Chapter 7 He's Not Too Late

Izhaks wasn't surprised to hear the news, only a slight smile appeared on his face: "Oh, he's not too late."

The reappearance of the Demon King's Castle and the Demon King's army in this world was an earth-shattering event for everyone. Banu Klark, Seraton, and the Allied Forces of the Holy Church – they must have confirmed the appearance of the Demon King's Castle near the Shattered Plains through their respective intelligence channels, and it was inevitable that they would mobilize their armies to respond. The people in the city knew from the beginning that these guys would come, but thanks to the existence of a secret spatial channel, no one was worried about it.

"Go and prepare," Elizabeth instructed the technicians like a little adult, "Prepare to retreat back into the other dimension."

Hao Ren glanced back at the red sphere, which lay lifelessly in the groove, looking harmless. Regardless of whether it was a creature like the First Born, this thing was indeed dead. Vivian frowned: "Let's study this thing when we get back. Let's go outside and take a look first."

The group followed Elizabeth out of the power room. Before entering the circular corridor, Hao Ren looked back at the center of the hall. The red light was still pulsing rhythmically, providing powerful levitation power for the entire city through a series of wonderful concentric ring extractors, and under the cover of the light was undoubtedly another red sphere. All sorts of questions occupied Hao Ren's mind: What exactly is the First Born? How did it appear in this world? Why does this "corpse" still contain such powerful energy? Why does this sphere have its current form?

Hao Ren shook his head, temporarily putting these questions aside, and quickly left the Mana Furnace behind the team.

They came to a spire on the outer wall of the Demon King's Castle. Izhaks had already transformed into his demon form, standing at the front like a blazing torch. The crowd looked down at the Shattered Plains below and saw a large number of demons gathering from all directions. Demon guards in heavy armor stood in front, forming a phalanx. Abyss demons, huge like reptiles, were stationed in all directions at various nodes of the military formation. Obsidian golems, crossbows, and puppet chariots were slowly advancing forward from the rear of the陣地. Gargoyles and Dreadlords with wings circled in the high sky, eyeing the Demon King's Castle in the same high altitude like a distorted and deformed giant vulture.

Tens of thousands of demons were still constantly gathering from afar, and thick smoke could be seen rising from the end of the Shattered Plains, looking like the end of the world was approaching.

And in front of the demon army, the most striking were two particularly powerful demon leaders.

One of them was six or seven meters long, like a huge and deformed reptile, with three pairs of thick and powerful lower limbs and an upright upper body covered with swollen fleshy tumors. This demon was covered in heavy obsidian armor, and on its lizard-like face was a single eye that flashed with cruel red light – its other eye had been dug out by Izhaks many years ago.

The other demon leader had an even stranger form: it was like a beetle, larger than a heavy tank, with a gray-black carapace covering its entire body, like rock. Scorching flames and magma flowed between the gaps in its carapace, constantly burning the land around it. This demon's head was also covered in layers of carapace, and a pair of dark red eyes flickered with uncertain light under the shell. This demon kept scratching the ground with its limbs, seemingly very uneasy about the Demon King's Castle in the sky. If he wasn't mistaken, this beetle-like guy should be the nominal ruler of the second plane: Banu Klark.

Hao Ren looked at the two demon lords below, then looked up at the five-meter-tall Flame Demon Izhaks, and suddenly touched his chin thoughtfully: "I suddenly realized that Izhaks, when thrown into the demons, is actually a tall, rich, and handsome guy..."

Vivian agreed: "Why are all the demons so ugly?"

Lanina next to her instantly became unhappy: "How can you judge by appearance..."

Hao Ren turned his head and glanced at Lanina: "You're pretty."

Lanina coughed twice: "Cough cough... appearance is sometimes a weapon..."

Lily held the chain beside the terrace, poked her head out, and looked down, sticking out her tongue a little scared: "It looks like the six major sects are besieging Guangming Peak." Then she came over and patted Hao Ren: "You think so, Brother Wuji..."

Hao Ren: "..." How could this husky's thinking be so twisted!

"The Allied Forces of the Holy Church haven't arrived yet. When the Allied Forces of the Holy Church arrive, that formation will be considered the six major sects." Izhaks was even in the mood to lower his head and joke with a few people, causing Elizabeth, who was looking up at him with adoration at his feet, to be stunned: "Why six? Isn't it only three legions if you include the Allied Forces of the Holy Church?"

Hao Ren stepped forward and pulled the little girl back from Izhaks' feet: "This is a cultural difference. When you have a chance, Uncle will tell you the story of the one-armed hero playing with birds..."

Izhaks sprayed Hao Ren with sparks: "Don't corrupt children!"

At this time, the few people talking and laughing on the tower finally exhausted the patience of the two demon lords on the ground. Seraton, like a reptile, took a few heavy steps forward, raised the war blade in his hand high, and said in a voice like thunder: "You scum of demons! Living in degradation, you dare to reappear!"

Izhaks looked down with his arms crossed: "You came just to say this? I'm reminding you, don't go forward anymore. Two more steps and you'll be within the optimal range of the city defense giant cannons. At this distance, your thick skin may not be able to withstand it."

Izhaks reminded them, and the demons on the plain quickly retreated. They seemed to have just remembered that the walls of the Demon King's Castle were inlaid with countless cannons. Seraton slammed his long-handled war blade on the ground, retreating slowly while viciously uttering threats: "You think this can scare me—"

Izhaks sneered: "If you have the ability, don't be a coward."

Then he turned to look at Banu Klark, his voice filled with contempt: "Old bug, it looks like you've changed a new master again."

Banu Klark scratched the ground with his limbs, and a harsh sound like metal friction came from under his heavy skull carapace: "Izhaks, kacha... you can't escape this time... unless you're confident that you can use a city to fight against so many legions, kacha..."

Izhaks just silently looked at Banu Klark. He had never looked up to this guy who had the strength of a demon king but was weak and cunning, but in the end, he just grinned: "The Allied Forces of the Holy Church are rushing over from another direction."

Seraton let out a hoarse and unpleasant laugh: "Haha... and then you will die more thoroughly in the夹击between demons and mortals – demons can't tolerate you, and mortals can't tolerate you. Although I'm not interested in cooperating with those inferior creatures, I will be very happy to work with them to kill you."

"Well, wishful thinking," Izhaks laughed, "As long as I'm here, the Allied Forces of the Holy Church and the demon legions will definitely regard me as the biggest enemy, but... if I suddenly disappear, I wonder what will happen on this plain?"

As Izhaks spoke, he looked up in another direction. The banners of the Allied Forces of the Holy Church were already faintly visible.

"Have fun." Izhaks glanced down and turned to leave the tower.

The entire Demon King's Castle also disappeared into the sky in an instant.

"..."

Seraton and Banu Klark looked at the sky in astonishment. The Demon King's Castle that was floating there the moment before was now gone, disappearing without a trace like the phantom that had appeared some time ago. The two demon lords immediately realized that they had been tricked by that cunning mad demon king.

The Dreadlord flying in the sky suddenly shouted loudly: "The Allied Forces of the Holy Church!"

The human banners in the distance were approaching rapidly, and the brilliant holy light summoned by the legion-level paladin team almost dispelled the turbid clouds in the sky. Banu Klark's carapace made a rubbing sound: "We've been had!"

If the mad demon king and his Demon King's Castle were still here, then he would undoubtedly become the target of everyone, just like the siege on the Obsidian Plains back then: demons and mortals tacitly dealing with their common enemy. Back then, no one dared to say that Seraton's stabbing Izhaks in the back didn't have the secret cooperation of the Allied Forces of the Holy Church – the various races of the human world did indeed deeply hate demons, but it was normal for upper-level leaders to make some intentional or unintentional compromises for the sake of overall interests.

But now... the Demon King's Castle is gone in an instant!

What else can two groups of people do when they meet?

The demon legions had already begun to stir, and those irritable vanguard soldiers tightened their weapons, preparing to meet a fierce battle, while the allied forces' battle formation in the distance was also releasing an even stronger holy light barrier. The heavy knights in the front row raised their spears. They had just seen the scene of the Demon King's Castle disappearing, and the demon legions in the distance were the enemies they had to face now.

Every swollen fleshy tumor on Seraton's body was trembling violently, but anger did not make this old guy lose his mind. After roaring meaninglessly a few times, he finally slammed his war blade heavily and roared loudly: "...Retreat!!"