After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 268 - 12 Hilena Jabbers On

Chapter 268: Chapter 12 Hilena Jabbers On

"Phew, so it was the Demon King of the ’Underground Demon King City.’ I misunderstood."

Hilena said this, and she seemed relieved, comfortably sitting in the study... Yila’s earlier statement with missing words had completely confused her, making her momentarily doubt the purity of her own bloodline.

"But, Lord Yila, honestly, even though they’re both ’Demon Kings,’ we are still on the Main Material Plane. Saying it so suddenly, anyone would misunderstand..."

At Hilena’s complaint, Satan Ye, who had also calmed down, nodded in agreement... She almost thought Hilena was her sister.

Satan Ye’s tail happily patted the ground, propping her chin up as she asked Yila, who was sitting opposite, "Mr. Yila, are we going on an adventure to Hell soon?"

In Satan Ye’s memory, every time something happened, whether it was trouble at the Pure White Tower or capturing Ms. Wolf in the Beastman Country, an adventure always followed.

To be honest, she looked forward to it because exploring with Yila was truly fun... *Even though she knew it wasn’t just play and that there were serious matters at hand, and she was aware that the fatality rate for adventurers in this world was incredibly high.*

But being in Yila’s team was different. *Not to mention the high safety rate, even just watching a couple of fights was worth it. Moreover, Mr. Yila was knowledgeable and could tell a story wherever they went.*

Every journey was a full experience.

"Going to Hell is a bit difficult. Opening a passage from the Main Plane to other planes is always troublesome... But if you’re really looking forward to an adventure, the next trip might be soon."

Yila said this while planning under Youyou’s watchful eyes. Flipping through the book in his hand, he said, "I might go to the ruins we didn’t fully explore before."

Ruins? What ruins...?

Satan Ye blinked in confusion. She had no recollection of this, but judging by Yila’s tone, it seemed he had mentioned it before. Had she forgotten?

"It’s... the ruins I visited with Favignano before,"

Yila said, looking at Satan Ye’s concentrated effort to recall. He had to elaborate with something that might leave a deeper impression on her: "The ruins where your father was eaten by a Treasure Box Monster."

At these words, Satan Ye instantly remembered. She nodded immediately, flapping the small wings on her back, and said, "Oh! I know."

Ha, when it comes to embarrassing moments, her memory is so sharp...

"Hahaha~"

Even Hilena couldn’t resist laughing. But Yila hadn’t finished explaining his purpose. "During that journey, we didn’t really gain anything. I was looking for clues to Eternal Life... It would save us the trouble of figuring out how to get to Heaven."

After all, getting to Heaven and obtaining the Holy Spring Water was very difficult. The first step was to get to Heaven, which was already troublesome. The second step involved either trading for or forcibly seizing the Heavenly Holy Spring Water... But evidently, they hadn’t found anything at those ruins.

"Favignano was trying to find a way to end the war. At that time, the empire’s army was struggling, and he wanted to quickly end the war to prevent further losses on both sides."

Yila continued. "In hindsight, it’s clear that with the complete implementation of the Governor system, the war did not last for hundreds of years, devastating the foundation of the empire and the Demon King Territory."

The war ended quickly and resulted in a complete victory for the empire... If not for the unbreakable reason to preserve the Demon Control Area, the demons would have been annihilated.

"Favignano had heard that the ruins contained standby Mechanical Bodies, so he planned to expand the Demon Statue army. It was an effective strategy, a rare demonstration of his good judgment."

As Satan Ye pondered, Yila recounted past events, also teaching Satan Ye along the way. He asked, "Because of the characteristics of Mechanical Bodies and the battlefield conditions at the time, why do you think I called it a good judgment?"

Considering Yila’s question, Satan Ye seemed to grasp something but couldn’t articulate it.

"Well, first of all, at that time..."

Yila began to explain when Hilena interrupted with a smile, propping her chin and blinking her heart-shaped eyes. "Because the empire’s heaviest losses were among the frontline Knights and warrior units."

Recalling past events, Hilena continued, "The reason the empire could still hold on was the unprecedentedly united noble mages... And the Demon Statues had strong resistance to Mana."

With Yila’s curious gaze, Hilena smiled wryly. "If the number of Demon Statues could increase again, the war might end quickly... But if the Governor appeared, it wouldn’t make much difference."

Yes, because the Governors mastered both physical and magical abilities, their combat characteristics depended entirely on the wings they had obtained... On the battlefield, they could switch effortlessly.

"You’re amazing, Hilena..."

With Yila’s praise and Satan Ye’s admiring gaze, Hilena didn’t feel like telling them that the strategy was her idea, which she had shared with Favignano. Otherwise, with his broader vision, he might never have thought of it.

But judging by Yila’s thoughtful look, he had probably guessed as much.

"However, regarding my True Name, I, Hilena Liliana Filisiano..."

Seeing Hilena about to state her full name, Yila waved to stop her. "I know, Hilena Jiligula Jiligula Astimos."

Satan Ye: "Pfft~"

With Satan Ye stifling her laughter, Yila looked at her in confusion, then turned to Hilena and said, "About Hell, do you have any thoughts? Are you planning to open up new territories for us in Hell?"

Evidently, Hilena didn’t have such plans.

"Then we don’t need to consider it much further. We’ll find an appropriate time to visit Hell, activate the ’Underground Demon King City,’ and bring it back to the Main Material Plane... That’s it."

As Yila said this, he patted Satan Ye’s head. "As for the ’ruins,’ I plan to attempt to activate the Demon Statue your father couldn’t... Since the manpower with Xiaogang and the others isn’t enough... Are you coming in a few days?"

"..."

*In other words, Mr. Yila was going to finish what her father hadn’t...?*

"Yes! I’m going too!"