The abyss beneath Baifeng Town was pitch black, and only the roar of the waterfall resounded all around.

Just yesterday afternoon, Ophelia managed to kill Cornes, and then threw his body into the abyss that would never see the light of day in order to destroy the evidence.

In reality, the water of the waterfall is only an illusion, and it is created by the Endless Fountain, the magic item of Cones, and his magical attribute is water.

At this time, at the bottom of the abyss, more than a hundred meters above the ground, a shattered body was quietly on the wet ground.

In fact, the water here is not produced by the waterfall, but by the groundwater that seeps out of the inner wall of the abyss, but only makes the ground moist.

A big hole was drilled in Cornes's body, and the blood had already flowed almost completely, plus a period of transportation, there was not a drop of blood in his body, so the corpse lying here was pale, and the bones in his body were shattered with the fall.

However, after some time, there was a sudden sound at the bottom of the dead abyss, as if countless insects were crawling, and it was like a boneless creature wriggling.

Then, the damp ground suddenly bulged, and a hand resembling a human reached out, but it didn't look like a human limb at all.

Immediately after, a strange creature completely broke through the ground, it was half the size of a normal human, with limbs, and it looked like a humanoid but its whole body was covered in a cloud of black smoke, making it impossible to see the face.

It crawled on the ground and began to slowly approach Kones, and the terrifying thing was that it was not the only one, and more of these monsters were coming out of the ground.

They crawled towards Cornes, and in a moment the slender hands were on top of the corpse, but there was no further movement.

Then, perhaps drawing strength from Cones's corpse, they finally had the strength to stand up, but they all silently gathered around the corpse, and then let out a slight low roar.

The spectacle was so eerie that if I had to describe it, it would be best described in silence, as if they were mourning the dark magician.

After a few minutes, the humanoid monsters stopped growling, and they suddenly showed their shiny fangs, which stood out in the pitch-black environment.

The next moment, countless fangs bit on Kones's body, and he quickly ate it clean, leaving not even a bone left.

At this point, the strongest magician in the empire has completely disappeared from this world.

However, this is not the end, the next scene is even more shocking, these monsters that have eaten human flesh suddenly clutch their stomachs and fall to the ground, while letting out a cry of extreme pain, and their bodies begin to change.

It didn't take long for the first monster that ate human flesh to finally complete its transformation, and the black mist that wrapped around its body gradually dissipated, but what was revealed was the appearance of Cones.

Not only that, but as the other monsters completed their metamorphosis, dozens of people who looked exactly like Cornes appeared at the bottom of the abyss.

In fact, Cones' body has always been just a container that fills his soul, and these humanoid monsters have been raised as Cornes' stand-ins from the beginning.

When Cornes' body is destroyed, they will teleport next to the corpse and eat his flesh, thus inheriting all the memories of the previous body.

They became the new Cones, but they were no different from the previous ones.

It's just that, according to Cones's original idea, the stand-ins should appear one by one, and Ophelia happened to throw the corpse here, that is, the nest of the stand-in, so many Cornes appeared at once.

Of course, these individuals do not conflict with each other, because they all understand that they are Cones, both individually and collectively, and that they are the right and right hands of men, and that they can be controlled by the same will called Cones.

After being fully resurrected, all of the Cones looked up at the same time, looking up at the abyss, their powerful legs bent, and then released their accumulated power, allowing their bodies to fly like arrows.

In just a few seconds, they burst straight from the ground, and the powerful impact destroyed a large number of buildings in an instant, including the black wall that symbolized the ruler's power.

After bursting out of the ground, they scattered, and one of them flew off to the battlefield outside the city.

At this time, Emir and the others were planning to teleport the Demon King into another dimension to save Baifeng Town.

……

There is a large mountain peak outside of Baifeng Town, they all belong to the same mountain range, and after crossing this mountain range, there is an endless plain.

At the end of the plain, near the sea, there is one of the most prosperous cities in the whole continent, and that is the capital of the Elnos Empire, Castia.

At this time, on a large road that ran through the whole plain, two carriages were moving, one in front of the other and one behind, quite far apart.

In the front carriage sat Leonard, his carriage was so luxurious that he barely felt any bumps in it, despite the potholes on the gravel road.

Unlike those who managed to save their lives, he was lying on the soft sofa with a leisurely face, wine glass in his hand.

However, although he deliberately showed an attitude of indifference, his trembling hands still exposed his heart, after all, he almost died.

After this war, he finally felt the horror of the demon race, so he decided to go back to the royal capital to develop, and at the current speed, he could arrive at noon tomorrow.

But this did not mean that he had given up the throne, on the contrary, he discovered a very important thing, obviously other candidates were also competing for the throne, but he never had the idea of sending troops to exterminate the demons, but instead retreated in the royal capital farthest from the battlefield.

This made him suddenly wake up, it turned out that the so-called extermination of the demon clan was just a trick to deceive people, and whoever believed it was the biggest tool, and he was exactly like that.

In short, he figured it out, exterminating the demon clan is far less important than having a good relationship with the great nobles of the royal capital, and this time when he goes back, he wants to take back everything he has lost.

It's just that he still has the biggest trouble now, that is, without Cornes, even if he returns to the royal capital, he will definitely not be able to compete for other candidates for the throne.

He had to admit that although he was the oldest candidate, he was only a novice when it came to strategy, and if there was no one to help, he was doomed to have no chance.

"Alas, it seems that I will not get this throne." Leonard sighed and continued drinking, hoping that the momentary drunkenness would make him forget his troubles.

In this way, I don't know how many glasses he drank, he finally fell asleep drunk, and did not wake up in a daze until late in the evening.

Leonard rubbed his eyes, and vaguely saw that there was another person on the opposite side of his seat, he woke up instantly, thinking that it was an assassin, and subconsciously wanted to call the soldiers to come in and help.

But he soon saw who the other party was, but his face couldn't help but be full of horror.

The man on the other side was a diminutive old man, squinting and smiling, sitting upright with a cane in one hand, apparently none other than Cornes himself.

However, Leonard was not happy at all, because not long after he told Byron to look for Cornes, it was not long before his spies came running to report that Cornes had been killed.

“…… You, you're a human or a ghost! His voice trembled.

"Hehe, long time no see, Lord Leonard." Cornes stroked his beard and smiled.

The smile was so permeable that Leonard was even more frightened, he was so frightened that he couldn't cry out, and could only shrink in the corner and shiver.

"Oh, okay, I'm not dead yet." Seeing him like this, Cornes had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Okay, okay, now that you're back, does our previous agreement still count? Just help me ......" Leonard said cautiously, he now completely devoid of the aura of a ruler.

"Of course it counts, after all, helping you ascend to the throne is a hundred benefits to me."

"Really? That's great, I'll rely on you from now on. ”

Leonard looked excited, and quickly poured a glass of wine and handed it to Cornes.

Cornes unceremoniously took the glass, and after drinking it, he suddenly stared at Leonard.

"What, what's wrong?" Leonard touched his face and didn't notice anything wrong.

"Hehe, it's nothing, I just want to add one more agreement." Cornes laughed wickedly.

"It's a trivial matter, let alone an agreement, I will promise a hundred, as long as you can help me win the throne."

"Huh? Is it so bold? ”

"Of course, what is the relationship between the two of us now, no matter what outsiders say about you, one day I will correct your name." Leonard made a solemn promise to him.

"Haha, I admire people like you," Cornes said after being pleased with his attitude, "Well, after helping you take the throne, I don't need any reward, you just have to do one thing, and that is to give me the throne, how about it?" ”

Leonard was about to agree without thinking about it, but he was stunned for a few seconds and reacted immediately.

“…… Yes? ”

"Didn't you hear me? And I say it again? "Cornes had anticipated this situation for a long time.

"No, what do you mean?" Leonard finally couldn't help but be angry.

Such a reaction was still expected by Cornes, who did not rush to explain, but poured himself another glass of wine without hurrying.

"My meaning is already obvious, I want to get the throne of the Elnos Empire, and then give the ruling power to my greatest Demon King."

“…… Cones, do you know what you're talking about? You're not going to be obsessed, are you? Leonard was puzzled and wondered if the old fellow was crazy.

"Well, so humans are stupid," Cornes sighed heavily, and continued, "then, if I go back to my original form, you should be able to understand." ”

In the next second, Cones's body began to undergo strange changes, and his thin body became distorted, as if it had melted.

Then, the unspeakable mass gradually changed back to the shape of a human, but instead of a thin old man, it was a tall and burly man, who looked to be in his forties, wearing a dark blue armor and a broad-edged sword with his original crutches.

"This ...... What the hell is going on? Leonard didn't understand what was going on, "Could it be the new magic you've studied?" ”

"Haha, Lord Leonard, you really know how to laugh," looking at his confused look, the man couldn't help laughing, and then said, "In that case, let me reintroduce myself, my name is Cornes Shandra, I am a dark knight under the command of the Demon King, and my attribute is water, I should understand now, right?" ”

Leonard was even more overwhelmed, and he said in disbelief, "How is that possible?" Aren't you a dark magician? ”

At this moment, Cornes finally got impatient, he thought that Leonard was just unable to accept the status quo, so his thinking was so slow, and now it seems that this guy is really stupid.

Eventually, though, he said patiently.

"So, is there a conflict between the Dark Mage and the Dark Knight?"

“…… Uh, it doesn't seem to be a conflict," Leonard thought for a moment, then nodded seriously, "Oh, I see, you're an undercover agent arranged by the demons among humans, right?" ”

"Ah, yes, yes, you're so smart, you can think of it." Cornes said angrily.

"Haha, stop teasing me." Leonard waved his hand.

He is actually like a mirror in his heart, he doesn't care who Cornes is, as long as he can help him seize the throne, but now it seems that the purpose of Cornes helping him is also to seize the throne.

"Well, I can promise you." Leonard suddenly said seriously.

"Huh? Can this be so refreshing? This time it was Cones' turn to be surprised.

"Hehe, I'm not stupid," Leonard smiled wryly, and then said, "You became like this, just to let me understand your true identity, I've heard of the dark knight of the demons, if I don't agree to your request, you will definitely kill me, then I have no choice, I can only do what you want." ”

"Well, well, you're a smart man," Cornes smiled with satisfaction, but dismissively dismissed him.

"But," said Leonard, "what will happen to me when I give you the throne?" ”

"Well, don't worry, we're not as vicious as humans, and after that, you're also a meritorious person to the demons, and the demons won't treat you badly." Cornes swore to him.

"Really? That's great, it's an honor to work for the demons. Leonard smiled happily.

"Then, as you humans are accustomed to, toast to our great plan." Cornes raised his glass, and at some point he poured himself another glass of wine.

However, when Leonard picked up the bottle, he found that there was not a drop left, and he had to toast him with an empty glass.

At this time, although he had a smile on his face, he felt bitter in his heart, he didn't expect that all his efforts would come to naught.

Once upon a time, in order to fight for power and profit, he even destroyed his own family.

He killed his wife with his own hands, just because her father was his political enemy, so he was afraid that her would assassinate him.

Later, his only daughter also cut him off, and even threatened to avenge her mother.

Naturally, he wouldn't let it go, but when he raised the butcher's knife to his daughter, he still couldn't bear to swing it down.

In short, such a big sacrifice, in the end, in exchange for making a wedding dress for others.

He finally regretted it, regretted investing in this Vanity Fair, and regretted being a candidate for the throne, but unfortunately everything could not go back, and some things were destined to be unchangeable.

In the rest of his life, he can only become a minion of the demon race.