"My Highness—" The remaining three guards watched in amazement, mistaking the demon for the Prince's mind, but before they could make any move, the delicate poisonous crossbow bolt that Philon pulled out of his bosom ended their lives. Starting

The life energy of the six loyal guards will then enter the ranks of the sacrifices, and the aura emitted by these alluring energies finally impresses the summoned object, and the spatial passage of the black hole appears in the magic circle, and then, a huge figure at least seven meters tall walks out of the passage.

Abyssal Demon, Krien.

On the cow-like head, two blood-red eyes flashed with heart-palpitating electric light, and the poisonous flames unique to the Demon Realm drilled out from the black scales covering the body, swirling around the body, and the appearance of this great demon at least doubled the temperature of the room.

"It tastes good," Crane twitched, the breath of life energy intoxicated him, unlike most of his kind who liked the life energy of pure creatures, this kind of life energy from sinful life was his favorite, "Say what you want, and then offer the sacrifice," his voice echoed through the chamber like rolling thunder, "I have a lot to do in the demon world. ”

"Great Demon Lord!" the apprentice mage bowed with the most respectful courtesy to the being who could crush him with a single finger, and his heart was filled with fear, and he tried to keep his composure, and told the archdemon what his employer wanted.

"** Master Tower?" Crane had heard the name in the Demon Realm, where there were many tricky beings, and even he didn't want to provoke it, "A little bit of poor energy, you want me to fight a group of mages, and you take me for a fool?" His roar sent Philen and the young mage scattered, and they collapsed to the ground, trembling as they looked at the angry demons.

"I have no intention of fooling you," the mage said with trepidation, praying in his heart that the defensive ring he had made would be effective in keeping the demon at bay, "These energies are just appetizers for you, in fact, if you're willing to accede to our request, we've got you covered with an even bigger meal." ”

He looked at Krion and saw that the other man did not show impatience, so he had the courage to say the reward he had planned to pay to the demon in advance.

"You will receive the life energy of five thousand of the strongest men," the mage was pleased to see as the demon's angry expression seemed to ease, "That's enough to give you a big boost in power, and I assure you that once our plan is successful, you will receive no less than a thousand people every ten years." The starter"

For demons, strength represents status and power, and in order to improve their strength, in addition to cultivating according to the routine, the fastest shortcut is to obtain the life energy of other intelligent beings. Of all the intelligent creatures, human energy is the most favored by demons, and if it weren't for the barrier between the two spaces that can only be opened in the mortal world, and the restrictions of the demigods and mages who inhabit the mortal world, this place would have become a restaurant for demons. Because of this, the life energy of every mortal is precious to the demons, and even a great demon like Krion cannot withstand the temptation of the life energy of eighteen mortals and accept the summoning.

The life energy of five thousand people is completely enough to raise Krien's strength level by another level, plus those subsequent rewards, even demons are difficult to face such a price without being tempted.

"I can only guarantee that they won't be able to leave the ** Division Tower for two hours," after careful consideration, Krion finally decided to accept the other party's request, "but only two hours, besides, I can lend you my legion, but each demon will have to get two additional people's life energy." ”

The mage looked inquiringly at Firen behind him, who nodded his head with all his might, for fear that the mage would misunderstand.

"Deal. The mage stretched out his hand and ejected a ball of light, flying towards Crane, who was in the center of the magic circle, and the demon put his hand on the ball of light, and whispered a few words, and the light ball immediately increased in brightness a hundredfold, and then disappeared after a moment.

As the agreement between the two parties was reached, the light of the magic circle suddenly dimmed, and the power used to bind the demon in the circle disappeared, and the elated big demon roared, rushing over the two frightened people like the wind, and flew outside the secret room.

Dead.

The water-like moonlight poured into every corner of the City of Wonders, and the mood of everyone who bathed in it became extraordinarily peaceful and quiet. In the bright silver moonlight, a young Guards stood on the walls of the palace, staring motionlessly into the distance, faithfully fulfilling his duty, at least on the surface.

Solace was a young man full of artistic fantasies, and if it weren't for the pressure from his family, he would rather be a poet who could only earn a few silver coins a day than become an officer in the Imperial Guards, and he had never had the slightest enthusiasm for this enviable position, especially the night patrol every night, which was almost unbearable for this lazy young man. But today, when he saw the beautiful moonlight on the wall of the palace, an indescribable feeling suddenly came over him, it was moving, it was impulsive, the tide of inspiration hit his mind, the spring of thought made his whole body tremble, he completely forgot everything in the world, and his whole mind was immersed in the moonlight.

A dark shadow swept over his head, obscuring the moonlight that enveloped him, and Solace, who had been disturbed by his creative inspiration, looked up in displeasure, ready to chase away the ignorant bird, but this was his last action in this world.

A demon with bat-like wings swooped down, its sharp fangs piercing his neck before his prey could react.

Almost at the same moment, all the soldiers stationed on this section of the wall fell victim to the demons that had fallen from the sky, and then, after a huge demon descended to the palace gate, it lifted the heavy latch that required at least a few soldiers to remove, and then opened the gate.

"Attack!" Countless flightless demons roared and rushed towards the open palace gate under the commander's order, these low-level demons did not have much wisdom, in their hearts, killing and destruction were everything in life, after Firen paid for the lives of nearly two hundred people in the palace, Krien, who had enough life energy, finally summoned his demon troops.

Piercing sirens resounded throughout the palace, and hordes of Imperial Guards flocked in the direction of the demons' attack, and despite the fear of the hideous-looking, tall creatures in front of them, these loyal soldiers bravely charged. Behind them, on the inner walls of the palace, a dozen robed mages were chanting incantations at high speed, spreading devastating magic on their soldiers while improving their many abilities.

"Kill them!" a five-meter-tall demon wrapped in flames roared loudly, smashed several measuring arrows that shot at him with his fist, and then spread his wings and flew into the air, pouring boundless rain of fire on the Imperial Forest Army who were fighting the demons, "Rush in, everything here will belong to us!"

Countless demons roared, answering the leader's call. Those who could fly, or who were skilled in magic, flew into the air and attacked their enemies with their natural abilities or spells, while the demons who remained began to go crazy, ignoring the scars left on their bodies by their soldiers' weapons, and rushed into the crowd like beasts that had lost their minds, tearing apart everything they could with their claws and fangs.

The flames lit up on the beacon tower in the center of the palace, and no matter where you were in the City of Miracles, you could clearly see the dazzling light that reflected almost the entire night, which was a signal for help. According to the laws of the Empire, within twenty minutes of receiving this signal, the knights and the Ministry of Justice closest to the palace must arrive at the scene, if the color of the flame changes from red to yellow, the four main legions stationed outside the city must also be dispatched, and if the flame turns white, all the inhabitants of the city, whether nobles or commoners, must rush to support the palace unconditionally.

"It's time for us to show up," said Philon, looking at the flames rising into the sky in the distance, to Som, the captain of the Royal Knights and one of the few military figures with real power who had defected to him without the emperor knowing, "let your men prepare, the show is about to begin." ”

The second prince's heart was full of pride at this time. He didn't expect the demons to actually help him claim the throne, in fact, even if Krion did, he would be ruined and an enemy of the entire empire if the matter was revealed. According to the agreement he eventually reached with the demons, when the attack of the demon legions forced the palace to light a beacon for help, he would be the first to lead his men there, and then, when the Kingsguards thought reinforcements were coming, Philon would lead his henchmen into the empty palace to get rid of the shivering emperor and crown prince hiding inside—of course, the account would be on the demons' heads—and rightfully inherit the throne.

But there must be a premise for all this: the division tower will not interfere.

"May the Great Demon keep his promise," Philon prayed secretly, "or it will be all in vain." He forced himself to press down on this disturbing thought, stepped on his horse, and "go!" the prince roared, as if to regain his confidence.