He sadly discovered that he was completely helpless.

"Hurry, take me away... Let's get out of here... Quick..."

He shouted at the top of his lungs. The tall man did not dare to neglect him. He left a silver coin and carried him out of the tavern, leaving the diners in confusion.

"Go and tell the others... tell them... to stay away from the 'assembly point'... it has been discovered... the things I left behind... didn't work..."

Before he fell into a coma, he left these words.

……

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438: Her Royal Highness the Demon Princess

Brucifa - disguised as a businessman, he was carried almost unconscious to his temporary hiding place, a winery in the suburbs.

Now he is the owner of this winery - of course, this is because he used the "soul-stealing technique" to seize the body of this little noble. This is the secret technique of the Silver Demon Clan. Since the death of the Silver Demon General, this kind of magic has been banned among the demons under human restrictions, so there are not many Silver Demon Clan members who can use this trick.

Dill, who cooperated with the Lord of Seyavis, was one of them, but unfortunately, he was probably sacrificed.

It was not until night that Brucifer woke up from his coma. However, the severe loss of mental strength still gave him a splitting headache, and he couldn't help but let out a hoarse groan.

"Damn..."

"Boss, are you okay?"

At this time, the butler and servants had already been sent away, and the only ones gathered in Brucifer's room were the demons he brought with him. At this time, they all looked like humans, and their demon identity could not be distinguished from their appearance. Their faces were full of depression and worry. Recently, all of them had been living too aggrieved. The news they heard every day was nothing but bad news. They were hiding from place to place every day and had to move to another place soon. The frequent use of "soul stealing" made them mentally exhausted. If it were not for their strong strength, I am afraid that just a few times of stripping their souls would be enough to make them lose their souls.

This kind of life is undoubtedly a torture. However, when they finally arrived at the port, they found that it was closed. Their desire to return to the Western Continent was shattered again. To make matters worse, their spiritual pillar, leader, Brucifa, fell down at this time without any warning.

During the time that Brucifer was in a coma, they kept speculating and everyone seemed very tired and pessimistic.

Brucifa saw the expressions of his subordinates. He calmed down, endured the headache, and slowly sat up with help.

"I'm fine, I was just attacked."

"Attack?" The tall man who brought him back was stunned. "In the tavern at that time..."

"No, the attack came from the northern border of the empire. The one who attacked me was the Mystic Sage. She broke my surveillance magic and traced back through the mark I left behind, severely injuring me."

Brucifa didn't tell the truth. The Mystic Sage's power was undeniable, well-known, and consistent with their understanding. In comparison, Elsa Faris, who had severely injured him with a single finger, was even more terrifying. At this point, the facts didn't matter. They were all running anyway, so why did they need to investigate?

It is more important to stabilize people's hearts.

"But she didn't catch up to where we are, so there's no need to worry about her catching up."

Brucifa said in a calm tone.

Sure enough, his subordinates finally breathed a sigh of relief and their expressions softened a little.

"Boss, now we..."

Brucifa raised his hand to interrupt his subordinate and asked, "I asked you to contact the other demon generals. Have they replied?"

Of course, the "demon generals" that Brucifer referred to were not the famous demon generals from forty years ago, but the remnants who are now active as the "Demon King's Army". For example, Brucifer was called the "Silver Demon General" because since the previous generation's Silver Demon General Gabido was killed by the Secret Sage, Brucifer was probably the strongest among the Silver Demons, and he did inherit most of Gabido's magic, so it was not an exaggeration to call him the "Silver Demon General" of this generation.

"I've got a reply. Here it is—Boss, Lord Aschero just sent me some new information. He says it's very important and only you can see it in person."

The subordinate took out a magic stone and said.

Brucifa frowned slightly, a bad premonition rising from the bottom of his heart. Aschero was the "brain" of their group. Aschero played an indispensable role in the fact that these "remnants of the Demon King's Army" could get to where they are today. In addition to the multiple assassinations, the plan to join forces with the vampires to awaken the undead demon general Tobias was also Aschero's work. Although it failed unfortunately, everyone knew that it was not Aschero's fault. No one expected that there would be such a big omission in the intelligence, missing a guy who was even more powerful than the demon general.

Aschero always thinks more than anyone else. In this escape plan, he gave everyone a task. Brucifa's task is to find a suitable way to leave the East Continent, which can be regarded as the vanguard. Of course, because he is a silver demon, he is also the one who monitors "that place", always paying attention to whether humans have found it. But it is obvious that it has been spotted by the sage now - this is just as Aschero expected. The human side will definitely notify the sage to deal with this matter. The only difference is that Elsa Faris also came there.

Even though Brucifa thought highly of himself, he had to admit that Ascel was the most intelligent demon he had ever seen.

If something happens to Asclero, the future of these people will be really uncertain.

Thinking of this, Brucifer snatched the Philosopher's Stone. These Philosopher's Stones were used when he communicated with other "magic generals". When they communicated with each other, they would use a specific method to interpret them.

He read quickly.

But soon, his expression changed from frowning to surprise and disbelief, and finally to ecstasy.

His subordinates were all stunned, not knowing what Brucifer was so happy about - Brucifer had a heavy expression on his face until just now.

After Brucifer finished reading the information recorded in the Philosopher's Stone, he couldn't hide his excitement and couldn't help laughing out loud.

"I never thought Aschero could bring me such a surprise!"

But after laughing, he quickly calmed down, and the smile on his face finally faded slowly. He squeezed hard, and the Philosopher's Stone in his hand was crushed into powder with a click, completely destroying it.

He glanced at his subordinates in front of him.

"Gather everyone, we are leaving immediately."

He suddenly spoke, ignoring his subordinates who were full of confusion and surprise, and sat up from the bed with a firm and bright look in his eyes.

"We must find a way back to the Western Continent as soon as possible. We must not delay!"

Because he had just received news that the king of their demon clan had returned.

Of course, it was not the Demon King himself, but the Demon King’s daughter who had the Demon King’s blood flowing in her veins—their noble Princess.

Her Royal Highness the Princess is still alive!

This is undoubtedly the most exciting news in recent times.

He originally thought that Her Royal Highness the Princess would be brutally murdered after being captured by the hateful Duke of Ryanfort, but now it seems that there is another hidden story?

Brucifa felt a little resentful of Ascelo for not informing him of this matter in advance, but after thinking about it, he was immediately relieved. Wasn't it because a traitor appeared in the demon clan when the princess's whereabouts were exposed thirty years ago? Therefore, Ascelo's concealment did not make Brucifa dissatisfied. Instead, he felt that Ascelo had done the right thing.

But now that Ascherlo has chosen to take the initiative to tell this matter, the reason can be guessed - Ascherlo knows that now is not the time to continue concealing the news. Ascherlo needs Brucifa's cooperation to send Her Royal Highness the Princess away from here as soon as possible, so he was so anxious when he learned that Elsa Faris had gone to the North.

Brucifa was extremely excited to be able to serve Her Royal Highness the Princess. At the same time, he secretly made up his mind to live up to the name of "Demon General".

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439. Cunning Demon General Mingqis (5K5)

The demons were a vast and chaotic race, able to survive wherever there was magic. They could be said to be the product of chaotic magic. Otherwise, there was no way to explain why they had been living in a deadly place for generations, perhaps even dating back to the distant period after the Age of Gods. Perhaps only the remnants of the Age of Gods, the elves, and the dragons had a longer history than them.

But they were so "isolated" that they were mostly unknown before the Demon King War. Most demons lived in that dead land where there was nothing and nothing could grow.

At that time, the demons had no unified leader and were divided into many tribes. The stronger ones, such as the Silver Demons, would use their powerful strength to occupy high positions and rule one side, forming tribes, while some weaker demons, such as the Succubus, would become subordinates. Such situations were common among the demons at that time. They were warlike and fought and divided the country in the most primitive and barbaric ways, just like the countries of mankind dividing up that barren land.

At that time, the demons never considered themselves to be the same race, because they were so different. The so-called "demons" was just a general term for them given by humans and other intelligent races. Humans looked at them just as they looked at humans and forest elves. In their view, there was not much difference between humans and forest elves, let alone beauty or ugliness. It was just that one lived longer and the other had a shorter lifespan.

Over a long period of time, many demons slowly walked out of that barren land and tried to explore and live in other lands, but because their ways of doing things were mostly rude and barbaric, they were often expelled by other races. Of course, some demons learned local etiquette and integrated into the life of the outside world, or relied on their unique skills and powerful strength to gain a foothold in the human kingdom and became guests of some nobles.

This seemed to have formed a very strange balance. Perhaps some people found it difficult to understand why all the demons were always accustomed to making wars on other demons, but rarely had large-scale friction with external forces. But the fact was, with the weak strength of the demon tribes at the time, they were simply unable to go to war with the powerful and prosperous humans, because they were so weak. The endless wars devoured a large number of their people and burned too many strong people.

Furthermore, their hatred for other demons far outweighs their desire to explore the outside world. For generations, their enemies have been other demons. In the minds of most demons, their only enemies are these enemies, and they just want to fight for the land under their feet.

But this balance was broken after the birth of the Demon King.

No one knew where the Demon King came from, and no one knew which branch of the demon clan the Demon King belonged to. She seemed to be born to rule. No one noticed her at first, because she, like other demons, led a group of followers to conquer, rule, and divide the barren land. In the eyes of humans, this behavior of the demon clan was particularly ridiculous, but humans soon stopped laughing, because the Demon King unified the entire demon clan at an incredible speed and brought all the tribes under his command.

Since then, the name "Demon Clan" was finally dropped, and the Demon Clan was completely united. Under the construction of the Demon King, the Demon Clan finally ushered in a precious peace. They quickly became powerful, and the stability and development made the Demon King the overlord of the Demon Clan both in name and in reality.

The demon clan, which was once a loose group, was able to build a sturdy chariot with the power of the Demon King alone - for the demon clan, the existence of the Demon King is of extraordinary significance.

The dead land under their feet became the "Demon King's Territory". The demons began to break away from tribal life, form cities, print characters, form culture, establish a complete ruling system and legal system, build prosperous cities, and actively interact with neighboring countries.

The population of the demons grew explosively, but at this time, a voice gradually emerged among them - wanting to obtain fertile land, just like humans.

But the land of the mainland has long been distributed among various countries and ethnic groups.

Afterwards, the Demon King War suddenly broke out.

The demons believed humans had instigated the war, while humans believed it was a demonic conspiracy. However, no one cared how the initial spark had ignited. In short, the demons replicated everything they had done in the Death Land, only now they were no longer targeting their own kind, but instead targeting the other races on the continent.

Later, the Demon King died in battle, the war ended, and the demons across the continent were almost extinct.

——At least on the surface.

In fact, a small number of demons are hiding. They lie dormant cautiously, carefully gather information, and spare no effort to accumulate strength, seeking opportunities to make a comeback. Finally, more and more demons are no longer willing to live in a dead land with no grass. Once they have tasted the sweetness, the demons can no longer take their eyes off this vast continent.

Brucifa is a Silver Demon who grew up in the peaceful era of the Demon Lord's territory. He followed the previous Silver Demon General Abido during the Demon Lord's War and showed his prowess on the battlefield. After the war, he wisely chose to lie dormant. After learning that the brave man and the saint were dead and the sage would no longer appear in the world, he and other demons like him began to become active in secret. They gathered more and more like-minded compatriots, and finally they welcomed Aschero, a follower of the once cunning Demon General.

Under Ascherlo's planning, they carried out many "revenge beheadings", ranging from the massacre of a village to the assassination of the Count of Dammas, and even targeting the Grand Duke of the Empire and his family. Of course, most of them failed - failure was natural, but once they succeeded, it was of extraordinary significance.

The significance of Aschero's plan was not simple revenge, but to make them known to the public - every successful assassination made their reputation among the demons grow. Although they lost some companions in the revenge of humans, they absorbed more and more members, and the team became stronger and stronger, and finally formed a certain scale.

They are the "remnants of the Demon King's Army."

As one of the earliest elders and the most powerful fighter, Brucifer also became one of the leaders among them, commanding the silver demons and their families. He was given a resounding title - "Silver Demon General". Of course, this title was not awarded by the Demon King, and it did not belong to him at first.

Because the real Silver Demon General, Gabido, died at the hands of the Mystic Sage more than forty years ago.

But even so, this title means recognition of him by his own people, and he is always proud of this most glorious title in the history of the Silver Demon Clan.

They began to unite more and more demons to find a way to revive the demons. They were extremely eager for a new "king" to stand up and lead them. At that time, they finally found a possibility to guide the future of the demons. That was hope, a hope that flowed with the blood of the king - the daughter of the demon king, their princess.

The Demon King actually left behind a daughter - no one knew about this at first. The Demon King hid it very well, and even they themselves were unaware of it before. Before Brucifer could be surprised, humans got the information first. While they were busy launching revenge, human countries were making every effort to eliminate the demons in their territories and search for their traces, but they unexpectedly learned the information about the Demon King's daughter from the traitor.

Unsurprisingly, humanity immediately assembled a powerful coalition to defeat the Demon King's daughter. The general leading the vanguard was none other than the previous hero's father, Imperial General Rulg v. Linefort—a man with a deep hatred for demons.

The resistance was weak, just like the large and small purges that took place in the human kingdom. Brucifer and his men tried every means to capture the Demon King's daughter, but failed. They fled in all directions, most of them were killed or injured, and naturally there was no news of the Demon King's daughter.

They too have been silent since then.

They thought that the devil's daughter would be killed if she fell into the hands of the Grand Duke, just as the devil's curse took away his daughter. They all lost hope, only Aschero encouraged everyone and began to plan a twenty-year plan.

Aschorus never made it clear what the goal of his plan was, but out of trust in him, the remaining people began to join the plan.

Until a year ago, Aschero said he wanted to awaken the undead demon.

Brucifa originally thought that one of the ultimate goals of this plan was here, but after the plan failed, Ascelo arranged his escape plan and suddenly went to the southwestern countries, and there has been no news since then.

Thinking about it now, Brucifa couldn't help but have more guesses.

——I'm afraid that Ascherlo's original purpose was to save Her Royal Highness the Princess. Whether it was the revenge he had always wanted or the deal with the vampires, the plan to awaken Tobias was just one part of Ascherlo's plan.

……

It was already night time.

Brucifa spent some time dealing with the affairs of the winery - if he wanted to keep his whereabouts impeccable, then he had to find a way to make everything around the "soul-stealing" target seamless, especially when leaving. A living person suddenly disappearing without a sound would definitely alert those around them. But if this person handled everything properly before disappearing and left with a suitable reason, then it would be different. It would probably take a long time for those around him to realize that something was wrong.

But by that time, Brucifa and the others had already changed their identities.

Caution is the wisdom that Brucifa is proud of, and it is also the lesson he learned from the previous generation of Silver Demon General Gabido. If Gabido had not been so arrogant and thought that no one could see through his illusion, then perhaps he would not have died at the hands of the Mystic Sage in that battle.

"Next, we must rush to the Great Western Forest as soon as possible..."

Brucifa pondered.

That was once the place where the Demon King's army landed from the west coast. Now it is inhabited by a group of mermaids. It is not difficult to drive away those "fishes". You can even let them lead the way, which will make it easier to survive the ocean storm.

Brucifa made a decision quickly, but he couldn't help but send a message to Ascelos.

One reason was to confirm, and the other was to ask for more details. He really wanted to know how many surprises Aschero had hidden from him.

But what I got was a very simple explanation.

After all, they had only a limited number of magic stones, and the magic could only write short messages at a time, so they naturally couldn't explain it in detail. However, Brucifer still learned something surprising from the message sent by Aschero:

Back then, Grand Duke Ryanfort did not kill Her Royal Highness the Princess. Instead, he sealed her away, used magic to erase her soul bit by bit, and transformed her powerful body into a terrifying war machine - called the "Armor of Black Hades".

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At the same time, on the border between King Belmont Freya and the northern part of the empire—

The wind and snow in the dark night became more and more biting.

A wave of cold weather has receded, but no one knows when the next wave will come. In the dark and desolate snowfield, two slender figures are walking westward, stopping and starting.

They all looked like humans. One of them held a staff in her hand, leaning deep into the snow. As she moved, the shoulder-high snow receded inch by inch, neatly making way for her.

Her name was Ascherlo.

But no one knows that she has another identity - the cunning demon general, Mingqis.

She did not die during the Demon King War, but lay in hiding - she was the most powerful soul mage in the demon clan. In the eyes of many people, she was a terrible necromancer, but her real terrifying thing was her incomparably tough and powerful soul. Her soul was her most powerful weapon. Even though she lost her body in the last battle, her soul could survive to this day. Unlike the magic of the Silver Demon Clan, which would consume the soul when changing bodies, her soul could truly survive without the body.

Therefore, more people think she is a "devil" than a demon.

Of course, she was now just a soul clone she had created herself, and her real soul was following behind her at this moment - a white-haired girl tightly wrapped in a hooded robe, the daughter of the Demon King.

There are two souls in the body of the white-haired girl.

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