What surprised me was that the demon lord mentioned drinking tea using tea bags, which was unexpected. I didn't mind, but hey, demon lord, pay attention to your status, I thought you'd be into some fancy blooming tea or something.
"I personally prefer green tea and drink a lot of it, which makes people uncomfortable serving me on the side, so I had them make tea bags," she said.
Watching the demon lord take out bag after bag of green tea bags from her storage space, I started to wonder just how many tea bags were inside her ring.
But that wasn't my main concern. After all, I prefer cola, but unfortunately, there was none here.
"So, what's the situation exactly?" Bai Yueguang asked as the hot water was being poured into the teapot. It seems he's really into grinding experience levels now, I wonder why.
Speaking of which, Bai Yueguang's current abilities are partly due to ghosts. Could it be that being in the abyss now has made him more aggressive?
"Don't worry," the demon lord said as she covered the teapot.
"That guy is currently in a standoff with my Fourth Legion. Although they are powerful, they do have weaknesses. As long as we deploy the appropriate troops and strategies, dealing with them shouldn't be too difficult."
"Is that so..."
Seeing the demon lord looking confident, we could only acknowledge her plans.
After all, I'm not good at strategy games, I'm not very skilled at micro-management and strategy.
"But those guys still have their advantages. After all, they are the most peculiar race between angels and demons, able to control death and manipulate life. When I defeated the previous demon lord, he mentioned never allowing the Undead Holy Angel clan to rise. It seems his warning was not unfounded."
"But you manage things well. Thanks to your governance, your people should be very loyal to you, making it unlikely for them to take you down."
"Well... that's true, but there are some who don't like my style, especially some old demons who have survived from the previous demon lords, living in the untouched areas of their territories. And this counterattack from the Undead Holy Angel clan has given them the opportunity to attack."
"Has it made their forces more complex?"
"Yes, the Undead Holy Angel clan has 666, werewolves 10,000, banshees 3,000, dark giants 500, zombie archers 5,000, as well as various other combat units."
The demon lord poured each of us a cup of tea and then looked at us.
"Don't be polite, this is the best tea I could find in the abyss. I hope you like it."
"Thank you..."
I reached for the tea but when I saw the slightly purple hue of the tea, I quietly set the cup back down.
"Their numbers shouldn't be too many, right?"
"Right, although they are not numerous, their combat capabilities are quite high. Firstly, there are many experienced demons among them, those old folks. And with the healing abilities of the Undead Holy Angel clan being able to rapidly heal demons, their battle efficiency has increased."
"Is that so?"
I gave a bitter smile, as I am quite aware of this, considering I used to be an Undead Holy Angel myself.
Based on the special abilities I had at that time, such as high-efficiency healing powers, high-efficiency undead magic utilization, and flight capability, all of these granted the Undead Holy Angel race incredible combat prowess.
Isn't this like a bug among all demon races? Is this also a reason they are being targeted for extermination?
"Hatred is a big thing, especially when it comes to those Undead Holy Angels, right? The pressure on your army must be immense, with such a long accumulation of resentment erupting all at once."
"More than immense, they're practically scared to death."
The Demon King chuckled bitterly.
"After so many years of peace, seeing a dark army encroaching for the first time, they must have thought they were seeing things. The last time there was demon infighting was 50 years ago, and the battle with the heavens, who knows when that was. Many of the guards only started working in the past few decades, so it's quite understandable for them to be frightened seeing such a scene."
"So, have they captured any cities?"
"They are still deadlocked at the first city."
"What?"
"I immediately ordered the citizens of the first city to evacuate to the second city, then activated the combat program of the first city. The third and fourth legions control the city’s defense mechanisms from both sides. There are a total of 8 defense zones, and once one is breached, the automated self-destruct program can be activated, so they have been deadlocked in the first city for over half a month now."
"…"
I began to pity those Undead Holy Angels.
"Are you telling me you built the third combat city?"
"That was the original plan, but then we realized the technology couldn't keep up."
It's probably a good thing it couldn't keep up, or else would you have built Gundams?
"So, you mean the enemy is still deadlocked in the first city's position? Should we go over and lend a hand?"
Aliyah quickly chimed in.
"I was just about to suggest that," Taishi Xi also nodded.
You warmongers, have you all been taking stimulants lately?
Should I find someone to prescribe you some sedatives first, or are you planning to tear down the abyss by yourselves?
"Well, anyway, I'll be patrolling over there today, so why don't you all come along?"
Demon King, are you really this casual about it?
After all, those are your troops; are you just going to let them fight hard in the front while you sip tea in the back?
Although I'm sure I'd do the same.
"Hmm?"
Suddenly, a figure appeared behind the Demon King – if I'm not mistaken, it's Greedy Sauce, who had brought us in earlier.
For some reason, as she whispered to the Demon King, I saw her shiver, then look over in my direction. Could it be that these demons really have mind-reading abilities?
"Very well, the formation of the enemy Undead Holy Angels is on the battlefield now. Let's go, I'll show you some fireworks."
For some reason, the Demon King seemed extremely happy.
I suddenly felt that the entire abyss was very pitiful.
