Axel town

After the Headless Horseman was killed, the mayor of the town organized the biggest banquet in Axel's decade.

Even in the town of Atito next door, many people rushed to hear the wind and wanted to see this warrior who killed one of the five generals of the demon clan.

However, the town of Axel is festive, but in the main city, the dark tide is surging, and the air in the whole main city is very dull and oppressive.

People seem to smell the smoke of war.

The main city, the king's palace

An old man wearing a crown and a splendid court robe sat atop the main hall.

The ministers below lined up in two teams, one was a political minister and the other was a military general.

"Your Majesty, Demon King Barnier has sent a messenger's creed"

Hearing this, the atmosphere in the palace became more and more dull, suppressing everyone's hearts.

"What does the Demon King want?" The old man's eyes were sharp, and he clenched his fists tightly.

Every time a messenger comes from the other side, there will be a request, and if you refuse, it will be a war.

Now that the demon race is huge, and a war really breaks out between the two races, with the current military strength of the human race, the probability of victory is very low.

Considering this situation, every time the demon clan does not ask too much, he will allow it, in order to get a chance to develop.

If the Terrans could defeat those monsters, they would have been on it a long time ago, and they would have suffered this kind of anger.

The minister, who was holding the messenger, opened the envelope and looked at it, and was immediately stunned, his mouth open, and he couldn't speak for a long time.

"Why don't you read it?"

The minister swallowed and read out the contents of the envelope word by word: "Barnier said that the Headless Horseman died in my country, Axel............"

"What? The Headless Horseman, one of the five generals of the Demon Race, died in Axel? Ligus trembled with fright, jumped up like a rabbit, and his face turned white in an instant.

The ministers looked at each other and gasped, they knew that if this news was true, then war was inevitable.

"Yes, Your Majesty"

"Keep reading" Ligus sat down, trying to hold back his feelings, he was the lord of a country, and he had to calm down at this critical time.

If he also panicked, then the ministers would definitely be the same, and wouldn't Belzegu be finished?

"Demon King Banier said that all the people of Axel City and the adventurers will be arrested, and they will be taken to the extreme east to be handed over to the demons, and a hundred beauties will be compensated, otherwise they will attack Belzegu in an all-out way the day after tomorrow."

After Ligus heard this, his face turned from white to yin, then to blue, and finally turned red directly, spit out a mouthful of blood, and fainted.

"His Majesty !! the King"

In the king's bedroom, Ligus slept on a large white jade bed, next to several queens and concubines in European-style court clothes.

In addition to the queen's old age and decrepitude, the concubines are all beautiful and are in the good age of the flowering season.

"Gus! Gus!! The queen cried out.

"Your Majesty~" The concubine was in the back with pear blossoms and rain, looking heartbroken, as for whether it was true or not, only she herself knew.

The queen didn't know how long she had been shouting, but Ligus finally had a reaction.

He slowly opened his eyes, looked at the haggard woman in front of him, and smiled gently: "Queen, don't cry, I'm not dead yet"

The queen finally burst into tears, lay on Ligus' chest, and struck with her feeble fist.

"Gus, you're scared me to death"

Ligus smiled and reached out to quietly hug the woman who had been following him.

Thirty years.

"Okay, help me up, you can go out, call the minister in, I still have state affairs to deal with" He patted the queen lightly on the back.

"Gus, you're resting, you're taking care of state affairs."

"No, this time it's about the survival of Belzegu, this great country can't be buried in my hands, otherwise, I won't have the face to see my father in heaven"

The queen hesitated, but finally agreed.

"Then pay attention, something calls us"

"Hmm," Ligus smiled and nodded.

"Your Majesty!" Several concubines were a little reluctant and looked at him expectantly.

"Let's go, too"

After the women left, Ligus clutched his chest and sweated profusely.

I'm still old~

"Your Majesty" Not long after, more than a dozen ministers and generals walked in, and if it weren't for the fact that the dormitory was wide enough, it wouldn't have been able to accommodate them.

"Your Majesty, how is your health?"

"Yes, Your Majesty, take care of your body, let Prince Chis deal with it during this time"

"Chis?" When Ligus thought of his eldest son, he was angry.

Going in and out of the Adventurer's Guild all day long, where you still have the appearance of a prince?

"I'm not dead yet, and you're trying to make me surrender the throne of king?"

More than a dozen ministers were so frightened that they immediately knelt on the ground, and unlike Wenchen, the general knelt on one knee.

"Your Majesty, we never meant that, but Your Majesty's body ............"

Ligus's face became a little better, and he waved his hand: "The body is fine, how to solve the matter of the demon king Barnier?" ”

"Your Majesty, now we only have three choices," a Wenchen suggested.

"The three?"

"One: Do as the Demon King Barnier asks to gain time for the development of the human race, two: Unite with Elrod to start a war against the demons, and three: Send messengers to make the requirements as low as possible"

Ligus frowned and glanced at the ministers: "Then what do you mean?" ”

"Your Majesty, the first is safe and secure"

"Fart, do you want Your Majesty to become a faint monarch that everyone spurns?"

"You ............"

"According to Barnier's personality, there is absolutely no possibility of bargaining, have we tried it before? also paid a few elite messengers"

"What then?"

Seeing that his ministers were engaged in a war of words, Ligus felt a headache.

"Your Majesty, the minister has a discussion" At this time, a general in thick armor walked out.

"Say"

"Your Majesty, we only have one battle now, and there is still a glimmer of hope for United Elrod"

"This is absolutely not going to work," a civil servant, who is also a political minister, came out against it.

"You and I both understand that the Terrans still need time to develop, and you will only bring destruction to the Terrans if you start a war like this!!"

"Seconded by the Minister"

"Ministers too" Most of the ministers did not want to start a war.

"Stupid," the general scolded angrily, pointing at their noses.

"The ambition of the demon race is immortal, this time ............" The general seemed to think of something in an instant, his face was happy, and he hurriedly reported to Ligus.

"Your Majesty, who killed the Headless Horseman?"

Ligus looked at the minister who had read the envelope earlier, but the latter said, "Your Majesty, the messenger did not say who it was"

Ligus was a little disappointed, looked at the general and said, "Go on"

"Your Majesty, the level of the Headless Horseman, there are only a few people in my country who can fight against it, it seems that there is a master in Axel"

(End of chapter)