The two sides faced off inside the tent, neither daring to make a move. This commotion quickly attracted countless soldiers from the camp, who surrounded the central command tent completely.

Demon King Verra spoke first: "Emperor of the Beast Kingdom, if you insist on capturing us with your army today, then I have nothing to say. But from today onwards, the people of the world will know that the so-called human alliance that claims to be righteous is nothing but a group of despicable people."

"Stop your empty talk! The demons are the greatest threat to this world, and you are all outcasts!" Chu Angjie roared angrily, seemingly unconcerned that Verra would suddenly kill him.

Lati quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Oh dear, why did you suddenly get angry when we were having such a good talk? Let's all sit down and talk things out!"

At this moment, Darkrens took a step forward, which immediately made Verra's six guards even more nervous. They all stepped forward, protecting Verra even more tightly. Darkrens did not stop. Despite the elemental pressure from the six guards, he walked step by step to the two guards standing at the front. He stopped and stared at them for a while, then smiled and said, "So it was you two that day. With such strength, you are indeed qualified to be the Demon King's bodyguards."

The two leaders didn't mince words and laughed, "Your Majesty is incredibly powerful. If we had launched a full-scale attack that day, we probably wouldn't be here today."

After hearing their words, Dakrons immediately stopped his elemental output. The light protecting his entire body vanished instantly. He laughed loudly and walked back to his seat, then said magnanimously, "Demon King, you are indeed quite different from the rumored Demon King. I will not waste any more words. I will not attack you today, and I have long intended to withdraw my troops. Since I carved this map yesterday, you shall cede land according to this map. I will not ask for an inch more. In addition, the Demon Kingdom must abolish the Council of Deliberation, open trade, and compensate all countries for their war losses, one million gold coins per country. Once the agreement is established, I will immediately withdraw my troops!"

Seeing that Dakrons had no intention of attacking, Vilara's guards also stopped their elemental attacks. Dakrons then waved his hand, and a guard quickly brought over several rolls of animal hides, which he laid flat on the table. Dakrons's voice rang out again: "Lati, you draft the agreement."

Upon hearing this, Lati stepped forward, picked up a pen, and wrote fluently for a while before finally writing the same agreement on all five animal hides. Daklens was the first to walk up to the animal hides, waved his hand, and left a domineering yet ugly signature. Then he threw the pen at Verra.

Vera hesitated at this moment because she had not managed to reduce the amount of land ceded. In fact, after learning of the Allied Forces' demands for territorial concessions, they were still the same demands they had made then, and even war reparations had not been discussed before she was asked to sign. As the Demon King, her personal intervention had been ineffective, which was unacceptable to her.

"If it were Grandpa Harold, what would he do?" Vera couldn't help but think of Harold. Only then did she realize that she really lacked someone who could always be by her side to offer advice.

Seeing that Verra was not making a move, Daklens, who was impatient, said, "Is it because you are worried that the other countries will not sign? Commanders, come and sign the document. Whoever does not sign is an enemy of my Beast Kingdom!"

Baird was the first to respond to the call, jogging forward to sign the document. Lu Kun had no objections and signed as well. Only Chu Angjie was still unwilling. At this moment, he didn't care about ceding territory at all. He only hoped to take advantage of the strong army and use a million troops to completely bury the Demon King here.

"Chu Angjie, if you don't sign, this agreement will only be effective between my Holy Beast Kingdom, the Slivia Empire, and the Delin Kingdom. The Heavenly Fortune Empire will get nothing. Also, as I just said, I will never lay a hand on the Demon King today!" Darkrens issued his final warning.

Under pressure from Dakrons, Chu Angjie had no choice but to walk to the table and reluctantly scribble his name down. At this point, all the representatives of the four countries had signed the agreement. Dakrons then turned to Vira and began to pressure her: "Little Demon King, you're the only one left to sign. If you don't sign, then everything I just said to Commander Chu will be null and void. It's up to you whether you choose to preserve half of the Demon Kingdom or destroy the entire Demon Kingdom."

After a long internal struggle and inner turmoil, Verra finally had to compromise with reality. The nobility in the country had not been completely eradicated, deserters were increasing daily, and food supplies were insufficient. All these realities were laid out before Verra, forcing her to sign the ceasefire agreement. Finally, she got up and walked to the table, trying her best to control her trembling hands, and signed her name on the five ceasefire agreements stroke by stroke.

This seemed to have exhausted all her strength. She put down her pen and pulled her hand back under her cloak. Her hand finally began to tremble uncontrollably. For a moment, one of Vera's hearts ached, and she almost couldn't hold back her tears. But the other heart acted like a suppressor, forcibly suppressing this sorrow so that she could still appear as a dignified and composed queen.

After ordering his men to put away the agreement, a smile returned to Daklens's face. He laughed heartily, "Young lady, they say you become friends after a fight. Now that this matter is resolved and everyone is satisfied, why don't you stay for dinner and drinks tonight? I brought the best Molten Fire Wine from our Beast Kingdom; it would be a real shame if you didn't try it..."

"No," Vera said decisively before Dakruns could finish speaking. "Beast King, since the agreement has been signed, I hope you will abide by it and withdraw your troops immediately. Compensation and other matters will be settled upon your return. If there's nothing else, I'll take my leave." With that, Vera and her six accompanying guards turned and left the tent. Countless soldiers were already guarding outside, armed with weapons. Vera glanced back at Dakruns, who immediately shouted, "Scatter!"

The soldiers immediately parted to make way, and Vera and her six companions walked through the army, exited the camp gate, boarded a carriage, and left without stopping. Once the carriage was moving quickly, Vera finally couldn't suppress her grief and anger and burst into tears. The guards riding close behind the carriage listened to Vera's anguished cries, feeling heartbroken but helpless.

Inside the allied camp, all the soldiers and officers were celebrating wildly, rejoicing at the end of the war. For them, this foreign land was never as good as home; with the war over, their lives were safe. However, inside the main tent, a silence fell. Daklens didn't show his usual joy; instead, he frowned, deep in thought. Chu Angjie was naturally not happy either, and Lu Kun showed little emotion. On the contrary, Byrd was the happiest among them, having successfully completed the mission assigned to him by the Empire.

Seeing Daklens's appearance, Lati stepped forward and asked, "Your Majesty, the agreement has been signed, why are you still looking so gloomy? This is not like you."

Upon hearing this, Daklens looked up at Latty and said to him, "I have a strange feeling about me."

What strange feeling?

"This demon king is actually a little girl. She's so young, yet she's already gathered six powerful guards who obey her. Did you see the formation just now? Those six protected her tightly, clearly prepared to sacrifice themselves at any moment. Do you think this kind of thing would happen in the demon kingdom?"

"You mean, if the Demon King is weaker than those six, yet those six still obey her?"

Dacrence nodded: "Although she didn't use elemental power, I can sense that her strength is weaker than mine, and even weaker than those six guards. But in the demon race, the strong always reign supreme. Don't you think today's situation is very strange? Moreover, she looks very young, yet she has already reached this level. I'm afraid that in time, even I will not be her match."

"That can't be right. You've already reached a level that no one can match. No matter how talented that girl is, it's impossible for her to surpass you in a short period of time." Lati was somewhat unwilling to believe it.

"I hope it's just my imagination, but I always feel that those guards are even stronger than the Beast King's Guild..."

"Shh!" Lati sternly interrupted Daklens, not letting him continue: "Don't say any more. Let's withdraw the troops tomorrow morning."

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