Ambassador

Chapter 803: Ambassador

Although the Great Expedition was humanity's first massive, long-distance campaign targeting an Old King,

as early as a century ago, "Expeditionary Activities," primarily aimed at gathering Abyssal Demon information and seizing chaotic hidden treasures and Abyssal Demon Tablets, had already been underway.

Knight Orders had also launched attacks on "deed territories" many times.

But...

they had never encountered an "emissary" from the Abyssal Demon Faction, much less one that requested negotiations with the Human Faction before the battle.

Screee! The shrill cry of rats.

The emissary at the foot of Perugia City's mountain played a bamboo flute, blending his spiritual body into the melody before using the Eye of the Expedition, the sensory hub, to project it directly into the Demon King's Castle.

The siege knights gathered in the hall immediately put on earplugs and goggles, then swiftly spread out.

"Mature Body—Abyssal Demon."

The aura he gave off was slightly weaker than the Scarlet Count's, yet he was no less dangerous.

World Rules.

An emissary like this absolutely could not be killed. Violating the rules would very likely bring about the descent of an Old King... The Holy City was not yet prepared for a decisive battle against a High-ranking Old King.

The Great Demon Commander had already summoned the "interpreter" from the Whisper Knight Order to his side.

Who would have thought—

just as the flute fell silent, the emissary pulled back his hood.

He revealed a "handsome" human face, etched with an abstract black mural of a swarm of rats.

Holding the flute before his chest in one hand,

with his left foot placed behind his right,

he gave the Great Demon Commander on the throne a formal bow.

Then, to everyone's surprise, the emissary spoke in remarkably standard Italian:

"I, Dulumen Zoro, represent my