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

With each punch landing squarely, the giant lightning beast was beaten to death by the white scales.

However, the current battle situation does not allow her to retrieve any more magic crystals.

It's nothing. You can retrieve it after you've finished fighting it. The magic crystal is still there; it won't disappear.

Observing the battle, she saw Alpha and Sita fighting a giant poisonous frog together, and she was about to rush over to help.

Suddenly, I felt a fluctuation of mental energy invading me.

However, this mental energy fluctuation was relatively gentle and not aggressive; even disruptive mental magic wouldn't be this gentle.

Therefore, Bai Lin did not block the fluctuations of mental energy, allowing them to enter his mind.

Immediately, Capa's distinctive enchanting voice echoed in his mind.

"Sister Bai Lin, there's something I need to ask of you."

It's a telepathic communication, but not the kind of telepathic communication Gray uses with his familia. It's a mental telepathic magic, the kind that started Gray and Capa's story.

"What's wrong?" Bai Lin asked.

If a battle is going well and then a voice suddenly comes through, it must be something important, involving crucial matters of the operation.

The pink-haired succubus's alluring voice rang out: "My forces are sufficient on my side. I have something else to ask you."

Do you remember what these bishops said when they appeared and bickered? One of the bishops was hiding somewhere, remotely controlling monsters.

"I can now also feel the echoes of spiritual energy. That master uses long-range observation-type mental magic, allowing him to observe the battle situation and manipulate monsters."

Bai Lin nodded: "Indeed, there is someone spying on us in the dark."

Kappa continued, "The task Lord Shadow assigned to us is to wipe out the cultists. It's best not to let any of them escape, especially those at the bishop level."

Once Lord Shadow unleashes his power, the bishop hiding in the shadows will surely realize something is wrong and run away…

At this point, Bai Lin understood: "You mean, you want me to find that bishop and kill him?"

“That’s right,” Capa said. “I’ve found the general location. It’s on the top floor of the building. You can go up and take him out.”

After hearing this, Bai Lin changed his target, took a big step and jumped high into the air, smashing through the ceiling and heading straight for the top floor.

"I will put in a good word for you."

Kappa left these words behind, then cut off the telepathic communication and focused on the battlefield.

Bai Lin smiled knowingly.

Although I may not need it, thank you anyway.

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Lockston Kingsol sized up Gray and said slowly, "You're their leader? The leader of the Shadow Court?"

Gray glanced at Lockston and nodded slightly in acknowledgment of his words.

“Interesting,” Lockston chuckled. “So that’s why a few eighth-tier professionals dared to come in looking for death. Turns out there’s someone behind the scenes.”

And you, I can't see through you.

That's what he said, but there wasn't a trace of panic on Lockston's face.

Lockston was confident of victory in gathering all his followers for a decisive battle. His strategy of bringing all his followers together was to eliminate the person targeting them from behind as soon as possible.

It's also a good opportunity to train the believers.

These believers have been too lazy lately, all of them are good for eating and doing nothing. This won't do.

How much money will you lose if you're so lazy?

Lockston spoke again: "I'm curious, your Shadow Court has been working against us all along. It's not just us, other factions of the Order are also being targeted by you. Two archbishops didn't attend the last collective meeting, it seems to be your doing."

Meeting? Gray snapped at the keyword.

However, Lockston does not intend to reveal any more information.

"The Shadow Court, a strange organization. The earliest signs of its activities were discovered more than a decade ago. The members of the Shadow Court are collectively called servants, and they are all women, with the only exception being you."

......"

Then, as if reciting a familiar story, Lockston recounted a great deal of information related to the Shadow Court.

Gray chuckled at this: "The investigation was quite thorough, with an 80% accuracy rate."

Lockston said, almost self-deprecatingly, "Only 80%? I thought it was 100% accurate."

"Enough with the small talk. Our subordinates are already locked in fierce combat; we can't afford to chat idly here," Gray said, glancing around at the situation.

To this, Lockston shook his head: "Too barbaric, can't they even speak properly?"

“Savage.” Gray clenched his fist lightly. “You have to choose your conversation partners. There’s nothing to talk about with someone like you who has given his soul to the devil.”

Lockston's gaze darkened. He did not deny Gray's statement, and said, "So you still want to fight? I was hoping you could withdraw and leave each other alone from now on. The Church of Holy Light is very clever, so it made a non-interference agreement."

Gray chuckled. "I'm not smart at all, sorry. You clearly had no intention of negotiating, did you?"

A glint of light appeared in Lockston's eyes: "You figured it out."

"There's nothing I can do. Your Shadow Court has caused us too much damage, and Lord Avaris won't allow me to let you go."

Gray murmured, "Avaris, the demon of greed and avarice? You seem to have a close connection with him? I suppose every archbishop of every faction is like that?"

Having said that, he lightly leaped up, and a magical longsword materialized in his hand.

Lockston muttered to himself, "What an impatient fellow—let's go!"

The order was given to the two monsters beside him.

Both of these monsters are earth dragons, but they are different species.

Earth Dragon, a sub-dragon species, contains the blood of the dragon race and is the sub-dragon species with the most concentrated dragon blood on the continent.

The sub-dragon species inherits the blood of dragons and the power of the dragon race.

Their bodies are enormous and powerful, every muscle as hard as stone, brimming with explosive force. The scales on their skin are deep black with dark red edges.

The first earth dragon monster had a pair of curved red horns on its head, and its eyes were as deep as a bottomless abyss, exuding a ferocious killing intent.

The second earth dragon's tail resembled a giant whip, with sharp bone spikes at the end, capable of delivering a fatal blow with each swing. Its claws were incredibly sharp, easily tearing through metal with each strike, leaving deep marks.

Two earth dragons charged at Gray, but Gray said, "Let's end this probing."

It is a sub-dragon species, not a true dragon, and its talent ceiling is locked at the eighth rank.

The two earth dragons in front of them were both peak eighth-tier monsters, representing the pinnacle of the earth dragon species.

But at this level...

He could beat a real dragon to the ground, let alone two earth dragons.

Faced with the earth dragon's attack, Gray grabbed its head with one hand and one head with the other, and the two earth dragons stopped as if they had come to an abrupt halt, unable to advance any further no matter how hard he tried.

With a single twist of his hands, he ripped off the heads of both earth dragons and tossed them aside.

Blood gushed out, but Gray didn't get a single drop on him.

"Let me see your abilities as an archbishop."