novelapdf Chapter 622 Fighting for position
Chapter 622 Fighting for position
"We understand your difficulties, but I wonder if you can be flexible—"
"What concessions?" Zhong Lian was interrupted by Elephant Head before he could finish his words.
"Hmph, if you, the Night Owl Guard, weren't one of the main forces of this operation, and were not going to follow the two Holy Ancestors to attack Lihuo City, I would have borrowed people from you long ago. Now, look what you are doing, I haven't even asked you for anyone, but you are setting your sights on me. Isn't that a bit too much!" The Elephant Head snorted coldly, without any intention of compromise.
Hearing this, Lu Yuan on the side was shocked.
The Night Owl Guards will follow the two Demon Saints to the battle!
If that's the case, that would be bad.
Regardless of his own origins or the seventh transformation of the borer that he had just cultivated, Lu Yuan had no confidence that he could hide it from a being of the Saint Ancestor's level at close range.
"Are you serious, Brother Xiang?" Zheng Feng and the others asked hurriedly after hearing about themselves.
"Would I lie to you? Besides your Night Owl Guards, there are also those elite 'Sky'-class soldiers. Even the Council of Elders and some of the city's Demon Lords are among them.
As for the other ordinary "Earth" troops, they will be stationed on the periphery to distract the sea of insects, protecting the main force led by the Saint Ancestor in their effort to recapture Lihuo City, while simultaneously exterminating the high-level borers entrenched within. "After the elephant head finished speaking, he turned his gaze towards Lu Yuan.
"Well, since this matter is of great importance, Lu is willing to obey your orders."
Lu Yuan sighed, walked to the table with a helpless look, and put away the golden book and token on it.
"Well, Brother Lu is able to put the overall situation first, which is really admirable." The elephant head said lightly with a hint of sarcasm in his eyes.
Seeing this, Zheng Feng and the other two on the side glanced at Lu Yuan with disdain.
In their opinion, Lu Yuan had heard that the Night Owl Guards were about to enter a dangerous area, and most likely feared him, which was why he changed his mind.
So after exchanging a few polite words, he left on the pretext of something.
"Fellow Daoist Lu, normally I would arrange a superior place for you to live after the registration is completed, but now that the expedition is imminent, I think it would be better for you to go to the Black Flame base first and familiarize yourself with it as soon as possible. When you return victorious, I will find a mansion for you." After Zheng Feng and the other two left, the tone of the Elephant Head became even colder.
"It's all up to Brother Xiang to arrange it." Lu Yuan said calmly.
As long as we can avoid those demon ancestors, nothing else is worth worrying about.
Elephant Head didn't bother to be polite anymore. After calling a maid, he returned to his desk and continued to work.
After Lu Yuan left the Demon Spirit Palace under the guidance of the maid, he went straight to the Law Palace not far away.
After the handover was completed on one of the floors, the person in charge there arranged for another follower to lead Lu Yuan to the Black Flame Army’s base.
This time, they still passed through the ubiquitous teleportation towers, which did not waste much time. Therefore, Lu Yuan's idea of finding out about the Black Flame Army from this follower failed.
When Lu Yuan and the others walked out of the wide passage of another teleportation tower again, what came into view were dozens of pitch-black towers.
In the middle of these towers stood a stone palace over a hundred feet wide and ten feet high, shrouded in a misty green aura of forbidden light.
"Senior Lu, this is the base of the Demon Flame Army. The restrictions outside the stone hall can be opened with your command token." The follower in charge of leading Lu here said respectfully.
Lu Yuan nodded and turned his palm calmly.
Suddenly, the command token appeared in his hand.
Holding the jade pendant in one hand, he gently shook it towards the stone hall. A burst of black flames burst out, and a hole several feet high appeared in the forbidden aura in an instant.
Seeing this, Lu Yuan straightened his clothes slightly and walked in with the follower.
Inside was a large hall with several rows of tables and chairs. However, right in front of these tables and chairs were five bluestone jade beds, one high and four low.
In addition, there is a passage on each side of the hall, which seems to lead to somewhere.
At this moment, there were quite a few demons wearing black armor in the hall, about forty or fifty of them sitting on the tables and chairs.
Similarly, there were four people sitting cross-legged on the five bluestone jade beds in front, and only a low bed at the side was empty.
Noticing Lu Yuan coming in, everyone looked over.
Lu Yuan glanced at the two of them and raised his eyebrows slightly.
There were dozens of divine generals and four demon clansmen, and the one sitting cross-legged on the highest jade bed was a short and fat demon with dark blue skin and a pair of swollen eyelids, but his cultivation had reached the late stage of the demon clan.
The other three demons on both sides were a big demon man wearing crimson armor, a skinny old demon, and a somewhat pretty demon woman. All of them had the cultivation level of the middle stage of the Demon Sect.
"Haha~
This time, the Ritsurin Palace finally sent a decent helper."
The short and fat demon sitting on the first jade bed immediately looked at Lu Yuan. After roughly confirming that Lu Yuan was also a cultivator in the late stage of the Demon Sect, he laughed out loud with his mouth wide open.
As soon as he said this, all the demons in the hall turned their eyes to Lu Yuan, some questioning him, some sizing him up, and some whispering to each other in private.
"Uh... Senior Shui, I'm here to convey the appointment. This Senior Lu is the new commander-in-chief of the Demon Flame Army, and you are the deputy commander." The attendant on the side first bowed with an embarrassed look on his face, and then took out the appointment letter brought from the Law Hall from his arms.
"what!"
"Didn't you say you would send some helpers to this commander?"
"How come you asked me to be your deputy just because of a guy I've never heard of?" The short and fat demon's smile faded and his words became harsh.
Seeing this, all the demons in the hall fell silent.
Despite being so belittled, Lu Yuan remained expressionless, looking coldly at the short and fat demon: "Could it be that this fellow Daoist thinks I am unworthy, or that he can ignore the appointment of the Law Hall?"
"Humph!
Shui has been the commander-in-chief of the Demon Flame Army for many years. Do you think you can replace me today just because of your words?
I advise you to go back to where you came from. If you really don't want to leave, then just be content to be a deputy commander under Shui. Otherwise—" The short and fat demon didn't seem to be an ordinary character either. His expression became increasingly gloomy, and his words became more and more fierce.
Seeing this situation, Lu Yuan's face couldn't help but darken.
Recalling the previous conversation with Zheng Feng and others, they had mentioned that the many demon armies in Shiyin City were disobeying the orders of the higher-ups and making excuses in various ways. Now it seems that it was not an exaggeration.
Since this is the case, Lu Yuan knows that if he doesn't show some real ability, there will be no way to end the day peacefully.
Because he was determined to get the position of the commander-in-chief of the Demon Flame Army, and he had no intention of being willing to be inferior to others.