have secretly made some arrangements in the prime plane.

The demons' enormous bodies cannot pass through the blockade, but they can communicate with the prime plane through special means and even transfer some of their power.

That's why there are demonic cults and cultists who make deals with demons.

He constantly instructs cultists to tamper with things in the main plane, all in an effort to liberate them from the Netherworld Prison, even though there is no hope of liberation in sight.

As long as that being exists, they will never have a chance to rise again.

I don't know why He didn't kill them, and the demons weren't interested in it either. Only that madman, Thurt, the demon of knowledge and truth, wanted to explore these meaningless things.

But now, the situation has changed.

The death of Thurth, a man of knowledge and truth, served as a wake-up call to all the demons.

Their constant underhanded actions went unnoticed by Him, and He could continue the rebellion with a clear conscience. But once their lives were threatened, He would immediately stop the activity.

These demons, having reached this level, are all terrified of death.

But the demon of knowledge and truth, Thurt, found a loophole in the blockade and escaped to a secret realm.

In less than half a day, Thurt, the demon of knowledge and truth, lost his life, which made Dacles feel an unprecedented sense of crisis.

This is the first loss among the Seven Demons, and it is very likely not the last.

As for the cause of Turtle's death, Daklis didn't think much about it, simply assuming that Turtle had crossed the line and was therefore disposed of by that person.

That's a normal way of thinking. In the eyes of demons, only that one can kill them. The angels under that one are not qualified, unless multiple angels join forces to attack.

However, the angels still represent the will of that being. Whether Thurt died at the hands of that being or amidst the angels' siege, it makes no difference in essence.

Daklis was terrified of following in Turtle's footsteps, so he acted cautiously during this time, severing all ties with the prime plane. This is why the Underworld and Shadow factions completely lost contact with Daklis.

The demons are noble tenth-order life forms, but in the palm of that being's hand, they are merely prisoners in a cage.

No, even that's not as good. That person holds the power of life and death; who knows when that sword of Damocles hanging over their head will fall?

The other demons were indifferent to Thurt's death, believing he deserved it, that he had been exposed and killed, and were not as terrified as Daklis.

The ever-timid and cautious Daclis always felt that things weren't so simple.

Thurst's death was clearly a warning to others; perhaps Thurst went too far and ended up like this.

But Daklis felt that this warning was actually much more serious. If a small act is discovered, the evidence should be destroyed immediately and all contact with the outside world should be stopped, instead of being indifferent like other demons and continuing to do whatever they want.

In short, he wanted to avoid the limelight for now and didn't care what would happen to the Underworld and Shadow factions without his support.

So what if they all die? As long as some power is transferred there, there will definitely be people willing to risk their lives for him. It won't take long to cultivate another Netherworld and Shadow faction.

At least for the long-lived tenth-order demon Daklis, this amount of time is nothing.

This is a matter of life and death; we cannot be careless about this.

Darcules, who was always cautious in his actions, thought so, and carefully tried to erase his presence...

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"So you were scared." Gray found it laughable; he had roughly figured out why the spell had failed.

Even demons have fear. After learning of the death of Thurt, the demon of knowledge and truth, Thurt chose to "avoid the sharp edge and endure for the time being."

That's good, at least the Netherworld and Shadow factions won't pose any threat in the coming years.

In other words, two of the seven factions of the Demon Order have been eliminated.

Next, all we need to do is proceed cautiously and steadily, and annihilate the remaining five factions.

The annihilation of the demonic cult is just around the corner.

Gray looked at the snake statue in front of him, noticed its completely dull eyes, and turned to leave.

“Let’s go, there’s nothing left to stay here.” Gray turned around and said, “You guys go first, I’m going to blow this place up later.”

"Yes!"

As the servants began their return journey, a dark purple magical light curtain illuminated...