Who taught him to restore his country like this?

Upon hearing this, Cassius immediately realized something was wrong, and sharp fangs instantly sprouted from the corners of his mouth.

puff!

Only after reacting did he feel something cold penetrate his throat.

Looking down, he saw the purple coat had fallen to the ground, revealing Lawrence's hand holding a dagger.

"Take a deep breath, it's normal to feel dizzy." Lawrence held Cassius's head tightly.

Cassius struggled to break free, but his body gradually became weak, his pupils dilated, and his limbs drooped limply.

Lawrence released his grip.

Cassius's body slid to the ground.

"You're good at disguising yourself, but I'm even better at it."

Lawrence stood up, looked at the blue-faced, fanged corpse on the ground, and smiled smugly.

Then his face slowly began to move, eventually transforming into the likeness of Cassius.

The first step of the plan—infiltrating the demon race—has been successful!

Ron, who had transformed into Cassius, was not worried at all about being seen through by the other demons.

The Shadow Demon is a low-level demon race that has little offensive power and is only good at disguise.

By parasitizing the shadow of their target, they perfectly replicate the target's abilities and personality. As long as they do not actively expose themselves, even their own kind cannot distinguish their disguise.

Therefore, the Shadow Demons who infiltrated the border city of Kassel informed each other of their intended targets before arriving.

Now they only recognize the target identity that is interconnected.

Therefore, Ron has no need to worry about being exposed.

He covered Shadow Fiend's head with his coat, dragged the corpse to the window, and after confirming that no one was below, Ron opened the window and jumped out.

We cannot let anyone know that a demon has died in Moonlight Manor yet.

Hide it first, then retrieve it later to claim the reward.

Chapter 25 is arranged.

As night deepened, the moon and stars became sparse.

An abandoned manor on the outskirts of the city, its iron gate half-closed.

Deep within the manor, in a dimly lit room, eleven figures sat silently around a dilapidated wooden table, gazing at each other in silence.

At that moment, the door was pushed open, and the twelfth person walked in.

As the last person took their seat, a tall, thin figure stood up: "Everyone is here. Let's begin the meeting."

“Wait, where is Lord Baal?” A portly man raised his hand to interrupt him.

"Yes, Lord Baal has not arrived yet."

The other ten people all expressed their dissatisfaction with the tall, thin man's inappropriate behavior.

They all came after receiving a secret letter from Lord Baal.

"No need to wait, Lord Baal won't be coming," the tall, thin man said with a soft laugh.

“Cassius, you’d better explain yourself. What do you mean by that?” the bloated man said, frowning.

"Haven't I made myself clear enough? Lord Baal is extremely busy; how could he possibly find the time to see a fool like you?" Cassius sneered.

boom.

The obese man slammed his fist on the table in anger and stood up: "Cassius, I think you're trying to..."

"Stop arguing." A young man spoke up to stop the two who never got along, then looked at Cassius and asked, "Wasn't this meeting initiated by Lord Baal?"

“You could say that,” Cassius said. “The secret letter was sent to me by Lord Baal, and I will be presiding over this meeting on behalf of Lord Baal.”

No one doubted it after hearing this.

Since Cassius had just returned to Kassel from outside, it was perfectly reasonable for him to bring back Lord Baal's instructions.

His gaze swept over everyone at the wooden table, and seeing that no one objected, Cassius continued, "You all know that Princess Karina is coming to Kassel tomorrow, right?"

"Yes."

"Do you know why she came to Kassel?"

"Of course it's about setting up defenses against Lady Lilith's Eternal Illusion. Everyone knows that now. Lord Baal, just give your instructions directly, don't waste your breath." The bloated man said impatiently.

"Really?" Cassius looked at the bloated man with a surprised expression. "I thought you, you idiot, didn't know."

"you……"

"All right."

"What are Lord Baal's instructions?"

"Are you asking us to destroy the defenses Princess Karina has set up?"

“This is just one of our tasks,” Cassius said, glancing at everyone present again, his expression slowly turning serious. “We have another task: to kill Princess Karina.”

Everyone was stunned upon hearing this, some even wondering if they had misheard.

We are to kill Princess Karina, who is protected by the Kingdom's Griffin Knights.

"We have received the latest intelligence that Princess Karina can generate a special elemental stone within her body. This stone can be used to set up formations, achieving the best results and enabling each formation to be activated in parallel and in a chain."

"On the surface, she claimed to be setting up a defense against the Eternal Illusion, but in reality, she was setting up a Divine Purification Array that was connected to the Dawn City teleportation array."

"The Divine Purification Array will use the demons within the array as its energy source. Once her plan succeeds, all the demons within the Kingdom of Orantia will be instantly annihilated by the nationwide chain array."

"This will cause great trouble for Lady Lilith's Third Legion, so we must stop her!"

Cassius passionately declared the danger Princess Karina posed to the demons' invasion of the Orantia Kingdom.

Upon hearing this, everyone at the wooden table realized the danger posed by Princess Karina.

In this situation, simply destroying the array they set up will not eliminate the harm, because no one knows whether the array they are shown is a smokescreen.

To completely eliminate the threat, the only way is to kill Karina herself, preventing her from completing the Divine Purification Array.

They all understand the principle.

They all supported killing Karina.

but……

'Is Lord Baal overestimating us?'

This question arose in everyone's mind.

They were nothing more than a group of low-level demons whose average level was no more than 20, who only dared to parasitize the weak.

What's the difference between sending them to kill Princess Karina and sending them to commit suicide?

The atmosphere in the room suddenly became heavy.

Many people began to question the mission that Cassius had conveyed.

How could Lord Baal make such a foolish decision?

After a moment of silence, someone asked, "How are we going to kill Princess Karina?"

If Cassius cannot provide a reasonable plan, then they will have to question his motives.

“Lord Baal will ambush Princess Karina on the way tomorrow, which will surely cripple the Griffin Knights. We just need to wait for Princess Karina to escape into the city, create an environment where she is alone, and then carry out the assassination,” Cassius said methodically.

"What's with all those expressions?" Seeing his colleagues still looking worried, Cassius coldly questioned, "She's in the open, we're in the shadows. Can't all of us kill a little blonde girl?"

That sounds nice.

You call the Holy See's candidate saint a "yellow-haired girl"?

Everyone secretly grumbled.

However, if it's just assassination, they do have a chance.

……

"Ah!"

Outside the border city of Kassel, in the distant sky, a dozen or so griffins form a line.

In the center of the group, Karina suddenly felt a chill.

"Your Highness Karina, you've caught a cold."

The vice-captain of the Griffin Knights, who was responsible for protecting the princess, heard Karina sneeze, leaned over, and handed her a fleece blanket.

"Thank you."

Karina took the blanket and draped it over her shoulders.

"Your Highness, let's set up camp and rest for the night, and continue our journey tomorrow," the deputy commander said, concerned about the princess's health.

During the nearly ten days he accompanied her, he witnessed firsthand how Karina's health deteriorated after setting up the defensive array. How could he not be worried?

“No need,” Karina slowly shook her head and said, “The battle in Dawn City is imminent, and the Third Legion of the Demon Clan could attack at any time. How can I stop because of a slight cold?”

Three heroic adventurers have already died, and she doesn't want any more to die.

She looked ahead with unwavering determination.

Although the vice-commander was filled with worry, he said no more, but secretly instructed the knights around him to be on high alert in case of any possible danger.

Time passed, and the morning sun rose.

The cry of a griffin broke the silence in the sky.

In the distance, the outline of the border city of Kassel can already be seen.

With their destination not far off, the Griffin Knights, who had been traveling for a day and a night, finally relaxed.

The deputy commander gazed ahead toward the city of Kassel, silently praying that the mission would be completed successfully.

He has promised his wife and daughter that he will make time to spend with them after this mission is completed.

boom!