Byron decided to save Agnes anyway, but that would really be the way for Cornes, because the hostages he was taking were the only ones that made sense.

Then, Ophelia stepped forward and said with a disdainful expression.

"What a sanctimonious fellow, you keep saying that your demons are nobler than humans, but what are you doing now? It seems that the demons are the real despicables. ”

However, this statement did not make Cornes feel guilty, and he laughed out loud.

"When have you been using such an old-fashioned scheme, haven't I been embarrassing the face of the demons? It's a pity that I don't care about the demons anymore, as long as I can conquer this world, I am a god. ”

"Tsk."

Ophelia smacked her lips impatiently, it seemed that this method was useless.

However, since Cornes was desperate enough to hold Agnes hostage, there was no need for her to be jealous of the other party.

At this time, Byron also stepped forward.

"Cones, what do you want?"

"My dear Lord Byron, are you really willing to save your rivals? This is really unprecedented, you have become a virtuous sage in the blink of an eye. ”

“…… Hmph, stop talking nonsense, and put forward your conditions. Byron was getting impatient.

But Cornes stared at him, a malicious smile on his face.

"Ladies of the royal capital," he suddenly shouted to the onlookers in the distance, "do you know why Byron wanted to save Agnes?" ”

Hearing this, the people all talked about it, and the last teenager suddenly spoke.

"Of course, because they are sisters and brothers, how can anyone watch their relatives being killed."

These words speak to the hearts of the majority of the people, who, until now, have not been aware of the life-and-death struggle between the candidates for the throne, and even naively assume that the members of the royal family are of high moral character and respect each other every day.

But it was as if Cornes had heard the biggest joke in the world.

"What a laugh, Lord Byron, don't you feel ashamed to hear this? Oh, I see, this kind of thing is obviously normal, it is these ignorant people who live in beautiful illusions, in that case, then it is up to me to break your illusions. ”

"Cornes, shut up!" Byron finally couldn't help but yell.

However, Cones ignored him and said to the people with a smile on his face.

"The struggle between the candidates for the throne is quite cruel, and Byron would have loved that Agnes would have died without a place to be buried, and if it weren't for your face, he would have done it himself."

As soon as the people heard this, they immediately boiled, some scolded Cornes for talking nonsense, some fell into suspicion, and some began to point fingers at Byron.

It's not that they want to believe that Cornes, who is a demon, but if they think about it, Byron does have this motive, and those people noticed that Byron was obviously hesitant for a moment when deciding whether to save Agnes or not.

“……”

Byron was speechless and could only stare at Cornes viciously.

In the midst of the stalemate, Cohen also stepped forward, his arms folded, not taking Cones in the slightest.

"I didn't expect the dark knights of the demons to be so embarrassed, but I'm sure to admit your skills at sowing discord."

"Really? That's a real prize. Cornes said with a grin.

Cohen didn't say much to him, but moved closer to the people.

They knew that Cohen was Byron's subordinate, and they panicked for a while, thinking that the other party had come to kill them.

But Cohen stood about ten meters away from them and said in a loud voice.

"It's easy to believe the words of a demon person, are you still a citizen of the Elnos Empire? Haven't you heard that demons are the best at sowing discord? ”

These two questions directly confused everyone, and they quieted down and looked at each other, as if they were really embarrassed.

"Hehe, it makes no sense to say this to the fools, the estrangement has arisen, and they won't believe your words at all." Cornes looked confident.

Cohen managed to catch his loophole and said quietly.

"Did you hear it, he just called you fools, but don't be fooled by others and choose to believe him."

At this time, the shameful looks of the people became more obvious, and many people lowered their heads.

Cohen couldn't help but feel relieved to see them like this, at least they were willing to admit their "mistakes".

Although they were right, it was not advisable to be sow discord among the enemy at such an important juncture.

Seeing that the people had regained their senses, Cornes immediately understood that his plan had failed, and he grabbed Agnes' hand and unconsciously tightened a little.

Now that Agnes was his last bargaining chip, he must not let up, or the opportunity he had waited for hundreds of years would be gone.

He is not afraid of death, but only afraid that all his efforts will be wiped out.

"Cornes, your discord plan is useless, tell your conditions quickly, otherwise we can only fight to the death."

"Tsk, what kind of attitude do you have, kneel down for me!" Cornes roared in annoyance.

Because in such a tense moment, he was stimulated by Byron's words.

He thought that Byron would take care of his face, after all, what a shame it is for a dignified candidate for the throne to kneel to the demons, if such a person is allowed to be king, they will be ashamed of themselves.

Unexpectedly, Byron knelt down without thinking about it this time.

The people couldn't help but gasp when they saw this, but instead of hating Byron for damaging the face of mankind, they were full of sympathy, and in this way, those who had doubted Byron just now felt even more ashamed.

Unexpectedly, Cornes's move made Byron the biggest winner, because he won the hearts of the people, and directly changed from a ruthless candidate for the throne to a noble person who was willing to save his sister without regard for face.

Cornes couldn't help but curse himself for being stupid, but he couldn't care so much about it now, so he said.

"Byron, you said you want me to make conditions, right, I'm fine, I'm afraid you won't be able to meet them."

"Hehe, don't say it too early, you bring it up first."

"Okay, so do you know where Hercules is?"

Hearing this, Byron was instantly stunned, because he really didn't know.

Fortunately, Ophelia leaned into his ear and said his guess, and he was finally sure, but even if he knew now, it would be useless.

"So you want me to get Hercules here?"

"Hmph, you're smart."

“…… Oops, isn't this deliberately trying to embarrass me? Byron scratched his head and couldn't help but look embarrassed.

"Embarrassed? I don't think so," Cornes smirked sinisterly, "It is said that the princess of the elven clan has a vast alien space, and she must have hidden my ultimate weapon, you can go and ask her for help, it shouldn't be difficult." ”

"......" Byron glanced at Ophelia and tried to ask her for help.

After all, of the three people present, only Ophelia knew Cosette well.

However, she also only spread her hands.

"I can't contact His Royal Highness Cosette now, if I could get in touch, how could I have Cones talking, I would have let him go to hell a long time ago."

"Well, I don't care," Cornes frowned, "I'll only give you ten minutes, and if you exceed that, don't blame me for not being pitiful." ”

"Tsk."

Byron looked at Cohen again, and it was clear that the other party was also helpless.

Just as it was at a stalemate, a loud bang suddenly came from outside the royal capital, and immediately after, a behemoth as high as a mountain appeared.

Even from such a distance, the people could feel the oppressive force of the iron giant, and they let out a cry of horror.

But Cornes was overjoyed, and subconsciously wanted to run out of the city, but as soon as he was about to let go of Agnes, he reacted and continued to choke the other party's neck.

Byron and the others also realized it in hindsight, they didn't expect Cosette to take the initiative to release Hercules, but they didn't get happy because they met Cones' conditions.

"Cones, you should fulfill your promise and let my sister go, right?"

However, Cornes sneered.

"Why? Did we just make an agreement? ”

"Huh?" Byron was dumbfounded.

He'd seen shameless people, but he'd never seen such a shameless guy.

"Don't be in a hurry to get angry, I'll help you recall," Cornes actually began to reason with him, "think about it, you just asked me to make conditions, right?" I did what you wanted, but I never said I'd let Agnes go. ”

"Cornes, you're not bored." Ophelia glared at him.

"Hehe, it's really boring, but what can you do with me?"

When Cones saw that his treasure had appeared, he was no longer afraid of Ophelia.

Unfortunately, at this time, Ophelia and Cohen did not dare to act rashly, after all, they could not really ignore Agnes's safety.

But Agnes suddenly woke up from her coma, and she quickly understood everything and mouthed for them to attack.

Ophelia couldn't make the decision on her own, and even with Byron's permission, she couldn't guarantee that Lucius would let her go.

However, Cohen had no such concerns, and after understanding what Agnes meant, he hid the dagger behind him and sped away towards Cones.

"Hehe, it's really kind, aren't you afraid of that paladin's revenge?"

"Of course I'm afraid, but I'm even more afraid that I won't be able to kill you." Cohen said with a smile.

Then he drew his dagger as he approached him, aiming it at his heart.

Naturally, Cornes would not sit still, and he directly blocked Agnes in front of him.

Seeing this, Cohen quickly withdrew his hand, but he couldn't stop, and the blade slashed into Agnes's body in the process of retracting.

Fortunately, Agnes just turned sideways, and the knife only hit the upper part of the arm, and Cohen, who was originally scared into a cold sweat, also breathed a sigh of relief.

"Hehe, since you don't care about the life or death of Her Royal Highness, then I will do what you wish."

As he spoke, Cornes slashed at Agnes with his greatsword.

Seeing that she was about to be cut off, and Cohen's weapon was too small to resist at all, suddenly a white sword flew over.

It was Ophelia who threw the holy sword, which just hit the magic sword, changing the trajectory of its swing.

Cones missed the blow but still didn't give up, and at this time, Cohen grabbed the holy sword with his backhand and continued to pierce him.

For this sudden move, Cornes really didn't expect it, and could only watch as the holy sword pierced through his right arm.

A sharp pain suddenly hit like a tide, and the terrible thing was that it was a weapon made of gold pyroxene, and his self-healing ability was completely ineffective.

At the critical moment, he struggled so hard that he actually tore off his right arm.

This was not the wound caused by the Holy Sword, so the self-healing ability quickly took effect, and he quickly used the only remaining magic power to open the spatial rift, and after a while, he escaped without a trace.

But he didn't just run for his life, he wanted to rush to Hercules, and then he could destroy the entire human world.