Chapter 411 (1/2)
The small convoy hustled through the desolate land as the two ordinary demon guards and a higher succubus leading in the way. Following behind were the demonspawns which looked like mutated dwafs, and a few humans. They just looked like a demonic convoy with humans prisoners.
At least that was how it appeared to be.
Lanina were walking with the two demon guards as she tried to fish intel from them. Hao Ren’s eyes were darting around as walking with the enemy under disguise was a new experience. If everything went smoothly, they would be able to reach Osidian Plain under the cover of the lower demons.
Walking beside him were a few sad-looking strangers whom the demons said were spies of the allied army. Hao Ren didn’t think these so-called spies were high-value personnel, they looked more like scout troops. Otherwise they wouldn’t have been captured by just a few lower demons.
One of the spies was a bearded, lightly-armoured, middle-aged man who looked like a vanguard—that was what was written on his chest after all.
He glanced at Hao Ren and his friends curiously, wondering if these people who draped in old coarse robes (they changed a while ago as a disguise) were already brainwashed by the succubus; they didn’t look frustrated nor angry despite being taken prisoner by the demons, and might have forgotten that they were once humans. So he didn’t bother to talk to them.
But Hao Ren stirred up a conversation. “You’re from the allied army?”
The beardy man’s brows knit together and replied with just a word, “Meh.” To him, these human minions who were controlled by the succubus were little different from demons; he didn’t want to talk to him.
“What is the allied army looking for in Osidian Plain?” Hao Ren asked curiously.
“Stop talking!” One of the leading demon guards shouted at them. But Linana quickly smiled in a seductive manner. “Let them talk. Let these useless humans make up their false sense of hope. It would be more interesting later when we begin to shatter their hope bit by bit…”
The demon guards immediately thought it was a great idea. “Ma’am Succubus is really experienced!”
The other demon guards nodded frantically. “You’re right.”
“Is the allied army looking for someone? Or treasure?” Lily immediately chimed in after Lanina. “What were you guys doing? How did you get captured?”
The beardy man’s brows knit together again. He vaguely felt that these brainwashed minions were different—they were too cheerful. But he still didn’t want to talk to them. “I have nothing to tell you. I know it’s the succubus to let you extract intel from me, isn’t it? Don’t waste your time. You’re just a bunch of pathetic people who couldn’t remember who you are.”
Hao Ren looked at the demonspawns around him. He discovered that these dwarf-like lower demons had low intelligence like what Lanina said. They stuck to the last order as long as there was no fresh one coming. So he wasn’t worried too much. He came near to the beardy man and said quietly, “I’m a warlock.”
The beardy guy was wide-eyed, his expression changed quickly as if he had suddenly had many thoughts in his mind. The beardy guy said cautiously, “Prove it.”
Hao Ren raised his hand and pointed at Lanina and muttered quietly, “She is stupid.”
Lanina sneezed immediately. She looked around as if she knew someone was cursing her behind her back.
The beardy guy began to trust what Hao Ren said. The reason was simple; the seduction ability of succubi was crude and simple, intelligent beings which were charmed would sing praises of the succubi and would do so even if the succubus ordered them to the contrary…
“So she is our servant?” the beardy guy glanced at Hao Ren, appearing surprised. He began to realise that these people weren’t under the influence of the succubus. So he asked, “You come to our rescue?”