Surprised? Thrilled? Didn't See That Coming?

With a soft murmur, he lightly touched the ground with his toes, and his body vanished from the spot in an instant, reappearing beside Rockwell.

In mid-air, a strengthened right leg swept across instantly.

Rockwell, who had just blocked one of Ekaterina's attacks, had no time to react before Violet's long leg slammed heavily into the Troll's green, bald head.

Bang...

A dull thud.

The shadowy figure could be faintly seen, and a strange cracking sound could be heard. The Troll's body shook violently; his skull had been shattered, and his brain was almost completely in a state of chaos. His tall body swayed uncontrollably.

Even with Violet struggling to suppress her own strength, that kick would have been enough to shatter Rockwell's head.

The situation was not good. Rockwell could sense that things were heading in a bad direction. He seemed to have underestimated the women around the Hero. Rockwell wanted to escape, but his muddled mind was completely unable to control the tall body at this moment.

Antia stepped forward, flicked her wrist, and pulled the spear from Rockwell's palm. She then shot it out at an even faster speed, piercing Rockwell's throat with a soft thud.

A dark green blood hole immediately appeared on his round neck.

With the combined efforts of the three women, and after a hard-fought battle, they finally managed to kill the cannibalistic Troll.

They were all panting heavily and looked extremely tired.

Qin Chu was filled with relief. "Antia, Violet, Ekaterina, it's all thanks to you all."

"I am now completely exhausted, almost drained. Without your protection, I might really die here."

He wasn't lying; Qin Chu was indeed exhausted and nearly depleted of his power. However, his energy could be restored, and the speed of restoration would be so fast that these Magic Creature would despair.

The imperial Imperial City appeared even more peaceful under the cover of night.

A figure was moving through the night.

He appears to be a rather handsome and dashing young nobleman.

However, judging from the strange, almost distorted postures that occasionally appeared as the figure moved around, it was clearly not human; it was more like a soft-bodied creature with a human appearance.

A sinister smile hung on his face, like that of a demon, sending chills down one's spine at first glance.

With a flick of its arm, it transformed into a long, venomous snake-like object in the night sky, coiling around a lamppost, its body tracing a long, graceful curve in mid-air as it drifted forward.

His name is Misso.

It is a tentacle-type Magic Creature that has reached level 82.

Tentacle-type Magic Creature are a very important part of the Magic Creature race and hold a very powerful position among Magic Creature, basically considered the aristocracy of the Magic Creature world.

They are born with considerable strength; even without deliberate training, adult tentacle-type Magic Creature possess combat power equivalent to a level 50 human warrior.

The tentacle race has always been the most loyal supporters of the Demon King.

Of course, they will also accurately select their next investment target, placing the most elite young members of their clan next to the members most capable of becoming the next Demon King.

Just like the former eldest prince Daiaboliq, who had two Tentacle Clan masters as his vassals, but unfortunately, those two masters perished in lava while hunting the Flame Witch Phil.

After Daiaboliq's death, the Tentacle Clan had to choose their next investment target.

With the eldest and third princes dead and the second prince missing, there are few of the Demon King's offspring left who are most capable of competing for the Demon King's throne. Logically speaking, the most prominent seventh prince Ramon, should be a pretty good investment target.

But the clan leader always felt that Ramon was not very bright. Although he seemed to have done a lot of earth-shattering things recently, no matter how you looked at it, Ramon did not seem like such a smart guy. He had a lot of brute strength but nothing else.

The clan leader originally wanted to place his bet on the eldest princess.

But now, all of that has changed.

Why can't I become the Demon King?

Even knowing that the number of competitors would be enormous and the chances of success extremely slim, everyone with a bit of strength still wanted to take a gamble.

What if?

What if I get lucky and really become the Demon King?

Misso is one of the Magic Creature who shares this idea.

At noon, Misso witnessed the Troll Rockwell assassinating Qin Chu.

A fool with a big head but a brain the size of a walnut.

So many Magic Creature infiltrated the human Imperial City, many stronger than you. Everyone else remained hidden, observing instead of attacking. But you, Rockwell, acted like a complete idiot and charged in. And what happened? You're dead, aren't you?

However, Rockwell's sacrifice did have some effect, at least allowing Misso to see through the true strength of the Hero's side.

A true Hero, nothing more than this.

They were surprisingly panicked when faced with an attack from a Troll.

The renowned women surrounding the Hero also displayed rather disappointing strength.

It actually took three women working together, especially one of them Scarlet Valkyrie, who was famous even among Magic Creature. It still took them quite a bit of effort to defeat Rockwell.

Indeed, this is what humanity is like.

A weak, cunning, and despicable species.

It seems the legendary tale of the Hero single-handedly defeating the second and third princes is pure nonsense.

This Hero doesn't have that ability.

I reckon it was that despicable Hero who led a large group of experts to ambush and kill the lone prince, and then shamelessly claimed all the credit.

Humans love doing shameless things.

What moved Misso even more were the words the Hero spoke after the three women killed Rockwell: his power was exhausted? Nearly depleted?

Judging from his appearance, the Hero seems to have just experienced something terrible, leaving him completely powerless to fight. No wonder he looked so pathetic when faced with the assassination attempt.

Isn't this a golden opportunity to assassinate the Hero?

What's the difference between a powerless Hero and an ordinary person? With my strength, wouldn't it be a piece of cake?

Although the women around the Hero were still somewhat troublesome, the most troublesome thing in Misso's mind was no longer how to kill the Hero, but how to kill the Hero before the other Magic Creature.

Then, after evading the pursuit and interception of other Magic Creature, they safely delivered the Hero's corpse to His Majesty the Demon King.

In Misso's eyes, the Hero had become a dead man.

However, just before he was about to take action, he suddenly received a special signal, which forced Misso to temporarily abandon his plan to immediately assassinate the Hero.

The figure continued to move through the night, and after a long while, a villa appeared in front of Misso.

This villa originally belonged to a noble family among humans, but it is clear that the noble family no longer exists. Inside the villa, Misso can clearly sense some familiar yet powerful auras.

This place has become a den of Magic Creature.

After a brief hesitation, Misso finally pushed open the door and went inside, filling the once spacious hall with people.

The moment Misso stepped into the hall, countless eyes were fixed on Misso.

At a glance, including Misso, there were sixty-three Magic Creature gathered in the hall at this moment.

Of all the Magic Creature in the entire Demonic Beast Territory above level 80, aside from the Demon King's offspring and queen, the Magic Creature Heavenly King and Demon General, more than half had come.

Without a doubt, these Magic Creature, like Misso and Rockwell, are extremely envious of the Demon King's throne.

Although both are Magic Creature, at this moment they are clearly enemies who killed their fathers and stole their wives. The air in the hall is thick with hostility, and threatening roars can be heard faintly.

Despite the crowd, people kept a certain distance from each other, clearly worried that their so-called companions might suddenly stab them in the back.

Even if a brutal and bloody massacre suddenly broke out in this place, Misso would have no doubt.

It seems that quite a few of their kind are eyeing the Hero, and most of them were probably planning to act tonight. Their plans were suddenly disrupted, and they were all quite unhappy. You could clearly see the intense frustration on the faces of these Magic Creature.

Just then, a rustling sound came from upstairs.

In a flash.

Sixty-three pairs of eyes turned to look upstairs.

All you could see was a blob of deep blue, jelly-like substance wriggling and slowly crawling down the stairs at the corner of the staircase.

Its bulky, round body, though shrunk as much as possible, still filled the entire hallway.

Slime?

The moment they saw the Slime, the sixty-three powerful Magic Creature instinctively sat up straight.

Korklaf, the king of the Slime race and one of the seventeen Demon General!

Although they are all level 80 or above, the strength of the Demon General is far greater than that of ordinary Magic Creature. They possess more bizarre and terrifying talents, and more ferocious and ruthless methods.

Even Lord Korklaf has shown up... This is troublesome.

Few people felt they had a chance to snatch the Hero from Korklaf.

No... it wasn't just Korklaf.

On the round, cushion-like head, a girl with long, deep blue hair was quietly resting.

Her long, cascading hair spread across Korklaf's round body, making it look as if she were wearing a wig.

Her little face was charming and lovely, even with a slight blush, as if she had just spent a wonderful time with the Demon General Korklaf.

Her body, reclining on Korklaf, displayed a graceful and slender curve.

A pair of small, bat-like wings fluttered gently behind it, and a long, thin, purplish-black tail with a heart-shaped end playfully swayed back and forth.

In an instant, all the Magic Creature recognized the girl's identity and instinctively lowered their heads.

Even worse, some of them broke out in a cold sweat.

This is none other than the sixth princess of the Magic Creature, Lilina!

A Succubus who gets targeted might not even leave behind a bone fragment!

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On the fourth day, my temperature remained around 38 degrees Celsius, but I was coughing so badly my throat felt like it was being torn apart. Everyone, please be careful, this is really not a bad cold, ugh!

I'd like to take one more day off!

It's been five days. The fever has completely subsided, but my throat feels like it's being stabbed with a knife, and I'm coughing uncontrollably. Cough syrup and tangerine peel granules haven't worked at all. I'm currently waiting in line at the hospital... I hope this is the last time I have to take a day off.

Chapter 480 Surprised? Excited? Unexpected?

When Princess Lilina and Demon General Korklaf appeared together, the sixty-three high-level Magic Creature in the entire hall fell silent almost simultaneously.

The silence at the scene was chilling.

Needless to say, Korklaf, although his true form is just a seemingly harmless Slime, with a round and soft body that's even a little cute, makes you want to poke him.

However, among Magic Creature, this Slime's reputation is in no way inferior to that of other Abyssal Demon General.

Korklaf's unique talent allows him to devour almost any enemy. Unlike ordinary Slime, his round body doesn't store ordinary liquid, but rather acid that can easily corrode all kinds of liquid.

Even the sharp claws, fangs, and bones of powerful Magic Creature could be easily corroded completely and digested by Korklaf.

The most terrifying thing is that no one knows where this guy's limit is; every year, it feels like he's getting stronger than before.

Despite the presence of over sixty high-level Magic Creature, even if they managed to kill Korklaf in a real fight, they would still leave behind at least a dozen or twenty corpses.

As for the sixth princess of the Magic Creature, Lilina... she's an even more ruthless character who devours Magic Creature without spitting out their bones.

In another sense.

Her mother was the most beloved queen of the Demon King Nag, and the patriarch of the Succubus clan.

Princess Lilina perfectly inherited the excellent bloodline of both her parents. She possesses the astonishing talent and strength of Demon King's bloodline, and she has also brought the talents of the Succubus race to their limit.

That face, that figure, that skin...

Even though Magic Creature have different tastes, they still can't help but be captivated by Lilina's deep charm and fall head over heels for her.

Princess Lilina is even more dissolute by nature, with countless suitors. Worst of all, she has very strange fetishes; the Magic Creature she likes are often bizarre, grotesque, and twisted.

For someone like Korklaf, this is already considered quite bland.

Once captured by Lilina, the Magic Creature's infatuation with the Sixth Princess will instantly surge to a new level. They will become extremely obsessed with Lilina, forgetting everything else, chasing after Lilina like madmen and puppets.

When the Demonic Beast Grand Prince were still alive, it was generally believed that the next Demon King would naturally be one of them, since these two princes were the strongest. Apart from her terrible personality, Lilina didn't have much to offer.

However, since the deaths of these two princes, and the emergence of other Demon King to vie for the Demon King's throne, many Magic Creature have been surprised to discover that a formidable force has gathered around Lilina, becoming a highly capable contender for the Demon King's throne.