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

"My lord, the patriarch's room is not far ahead..."

The male servant who had spoken earlier regretted it; he should have known better than to be the one to stick his neck out. Now he was being forced to lead the way for these men in black robes.

"We've brought you to the road, can we let the little one out now?"

The male servant tried to struggle, but it was clear that Delta wouldn't let him go so easily.

"Relax, once we catch them, my servants and I will leave. I keep my word." Delta pointed to the door that appeared before them: "This one?"

The male servant nodded hurriedly, and Delta was about to open the door to catch them in the act... but just as he was about to do so, the door opened by itself, and a group of armored soldiers came out.

"Your family head isn't here, is he?"

Having received an affirmative reply from the male servant, Delta lightly gripped the Blood Scythe.

There are still guards; dealing with them won't be difficult.

Delta didn't notice that the biggest difference between these soldiers and the previous guards was that these people were stronger, but still not a threat.

“They’re all third-tier professionals, with only one fourth-tier professional. At this level, we don’t even need the Ten Shadows; ordinary servants alone would be enough to take this place,” Delta muttered to himself.

In terms of combat strength, the Ten Shadow Attendants are comparable to the bishops of the Demon Order. For five of the Ten Shadows to attack the mansion of a minor nobleman is indeed using a sledgehammer to crack a nut.

Delta quickly dealt with the soldiers blocking her way, but several more kept emerging from the doorway, which annoyed her.

You get tired of cleaning up too many unwanted fish, mainly because you're not allowed to kill them.

Without saying a word, Sita came to Delta's side to help her clear out the small fry, and together they broke down the door and entered.

Kappa, who was following behind, looked at the soldier lying on the ground, paused for a moment, and showed a puzzled expression.

"What's wrong?" Bai Lin asked, noticing Kapa's puzzled expression.

“According to Delta’s test results, these people are not cultists, but there’s something strange about them,” Capa explained slowly.

Bai Lin pressed further, "What do you mean by 'strange'?"

Kappa narrowed her beautiful eyes: "These people didn't say a word until they fell to the ground. Normal guards wouldn't be so silent; they would at least say a few words, right? Like, say something threatening to get rid of the intruders or something..."

“Now that you mention it, it’s true…” Bai Lin wasn’t as observant as this pink-haired succubus. It was only after Kappa brought it up that he realized what the pink-haired succubus was paying attention to.

“Not speaking isn’t the main problem; it’s just that these people are behaving strangely. Let me think of a way to describe it.” Kappa pondered for a moment: “It’s like… they have no soul…”

At this point, Capa seemed to have thought of something, and he squatted down, using his mental power to examine the souls of these people.

"How is it?" Bai Lin asked.

“I see.” Kappa murmured, replying to White Scale: “They have souls, but the souls are incomplete, damaged… or rather, modified. Simply put, these people have been brainwashed into machines that only follow orders, completely devoid of self-awareness.”

"Mechanical?" Bai Lin was puzzled by this unfamiliar word.

Kappa was taken aback, then realized, "Oh, you're new here. You don't understand the Wisdom of Shadows yet. You should ask Lord Shadow more questions later."

Bai Lin nodded blankly, his eyes clear yet foolish.

Kappa continued his analysis: "This brainwashing is actually quite bad. The best brainwashing retains a person's self-awareness but deeply implants certain ideas and instructions into their mind. This is the most effective brainwashing, much more powerful than simply erasing self-awareness."

"Brainwashing involves the soul, which inevitably requires the use of mental power and mental magic. This must be the ability of this faction of cultists."

Regarding this ability...

Kappa is a pink-haired succubus, a former servant of Lust and Pleasure Demon Rast, and she is well aware of the abilities of the Lust and Pleasure faction cultists.

I enhanced her sexual function, manipulated her soul to brainwash the innocent little girl into a sex slave for anyone to use, and then used the succubus's unique charm-type mental magic. Unfortunately, it didn't work on Lord Shadow. I could only seduce Lord Shadow in a normal way, otherwise I would have had a house full of children long ago.

The cultists of the three factions—Lust and Pleasure, Power and Domination, and War and Conflict—are more spiritually oriented.

Brainwashing, complete obedience to orders.

"The demon of lust for power and domination - Domri".

Thinking of this, the pink-haired succubus suddenly understood.

Kappa grinned crookedly. This was useful information; if he reported it to Lord Shadow and asked for a reward…

With inappropriate scenes for children flashing through her mind, the pink-haired succubus is now in high spirits.

Unaware that Grey was asleep, a pink-haired succubus was constantly thinking about him.

Polite Gray: You?

Meanwhile, Delta and Sita had already broken into the room and cleared out the dozens of soldiers inside.

“There’s no one here.” Delta looked around; apart from the henchmen, there was no one else in sight. “Dur Valen has already escaped? There must be some kind of secret passage.”

As he spoke, he approached the bookshelf.

"Lord Shadow said that when looking for a secret passage, murals and bookshelves are the most suspicious."

With that, the crimson giant scythe swung, and the poor bookshelf, books and shelf together, was chopped into pieces.

"really."

The bookshelf vanished into thin air, revealing a passageway.

Just as Delta was about to rush in, she suddenly remembered that she seemed to have forgotten something.

"Kappa, that person has already escaped through the secret passage, hurry!"

The notification was complete, and the blonde, mature vampire didn't wait for Kappa's response before diving inside.

Sita remained silent, simply following Delta into the Eight Secret Passages.

Kappa outside the door: "Right away!"

I just don't know if those two heard it.

"White Scale Sister!" the pink-haired succubus suddenly cried out.

Kappa is actually only a little over ten years old, but succubi are a race that develops very early, so she looks like a big-breasted girl in the prime of her youth.

So Gray should be handcuffed now, instead of sleeping soundly?

A ten-year-old succubus (older sister).

A white dragon girl (younger sister) who is thousands of years old and ignorant.

Bai Lin: "What's wrong all of a sudden?"

"I can't walk anymore, carry me inside." The pink-haired succubus said matter-of-factly.

Bai Lin: "Huh?"

Kappa puffed out her chest: "I'm so tired from carrying these two pieces of flesh, I can't walk anymore!"

Bai Lin looked at the two mounds of flesh on Kappa's chest with a mixture of envy and confusion.

"Ok."

Bai Lin reluctantly let the pink-haired succubus pick him up.

I should be being held by Lord Shadow, not by a succubus, right?

This is a lie. Kappa is an eighth-level professional, after all. Even if he carries a heavier load than others, he won't feel tired after walking a few steps.

She was just testing something.

99 points, I guess. You're still slightly inferior to me.