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It seems that we still need to think long-term about how to win over the Hero of Slaughter.
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While the succubus organization operated in the shadows, the Empire of Hope pulled off a major operation that caught the Alliance of Heroes completely off guard.
On the very night that the Alliance of Heroes once again refused to cooperate, the Empire of Hope suddenly announced that it would send all its heroes to the border to conquer the demon city and reclaim the lost territory!
The Saintess Squad and the group of heroes preparing to enter the demon territory did not panic, but continued their preparations.
Meanwhile, one thing the Brave Alliance was preparing for has also been completed.
The King's Hero, along with the opposing team of heroes, are secretly heading towards the Empire of Hope.
A change that could shake both human territory and the demon world is quietly taking place...
Chapter 144 Past Life, Hope Empire (4k)
"Those guys in the Hope Empire are really crazy!"
They're definitely trying to hinder our operations and make us pay the price for those who didn't bring them."
"Deep inside the demon army," a hero said irritably.
Upon receiving the message, the Saintess Squad and the other four Hero Squads did not choose to stay or observe the situation. Instead, they proceeded with their original plan and immediately headed towards the Demon Clan after making preparations.
The group carried only the bare minimum of food needed for their journey, changed into old, beige clothing, and moved forward along the abandoned border city.
There are five teams of brave warriors starting from the center of the border this time.
Excluding the four members of the Saintess Squad, the other four squads are:
The Halberd Hero Squad: [Hero of the Halberd] [Hero of the Demon] [Hero of the Elephant] [Hero of the Sand]
The captain should have been Rox, the most experienced and oldest demon hero.
However, she felt that she was not suited to command battles because she had spent most of her life studying magic and had no interest in anything other than magic, so she was even less suited to command.
After six months of fighting and adjustment, it was finally decided that the Hero of the Halberd would serve as the captain.
Rox wouldn't tell them that the real reason she mentioned the book was because she was too lazy to think about anything outside of magic.
Isn't it easier to just follow orders without thinking?
Of course, she didn't think she could really command it well.
After all, she spends most of her time alone and has never tried teamwork.
The other three teams are;
The Fighting Hero Squad: [Fighting Hero], [Lion Hero], [Ice Hero], [Flute Hero]
The Dragon Warrior Squad: [Dragon Warrior], [Hero of Thought], [Hero of Thunder], [Hero of Medicine]
The Sky Hero Squad: [Sky Hero], [Sun Hero], [Moon Hero], [Star Hero]
These aren't the only heroes who have broken through level 100. Some of them aren't actually the strongest heroes in the region, so the strongest hero team in the area definitely needs to stay and hold the line.
Of course, the four squads that followed the Saintess Squad were also quite strong, each ranking among the top three in the local area.
They weren't the strongest, but after the decision of the Hero Alliance and the Saintess Squad, they were recognized as the most suitable squad to enter the Demon Territory with the Saintess Squad.
An Yi didn't recognize most of them, but in his previous life, he had heard of some of the heroes' names.
It can only be said that they are indeed famous heroes in their previous lives. Even without An Yi's intervention, they were still able to make a name for themselves in their region based on their own strength.
It wasn't that An Yi chose them, but rather that the talent they displayed led the Hero Alliance to choose them.
"Actually, I'm thinking, wouldn't it be better to give those people from the Hope Empire some face? That way, things wouldn't have developed to this point, right?" one of the heroes said.
"No! If Ba compromises, wouldn't that just be colluding with those bastards? If it were me, I wouldn't bother with them either." Fighting Hero Buraze snorted coldly.
He was tall and strong, even bigger than Layton, like a little giant. His three teammates looked like three children next to him.
If you look at him from the front, you'll see that his dark face under the cloak is covered with scars, making him look fierce—scars left from before he became a hero.
"More than the foolish actions of the Empire of Hope, I'm curious why Mr. Sword Hero is so certain that they can't influence our actions?"
On the other side, a girl's voice came, and under the cloak was a pure white face with a half-smile.
Her hair was pure white, her pupils were pure white, and even her eyelashes and lips were white.
It doesn't feel strange, but rather has a tranquil beauty.
Hero of the Sky
Her name has only one character—
blue.
Like Elsa's red hair, her appearance also changed after she became a hero.
The three people in her team also have distinct features compared to other heroes.
[The Hero of the Sun] is a young man with short orange-red hair and eyes that shine with golden light like the blazing sun.
The same young man, the "Moon Warrior," has dark skin, his eyes emit white light, and a bright crescent moon mark on his forehead changes with the date.
On the night of the full moon, the mark on my head becomes round.
The youngest girl in the group, [Star Warrior], hasn't changed as much as the other three; she hasn't even changed the color of her hair.
However, the most obvious change is the five-pointed star that lights up in the left eye. 3‰⊙叁、¨∮♀◆●
When she enters battle mode, a five-pointed star will light up in her right eye. As she uses skills, the star will shrink and increase in number, making her black pupils resemble a starry sky.
However, the usual number of stars is only one five-pointed star, which is quite normal compared to others.
Getting back to the main topic, the conversation turned to An Yi.
Why Annie was so certain that the Empire wouldn't interfere with the operation was something she had planned to explain on the journey.
"They are only declaring war on human territory, and those words are meant for humans."
Their people had never entered demon territory, much less dared to actually transmit the news to the demons.
An Yi explained;
"Given the way the Hope Empire operates, they're probably afraid the news will actually reach the demon race."
Judging from the power of the demon race, their self-proclaimed number one country in the world is nothing more than a small town, and one inhabited only by low-level animals.
The demons could easily raze their entire country to the ground with a single move.
They used this method to 'hinder' us because they were certain the message wouldn't reach the demons.
Upon hearing this, Milu, who had been hiding next to An Yi, grinned.
I suppose the people of the Hope Empire are still gloating over being "hindered" in their actions?
At this moment, Lycorina spoke up, resolving another question for some people;
"For countries like this, it's better to cut off contact with them early on than to wait for problems to arise after cooperation."
The demons possess vast territories. Once we completely defeat them, these lands will become humanity's new stage. At that time, they might not even be worthy of being called the 'world's number one power.'
She spoke calmly, maintaining the composure of a saint.
Actually, she initially thought of "leaving a way out for others," but An Yi's decision made her think a lot, and she finally understood the issue.
An Yi nodded secretly.
Yes, it's bound to backfire sooner or later anyway, so it's better to cut ties early.
He couldn't "slander" without evidence, but in his previous life, the Hope Empire was no good.
Lin recalled his past life, when humanity encountered the first demon king's servant.
It is no exaggeration to say that it would have been an absolute catastrophe for humanity.
Let's take Phoenix, who is currently being tortured, as an example again.
With a mere wave of his hand, Ling could unleash an attack powerful enough to burn down an entire city, and any one of his seventy-two royal servants possessed such terrifying strength.
In other words, a single royal servant could easily turn all of humanity's territory into wasteland.
In my previous life, the first country attacked by the royal servants was the Hope Empire, the largest in terms of territory in the middle of human lands.
What appeared at that time was the demon [Bain], who was originally the 45th of the 72 demon pillars.
Like the original character, the opponent was also designed as a lion-headed human riding a black horse, and the original design of wielding a venomous snake was changed to using a snake spear, which is more in line with the game character.
After all, using a snake to whip someone is too abstract.
Aside from his appearance and name, Byrne's abilities have also been retained after some reasonable modifications.
In addition to being a master of military affairs and leading a massive demon army, he also possesses the ability to create storms and alter water quality.
Just from the description, you can tell that this kind of monster would have been a catastrophe for humans at that time.
In the previous life, within an hour of the appearance of [Bain], three large cities of the Hope Empire were directly destroyed.
Unsurprisingly, the Hope Empire surrendered.
This was a choice made out of necessity. Even from the perspective of later generations, at that time the only option was to surrender, since even the strongest warrior among humans couldn't defeat the other side.
It was precisely because it was the strongest team of heroes among humans at that time that alarmed the demons, which led them to send out their royal servants.
After the surrender, peace was restored to the human territory.
However, no one could have imagined that this calm would be exchanged for the betrayal of some of the brave warriors.
Through the gap opened by [Bain] IX, the Demon Clan strategized against the heroes of the Wu Empire. —!
This group of traitors not only exposed the hero's greatest secret—his special ability—to the demons, but also collaborated with the demons to create perilous situations in order to plunder the abilities of other heroes.
Once a special ability is taken away, it cannot be taken back even if the next hero appears.
These heroes were active among the demons, and the demons helped them hide their whereabouts. For a long time, the heroes lost their special abilities and were unable to find these treacherous heroes.
The loss of the [Food Warrior's] abilities was also the work of these traitors.
Of course, she also bears some responsibility for spreading rumors, after all, Noel naively believed that there were no bad people among the heroes.
However, the betrayal of the Empire of Hope did not end there.
The extinction of humanity is inevitable; it is the Demon King's decision.
Upon learning of this, the first thing the Hope Empire did was to beg the demons to spare their lives.