After Being Sold Out By The Empire, I Decide To Assist The Demon King
Chapter 61 - 60: Puppet on Strings?

Chapter 61: Chapter 60: Puppet on Strings?

He had the Headless Knights form small, inconspicuous squads. They brought the Mechanical Body parts to the vicinity of the Lizardman Territory, allowing the Mechanical Bodies to self-assemble and dismantle the walls... it was just that simple.

To be honest, this was a strategy Yila had thought of a long time ago... back when he was still the Chief Governor of the empire, he had pondered the strategy of "what would I do if I were the commander of the monsters?"

But until the end, Yila had never witnessed such a cunning strategy from the monsters. The countermeasures he had originally thought of had no use... Ironically, he himself was now using that very tactic.

With an exquisite timing difference, the destruction of the walls and the arrival of the main army happened almost simultaneously... it was not exactly a conspiracy, and it might not even be considered an overt plot.

It was just like the application of a simple technique.

Though simple, it was effective.

"..."

"Lizardmen, I am Satan Ye, your Demon King."

Satan Ye said this. She seemed to have truly understood Yila’s earlier words and quickly utilized them at this moment, speaking earnestly: "Perhaps you are still unaware, but... the Demon King Territory has been betrayed."

"..."

"How could this be..."

"Your Majesty..."

"Could it be?"

"..."

The confusion and panic led the Lizardmen to start whispering among themselves, even forgetting about Yila in the sky for a moment... aside from the faction loyal to their leader, many Lizardmen only knew Yila’s appearance and terror without having seen him in person.

This became their psychological support for speaking normally.

Seeing everyone like this, Satan Ye’s heart calmed down... A Demon King’s presence was not as noble as imagined since the previous Demon King also frequently appeared.

However, the position of Demon King remained highly respectable and was undoubtedly revered and yearned for.

It was also hard to imagine she would sincerely converse with everyone.

"This is a grand betrayal. When I looked up, all I could see were countless traitors, as if all I had left was the Demon King Territory... I don’t like that. I really don’t like that."

"I don’t like being alone."

Satan Ye said this while the people in the Lizardman Territory silently watched their Demon King and listened to her: "I am actually very scared. I’m afraid all of you have betrayed me... but fortunately, that does not seem to be the case."

"Maybe you were simply misled by the traitors, or rather... represented by the traitors to do wrong."

With Satan Ye’s words, all the Lizardmen looked towards the Lord Hall. They understood Satan Ye’s meaning and realized that the Demon King had come to judge something, or rather, someone.

"..."

Kalakapapa trembled with anger. Under the immense pressure from Yila, he barely saw the approaching troops... a minimal number of elite soldiers.

The more numerous troops were weak little demons.

However, he couldn’t fathom that Satan Ye, as the Demon King, would play the emotional card... Demon Kings were always accustomed to ruling with personal charisma, and the previous Demon King had perfect leader charisma.

Satan Ye lacked such leader talent but seemed to have taken a different path...

"..."

Yila quietly watched the Lizardman leader, who was angrily shouting something, gathering his troops, and seeing them gradually assemble within the city.

It seemed that the monsters indeed were not prone to mutiny. Even when facing the Demon King’s troops, as long as it was under the leader’s order, they still gathered the troops despite their fear, of course...

*Maybe it’s just that they don’t know me well enough yet*.

If at this moment, Yila had conjured a crimson spear, letting the scorching Mana fly straight out, piercing through the Lizardman leader who was shouting hoarsely, then everything might have been resolved at that moment.

But Yila would not do that...

"Please, everyone, return to your homes and wait for the battle to end. You, the innocent... will not be treated unjustly."

With words that sounded like a declaration of war, Satan Ye quickly cleared out the Lizardman civilians from the streets, leaving only soldiers.

The hastily assembled Lizardman soldiers appeared to form over twenty phalanxes, each with eighty-one members, making for a total of seventeen to eighteen hundred Lizardmen.

Even if they trembled, even if they nervously held their spears, large shields, and magic wands, they still stood against the myriad of little demons and the oppressively strong Insect Men and Death Knights.

They indeed were not at fault.

"Lizardman warriors, if you are listening..."

"Satan Ye."

Yila briefly interrupted, halting the overly enthusiastic Satan Ye from continuing her attempt to persuade them to surrender, saying, "This is enough. You don’t need to do any more."

"Eh?"

Seeing Satan Ye’s puzzled expression, Yila understood her enthusiasm clearly and said, "You don’t need to lower yourself to make such effort... once or twice is enough. No need for a third try at persuasion."

If those soldiers surrendered, so be it, but if they remained steadfast against Satan Ye, the Demon King’s dignity would crumble with repeated attempts to persuade them.

It might be possible, but it was unnecessary.

"I see..."

Satan Ye lowered her head, looking somewhat dejected.

A Demon King who couldn’t do anything... Satan Ye thought of herself this way. The only thing she was confident in was her status as Demon King, so she wanted to use that status to achieve something.

Only this way could she avoid falling into a spiral of self-abasement, but...

"It’s unnecessary, Satan Ye."

Saying this, Yila unceremoniously placed a hand on Satan Ye’s head, directing her gaze towards the increasingly tense battlefield. In a voice only she could hear, he said, "I’ll tell you what to say at this moment... just repeat after me."

"Then let’s begin... everyone, Lizardman war..."

"Eh? Eh? Oh, alright."

Listening to Yila’s gentle guidance, Satan Ye responded, standing confidently in front of everyone’s gaze, repeating Yila’s words: "Everyone! Lizardman warriors! People of the Demon King Territory! Fight heartily!"

"I acknowledge! Lizardmen are not rebels! On the contrary, those who follow orders are loyal warriors of the monsters! I will defeat you and then lead you to the right path!"

"Thus! In the name of the Demon King, I declare! You are innocent! But your leader, he alone..."

"Death penalty!"

Satan Ye’s eyes seemed to burn with fiery flames... though she merely repeated Yila’s words, she felt relieved, but also more at ease than ever before. Yila’s words were perfectly to her liking.

*Perhaps Satan Ye seemed like Yila’s puppet?*

But this sense of security was genuine.

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