On the high wall of the Qing Shi Fortress, dozens of miles away, a white beam of light suddenly rose.
Ella and the others emerged from the pillar of light and looked around; the castle was now nothing but ruins.
Inside, large demons were emitting wild, shrill laughter. They waved skewers of meat made from humans or monsters from the nearby forest, and the flames on their tails slapped the ground. The surrounding forest had long since been burned into a dark and desolate wasteland.
In the sky, countless monstrous demons and gargoyles swirled like dark clouds, blotting out the sun.
Below the cliff, countless demons continued their slow march, dragging their bizarre bodies across the scorched earth, stretching as far as the eye could see.
In the far distance, several monsters the size of mountains made of flesh and blood were slowly crossing the border, their heads towering into the clouds.
The Mountain, Behemoth, Chaos Hound...
As Ayla's gaze swept across the area, she could clearly see more and more high-ranking demons continuously pouring into the forest, like a flowing natural disaster, carving out a devastating land on Aslan's map.
The three appeared directly in the middle of a group of demons, like three pies falling from the sky, instantly attracting the attention of all the demons present.
"The place we booked is still the same uncomfortable place as always."
The curly-haired man rubbed his forehead, speechless. His gaze swept over the greedy eyes around him, as if inspecting prey, and he pulled a strangely shaped fang from his pocket.
The moment the demons saw the fangs, they all turned their heads away as if they had seen a ghost, refusing to look in that direction again.
Chapter Sixty-Four: The Demon Army
Demons are not creatures that easily follow the rules, so Ella was somewhat amazed when she saw them.
"Who exactly is this Miss Samael?"
Susie Yun noticed that the curly-haired man and the others were just standing there, seemingly waiting, so she asked a question.
"How should I introduce her... To be honest, I'm not her demonic lackey, so I don't have the obligation to introduce her."
The other person tossed the tooth in their hand up and caught it again. "But since you've been so quick to help me out and saved me a lot of trouble, I'll just keep it simple."
"The demon army you see is all under her command; she is the newly crowned Demon God of Wrath in Hell."
Susie Yun had heard of the term "demon god" before.
As far as I can remember, that sister Greta mentioned that she was a subordinate of the God of Greed.
Aside from those, the rest were just rumors, since they were all legendary gods. Therefore, Su Xiyun had never really had any real feeling about them before.
But from the destructive aura emanating from the imposing demon army before her, Susie Yun could now roughly sense the weight of this title.
She just didn't understand... why such a terrifying thing as a demon god would be associated with Ye Xiao.
However, when Su Xiyun thought about this, the worried look on her face was mainly because she was concerned about Ye Xiao.
Having experienced what the Samuel Order went through, her mental state wasn't actually that much frightened.
But Ella noticed that Susie Yun's expression wasn't good, and assumed that the latter was nervous, so she quickly squeezed the other's slightly cold hand to comfort her.
She'd already encountered three demons, so they weren't exactly new to her, but they were all quite unique.
She was puzzled as to how this demon god, whom she had never provoked, had learned of her name, Ye Xiao.
Could it be because I was caught recruiting a few demon lords as contractors?
Ella was secretly alarmed, but then she thought, what does what "Ella" did have to do with me, "Ye Xiao"?
"boom--"
Suddenly, the city wall beneath their feet trembled.
Ella didn't notice what was moving at first.
Until a low hill beside the wall rose higher and higher, a huge head climbed up the city wall, its eyelids covered with blue-black scales slowly lifted, revealing huge pupils that could fit three people, and then it slightly opened its jaw.
"Cronus... stay here, you can go."
A...snake?
Ella looked around before she could fully examine the shape of the monster's head. Good heavens, this was probably the biggest snake she had ever seen in both her lives.
One of its heads popped out and blocked the entire view. Moreover, if this thing hadn't moved, she wouldn't have noticed that the serpent's body had wrapped around the entire fortress and the hills below.
“Hydra, I am cooperating with your master, not with you.”
The curly-haired man's name seemed to be Kronos, the name given to the giant monster, but he didn't seem to be giving them much face and was quite unhappy with their order to leave.
The atmosphere became visibly tense after these words were spoken.
The giant serpent, called Hydra, immediately contracted its enormous, sun-like pupils, revealing a fierce glint, and its murderous intent surged like a raging flood.
This thing... has divine attributes.
Although Ella had a premonition from his unusual size, it wasn't very pleasant when it was confirmed.
And for some reason, the snake looked strangely familiar to her.
The aura displayed by the giant serpent this time is that of a Saint-level being, but it should be a Saint-level being suppressed by the laws of the present world, similar to Gretia. This also means that this thing is different from ordinary Saint-level beings, and is probably a mythical creature that ran out of hell.
Ella could tell from the outside of the city walls that there were probably more than one such monster.
This is clearly a disaster that no single empire can withstand. Just the sight seen behind enemy lines is enough for Ella to reassess the scale of this war.
I previously commented on the forum that Loren players would have a hellish start, but now it seems I was too hasty. Aslan players are much luckier than us Loren players.
"What, are you dissatisfied with something, you beast?"
Despite the giant serpent's oppressive aura, Cronus remained listless.
Although it didn't reveal any aura, it displayed an aggressiveness that was in no way inferior.
Hydra, as expected, was not one to engage in verbal battles. It suddenly opened its jaws, and an angry, sharp roar instantly resounded through the sky.
Immediately afterwards, like towering towers rising into the sky, one snake head after another rose up around the hill.
One, two, three... until nine snake heads stood guard above the castle, purple poisonous mist began to spread from the walls, the sky and earth changed color, daytime turned into night, and the entire forest suddenly became dark.
The demons in the castle, seeing the situation was bad, all ran out in a panic. But they were not very bright and forgot that the entire mountain range was surrounded by giant snakes. As soon as they ran out, they ran headfirst into the snakes that were emitting poisonous gas and fell down one by one.
They truly are demons; even arguing requires sacrificing teammates.
After seeing the snake in its entirety, Ella finally understood why it looked somewhat familiar.
Because this was the mount of the previous world-destroying witch, the Hydra.
In his previous life, when Ye Xiao was fleeing, he saw this thing ravaging the city from afar, but observing it up close was like looking at a leopard through a tube, only seeing a part of it, so he didn't recognize it at first.
Moreover, this guy was defeated before the final battle in the Holy City, in the very battle that made Oz, the number one war god, famous.
Ye Xiao was on the northern battlefield at the time and did not participate in that battle, so he didn't know much about it in detail.
However, Oz, a player nowadays, is probably struggling even to reach the Master rank. He would likely be killed by a single lash from the snake's tail.
Troublesome thing...
After Ella finished her assessment, watching Hydra and Chronos confront each other, she secretly hoped they would fight.
Unfortunately, her little moment of happiness never came.
A cold snort suddenly rang out, and the giant snake's pupils suddenly dilated. Then, as if a switch had been flipped, the immense aura it had just released vanished in an instant.
"Hydra, didn't I warn you not to get into a fight with the Dark Shepherds?"
A cold female voice rang out from above. Ella looked up and saw a figure suddenly appear in the thick miasma above the giant serpent's head.
She was a girl with long, deep purple hair that cascaded down her waist, resembling a violet blooming under the night sky at first glance.
His curvaceous figure was clad in jet-black armor engraved with mithril. The armor plates, meticulously forged from hell iron and obsidian, shimmered with a faint light. His fur cloak fluttered behind him, and his taut thighs beneath the skirt armor were faintly visible. He stood on the head of the giant snake in a pair of long boots, exuding the air of a dashing and heroic leader.
This is why Ella has always admired the craftsmanship of the world's top artisans; even armor meant for war is always aesthetically pleasing. It is only in these moments that the greatness of magic is truly captivating.
However, while admiring the girl's stunning appearance, he realized that he had seen her cold face before.
To be more precise, Ye Xiao had seen her before; she was the Full Moon Priestess girl who appeared in Thunder City of the Southern Continent.
Good heavens, was that guy actually a demon god??
Ella narrowed her eyes slightly. She looked closely and found that although the demon god in front of her and the girl looked similar, there were actually some differences in the details.
The one before had a rounder face and looked more gentle and cute, while the one now has a more pointed face. Although their figures are similar, the one now looks more mature and aloof.
What is the relationship between these two? Disguise? Sisters?
Ella was a little confused; this feeling of having grasped something but not quite understanding it was truly torturous.
"Master...Master, he humiliated me first..."
Hydra, still trying to salvage the situation, seemed to have mustered the courage to stammer a reply.
The girl said nothing more, only giving him a condescending and indifferent look.
Hydra's nine heads immediately shut their mouths and slunk back below the city wall, leaving only the head that had been stepped on, level with the top of the wall, to deliver the girl to the three of them.
I'll take care of it in a bit.
The girl glanced at Cronus.
"Alright, then my task is complete. Please give my regards to Mr. Adam."
Kronos nodded. Now there was really no need for him to stay any longer. In a flash, he disappeared into thin air.
No longer paying attention to the curly-haired man, the girl walked straight up to Su Xiyun, closed her eyes, and gave a sharp look as if she were sizing something up.
Susie Yun clutched the hem of her skirt. For some reason, she seemed to sense some hostility in the other person's eyes. "You... hello, Miss Samael?"
"Hmph, you like this type? She is pretty, though."
Samael curled the corners of his lips and slightly raised his head. "Nice to meet you. What's your name?"
“Sydney Brandon…”
"I'm not asking for your pseudonym, I'm asking for your player name."
Upon hearing this, Su Xiyun's expression immediately froze.
"Well, it's okay if you don't want to talk about it right now, but so do I..."
As he spoke, Samael suddenly paused, his gaze shifting to the cloaked dwarf wearing a fox mask beside him. "But before we go into details, who is this...?"
She had only been using her magic to probe out of habit, but she was surprised to find that her senses couldn't penetrate the little man's cloak.
“This is my attendant… she… well, she’s rather ugly… and she’s from a special department, so she always wears a mask…”
Susie felt very sorry for Ella, but she couldn't think of a good reason to brush it off.
But Samael didn't care about all that. Once he became suspicious, he decisively pointed at something from a distance.
A sudden gust of wind slammed into the simply made fox mask, sending the petite body flying.
"Why!?"
Susie turned around with concern, only to see the man in the black cloak shakily getting up from the ground, revealing a simple, round face with braided pigtails.
Who is this?
Susie Yun was completely stunned. Wait, where is my Holy Maiden??
It wasn't until the woman with the big pancake covered her face with both hands and winked at Su Xiyun through the gaps between her palms that Su Xiyun realized that Ella must have just used some trick to change her appearance in a moment of panic.
Ella, whose face had turned into a round pancake, was also feeling lingering fear. Fortunately, she had been careful when Susie Yun asked her earlier that the other party was a demon god.
Anticipating that the mask would have little effect on high-level opponents, Ye Xiao hurriedly ran into the fleeing group at the same time, put on his Myriad Manifestations Ring, casually patted a student on the shoulder, and then secretly used a spatial portal to transfer to Ella.
Chapter Sixty-Five: The Girl's Tea Party
"Well, well, your servant isn't exactly ugly..."
Samael glanced at her twice but found nothing amiss. He coughed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed, and casually tossed a scarf that seemed to appear out of nowhere to Ella.
"But if you want to keep covering it up, then keep covering it up."
After the mask shattered, her senses were able to easily perceive the dwarf's appearance again, so she could only assume that the mask might have been imbued with some special magic.
The other party belongs to the Holy Maiden of Light's faction, so it's normal for them to have some high-level concealment magic items.
Seeing that the other person was no longer bothered by her, Ella breathed a sigh of relief and wrapped the soft scarf around her face.
The fox mask is sold wholesale in the system store; one for every one sold costs one point. Recently, I've seen players everywhere on the forums cosplaying as her, wearing big black cloaks. So there's no need to worry about them suspecting any connection between her and the rumored number one player.
These outfits are all cheap and mass-produced; otherwise, Ella wouldn't have been dressed like this all the time when she needed to conceal her identity.
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