Chapter 457 Inside Job

Perhaps to fully eradicate the issue, Eden had almost all hands on deck this time, and the leader was quite familiar—the bald guy I had seen in that valley before.

At this moment, the leader was facing off against a muscular giant—none other than the suited meat can.

Needless to say, the sheer size of meat can, towering over two meters with muscles ready to burst, was already imposing enough, not to mention its demonic appearance, which added a good dose of intimidation. And now, clad in a suit that looked like it was about to explode, it exuded the aura of a “suit thug.” Just standing there without doing anything would make anyone believe it was a powerhouse.

This was the vibe Ling Mo was after. After all, meat can’s tendency to spout nonsense about serving its master made it hard to connect it to the idea of a formidable demon. Since that was out of the question, the focus had to be on appearance. First, it needed to intimidate Eden’s group into believing that meat can was indeed a super demon capable of tackling their current problem, then everything else would fall into place.

Moreover, Ling Mo wasn’t exaggerating; meat can was indeed a strong demon. In terms of both presence and actual strength, it could easily rank among the upper echelon of demons they had encountered—let’s not forget, they had captured meat can because it had blazed a bloody trail through Demon Castle, taking down that formation demon without a second thought.

However… just being present in that Demon Castle as a core demon already spoke volumes about its strength.

And it was indeed intimidating the Eden crew.

One of the underlings behind the leader nervously observed meat can and whispered, “This demon seems really hard to deal with… Leader, can it actually follow our orders?”

Before the leader could respond, meat can piped up, “The king sent me to assist you all, so I will follow your commands.”

—Not that it had changed its nature; it was just wearing a tiny earpiece, getting real-time instructions from someone off-screen.

That off-screen person was the fat guy—number one in the art of deceiving people.

The leader seemed to have been fooled by its uncharacteristic behavior for a demon; the way it spoke just now was indistinguishable from that of ordinary humans. If not for its vastly different appearance and the overwhelming demonic aura, even the leader might have doubted whether this was a human masquerading as a demon.

After pondering for two seconds, the leader asked, “Where’s the Eternal Life Palace now?”

“That way.” Meat can pointed toward a nearby direction. “They are currently engaged in battle with my subordinates.”

“Can you take care of them?” the leader inquired further.

Upon hearing this, meat can turned to look at him, and its tone suddenly became serious, “The king only said to assist our allies once, not to eliminate all their troubles. We do have the strength to deal with those guys, but the ones fighting there are also my subordinates; I don’t want them to suffer heavy losses.”

The leader paused slightly and nodded, “We understand. Don’t worry, we won’t just stand by. The Eternal Life Palace is our mess; I just hope we can handle it in the end… We genuinely appreciate our ally’s assistance and hope to collaborate more in future endeavors.”

Almost forgot, Cheng Ming simply said he was taken in because he looked like the big boss in that city. Although he had the power to command those demons, it didn’t mean he had really become the boss. Thus, these demons wouldn’t necessarily follow all their orders… this he understood.

Demons, as the older brothers of humanity, should have their own pride—and must maintain that pride. This kind of performance was what he acknowledged as true demons, true siblings. And now, successfully forging an alliance with these demons marked an important step in their plan, allowing him to overlook all previous grievances.

Those who achieve great things don’t sweat the small stuff, and even though this demon didn’t elevate them high, it was still willing to follow their commands and treat them as equals, making it a much better ally compared to scheming humans who only deceived each other.

So even after getting rebuffed, the leader was quite excited.

Most importantly, this mission to take down the Eternal Life Palace would be their first official collaboration with demons, and both events held immense significance. When these two things came together, the thrill was exponentially multiplied.

And this thrilling rush unconsciously led the leader to overlook many minor details—like not having seen Cheng Ming or the big boss he mentioned at all, or speculating on what Cheng Ming meant by “assisting the big boss.”

But that didn’t matter to them anymore; now that they had demonic allies, combined with their own subordinates, the Eternal Life Palace wouldn’t fly away today even if they sprouted wings! That’s what he said!

So after quickly assessing the situation, the leader immediately charged with his crew toward the battlefield of the Eternal Life Palace and the demons, intending to help those demons deal with this trouble—or more accurately, to take over what initially should have been their job.

Meanwhile, the battle at the Eternal Life Palace was intense. The closer they got to that Demon Castle, the more demons emerged to block their path. This time, those demons didn’t flee after a brief skirmish but firmly stood their ground in front of the castle, as if it were their final line of defense.

This only fueled Yan Zigui’s excitement—hadn’t they run away before?! Why weren’t they running this time?! Now it was time for the Eternal Life Palace to teach them about the world’s dangers; did they really think the Eternal Life Palace was easy pickings?

And that Demon Castle, he was eager to see what inside there could even be called a Demon Stronghold!

Watching those demons starting to show signs of retreat intensified Yan Zigui’s fighting spirit—demons were just like that, nothing more.

Right at that moment, Eden made its entrance.

All personnel unleashed their abilities and delivered a devastating blow to the frontline troops of the Eternal Life Palace, instantly tearing a gap in the battlefield.

Before the Eternal Life Palace could react, they found themselves surrounded by Eden.

The leader, standing amidst the swarm of demons, gazed down at Yan Zigui within the crowd and slowly raised both hands, “Young Master Yan, long time no see? Surprised to see me here?”

Yan Zigui exchanged glances with him for a while, but didn’t appear shocked; instead, he laughed, “Heh… I see how it is.”