After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 51 - 50: Fooled into Limping

Chapter 51: Chapter 50: Fooled into Limping

The Lizardman Territory, located just to the right of the Demon King Territory, was not far from it, yet they still had the audacity to employ covert defiance... because in their minds, the current Demon King Territory did not have the capacity to deal with rebels right now.

Moreover, they had not directly committed betrayal.

They were merely delaying the tributes they owed.

As for whether they could win in a fight, naturally, they couldn’t defeat the Demon King Territory. After all... headless knights and black knights, such high-tier units, were not something the lizardmen could resist.

But if they were asked whether they could withstand for a while, then indeed, they could resist for some time. The lizardmen were a significant clan, and the state of the Demon King Territory no longer allowed for prolonged combat engagements... at least, that’s what the lizardmen thought.

It was worth mentioning that in most demon territories, the common folk were unaware of the so-called "betrayal"; the decision to cease tribute payments was made solely by the lords and related individuals.

After all, in the hearts of regular demons, the identity of the demon king still carried significant weight.

It was only those lords who would harbor thoughts of defiance due to the weakness of the new Demon King, Satan Ye... Yes, although the lizardmen had only stopped their tributes for now, it couldn’t be said that they had no ambitions for the position of demon king.

If such a young Crimson Dragon could become a Demon King, then why couldn’t the lizardmen?

*This desire turned into a blazing fire, burning within the heart of the current Lizardman leader, Kalakapapa.*

"Hiss~ That vampire... are you sure it’s okay?"

Kalakapapa, a giant lizard with green scales, holding a magic wand and standing on two legs, asked this. The one he asked was a humanoid figure cloaked in a blackish-purple robe.

The robe covered most of the figure’s face and body. From the half-exposed face and the curves accentuated by the robe, it seemed like a human female. However, there shouldn’t have been a human female here.

"Please do not worry, Lord of the Lizardmen~"

The female responded in a voice like a nightingale’s. She looked through the window of the Lord Hall at the vampire waiting below and said, "That’s the envoy from the Demon King Territory, hoping the lizardmen will once again become followers of the Demon King."

...

Kalakapapa remained silent. Since he had become a lord, he naturally had a decent head on his shoulders and understood one thing very clearly... If he met with that vampire and chatted aimlessly, it would still only be considered as "non-cooperation" at best.

But if he didn’t meet the vampire at all, or worse, if he outright killed the vampire, then the Lizardman Territory would indeed be marked as rebels.

"If you want to meet, then meet. But whether the current Demon King Territory is still worth treating this way, I remain doubtful... That’s all I have to say."

The mysterious human (?), covered in a black robe, said no more and took a step back lightly.

In that instant, a spatially warped portal appeared behind her, like the distortion above high-temperature flames. As she crossed the portal, her body gradually faded and disappeared.

"Hope you’ll consider it carefully~"

She said casually as her body completely turned transparent and vanished from the Main Material Plane... indicating that she was no human, but a half-elf without any elf clan features.

A half-elf who could activate "Plane Travel" without chanting—such beings could traverse the world at will.

...

Looking at the spot where the half-elf had disappeared, the Lizardman leader, Kalakapapa, was left alone in the Lord Hall. After thinking for a while, he still chose not to meet the vampire.

"Someone, go tell our friend from the Demon King Territory that the Lizardman Territory is in a desperate state after the war, and I’m too busy to meet him just now... say that."

...

Similar scenarios unfolded in the Centaur Territory and the Gorgon Territory. Although the centaur leader had chatted with the arriving vampire envoy for a while, they still didn’t commit to paying their tributes on time.

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The black-robed half-elf female stood on a cliff near the Demon King Territory. From this angle, she could see the Demon King Territory and other lands. Harpies flew back and forth around, yet they seemed oblivious to this outsider.

...

"You are aware that Yila Elkaras has joined the Demon King Territory, right?"

Upon hearing the female voice from behind, the half-elf woman didn’t turn or respond. The woman behind her continued, "What exactly do you want to do?"

The implication of this question was clear—why hadn’t she informed those demon lords of this news?

"I don’t want to do anything; I just want to watch quietly."

The half-elf woman said indifferently, watching the busy Demon King Territory. "While I was asleep, the world saw another brilliant genius emerge... But when I awoke, he was no longer active on the battlefield. What a pity."

Although her words were somewhat convoluted, a little thought could still grasp her meaning.

"Are you trying to instigate a war?"

The other woman questioned, but the half-elf simply shook her head, saying, "I just want to see the young excel. War or battle, it doesn’t matter to me... Aren’t you curious about the ’Governor’?"

To say whether there was curiosity or not, any mage of a certain level would be intrigued by the governor’s profession because of its unique mechanism...

"Of course, I’m curious. The Governor... transforming oneself into a vessel for the World Rune, building vertebrae with their Mana to house the ’Symbolic Mana,’ and deceiving the World Tree to gain combat mana."

The other woman stated, her voice tinged with wonder. "This line of thought that fits in nowhere with the transcendent beings of this plane is, of course, fascinating. But honestly, I’m more curious about Yila as an individual."

"What do you think I am? If I had known about his appearance, I would have awoken earlier."

"When did you start sleeping, Wenresa Iluvita?"

The half-elf woman referred to as Wenresa Iluvita thought for a moment and replied, "The exact time I can’t recall anymore, but it was probably... before the duchy split into Duke Hazad and Caesar Duchy."

In the current timeline, the Caesar Duchy had long since been destroyed. Duke Hazad had reformed into a complete duchy, seemingly unchanged from before her sleep... just a name change.

"So, it was, um... a long, long time ago? A thousand years? Two thousand years?"

"Can you even specify the exact time? It seems you don’t have much concept of time either."

"Ahem, it’s a bit awkward, but it can’t be helped. Wenresa, you know too well that for us, the passage of time holds little significance."