Can you withstand the power of this sword strike, which has been used twice in the game?

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Are there stronger beings than himself within human territory? Is it worth the Little Demon King personally taking action?

I can't figure it out, I can't understand it.

What is going on now?

"You sneaked out to play pretty quickly, didn't you? You went to play in the toilet, didn't you?" Hilo said irritably.

baffling!

"..."

Irene took a deep breath and then exhaled slowly to calm herself down.

"Fine, just tell me what you want."

There's no use thinking too much now. In any case, I'm not dead, and the other side hasn't attacked any human cities.

No matter how much you think about it, you won't get anything out of such limited information. Let's deal with what's in front of us first.

Without much thought, Hilo said, "Didn't we take over all the surrounding demon cities a few days ago?"

They're all just barons; if we don't make a judgment, then behind those black walls lies the viscount's city, right?

“Yes, it’s the same as the hierarchy of human nobles.” Irene nodded. “In fact, all intelligent races ruled by royalty use this hierarchy.”

I don't know when it started, but the translations all mean the same thing.

"Are the viscounts inside much stronger than the barons around here?" Hilo asked.

“Yes, he is far stronger than anyone else,” Elef said. “With your current strength, it’s best not to confront the demon viscount directly.”

Or rather, there shouldn't be any hero among them who could directly confront a demon viscount.

Unless it's a sneak attack.

"I know, but I want to ask;"

"Isn't the difference in strength too great?" Shiro has been thinking about this question these past few days.

She originally intended to ask Ireve questions immediately, but she had just conquered over 8 demon cities in the past few days and had too many things to do, so she only came today.

Irene explained calmly, "Among the demons, there are huge gaps in strength between each class."

Don't assume that just because you've crossed a wall, your strength won't be that different.

What you need to know is that once you cross that wall, behind it lies a demon race with completely different strength and class.

"If we divide the demon race into upper, middle, and lower classes, then the territory of the barons outside the city walls is inhabited by the lower-class demon race."

These lower-ranking demons can be easily ruled by a single mid-ranking demon, because that mid-ranking demon possesses strength that surpasses all the lower-ranking demons.

But on the other side of the wall, the population is entirely composed of mid-level demons. In what position could a viscount possibly rule over all the mid-level demons?

"Top-grade?"

"That's right, so there will be a huge difference in strength once you cross a wall."

A lord must be above all other demons to be called a lord.

Human lords do not need to be able to defeat the inhabitants of an entire territory.

"But the demon lords need it," Elef said.

Hilo suddenly thought of something: "Behind the Viscount's territory, is there another territory inhabited entirely by superior demons?"

Then a top-tier demon will come to rule?

"Correct."

"And then there are even higher-grade, even higher-grade, even higher-grade ones?"

"Just like the hierarchy among humans, after the duke comes royalty."

Among the dukes, there are also differences in strength, divided into seventy-two royal servants and various king-level demons.

There aren't many members of royal families, only...

"The Demon King, and the Little Demon King."

As she said this, Irene couldn't help but bite her lower lip.

Little Demon King... The Demon King's only descendant, and the strongest demon under the Demon King.

Just now, right in front of me.

The other party's location was only a dozen miles away from human territory.

With their strength, destroying all of humanity would be an easy task.

"It's not that simple after all..." Shiloh crossed her arms, sighed, and turned to leave.

The question I wanted to know has been answered.

Going forward, the focus should remain on improving our capabilities.

That makes sense. In places like the Demon Realm, where there are clear differences in strength and the law of the jungle prevails, people with unequal strength simply cannot live in the same circle.

Even among humans, there are poor areas and rich areas, and places where commoners live and places where nobles live.

If the strength of the demons is not equal, it is impossible to compete with the other party anywhere.

Even without deliberate separation, weaker demons will voluntarily gather in another place to survive.

For the heroes, this is both bad news and good news.

If demons of varying strengths live together in a chaotic manner, then heroes will have more opportunities to encounter and kill higher-level demons.

However, since the demon race is divided into levels based on strength, the heroes are destined to have to overcome each level one by one, like passing through a series of trials.

There are many uncertainties involved in infiltrating the demon realm, which is a drawback.

The good thing is that this makes the heroes' goal very simple and clear.

……

"Who was that pretty older sister just now?" The little girl wearing the strange mask asked the little devil next to her, looking in the direction Elef had left.

"She's just a minor character; keeping her around is still useful."

"Although there are many things I want to ask her directly, there's no rush now~~" The little devil chuckled.

"Oh.

This place isn't fun, can we go somewhere else?

"Okay~~ Let's go for a walk in the insect nest of the human Lin, who's like a worm~ Five~" ∩+′〕

"That sounds really dirty."

"Ugh! It's so dirty and smelly!"

……

Irene sat blankly in the chair for half a day.

There are some things that she just can't understand no matter how hard she tries, and she has to think about them carefully.

It's no longer a matter of whether the little devil catches her or not.

But what impact will the little devil's discovery of her have on the future?

The other party isn't taking action now because they're too lazy to do it themselves; they'll find someone to arrest her later.

Now that I've been exposed, will the Demon King's servants arrive at this fortress next?

Enemies at the level of a royal servant will inevitably discover her presence once they enter this area, regardless of whether she hides herself or not.

Should I leave this place, or stay?

Leaving here will allow me to avoid being discovered.

But what if the enemy massacres the people in the fortress and interrogates you about your location?

Would it be better for her to stay and fight?

But... if she dies, there's a high probability that everyone in this fortress will be killed as well.

After all, it was where she was hiding, and the demons wouldn't let these "accomplices" go.

She curled up in the chair again, hugging her knees.

She glanced at the portraits of An Yi hanging all over the wall, then lowered her head and buried it in her knees.

If only Annie were here right now.

Even if I can't give her my own answer, at least I can listen to her troubles.

She wouldn't consider what An Qiyi would do in that situation.

Because this is not a matter on the same level at all, she did not think it was something that An Yi could solve, nor could she ask him to solve it.

I just hope... that he'll be there for me when I'm feeling lost.

After lost in thought for who knows how long, Irene curled up in the chair and fell asleep.

She was startled awake when she noticed the training ground gate was open.

He quickly realized it;

“Philya, it’s been a long time.” Irene smiled bitterly; she could sense it was Philya’s magic.

I looked up, and there they were, standing right in front of me.

"Master, I'm sorry to disturb your rest."

Felia apologized, saying she hadn't noticed anything wrong with Irene, only that her master might be half asleep;

"My senior brother asked me to ask you for a favor."

“Anyi?! What kind of help? Can I go see him?” Irene jumped up from her chair.

Chapter 162 Help Me! Sword Hero! (4k)

Whenever An Yi is mentioned, Irene can get very excited, and Philia is used to it.

"My senior brother is still on a mission in the Demon Realm and cannot see you for the time being."

However, he discovered a magical item among the demons that could be used to conceal magical power.