"The invincible Fifth Heavenly King..." the Hero said. "I'd like to know—which one is stronger, him or the Demon King?"
There was a rather obvious note of provocation in that question.
Generally speaking, the Demon King was undoubtedly the strongest among demonkind. Now, an "invincible Fifth Heavenly King" had suddenly appeared—where would that leave the Demon King's pride?
Did the Demon King not care about his dignity?
If one of my subordinates was called invincible, then what about me? Was I more invincible than invincible?
Faced with the Hero's provocation, Carl and Kuis merely smiled without speaking.
The invincible Fifth Heavenly King was naturally stronger than the Demon King. That was a universally acknowledged fact, but it was not something they could say aloud.
"Then I'll wait for that invincible Fifth Heavenly King to come," the Hero said.
The moment he finished speaking, the glow of a magic formation lit up beneath the demons. It was teleportation magic.
Before the Hero could make any further move—or rather, he paused, glanced at the two people behind him, and did not stop them.
He allowed the demons to vanish swiftly from the room.
After all, there were still two wounded people in the room. Their medicine had already been exhausted, and they could only ensure that Merlin and Shadow's injuries would not worsen for a certain period of time.
The Hero worried that if he tried to wipe them all out, the surviving demons would resist and attempt to take everyone down with them, further injuring Merlin and Shadow.
It was better to let them go.
The Hero had injured those demons. Even if they had exceptional healing medicine, they would not be able to recover their combat strength for a long time.
The Hero was not worried that the fleeing demons