Chapter 1923: 541 War King_2

And the reason it bestowed the Gift of Nature, even going so far as to send Rheager’s soul coordinates to Matthew was to win him over.

In other words,

For the Blood River Will,

The fact that Matthew was trying to retrieve Rheager’s soul from Glacia was permissible and even negligible.

Moreover, further,

If Matthew had tried to seize this opportunity to kill Glacia, the situation might have dramatically changed–

After all, Matthew was an outsider,

While Glacia was a vital minister relied on by the Blood River Will for expansion and also a significant tool for suppressing Barthor’s Will.

Once he and Glacia engaged in an open confrontation in Purgatory Space,

He would inevitably be subjected to the full-scale Suppression of the Blood River Will.

It was then that the situation would become quite unpredictable.

However, this operation was an excellent opportunity for Matthew.

If he could kill Glacia in one fell swoop, the subsequent planet defense war would be much easier.

As this thought emerged in his mind,

Matthew suddenly sensed that previous feeling of being watched.

So, he quickly concealed his malicious intent,

“Forget it, there’s no need to be too aggressive, just get Rheager’s soul and leave…”

Seconds later,

The feeling of being watched disappeared.

Relieved, Matthew glanced at the data bar.

…

“Note: You successfully passed the ‘Blood River Will’ malice test.

Test result: your current attitude towards purgatory is neutral.”

…

Indeed,

the Blood River Will still protects its own.

Matthew muttered without changing his facial expression.

The next second,

He and Camela exchanged a glance, and there was a knowing smile in her eyes,

“I thought you’d lose your cool.”

Matthew replied with a calm smile,

“I didn’t plan on doing anything; I like purgatory and, after retrieving what I want, I am happy to get along with the demons.”

The smile in Camela’s eyes grew deeper,

“Good, you’ve grasped the essence of becoming a devil–hypocrisy.”

“But I also need to remind you not to get too caught up in the act–”

“Purgatory’s corruption and infection is pervasive, forcing you to be continuously deceptive, and that might also be a manifestation of the Blood River Will.”

Matthew nodded thoughtfully.

Then,

Mrs. Wolf agreed to the plan Matthew proposed.

She transformed again into a wild wolf cloak wrapping around Matthew’s shoulders.

And Sandrine prudently hid in Lost Paradise.

Matthew and Camela then rapidly moved towards the direction where the Demoness of Desire was located.

With Mrs. Wolf, who was somewhat of a local tyrant, with them,

Their operation proceeded smoothly.

It wasn’t long before,

The two quietly reached the so-called most heavily guarded military core area of the castle.

Leaning against a castle wall,

Matthew saw the courtyard below teeming with demonic figures, many war chariots and vehicles being brought in through another gate, each loaded with fine armor.

At the same time,

The sky above the castle was also filled with a large number of flying creatures.

There were devils riding giant bats, Purgatory Flying Dragons spewing toxic flames, and flying chariots with flaming tails.

Such a massive gathering of devils,

The skies above Deep Black Castle should have been bustling.

But the demons’ adherence to order was also manifested to the utmost at this moment.

Matthew stood observing for several minutes.

Not a single superfluous noise was heard.

The air was filled with highly efficient military and logistic commands.

From this vantage point,

They felt the aura from the Summoning Banner once again.

Matthew judged,

A large number of Devil Soldiers gathered from the direction of Shadow Rift Valley were assembling here.

They seemed to be transported somewhere.

“The castle’s front hall and the area under the main gate’s bridge are gathering even more devils.”

Camela quickly described the observation results of her divination spells,

“This isn’t a coincidental assembly but a long-planned war directive.”

“Glacia seems to want to lead these devils to attack somewhere, I’ve found some portals; they haven’t been activated yet but it’s ruled out that they are interstellar portals…”

Hearing this,

Matthew’s recently tensed heart finally relaxed.

Just seeing this array,

He had thought Glacia was planning an ambush on Storluk!

But since it wasn’t an attack on Storluk.

What kind of enemy would warrant the Demoness of Desire to mobilize such forces?

And why choose this particular moment?

Could it be that Glacia was so arrogant, knowing that in two months they would be facing a great battle to invade Storluk, yet choosing now to expend troops for a meaningless war?

Matthew knew that merely guessing would not yield any answers.

To gather more information,

they had to take some risks and blend into the devil army!

It was a necessary evil.

After all, Glacia was located in the center of the great army.

To get close to her,

they had to disguise themselves as demons.

“I can turn you into a devil, but you have to be careful, my Divine Spell disguise still runs the risk of being detected in front of the Devil Lord,” Camela solemnly warned.

Matthew nodded.

Then under the disguise of Divine Spells, the two transformed into servant demons clad in logistics outfits.

They moved forward amidst the bustling crowd.

Before long,

at the front courtyard of Deep Black Castle,

the two, mingling in the devil army, encountered Glacia again.

This time they were very close to her,

only about fifty meters away.

The Demoness of Desire suddenly appeared on the second-floor balcony of the front courtyard.

Her appearance caused a slight stir in the well-ordered scene.

All the devils threw heated glances at that beautiful figure on the balcony–

This behavior would not be allowed among other devil lords, and could even lead to a brutal beating.

But the Demoness of Desire enjoyed the admiring, yearning, desiring, and even envious gazes from everyone.

Facing those gazes,

she not only showed a smile of enjoyment but also gladly unfastened the silk robe hanging from her slender waist, letting it freely slide down, blatantly displaying the perfect creation laid upon her bronze skin before everyone.

With this movement,

the breathing of all devils present, regardless of gender, became rapid!

Unfortunately, this action lasted only for a moment.

Matthew blinked,

and found the silk robe had returned to the body of the Demoness of Desire,

as if it had never slipped off.

Matthew stared unblinkingly at her, just like the other devils around him.

But unlike them,

Matthew’s gaze was always focused on the Demoness of Desire’s waist, where a string of Soul Copper Coins jingled as they walked, faintly visible.

He knew.

Rheager’s soul was sealed in one of those coins.

Those coins jingled like Dazzling Star River, creating a mesmerizing illusion.

Matthew sensed some dangerous signals.

This meant that Glacia had applied many alert and counterattack spells on the Soul Copper Coins, even adding several layers of illusion disguise.

This significantly increased the difficulty of stealing the coins!

“Don’t rush, wait for the opportunity.”

Matthew kept his cool.

At this moment,

Glacia slightly raised her hand, and the devils in the vicinity immediately fell silent, the noise of the castle fading as if one could hear a pin drop.

She smiled and said:

“Long ago, I told many of you.”

“One day, we will reclaim what we have lost.”

“The bloodline of Barthor will no longer endure disdain and humiliation.”

“We will make friends, neighbors, enemies, and everyone else realize again that our ancestors were the great ‘War Kings.'”

“I told you, I will lead you to plant Barthor’s flags in every place you yearn for.”

“Purgatory, Abyss, astral world.”

“Storluk, Aindor, above the Heavenly Family Palace.”

“And today, is the first step we take to awaken the War King.”

“In my view, this hardly counts as a war, it will be a one-sided slaughter.”

“Poor Beckman thought he could deceive by aligning with Twilight Creatures and Evil Gods.”

“But the Blood River Will is omnipresent.”

“It has Insight into everything.”

“And I know everything too.”

“Now, follow me, fight for me.”

“Step through this door.”

“Kill all the foreign women behind the door.”

“After today, the fiery blood of the War King’s descendants will reignite within you.”

“And so shall glory…”