"Yeah, yeah, yeah, you're absolutely right! Hahaha..."
Toad Swallower nodded repeatedly, laughing so hard he could barely catch his breath.
But soon, the sudden silence all around made his not-yet-relaxed vigilance sense that something was off.
"...Wait, you bastard, why are you looking at me like that?!"
"What do you think?" Lu Li's cold, dead-fish eyes curved into two crescents as he asked with a smile.
Toad Swallower was not like Hangenor, who had risen to his current position purely through "being strong."
Whether in thought or reaction, he was far more perceptive than Hangenor.
Li Yun Demon's behavior, along with that heavily suggestive retort, quickly made him realize the deeper meaning behind it.
This guy seemed to be plotting something!
Toad Swallower instinctively shot Lu Li a questioning look.
Then, in the very next second, he received his answer from the other man's smiling eyes—
That was right, he was plotting something!
"What are you trying to do?!" Toad Swallower's pupils contracted as he instantly went on guard. "I never said I could bring ten high-level demons to the outside world!"
"I'd need to bring at least five thousand to barely complete the Demon King's task!"
"If you can really get this done with ten people, then you can have the position of head demon elder. I won't object in the slightest!"
"Hey—!" Lu Li drew out the word and waved his hand broadly, signaling for him to listen first.
After noticing that all the surrounding demons had turned their attention toward him, he slowly began speaking.
"I never said I wanted you to bring people."
"Don't I need to bring nine powerful high-level demons with me to carry out the mission?"
"Elder Toad Swallower, your strength is formidable. You must be one of them!"
The moment those words