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But now, it felt as though a bucket of cold water had been poured over their heads, jolting them awake.

The system's electronic voice seemed to tremble with a hint of fear.

[This tribe took part in a war before. Si Le pretended to send people to help them, but in reality, he abducted many of their tribespeople from the battlefield. The ten-thousand-person blood skeleton is taking shape, yet they still want to pledge their loyalty to the Demon King. How laughable.]

The tribe's powerful warriors looked as though they had heard something terrifying.

Yes, that was right!

They were loyal to the Demon Prince precisely because he had sent people to help them win that war.

They had lost half their tribespeople in that battle.

It had greatly weakened their race's strength.

That was why they were so desperate to offer the Demon Prince some human girls and seek his protection.

"No! This voice must be trying to drive a wedge between us and the Demon Prince!"

"Who's talking? Show yourself!"

"A woman... that's a woman's voice!"

The system added, [Actually, finding evidence is easy. Go to the Undead Beast tribe right now and sneak in. You'll see the Demon Prince's people capturing their young. Undead Beast cubs are born with spirit eyes and a gift for summoning souls. That's exactly what Si Le needs.]

The strongest among them, the Clan Leader, stepped forward.

He was a full size larger than the other tribespeople, his voice deep and commanding.

The tribespeople who had just been angrily demanding that they drag out whoever dared disrespect the Demon Prince all retreated to the sides with utmost deference.

"A few of you, go to the Undead Beast tribe."

Li Zi curled up, outwardly looking petrified, but a smile tugged at