"What? The Demon Lord Lucifer told me not to slaughter the city... Hahaha! Are you kidding me?"

I stood up, laughing.

However, my body was still a bit shaky. It seems that my stamina gauge is completely empty, so even if I exert myself, I won't be able to give it my all...

But, no one can stop me!

"Kid, stop fooling around. If you don't want to end up like me, you better not destroy the Kingdom of Chelfa," the shadow warned me seriously.

"End up like you? Become the Demon King?" I shook my head, smiling.

"What's wrong with becoming the Demon King? Many heroes end up becoming Demon Kings, don't they? I get it, you're worried that I'll compete with you for the position of Demon King, right?"

"I'm not that idle... Do you think being a Demon King is fun? I had no choice but to become the Demon King," said the Demon King, sighing.

"It seems you don't understand. If your title changes from 'Good' to 'Evil', you can never go back to 'Good' again. And if you slaughter the city, that is a direct change from 'Good' to 'Evil'."

"So what?"

"Then you won't be able to level up to the realm of gods and become a god. Instead, you'll just end up like me, becoming a Demon King."

"...Is this some kind of strategy guide in disguise? Alright, alright, I got it."

Then, I drank another bottle of sobering potion.

"Get out of my way! If you're strong, I'll still defeat you and go past your corpse. I will save my friends, no matter the cost!"

Hearing me say that, Laila tightly clenched the sword in her hand, her deep green eyes fixed on me.

"Hey, I told you not to get excited. What's the benefit of slaughtering a city? Think about it. When you play games, after slaughtering a city, even the NPC who sells things to you when you pass by is gone. The whole place becomes an empty city. Is an empty city interesting? It's originally a single-player game. If there's no one to talk to, it becomes completely boring."

"..."

This guy makes a good point, I was speechless.

"Hey... Alright then, forget it. Do you think slaughtering a city is easy? I'm tired even just thinking about it."

"Well, that's good. Are you a bit calmer now? Your eyes were really scary when they turned red just now."

"Red eyes?"

"Yeah, when Undead Holy Angels are in extreme anger, their eyes turn red, and they enhance their combat power by releasing anger on themselves."

"What? There's such a setting? I never knew that. But it also means that I've never been angry before."

"Maybe you haven't opened your bone wings before."

"Bone wings?"

Only now did I notice that my bone wings were actually open!

Oh no, if someone sees me like this, I'll definitely be taken for a heretic judgment.

"Okay, I'll accept your advice not to slaughter the city, but I have another question. How did you know I was coming to slaughter the city? I only left Po Tian City a few hours ago, and the Demon King already ran ahead of me to block me."

"Well... Let's just say I have countless informants in the human world."

"Informants? I see, so you've been spying on the human world too."

You're quite fast with your informants. It took me only a few hours to fly over here, and yet you were able to send someone to block me. Quite impressive.

"Haha, I'm already tired of the underworld, so naturally I have to find new places to explore. Besides, I was originally a human." The Demon King laughed happily.

"Alright, onto the next question. But no matter what, I have to go save my friends. Since you're here, you must have some way to help, right?"

"Oh, why don't you take a guess?"

"Don't be silly! I'm in a hurry to save people! Don't you have informants? Ask them to gather intelligence for me."

"Don't worry, I have the intelligence you need, and you have plenty of time. Your friend's companions sent out a distress call six hours ago, and your friend has been captured for six hours as well. And remember, she's the Prince's fiancée, so no one would dare harm her. I'll also tell you the location—it's on top of the high tower to the west of the palace."

"Great, so I just need to go straight to the tower to save her, right?"

"No, no, no. I said not to massacre the city, but I didn't say anything about seeking revenge, did I?"

"... "

I looked at the Demon King and smiled knowingly.

"So that's how it is, you're truly the Demon King. Alright, what other intel do you have?"

"My informants are with the owner of the Bellmo Tavern in the Imperial City. Once you go there, you'll know."

"A tavern... you really like playing by the rules of the game, don't you?"

The tavern owner being the source of information is such an old trope, isn't it?

"Besides that..."

I was about to ask for more, but I realized the other person had already disappeared!

As if the undead elf had never been there from the beginning!

"Oh my, don't these people know how to say goodbye before leaving?"

I complained, but I still had things to do.

First, I found a deserted spot and opened my item bar.

Hmm...

I should change into the thief's equipment that I haven't worn before.

With a click, my clothes instantly turned into a gray cloth windbreaker, but I was still equipped with Silent Gloves and other items.

But I didn't put on the Reality Goggles, after all, the kingdom of Imperial City is only at level 15, so it doesn't matter whether I wear them or not.

Then, I took out a composite weapon from the pile of weapons—a weapon called 'Ruin' that can switch between a longsword and a dagger.

After changing my hair to brown and my eyes to green, I walked towards Imperial City.

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"Yurifiri?"

"Yes, that's right."

At the city gate, I showed him my mercenary card.

Luckily, my mercenary level couldn't be seen on it, otherwise, he would have been scared to death. We became A-level mercenaries after completing that mission.

"Alright, you may enter."

The guard returned my mercenary card and let me through.

"Thank you."

I smiled and slipped a silver coin into his hand when I took the card back.

His eyes suddenly brightened, and a smile appeared on his previously serious face.

"Be careful in the city. It's been a bit chaotic lately, so don't come out during curfew."

Upon hearing his reminder, I smiled.

"I know, I'll be careful. By the way, is there anything happening nearby? If I don't find some important missions, I'll run out of money for food."

"Well... um..."

It's amazing how easily soldiers, who are usually aloof to others, become serious and thoughtful when I asked my question after giving them money. The soldier said,

"Speaking of which, it seems that Princess-sama has released some information in your Mercenary Guild. It guarantees a worry-free life for at least ten years. You can give it a try."

"Oh, really? Thank you so much~"

I replied with a smile and went straight into the city.