Searching for the Lumber Mill

Telekinesis, the ability to interfere with the movement of material systems through one's will. Theoretically, both macroscopic and microscopic matter can be interfered with by telekinesis.

Although air is invisible, it is a real substance. Roy cannot yet control the molecules of air with telekinesis, but he can envelop an area of air with telekinesis and compress it. This is the principle of the Air Shield.

With such a buffer layer, Roy gains many benefits in close combat. He primarily engages in hand-to-hand combat, so he faces enemies head-on frequently. Even a 0.1-second buffer in an enemy's attack gives Roy more reaction time.

Killing enemies and collecting nearby scattered souls, Roy kept an eye on Serlun's situation while fighting.

As Roy had guessed, Serlun was very excited to personally participate in the battle. The demon's warlike nature was fully displayed in him. The constant splatter of blood around him turned his Demon Eye blood-red and terrifying. While continuously killing enemies, he let out frenzied roars.

A soul floated out from the corpse of a Pegasus Knight he had just killed. Serlun opened his mouth and, with a whoosh, sucked the soul into his mouth. The fear of the Pegasus Knight at the moment of death transformed into an incredibly delicious taste that lingered in Serlun's mouth, causing him to exhale contentedly. Then, wielding his scythes with both hands, he continued to reap enemy lives.

Yes, just as Roy had guessed, Serlun was killing enemies and devouring souls on the battlefield. In fact, it wasn't just the loophole in the Demon Contract that drove Serlun to do this; there was another reason: the High Demons that Ignatius, who remained in the Demon City, was about to summon.

If Serlun wanted to kill the Gold Dragon Queen, he would need an army of High Demons to help. However, summoning High Demons came at a cost. Serlun and the other two had to give up some of the souls they obtained to these High Demons. Therefore, Serlun felt that his expected profit had decreased and was trying his best to make up for it on the battlefield.

In fact, Serlun was already regretting it, regretting agreeing to give Roy a 10% share when they made the contract. At the time, he thought he could complete the mission with a large number of Low-Rank Demons, so he felt it was a good deal to have an Elite Demon like Roy serve him for a small share. He never expected Ignatius and the others to bring news of the Gold Dragon Queen's existence.

This meant that compared to the other two Upper Demons, Riska and Ignatius, Serlun had to give up an extra share of soul profits. Naturally, he would be unhappy.

Undoubtedly, he had to make up for his losses now, and he intended to do so through his contract with Roy. Thus, he fought while desperately devouring souls, trying to snatch as much as he could before the battle ended.

However, what he didn't know was that Roy, seeing him fight and devour souls, wasn't angry but rather somewhat pleased.

"Eat up, eat up. I don't believe you'll remember how many souls you've devoured when you're desperately trying to gain benefits like this!"

The number of Pegasus Knights was fixed. If they were all annihilated, the number of corpses would equal the number of souls. If only Roy were collecting souls, Serlun could count them afterward. But now, Serlun was also devouring them. After the battle, the number of corpses wouldn't match the number of souls, so he might not notice.

Now, Roy could confidently take souls. He specifically headed for areas with many souls, occasionally engaging a Pegasus Knight as an opponent while letting out roars and shouts. He appeared to be fighting with all his might, but in reality, he was just collecting nearby souls.

After collecting over forty souls, the battle on the battlefield was nearing its end. Roy finally stopped fighting.

This Pegasus Knight unit was almost wiped out. Since they didn't choose to escape, the demons naturally showed no mercy. Out of over two hundred Pegasus Knights, all of them perished here.

However, even though they all died in battle, they inflicted considerable losses on Serlun's demon army. Pegasus Knights were considered mid-tier troops among the Elf Race, possessing considerable destructive power. Serlun's demon forces lost over a hundred Little Demons, and more than a dozen Hellhounds were also killed.

But the greatest loss was to the Siege Weaponry. Half of the ten Catapults Serlun brought were smashed by the Pegasus Knights, and three Ballistas were also lost. As a result, after the battle ended, Serlun looked at the scattered parts of the damaged siege weapons, his anger surging uncontrollably.

He knew that his march would be delayed...

When the Little Demons collected all the souls drifting on the battlefield and presented them to Serlun, although Serlun felt that something was missing, he didn't pay much attention. He hadn't counted how many souls he had devoured earlier.

Another reason was that he believed no one would dare to steal and devour souls that belonged to him, Serlun...

As an Upper Demon, Serlun was too confident. He had no idea that not only did someone dare to steal his souls, but it wasn't just one or two, but over forty!

Out of over two hundred Pegasus Knights, Serlun ended up with just over 160 souls. And Serlun still had to give about sixteen souls as a reward to Roy. With this exchange, Roy ended up with over fifty souls!

And this was just a Small-Scale Combat. If the scale of the war were larger, Roy estimated he could obtain even more souls.

Roy reluctantly took the sixteen souls Serlun handed over. Roy pretended to greedily stuff them all into his mouth and swallow them, but in reality, he first stored them using the system's storage function.

After "eating," Roy put on a satisfied expression and said to Serlun, "Thank you for your generosity, Lord Serlun! Your violence and bravery are a model for the Demon Race!"

Flattered by Roy, Serlun's mood finally improved. Such words never came from those other Low-Rank Demons. He laughed heartily and said, "Alright, now I'll give you a mission. You saw it yourself, those damn Aveli Elves' scout troops destroyed our Catapults. We have to repair them now. I will temporarily station the troops here. You take some men and search the surroundings for any Elf Race Lumber Mills. Get some Wood to repair these Catapults!"

"Yes, Lord Serlun!" Roy bowed his head slightly, indicating his compliance. After stepping back a little from Serlun, he turned to gather his men.

Serlun was actually very impatient with trivial matters like repairing Siege Weaponry. In the past, he had to handle such chores himself. But now, with an Intelligent demon like Roy, Serlun naturally took the opportunity to slack off.

Roy took Fat Tiger, along with about ten Hellhounds and over twenty Little Demons, and left the camp to search for a Lumber Mill.

Serlun's laziness in letting him out to act was originally a good opportunity to escape, but Roy didn't plan to do so. The Demon Race was invading the borders of the Erathia Kingdom, and humans and their Elf allies were already in a state of war. If he escaped now, what if he accidentally ran into an army? A lone demon would only have one outcome in front of a large number of Enemies.

Moreover, to activate the summoning array in reverse and return, Roy needed a large amount of magic power. His most immediate task was to blend into the demon army and accumulate enough souls to strengthen his own magic power.

Although he didn't plan to escape, taking a team out alone to find a Lumber Mill was also a very good opportunity for Roy.

A very good opportunity to trick people...