Chapter 60: Hostages and Traps
Charlotte didn't really have a clue how to deal with these invaders. However, the clever succubus felt that there was no need to be too proactive, which would easily make the enemy suspicious.
It wasn't until Kwasai asked her to prepare Andrarui's unique style of food for his warriors that the Succubus once again spotted an unusual enemy.
When used externally, the leaves of the birla tree are a good medicine for treating trauma and preventing wound infection, which has been proven long ago when the wharva claw is seriously injured. If it were to be eaten, it would be a very strong poison, which was the conclusion that His Highness André and Master Marserion had carefully settled on after a few days of intensive study, and His Highness had spread the medicinal properties of this very special medicine to the whole camp as one of Andrari's common knowledge.
If Charlotte had known which sloppy guy had put the Bora leaves and all the spices together, she'd hit that bastard on the head with a long-handled wooden spoon!
However, when the succubus took a closer look, she found that the clay pot stuffed with Bora leaves clearly wrote the word "poison" in elven script, and Charlotte realized that this might be one of His Highness's strategies.
Pretending to be a normal cook, Charlotte searched almost all the crockpots containing spices under the watchful eye of the Horned Demon, and found another jar with the word "antidote" prominently written on it. Only then did the succubus discover that His Highness had even designed how to make the enemy unsuspecting, using her as a "poison tester" to make the enemy let down his guard and drink the poison, and left her a safe enough "way back".
The Druid Elder who represents the ancient wisdom of the elves once carefully discussed with His Highness that heating will greatly reduce the toxicity of Bora leaves, and can reduce their toxicity to one to two percent when freshly picked, which makes this poison that was originally enough to kill intestinal parasites after dilution! But it must be used in conjunction with drugs that neutralize this toxicity, and only in this way can the harm of Bora leaves to the human body be minimized. The recipe for the antidote was not something that Charlotte could easily grasp, for it was a recipe composed of nearly five herbs, and it had to be mixed together according to strict proportions - only the druids who specialized in this art were the ones who really mastered this wonderful knowledge!
The herbs that Her Highness had left her to neutralize the poison were enough for two or three succubi, and it was the perfect trap to keep these savage fools off guard!
Charlotte skillfully commanded her enemies to help her dispose of the various ingredients left behind in the camp, and her commanding attitude was even worse than her own cowardice with her own demons! This attitude made the watchers not suspicious, and in their eyes, the succubus was just unwilling to swear her ridiculous superiority to the victor.
No matter how beautifully built your camp is and how delicious the food is, haven't you given up your home under our force? As the victors, Kwasai and his men will not have anything to do with a mere succubus. The winner is the winner! There is no need to rely on anything else to prove it except the wonderful loot!
However, the most basic of cautionary horned demon overseers were still there, and when a pot of wonderfully fragrant food was finished, Kwaseg forced the succubus to try this strange "cooking" method first, and Charlotte not only ate two large bowls without hesitation, but also showed her enemies Andrarui's homemade "green amber", and she had secretly taken half of the antidote in the name of reconciling the taste of the food before it was out of the pot.
The invaders who had tried the delicious food were fussing and shouting "delicious" and "magical", only to have fallen into the trap carefully prepared by Andrei and still had no idea. Andraria's food and wine have gradually relieved them, the succulent stew has conquered the taste buds of this uncivilized barbarian, and the legendary wine from Garlandia has made them forget the suffering and sickness they experienced in the swamp.
Even the Horned Demon Overseers began to feel that it was worth it to lose nearly half of their men just to hunt down this group of fugitives. As long as you give all these wonderful things to Lord Banuma, maybe even the succubus itself will not be so important!
The Horned Demon Leader became more and more interested in the "Highness" in the mouth of the succubus.
So when the succubus was called over by the bandit leader for questioning, it was already half an hourglass before dinner began. I remember the last time Marcellion personally configured "insecticides" for them, the medicinal properties of the Birla leaves boiling water also started to attack at this point in time. Only this time, although the enemies ingested a lot of medicine, they were eaten along with food and wine, and Charlotte was a little uneasy to calculate how long it would be before the poison began to kick in.
At that time, not only may he become the target of the anger of these fools who find themselves calculated, but His Highness's arrangement may not achieve the desired effect because the enemy has a certain amount of defense.
As soon as the thought turned, the succubus with a big belly felt that he was a little overhearted. The whole plan was planned by the omnipotent Highness, and as an ignorant succubus, Charlotte felt that she had overdone it. The enemy has fallen headlong into the trap set by His Highness, and His Highness has set up arrangements to protect himself. Even if she gave up herself for the sake of the whole Andrari, Charlotte would not have any complaints, and now all she had to do was wait for His Highness's next arrangement.
Maybe Alex or Kurani are hiding in the dark right now, watching the enemies in the camp......
With a decision in her mind, the succubus in the enemy camp seemed calmer, and in Kwaseg's eyes, it was a sign that the succubus was sure that she would not be hurt or blamed.
"Honestly, your 'Highness' was a real eye-opener for me, I thought he might just be a high-ranking warrior you met on the run, but now it seems that things are not as simple as I thought. The Horned Overseer pondered his words.
For the strong, all demons have an instinctive awe. Fortunately, in terms of form, the strength of that "Highness" did not seem to be reflected in the aspect of battle, otherwise they would not have been able to occupy this camp that was not large in scale, but which made him feel that it was not inferior to the Abyss Lord's dormitory, without encountering any resistance.
"Now, perhaps, we can sit down and talk frankly about your 'Highness'. Kwasai thought that that person might be a high-ranking demon who had served a powerful lord. He may not be good at fighting, but his ability to build territories is not as high as anyone else in the knowledge of the Horned Demon Leader.
Charlotte smiled faintly, the contempt in her expression unreservedly caught in the eyes of the Horned Demon Overseer sitting on the stone platform in front of her.
"How can the greatness of His Highness be said by mortals like me!?" the contempt in the succubus' eyes became even more obvious, "Any speculation about His Highness is an unforgivable disrespect!
"Can you talk well!?" Wen Yan Wen made this succubus who didn't know the height of the sky even more arrogant, and the anger in Kwaseg's heart kept rising, "Your 'Highness' can still be bigger than the two Abyss Lords outside the swamp!? Even the succubus under the command of the two lords would not dare to be so arrogant in front of Lord Banuma!"
The Horned Demon Leader only emphasized the "succubus" to make a fuss, in fact, the two Abyss Lords have quite a few capable people, and each of them can make himself and even Lord Banuma carefully stand beside them and laugh.
Of course, the ordinary succubi under the lord's command are naturally a different matter.
"Abyss Lord!?What can the Abyss Lord!?In front of the children of the Abyss who twist fate and crush despair, only legends like 'King of Nations' and 'Demon Dragon Master' can be compared to His Highness!!" Charlotte is truly proud of herself to be His Highness's people! She believes that with time, the great Highness Andrew may not be able to achieve such things as "King of Nations" and "Dragon Master" Such a great cause that will be celebrated forever, even the great druids who witnessed the fall of the king of all nations have bluntly said that His Highness's ability in some aspects is indeed more incredible than those two legendary lords!
"Son of the Abyss!?" Kwaseg's first reaction was that the hard-mouthed succubus was bluffing again, "Can the Son of the Abyss, which only exists in your imagination, change your current situation!?"
The leader of the horned demon, who didn't have much patience, grabbed the succubus by the hair roughly, and pulled the haughty, powerful but very weak succubus towards him, "Tell me quickly! When will your highness come to save you!?"
The foul breath from the Horned Overseer's mouth made the pregnant succubus feel extremely uncomfortable, and her stomach seemed to be churning at the moment, but even so, the succubus still didn't think about giving in.
"Your Highness will take his loyal subordinates to tear all of you pigs to shreds!" At this moment, her pride seemed to be the pride of His Highness Andrew!
"Don't you think the way you look is unconvincing?" The anger made Kwaseg's dark brown face even more hideous, and the thick skin on his face bulged like a mountain rock in the night, "Why don't you call your 'Highness' to come and die in person now!ah!?"
"Don't you think it's a bit inappropriate to threaten my lovely subordinates in front of me, and keep insisting that I come out and die?"
The sudden answer instantly cooled the anger of the Horned Demon Overseer, and he quickly pushed the succubus to his subordinates behind him, "Who!?
It was only then that the Horned Demon Leader and his men realized that only a dozen paces away from them was a dark shadow that they could not see through no matter how hard they tried. Although the sky has darkened, this is very abnormal for the demons who generally have dim vision.
"Didn't you just shout that I should come out and die, and now that I'm here, why are you afraid?" Coming out of the shadows was a figure that didn't look very strong, a young man with no wings, horns, heavy hooves, and tail didn't even look like a demon, more similar to the rumored weakest and most incompetent mortal at the same time. It's just that the surging black mist around him makes the Horned Demon and his subordinates dare not underestimate it—it is a powerful dark magic that condenses as much as substance!
"Your Highness!" the succubus, who had been pretending to be strong with a shy stomach, suddenly shed tears containing complicated feelings......