The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

"Cover the Princess!"

Sheriff Adela shouted, drawing the war blade in his hand as the militia behind him raised their firearms, pulling the trigger towards the sea of skeletons.

With a series of crackling gunshots, the skeletons chasing the cavalry shattered like blocks of tofu.

Seeing this scene, he immediately understood that these were skeleton soldiers temporarily summoned as cannon fodder by Lord Demon King to award him medals.

Realizing this, Adela no longer held back but seized the opportunity to showcase himself before the lords.

Watching the retreating tide of undead, Theresa finally breathed a sigh of relief, sheathing her chipped longsword.

She had spent a lot of energy fighting those two Dark Night Elves earlier, and most importantly, she hadn't caught them yet, and they might still be lurking in the shadows, watching.

If the fight continued like this, the outcome would still be uncertain.

"Thank you, you came just in time." Riding to the front, Theresa gave a knight's salute to the militia commander who had come to reinforce.

Adela, flattered, returned the salute, bowing respectfully and saying,

"It is my honor to serve Your Highness."

Theresa nodded, saying little more, and rode back into the ranks.

And at that moment, she heard Princess Erin's anxious voice.

"Where is Mr. Colin? Where did he go? Didn't I ask you to protect him?"

The few trusted aides being questioned lowered their heads, nervously saying,

"We were indeed protecting him... but at that time, the scene was too chaotic, and by the time we realized, he was already gone."

"I did see him... he said he was going to help you, then rode his horse after you."

They had the intention to protect the gentleman, but no one dared to actually stop him.

Biting her lip lightly, Erin's face gradually turned pale, her gloved hands clenching the reins tightly, a slight creaking sound was heard.

The expression that had been calm and composed showed a slight crack.

Even when faced with an enemy far more powerful than herself, she was not at all panicked, but now hearing the news of Colin's disappearance, she was truly panicked.

Especially thinking about that little demon, as sinister as that little punk, still in the forest, she dearly wished she could turn around and charge back into the forest.

That guy might very well have the strength of Gold Level!

And Mr. Colin, unlike her, did not have the blessing of Saint Sis and the legendary power endowed by heroic bloodline, especially the Little Demon who was particularly the bane of Mages.

She could hardly imagine what tragic things would happen if that gentleman fell into the hands of that Qianqian.

"I must go save him!"

Seeing Erin about to do something foolish in a moment of rashness, Theresa quickly grabbed her reins.

"Your Highness! Calm down! The Demon King in the maze may have already noticed us, and even if they react slowly, they definitely have dispatched troops to the surface, with your current strength, turning back is no different than going to get killed!"

"But—"

"Your Highness!"

Theresa grasped Erin's shoulders, looking directly into those reddening eyes, speaking in a sincere and weighty tone.

"I know you are very upset, but please keep the bigger picture in mind. We mustn't lose our cool at this time. Mr. Colin said that his father would be proud of his bravery. Although I don't want to assume he has already met with misfortune, if that is indeed the case, he certainly wouldn't want you to fall into danger trying to save him."

Seeing Erin's breathing gradually stabilize, Theresa took a deep breath and continued,

"This is no ordinary threat anymore. The Demon King has not only established forts on the surface but also captured nobles from our duchy and the Imperial. The immediate priority is to inform His Majesty Edward of the situation here, gather the vassals of the Campbell Duchy, and, if necessary, request assistance from the Kingdom. The threat from Hell is resurging, and we must rally all the forces we can to utterly eliminate this hidden danger!"

Upon hearing this, Adela standing not far away couldn't help but become anxious.

Are we looking at a full-scale war again?

Surely not...

Though he admitted the Demon King was powerful, it'd be hard to say facing the joint attack from the Empire and the Church.

This isn't the New Continent after all, and even there, where the forces of Hell are the strongest, Hell gets beaten down...

If things really turn out that way, he'd have to find a chance to slip away, not wanting to be caught as cannon fodder for both sides.

Erin took a deep breath, her right hand holding the pocket watch given by Mr. Colin, her sorrowful gaze gradually turning resolute.

Meanwhile, in the Silver Pine Forest, Youyou, floating beside Luo Yan, kept chattering nonstop.

"Lord Demon King, Princess Erin seems about to cry, are you really okay with that? Won't you go out and comfort her?"

"Lord Demon King! Erin seems to want to rush in to save you!"

"Eeh! Miss Theresa stopped her! Darn it, no good show to watch now!"

"They are leaving! They're really leaving!"

It had been quietly "eating melons" for the past few days.

Although at first, it enjoyed watching Erin "fall" bit by bit, later it couldn't help but feel sorry for this innocent girl.

What a nice person she is.

Compared to those players who don't act like people, she seemed as if she walked straight out of a fairy tale.

If possible, it would rather have her as the Chosen One for itself and the Lord Demon King.

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