After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King

"Huff... huff... huff..."

Wenresa and the human woman arrived at the place where the hunting party worked... that is, the former Dark Rift Divine Realm. As soon as they arrived, they saw a member of the hunting party struggling to breathe.

Yes, this was a female hunter... her body, wrapped in a simple outfit, was covered with dark sticky liquid and dried blood. Her clothes were also torn in many places.

"Ah, hello, may I ask if that outlier is here? The one with the always frivolous expression and a mouth that never stops."

The human woman said this as she approached the female hunter... but at this moment, the other woman didn't even have the strength to look up at her. Staggering, she closed her eyes while still clutching her sword.

A large wound on her chest began to ooze dark blue blood continuously.

"Uh, looks like she's dead..."

The human woman shrugged at Wenresa and said, "The situation with the hunters here hasn't been great lately. Do you want to save her? While her soul hasn't returned to the World Tree yet."

Wenresa, of course, didn't care.

"Up to you."

At Wenresa's indifferent words, the human woman nodded... Though truly reviving the dead was impossible, if the person wasn't completely dead yet, that was another matter.

"..."

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Nades seemed to have had a very long dream... She dreamed that the hunters had gained powerful allies, had slain the increasingly agitated Evil God's Followers, and had rebuilt the camp that had been overrun.

She dreamed that she hadn't actually died, and that everyone wasn't in danger; after dealing with the Evil God's Followers, everyone lived ordinary and happy lives.

*I wish I could stay in this dream forever...*

*But I can't.*

...

*For the safety of the Main Plane, I swore to stop the Evil God's Followers here!*

"Captain!!!"

Nades Holly shouted as she abruptly sat up... and then suddenly realized she was in the camp. However, in her memory, she shouldn't have made it back to the camp for treatment.

*Did everyone bring me back? But logically, no one should have been able to spare the time.*

*Moreover, the captain must have encountered a crisis.*

"You're awake? Huff..."

Lio said, exhaling with a wry smile. "You're really something, returning on your own despite such injuries. If it weren't for..."

Honestly, it was the first time Nades had seen Captain Leonard show such a conflicted expression.

*Was it because of those two women beside him?*

"Yeah, if it weren't for us meeting you by chance, you'd be so dead~"

That human woman said, dismissively waving her hand, her attitude casual and carefree... While the other Elf woman was examining her with a calm expression.

*Right!*

Nades looked toward her chest, only to find it had completely healed... Not just the fatal wound, but even the scratches on her neck and body were gone.

Her body didn't feel overexerted either, which suggested it wasn't conventional healing techniques. Besides, conventional healing techniques wouldn't have much effect on wounds caused by the Evil God's Followers.

"You..."

Before Nades could ask anything, Leonard shook his head and bluntly asked, "I'm grateful for your help, but... you didn't come here just to aid me, did you?"

He thought relying on these two to help kill Evil God's Followers was less likely than expecting the guy from the Star Realm to assist... Of course, the probabilities of both parties suddenly developing a "sense of responsibility" were equally zero.

"Have you been following what's going on in the Main Plane recently?"

Wenresa asked, and the answer to this question was quite obvious...

"I know, Yila killed Kayin and Raphael, right? Truly impressive... If you're here just to tell me that, I don't have time to think about 'chaos.'"

Leonard laughed frivolously, seated in his chair, about to speak further when he suddenly bent over, coughing and spitting out clumps of purple blood; "Cough cough cough... cough cough cough..."

That was Wenresa's former "poison," initially not a lethal substance, but Leonard used it as a powerful weapon... which led to his current state.

Ernie and Raphael recovered quickly after being poisoned, showing no lasting effects.

"My poison, huh? Well... but that's not important now."

Wenresa said nonchalantly. Knowing Leonard's information was outdated, she briefly explained, "It's simple; the Main Plane has suffered heavy losses due to the Calamity, so he organized something called the "Council of Kings," declaring war on all Calamities."

After explaining briefly, Wenresa quickly moved to the main topic. "Yila asked us to gather information on the Calamities, so we came here to inquire about matters related to the Evil God's Followers."

"..."

"You guys are actually willing to help with such things?"

Leonard looked at the two suspiciously. He wasn't surprised by Yila's actions, knowing Yila's path needed coexistence with the world. However... when did these guys change their capricious ways?

*Did the sun rise from the west?!*

Seeing Leonard's eyes with three parts shock, three parts doubt, two parts scrutiny, and half disbelief, half questioning his reality, the human woman casually waved her hand. "Whether you say it or not, maybe someday Yila will come help you!"

"..."

This comment had so many holes that Leonard could only open his mouth without saying anything. After a moment of silence, he said, "Simply put, some sea monsters we need to kill are constantly coming out of the water."

Leonard used this opportunity to rest, explaining, "Mana gets consumed by their mana, so any force reliant on mana is ineffective. Moreover, consuming mana and flesh allows them to reproduce..."

This was basic information and intelligence, but few knew besides the hunting party, not because it was a secret, but simply because... no one cared to know, that's all.

"The hunting party's task is to stop them outside the Barrier. If they breach the Barrier, their power or bodies get transmitted to the Nine Realms... The first to be affected is the hunting party's homeland—the Main Plane."

"..."

"So you all are from the Main Plane?"

"..."

*How absurd... absurdly ironic.*

*From beginning to end, the Calamity was here, and the Disaster Blockers stood here too, fighting, bleeding, guarding, swearing, dying, passing on, but...*

*The indifferent ones were here as well.*