Chapter 331: A Third Teleportation Point? (2/2)

“Mhm, thank you, Master.”

There was no devil who didn’t like souls, yet No.4’s response was clearly muted just now. Just like No.3, I knew that he would like nothing more than to follow me around and act as my bodyguard. But what else was I to do when we were so short on manpower? It wasn’t like I wanted to leave two muscle brains behind to manage everything, especially when they themselves didn’t have enough brains to go around. This was the best solution I had out of a bunch of horrid choices. I couldn’t just leave the place unattended after all.

There wasn’t much chance of an intruder…but what if?

Hopefully, No.6 would have some usable talents for me soon…leaving these two to manage things really wasn’t the best idea I’ve ever had.

After settling matters with No.4, I left the royal capital heading westwards with the ten Winged Abyssal Golems, Mother Black Ant, Mo Na and Cinderel.

Truth be told, it really didn’t matter whether it was westward or eastward. Either way, the plan was to subjugate the surrounding ant nests and grab a quick snack on the way. Depending on our luck, we might just encounter some roaming Abyssal Golems. Damaged though they might be, the royal capital had more than enough spare parts which I’m confident could be employed soon to repair them.

Another matter worth mentioning was that Mother Black Ant was the one leading our merry little band. To her, finding ant nests was a simple matter, at which point we simply had to dig out those nasty little insects.

Yet just when I thought I had everything figured out, something unexpected happened -we stumbled upon several Zero-Stars devils!

‘How can there be devils here? Shouldn’t that teleportation point be…hold on, did I miss out something?’

‘Back when we were teleported to the Kingdom of Sable Radiance, it wasn’t near some lava lake but was somewhere else instead. So there’s two of them?! No, there’s three now. After all, I doubt these devils came from my planned recruitment area, that was over three hundred li away. Plus there’s just too many obstacles preventing them from reaching here, like those roaming golems.’

At the same time that we spotted those devils, there was a damaged golem chasing them around. It was an ordinary Abyssal Golem that was missing its left palm. Standing at over five meters tall, it looked extremely unwieldy, though its running speed was anything but.

Naturally, whether or not their speed was fast was relative to their opponents. When compared to the Hellhounds, their running speed could only be counted as manageable. But when compared to those devils… It would be hard for them to shake off that golem, not to mention that the golem wasn’t alive so it had no stamina issues to speak of. In contrast, those devils would tire out sooner or later.

“Look at that big fella over there, Mama! Mo Na’s gonna capture it!” Without even waiting for me to answer, she took off the Gem of Authority from my neck and sped off.

However, I wasn’t all that worried about her decision. She was able to fly unlike that golem ,and that put her at a decisive advantage. I merely hugged Cinderel tighter.

Rubbing her little head and fur, I whispered, “Don’t run off, Cinderel. Mo Na will be fine on her own.”

“Ruff ruff~”

She reluctantly barked a couple of times then slowly leaned in on my chest, mood a little unhappy.

“Don’t be unhappy, little fella.” I tapped her lightly on her noggin. “Safety’s number one.”

Mo Na had wings of her own, so she was clearly safe. Cinderel, on the other hand, was different. Not only was she not able to fly, she was a newborn Hellhound as well. She was clearly more likely to get into danger than my baby so how I could let her go running off like that? Especially not when Sinmosa entrusted her into my care.

The five devils being chased by the golem soon came up to me in the midst of their frantic escape. Upon noticing me, their first instinct wasn’t to attack but rather to turn tail and run. Understandable, really. There were, after all, ten Winged Abyssal Golems standing behind me right now. Given how similar they must have looked to those devils, I wouldn’t be surprised if they thought I was in cahoots with that golem.

However, I only had a single word for those simple fools who thought they could escape like that -naive!

Shadow Demon Guardian.

I immediately activated my guardian which I had on permanent standby. Its shadowy body swiftly darted towards one of the scattered devils, closing the gap of a hundred meters in what felt like a split second. The Shadow Demon Guardian easily knocked it unconscious. Flapping its shadowy wings, it promptly sped off towards another fleeing imp.

Just like that, the five imps were secured within the short span of two minutes. With its immeasurably lightweight body, being weightless and all, and its ability to fly, those five lowly devils never stood a chance.

As for Mo Na, her side was sorted out quickly too. With the power of the Gem of Authority, there was no way it would take her more than two minutes to settle one golem, even if she was intent on toying with it.

Without waiting for her to bring that golem back to me, I had my Shadow Demon Guardiandrag the five imps to me.

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