"But you also took part in the invasion of the Elf Clan!"
"We didn't!"
The Four Old Pawns shouted in unison, remarkably well-coordinated:
"We were only reserve members stationed in the rear!"
The ugly man was named Erliel. At that moment, his will to survive was exceptionally strong, and he explained himself at lightning speed:
"We're all just lazy fish. You can tell from our mahjong table. We're very unserious about work, following the attitude of doing just enough to get by. We're perfunctory about most tasks! An invasion is such a dangerous thing. How could we foolishly charge to the front lines? That doesn't fit our lazy, life-preserving nature!"
"Everything Erliel said is true!"
The other old pawns nodded repeatedly and echoed him:
"We really are lazy fish. We're the kind of demons who absolutely refuse to stand if we can lie down. We don't like war. Otherwise, we wouldn't have followed the royal family members to Gods' Heaven Kingdom to live in seclusion. We only did it because we were worried that following the other demon clans would mean going on military expeditions everywhere!"
The Four Old Pawns began quibbling.
No matter how eloquent they were,
they couldn't change the nature of their being invaders. Were rear reserve members not invaders? They counted!
After all, they provided provisions, supplies, and other things to the members at the front lines. That meant they were helping the Demon Clan attack the Elf Clan!
As Tang Bohu methodically argued with the Four Old Pawns, they grew frantic and shouted with flushed faces:
"We really are lazy fish!"
"Lazy fish are still members of the Demon Clan! Lazy fish are still invaders! Even if all you did was stand nearby and cheer the invaders on, you were still supporting the Demon