76: The heroine who longs for the demon race 2

"Theoretically it's possible, but it requires extremely high magical control and a special forbidden technique."

Qin Jiuge pretended to be deep in thought.

"Why do you ask?"

"Just curious..."

Luo Xuerou's eyes flickered.

"I've been studying the history of the Demon Race recently and saw some records..."

"By the way, regarding that raid plan for the eastern canyon you mentioned last time, has the command center made any adjustments recently?"

"I heard the Demon Race might have reinforced their troops in that direction."

Here it comes again, fishing for intelligence.

Qin Jiuge sneered inwardly, but on the surface, he answered seriously:

"There have indeed been adjustments."

"The original plan was to use the main force for a direct assault, but now it's been changed to lure the enemy in deep."

"Look here..."

He spread out a map and pointed to several marked spots.

"We will deploy a small number of troops here as bait."

"Once the Demon Race army enters the encirclement, we'll launch a surprise attack from the valleys on both sides."

This was yet another carefully designed trap.

Those marked spots were actually covered in Explosive Formations that Qin Jiuge had personally inscribed.

Once the Demon Race army entered, they would be turned to ash in an instant.

Luo Xuerou carefully noted every detail, a glint of greed flashing in her eyes.

"Jiuge, thank you for telling me this."

She spoke softly, reaching out to take Qin Jiuge's hand.

"You will always be the person I trust the most."

Qin Jiuge didn't pull his hand away, merely saying indifferently:

"I hope you live up to that trust."

Luo Xuerou didn't catch the deeper meaning in his words, simply assuming Qin Jiuge still harbored old feelings for her.

She had even begun to calculate in her mind that once the conversion ceremony was complete,

Perhaps she could ask Agul to spare Qin Jiuge's life and keep him by her side as a slave.

After all, a pawn who was so familiar with the Human Race and so devoted to her was still somewhat useful.

What she didn't know was that at this moment, Qin Jiuge was thinking about how to make her and Agul wish they were dead.

A week before the great battle, Luo Xuerou applied to leave the defensive line for three days under the pretext of "searching for rare medicinal herbs."

Qin Jiuge knew this was her excuse to head to the Demon Race for the conversion ceremony.

With the silent approval of the Human Race high command, the application passed smoothly.

On the evening Luo Xuerou left, Qin Jiuge stood on the watchtower, watching her figure disappear into the twilight.

Then he turned and nodded to the hidden shadow guards behind him.

Twelve of the Human Race's most elite Shadow Warriors followed her silently.

Their mission wasn't to intercept Luo Xuerou,

But to record the location, process, and participants of the conversion ceremony—all of which would be evidence for future reckoning.

Three days later, Luo Xuerou returned.

On the surface, she was still that Human Race Priestess, but Qin Jiuge saw the change at a glance.

Deep in her pupils, there was a faint, hard-to-detect dark red, and the aura on her body was mixed with a trace of Devilish Qi, though it was masked by some forbidden technique.

"Did you find the herbs?"

Qin Jiuge asked seemingly at random.

"I... I found them."

Luo Xuerou answered somewhat unnaturally, subconsciously touching her lower abdomen.

It was already slightly bulging, though it was hidden by her loose Priestess robes.

The conversion ceremony was complete; the child in her womb now possessed a pure Demon Race Bloodline.

Qin Jiuge pretended not to notice and simply nodded.

"That's good. The great battle is imminent; take care of your health."

"Mm..."

Luo Xuerou hesitated for a moment, then suddenly asked:

"Jiuge, if... I mean if, one day I had to leave the Human Race, would you hate me?"

Qin Jiuge looked at her and said slowly:

"That depends on why you left. If it was betrayal, I would hate you. If you were forced, I would understand."

Luo Xuerou's eyes flickered, and in the end, she said nothing more and turned to leave.

That night, the Shadow Warriors brought back a detailed report.

The conversion ceremony was held at the Demon Race Holy Temple, presided over by the Demon High Priest Azar, with witnesses including the Demon royalty and most of the high-ranking officials.

During the ceremony, Luo Xuerou publicly swore allegiance to the Demon Race, renounced her Human Race Bloodline, and accepted an infusion of Demon blood.

The report concluded with a recording from a Memory Stone.

Qin Jiuge activated the Memory Stone and saw a scene that made his killing intent boil:

Luo Xuerou knelt before the Demon altar, holding a bowl of dark red Demon blood in both hands and drinking it down with her head tilted back.

Then, she stood up, faced the Demon high-ranking officials, and said in a clear and firm voice:

"I, Luo Xuerou, today voluntarily renounce my lowly Human status and accept the noble Demon Race Bloodline."

"I spurn the Human Race that raised me; they are crude, backward, and ignorant, unworthy of coexisting in this world with the great Demon Race."

"I will use all my knowledge and intelligence to help the Demon Race annihilate the Human Race, so that this land belongs entirely to the noble Demon Race!"

The Demon high-ranking officials erupted in enthusiastic cheers.

Agul stepped forward, placed a dark gold crown symbolizing a Demon Princess on her head, and then kissed her deeply in front of everyone.

The Memory Stone's image finally froze on Luo Xuerou's happy smile.

Qin Jiuge crushed the Memory Stone.

"Very good."

He whispered to himself, his voice as cold as the ice of the Nine Netherworld.

"This way, when I torture you, I won't have any psychological burden."

On the eve of the great battle, the Human Race defensive line was filled with a chilling atmosphere.

Qin Jiuge stood on the command platform, checking the deployment for the last time.

All the true Human elites had already followed his plan, quietly evacuating the fake defense points and entering their preset ambush positions.

In those fake outposts, only Puppets and bait remained.

Luo Xuerou sent intelligence one last time, hinting that the Demon Race would launch a full-scale offensive at dawn.

The main direction of attack was precisely the eastern canyon—that death trap filled with an inescapable net.

"Jiuge, I'm so scared..."

Luo Xuerou found Qin Jiuge, putting on a terrified act.

"I heard the Demon Race army has finished assembling. Can we... can we hold them off?"

"We can."

Qin Jiuge answered succinctly, giving her a deep look.

"You will see the true strength of the Human Race."

Luo Xuerou sneered in her heart, but on the surface, she continued to feign worry:

"If... if the defensive line is really broken, you must protect yourself. I... I don't want to lose you."

Such hypocritical concern. Qin Jiuge almost laughed out loud.

"Don't worry, I'll be fine. You too, remember to stay in a safe place."

A safe place?

Qin Jiuge had already prepared a special position for her.

It was a spot where she could witness with her own eyes how the Demon Race army fell into the trap, yet be unable to send any warning to Agul.

The darkness before dawn was at its deepest.

Qin Jiuge stood at the highest point of the eastern canyon, overlooking the silent valley below.

The moonlight was obscured by thick clouds, with only scattered torches flickering in the wind.

Time passed minute by minute.

When the first ray of morning light pierced the horizon, the low and dense sound of footsteps came from the distance—the Demon Race army had arrived.

The dark mass of the Demon army surged toward the canyon like a tide, led by Agul riding a Nightmare Beast.

He raised his demon sword high and gave the order to attack.

Thousands upon thousands of Demon warriors roared as they charged into the canyon, rushing toward those seemingly fragile Human defensive lines.

Luo Xuerou was "placed" by Qin Jiuge in a hidden observation point on one side of the canyon.

From here, the entire battlefield could be clearly seen.

Qin Jiuge told her this was the safest position, where she could observe the battle without being caught up in it.

In reality, this location had been set up by Qin Jiuge with a silencing barrier and a confinement formation.

Luo Xuerou could see everything, but she couldn't make a sound, nor could she leave.

When the main Demon force had completely entered the canyon, Qin Jiuge raised his right hand and then swung it down sharply.

Boom!

The first wave of Explosive Formations was activated.

Deafening explosions echoed through the valley as flames and shockwaves tore the frontline Demon warriors to shreds.

The Demon army's charge faltered for a moment.

"Don't panic! Keep charging!"

Agul roared.

"This is the Human Race's final struggle! Break through here, and victory will be ours!"

The Demon Race army charged once more, but this time, they encountered even more terrifying traps.

The ground suddenly collapsed, revealing bottomless pits filled with spikes.

Countless boulders rolled down from the cliffs on both sides, crashing into the dense Demon ranks.

Hidden arrow towers emerged from their camouflage, pouring down a rain of arrows like locusts.

Even more lethal was the Demon-Slaying Formation personally inscribed by Qin Jiuge, which fully activated at this moment.

Golden light rose from the ground, forming a massive web of light. Any Demon warrior touched by the light web began to burn and melt.

"No—!"

Agul's eyes were nearly bursting with rage as he finally realized he had fallen into a trap.

"Retreat! All forces retreat!"

But it was already too late.

The entrance and exit of the canyon were simultaneously sealed by giant boulders, and the true Human elites appeared from the cliffs on both sides, launching attacks from above.

Magic, arrows, boulders, hot oil... every weapon available was poured onto the Demon army at that moment.

Screams, wails, and explosions intertwined into a symphony of death.

From the observation point, Luo Xuerou frantically pounded on the barrier, wanting to warn Agul, wanting to tell him it was a trap.

But her voice couldn't get out, and her movements couldn't attract anyone's attention.

She could only watch helplessly as the Demon army was slaughtered, watching Agul charge left and right amidst the chaos, his body already covered in multiple wounds.

The battle lasted for a full three hours.

When the last scream faded in the valley, the hundred-thousand-strong Demon army was nearly wiped out, with only a few remnants managing to escape.

Agul was still alive, but he had been captured.

Human warriors used special Demon-Restraining Chains to bind him tightly and dragged him before Qin Jiuge.

Qin Jiuge stepped down from the command platform and came before Agul, looking down at this former Demon Young Lord.

"You... how did you know..."

Agul struggled to lift his head, his eyes filled with indignation and confusion.

"I know much more than you can imagine."

Qin Jiuge said indifferently.

"For example, I know you were waiting for Luo Xuerou's final piece of intelligence."

"For example, I know you planned to launch a general offensive today."

"For example, I know every one of your troop deployments."

Agul's pupils shrank.

"Impossible... unless..."

"Unless someone betrayed you?"

Qin Jiuge smiled.

"You guessed right, but not entirely. Someone did indeed betray you, but what they betrayed was fake intelligence."

He turned and pointed toward the observation point.

"Want to see her? Your lover, your future princess, the mother of your child."

Two warriors escorted Luo Xuerou over, her barrier now removed.

Her face was deathly pale, her eyes filled with terror and despair.

"Agul..."

She called out tremulously.

"Xuerou!"

A flash of hope appeared in Agul's eyes.

"Quickly tell them, you were forced! You..."

"She wasn't forced."

Qin Jiuge interrupted him.

"She was willing. Willing to betray the Human Race, willing to offer up intelligence, willing to undergo conversion, willing to carry your child."

Agul was stunned; he looked at Luo Xuerou and suddenly understood something.

"You... you told him all of our plans?"

"No! I didn't!"

Luo Xuerou shook her head frantically.

"Jiuge, listen to my explanation, I was forced! Agul, he used magic to control me, I..."