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

Although Leonard, an exception in this case, had already mentioned the theoretical "reward" before Yila officially began assisting, Yila wouldn't simply leave without making sure everything was sorted.

However, maybe it was precisely because of this reason that Leonard had informed her in advance... If it had been someone like Wenresa or a human woman, Leonard wouldn't have dared to say a word beforehand.

Because they really would have left without a second thought.

"Old Li! Changing shifts..."

A female member of the hunting team greeted, then saw Yila and Youyou sitting in the camp. She walked toward Yila, saying, "You are Yila Elkaras, right? Old Li mentioned you before. Hello, hello."

Yila stood up and extended her hand for a handshake... but was immediately enveloped in a huge embrace.

The woman intended to hug her and did so without hesitation...

*Whew...*

Yila broke free and took a deep breath, wiping her face with her sleeve, then nodded in response: "Hello, during this period, I will temporarily stay with you to fend off the Evil God's Followers while observing the nature of this calamity."

The woman, who appeared relatively relaxed, glanced at Yila and then turned to Leonard, asking, "Have you told Yila yet?"

Told her? Told her what?

Seeing Leonard shake his head and Yila's confusion, the woman succinctly explained: "In short, don't use mana to attack the Evil God's Followers. Be careful when using mana to strengthen yourself, and don't let the Evil God's Followers touch you."

"Let Old Li explain the rest to you... I need to rest."

...

Yila watched the woman walk into the camp and fall asleep on the bed, then turned to Leonard, who walked out of the camp with him, saying, "Shift system, huh... The front line is very dangerous, isn't it? Should Youyou stay here?"

As Yila spoke, Youyou also nodded... Her combat ability was indeed average.

"No need. As long as she doesn't materialize, she's even safer than us as a spiritual body in this place..."

Leonard began to explain the existence of the Evil God's Followers in detail, saying: "The Evil God's Followers are creations of the Evil God, Dark Fisher... In some sense, they are our younger siblings."

If the initial creations of the gods were angels and demons, then humans and beastmen would be the angels' younger siblings... And the Evil God's Followers would be the humans' younger siblings.

"Out of a sense of revenge, after betraying the gods, Dark Fisher created the Evil God's Followers, who can devour mana and reproduce from it... They themselves have mana but can absorb any mana into their bodies."

Leonard glanced at Yila as he spoke... His meaning was obvious: the Evil God's Followers had similarities with Yila's combination, as Yila could also convert others' mana for her own use.

But there were differences too... Including Yila, governors had no mana of their own.

Youyou kept an eye on Leonard, who was leading the way ahead. She maintained virtualization, feeling the increasingly humid air, and saw the distant sea horizon... There were some tentacled monsters fighting with a group of people.

"That lady earlier mentioned not using mana to attack... so we can only enhance our bodies with mana and use the most basic swords and knives for attacks. Even magic armor can't be used?"

Youyou asked this, floating beside a pondering Yila, then looked at Leonard, asking, "What happens if we get hurt by the Evil God's Followers while our bodies are enhanced?"

The answer was simple; the mana would be taken, but Youyou wanted something more specific...

"The mana near the wound will be consumed by the Evil God's Followers, and they will immediately split into smaller followers. The wound will also carry the Evil God's Followers' mana, constantly eroding any mana that circulates near it."

"This will make the wound hard to heal, and the effect of healing techniques will be minimal, so try not to get injured."

As he spoke, Leonard reached a point where he could feel a faint salty wind... And it wasn't just that, there was also a barely perceptible scent of blood and stench. He said, "Once the next shift is over, our contract will be fulfilled."

...

In other words, he only needed Yila's help for 16 hours... very considerate.

"What do I need to do?"

Yila asked, squinting his eyes as he stood next to Leonard, looking at the pitch-black sea... and the bizarre sea creatures that kept crawling out, watched them being killed by the members of the hunting team.

The Evil God's Followers indeed varied in strength... No, that wasn't accurate; they had varying power levels.

Some were very weak, while others were of legendary level.

Of course, just this level alone clearly wasn't enough...

To address Yila's question, Leonard pulled out a throwing knife from his chest. A purple glow quickly spread over it, and he threw it at a legendary-level Evil God's follower's head, poisoning it quickly.

The body quickly dissolved into black water, melding into the sea.

"Kill those enemies significantly threatening the hunting team and minimize casualties as much as possible. Help when you can, conserve energy when necessary... Simple but tedious."

Leonard said this... He looked up at the sky, even now there were still quite a few exceptions looking this way, even though the coming time would probably be very boring.

*Were they really that bored? Or had they done nothing but watch Yila for decades and become unaccustomed to not watching?*

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However, Yila didn't respond instead stood amid the sea breeze, contemplating... For now, it was a relatively calm period for the Evil God's Followers, so taking it easy temporarily was fine.

"Mr. Yila?"

Youyou asked... Based on her understanding of Yila, he probably thought of something significant.

...

"Hmm..."

Yila pondered as he walked toward the dark sea, speaking to Leonard, who followed, "The Evil God's Followers themselves use mana to attack you, but they indiscriminately absorb your mana?"

As Yila said this, he stood by the pitch-black water, where two or three tentacles happened to emerge, causing the water to bubble... In the next moment, an Evil God's follower surfaced from the sea.

"How do they distinguish whether that mana comes from an ally's attack or your attack?"

Yila said this, staring into the eye nestled in the center of the mass of tentacles, saying, "If it's judged by the source, then they are too clever. So it's really through... the nature of the mana?"

For some reason, the follower stared at Yila but didn't launch an attack... It gazed at Yila, seemingly unable to determine what Yila was, as he had no mana.

"Perhaps. What do you want to say?"

Leonard asked.

Then, Yila answered through action—

"Fourth Wing Pillar·Evil God's Favored·Wing Spread."