The autumn wind rustled, and all living things fell into silence. After humanity experienced a fierce war, all sides fell into deep sorrow. Countless mothers and wives wept day and night, and countless children had lost their fathers. Like an autumn forest, the cities were lifeless.
The largest army in human history had been wiped out by a terrifying enemy. The Seventh Hero had also sacrificed himself. Countless people had shed tears for him, and his death had caused many people to fall into despair.
The female Hero of the Luas Empire had also fled, wounded. As for the three Heroes who hadn't participated in the war, they were the subject of great controversy. People didn't trust them. After all, the Hero of the Dragonboat Empire had been defeated by the Evil Dragon Emperor, and the Hero Gianna and the Hero of Rhodes Island, Eternal, didn't have many battle records. Their strength wasn't recognized.
Only the Seventh Hero had won countless battles, and had even defeated one of the three Demon Kings, the Elemental Demon King, who had killed the War God Anmihu. But now, he and the Hero White had joined forces, but they were still no match for the mysterious new Demon King. How could people believe that the remaining Heroes would be able to resist?
The people's hearts began to crumble. This made it much harder for the various empires to gather their armies. People were unwilling to rush to the battlefield, and all sorts of compulsory military service appeared and the borders were sealed. But the chaos in various places only worsened the situation. The large empires were barely able to maintain stability, but the smaller empires were showing signs of collapse. All sorts of nobles and royalty fled, seeking refuge in the larger empires.
The most headache-inducing of all was the Adventurer's Guild, whose goal was to resist the demons. At this moment, the Adventurer's Guild headquarters was surrounded by protesters and adventurers who wanted to quit their jobs.
… …
* Bang! *
The head of the Guild, Lehr, slammed the table. Her face was clearly much more haggard, and her cheeks were much more shriveled.
"I could have saved some of them!"
She said angrily.
"If I had been able to reach the frontlines, I could have had the soldiers retreat, and I could have stopped them from rashly charging. But why? Why did you stop me?! "
Lehr looked at the annoying pile of resignation papers on the table. Without another word, she pushed them aside. The papers scattered around the room, and Brox lowered his head.
"If that's the case, you'll be suspected. Before this, no one knows the strength of the Wussen Empire. Only you … I can't let you take this risk. I know how crazy people can be when their minds are clouded by rage."
"Could it be even crazier than watching a million people get slaughtered?!"
Layle roared and slammed the table. She was on the verge of breaking down. As the president, the pressure she had accumulated was unimaginable. She had already disappointed everyone.
Pollux closed his eyes, and silence was his answer.
After her outburst, Layel collapsed on the chair in exhaustion. She leaned back against the chair and sighed deeply.
She recalled the agreement between herself and the Demon King. She originally wanted to find him and ask him if he had broken the agreement. But on second thought, his promise was to help him become the leader of the Adventurer's Guild, and he had already fulfilled his promise. The moment he fulfilled his promise, the alliance was already complete.
Therefore, he naturally did not need to abide by the agreement of not harming humans.
Layel clenched her fists. When the Wussen Empire was at its weakest, she was the one who protected it. If not for her, this disaster would not have happened.
"We must … we must gather the remaining Bravehearts together, as well as all the experts and the Empire's army. We must unite all of our strength to fight against him."
"No, we can't do that."
But at this moment, a voice came from outside the door. The two of them revealed shocked expressions and looked at the door at the same time.
The door was pushed open, and an old man with a walking stick and a tall old man appeared in front of them.
Layel was shocked.
"Ito? And the Prime Minister of the Dragonboat Empire, Lord Graham? "
This was an extremely rare combination. She did not know how a merchant like Ito could be together with the Prime Minister of the Dragonboat Empire, but this was definitely not a coincidence.
Her first reaction was that Ito wanted to ally with the Dragonboat Empire to overthrow the Guild, or herself.
"You didn't even knock on the door. It seems you don't care about me at all."
Layel frowned, her anger was written all over her face. Pollux also turned around and showed her his back.
Ito smiled and said, "This is our fault. Don't be so angry, President Layel. We are not your enemy, and we also know about the matter between you and the Demon King, Richard."
Hearing this, Layel's face darkened.
"I don't know what you're talking about, but I'm warning you. Accusations without evidence are slander!"
She said fiercely.
Ito turned his head and looked at Graham. The two of them smiled, and then Graham took out the iron box in his hand.
"Miss Layel, no, Lord Layel, have you ever been to the ancient city of Stone in the Kalis Empire?"
"I don't need to answer your questions. I'm warning you again, Ito. As the President, I'm warning you that you are doing something that harms the Guild's interests …"
"I'm the same as you. I'm someone who is being used by him. You should be clear about this."
Ito said. His face suddenly turned pale, and a mushroom-like thing grew out of his head.
"That's!"
Layel and Roses were shocked and subconsciously took half a step back.
He is not human!
"We are in the same boat. We are all Richard's victims."
He changed back to his original appearance, and his shriveled face regained its vitality.
The shocked Layel suddenly remembered that when she proposed the counterattack plan, it was with his help that it passed the highest decision-making level. He had always been against her, but that time, he had helped her for the first time. Obviously, it did not benefit him at all.
When was it?
Layel's heart turned cold. She thought that Richard had already arranged his people in the Guild.
She didn't find out at all. Even after she took office, she conducted a thorough investigation of the Guild, but she didn't find anyone suspected of being related to Richard.
Looking at Layel's expression, Ito and Graham couldn't help but smile.
"It seems that you already understand the seriousness of the matter, President."
Ito's voice was still so annoying. Even his tone was exactly the same.
"Since you all understand, then this time you came to me, I think you must have some countermeasures, right?"
Layel pretended to be calm and asked.
"No, it's not that we have a countermeasure, but … we need you to meet someone. That person knows how to defeat the enemy."
Graham took a step forward. He placed the box that he had worked so hard to open on the ground and took a few steps back. Roses became alert. He also took two steps back and came to Layel's side.
The box suddenly opened by itself, and a 1.5-meter-long iron bar stretched out. It then emitted a colorful light and constructed a vague figure.
"Nice to meet you, human."
A mechanical voice came from the box.
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