Before long, the Demon Emperor realized something was wrong.
Logically, it was impossible for this fellow not to understand him. He was speaking the common tongue, which the Mechanical Commander had also used earlier.
The Demon Emperor lifted the head and gradually discovered the problem.
This fellow had no mouth, only a head. Even if he wanted him to speak, he couldn't. This was the first time he had encountered such a bizarre life-form.
Then again, with nothing but a head left, how could he not be bizarre?
He glanced at the incomplete corpse beside him. Could the voice apparatus be somewhere in there?
The Demon Emperor searched carefully for quite a while, but he simply couldn't make sense of the mechanical connections. Left with no choice, he could only summon the Mechanical Race.
The Mechanical Race truly lived up to its name. They were born knowing their way around this stuff.
In an instant, they dismantled the thing and reassembled it.
There were plenty of mechanical corpses nearby. Under the mechanical leader's deft control, the fellow was soon restored to normal.
"Your Excellency, you have defeated me. I am willing to pay a certain sum in exchange for my safety."
"Under the laws of the Great Void, abusing prisoners is forbidden. Please grant me the treatment due to a prisoner."
The Demon Emperor looked at this fellow strangely. Could he be an idiot?
He's actually talking to me about the laws of the Great Void.
I've already done right by him by not finishing him off.
The Demon Emperor looked at the leader of the Mechanical Race beside him. "Mm, get all the useful information out of him. If he wants to live, he'll have to pay a sufficient ransom."
"And ask him where his accomplices are."
The Demon