Scepter of Thorns

Lady Red...followed Lilith.

Valentine had never felt that the situation was so difficult. Keqiu's leaving eyes were like a needle piercing his heart. He moved his lips, "You..."

"I know you child can't accept it for a while, but there is no more time." Madam Hong stared at his face, not letting go of any subtle expressions, she was judging whether he was credible, "The demon world needs new blood. "

Valentine stared at the ring in the box, imagining how submissive he should appear, so he smiled stiffly, "Yes, ma'am."

He has no choice.

Based on years of experience with Mrs. Hong, Valentine knew clearly that if he refused, he might not be able to get out of this dungeon.And if he falsely agrees and repents halfway to inform, then a piece of evidence of his close relationship with Mrs. Hong will be presented on Caesar's table.

This is a dead end.

"You know how to do it."

"Yes."

Valentine left the room in a daze, thinking about his future on the way to the surface.revolution?Damn Caesar is the god of darkness, he created the main god of the demons, how could they...

He suddenly remembered what Camus had ordered, sighed, and rushed directly to Galewind Valley, where the human world is stationed.

Valentine did not enter the garrison, but spread his bone wings and flew to a high place.The towering mountains were split by an invisible giant axe, exposing the narrow area between the two mountains.The mountain was steep and steep, and Valentine felt that he desperately needed something to vent, so he went up along the gravel path.

He seemed to be torturing himself, his black hair was soaked in sweat, but his wings were still flapping.It took Valentine two or three hours to climb to the top of the mountain, overlooking the majestic and majestic valley, and his chaotic thoughts calmed down a bit.Fuck him, Valentine gritted his teeth, anyway, he has been forcibly dragged into the water by the red lady, so it would be better to go all the way to the dark.

He sat on the valley and thought about it for a long time, and finally he made up his mind.

When Valentine wanted to go back the same way, he suddenly saw that the grass on the other side was upside down—someone had been there.The instinct of a soldier made him alert, so he stepped forward to check.

The area where the grass fell was not large, apparently only one or two people walked by.Ordinary demon soldiers have tasks every day. They belong to the formation and have to report and register every day. It is impossible to break away from the team and act alone.Among the senior officers, he was the only one who had been lurking in the human world ahead of time. His career scope was not limited to the army, but also included intelligence gathering, so he had a certain amount of free time.But the others were all transferred from the Demon Realm, and they were so busy at the moment that almost no one would spend two or three hours climbing the mountain.

The Gale Valley is a certain distance from the demon camp, and it is closer to the human world. Coupled with Camus' warning, Valentine suspects that it is the trace left by the scouts of the human race.He followed the trampled traces down the mountain, and when he went up a part of the mountain, the traces disappeared.

Valentine frowned and shook his head. This location is already within the range of the human world, and the demon camp is blocked by the mountain.Why did the trace disappear?

His bone wings trembled, and a flash of spiritual light suddenly appeared——this man flew halfway up the mountain.

This location already belongs to a city in the human world. Within the frontier, it is impossible for the isolated demons to fly up from below, and the human race has no wings. Because it was already approaching the top of the mountain, it was very likely that it would be discovered by the soldiers in the demon watchtower, so the celestial clan folded its wings and hiked up the mountain, lying down in the grass to prevent exposure.

Valentine's pupils constricted violently, and he quickly took out the mirror, "Camus, Camus? I want to confirm one thing with you..."

A few minutes later, he ended the conversation, flew back the same way, and carefully concealed his traces.

A fatal opening has been pierced, and soon, it will bleed.

Demon world, palace.

Caesars has been busy for months.He was keenly aware that his aggressive decision had caused dissatisfaction among some people in the Demon Realm, and after placing a few hidden lines, he decided to start closing the net.

His subordinates reported, "Madame Rose has made a move."

"Is there no conclusive evidence?" Caesar sorted out the documents, "Then just leave it there and wait for news from the front."

"Yes."

He found a new letter from the pile of documents. Gaidezhang was an eagle about to fly.After slowly removing the envelope and looking at it, the black-haired demon showed an inexplicable smile, like a tarantula with a giant web.

"Turn Madam Red to the demarcation line." He ordered, "And thoroughly investigate Colonel Valentin. If there is any doubt, immediately detain her."

"Yes."

On the other side, Amiens hugged her shoulders, with silver hair hanging down her ears, colder than frost, Henry hid in the shadow beside him, without saying a word.

"I had a dream a few days ago." Amiens was expressionless, as if he was talking to himself in the shadows, "I dreamed of a scarlet clock that kept going and only had one pointer."

Henry seemed not to have heard his words, and remained silent.The Demon Lord said to himself, "It 'told' me a very interesting thing. From the moment I saw the clock, I was chosen as the intervener. It gave me a very special ability to hide .It 'says' that the person I want to deal with is an existence above the gods, so this ability can take effect on all races ruled by the law, such as the gods, or the demons. The hidden object can be a sentence, A person, a thing, and what, is really interesting, don't you think?"

He already knew that the other party would not answer, because Henry couldn't hear the words that were deliberately concealed.

"When Caesar was discussing with his confidant, I stood outside the door, but he didn't notice it." Amiens narrated flatly, "They used Lady Red as a breakthrough. The relationship between her and Lilith is not simple."

Henry still couldn’t hear the words.

"But why did I tell Lilith?" Amiens asked calmly, "I have this ability, why do I have to give up the fruit? Besides, if she succeeds in the revolution, as people think of Caesar's ban, where will I go? ? To accept her so-called arrangement, ridiculous."

He withdrew his concealment and looked out the window, "Listen, the sound of the rain is also very clear tonight."

"Very loud." Henry echoed in a low voice.

"I haven't seen Minister of Finance Damance recently, what did he do?" Amiens seemed to ask casually.

"There is an important task."

"He is... a member of the Baroness's organization." Amiens twitched the corners of her mouth, half-smiling, "Is it the task of the baroness? Then, as an alliance, I don't even have the right to share this bit?"

Henry replied stiffly, "...he is going to receive an important guest."

I know.Amiens thought indifferently, I also know the address where they met, the guest was the Countess of Heaven, and she had a small stone in her pocket.

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Seru covered the black veil and walked into the underground passage under the guidance of the attendant.The magnificent underground city is a major feature of the Demon Realm. It originated from the tunnels mined by digging ores, and gradually evolved into an important part of transportation.

Lilith had been waiting for a long time, and the leaders of the baroness who were separated by two worlds saluted each other and then sat down.

"I heard that the war in the Demon Realm is serious." After a short greeting and opening remarks, Selu pointed out bluntly, "The Earl has the opposite opinion."

"War can't solve the problem, it will only bring more serious consequences." Lilith said, "The meaning of the existence of the Queen of the Demon Realm is to maintain the stability of the interface and strive to develop the business economy. But I think our main god has done something unwise. He decided, because of personal grievances, he decided to march into the human world, which will hinder the development of the demon world."

"With all due respect." Selu obviously consulted a lot of information on the current situation of the demon world before coming, "there are a certain number of poor people in the demon race, most of the young and middle-aged are miners, and the labor is very cheap. A poor miner's annual income is only a commoner. a tenth of their assets, and the conscription that comes with war gives them a way out."

"This is a situation that will inevitably occur when the economy is strong. It is normal for the demon world to have a clear hierarchy."

Selu sighed softly.Lilith is an earl. She can be very capable, but her good background and family are destined to make her ignore the people living at the bottom. For her, common people, nobles and businessmen are the most important. The first two have consumption power. And possessing a quantitative advantage can promote business development, which is an important driving force for economic development, and the rest are out of her consideration.

Therefore, Tingta has become the most prosperous commercial metropolis and economic center in the devil world.

"I also don't agree with war." Selu expressed his attitude, "Indeed, the original holy war between the heavenly and demon worlds originated from the dispute between the main gods. Countless celestial and demons died because of it, and now we hate each other. The chief culprits are gods and beliefs."

"The age of the gods has passed." Lilith's words were like blasphemy. "All are born equal. Different races just have different ways of living. We can obviously live in peace and benefit each other."

……

When they were talking happily, a ghostly shadow eavesdropped in the dark. The heavenly clan and the demon clan lived in peace and benefited each other?

interesting.

He laughed silently, a concealed stone was firmly held in his hands, and it still had a trace of warmth from Sailu's body.The dedicated Miss Tianzu did not find that the close-fitting stone had disappeared, and she was still discussing with Lilith about the development and management of the duchess.

In the dream, he asked the scarlet clock, "Why did you know that the Celestial Clan named Seru would come to the Demon Realm, and happened to bring a stone with him? Why would I want to bring it?"

[Because the law is all-knowing and all-powerful, and the stone is the only thing that can restrain 'that person'. ]

Who is 'that person' who would make such a powerful being cautious, he thought to himself, but how could this stone restrain him.

[Touching his spine, touching any body part other than the spine is invalid. ]

Just touching his spine with a stone can subdue the existence above the gods.

"Okay, I see." He shrugged in his dream, "I'm quite curious about that person."

----Chapter99. Concealment & End----