Heroes' Prison-Chapter 1253 - 1188: The Demon Clan’s Speculation

An esteemed Naga Ancestor spoke solemnly, "It’s true! Unbeknownst to us, The Second World has once again risen thanks to these Heaven-Sent Men. After we repel the Demon Clan, we need to turn back and curb The Second World; otherwise, they will eventually surpass our First World."

The two Void Gods of the Ba Clan and the Heavenly Clan both nodded, their eyes flashing with a cold glint.

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After leaving the Colored Glaze Mini-World, the avatars of the King of Hell, Dark King, King of Annihilation, and King of the Fallen returned to the Demon Clan’s headquarters.

At this time, they finally learned about the changes that had occurred over those days—the Demon Clan’s thirteen key islands, astonishingly, five had fallen, and four Demigods had been killed.

They immediately summoned all Level 2 Senior members of the Demon Clan who had set out to the First World, holding a large meeting at the Demon Clan’s headquarters.

"Unbeaten, I’ve heard that you willingly handed over the island you were guarding to The Nagas?" At this moment, the cloaked void under the King of Hell’s hood turned to face Unbeaten and questioned, "Was it you who ordered the army to retreat?"

Unbeaten, stared at by the void under the King of Hell’s hood, suddenly felt his lips dry. He licked his lips and said, "Yes! I did so according to the orders of the Dark King!"

"Hm? My orders?" The Dark King asked, puzzled.

Unbeaten was instantly taken aback, saying, "Yes! That day, your projection personally descended upon our Commander’s Tent, issuing commands to me and the Pain Cult Master separately. You instructed me to hand over that island to the Nagas, luring them deep into an ambush circle, then to annihilate them."

"When did I issue such orders?" The Dark King said while turning to look at the Pain Cult Master, his tone already carrying a hint of anger.

Pain Master Grohl the Regretful’s heart sank. He quickly stepped forward and hurriedly said, "Yes! Indeed, a projection of yours descended that day, personally giving me orders to find the three New Kings and together attack the Demigods of the Ba Clan and Heavenly Clan."

Spirit Demon also stepped forward and respectfully said, "Honorable Dark King, just days ago, the three of us New Kings were about to assassinate the God of Slaughter at the Half-Beast Holy Land in The Second World when a projection of yours suddenly came down, instructing us to immediately return to the First World, saying there was an important task to be given to us. Have you forgotten?"

"I have never issued such orders!" The Dark King became surprised.

"What? You didn’t give those orders?! Could it be, the one we encountered wasn’t the Dark King?!" At this, the three New Kings, Pain Cult Master, and Unbeaten were all shocked.

Not only them, but everyone in the room was stunned!

The air was filled with a strange atmosphere; they finally realized that this war seemed to be manipulated by someone, with them kept in the dark all along!

The Dark King exhaled heavily and said in a deep voice, "These past days, this avatar of mine has been battling in the Colored Glaze Mini-World. My other avatars are in the Demon King’s Space, not coming forth or sending projections to issue tasks to you. You must have encountered an impersonator pretending to be me!"

"That’s impossible!" Blood Demon was slightly taken aback, "That projection was identical to you in every aspect; if it were an impersonation, I would definitely be able to tell."

The avatar of the King of the Fallen suddenly looked at the Pain Cult Master and said, "Pain Cult Master, you’ve lived several eras among the Demon Clan, and even you can’t discern whether that Dark King is genuine or fake?"

"I can’t tell!" Pain Cult Master shook his head, "At the time, the projection that issued orders to me was indeed the projection of the Dark King. Whether in aura or feeling, it was identical to the Dark King. The Dark King is the unique Dark Light Body among the Clan of Light, which is impossible to impersonate; I would never be mistaken."

"Oh? This makes it interesting! That someone could impersonate the Dark King to this degree!" At this time, from beneath the King of Hell’s hood, an intriguing voice echoed within that empty void.

"Who exactly is impersonating the Dark King and issuing orders to us?" Unbeaten wondered in shock.

"Could it be the God of Slaughter?" Spirit Demon pondered, pacing back and forth, "The God of Slaughter is cunning and almost completes any task. He has previously demonstrated the ability to transform into other races, sometimes becoming the Dragon Clan, a Treasure-Sniffing Cat, or Half-Beastmen. Logically, turning into the Dark King isn’t impossible!"

"I don’t think it’s likely!" Heavenly Demon shook his head, "The God of Slaughter’s transformation ability should be very basic; trying to disguise as the Dark King is too difficult, impossible for even Pain Cult Master to see through. Moreover, the God of Slaughter has never transformed into the image of the Dark King before."

"I also don’t think it’s the God of Slaughter!" Pain Cult Master rubbed his Zen Staff and speculated, "It should be an expert from the Nagas. The former Nashash Clan possessed a very powerful shapeshifting ability. From a young age, they could transform into the likeness of various races. As a derivative race, the Nagas also have some of these abilities. It might be a Naga expert using some peculiar artifact to enhance their shapeshifting skills so that even I can’t see through it."

"I think so too! We just need to see who benefits the most from this incident, and that’s probably the real culprit!" A demonic demigod nodded, agreeing with this explanation, "That person diverted the forces from four islands to attack the West Dominance City of the Ba Clan, but they were ambushed and utterly destroyed. It’s clear that the Nagas issued a fake order to gain victory in the war; they are the ones who benefitted the most."

"If it’s the Nagas’ doing, why did they want us to kill the demigods of the Heavenly Clan and the Ba Clan? Doesn’t this weaken their allies’ strength?" The Blood Demon shook his head and questioned.

"That’s easy to understand!" Pain Cult Master explained, "Back then, neither the Ba Clan nor the Heavenly Clan was genuinely allied with the Nagas; they just symbolically sent some people to form an alliance. So, the Nagas would try to make the Ba Clan and the Heavenly Clan develop significant hatred towards us. As long as we kill their demigods, the Ba Clan and the Heavenly Clan will have no choice but to truly ally with the Nagas."

"But what about the projection we saw in The Second World?" The Blood Demon continued to question, "If the Nagas disguised themselves as the Dark King, why would they go through all the trouble of going to The Second World to give us orders? And at such a crucial moment when the God of Slaughter was about to be killed by us!"

"Because at that time, the Nagas had already allied with the God of Slaughter!" The Heavenly Demon quickly offered an explanation, "The Nagas seem to value their alliance with the God of Slaughter very much; they even gave him some potions of Kiss of Death. They wanted to protect the God of Slaughter, which is why they diverted us at the crucial moment when we were about to kill him."

Although the Heavenly Demon had never seen the alliance between Huang Yi and the Nagas, he had read about it on the forums. Back then, when Huang Yi eradicated the Half-Beast Tribe, he deliberately revealed his alliance with the Nagas in front of the whole world and even displayed the Kiss of Death potion, making everyone believe that the Nagas had allied with Huang Yi since then.

"What? The God of Slaughter has allied with the Nagas?"

"Is the God of Slaughter courting death? By intervening in our war with the Nagas, which had given The Second World a chance to breathe, is he finding the stay in The Second World too comfortable?"

"The Heaven-Sent’s progress is too fast. If the Nagas get the help of those Heaven-Sent from The Second World, we can’t drag this battle any longer! The more we delay, the more variables come into play!"

For a moment, many in the Demon Clan began to discuss.

"We just need to investigate to find out." At this time, the Incarnation of the King of the Fallen said, "Next, we should observe the situation on the Naga side and see if they have allied with the God of Slaughter. If they have, then the person disguising as the Dark King might very likely be a member of the Nagas. That person went to The Second World first, saved their ally the God of Slaughter, and transferred three New Kings back to the First World. Then, he gave Pain Cult Master a fake order to have him and the New Kings kill the demigod experts of the Ba Clan and the Heavenly Clan, forcing them to ally with the Nagas. Finally, he gave a false order to the demigod commanders on those four islands, leading them to their deaths, and easily took over those islands!"

"Hmph! The Nagas have such an insatiable appetite! They gained so many benefits using just a fake Dark King!" The King of Annihilation nodded, saying coldly.

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Meanwhile, in The Second World, a meeting of the Hero Empire was held simultaneously.

A new face appeared at this meeting—a Naga Demigod named Vekszune.

Yesterday, after Huang Yi’s incarnation reached an alliance agreement with the Nagas, Vekszune immediately came to The Second World to personally inspect Huang Yi’s forces.

At this moment, Vekszune sat trembling in the conference room, clutching his Golden Spear tightly, not daring to breathe.

Because before him sat a group of majestic figures, led by the strongest Guardians of the Hero Empire—

The Underworld Envoy, Yi Mingfeng, Fallen Feather Broken Feather, Wandering Divine Envoy Clare, and Takasama’s Cat.

They all possessed the strength of Void Gods. Among them, the Underworld Envoy Yi Mingfeng and Fallen Feather Broken Feather were once a Deity and a Mortal God, a level that the Nagas’ Void Gods had never reached.

Besides them, a portion of the other Semigod Guardians also attended. Before their imprisonment, they came from various worlds, including angels from the Heaven Realm and heroic spirits from the Underworld, leaving the young Naga, Vekszune, in awe.

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