Demon Realm Border Fortress.
Nogus held a two-meter-long sword with both hands and pointed it at the neck of a fallen Chaos Demon.
"Next."
Nogus retracted his sword. The Chaos Demon held his weapon and retreated to the back dejectedly.
This was a traditional activity in the Border Fortress, or perhaps … the only form of entertainment.
That was a sword fight. Any soldier in the Border Fortress had the right to challenge Nogus. However, ever since Nogus stood in the middle of the arena, no one had defeated him in sword skills.
The surrounding Demon soldiers hesitated for a moment when they heard Nogus' voice. Suddenly, a girl in cotton clothes walked out from the crowd.
"What are you doing here?" Nogus' expression instantly turned terrifying.
"I just wanted to try."
The girl named Agata from the Land of Frost had a peaceful smile on her face.
Nogus had always thought that humans were cowardly creatures. On the battlefield, they would be terrified by the strength of the Demon Race. Some soldiers would even resort to despicable means to survive.
However, this human girl was not afraid of the Nephilim at all. Nogus had kept her by his side because of the Primordial Crystal she possessed. He had wanted her to recognize her position as a slave, but she had done many things that gave Nogus a headache.
Noggs had wanted to execute the girl like the other humans, but there was a voice in Noggs' heart that stopped him.
When Agata walked into the middle of the crowd with her sword in hand, the surrounding soldiers also cheered her on.
Over the past month, this human girl had helped the demons a lot, including helping the sinful demons who reeked of blood take a bath.
A small portion of the Demon Race in the Fortress had already recognized this brave girl.
Nogus scanned the surroundings with a terrifying gaze, and the cheering stopped abruptly.
Without a word, he returned to the most basic sword stance. He held the sword hilt with both hands and leaned the blade against his left shoulder.
Agata also got into a fighting stance. She held a sword of the same length as Nogus and rushed towards him. The two swords intertwined with each other and burst into bright sparks. The ground that was already full of cracks cracked even further.
Her swordsmanship was no match for Nogus. In less than three rounds, Nogus swung his weapon and sent her weapon flying.
"Stand up. This isn't a place you should be."
Nogus handed the sword to a knight on the other side and looked at Agata, who was sitting on the ground.
Agata obediently stood up from the ground, dusted off the dust behind her, and followed Nogus.
The atmosphere along the way was a little heavy.
"Are you angry?" Agata broke the silence and asked the tall Chaos Demon beside her softly.
This sentence made Nogus stop in his tracks. He instantly pulled out his sword from his waist and stabbed Agata's cheek before she could react.
Her light blonde hair slowly floated down as the sword slashed across her face.
Nogus' sword slashed through Agata's long hair and pierced into the wall behind her …
If a normal person saw Nogus pull out his sword, they would have trembled in fear. However, Nogus couldn't find any fear on this human girl's face.
"If you want to live." Nogus pulled out his sword from the wall behind him and stared at her. "Don't ask any unnecessary questions."
Nogus had never met such a troublesome human girl. At first, Nogus could use the reason of 'I need her crystal that can sing' to keep her.
However, this reason disappeared half a month ago when Josiah sent him an elven poem that could be listened to directly on the magic net.
That was why Nogus could execute this human without any reason. However, he found that every time he had this thought, he would become very irritated.
Nogus also found a reason for this, which was' perhaps he treated this human as a pet '.
Nogus didn't care about this human girl anymore and walked straight towards the city wall. His personal guard, Chaos Demon Phyllis, had been waiting for him there for a long time.
Nogus climbed all the way to the wall of the border fortress. Standing on the wall, he could see the raging frost and snow outside the fortress.
The cold wind calmed his agitated emotions a little.
"The blizzard … still hasn't subsided?"
Nogus said as he looked at the snow-covered Coldwind Plains.
"Your Highness, are you worried?" Phyllis keenly noticed the abnormality in Nogus' voice.
"Worried … The blizzard has stopped the human army. It's a good thing for the Demon Realm, but it's a little disappointing for me."
Nogus looked at the gauntlet covering his hands. It was covered with various sword marks.
Every year at this time, Nogus would lead his army to fight against the humans on the Coldwind Plains. It was a war of blood and blades.
The demons stationed in the border fortress had spent a whole year preparing for the arrival of this day.
However, this year's blizzard did not show any signs of subsiding. The human army that was supposed to be pressing on the border was nowhere to be seen.
This was definitely something worth celebrating for the entire Devil Realm, as it gave them enough time to prepare for the upcoming battle.
However, such a long rest period made Nogus feel a little … at a loss.
Not only Nogus, but the other demons in the border fortress were the same.
This fortress was built to defend against foreign enemies. The soldiers were in a state of preparation all year round. The battlefield was the place he was most familiar with. If he was on the battlefield now, he wouldn't encounter so many complicated things.
"Phyllis, can you imagine that this long war will end one day?" Nogus suddenly thought of the girl from the Land of Frost and asked his personal guard.
"I can't imagine it, Your Highness," Phyllis answered without thinking.
"I can imagine it. My brother told me that the real enemy is the court from the Kingdom of Saint. However, we have been at war with the Kingdom of Frost for more than 70 years. The hatred has long accumulated along with the blood on our swords. If we want this war to end, either the Kingdom of Frost is destroyed, or the border fortress is taken by the humans," Nogus said softly.
A messenger from the fortress half-knelt behind Nogus.
"Your Highness, Third Prince Josiah sent his servant to deliver a gift."
"Gift?"
Ever since the last trip to the capital city, Nogus no longer dared to treat his brother as a 'child that needed protection'.
In the past month, Noggs had learned about some of the things that Josh had done in the human city of Nolan through the magic net. Even now, he still felt that it was inconceivable.
The magic net provided Nogus with an excellent way to obtain information about the humans, as well as a long-distance communication spell called 'text messaging'.
As a qualified general, Nogus clearly knew how useful text messaging was on the battlefield.
Nogus immediately led his personal guard to the warehouse where the supplies were stored. Anything that wanted to enter the fortress would be stored there.
On the way to the warehouse, Nogus passed by a garden. This was originally a barren piece of land in the fortress, but ever since the human girl, Agata, came, she started to plant cold-resistant flowers here.
Nogus walked past the garden and arrived at the warehouse, where a sinful demon named Zenas had been waiting for a long time.
There was no complicated etiquette between demons. This sinful demon directly took out a crystal embedded with a leaf of the World Tree.
Mana was injected into the crystal, and in Nogus' eyes, a moving 'painting' appeared on the wall in front of him.
This painting was not the childish "Beauty and Demon" that Nogus saw in the magic net. This painting depicted a war!
"Prince Cheil led his people and army to charge into the castle controlled by the Nephilic Judge. What happened tonight is destined to be remembered in history."
A deep voice introduced everything that happened in the painting.
Nogus only saw fire. Countless humans held torches that lit up the capital of the Land of Frost.
"When did this happen?" Nogus looked at the painting and asked the sinful demon in disbelief.
"Three days ago," the demon said.
"Three days ago …"
Nogus looked at the 'King' of the Land of Frost being sent to the execution platform. He felt very complicated.
The city that he wanted to lead the demon army to conquer even in his dreams had fallen in the hands of a group of humans!
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