Chapter 319 - Scheming Against Each Other (1/2)
Chapter 319 Scheming Against Each Other
Roy was surprised when he heard Kha-Beleth’s words.
Shouldn’t the first thing Kha-Beleth asks be where Xeron is? Or is Isabel far more important than Xeron to him?
With this thought, Roy arrived outside the flame barrier. He did not try to force his way through but stopped in the air and pretended to be proud as he shouted, “Your Excellency Kha-Beleth, it’s our first time meeting, but I think I’m better than that trash Xeron! Right?” “That’s right!” Kha-Beleth said with satisfaction. “Xeron is trash. He wasted the opportunities I gave him twice. And in the end, it was you who brought Isabel back! Of course, you’re better than him!” Roy laughed. “So, do I have a chance to replace him?”
“Of course!” Kha-Beleth extended out an arm toward Roy. “Come, offer Isabel to me. From now on, you will be the supreme commander of Ur-Hekal. The entire demon army will obey your command!”
Hearing this, the high-rank demon heroes who had fought alongside Xeron were very upset, but no one dared to speak up. “It’s not enough just having authority alone!” Roy shook his head. “Your Excellency, shouldn’t you transfer your promise to Xeron to me?” Hearing this, Kha-Beleth was slightly angry, and he said unhappily, “Osiris, your greed shocks me!” “Don’t I deserve it?” Roy grinned fiercely. “We’re demons!”
Kha-Beleth was somewhat helpless. Indeed, just as Roy said, this was the nature of demons. He could not blame Roy on this point, so he could only nod. “Sure. I promise you. Now give Isabel to me!”
As he spoke, he withdrew the Annihilation Cage so that Roy could enter. “Okay!” Roy nodded. After the blazing flame barrier disappeared, Roy slowly landed. Due to his arrival, the battle between both sides on the battlefield had stopped. The alliance army was currently in a state of collapse and unable to fight. Kha-Beleth also ordered the demon camp to stop their attack for the time being, fearing that they would provoke Gem and the others, causing them to attack Roy, thereby hurting Isabel in his hands. Thus, under the watchful eyes of everyone, Roy walked through the formation of the alliance army, and the soldiers blocking his path subconsciously moved away. No one dared to attack Roy at this time. Currently, with the battle suspended, the soldiers of the alliance army, who had fallen into a desperate situation, suddenly had the thought of survival. Although they knew that they could not escape, it was good to be able to catch their breath and extend the coming of death.
Gem and Zehir stared intently at Isabel in Roy’s hand, wanting to see if she was the true queen. This kind of mentality was very strange, and they were always holding onto the idea of being lucky.
However, Roy’s tall body walked past them without even looking at them. Julia and the others landed behind with the troops and blocked the alliance army’s escape route. Roy came in front of Kha-Beleth and looked up at him. As a demon lord, Kha-Beleth was naturally taller. Roy was two heads shorter than him. Kha-Beleth’s entire body was covered in a fiery red flame armor, making Roy unable to see his true appearance. He only saw Kha-Beleth’s elemental flame face through the gap between his mask. “Your Excellency, it’s a pleasure not to disappoint you!” Roy passed Isabel over with both hands. “Good, very good!” Kha-Beleth’s pair of blazing eyes under the mask flickered with fiery red light, appearing very excited. He was not surprised about Isabel being unconscious. In order to successfully give birth to the Dark Messiah, Isabel, the mother, had most of her life force taken away. The only thing he wanted from the beginning to the end was his demon son, and he had never cared about her life. He stabbed his demon sword into the ground and reached out to receive Isabel. His huge palm gently lifted her.
However, the moment he received Isabel, his other hand suddenly threw a burst of flames at Roy! At this close range, this burst of flames blasted Roy away… This change caused a commotion among the people on the battlefield, but they quickly restrained themselves.
Roy struggled to get up, his face covered in dust, and asked, “Your Excellency, why?!” Kha-Beleth snorted coldly. “Demon Osiris, do you think I don’t know what you’ve done? Xeron didn’t direct that Armageddon just now at the fleeing Agrael, but at you, right? You’ve killed that idiot Xeron, right?!” “So what?” Roy said coldly. “Hmph!” Kha-Beleth looked at Roy and gnashed his teeth. “Who gave you the courage? Without my permission, you killed my follower. And you even dared to use Isabel to threaten me, yet you still want a reward!”
After hearing what Kha-Beleth said, the remaining high-rank demon heroes in the demon camp finally heaved a sigh of relief. It turned out that Sovereign Kha-Beleth did not throw Xeron away after using him. Instead, he chose to get Isabel back first before pursuing the blame. This made the demon heroes feel much more at ease. Now that Isabel was in his hands, he had fallen out with Roy. They crossed their arms and looked at Roy in mockery. However, Roy did not show any signs of fear and trepidation in the face of Kha-Beleth’s questioning. Instead, he stood up nonchalantly, patted the dust off his body, and then shook his head. “Sigh. It seems like a demon of unknown origin like me really can’t obtain true trust! If I had known earlier, I would have been better off just attacking immediately!”