A strange castle appeared in the middle of the forest. It was surrounded by withered trees, and the castle was built with spherical mud bricks stacked on top of each other. There were also some sparkling spider silk covering the surface of the castle.
There were many small black spiders in the castle. They crawled here and there, keeping the castle clean at all times. It was very cool inside. The Queen Mother, who was wearing a tattered red robe, came back from outside. She walked happily, humming a strange tune as she returned to her palace.
The spiders immediately surrounded the red robe that had fallen to the ground. When the spiders dispersed, it disappeared completely. Along the way, some mutated monsters with many eyes knelt on the walkway with plates of food in their hands. When the Queen Mother passed by, she would occasionally pick one or two plates to taste.
Soon, she came to her own throne. It was a large bed made of spider webs. Perhaps it was a little scary to humans, but to the Queen Mother, it was very comfortable.
"Looks like you had a good time today."
However, just as the Queen Mother returned to her room, a man's voice came from her throne. The Queen Mother was stunned and stood up straight. The creatures around her seemed to have sensed something and immediately dispersed.
The Queen Mother raised her head slightly. Her eyes flashed as she looked at her throne. There was a man with two horns on his head sitting there. Behind him was a darkness that made people feel fear.
He was angry.
The Queen Mother, who had been with him for many years, could already tell the changes in his emotions. It was not difficult for her, but the others did not seem to think so. They could only tell from his expression.
"When did you come back?"
"Just now. When I found out that you did something big."
The Demon King Richard looked at her. She did not avoid his gaze and straightened her chest.
"I wanted to prepare a surprise for you."
"I am indeed very … surprised. I did not expect you to do such a stupid thing. Tell me, who instigated you to attack that city?"
The Demon King asked coldly. This sentence made the Queen Mother's expression change slightly. Her face trembled as if an explosive had been ignited. She suddenly roared, "Stupid thing? Let me tell you, no one instigated me. I did it myself. I was helping you. I helped you defeat those stupid humans! What are you not satisfied with? "
The Empress roared.
"You're not helping me. You're causing trouble for me. You've ruined the entire plan. Do you know? Humans have been living in peace, far away from war. It wasn't easy for them to let down their guard. But what did you do? You gave them a wake-up call, lifted their ears, and told them that dangerous people are right under their noses! This is what you've done! Our years of concealment have lost its purpose! "
The Demon King's voice grew louder and louder. The Mother Empress clenched her teeth. She turned her eyes away and looked at her feet. However, her expression remained defiant.
"That's because you made me stay in this damned place! What kind of forest is this!? You know very well that this place won't be attacked at all, but you still want me to stay here! Go and fight on your own. "
She scolded.
"That's not a reason for you to act on your own. You'll kill the spy we sent out."
The Demon King's tone became a little indifferent.
"Those are my people!! He's not a spy! "
The Mother Empress roared angrily. However, she immediately realized the seriousness of the matter. She turned her head away and stopped talking.
The Demon King held his forehead. She heard a sigh. This sigh was so sorrowful.
"After this attack, humans will immediately realize the seriousness of the matter. They'll become nervous. They'd rather kill the wrong person than let go of your disguised people."
"They've disguised themselves very well. It's impossible for humans to discover them. They're just a weak race. A small wound is enough to kill them. Against this race, as long as you bring me along and join forces, we can easily flatten them."
The Mother Empress's tone also softened.
"You underestimate humans too much."
"It's not that I'm underestimating humans, but you're too biased towards them. I know that! You like humans! I'm right, aren't I? "
The Mother Empress glared at the Demon King and said.
Although she was a little afraid, she still put on a tough expression.
After learning a lot of magic from him, she gradually realized how terrifying the Demon King Richard was. He was like a bottomless valley. She had never seen the bottom of the valley.
The Demon King sighed.
"It seems that you, who claim to be a perfect creature, still don't understand why you were born in this form."
After he said this, the Mother Empress suddenly froze. She looked at her body and thought for a moment.
The appearance of a human.
There was no doubt that the Mother Empress was now like a human. She had four limbs, two eyes, a nose, and two ears. However, the Shapeshifters didn't have a fixed appearance. The Mother Empress couldn't transform at will like her people. This was her original appearance.
But why? Why did she grow into a human?
"That's because most of the nutrients in my growth came from humans."
The Mother Empress answered.
This answer didn't satisfy the other party. The Demon King smiled and shook his head.
"Yes, it's because of this that you became a human-shaped creature. But have you asked the people who hatched you why they chose humans?"
The Mother Empress frowned and said, "Their intelligence isn't enough to answer other people's questions."
"It's instinct."
The Demon King answered the question for her. The Mother Empress didn't deny it.
"I investigated your past and studied your history. Coincidentally, I found your ancestors."
Hearing this, the Mother Empress was shocked.
"What?! How is this possible … "
However, a stone suddenly appeared out of thin air. There were some white marks on it. It looked like a fossil, a strange and twisted fossil.
The Mother Empress held the fossil and looked at it.
"The ancestors you mentioned are this thing?"
"Yes, look carefully. The core of your Shapeshifters hasn't changed for tens of billions of years. At the beginning of the division of life, there was a creature that kept its original appearance. They didn't evolve crazily like other creatures and adapt to the environment. They parasitized the bodies of other creatures and stole the fruits of their evolution. In the end, they were born in the wombs of other creatures, forming a creature that was the same as other creatures, but not that kind of creature. "
The Demon King's words made the Mother Empress shudder. This was very similar to the evolution of the Shapeshifters. Other than her, the other Shapeshifters were born in the same way. But this secret was never known by anyone …
Her breathing became a little hurried, and there was a hint of panic on her face.
"And the targets you chose to steal were usually the overlords of that era."
Hearing this, the Mother Empress was shocked.
"You're saying that the existence of humans is more powerful than others, even the dragon race?"
She asked in disbelief.
"Yes."
The Demon King nodded calmly.
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