Armipotent



The fortress was far above the Varil Fortress. The twenty-meter-tall black steel wall gave off a domineering impression at first glance. It gave off the feeling that it was impossible to breach the wall.

The demoness increased her speed at the sight of the fortress. Brond seemed to be dying if he did not receive proper treatment anytime soon. He was an important chess piece of the demon faction, and the demoness did not want her effort to go to waste after carrying the disgusting human on her back.

"Open the gate! It's Valky!" There was no guard outside the gate, and the gate was closed tight. She yelled and landed a kick which created a loud noise, echoing to the air.

The small door was opened as a squad of demon armies surged out from the small door with their weapons. They seemed not to hear the yell, but the kick alarmed them, thinking it was an enemy attack.

"Idiot! It's me, Valky. Make a way! I need to meet Commander Gustav right now!" The demon raised her voice, scolding the demon soldiers.

It seems she had a high status within the demon faction as the guards made a path for her. They made a path for her, but the demon soldiers blocked Tang Shaoyang's path with their spears. They crossed the door with their spears as the others pointed their spears at the group.

"Idiot!" The demoness kicked the soldier closest to her, sending the demon soldiers flying past Tang Shaoyang, "Can you use your brain? They obviously come with me."

"But we have to follow the procedure, Shadow Squad Leader, Valky. We can't let suspicious humans into our main fortress without a proper inspection. Especially when you want to bring them to meet Commander Gustav. We can't allow that," Another demon came out of the door.

The demon had a singular horn on its forehead, green eyes, and dark skin. He wore a robe with something similar to a suit inside. His eyes first landed on the dying Brond before shifting his gaze to Tang Shaoyang's group. He was the Guard Captain for the main fortress.

Killing intent surged out from the demoness as her aura flared out wildly. She stood before the Guard Captain with just a few centimeters separating their faces, "Don't try to play your authority game with me, Lacos! If he dies here, I will make sure to convince Commander Gustav to execute you!"

Brond obviously would be the key for them to enter the human territory. His knowledge would be crucial for their invasion. The route between the fortress, where The Union's food supply was, and also maybe finding a  strategic location to create an opening for an ambush and so on. There were so many things they could do with Brond who feared death. This was a rare opportunity for the demon faction, and she was not going to let a mere Guard Captain spoil her plan.

"This is mutiny! How dare you—" The Guard Captain could not finish his words as Tang Shaoyang grabbed the demon's mouth, covering the mouth, and held it tightly to ensure the demon could not speak anymore. Of course, he was doing it because the demoness seemed to have a higher authority than the demon in his hand.

"I have been wasting my time almost two weeks just traveling from a city to a fortress, and from a fortress to another fortress. You better not waste my time I will make sure not be able to speak again," He could crush the jaw but chose not to.

"Lead the way!"

Tang Shaoyang was not in a good mood when he barely made any progress in twelve days. He was not going to deal with this nonsense anymore. He would choose his way to get rid of the annoying obstacle.

The Guard Captain tried to speak but his voice was muffled, barely forming any word. Then he tried to use a gesture, signaling his subordinate to attack Tang Shaoyang. However, the demon soldiers were afraid of the demoness as they did not move an inch from their spot.

Tang Shaoyang dragged the Guard Captain with him, following the demoness. It seemed the demoness had a higher status as the other demon soldiers did not make a move even though the Guard Captain was dragged by the human.

Not just the defense was much better, but the inside of the fortress was much better than the Varil Fortress. He did not smell anything unpleasant and all buildings were in good condition. Maybe because this was the main fortress, but this looked like a small settlement that was built for its defense.

The demoness led them to a four-story building which was the alchemist's workshop. To Tang Shaoyang's surprise, the one who worked as an alchemist was a human. The demoness told the clerk what happened to Brond and told them to cure him. Then she left Brond behind, leading Tang Shaoyang to the small mansion at the center of the fortress. There was another shorter wall, five meters and it seemed made with the same black steel as the fortress wall.

The guard merely glanced at the Guard Captain, but they did not stop Valky from entering the mansion. Entering the lobby, they went to the left-wing building, the main hall where the commander received his guests.

They entered the hall where a demon was already sitting at the end of the hall. Sitting straight, wearing a red tunic with a black vest, and had a glass of wine in his right hand. He gave a shake of his wine as he watched the demoness coming closer.

Valky bowed her head and called, "I have returned for important information, Commander Gustav."

"I will listen to your report, but can you ask your human friend to release my Guard Captain first. He might die if you keep holding him like that," Commander Gustav's voice echoed in the hall. His voice was tranquil and toneless, it was hard to read his mood to see his Guard Captain in such a situation.

Tang Shaoyang released his grip without Valky telling him to. He used Detection on Commander Gustav. That was the first thing he did when he met with this commander.

[Name: Gustav Colvile | Affiliation: Artamao Kingdom | Rank: Primordial]