Nora Mountain Range.
In front of Verelia's dwelling, a clean cave, several demons and a Demon Warlock gathered in a circle.
Cinder was so short he looked as if he were squatting on the ground, while another demon who looked similar to him perched atop a thick tree trunk, motionless like a Gargoyle.
The demon Tiss.
An old green-skinned Orc hunched his body, hidden beneath filthy gray-brown robes, leaning on a staff, his eerie green eyes like those of a terrifying beast.
The Orc Guldor.
The local host sat on a rattan chair with her legs crossed, her snowy white thighs exposed to the night air, her heart-shaped tail swaying back and forth like a lazy kitten.
Chen Zhen crossed his arms, staring at Verelia's tail. He found it interesting, like a clock pendulum... no, the pendulum of a cat clock... "Morag!"
Verelia looked at Chen Zhen with a cold gaze. She had heard of Morag's reputation as a Demon of Lust, which was even more arrogant than a Succubus's desires!
"Speak, tell us what's happening. I need to go home."
Chen Zhen pretended not to hear and looked instead at the Orc warlock Guldor. This Orc had the blood of a Demon Lord flowing within him, so he was naturally treated as a companion by the four demons.
Of course, within the Abyss, strength reigned supreme. Some Demon Lords did not possess a pure Demon Bloodline; one could even find Kobold Demon Lords.
Hearing Chen Zhen's question, Guldor gave a sinister smile and said, "We cannot return to the Abyss for the time being. We must make preparations early! Whether for survival or for the future arrival of the Abyssal army!"
Guldor was a schemer and a power-seeker who craved strength from war—at least, that was what Chen Zhen thought.
Chen Zhen observed the expressions of his demon companions.
Clearly, they weren't very interested in welcoming the Abyssal army; that was something for Demon Lords to worry about. Verelia even seemed a bit resistant.
Guldor naturally noticed their reactions and chuckled. "The Kingdom Kingdom has fallen into internal strife, and the Northern Kingdom has launched an attack against them simultaneously. Regardless, this is our chance!
Staying here leads to no progress. Sooner or later, we will be killed!"
"Guldor, we're all going to die sooner or later, that much is obvious, but I don't want to die early," Tiss said from the tree in a raspy voice.
See!
Even among demons, there are bound to be a few oddballs. Chen Zhen saw a hint of slacking off in him; this was a demon with depth of thought.
"Tiss is right. Even in the Nora Mountain Range, we aren't invincible. Those damn local monster lords will think we've offended their majesty!"
Cinder scratched his head and giggled.
"..."
Guldor's eerie green eyes swept over the two demons, leaving him somewhat speechless. However, the two most powerful demons there were Verelia and Morag.
He looked at Verelia.
A Succubus completely devoid of a Succubus's lust? What was the point of that?
Finally, he looked at the slightly more normal Morag.
Hmm... he heard the guy had found an Ice Wolf Demi-human girl and treated her as a wife. Not for torture and slaughter, but playing house.
He suddenly regretted coming here tonight, but they had to unite to have the strength to deal with the monster lords of the Nora Mountain Range.
"Guldor, life like this is fine."
Verelia swirled the red wine in her glass and took a small sip, clearly uninterested in Guldor's proposal.
"Morag?"
Guldor had already lost hope.
"I don't want to die."
Chen Zhen spoke, and this statement gained the approval of the other three demons, who all nodded silently.
"But the weak will die."
Chen Zhen grinned, his crimson demon eyes revealing a hint of the slaughter and chaos unique to demons.
"Right, Morag is right. The weak will die!"
Guldor, who was already disappointed, now laughed happily, his shriveled skin, corroded by Fel Energy, wrinkling like a chrysanthemum.
Chen Zhen really wanted to kick him!
"We will all die, sooner or later."
Tiss spoke again.
"Living for a day or ten thousand years is both'sooner or later.' I want to be the one who lives for ten thousand years! No! I want to be the eternal and indestructible Demon God!"
Chen Zhen began to reveal his ambition.
The pursuit of longevity was a desire long buried in his heart. Before becoming a demon, he didn't have the chance, but now that he had the opportunity for eternal life, he naturally wouldn't let it go.
Losing consciousness and forgetting everything was not what he wanted!
Besides, he liked bragging to these demons.
"Yes, yes, yes! That's the spirit!!"
Guldor laughed even harder. What a burning ambition, a blazing ambition.
He remembered Morag had the bloodlines of a Balrog and a Contract Demon, though he hadn't fully evolved into a Balrog yet.
But undoubtedly, he was a powerful existence among Demon Bloodlines.
Hmm?
Guldor suddenly noticed a change in Morag's aura. His Demon Bloodline seemed to have grown stronger again.
He knew Morag had been tinkering with the Interdimensional Gate for a long time; it seemed he had already tricked at least a thousand poor Souls.
A hardworking demon!
"Let me assist you, Morag!"
Guldor extended an aged palm, as if trying to grasp something.
Chen Zhen shook his head. "No, my wife is pregnant. Before that, I don't want to cause any trouble! The weak die, and I won't draw too much attention before I become stronger!"
Guldor's expression froze, his hand stopping in mid-air. After a long while, he slowly withdrew it. A snort of air escaped his nose.
'You foolish, damned demons! Do you have even a shred of demon-like quality in you?!'
He was incredibly angry.
Without slaughter, how can one become stronger? They were just standing still!
"Fine then."
Guldor shook his head slightly and gradually retreated into the darkness, hidden under his cloak, his green eyes flashing with the light of conspiracy.
'Then let me add some fuel to your fire!'
"Morag."
"Hmm?"
Chen Zhen looked at Verelia. Her face wore a pleasant smile, and she seemed quite happy. "What is it, Verelia?"
"Nothing."
Verelia reclined fully on the rattan chair, her tail whipping the air happily. She smiled and said, "I just think you're a demon who's very good at annoying others."
"Verelia, every word of mine is sincere. Morag, a man of his word, would never deceive others."
Chen Zhen watched Verelia, then looked in the direction Guldor had left. He knew Guldor's ambition to build a power base.
He would do it too, but not now.
The chaos in the Kingdom Kingdom has only just begun. A true hunter must have enough patience. The only New King of the Nora Mountain Range will be him!
Until then, he would accumulate his strength.
Hmm... find a few more wives, father some offspring...