Protect Our Clan Leader

Chapter 2783: Chapter 16: Mysterious Treasure! Lici Makes a Fortune_3

”Thank you for the compliments, Ghost Scorpion Demon Lord. At such a young age, you have earned the Great Commander’s trust and become a confidant. Your future is far more promising than mine,” Netherworld Demon Lord said with a smile, drinking together with him.

The atmosphere at the table gradually became more congenial.

After several rounds of drinks, Netherworld Demon Lord waved over a young demon god with handsome features and a captivating aura, introducing him to the two demon lords: ”Ghost Scorpion, White Bone, let me introduce Zhe Luo Demon God to you. He is my descendant, and I hope you both will look after him in the future.”

”Zhe Luo greets Ghost Scorpion Demon Lord, White Bone Demon Lord.”

Zhe Luo Demon God bowed to the two demon lords with a very humble attitude.

He looked very young, and his facial features bore some resemblance to Netherworld Demon Lord, almost like a younger version of him, but with a youthful exuberance that surpassed that of an average demon god.

Clearly, there was a direct blood relationship between Zhe Luo Demon God and Netherworld Demon Lord.

The two demon lords nodded, showing him a friendly expression and indicating that Zhe Luo could come to them for help if he faced any difficulties.

In this way, the relationship between both parties naturally grew even more harmonious.

They exchanged toasts, as if they had been close friends for many years.

Even the slightly drunk Ghost Scorpion Demon Lord, prompted by the other’s words, hinted vaguely that their recent mission took them to the Realm of Ruin, where they encountered a great terror and barely survived.

This news also left Netherworld Demon Lord deeply unsettled.

It seems that the ambitions of the Great Commander Apocalypse are not trivial~~

However, this matter had nothing to do with Netherworld. He would not get involved in things he shouldn’t be, and would instead focus on maintaining his small share of land, securing some resources for his descendants to rise.

As they continued to exchange drinks, time passed quickly. No one knew how long it had been, but the three demon lords were still enjoying their drinks together.

Suddenly.

A demon god hurriedly rushed into the banquet hall and reported, ”Lord Netherworld, there’s bad news! Something major has happened!!”

”What has you so flustered? Don’t you see I’m entertaining distinguished guests?!” Netherworld Demon Lord’s expression darkened as he put down his cup and said coldly, ”Speak, what has happened?”

The demon god steadied his mind a bit before explaining, ”Our last material transport fleet, after entering Heavenly Lake along the Big Milky Way, was attacked shortly after. Fortunately, the fleet captain, Soul Devouring Demon God, remained calm and used the terrain inside Heavenly Lake to escape, thus temporarily avoiding disaster. Now, Soul Devouring Demon God has sent back a message requesting immediate rescue.”

”What?! Who dares to attack our Demonic Clan’s transport fleet right under my nose?” Netherworld Demon Lord flew into a rage, ”Did Soul Devouring say who the enemies were?”

”It was a small elite giant troop, each one at the demonic god level, and their leader was a demon lord level giant,” said the demon god. ”Fortunately, the Giant Clan is better at siege than speed, and Soul Devouring Demon God knows the terrain of Heavenly Lake well, which allowed them to escape.”

”Giants? A demon lord-level giant?” Netherworld Demon Lord’s expression grew much more severe, ”How could there be giants behind our Demonic Army’s base? Could they have slipped in from the Void Sea behind us? Is it a small clueless wild Barbarian Giant tribe, or is the Giant Tribe Alliance preparing to oppose our Demonic Clan?”

If it is the former, that would be manageable.

But if the Giant Tribe Alliance is secretly involved, the nature of the situation changes entirely.

The Giant Clan is a race with incredibly strong individual power, scattered across the Void Sea with a vast range. However, the race as a whole has lower civilization levels, mostly living and reproducing in tribes, thus never forming a unified force and not considered a dominant race in the Void Sea.

However, around 200,000 to 300,000 years ago, a giant tribe rose to power, led by a smart and powerful leader with charisma. That giant tribe fought all around, gathering the scattered giant tribes to form the Giant Tribe Alliance.

In just 200,000 to 300,000 years of growth, the Giant Tribe Alliance had become a colossus, even causing the increasingly powerful Demonic Clan to be wary of their existence. However, due to the Demonic Clan constantly busy with battles elsewhere, they hadn’t had the time to deal with them, allowing the Giant Tribe Alliance to grow increasingly formidable.

”Could it be that the Giant Tribe Alliance has grown too arrogant?” Ghost Scorpion Demon Lord looked stern, having the same thought as Netherworld Demon Lord, ”We’ve left the Giant Clan alone, assuming they were just being quietly submissive. But have they begun to stir up trouble instead?”

”That doesn’t seem likely,” White Bone Demon Lord laughed coldly, ”Although the Giant Tribe Alliance is currently in the spotlight, compared to our noble and mighty Demonic Clan, they are nothing but toddlers learning to walk. From what I know, the leader of that Giant Tribe Alliance isn’t entirely brainless and likely wouldn’t choose to oppose our great Demonic Clan right now.”

”I guess it’s more likely those smaller wild Barbarian Giant tribes wandering in the Void Sea saw the opportunity for wealth and foolishly decided to attack us. With the typical brainless behavior of Barbarians, this is entirely possible.”

”Then... could it be the Barbaric Giant Tribe within the East Dawn Troop?” Zhe Luo Demon God cautiously suggested, ”I’ve heard that the Barbaric Giant Tribe on the frontlines has been very active in recent centuries.”