Chapter 414: Oh No, I’m Surrounded by Demon Clan Beauties
Escaped the room and entered the Myriad Thunder Abyss.
Because I had no clue about the current situation of the Demon Clan.
After some thought, Young Master Sang decided to first go back and gather information within the clan.
After all, since the gathering of the demons, I had rarely shown my face. If I didn’t stir the pot a little, I might just raise suspicion.
Thus, Young Master Sang transformed back into Chaya’s appearance and walked into the temporary residence of the Fire Ape Clan.
As soon as I stepped in, I immediately heard an excited voice:
”Chaya!?”
The next moment, I saw a massive figure gradually enlarging in my vision.
”Huh!?”
Before I could react, a strength that felt like it was going to strangle me to death wrapped around my neck.
”You finally came back! Where have you been these days? The clan has been driving themselves crazy looking for you!”
…It was Chaya’s childhood friend.
The gorilla lady, Mama, who looked like a flower.
In that instant, I felt like I took a bigger mental hit than when I woke up this morning.
The burly she-gorilla was now on the verge of tears, tightly squeezing me while sobbing:
”I’m sorry… I neglected you before.”
”Can we stop being angry? Let’s start over, okay?”
…Who the heck wants to start over with you!?
During the demon gathering, you were just mocking Chaya with that Mu Nala!
Now that I won first place in the gathering, you suddenly change your tune and act all friendly.
Is your Fire Ape Clan serving green tea too?
Of course, this wasn’t even the worst part.
The worst part was this girl had her arms wrapped so tightly around my neck that I was almost out of breath.
The overwhelming stench of beastly musk on her made it hard for me to open my eyes.
”…C-can you let go of me… Let’s talk nicely…”
Mama finally blushed and loosened her grip on me, looking all shy.
I coughed a few times, and just as I raised my head, I saw the clan leader of the Fire Ape Clan and his son.
The clan leader wore a kindly expression.
But Mu Nala seemed to have witnessed Mama’s affectionate display and was now filled with jealousy and rage.
”Chaya,” the clan leader spoke gently, “with all the commotion in the Demon Clan these days, why haven’t we seen you around?”
”I was in the Thunder Abyss learning and, well, closed myself off for a few days.”
I made up an excuse to brush it off: “What happened?”
”Sigh, you have no idea.”
The clan leader sighed: “Our lord is about to go to war with the Human Clan.”
”Huh?”
”Rumor has it that a vicious Demon Cultivator from the Human Clan boldly entered the Demon Clan, kidnapped the Little Princess, and stole a prized treasure of ours.”
”Now, in the lord’s rage, all the warriors of the Demon Clan have been summoned to prepare to march east across the Buzhou Mountain and flatten the Human Continent.”
Seeing me in deep thought, the clan leader continued, “The envoy from the Ancestor Dragon Clan specifically came to our Fire Ape Clan looking for you.”
”As the champion of the demon gathering, the lord hopes you can lead a team of young talents from the Demon Clan to fight at the front lines.”
”An envoy? Are they still here?”
”They’re still waiting in your room for you to come back.”
So, I decided to ignore the resentful glare from Mu Nala and the enthusiastic face of Mama, and returned to the place the Fire Ape Clan had prepared for me.
However, when I opened the door, I was met with another unexpected guest.
The Little Princess’s best friend, the fox demon Arin.
”Oh, our esteemed champion finally deigned to show up?”
”Uh, sorry for keeping the envoy waiting.”
”Don’t be so formal.” Arin threw me a flirty glance, cheekily adding, “We at least got to know each other during the demon gathering, right?”
My lips twitched.
It was clear that this fox demon looked at me with less than innocent intentions; she must have developed a crush after being conquered at the gathering.
”Please, envoy, have some decency!”
Mama’s furious voice suddenly came from behind, clearly unhappy about Arin’s overly friendly actions: “Chaya is one of us from the Fire Ape Clan.”
”What? The Demon Clan never stated that different races can’t marry!”
”Chaya would never fall for a flirty fox like you!”
”Who would ever like a lumbering she-gorilla like you?!”
Watching the two sides fire away at each other, I couldn’t help but feel a bit schadenfreude.
After all, I’m just a pretend.
Let that shady love triangle be a nightmare for the real Chaya.
…Though that poor guy is still trapped in a remote area by my spell right now.
”Envoy, can I meet the Dragon Lord?”
”Of course.” The fox demon Arin blinked, “Just so happens, the lord is currently in the Thunder Abyss, gathering the main forces of all clans for a war council. You should still make it.”
”Thanks a lot.”
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Arriving at the Thunder Abyss, using my identity as the champion of the demon gathering, I smoothly entered the reception hall.
Demon Clan members from various tribes had already gathered. Aside from Long Xiao and the three powerful beasts, there were numerous Crossing Tribulation Stage and Harmonization Stage demons.
The entire reception hall was nearly packed with the current elite combat powers of the Demon Clan.
”…Ladies and Gentlemen.”
Long Xiao merely glanced at the entering Chaya and continued issuing commands: “The Demon Path is located towards the east of the Human Continent, surrounded by some minor sects, but they’re not worth worrying about.”
”Our target is to march from Buzhou Mountain straight to the Demon Path.”
”I plan to entrust the task of clearing the path to the young talents from each clan. After all, along the way, most are insignificant sects; if they don’t want trouble, it’s fine, but if they dare block us, there will be no mercy!”
”Once we reach the Demon Path, the two powerful beasts will be dealt with by me personally, while the three clan leaders will handle any Human forces that dare interfere.”
”After the war starts, I’ll leave it to the Shadow Demons to find my daughter’s whereabouts within the Demon Path.”
”To all the rest, I have but one requirement.”
A brutal glint flashed in his eyes as he said gravely, “Kill any Demon Path disciple without mercy! Not a single one left alive!”
”Yes!”
An earth-shattering roar echoed in the hall, and I couldn’t help but touch my nose in dissatisfaction.
Well, well.
Looks like Long Xiao really hates my guts.
”For the path-clearing tasks, let’s prioritize the young ones who participated in the demon gathering.”
”As for the team lead… Chaya, you’re the champion, so it falls to you.”
Suddenly, all eyes in the hall were focused on me.
I remained silent for a moment before slowly clasping my hands together: “I accept the order.”
”Very good.” Long Xiao nodded in satisfaction and continued arranging, “Now, each clan will send a portion of their forces…”
After that, I didn’t pay much attention anymore.
I just activated my perspective and scanned the crowd.
…Close to a hundred Crossing Tribulation Stage demons, hundreds of Harmonization Stage demons.
The warriors from each clan were even more numerous beyond counting.
If we really let them invade the Human territory, it would spell disaster.
No matter what, I must stop them at Buzhou Mountain.
