Exploding in Rage!

"But if His Majesty finds out this was our dereliction of duty—that we were deceived, which led to such devastating losses—our fate will be grim." A Shark Demon Grandmaster wore a grave expression.

The other Shark Demons nodded as well. Even using their knees to think, they knew that if the Shark Demon King learned they had fallen for Xia Ping's trick and obediently handed over the Royal Palace's treasures with both hands—

—they would likely all have to die to atone for their crimes and quell the Shark Demon King's fury.

"Then we can't tell the truth. We'll say that Xia Ping truly threatened us—that he buried nuclear bombs throughout the city, and we had no choice but to yield to his demands."

A Shark Demon Grandmaster spoke in a deep voice.

"Exactly. We can say that we fought wits and courage against that shameless human, and in the end protected all the demons in the city from that evil human. That's a merit."

"That's right. We'll tell it that way. Then even His Majesty won't be able to blame us."

"That's how it'll be. Remember, everyone needs to keep their stories straight. Otherwise, we'll all die."

The many Shark Demon Grandmasters chimed in one after another, immediately deciding to conceal part of the truth. Otherwise, the enraged Shark Demon King would likely use them as scapegoats and tear them apart on the spot.

Next, they immediately used their communicators to contact the Shark Demon King thousands of miles away.

At this moment, several hundred miles from Giant Island, within the Sea Demon allied army's headquarters, many Demon Kings had gathered. They were attending a banquet, watching beautiful demon women dance and drinking fine wine, thoroughly enjoying themselves.

Just then, a Shark Demon hurried in, panic written across