80: Carlos's perilous situation

The leader of the Demon Clan was also stunned speechless by this sight, a look of hatred appearing in his green eyes. Immediately, he ordered a retreat.

Neme then ordered the city gates opened for the pursuit. Sure enough, Carlos and a group of Mages left the city to chase after the Demon Clan.

Neme also came to the city wall to observe the results of the battle, only to see Wei He standing with another beautiful woman again.

"Why aren't you chasing the enemy? Why are you here flirting with a beauty again, you big pervert? You really never change!" Neme stared intently at Wei He, as if she had caught undeniable evidence of his crime.

"My energy level is very low. Going out there is just suicide, you know that!" Wei He spread his hands, smiling as he looked at Linlin beside him, only sparing Neme a quick glance the entire time.

"Then, what about your troops? Your soldiers didn't appear just now!" Neme frowned deeply. Although it was clear she was angry, she looked incredibly cute.

"Your Magic Array is so powerful, you don't need me anyway!" Wei He still looked at the beautiful Linlin and said casually.

"Then why didn't you go chase the enemy? Also, can you please look at me when you speak? You are so rude!" Neme was shaking with anger at Wei He's attitude, saying through gritted teeth.

"Aren't your people enough? They are just a band of defeated soldiers; your Magic Troops are more than sufficient!" Wei He turned his head, looked at Neme, and said with a gentle smile.

"You, you two won't come to a good end! And you, he's a useless scumbag! He even peeped at a woman bathing!" Neme grew even angrier seeing Wei He's indifferent expression. If Wei He weren't so weak that she couldn't kill him right now, she would have long ago thrown him into the wind and shredded him to pieces.

"He's not useless! As for being a scumbag, he's not one. I've watched men bathe too, but I watched openly! How can you peep? If you want to watch, watch openly! By the way, who did he peep on bathing?" Linlin said softly, her eyes shifting, seemingly disdainful of Wei He's peeping behavior.

"You, you two really are a pair! A perfect pair of oddities!" Neme turned around and walked away in a huff.

"Hahahaha, alright, you go ahead. Be careful!" Wei He was in a very cheerful mood and commanded Huang Yichen, who was beside him.

"Understood, Commander!" Huang Yichen finished speaking, turned, and flew away.

In a forest near the Kodo Beast Outpost, Carlos and a group of Mages used all their skills, sending various magic elements toward the retreating Demon Clan soldiers. For a time, flames soared, lightning flashed, and shadows overlapped. At the same time, dozens of Demon Soldier corpses were left on the ground. The remaining Demon Soldiers, seeing this sight, scattered and fled in terror, losing even their basic formation.

"They've scattered! Split up and pursue them! We must eliminate them!" Carlos said excitedly, his eyes filled with a ruthless glint.

"Yes!" The Mages began to split up with their teams.

Just as one Mage was about to chase a small team of a dozen people, Carlos stopped him. He said softly, "I'll take these few. You go chase the others!"

"And you all follow them too. I can handle this myself!" Carlos said to the soldiers.

"Yes!" The many soldiers ran off, following the other Mages.

Seeing that everyone had left, Carlos leaped directly onto the treetops, weaving and jumping among the large trees.

Soon, he caught up with a small team composed of a dozen retreating Demon Clan soldiers who were running desperately. The leader was directing the escape route, and the others followed him without any suspicion.

Carlos had recognized from the start that the leading Demon Soldier was Charlie, which was why he ordered the pursuit of the routed soldiers to split up.

"Charlie, stop running! It's not too late to turn back now. Come back with me and apologize to His Majesty. With me here, His Majesty won't kill you. Listen to your father, go back!" Carlos flew down and landed on the ground, speaking to Charlie.

The dozen people around Charlie, seeing they couldn't escape, raised their swords and charged at Carlos. Carlos waved the Magic Staff in his hand, and streaks of lightning shot out from it. These dozen people were cut down like chives, falling over, their bodies charred outside and tender inside by the lightning. Meanwhile, Charlie took advantage of Carlos's massacre to continue fleeing forward.

"Charlie, there's no one else here. Stop and tell your father, what exactly are you thinking?" Carlos leaped up and flew toward Charlie.

Finally, Charlie ran to the foot of a hill, stopped, turned around, and said to Carlos, "Father, save me!"

Carlos looked closely and realized that behind the hills was the garrison of Wei He's Red Alert Troops. Unknowingly, he had walked right into the Red Alert Troops' encirclement.

"Don't be afraid, Charlie, Father is coming to save you!" Carlos flew forward, just about to rescue Charlie, when he suddenly saw a Neck Twister rush out from a nearby anti-air tracked vehicle, grab Charlie, and walk toward the back.

Standing in front of Carlos, hovering in the air, was a man staring back at him—it was Huang Yichen.

"What are you doing? Don't you know that your Commander has already surrendered to the Magic Empire?" Carlos frowned tightly and spoke to Huang Yichen through gritted teeth.

"It's an invitation to join, not a surrender. Don't get it wrong. It is your Magic Empire that needs the Commander, not the Commander who needs your Magic Empire!" Huang Yichen said calmly, his face expressionless.

"No matter what it is, we are now officials serving the same court! Are you trying to rebel by doing this? Are you trying to murder an Imperial Official?" Carlos looked down his nose, speaking contemptuously to the person in front of him.

"Who is trying to rebel? Who is trying to murder an Imperial Official? We are merely apprehending the traitor Charlie. He is no longer an official of the court. I hope Lord Carlos will not interfere in this matter and, ideally, stand aside to avoid suspicion!" Huang Yichen still spoke very calmly.

"No! Charlie must be handed over to me. I am his father, and I have the responsibility to take him back to meet His Majesty!" Carlos continued to speak arrogantly: "You have no official position! Why are you blocking me? Step aside quickly, or I will hold you accountable!"

"Precisely because I have no official position, I am not a person of your Magic Empire. You cannot command me, and your laws cannot control me. I only obey the Commander's orders!" Huang Yichen's eyes remained very calm, which momentarily confused Carlos.

"Brother Huang, your Commander and I serve the same Imperial Court. There's no need to make things so difficult, is there? If you are willing to be accommodating and let me take my worthless son back, I will certainly send generous gifts to you and your Commander!" Since Charlie was in Huang Yichen's hands, and Huang Yichen was a person of equal standing to himself, a fight might drag on indefinitely, and then Charlie might be lost entirely. Therefore, Carlos tried to persuade him gently. If Huang Yichen helped, that was best; otherwise, Carlos would have to force his way through.

"Wait a moment!" No emotion could be seen on Huang Yichen's dirt-covered face.

"Wait for what? Wait for you to hand Charlie over to Wei He? Or are you planning to use lynching and execute Charlie immediately?" Carlos demanded of Huang Yichen.

"Of course, we are not waiting for that. Furthermore, regarding the use of lynching, it seems you were the one who started it first!" Huang Yichen's words were pointed, referring, of course, to the incident where the Spy Wei He was imprisoned and tortured by Carlos.