MTL - The Demon King Took Off His Little Horns-Chapter 180

The capital of the southern region lost its natural danger and was soon overwhelmed by the army. The demon king Ceros gave an ultimatum to attack the city after twelve hours.

Theros even made a special trip to send a letter to Levi in ​​the identity of the demon king, and the sentences were sharp, pointing out that Levi is now a lost dog and is no longer worthy of wearing the crown of the Southern Region. Along with this letter, there were thousands of leaflets scattered around the capital.

Although the alchemy aircraft that threw the flyers was quickly destroyed by the Southern Demon Palace, most of the city residents still got the flyers. This is not actually the army of the Western Regions persuading the residents to surrender, but the handwritten flyer of Sidi, the former prime minister who was loyal to the Demon King Levi and had a high reputation in the entire Southern Region.

On the flyers that have been photocopied, Sidi denounced the inaction of the Demon King Levi, excessive taxation, collusion with monsters, and feuding with the lord, and is not worthy of being a king at all. At the end of the flyer, she also earnestly begged the residents to stop serving such a ruthless demon king, and a new king should be established in the southern region.

A flyer was suddenly clenched, and the skinny Demon King sat alone on the throne.

The demon lords who touted him and manipulated him in the past have already fled. They are lords. Unlike the Demon King, even if the new king ascends the throne, his land and title will not change. Therefore, waiting, watching, and preserving their own strength is what the lords care about most.

A flame ignited in Levi's hands, burning the flyers, but not the army outside the capital that was about to end his rule.

The drums started beating.

The Demon King Ceros ordered his subordinates to beat the drums, using the sound of the drums to reduce the morale of the defenders in the city, and also to remind the people in the city. The daring demon residents quietly left their homes, and several people gathered together to discuss secretly opening the city gate.

The monsters that appeared in the seventh abyss are still pounding the front line, trying to occupy and rule the demon world on which they live. Every demon is well aware of this, and has read previous reports that Demon King Levy has stepped on the red line that symbolizes the bottom line of tolerance for the demons.

Since the Demon King has no way, then—

A new king!

The Demon King sat alone on the throne, listening to the sound of a pressing drum, listening to the noise of the palace in the city, his cheeks twitched slightly. Now, there are very few chips left in his hands, and it is completely impossible to maintain the dignity of the Demon King, and Levi has to find a way to survive for himself.

The trend is over, he wants to live... It is better to use that secret as a bargaining chip.

Just as Levy was about to make a desperate attempt to negotiate with Ceros using secrets as the last bargaining chip, a strangely dressed demon oozes out from the corner of the palace like a shadow. He moved his re-materialized body, and the two pointy bonnet on his head and the red and white makeup on his face made him look extra comical.

Seeing the guard on the throne, the jester hurriedly smiled and introduced himself.

"I'm a branch of Ontology, you can call me... a jester."

Levy can't care about the jester now, he made a deal with the one in the heaven, but it was based on the fact that he was the devil! And now, he's about to lose everything, what's the deal? !

"No, no, you misunderstood, Your Majesty."

The corners of the jester's bright red mouth curved.

"You are far from exhausted."

Levy only thought he was taunting, and roared with bloodshot eyes.

"All the demons betrayed me! They all left me! Do you call this 'the mountains and rivers are not exhausted'?!"

The smile on the jester's face widened.

"Sure, did you forget?"

"You are still our friend, using the name of the devil, my family is... a monster? You are a friend of the monster."

"Monster...will help you."

He said this, and as expected, the Demon King's face changed slightly, and the jester's expression suddenly became more sincere. Behind his back, there was a mocking smile on the corner of his mouth.

Ontology's wish for Levi to be enthroned is doomed to fail. In the end, it is natural for Levi to exert his final value.

The jester smiled, seeing that the Demon King did not reject him, so he slowly walked up the stairs to the front of the throne. He attached to Levi's ear and spoke softly for a long, long time.

The turbid eyes of the devil turned slightly, but he did not make a sound.

This is his last chance.

***

The drums are pounding, and the horn of attack has not yet sounded.

Cerros was preparing for the war in his military tent when suddenly a subordinate came to report that he had captured a secret messenger from the southern region. Ceros frowned slightly, an ominous premonition in his heart, which came true when he saw the messenger.

The messenger has been completely wiped out of personal consciousness, just as a messenger with a dull expression. Such cruel means were naturally used to deliver the most confidential information, and the messenger spoke in a dull manner after Ceros waved back all his subordinates.

"I know the secret of Ansel, he is not qualified to be the devil at all."

"...to the seventh abyss rift."

It only took more than three hundred years for the Eastern Region to recover and develop into its current state. Over time, it will inevitably compete with the Western Region.

Therefore, using the secrets about Ansel as a bargaining chip, Levi is about 50% sure that Ceros will come. As for the other 50%, they would think that this was just a trap when he died, and would not come.

However, Levy did not know that from the beginning, when the messenger told the secret about Ans El, the probability of Theros going to the seventh abyss rift to make an appointment—

It is one hundred percent.

Only in matters related to Ansel, Theros did not dare to take the slightest risk.

Thinking of this, the demon king with dark blue vertical pupils remained calm and calm. He raised his hand to kill the messenger, ending his chaotic and painful life, and then called his subordinates to come in. When the subordinate entered the camp, he saw the corpse on the ground, and he felt a little panic.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to get your hands dirty, as long as you give an order, we will do it for you."

How could Ceros be willing to deal with the messenger through the hands of others, he burned the body with another fire, thoroughly confirmed that there was no trace of it, and said lightly.

"I'll go out."

The subordinate bowed his head and obeyed the order, but he was a little confused. The attack is about to take place soon, why does His Majesty the Demon King want to leave now?

"The attack plan will not be changed. If I still do not come back after 12 hours, I can attack according to the original plan."

Levy is no longer in the capital, and there is no Demon King-level combat power here, so Theros can naturally leave. Moreover, in the subsequent attack, according to the agreement, the army of the Western Regions will not be the main force.

This is a reward for cooperating with the Western Regions military for a long time.

***

Theros did not delay too much, and soon arrived in front of the Seventh Abyss Great Rift. The cracks are wide, the defense area is mainly on the side facing the Demon Realm, and Levi is waiting on the other side. Looking at Ceros, whose cloak was flying and slowly descending, almost instantly, there was a pitiful look on Levi's face.

"You're here."

He looked embarrassed and depressed, but his cloudy eyes shone slightly in the dark.

"As you can see, I didn't bring any southern soldiers here. This is not a trap, but... I want to live."

He was deliberately understated.

"I am now a bereaved dog, Ceros Asmodeus, I think you must be eager to get rid of me. But the secret I have is deadly enough to threaten Ansel Kneel down to me and let it be humiliated."

Levy wanted to threaten Ans El, he even imagined how to make Ans El bow down in front of him, but unfortunately he can only use the secret as a bargaining chip. He observed Theros' expression, and found that the other party's expression was light again after the first glance, which was incomprehensible.

Even if it was a one-man show, Levy had to bite the bullet and sing.

"I am willing to tell you this secret, as long as you let me go, we can make a strong contract."

So as long as the contract is signed, Levy can at least save his life. As for how to violate the contract without violating the contract, Levy has already made plans.

Theros still had a light expression and spoke slowly.

“[Only] tell me.”

He emphasized a word.

"You can only tell me the secrets about Ansel, if you don't attack me, I can let you go."

"I want to grasp the opportunity to release this secret, instead of watching others release it first, causing uproar."

This additional "only" made Levy hesitate for a while. He was actually ready to spread the secret, and Ceros' request meant that some of his preparations would be in vain.

After several weighings, Levi finally agreed, and the two demon kings signed a contract.

Cerros's heart relaxed a little, but still not all fell to the ground. He sensed the binding power of the contract imposed on him, facing Levy who was slowly approaching and ready to tell the secret, his dark blue vertical pupils gradually lit up with a sharp light.

Levy was caught off guard, Ceros completely ignored the terrible consequences of violating the contract, and directly pierced his heart with a sword!

The contract backfired, black flames burned on Theros, and the force of the demon world acted on him. But his expression was so calm, almost reassuring.

Levy broke free from the sword of the abyss that shone with black light, and he coughed out a mouthful of blood, which spattered on the soil of the seventh abyss, vaguely mixed with fragments of organs. He staggered back and looked at Theros as if he were looking at a monster with a strange mind.

"You...Cerros...you are..."

"You're not afraid of...the contract..."

"Why do you want to do this...for the sake of Ansel...?"

And in the next instant, Levi's brain, which has been paralyzed by alcohol for many years, finally flashed once.

He remembered that Theros attacked the Southern Region this time, but let the Eastern Region develop with peace of mind; he remembered the intimacy between Theros and Ans El on the Seventh Abyss Front; There was the moment when Ansel chased the prince and rushed down before the crack...

Levy now recalls that Ceros looked like…

It was as if my heart was falling.

Finally, Levy thought of the surname "Asmodeus", and thought of the rumors that had been considered outrageous.

—The Asmodeus family has been affectionate for generations.

Blood gushing into her throat, as if something was wriggling in her body. Levy firmly grasped the black light raging at the mouth of his heart, his lips trembling, feeling both absurd and true, and only so.

"You already knew...you knew the secret..."

Knows the secret of Ansair being an angel, but keeps hiding it, and when he wants to use this secret as a bargaining chip and threat, he does not hesitate to do it to him.

Levy was smart for a while, and now he understands it all.

"Demon Lord Theros Asmodeus!"

"...you love him!"

It was absurd enough for an angel to be a devil, but now the devil is in love with an angel!

.

"Yes, I love him."

The Demon King said.

"So..."

"You can't get past me and trample on his dignity."