66: The Demon King's Army Arrives

"Hello! Esteemed expert…" Wayne Hossman said to Clarissa, observing the situation. Although his people had been attacked, it was clear Clarissa had no malicious intent or desire to attack.

Evidently, his own people had initiated the attack, which normally wouldn't happen.

Given Clarissa's appearance and the fact that Hans was the one who attacked, Wayne Hossman found it unsurprising.

"Take Hans down for treatment!" Wayne first had Hans taken away for treatment, then looked at Clarissa, his expression somewhat grave.

From Clarissa, he felt an immense sense of threat, as if his life was in her hands, capable of being taken at any moment.

This made him very uncomfortable; he had been king for over a decade and couldn't remember the last time he felt this way.

Even when facing a Demon King, he had never felt this.

Yet now, facing this supposed Demon King who appeared out of nowhere, he felt this sensation of imminent death.

Very uncomfortable! Despite this, Wayne Hossman forcibly endured it.

Because it indicated Clarissa's terrifying strength.

Could this person be an Original Demon Lord? But hadn't the Original Demon Lord disappeared thousands of years ago?

Moreover, the Original Demon Lord is not the current Demon King; it refers to the King of Magic! It is the Demon King from the world's origin.

It is not the same entity as the current Demon King.

"My name is Clarissa! Enough small talk, I'm just here to tell you that a large horde of monsters is approaching from the southwest, including a Demon King and a large number of Demon King Species. Prepare yourselves!" Clarissa told Wayne Hossman, then turned and flew away.

"…" Wayne Hossman didn't even have time to say a word. Watching Clarissa's departing figure, he frowned: "Someone! Investigate!"

Better safe than sorry; such a powerful individual might truly just be passing by, noticed the situation, and came to inform them.

Regardless, such a powerful individual, if not close to humans, is at least neutral. There's no need to worry about them becoming an enemy while fighting the Demon King Army.

With this interlude.

Clarissa no longer felt like visiting the other two empires.

Her previous attitude was already like that, and now, after "on-site inspection," Clarissa felt that these three empires were probably just as "arrogant."

They certainly had strength; even if a Demon King led the Demon King Army to attack, they wouldn't be taken down in a short time.

Since that was the case, Clarissa wasn't too concerned. As long as they could hold on, it was fine.

Clarissa still had a good impression of the kings in the Gewo Principality, so supporting them wouldn't be bad. Isn't dynastic change a normal thing?

"Hmm?" On her way back to the Gewo Principality, Clarissa suddenly sensed something.

"This aura... it seems like an old friend!" Clarissa's lips curved into a smile. In her Dragonkin Form, Clarissa's perception abilities were no worse than her physical constitution.

She seemed to sense the aura of an old friend—Jerome—within that massive Demon King Army.

"I didn't expect you to participate in this war; aren't you forcing my hand!" Clarissa held grudges very well. She had been "provoked" by Jerome before and fought a battle, but he ran halfway through.

This made Clarissa remember it, and now, the time for "revenge" had come.

Clarissa really wanted to know how many source points she could get from killing a Demon King.

Whoosh!

Clarissa turned back, flying towards the distance.

…

Hossman Empire.

"Report! An extremely massive Demon King Army is heading our way!"

Wayne's expression darkened slightly upon hearing this news.

After listening to his subordinate's report, this attack was unprecedentedly massive!

Millions of monsters, plus no less than thirty Demon King Species!

A scale of this level, allowing so many Demon King Species to act together, definitely meant the presence of two or more Demon Kings!

It seemed the Demon King Army could no longer wait!

They were going to make an example of a human empire!

And the chosen target was his Hossman Empire!

"Very good!" Wayne said with a grim expression: "Immediately! Gather everyone! Prepare for battle!"

Under Wayne's command, countless powerful individuals and armies marched towards the border.

Clarissa arrived at a cliff, watching the tide of the Demon King Army, which was already approaching the Hossman Empire's border.

The soldiers at the Hossman Empire's border had already received orders and also saw the tide-like monsters approaching from afar.

"Gulp..." Some soldiers secretly swallowed a mouthful of saliva, looking at the tide-like monsters.

The pressure was too strong!

However, they weren't that worried! They believed in the Hossman Empire! They believed in the human experts!

While it was difficult for humans to launch a counterattack, defending cities… was still manageable.

Powerful equipment, decent strength, plus various "turret" mages, magic cannons, and other siege engines, defensive weapons, etc.

Monsters would need at least several times their numbers to possibly break in, and that was just breaking in, not annihilating.

"Today, we prepare to take down the Hossman Empire in one fell swoop! To present a great gift to Ancient Demon God!" On three large palanquins carried by giant Minotaur monsters, three Demon Kings conversed from their elevated positions.

One of them was Clarissa's "old acquaintance": Jerome.

Of the other two Demon Kings, one was Muscle-bound, with a terrifying face, nearly two meters tall even when sitting.

One was Slit-Eyed, with black and red hair, holding a fan to cover half his face. Just looking at the exposed half, he seemed quite handsome.

It was Jerome who spoke.

"Jerome, you are still so devoted to Ancient Demon God!" The Slit-Eyed Demon King's tone was a little flippant, seemingly his usual way of speaking: "When Ancient Demon God appears, he will surely give you a great reward! Perhaps, you might even advance further."

"Hahaha! Of course!" Jerome laughed heartily: "I am one of Ancient Demon God's closest Demon Kings! His most capable general! You two should learn from me!"

"Tsk! Nonsense!" The Muscle-bound Demon King snorted coldly: "You all are just putting on an act! I don't believe any of you are truly loyal to that 'parachute' Ancient Demon God!"

Although all twelve Demon Kings were loyal to Ancient Demon God and served him, in reality, it was "out of necessity."

Except for a few who were truly loyal.

The other Demon Kings, more or less, had their own ulterior motives.

This was normal!

Originally, before Ancient Demon God appeared.

This world already had the existence of Demon Kings.

Demon Kings, Demon King Species, monsters, and humans, adventurers, heroes, heroes...

Everyone lived their own lives, with small skirmishes every three days and big ones every five, but in reality, Demon Kings and heroes rarely met, keeping to their own affairs.

Demon Kings also lived their own lives and wouldn't bother humans for no reason.

Some Demon Kings even lived "undercover" in human cities.

However, all these changes had to be traced back to the previous "external invader."