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

"Looks like we came up empty-handed."

Gray looked around the camp, where there was no sign of other life, and seemed to be deep in thought.

"thump"

The sudden thud of something heavy hitting the ground startled Gray, and when he looked down, he saw Delta lying face down on the ground.

"It is my fault for not doing my job well, causing Lord Demon Shadow to make a wasted trip. Please punish me, Lord Demon Shadow!"

Upon hearing this, Gray sighed softly and bent down to gently help Delta up.

“You have no need to apologize. Indeed, this posture is still too oppressive.” With that, Gray removed his black robe.

The power of the "Shadow Demon" vanished instantly.

They were clearly in a much closer relationship now. No, even the relationship between "Shadow" and the Ten Shadows was quite close in the past, at least in Gray's eyes it was like family, rather than a particularly strict superior-subordinate relationship.

The purpose of that black robe was to conceal his presence and suppress any overflowing aura, but now it has completely backfired...

Gray should have realized much more about the power and influence of his "Shadow" persona.

Delta's act of collapsing was triggered by two important factors.

First, the two were too close together, and Delta was overwhelmed by the oppressive aura of the "Shadow Demon".

Secondly, they feel they have done something wrong.

Delta wouldn't be so frightened as to kneel down at lightning speed if only one or two of these conditions existed. Sure enough, the first one was the most important trigger. Even after enduring the pressure from the "Shadow Demon" at close range for decades, the moment she felt guilty, she broke through her psychological limits.

“In short, Delta, you did nothing wrong. Even if you did, you are not allowed to suddenly fall to the ground in the future unless I give such an order.” Gray said helplessly, “You can basically only operate at night and cannot find out the situation during the day. It is normal for information to be delayed.”

"Sorry, Lord Shadow, I didn't realize it..." Reverting to the form of "Grey Brandt," the demon king's domineering aura pressing down on Delta dissipated, and the blonde vampire woman felt much more relaxed.

"The important thing now is to determine why the Chief of Staff is absent." Gray glossed over the minor incident with a single sentence: "Was the Chief of Staff just out, or did he simply leave the tent to relieve himself, or perhaps..."

Did they anticipate the attack and therefore flee in advance?

Gray shook his head, immediately dismissing the possibility.

The Shadow Court is not well-known in the Kingdom of Westphalia. Not to mention any information about the organization, there are not many people in the Kingdom of Westphalia who even know of the existence of the Shadow Court (most of them are ordinary people who have received help from the Shadow Court). So how could the Chief of Staff have predicted this attack without any basis?

The method to distinguish between the above three is very simple.

The fact that the chief of staff was not found after the entire military camp was swept clean can rule out the possibility that he was relieving himself.

If the attack was anticipated, the chief of staff wouldn't just run away alone, would he? He would at least notify the soldiers to evacuate or prepare them for an attack.

In such cases, the servants' battle reports afterward are needed to see if the army was prepared or if a large number of soldiers had suddenly disappeared.

Gray thought it was most likely that the chief of staff was away on business.

Roderick Stiller, the Iron Wall King of the North, is nowhere to be found, and now his chief of staff is also out...

It's hard to believe that Roderick Stiller, the Iron Wall King of the North, isn't plotting something big.

Thinking about these things now is useless.

Gray donned his black robe once more and vanished in an instant, leaving Delta with the words, "Anyway, the operation continues..."

……

The raid went very smoothly, which made it seem somewhat formulaic.

Whether it was an ordinary waiter, a member of the Ten Shadows, or Gray himself, they all adopted the action pattern of "first secretly knocking down the soldiers on guard, then sneaking into the tents and tying up the sleeping soldiers."

Most soldiers were sleeping soundly, the tents were packed with soldiers sleeping, and the chief of staff that Delta had mentioned was not found, which confirmed Gray's conjecture.

After one night, the dozen or so servants, along with Gray, rendered the tens of thousands of soldiers in the camp powerless and harmless.

Aliceville personally experienced this operation. Although she didn't play a significant role and basically just followed the other waiters around observing, she still gained a lot.

She came to a profound realization of how terrifying high-ranking professionals could be in the face of ordinary soldiers.

How many people are there on the other side?

A mere tens of thousands of people.

How many people do we have?

A full-fledged eighth-tier professional.

Aliceville knew before that high-level professionals had a terrifying suppressive power over ordinary soldiers, but she had never seen it with her own eyes. After all, it was a rare sight to see a noble high-level professional clearing out grunts.

And there is...

"Are all the servants of the Shadow Court professionals?" Aliceville wondered. "And are they all at least Tier 4?"

Because the lowest-ranking magic user Aliceville encountered during this operation was also at level four, which was equivalent to her level.

The servants of the Shadow Court were all professionals, which was almost exactly what Alice Violet had guessed.

The magic of the Shadow Court Attendants originates from Gray, who is a member of the Demon King's Familia. This is a unique method of creating professionals, specific to the Demon King and his Familia.

Of course, there are limitations to this kind of clan transfer. For example, if the subordinates of the Ten Shadow Attendants take in a clan, that is, a clan of a clan of a Demon King's clan, they can basically only hold the magic power of a first or second-tier professional through this method. If they inherit it further, they won't even be able to reach the level of a professional. At most, they can have better physical qualities.

However, it's hard to say whether the third-generation servant can still bestow magic upon the fourth-generation servant.

Therefore, there has never been a fourth generation of Shadow Court attendants. Even if new attendants join, they will be given magical power by the second generation of the Ten Shadow Attendants.

Alice Violet finally understood why the Shadow Court had so few members.

If all the waiters are professionals of level four or above, it would be strange if their numbers were so high.

However, the claim that there are already six or seven hundred waiters is actually quite a terrifying force.

"Uh, uh!"

As dawn broke, the last soldiers to wake up were the ones who had been knocked down while on guard duty.

The ordinary soldiers were simply tied up by the waiters. If they could still sleep soundly while tied up, then Gray would have to call them this (thumbs up).

The soldiers on guard duty last night were the most bewildered. They were standing guard when one of them fell asleep, and when he woke up, the sky had fallen. All the soldiers in the camp were bound tightly.

This record is quite impressive.

A dozen or so men outnumbered tens of thousands and captured them all; neither side suffered any casualties.

However, with more than ten people, all of whom are professionals of level four or above, it is not an exaggeration to say that they achieved such results.

It's even a little bit lacking.