Armipotent



A figure emerged out from the forest, wearing all black with her face covered in black cloth, revealing only her red eyes that shone in the dark. The dark eyes and red pupils were the characteristics of the demon, meaning she was from the demon's side. The goat horn further confirmed that she was a demon.

"I know how to get the bloodline with one condition, join the Demon King's force," The demoness maintained a safe distance.

'It seems I am having too much fun with my new technique that I don't sense her presence,' Tang Shaoyang realized his mistake. He was too focused on the one in front of him and lowered his guard, 'And a Myth Rank, huh?'

"Join as a mercenary?"

"Yes. We want you to change to our side and fight for us instead of the human."

"Then we have more to talk about," Tang Shaoyang did not mind switching sides rather than taking more effort to prove his innocence in this troublesome situation, "How does it work with the demon faction? Do we need to kill your enemy to get the Tower Coins?" Of course, he was not going to accept the offer immediately. He needed to confirm whether it worked the same or different with The Union.

"Yeah, it's the same. We will pay you with Tower coins, and your pay is based on how much the demon faction's enemy you kill, including the human. You can exchange the Tower Coins with the bloodline you are looking for and also a portal to the thirteenth floor," The demoness explained.

"Alright, there's no need for me to go through this meddlesome situation if it worked the same with the demon faction," Tang Shaoyang agreed to change aside. He did not care if he had to kill a fellow human. It was not about morality but the safety of his people. He had to keep going up, raising his power as much as he could to prevent a future disaster. He was so determined that it did not matter even if he turned into a monster if that was the price he had to pay to protect his people and his loved ones.

"Follow. You need to sign an agreement. That's an assurance in case you betray us just like you betray The Union," Her tone was cold even though it was she who tried to poach him to her side. It seemed the demoness did not like the way Tang Shaoyang easily switched sides.

"Agreement?" Tang Shaoyang did not care if the demoness liked him or not. It did not really matter to him. What mattered the most was the Tower Coin and the thirteenth floor. He did not need to please someone he just met, "The Union did not ask me to sign any agreement."

The demoness was surprised before her surprise turned into a frown, "It seems they trust you that much, huh? I don't care what happened between you and The Union. If you want to join the Demon Faction, then you must follow the rules!" Her tone remained cold, even colder as she misunderstood into thinking that Tang Shaoyang did not want to sign the agreement.

Tang Shaoyang shrugged, "I never said I would not sign the contract." Then he looked down at Brond who had been listening from the side for a while.

The man had stayed still as the thought of taking the chance to escape during the conversation was never crossed his mind. He realized that he had no chance to escape from Tang Shaoyang, accepting his fate as a prisoner or even a slave.

"That means you are not needed anymore," Tang Shaoyang raised his fist and was about to use Heavenly Crushing Strike to top the man's head.

"Please don't kill me!" Captain Brond slammed his head to the ground, "I will do everything for you! Please don't kill me!"

At the same, the demoness also stepped in, "Stop! Don't kill him!"

The Heavenly Energy that gathered in his fist dispersed, canceling the technique.

The encounter ended up with Tang Shaoyang switching sides to the demon faction. Tang Shaoyang followed the demoness to the demon's territory. Brond also followed them, his body was shaking.

Tang Shaoyang furrowed his brow as he entered the demon territory. The thick Dark Energy in the air was a factor he did not consider when he chose to side with the demon faction. That could be harmful to Rosalie and Lu An. He was fine with the Dark Energy permeated in the air since he had demon blood in his vein, but it would be different for Rosalie and Lu An.

Tang Shaoyang stopped his steps which led the demoness to stop her step too, turning around and sending an inquiry gaze. Asking with her expression why did he stop?

He ignored the demoness' gaze, turning toward Rosalie and Lu An, "Do you guys fine with the Dark Energy? If it brings a harmful side effect, it's not too late for us to back down."

"It's surely unpleasant, but this dark energy is not enough to harm me. My bloodline cleanses the dark energy in my body, so there's no need to worry," Rosalie shook her head.

"I am fine too," Lu An nodded. He did not feel unpleasant, and the Dark Energy barely affected him.

"Ah, I forgot to give you the mask," The demoness realized her mistake as she took out a mask made of black wood. It was just a plain mask with no carving except for the two holes for the eyes. She tossed four masks for each of them, "That will help you to push the Dark Energy away from you. That's a simple artifact we prepared for the non-demon players."

Brond was the first one to put the mask on. He put it in a hurry as it seemed the Dark Energy had a big effect on him. Rosalie and Lu An also put on the mask for different reasons. Lu An felt like the mask was cool, giving off a mysterious vibe around him. Rosalie wanted to get rid of the unpleasant feeling from the Dark Energy.

Tang Shaoyang then remembered the two little guys on his shoulder. He looked at them, and they seemed unaffected by the Dark Mana. He could see with his Dragon Eyes that the Dark Mana was repelled by the dragon, and it seemed the Dark Energy had no effect on Dark Predator.

It was a long journey even after a full day, they had not reached their destination yet. They had been moving without resting from one night to another night. They ended up sleeping in the wild for the night because of Brond who looked sickly and weak ever since the guy entered the demon territory.

The reason the demoness wanted to bring Brond with them was to use him to find the human fortress' weakness. Extracting information from man as much as they could to use it against the human. And it seemed Brond was known for knowing the human's territory in detail. That was why the demoness wanted to have Brond alive.

On the third day of their journey, Brond's condition got worse. It seems the dark mana had entered his system and poisoned him. It was not a simple matter to resolve mana poisoning. The healing potion did not work on Brond, and the demoness had to carry Brond on her back as they picked up their pace.

On the fourth day, they arrived at the deeper part of the demon's territory, the demon faction's main fortress, the central of the command for the demon faction.