There’s nothing left to say, let’s head back to our base.
Other demons’ turf is none of her business.
"Blood Demon is so ferocious, I’ll leave the affairs here to you. I have other important matters to attend to, and I need to go back to set things in order..."
Upon hearing this, the demons all stared in shock.
Is... is she planning to leave?
The demons were dumbfounded.
What does this mean?
Everyone is here, just give us a hand with the last Thousand Households squad.
Instead, she throws a corpse of a Thousand Households at us and then runs off. What’s the meaning of this?
The demons were puzzled.
Long Poem Canvas Demon scratched his head even more.
Looking at the wounded demon fellows around him, he was filled with doubts.
With their original troop, confronting a Thousand Households squad again, they feared another wave of heavy casualties.
Though Long Poem Canvas Demon prided himself on his abilities, facing monsters like Liu Shangfeng of Hundred Slashes and Su Shuangxi with the Swift Wind Sword, it is uncertain whether he could even survive.
After all, even elite demons under Blood Demon had already sacrificed, and as a recently converted demon, he is bound to be sent out as the vanguard.
His eyes darted about, noticing Gui Yuan Moth Demon heading towards Water Absorption Plate Demon, and with Blood Demon not intervening, Long Poem Canvas Demon quickly said,
"Demon Lord!"
"Hm?"
Gui Yuan Moth Demon turned, glancing at him sideways.
Fang Yu also frowned slightly, looking at him.
Long Poem Canvas Demon felt increased pressure but considering his safety, he still spoke out boldly.
"Demon Lord, the Foolish Underworld only sent out four squads of Thousand Households. We wiped out two squads, Demon Lord took out one, now only the last one remains. If we join forces, we can take care of this last squad with ease."
This guy!
Fang Yu’s face darkened slightly.
Then she looked at Gui Yuan Moth Demon.
Gui Yuan Moth Demon was momentarily stunned, obviously unaware of the information about only four Thousand Households squads.
Then, turning to Fang Yu, who was frowning, Gui Yuan Moth Demon smiled.
She fully turned around, taking big strides towards Fang Yu, and placed a hand on Fang Yu’s shoulder.
"So there’s only one Thousand Households squad left, huh? Blood Demon, why so modest? You dared to fight fiercely against two Thousand Households, suffering heavy casualties. It’s time for you to rest well. I’ll handle this last Thousand Households squad. What do you say?"
"..."
Fang Yu gently pushed Gui Yuan Moth Demon’s hand away, looking directly at her, "Lord Gui Yuan Moth Demon, we can handle our own territory’s affairs..."
Before Fang Yu could even finish, Gui Yuan Moth Demon was already gesturing towards Water Absorption Plate Demon.
"What are you waiting for? Move out! Find the last Thousand Households squad’s location!"
The demons above Water Absorption Plate Demon were startled, but then came to their senses, spreading their wings and buzzing off in every direction - most of them could fly.
While their strengths varied, two or three demons even had health points as high as seven or eight thousand, which outmatched the Three Demons!
With the others having already dispatched their troops, Fang Yu, wanting to stop them, was too late, and his face clouded over.
"Lord Gui Yuan Moth Demon, I appreciate your help, but the credit for this..."
"Ha ha ha! What’s this about credit? Blood Demon, you all worked hard, now rest, rest well. Leave the rest to me, don’t worry about it anymore."
"..."
Fang Yu fell silent.
But his gaze coldly swept towards Long Poem Canvas Demon, frightening him into a jolt, his face full of bewilderment and innocence, as if he still didn’t realize what he did wrong.
In the end, it was Ghost Fire Demon who enlightened him.
"Lord Gui Yuan Moth Demon wants to take the credit from Lord Blood Demon."
"But the two Thousand Households were slain by Lord Blood Demon."
"So what? With Demon Lord present on the scene, commanding our tail ranks to annihilate the four squads from the Foolish Underworld. Between this and Lord Blood Demon leading us to counter-kill the Thousand Households, guess which version would be more credible to the higher-ups? Moreover... these two statements don’t conflict."
"..."
Long Poem Canvas Demon understood.
Lord Blood Demon leading them to counter-kill the Thousand Households could be the truth. But on that foundation, Demon Lord’s commanding achievements could be added, planning and executing strategies.
And with Demon Lord having more contact with the higher-ups, more support from fellow demons, even if Lord Blood Demon’s contributions were full in this battle, at most, he could be rewarded as an excellent tail-rank. Wishing to be promoted to Demon Lord’s position through this might still be inadequate.
This is the difference between having one’s credit stolen and not.
Without Demon Lord’s intervention, Lord Blood Demon leading the tail-ranks to annihilate all invading squads from the Foolish Underworld would be an incredible merit.
But if there’s a Demon Lord directing from above, the narrative will change completely.
"Lord Blood Demon, don’t be impulsive."
At this moment, Green Smoke Colored Snake Demon came beside Fang Yu, whispering.
"If Lord Gui Yuan Moth Demon wants to take the credit, let her. If worse comes to worst, I’ll report back to Lord Qingyao later. Lord Qingyao will surely stand up for you!"
Green Smoke Colored Snake Demon was genuinely worried that Fang Yu would act impulsively and spark conflict with Gui Yuan Moth Demon.
If there’s infighting here while the Foolish Underworld’s forces haven’t been eliminated yet, that’s just inviting disaster.
"Don’t worry, I know right from wrong."
Fang Yu sighed.
He really didn’t want Lord Qingyao to get dragged into this.
Today’s annihilation battle was a trap, not an ordinary Foolish Underworld mission.
It involved demons that could potentially be under the Foolish Underworld’s scrutiny.