Lump Eight cautiously looked around.
The next instant, he met Liu Wenjian's icy gaze.
Lump Eight shuddered again, forcing a smile onto his ugly face.
"Hehe..."
"Lead the way. Why are you standing so close?" Liu Wenjian asked knowingly, his voice cold.
He had not fully restrained the rate at which his body released demonic energy into the outside world.
He merely kept it at a level that would not draw too much attention, while being just enough to nourish the demons around him.
There was no other reason.
He simply wanted these frenzied giants to have a taste of sweetness.
Although these brainless low-level demons could not even rank among the Demon Domain's mid-tier combat forces, they were still the first batch of demons he had encountered.
After hearing the name Lump Eight, Liu Wenjian had already considered bringing these demons under his command.
Giving them a little nourishment from his demonic energy was merely preparation for subduing them later.
Since he was infiltrating, developing a force of his own would bring nothing but benefits to the mission.
"Y-your... uh, Your Excellency's aura is incredibly potent. I couldn't help drifting closer..." Lump Eight did not directly admit his true intentions, merely putting on a fawning expression as he said, "I'll lead the way right now..."
The moment he finished speaking, Lump Eight felt the demonic energy surging from Liu Wenjian's body grow even denser.
The pleasant sensation of being nourished made every pore on his body open up, and he nearly cried out in comfort.
"You like it? Do well, and I'll give you more." Liu Wenjian's tone remained cold.
Yet his words carried a hint of both threat and temptation.
First the stick, then the carrot.
The tactic was old, but it worked.
Lump Eight nodded repeatedly, the