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Chapter 561: The Arrival of the Great Demon at Lanchi
Chapter 561: The Arrival of the Great Demon at Lanchi
"If you are willing to cooperate, I can guarantee your safe departure. Otherwise, I think you should be clear about the outcome of this battle."
The Demon officer, Lieutenant Colonel Luca, directed his gaze at Lanchi and Sigri, his voice calm and resolute.
Although he didn't understand why the confidant of the Fourth Ancestor, Duke Eduardo, had arrived early at their demon realm border, and a Count-level vampire had actually been defeated, he was confident that the human had already exhausted most of his magical power, and the faint magical fluctuations had become even more elusive. As for the incredibly strong wolf girl, she now seemed to have reached her limit and was running out of strength.
After defeating a vampire count, they were in no shape to fight another battle.
The entire Land of Eternal Night fell into a brief silence.
The snowy plains surrounding them also seemed to be awaiting their decision.
"Hahaha, Hahahaha!"
Count Gregory laughed hysterically, expending the last of his strength.
With the impending grand peace talks between the vampires and the demons, a demon lieutenant colonel would naturally not stand by and watch a vampire count be harmed by a human at the demon realm's border.
Moreover, this human and wolf girl clearly didn't realize that in the current situation, the status of their vampire race in the demon realm was very high.
"..."
Lanchi placed his hand on Sigri's shoulder, signaling for her to relax a little.
Sigri clenched her jaw tightly.
She was now worried that the fruit of victory, which was within reach, would be reversed by this vampire count. If they let him go, these demons would definitely return the blood to the count, and he would soon recover and start pursuing them again.
But before she could relax at all due to the warm hand on her shoulder, she heard Count Gregory's shout from the ground.
"Let me kill them, let me kill them!!"
Count Gregory screamed as if he had gone mad.
"..."
"According to the 'North-South Treaty', in disputes involving humans and vampires, we cannot aid humans. Additionally, at the border of the Demon Realm, we should try our best to protect the safety of vampires."
Upon hearing this, the Demon officer, Lieutenant Colonel Luca, looked at the vampire count on the ground and provided an explanation to Lanchi and Sigri.
Sigri's face turned pale once again.
She hadn't expected that their impending victory would be lost at the last moment due to the interference of the demons.
Their opponent was not just a single vampire count, but the entire vampire race that stood behind him.
This was a power born from the deep-rooted influence of the vampire race.
Or perhaps, Count Gregory had anticipated various possible changes and had chosen to hunt them in a location far from the Beastman City-State and close to the demon realm's border.
"Help me capture her. She's a wolf! She's the one who harmed me, she's the mortal enemy of our vampire race. You demons have the obligation to arrest her and hand her over to us!"
Count Gregory continued to issue commands upon seeing the stance taken by the demon officer.
The demon officer remained silent for a moment.
Although the demons held no grudge against the wolves, a race that was on the verge of extinction, they were aware of the enmity between the vampires and the wolves.
"Little girl, even if you run now, you'll soon be wanted throughout the Demon Realm. Do us both a favor."
The demon officer finally turned his gaze to Sigri and drew his dark red longsword.
Capturing her might require some effort, but if she tried to escape, the distance back to the Beastman City-State was vast, and without any vehicles, she would never be able to get away successfully.
Once she started running, the demon realm's border would deploy more troops at the request of this vampire count, conducting a large-scale manhunt in this area. No matter where she hid, she would quickly be surrounded by the demon realm's army.
"Alright, human. Please leave."
The demon officer looked at Lanchi.
This was the greatest concession he could make to them. As a neutral party, the demon realm had no reason to offend the Porlant Empire, and the royal crest on the overturned sled in the distance clearly indicated his nationality.
From his attire and demeanor, it was evident that he was a high-ranking individual in the Porlant Empire, and killing him might bring about unnecessary trouble.
"Lochie McCassy, I have marked you. No matter where you flee, I will kill you, and I will also kill everyone associated with you!!"
Count Gregory's throat trembled, emitting a sharp, sinister laugh.
Luca, the Demon officer, was quite satisfied with how the situation was handled. After all, typically, the Demon race wouldn't necessarily be so wary of the Vampire race.
"...'"
Sigri didn't know what to do.
She could run, but she couldn't ask Lanchi to take her with him and be hunted down by the Demons.
If they let this Vampire Count go today, the two of them would face endless calamities.
It might even implicate the younger siblings back at the orphanage.
Now that the Fourth Ancestor, Duke Eduardo, had discovered her, he would never allow her to live. He was an invincible Ninth-Rank vampire, and no one could stand against him, not even her father, who had died at his hands.
Sigri's palms grew cold.
At this moment, she wanted to kill the Count immediately. If only she could finish him off before the Demons attacked, but she knew it was impossible to kill a vampire.
It was an unfair advantage due to their race.
The glimmer of hope that had appeared was now slowly being drowned and shattered by the cold wind and snow, pulling her back from her dream into a nightmare once more.
This despair weighed her down, her feet feeling like lead, with nowhere to escape.
Unbeknownst to her, Lanchi had already picked up her beret and placed it on her head, gently patting it in place.
"Don't worry, leave it to me," Lanchi assured Sigri.
Sigri looked up at him, dazed.
The fact that she could defeat the Vampire Count head-on earlier had already seemed like a dream.
Could a miracle happen again?
Her eyes seemed to ask—Lochie, do you have another plan?
"Good, wonderful! Help me capture him as well!" Count Gregory laughed heartily.
Initially, if the human hadn't resisted, the Demon army would have had no reason to help capture him.
Now, even though this Empire craftsman had the favor of the Beastman Great Lords, he had no chance of escaping back to the Beastman City-State! It saved him a lot of trouble!
"Human! Cease your resistance!" The Demon forces sensed that Lanchi was about to make a move. Although his magical power was still weak and stable, they were sure that this man had no intention of compromising.
His stance indicated that he wasn't planning to leave but was determined to protect this wolf girl at all costs.
However.
The demons only saw the man's figure enveloped in an electric cocoon-like radiance.
Lieutenant Colonel Luca immediately raised his hands to block his face, guarding against the potential sudden blast of wind and snow.
The next second.
At the end of the flickering lights in the dim snowy field, a blurry figure appeared.
Like a ruler standing atop black reefs, only his dazzling demonic shadow and the shimmering viridescent eyes in the swaying darkness stood out clearly.
The glowing fissure-like patterns on his body seemed to carry the aura of a quasi-king.
His gaze fell upon them.
A few clanging sounds rang out.
The weapons of the Demon army fell to the ground, leaving only their empty, trembling hands.
The supreme aura of a high-ranking Demon was on full display, and even though the Demon soldiers didn't know what had happened, they reacted instantly, kneeling before him.
"Now it's an internal matter of our Demon race, and that Vampire Count is my spoils of war. I hope that's not a problem?" Lanchi stood with his hands behind his back, resembling the principal of the Inferno Corridor Academy, lovingly instructing his students.
"Yes, my lord. Please forgive our rudeness. We didn't mean to offend you; we just couldn't discern your true form earlier," Lieutenant Colonel Luca, the Demon officer, replied, his head lowered and his voice trembling.
This wasn't the aura of a Three-Mark or Four-Mark Demon.
If one exhibited slight kingly qualities, they would at least be a Six-Mark Demon!
"...'"
Sigri's astonished eyes reflected the radiant figure of the Demon.
For some reason.
She wasn't afraid of this Demon at all and tightly gripped the back of his coat.
Even though she couldn't understand the cause and effect of everything or the secrets Lochie was hiding.
She knew he wouldn't hurt her, and now that her identity as a wolf was exposed, if she wanted to survive among the Demons, she had to hold onto him tightly.
(End of Chapter)
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