I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 420 - 236: Successfully Categorized in the Laboratory

Chapter 420: Chapter 236: Successfully Categorized in the Laboratory

"The upper body is similar to a lizard... no, it should be more like a dragon-type structure, while the lower half incorporates eagle, owl, bat, and other unique bodily structures."

"The wings are just for show, they can’t fly at all, flying relies entirely on Magic Power."

Gu Shanhai was continually dissecting this Dark Night General and, frankly, aside from the presence of Magic Power being somewhat scientific, everything else was completely nonsensical.

"What are your thoughts?" Gu Shanhai looked at Hualou Chun and Taohua with a smile and asked.

"None..." Hualou Chun struggled to find the words, eventually managing just this one syllable—primarily because Gu Shanhai’s actions were exceedingly monstrous.

The Dark Night General’s heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys had all been removed and were now soaking in bottles and jars filled with nutrient solution.

Furthermore, all sorts of flesh, bones, and so forth had been meticulously categorized with labels attached, allowing the two to recognize each part’s respective function.

Even more absurd was the fact that the Dark Night General was still alive. They could clearly see the blood flowing through the veins, the beating heart, and the breathing lungs.

As for the consciousness of the Dark Night General, it had sunk into a deep slumber. However, considering the current situation, it was likely that if he dared awake, he would go insane.

"Nothing? How about picking a whip? I can install it for you, make some modifications, and then you’ll be able to spin and jump, guaranteed to be one-of-a-kind." Gu Shanhai glanced at Hualou Chun as he spoke.

"..." Hualou Chun was at a loss for words, thinking how could you haphazardly install such things, talking about spinning and jumping, as if it’s some youthful dance.

"Don’t like it? What about changing your wings? If not, a heart will do as well." Gu Shanhai asked again.

Considering Gu Shanhai’s enthusiasm, if it weren’t for the fact that they were talking about body parts, Hualou Chun would have felt obliged to agree.

"No thanks, no thanks, I think my own body is quite fine." Hualou Chun believed his rejection was exceedingly polite.

Having heard this, Gu Shanhai also felt a bit of regret: "That’s too bad, this is the Dark Night General, a leading figure in the Demon King Army."

"By the way, how did the two of you fare in gathering intelligence?" Gu Shanhai steered the conversation back to the matter at hand.

"We didn’t find any trace of the Demon King Army. It’s probably, as you said Master, a lie concocted by the nobles to lure us out," Hualou Chun said with a serious expression. He hadn’t expected these nobles to be so diabolically insane that they would rather betray them to the Demon King just to preserve their power.

Without them to absorb damage, the Holy Kingdom would be gone, and where would these nobles go to claim their noble status? He couldn’t fathom what was going on in their minds.

"There was some gain, though. Some of the nobles plan to surrender to the Demon King, but..." Hualou Chun paused as if trying to suppress a laugh.

"But what?" Gu Shanhai’s eyebrows rose, knowing that Hualou Chun had professional training and normally wouldn’t laugh unless he couldn’t help it.

"But before they could finish expressing their wishes to surrender, they were torn to pieces and devoured by demons. The Demon Clan and its creatures do eat humans, and even though they are aware of their status, they didn’t expect to become food before even seeing the face of the Demon King," Taohua laugh added, also somewhat speechless.

Gu Shanhai could be brutal, but he was typically just capricious at most. The Demon King Army, on the other hand, was different—they had certain principles, if they said they’d kill you, they’d kill you without hesitation, devouring nobles without a second thought.

"How did you find out about this?" Gu Shanhai hadn’t anticipated this development; had the brains of these nobles been sucked out? How could they possibly think like this? They probably hadn’t met the Demon King in person, but the Demon King knew the heroes were summoned by the Holy Kingdom and had been defeated time after time; it was no wonder if these events were described as deep-seated hatred.

And these nobles thought, run to surrender to the Demon King and expect to enjoy noble privileges within the Demon King Army? That’s just insane.

Gu Shanhai might surrender because he was a hero, a strategic figure; what use were the nobles? To add chaos for the Demon King or to compete with the Demon King for power and profit, did they really think the Demon King was foolish?

The current Demon King Army was ruled solely by the word of the Demon King. Why would he share power with a group of humans who could bring nothing but trouble and no benefits? The best course was naturally to devour them, which would both serve as food and eliminate future threats.

"Those nobles who escaped back to the Royal Capital talked about it in secret. It’s just that the major nobles don’t quite believe it. They think that these nobles failed because they were just rabble, commoners with noble titles. If it were true, long-established nobles who presented themselves, the Demon King would come to greet them personally," Hualou Chun also mockingly commented.

"Yikes, how are these nobles’ brains wired? Why would they think that..." Gu Shanhai couldn’t help but gasp in shock, feeling almost exasperated beyond words.

With such logic and thinking, the Holy Kingdom had survived until now truly by the grace of the Goddess rather than by any real strength of their own.

Now that they were turning their backs on the Goddess, it was not so different from seeking death.

"We’re not sure exactly, perhaps it’s because they’ve been in high positions for too long." Taohua laugh was also puzzled. They had investigated, and knew that the nobility was passed down generation after generation; one born a noble remained so, a class fixed below the deity level, much like the King, who had always been the King since the founding of the Holy Kingdom, without any shift in power.

Even the kingdom itself was like that, let alone the nobility. According to the laws of the Holy Kingdom, no one but the King could strip a noble of their status, and they couldn’t be imprisoned, executed or subjected to many kinds of punishment, besides which, nobles could use Gold Coins as a means to atone for their sins and enjoy various other privileges.