I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

In terms of murdering entire families, Li Yue didn't expect Garralick to have so much in common with him.

"Wait, may I ask... will Budhibog be on the battlefield?" As a skeleton knight, Garralick pondered the battle and quickly identified the biggest problem.

[Who will command this battle... Don't let the mind-spirit's defiled thoughts... taint my will...]

Theoretically, as a gladiator of the Archive faction, he would have to obey the command of the Lord of Mind-Spirits—Garralick had strong opinions about this.

"Of course, but don't worry, the Mind-Spirits... will all obey my command," Li Yue said indifferently, "The Sons of Demons too..."

[Sons of Demons?]

Garralick looked at Dandan and Yingying, his heart filled with terror.

"The protagonist of this battle seems to be the Mind-Spirits, but it's actually us," Li Yue continued to refresh Garralick's understanding, "You, the Mind-Spirits, the Sons of Demons, Budhibog... will all be under my command."

"I am willing to die for you!" Garralick completely submitted.

[I will cut through all the thorns in your path and train a powerful skeleton army to stain the human world red.]

Li Yue used the knightly etiquette mentioned in the Archive Scholar's books, tapping Garralick's shoulder with the tip of his sword, suddenly realizing that having authority was really convenient—having the authority of the Archive meant he could control the Mind-Spirits, and having the nominal authority of the Skeleton race meant he could make high-level demons work to their deaths for him...

If this is the case, wouldn't he have a cloud of powerful generals under his command in the future?

If Garralick was really so loyal, and if he was truly useful, perhaps some new uses could be developed...

"In tomorrow night's battle, your position will be like this..." Li Yue first explained the tactics to Garralick, mainly focusing on the situation after the Mind-Howling Jackalman died, requiring Garralick to concentrate his attacks on the Jackalman leader, preferably smashing him to death.

"Can you do it?" Li Yue asked Garralick.

"I will... do my best." Garralick's expression remained unchanged, without much reaction, only secretly gripping the greatsword in his hand—of course, he knew that the Jackalman family was the second-ranked family in the Forbidden Forest, and would not be easily smashed by him.

[The Jackalman leader... maybe it would be different if I rode him...]

Humility is the virtue of a skeleton knight, and riding is the destination of a skeleton knight.

"Besides fighting... and riding, do you have experience leading troops?" Li Yue suddenly remembered the swordsmen Minimi and Minnie in the Archive after hearing Garralick's thoughts. If they could train with the skeleton knight, perhaps they wouldn't be idle and slashing around all day?

Minimi and Minnie's swordsmanship is high, but they still need to improve their tactical literacy.

In addition to the description in the "Skeleton Knight's" habits, Li Yue was very interested—familiar with the habits and breeding methods of various mystical creatures, loyal to the master, and searching for the perfect mount throughout his life.

Li Yue felt that these potential abilities seemed to be very beneficial to the future development of the Archive...

"As long as you give me enough corpses, I can create a powerful cavalry for you," Garralick said with his head lowered, "I have also participated in the Demon Expeditionary Force and have some understanding of various military formations and tactics..."

[Not to mention raising mystical creatures... Lord Scourge might not approve...]

"Okay, I understand." Li Yue silently sighed "talent," thinking that if he recruited Garralick in the future, he could worry less about building an army...

Of course, these were all things that would happen after Garralick passed the first test—if he didn't complete the task in the arena, Li Yue wouldn't give him the opportunity to continue shining.

"No need to be nervous, I have high hopes for you." After some communication, Li Yue's attitude towards Garralick became much more amiable, and he relaxed a bit in his speech.

Seeing Li Yue relax, Garralick finally stood up and asked a question that had been accumulating for a long time: "Uh, your hairstyle..."

"Oh, closed combat training... can change a demon." Li Yue scratched his octopus tentacles, pretending to be profound while also laying the groundwork for the future—if he wanted to retain the identity of Scourge, using closed combat training to explain his personality changes... would be the best choice.

Mutation, advancement... explain it however you want.

[The number one beauty of the Skeleton race actually has tentacle hair... So this is the real demon, not obsessed with appearance... Maybe in the future when I'm looking for a mount... I shouldn't judge by appearance either...]

Li Yue also only knew now that the Skeleton race considered baldness to be beautiful, thinking that they probably didn't have much choice, and at the same time admiring Garralick's cleverness—very good.

"Lord Scourge... if the Jackalmen come to investigate again, should I help you get rid of them?" Garralick had already submitted and very much wanted to do something for Li Yue.

"No need." Li Yue waved his hand and got up to leave.

[Before the battle begins... hiding your fangs to paralyze the enemy... a very correct decision.]

Garralick affirmed Li Yue's tactics.

"Okay, see you tomorrow night." Li Yue didn't invite Garralick into the Archive—next was adjusting his state, preparing to win the fourth match of the Slaughter Cup, and he didn't have time to entertain him.

Moreover, Garralick had not yet proven his value.

[Tomorrow night is my test, a test of whether I can serve the future Skeleton King...]

Garralick had the self-awareness of a skeleton knight, which Li Yue appreciated even more.

"Hey, friend, I've been waiting for a long time." Dandan and Yingying had been watching Li Yue and Garralick communicate, and now seeing Li Yue about to leave, they finally couldn't help it.

"Hit me." Dandan said to Garralick.

"Mm." Li Yue nodded to Garralick—since he had accomplished the purpose of showing off the two Sons of Demons, it would be good to find something for Dandan to do.

So in front of the Archive, the skeleton knight wielded his eight-sided club, hammering Dandan with clanging sounds, also scaring away several subsequent Jackalmen who came to check on the Archive's situation.

They even suspected... that Budhibog had been beaten to death by the two Sons of Demons, and that these two evil guys were already preparing to attack outside the Archive.

After instructing Dandan and Yingying not to run around, Li Yue returned to the Archive and silently calculated the current situation—the warehouse's inventory, Reed Cote's bet, the chef's stomach pouch, Mai Mai's appraisal, the Jackalman family's information...

Everything was ready, waiting only for the harvest tomorrow night.

At the same time, in the moonlit Demon King City, both the Laboratory and the Forbidden Forest received a letter.

The signature on the letter was still a fly, indicating that it came from Oogie Boogie, the King of the Arena.

"Ha! The Gambling Demon agreed!" In the Laboratory, behind the wooden door engraved with "Myriad Flower," a red-haired female mage opened the letter, jumping up and down, "He will give Myriad Flower a box! We can go watch the Slaughter Cup!"

"Vinnie... I've said it before, this is an opportunity to learn, it's not as simple as you think." Behind the red-haired Vinnie, the image of an old mage with a face full of wrinkles was projected in the air.

If Li Yue were present, he would definitely be scared out of his wits.

Because Li Yue had seen this old mage, and even played him—it was Budhibog's imaginary figure, the twitching old mage, Sharfas.

"I know, to study the combat methods after the fusion of Mind-Spirits and Skeletons, to see if there is any possibility for further experiments~" Vinnie cheered.

"If we can meet our experimental needs, we will go to war with the Archive," Sharfas slowly floated behind Vinnie, "Or cooperate."

"You decide~" Vinnie covered her empty heart, suddenly feeling filled with happiness at this moment.

As for the letter inside the Forbidden Forest, only the Demon Wolf King Fentus was authorized to open it.

"Go take a look at the fourth match," After reading the letter, a huge wolf paw stretched out from the shadows of the forest, pointing to a lazy little wolf basking in the moonlight.

"Awoo." The little wolf shook its ears.

"By the way, negotiate with Budhibog, demanding that the Slaughter Cup final on the full moon be fought by the Demon Wolves." Veins burst on the wolf paw.

"Awoo~" The little wolf finally became a little interested, raising its head to look at the moon.

When the moon was only missing a small corner, on the eve of the fourth full moon in the Keli calendar 299, the fourth match of the Slaughter Cup was held as scheduled.

The Mind-Spirit family from the Archive versus the Jackalman family from the Forbidden Forest.