The Low-Key Life of a Necromancer

Demons are humanity's greatest enemy. Over the past few hundred years, countless warriors have died fighting against demons.

Many heroic legends have been passed down by people, and as the opposite of light, the notoriety of the devil has long been deeply rooted in people's hearts.

However, human hearts are complex, and there are shadows beneath the light.

Many bad guys hiding in the kingdom secretly colluded with the devils, trying their best to open the gates of hell and let the devils kill their way into the last land of mankind.

"Father! Father, something bad has happened!"

The old king, who was sorting out the information about the temple, was wearing a pair of reading glasses passed down from the north and reading the documents silently.

Then Prince Leon rushed over screaming.

The wind and dust raised by the prince's running blew on the old king's face. The old king took off his glasses and sneezed heartily.

“Haha~ Leon, my son, you have changed, haven’t you? Why are you still so irritable?”

Leon took a few breaths, smoothed his raised collar, and said something that shocked the old king.

"Father! I saw a demon, and the demon was eating people!"

"…Wait a minute, demon? Where did you see the demon?"

"Of course it's in the royal city! Father, quickly send the guards over. That demon doesn't look simple. If it creates chaos in the royal city or even lets more demons in, the royal city will definitely be in chaos!"

The word "devil" was a sore spot for the old king. When Leon mentioned that a devil had appeared in the city, the king's good mood was instantly blown away.

"Leon, are you sure you saw it clearly? There's no way a powerful demon could appear in the capital. It could be some kind of wild beast."

"Father, I can swear on the prince's name!"

Naturally, there are demons in the royal capital. Many people with ulterior motives will secretly study forbidden magic and offer sacrifices to the demons.

The secret order controlled by the old king and the guardian knights of the temple left in the royal capital have been investigating demon-related incidents in the royal capital.

Leon has seen dead demons. Some humans are contaminated by the breath of hell and transformed into little demons with twisted bodies.

Lei once cut off the little devil's head as a welcome gift for Lian to join the secret order.

"…Send the Guards over, now!"

The old king gave the order to Leon and asked him to lead people to search for the demon.

Seeing his father's support, Leon calmed down a lot.

After gathering the team, Leon led the guards and rushed back to the streets.

It didn't take long for Leon to get back to the alley where he and George had been.

The structure of this alley is very strange. It is located in the gap between two buildings.

The wall in front of him should be the end of the alley, but Leon confirmed with his own eyes that there was still space behind the wall.

Someone must have deliberately blocked this place and used the space inside to do evil things.

If Leon hadn't happened to discover it, God knows what would have happened here!

"It's behind that wall!"

Leon told the captain of the guards about his discovery.

The Guards immediately sent out a powerful magician, who was far away from the wall and directly summoned a clay puppet.

The clay man rushed towards the wall, and his body made of mud merged directly with the wall.

There is a principle in chemistry that like dissolves like, and this also applies to magic.

The clay doll merged the wall into its body, forming a hole that was big enough for two people to pass through.

The magician was concentrating, ready to deal with the demon rushing out from the other side of the wall at any time.

However, after a while, nothing happened and everyone noticed that something was wrong.

"…The devil isn't there."

The magician received instructions and moved the puppets that were blocking the road, and everyone's sight was directly on the space behind the wall.

Leon was not talking nonsense. There was indeed a large space behind the wall, which was as big as a basketball court.

In the royal capital where every inch of land is valuable, it is surprising to think that there is such a large unowned space inside the street.

"Where's the demon? Did he leave?"

Demons are the sworn enemies of mankind, and humans are nothing more than food in the eyes of demons.

If the devil was still inside, he would surely rush out. The guards were prepared for some to die in the battle, but the devil ended up getting hurt.

It was the same magician who took out a metal ball with wings from his arms.

The metal ball flew up from the magician's palm and flew directly over the open space.

"There is indeed no one!"

Only after confirming that the demon was really not there did the group dare to investigate at close range.

Leon followed him into the clearing and saw a thick layer of hay on the ground. These were weeds that had grown wildly last year and then froze to death in the winter.

There are green shoots poking out from the dry grass; these are the new plants that have grown this year.

In the empty space, there are only traces of weeds interweaving year after year.

The leader of the Royal Guards walked up to Leon and showed a helpless expression.

"Your Highness Leon, we have checked and there is no sign of demons here. You may have seen it wrong."

"How could I be wrong! This piece of land itself proves that there is something wrong!"

Leon firmly believed that he had caught a glimpse of the demon biting a living person last night. The person had his mouth stuffed and was being torn by the demon.

If Leon hadn't seen the horrific scene of blood splattering everywhere, he wouldn't have run back in such a panic to seek reinforcements.

"But Your Highness, we arrived very quickly. Even if the demon left, there should be traces left here."

The open space was covered with withered yellow grass leaves. If what Leon saw last night really happened, there should be bloodstains on the ground.

If the devil really stayed here for quite some time, there should be traces of the devil's fire burning here.

But there was nothing here. The guards were very responsible and they even turned over the dry grass to check, but they found nothing.

At first, the guards only suspected that the demons were covering their tracks, but after a careful inspection, it did not look like there were any demons coming in or out here.

The guards began to doubt the truth of the matter. Combined with Prince Leon's previous bad reputation, a theory gradually emerged among the soldiers.

"Is His Royal Highness trying to use this incident to attract attention? We might have been fooled by him."

Leon couldn't hear the soldiers' whispering, but he could see the eyes and emotions of the people around him.

"You suspect I'm lying to you! I tell you, I saw it with my own eyes. A demon really did appear here!"

Leon almost guaranteed it with his life, but others just didn't believe him.

For the first time, Leon resented his past self. If he had a good reputation in the past, how could such a situation happen today?

"…Your Highness, we believe it, but there is nothing here. We have to go back and report."

The guards regrouped and left the scene, leaving Leon standing there in a daze.

When George saw that the soldiers had left, he suddenly felt that this place was creepy.

George pulled Leon's collar and dragged him out.

"Your Highness, we'd better leave now. If the devil comes back, we'll be in trouble!"

“…George! Do you believe me? I’m telling the truth. You carried me on your back last night, and I really saw the big devil!”