Gathering

"How are things in the Abyss World?"

Standing quietly in the heart of the castle, the King of Earth Demons looked at the figures below and asked calmly, "How many of our people are still lying low there?"

At his words, several Earth Demon Kings below exchanged glances.

"Three kings remain undercover. As Your Majesty commanded, they've been hiding in the Abyss World without revealing their identities."

"Three, is it?"

Hearing the number, the King of Earth Demons nodded.

Over the past several thousand years, with him and the God of Destruction working together, the Earth Demon World had infiltrated the Abyss World to an unimaginable degree.

Far more than six Sixth Order beings had defected from the Abyss World and come to the Earth Demon World.

For certain reasons, however, the King of Earth Demons hadn't had them defect immediately. Instead, he'd instructed some of them to remain undercover in the Abyss World, still appearing exactly as they had before.

On the surface, these people seemed unchanged. They remained loyal to the Abyss World and acted as the Abyss Will's lackeys.

In truth, they had long since betrayed it. At their core, they already belonged to the Earth Demon World.

The King of Earth Demons had simply held them back from acting, leaving them in place as infiltrators.

Now, it was time to put them into action.

"Send them a message."

Standing where he was, the King of Earth Demons looked at the figures below with a calm expression and nodded. "They can begin."

"Now?"

Hearing his words, the people below hesitated. "But there doesn't seem to be any major battle underway."

The great effort spent keeping those beings undercover hadn't been for nothing.

Usually, if the King of Earth Demons had them lie low, he would only call