Once upon a time there was a greedy snake.

Chapter 394: Loyalty is Unspeakable
As more and more pioneers returned alive, the elves began to have a headache.

If it were just one or two people, locking them up for investigation would be manageable, since their survival speaks volumes. But now, with more and more people returning alive, locking them up for investigation is becoming increasingly difficult.

But it was precisely because more and more people returned alive that the elven higher-ups felt an increasing need for imprisonment.

After all, things have developed to this point, even a fool could see that the reason these vanguard members were able to return alive was simply because the other side released them.

Even though the vanguard team had already caused enormous destruction on another planet, they were still released. Why was that?
Is it really just to convey that message about peace?
"Perhaps...we should re-examine those intelligent races living on another planet."

Thus, the elven leaders, who were completely baffled, could only make this judgment for the time being.

"Maybe they really are that peace-loving?"

It sounds absurd, but looking at the entire star system, it's not surprising that even more absurd things could happen. Perhaps there really is such a race with an extraordinary pursuit of peace.

Since they couldn't find any other reason, most elves could only temporarily believe this explanation. Of course, they didn't completely believe it, since they still lacked understanding of intelligent life on another planet.

Ultimately, this was the first time the elves had truly come into contact with an intelligent race other than themselves.

It was not some ancient being that lingered in the astral plane and communicated with them only through consciousness, but another living, intelligent race. The difference between them was naturally enormous.

However, a few elves still firmly believe that all living beings on another planet should be wiped out.

Among these elves, the leader was none other than the former Undying Demon King.

Although he is called the Demon King, he was once an elf before becoming the Demon King. Although not long ago he was still controlling the army of the undead and fighting with other elves, now that he has witnessed the coming of the end times, the two sides can only put aside their differences for the time being and focus on survival.

"But you can't survive if you're so indecisive."

During yet another internal meeting, the Undying Demon King slammed his fist on the table at the remaining elves.

"Why did we release them? Of course, it's to distract us! To put it bluntly, it's uncertain whether these returning vanguard teams will bring anything else in... Don't you remember when you were targeting me, you used the method of having the adventure team crawl into the stitched corpse? How come this time, none of you have any brains left?"

"Then tell me, what should we do?"

Some of the elves who participated in the meeting frowned.

Are you going to kill them all?

"Yes, we must kill them all."

The Undying Demon King nodded decisively.

"Not only should we kill them, but we should also burn all the corpses to prevent any potential problems. As for what the people below say, we can just make up a story that they died in battle. Anyway, most people didn't come back alive, so one or two won't make a difference."

Such a disrespectful attitude towards elves naturally provoked opposition from all the elves. In addition, given the Undying Demon King's prior record, after a brief exchange of glances, the Undying Demon King was directly dragged out of the conference room by the guards.

"Let me go! I can walk by myself!" The immortal demon king, dressed in black robes, shook off the two guards beside him.

"I'm doing all this for your own good, why can't you understand!"

The two guards remained expressionless, clearly not believing what they were saying.

At this moment, perhaps only the Undying Demon King himself knows that he truly wants what's best for his race.

The Undying Demon King, whose real name was Baiwa, originally lived a life like many ordinary elves, learning magic and cultivating diligently. If things had gone smoothly, following this path, he might have married early like other ordinary elves and lived out his life in an orderly manner.

However, he eventually became a prisoner and a serious criminal.

The reason for becoming prisoners was naturally due to private feuds. At that time, the elves were divided into two factions. One faction worshipped the astral plane and believed that the world outside the heavens must be good. The other faction was the local faction, like Whitewa, who felt that rather than submitting to those inexplicable beings outside the heavens, it was better to develop themselves first and at least have the right to have an equal dialogue with them.

However, it was clear that at that time, the Astral faction completely suppressed the native faction. After all, the technology that the elves painstakingly researched could not compare to the guidance given casually by the powerful beings in the Star Sea.

The enraged Whitewa naturally refused to accept this suppression, so he took action in his own way. As a result, three Astralists died, and Whitewa was imprisoned, awaiting his execution.

As for what happened after that, things are as they are now. After experiencing a series of hardships and trials, Baiwa finally became the immortal demon king in the mouths of the other elves, and finally vented his anger on the Sun Court. Although he did not completely destroy the Sun Court itself, the series of wars had dissipated most of the resentment in his heart.

Moreover, they are currently facing a terrifying crisis that could destroy the world.

Baiwa, or rather the Undying Demon King, was ultimately a native of this land. Perhaps no one had a deeper affection for it than him. It was precisely because of this that he made those decisive judgments. He knew that what he said was harsh, but based on his experience of being assassinated repeatedly, it was these harsh decisions that saved everyone's lives.

On the contrary, it was those indecisive elven high-ranking officials...

"A bunch of trash!"

The immortal demon king Baiwa roared angrily.

However, no matter how much he scolded them, it was useless. Those foolish elves would not listen to his advice. At most, they could only try to bring those who returned into the interrogation room, which was the limit of what those indecisive good-for-nothings could do.

As for him, he no longer needs to think about communicating with these high-ranking members of the Sun Court. He only needs to protect the planet in his own way.

But just as Baiwa was preparing to reorganize his forces and defend his homeland in his own way...

The high-ranking officials of the Sun Court, however, sought him out again.

"You...are right."

The leading elf lowered his head in shame before the immortal demon king.

"Indeed, something happened."

(End of this chapter)