Chapter 2: New Century (Epilogue)
Chapter 97: Uninvited Guest in Dawn Town
The order to capture demi-humans was quickly issued from Winter Fort, spreading to various towns in Eagle Territory via knights:
All hidden demi-humans were to be apprehended within three days. Those who refused to surrender would be executed upon discovery.
To ensure that slave owners would obediently hand over the demi-humans they possessed, Xi Wei also agreed to purchase them at a price of 20 silver coins each, preventing any slave owners from harboring false hopes and continuing to hide them. If demi-humans were deceived by the Holy See into Mudu Winter Town, it would ultimately only strengthen the Holy See’s power.
Concurrently, Xi Wei immediately instructed Clemon, Bane, and Ruo Yi to lead the main army of Winter City to Dawn Town and take away the demi-humans there as soon as possible. The reason for sending Ruo Yi with Clemon to Dawn Town was Xi Wei’s hope that Saintess Ruo Yi would first attempt to persuade the demi-humans in Dawn Town, and only resort to force if that failed.
He, on the other hand, would head to Grey Fortress in Grey Territory with Loli accompanying him to attend the Round Table Conference.
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Inside Dawn Town, at the Town Mayor’s Residence.
Ye Hao was meeting with a special, uninvited guest—an actual demon.
“Lord Ye Hao, holding a long sword with such a fierce expression makes Shea a little scared~”
Ye Hao gripped his long sword tightly, his gaze chillingly fixed on the alluring succubus before him. She was stunningly seductive, with only crucial areas concealed by the carapace of an unknown monster. Small, curved horns adorned her head, and delicate bat wings were folded neatly behind her. Her palm-sized oval face featured captivating, dewy eyes that could steal one’s soul. Though her skin was a pale gray, it appeared smooth and fine, even subtly reflecting the light.
Ye Hao snorted, unmoved. “I didn’t invite guests like you. Please get out of my territory.” He had been severely fleeced by demons last time and couldn’t believe these scoundrels dared to approach him again. Couldn’t they find someone else to extort? If it weren’t an inopportune time for more trouble, he would have killed this succubus instantly, regardless of the vast power behind her, to appease his anger.
Shea, hearing Ye Hao’s blunt words, put on a tearful expression, a hint of enchanting purple flashing in her pink eyes. Her pitiable appearance was enough to drive any man to madness and to their death for her. With a blush of allure on her pretty face and tears glistening in her eyes, she murmured in a choked voice, “Oh my~ The first time you summoned me, you called me little Shea. Are you being so impolite now? You’ve made me so sad…”
“That was because I didn’t know your disgusting nature then, how you’d betray even your partners,” Ye Hao retorted, his eyelid twitching. He was desperately resisting the succubus’s charm. He had fallen under its spell last time, doing whatever she said, which had cost him himself and the Saintess. Now, with his half-demon physique, he had developed resistance to the succubus’s charms.
Seeing that her charm was ineffective, Shea did not cast the skill again. She arched her high, tender breasts and leaned back relaxedly in her chair, crossing her smooth, fair legs. A seductive smile played on her lips as she giggled, “We demons don’t necessarily follow any rules when trading with humans. But Lord Ye Hao, you are now a half-demon, so you are qualified to trade with us fairly.”
“I don’t want to trade with you. Get lost,” Ye Hao said with disgust, as if the person sitting before him wasn’t a beauty but a hideous monster.
“We’re very sincere this time, Lord Ye Hao. You can take a look before deciding~” Shea smiled coyly and gently swept her hand across the table. With a flash of dark red magic, a longsword imbued with demonic energy appeared on the table. “This is a top-tier Grandmaster-level longsword. If it weren’t for some side effects, its power would be comparable to a Hero-grade weapon.”
“If Lord Ye Hao agrees to our cooperation, this longsword will be yours, and…” Shea said, twisting her voluptuous body, and shyly continued, “and if you want Shea, Lord Felton will agree too~”
Ye Hao glanced at the longsword on the table and cast an appraisal technique on it.
[Balthazar’s Demon Blade]
[Grandmaster-grade Demon Blade: Extremely sharp when infused with demonic energy, capable of cutting through Qi and magic shields to a certain extent. Possesses strong suppression effects against skills related to Divine Light.]
[Note: Balthazar’s, since binding with its owner, requires a portion of a pure soul every seven days. Otherwise, it will tear apart the owner’s soul as sustenance.]
After reading the information about the demon blade, Ye Hao felt a flicker of interest. He had no more skill breakthrough chances, and his only equipment was a set of Master-grade Fool’s gear. He lacked a weapon that matched his strength. The item was good, and the side effects were acceptable. As for souls, he could find some wild beasts to kill. Even if there were requirements for souls, Ye Hao could accept it. After all, he was an intruder and had no ties to this world.
“The item is good. What do you want?”
Seeing that Ye Hao was interested, Shea became even more enthusiastic. She swayed her flexible, svelte waist and sat on Ye Hao’s lap, looking at him with seductive eyes and smiling foolishly, “It’s very simple. Given your considerable prestige among the demi-human population, we need you to regularly send demi-humans into the Abyss’s teleportation array. We have a use for them. This teleportation array will be set up by us in the Abyss after the cooperation begins.”
Upon hearing this, Ye Hao unceremoniously placed his hands on Shea’s waist and asked, perplexed, “If you demons can move freely in the human world, why don’t you do this yourselves?”
“We can move in the material plane, but our strength is weakened. And if we encounter a Judicator of the Church of Light, we’re finished~” Shea giggled dismissively, her slender fingers tracing circles over Ye Hao’s heart.
Ye Hao fell into thought. He hadn’t ruled out killing the succubus and taking the demon blade. However, since she dared to display it so openly before him, she must have her own confidence, so he couldn’t act rashly. Moreover, he still had some questions. What was the use of these demons capturing defenseless demi-humans? Thinking of this, he asked Shea about it.
Shea didn’t seem surprised by Ye Hao’s question. She calmly replied, “It’s nothing to tell you. By chance, Lord Felton discovered that demi-humans possess an ancient and powerful divinity. It’s definitely not the divinity of a minor god like the Wilderness God. The amount of divinity varies among different demi-humans.”
“Last time, that demi-human named Ruo Yi had very strong divinity. Lord Felton intended to rely on perfect consumption of this divinity to enhance his strength, but he ultimately failed. So now, Lord Felton can only capture more demi-humans to extract the divinity within them as a substitute.”
“I see,” Ye Hao nodded. He looked at the succubus in his arms, his eyes devoid of lust, and said firmly, “I accept this cooperation, but the conditions aren’t enough. They need to be increased.”
“What else do you want~ Do you want Shea to serve you?”
“Save your servitude for your master Felton. Give me a squad of Horned Demon Commanders. I need more strength to attack the Orc tribes.”
