As the Combat Family that had escorted the royal family into the city, they did not even know what the royal family was planning. They only knew that the royal family had told them to cut off supplies, then flee.
As the emperor of the empire, Pelo had placed far too much trust in the Mysterious Organization. The Mysterious Organization had infiltrated the empire's upper ranks and nearly the entire bureaucratic system.
Before the Old Army collapsed and the New Army was established, Gard would turn into a complete hell on earth. A Bloody Priest who had become a Demon King's army general solely for eternal life could not be said to be especially loyal to the Demon King. He had merely refrained from doing anything even crazier because of Mel Carlo's authority.
If it had been the original Demon King, he would certainly have supported the Lich King in assimilating humanity and turning humans into liches on a massive scale. But now it was Mel. Letting the Lich King live was already a mercy.
On Demon King Island, the Lich King prepared to leave. The Blood Demon watched from the side without stopping him. "It seems you've already decided to betray Mel."
"You won't stop me?"
"No. You want to go to the human world and slaughter people. In any case, I've already seen the outcome."
"It's not slaughter. I am merely taking their lives and turning them all into liches. Liches possess Eternal Life. Human lives are far too short."
The Blood Priest left. As the Lich King, he could turn even more humans into liches while also absorbing their life force.
Once the tide of liches spread, no one would be able to stop it. More and more people would be turned into liches one after another,