Walter, known as “South Blade,” is a high-ranking demon general of the Ghost Warrior Tribe. While not as prominent as the three major pillars within the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains, the Ghost Warrior Tribe is still one of the powerful clans, particularly skilled in the use and crafting of various weapons. Their craftsmanship even surpasses that of most human artisans.
Walter is no exception, he excels not only in forging blades but also in using them. About a hundred years ago, after reaching the level of a high-ranking demon, he underwent numerous tests and selections. Finally, he became a disciple of the great 【Gatekeeper】 and gradually gained fame in the mountains, earning the title of “South Blade.”
“South Blade” is not an inherited title, nor are there titles like North Blade, East Blade, or West Blade. The reason Walter calls himself this is simply because he has long resided in the southern part of the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains. Under the orders of his mentor, the “Gatekeeper,” he guards the southern gateway to the Human United Kingdom.
When Walter learned that the “Little princess” had been captured by human hunters, he was actually very angry.
As a disciple of the “Gatekeeper,” he understood the significance and importance of the “Little princess” better than other demons. So, upon hearing that the Moon Shadow Clan was preparing to gather elites and infiltrate the human city to rescue the “Little princess,” he decided to ask a fellow disciple passing nearby to temporarily take over his duties. He then volunteered to join the rescue team and became one of its leaders.
Humans were indeed weak, weak and cunning. After arriving in the city known as the Demon Suppression City, Walter witnessed too many human encirclements and tricks. However, no one was his match, he could defeat anyone head-on. Several attempts to besiege him were all broken through by the demons with their powerful strength.
Therefore, due to his continuously growing confidence, South Blade became somewhat careless.
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After hearing the news obtained by his companion through “coincidence,” Walter immediately decided to gather his forces and join hands to infiltrate the stronghold located in the underground black market, rescuing the “Little princess,” who had been sought after for so long and finally had her location found.
Although the two legendary demon generals, Esther of the Moon Shadow Clan and Ewan of the Spirit Puppet Tribe, did not fully agree with this decision, believing that the information needed further verification and reconnaissance before action, as this was human territory and while the demons were individually strong, they were also vulnerable alone and could not afford losses.
But Walter, as the highest-ranking figure, looked down on the weak humans and believed that delaying too long might result in the enemy moving the “Little princess,” leading to failure.
He persisted in his viewpoint, and Esther and Ewan, the two female demons, could not persuade him. In the end, they had no choice but to agree to act together.
Originally, everything went smoothly.
Their group of more than ten demons quietly entered the underground black market hidden beneath the Demon Suppression City through a special route and quickly found the building that, on the surface, appeared closed and out of business but was actually a secret base of the Ghost Thief Group, according to the intelligence.
The strongest, South Blade, ventured in alone, tasked with finding the entrance mentioned in the intelligence and scouting the enemy situation.
The infiltration went smoothly. To prevent the enemy from alerting others, Walter even utilized the forbidden technique taught by his master, the Gatekeeper — “Your head will meet my blade!” — and successfully instantly killed all dozens of humans present.
However, the power of this move was too great, and even he couldn’t control it perfectly. The released blade intent eventually split the entire building in half.
Chaos erupted in the black market. The demons waiting outside rushed in. Eventually, following the method provided in the intelligence, they found the hidden underground room and teleportation array and successfully arrived at the location.
They carefully searched through the maze of caves, killing all the despicable hunters they encountered and even rescued a batch of trapped monsters along the way, most of whom were underage offsprings.
Although Walter wanted to immediately send these poor children back home, rescuing the “Little princess” was more important. He could only let the children flee quickly and find a place to hide and wait for the time being.
After all, Walter was also unsure of where this place was. The intelligence only mentioned that it was somewhere in the northern mountains of the Human United Kingdom. Letting the offsprings run rampant in the human kingdom was undoubtedly very dangerous.
As long as they could find the “Little princess,” they could lead the offsprings back to the Ten Thousand Demons Mountains along the northern route, reunite with the reinforcement troops, and end this disaster.
But Walter realized that he had underestimated the cunning of humans. It wasn’t until they searched for a long time without finding any trace, and the cave began to rumble, with columns and domes collapsing, that he angrily realized that there was no “Little princess” here at all — the intelligence was false!
Returning to this familiar, misty deep mountain, Walter looked at his startled companions around him. While feeling lingering fear, he couldn’t help but feel both regret and relief.
He looked at the silver hue perched lazily on the roadside tree branch amidst countless fluttering colorful butterfly wings, gratefully lowering his proud horn.
“Lord Tiyelu, thanks to your intervention, otherwise this time it would have been a disaster... It’s all because of my recklessness.”
The silver butterfly spread its thin wings and spoke with a bell-like, resigned tone.
“Little South Blade, we know you were eager to rescue, but could you please use your brain next time and discuss before taking action? If it weren’t for little Ewan’s heads up, you all would’ve ended up buried alive this time. That cunning and scheming bastard, the Gatekeeper, how could he have taught such a foolish disciple like you?”
Although Tiyelu’s words were almost entirely sarcastic and reprimanding, Walter didn’t get angry because the little butterfly’s admonishment was justified, and also because of her lofty status and the fact that she had just saved their group.
“I’m truly sorry, I’m willing to take full responsibility for this mistake, and I will personally ask for punishment from my master when we return... Speaking of which, weren’t you out on business? Why did the entrance to the sacred ground suddenly appear here?”
“Oh... don’t mention it, Little South Blade, let me tell you, you’d better stay here a little longer before going out. There are two troublesome fellows outside watching. I can’t see through their intentions, and I don’t know what they’re up to by sneaking in. If I had known earlier, I wouldn’t have intervened unnecessarily. It’s a mistake...”
Perhaps feeling embarrassed, Tiyelu lowered her voice at the last sentence, and all the demons, including Walter, couldn’t hear it clearly.
“Stalker...?”
Mr. South Blade furrowed his brow in thought.
“Speaking of which, when the explosion went off, I did see two female figures at the cave entrance in a hurry. Are those the ones you’re referring to, Lord Tierel? But now that the outside has collapsed into such a state, and they didn’t enter the sanctuary to take refuge, how could any creature except a formidable powerhouse like Master possibly...”
The little butterfly impatiently fluttered its wings and its crisp voice carried a hint of impatience.
“Oh no! Anyway, just don’t go out for now. Not only those two, but there are also many humans lurking outside. You’ve fallen into a den of thieves! I’ll figure out a way to rescue those children later. You guys stay here for a while first. It’s absolutely safe inside the sanctuary... Huh? Whoa whoa whoa!!!”
Mid-sentence, Tiyelu suddenly screamed and shot up into the air. The colorful butterflies scattered as if startled by something, disappearing into the trees in the blink of an eye.
“............?”
Watching the panicked silver butterfly in the air, the demons looked at each other in confusion. They couldn’t understand what had gotten into the usually dignified Lord of the sanctuary, who was now behaving erratically.
Only Walter, who was relatively familiar with the little butterfly, tentatively opened his mouth to speak, but before he could say anything, Lord Tiyelu’s petite body began to fly about randomly as if losing balance, even emitting a series of easily misunderstood crisp cries.
“Wuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuwuw!”
“Phew~”
After several seconds of agitation, the silver butterfly suddenly fell from the air like a kite with a broken string, and Walter quickly caught it with both hands.
“L-Lord Tiyelu?! What’s wrong with you? Are you okay?! What’s coming in???”
However, the Miss Butterfly just lay on her back, her wings spread out, resting on the palms of Mr. South Blade’s hands. Her antennae drooped softly above her head, motionless and silent, as if something unspeakable had been done to her, completely unresponsive to the outside world.
“?????”
Walter was dumbfounded.
This was the first time he had ever seen this venerable figure, who had guarded the Sanctuary for countless years and even had a longer tenure than his master, the Gatekeeper, exhibit such a disheveled appearance.
Despite her seemingly delicate and unpredictable demeanor, Lord Tiyelu was, in fact, remarkably intelligent and possessed formidable strength. Otherwise, Demon God God would not have entrusted her with the management of the Sanctuary.
Even if only a manifestation of Lord Tiyelu appeared here, it was still quite incredible. Combining this with the various events that had occurred before, Walter even entertained the hypothesis that he might be dreaming.
Just as the surrounding demons approached anxiously and nervously, unsure of what to do, the seemingly chaotic flight of the little butterfly suddenly split open to reveal a shimmering silver door.
“Swoosh~”
Two extraordinary girls leaped out, one after the other, and landed on the ground with a “thud.”
“What’s going on? It’s not like it’s the first time we’ve come in here. Last time, it was clearly you who took the initiative...”