The Female CEO's Personal Bodyguard

Chapter 1239: Chapter 1239: A Concern at the Bottom of My Heart, Ultimately Can’t Let Go

Carson Flores originally heard of the Demon Race’s invasion, and his first thought was to seek out the Demon Emperor to ask why he had gone back on his word.

Carson even considered leveraging the power of Cristopher Hopkins and Delarosa to directly capture the Demon Emperor and prevent this invasion. However, upon learning that an Immortal was behind the Demon Race, he immediately became wary.

Previously, Carson had asked the Demon Emperor what his motive was in starting a war and whether someone else was behind it. The Demon Emperor had claimed it was his own will, but this war seemed likely not to be driven by his will anymore.

”How is the situation now? Where has the Demon Race Army attacked?”

The shop assistant replied, ”It’s said that the Demon Race Army is vast in number. They have been dispatching troops along several fronts, attacking Misrds State, Central Divine Continent, and Eastern Emperor Province simultaneously. They’ve already raided and captured many cities...”

Carson’s expression changed slightly. Was the Demon Race staking everything on a desperate final gamble?

If Maggie Fitzgerald was behind them, then what exactly had she promised them?

Threats?

Enticements?

Most likely, the lure of becoming an Immortal, I suppose. Follow my orders, and I’ll make you Immortal. If you don’t listen, I’ll kill you and replace you with someone who will.

The old ’carrot and stick’ approach—probably irresistible.

The Demon Emperor, of course, would not be an exception.

”Has the Human Race been resisting?”

The shop assistant sighed bitterly, ”The Demon Race Army came so suddenly. Although there were some rumors beforehand, not many took them seriously. Now, in such a rush, where is the resistance?”

”By the time the Human Race Army organizes a counterattack and news travels between the states, who knows how many cities will have fallen into the hands of the Demon Race.”

Suddenly, Carson remembered he still had a city in Central Divine Continent, Greown City. Recalling the devotion of a couple towards Greown City, he had stormed into the city, eradicated the occupying demons, and stayed a while to ensure peace, later entrusting the Vajra Gang to watch over the city.

He wondered whether Greown City had fallen.

Carson sunk into deep thought. He could certainly return to Misrds State to find his family, pretending nothing happened. Yet, he felt some reluctance.

At the gate of Greown City, countless citizens knelt down, mourning the deceased couple who had managed the city; that scene was vivid in Carson’s memory.

Greown City wasn’t a major city—only a small one— and it didn’t have a large population. However, Carson had lived there for a time and became familiar with its local life.

The honest breakfast shop owner, Old Li, who was foul-mouthed yet generous, the pork vendor Elias Roth, crude but kindly, and the sharp-tongued but soft-hearted tofu seller Widow Liu...

After finishing a meal, Carson decided to go back and check.

He had once said he couldn’t sacrifice himself for the sake of the common people, but at the very least, he could try.

Greown City was, after all, his city. The Vajra Gang only helped manage it for him. He might ignore other cities, but shouldn’t he take care of Greown City?

Located in the eastern part of Misrds State, not too far from Easty Prefecture and Central Divine Continent, Carson raced along, briefly investigating each city he passed.

”Master, there’s a city ahead, looks quite large...”

”Let’s have a look.”

The Flying Boat approached the city, and then Carson saw a city after a fire, empty.

Empty of people.

The city didn’t even have its Protective Barrier, the Flying Boat hovered midair, and Carson stepped down into the city.

The entire city was burned down to ruins, and Carson, with a cold expression, flew over the rubble, finally landing in a slightly intact residential area.

Carson’s gaze fell on a skeleton in the corner, his pupils suddenly constricting.

The skeleton was clean, devoid of any flesh.

This scene was familiar to Carson!

Carson had once walked through Kongyuan City and seen one skeleton after another, all flesh magically gone, clean.

Their flesh had been absorbed and refined by the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Array, ultimately turned into Myriad Spirit Blood Pearls!

Forty thousand people for one Myriad Spirit Blood Pearl!

Now, here in this place, Carson was seeing the same kind of skeletons again.

Carson slowly flew around the area, then he saw more and more skeletons.

Adults, children, the elderly...

All of their skeletons were clean, leaving no trace of flesh.

The Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Array!

The Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect!

While Carson was angry, he also harbored some doubts.

This area was already conquered by the Demon Race. Logically, even if the Demon Race slaughtered humans, they would turn humans into their Blood Food. They wouldn’t use the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Array to refine Blood Beads.

Did the Demon Race also practice the Path of Refinement?

Or else, were the practitioners of the Refinement Path, like the Ten Thousand Ghosts Sect, now in league with the Demon Race?

Carson frowned and resumed his journey.

On the way, he passed many cities and saw at least about ten cities had succumbed to refinement, their residents all reduced to skeletons.

The sudden invasion of the Demon Race had led to all the residents of the resisting cities being refined by the Ten Thousand Spirits Blood Array into the Myriad Spirit Blood Pills