"Sorry, I hope I'm not disturbing you two, but let me remind you, this is the public teleportation station of the Demon King Management Department... perhaps we could find another place to catch up?"

If it weren't for the urgent dispatch to the front lines of the Demon King Territory, he wouldn't have minded letting the miss of the Padric family occupy it a little longer.

However, a delighted Mia, not minding him, happily hugged Luo Yan's arm, grinning cheekily.

"You're planning to head to the Temple on Elm Street in a bit, right? Take my car!"

Not expecting her to suddenly cling to his arm, Luo Yan instinctively dodged backward, only to find that her strength was surprisingly great, and without using any buffs, he couldn't free himself without some effort.

At that moment, the sweet scent of peaches mixed with black currant, carrying a faint hint of acacia honey, wafted toward him along her hair.

"Is this... appropriate?"

Luo Yan cast a look for help towards his senior.

However, it seemed the latter misunderstood something. He had no interest in looking his way and even rolled his eyes at a candlestick nearby.

This cunning guy who pretends to be coy after taking advantage.

Who knows how many demons dream of clinging to the great tree of the Padric family!

Seeing that his superior didn't care about his leaving early, Mia, chuckling, pulled Luo Yan by the shoulder and dragged him out of the teleportation room.

"Stop dawdling, let's go!!"

...

In the suburbs of Demon City, a volcanic island surrounded by magma, at the heart of the island sat a shadowy manor, and in the center of the manor, a grim and terrifying ancient castle.

The obsidian walls, overgrown with killer vines, bathed in the murky glow of the magma, resembling arms crawling out from a mountain of corpses.

And those succulent man-eating flowers hanging under the windowsills were like torture instruments in an interrogation room, emitting a chilling aura.

Imposing.

Grand.

Evil.

And stylish!

This was the manor of the Dragon family in Demon City, also the most luxurious mansion nearby. It is said that just the awe-inspiring statue of the Horror Demon in the center of the garden cost the first family head a fortune in Kelas!

Not just money.

The iron gate at the entrance of the manor was adorned with a Horror Demon holding a battle axe—supposedly a crest personally bestowed to the Dragon family by His Majesty Demon God Bayele.

Although in recent years the ancient family has waned somewhat, their profound heritage remains incomparable to that of an ordinary demon nobility...

At this very moment, the highest room in the tallest spire of the castle was lit with a lamp.

Kamu Dragon, the current Family Head of the Dragon family, sat at a spacious desk, lit a kerosene lamp, and quietly flipped through a yellowed notebook.

It was a relic of his father, Reggie Dragon, handed to him by his grandfather—Zarock Dragon—who had long since stepped down from the position of Family Head.

On this notebook were not only the public deeds performed by his father during his time in the Demon King Territory, but also secrets not meant for outsiders.

Such as research on theology, the soul, and other forbidden knowledge.

Further, studies on the last King of the Ryan Kingdom of the Isaac Dynasty, and so on.

Only after going through these materials did he realize he knew nothing about his father.

According to his father's research, gods and souls could be artificially created.

A thousand years ago, a human king named Linte Isaac had done something similar and thus incurred the wrath of the Holy Sis Church and the empire that treated Saint Sis as the state religion!

If his father had truly unraveled the secrets to becoming a god, these materials might well be stored in the labyrinth beneath Thunder County.

A flicker of greed crossed Kamu's face.

In Hell, no demon doesn't desire power! No demon doesn't crave to become stronger!

This innate thirst for power, etched into their very bones, is why they follow His Majesty the Demon God—for only the great Bayele could make them stronger!

Now, a new and unknown path lay before him!

With this path, he could become a mightier being without relying on the blessings of the Demon God and might even surpass Demon God Bayele himself!

Even to become the new Demon God!

Speaking of which, before becoming the Demon God, Bayele seemed to have been a Demon King of some front-line Demon King Territory...

At this thought, Kamu suddenly began to regret it.

The Dragon family should have never given up the Demon King Territory of Thunder County.

Even if the human duke there seemed to have a demigod-level power, it didn't mean that going there would lead to a fight with a demigod.

The recently appointed Demon King of that place is still having a good time, isn't he?

It's said that he's even a human of bronze-level.

Kamu had no doubt that if a bronze-level human could steady the throne of Demon King, he, a platinum-level Horror Demon, could surely do no worse than that fellow.

But talking about it now was too late.

The title of Demon King is not something one can assume or resign from at will.

If that guy himself doesn't agree, even a demigod couldn't force him to relinquish his throne.

As for killing him?

That would be tantamount to destroying the Demon King Territory, no different from treason.

Kamu fell into thought.

Just then, a skinny, giant bat landed beside the window, its gnarled knuckles knocking on the closed panes.

Tap, tap.

Kamu glanced at the servant on the windowsill and with a slight flick of his index finger, the bolt unlatched itself, allowing the huge bat perched there to come in.

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