Astaroth's attention was distracted.
"What other surprises can these ants come up with?"
"You'll find out later," Isaac replied.
He then quickly left. When Astaroth looked over, his figure was gone somewhere.
"Damn it! Where did that worm go?!"
The walls collapsed, creating a hole extending along the top of the cave wall. From there, dozens of antfolk warriors could be seen marching with spears in their hands. They threw their spears at the demons.
Thousands of spears flew and plunged at high speed towards Gavin's men.
Of course, the black-robed demons quickly shielded themselves, the sheer number of spears made it impossible for them to dodge. Some demons cast protective magic, creating fire shields, earth walls, wind magic. Some demons directly deflected every spear that came.
To the noble demons, surprise attacks were nothing. However, dozens of antfolk who were around the demons were killed by their own comrades' attacks.
The warrior antfolk continued to throw spears, they didn't care even if their kind died. In their eyes, the worker antfolk were slaves, sacrificing them was a small price to pay.
Like rain, hundreds of spears rained down on Astaroth. That demon quickly exerted great mana from its body, the air blew around it, slowly the wind swirled and created a tomb. The thousands of spears that landed were reflected by the vortex.
Splat! Splat! Splat!
The antfolk were killed by the spears. Blood splattered everywhere. Spears stuck into their bodies like porcupine quills.
After the rain of spears stopped, Astaroth stopped his wind magic. His face looked sour as he looked at the surrounding.
"Is this all? I'll finish you all off."
Just about to look for another prey, suddenly a mana bullet pierced his stomach. There was no sound of gunfire. There was no sound of the wind whistling. There was no warning. Unexpectedly a bullet had lodged in his stomach.
Roaring in pain as he held his stomach, Astaroth quickly grabbed a bottle of potion.
"Damn it! That coward demon! How dare you!"
Creak!
The potion bottle shattered when the demon was about to drink it. A bullet shattered it. Astaroth quickly got up before another shot rang out. And he was right, successive shots chased the demon.
Dodging the shots, Astaroth stepped back quickly to avoid it. He picked up some of the antfolk corpses lying on the ground and used them as meat shields.
Actually, the single bullet lodged in his stomach did not cause any significant damage. However, if there were multiple bullets landing in his body simultaneously, then it was a different story.
"You bastard! Come out, don't be a coward. Come out and fight me!"
Instead of Isaac appearing, hundreds of other antfolk warriors rushed at him. They came from all directions, surrounding Astaroth so that the demon could not move. Of course, they weren't enough to stop the demon.
"Asshole!"
Slash! Slash! Slash!
The resident ants were dismembered as they tried to attack the demon. At the same time, hundreds of flying spears rained down on the battle.
"Bloodydamn!"
Swush! Swush! Swuh!
The spears were coming, Astaroth quickly cast his wind magic once more.
Splat! Spla! Splat!
A dozens of antfolk died in blink of eyes.
On the other side of the battlefield, Alyna watched the battle with furrowed brows. The antfolk were targeting the demons, they were killing their own kind. Even for the demon class, this was a crazy tactic.
"It really doesn't make sense. Is this part of the pla-."
Clang!
Alyna parried an attack while her eyes were still glued to the battlefield beneath her feet. Gavin appeared before her with a cold expression.
Not stopping at one strike, the number one duke launched another attacks. Alyna was not to be outdone, she countered it.
Clang! Clang! Clang!
The two demons fought in the air, twisting and turning like two kites clashing.
Amongst the dozens of crazed antfolk and the endless battle, the two demons had their backs to each other. They were surrounded by the antfolk. One of them had a human form with a goat's head.
Amon swung his axe brutally. The resident ants who were hit by his huge axe screamed hysterically.
"Damn it... these ants are a nuisance. I'll burn you all!"
Mouth twitching, a magic circle and flame appeared in his hand. Suddenly, Aries put it out.
"You idiot! Don't use your magic!" scolded the goat-headed demon.
"Why?! They're like annoying insects. No... they are insects. They must be burned to destroy them!"
"If you kill them all, we won't have a chance to escape, you idiot!"
From behind the crowd of antfolk, a demon with a long black coat and white hair appeared. Amon and Aries recognized them in one glance.
"You..." Amon pointed at Isaac with narrowed eyes.
"Lord Isaac," Aries added. "The baron we met at the auction. I don't know if it's appropriate to say this, but it's been a long time."
Isaac didn't answer. He coded the ants to find another target. They ran, leaving the demons behind.
Snapping his fingers with his mouth open, Amon remembered meeting Isaac. "It's you. What brings you to us. You're not one of our allies yet, huh." An intimidating tone came out of his mouth.
The goat-headed demon was silent. What his partner said was true. Isaac was still ranked 69th, not yet reaching the top 50. He was not yet part of Alyna's alliance officially.
In other words, they were not in same boat.
The expression on Amon's face suddenly changed. Veins bulged, Blood pooled on his face.
"You can talk to them! You're the cause of this mess!"
That demon walked up to Isaac, his hands about to choke him, but Aries quickly held him back.
"What again, Aries? He's not an ally!"
Aries sighed. "Yes, he's not an ally. But he's not an enemy either. If he was an enemy, he would've attacked us. But he didn't."
Amon raised one eyebrow, skepticism written clearly on his face. He withdrew his hand.
Meanwhile, Isaac just shook his head.
"Forgive my partner's carelessness, Lord Isaac. What is the need for you to approach us. I'm sure you're not siding with Gavin, are you?"
Isaac nodded. "I am. I would like to have a longer talk with you, but with the current situation, we don't have much time. Astaroth is also hunting me."
Inhaling deeply, Isaac's eyes turned sharp. "I won't mince words. If you continue to fight Gavin and co. You will all die. You are no match for them."
Naturally, Amon was not happy to hear that. That demon was about to grab Isaac's collar, but Aries, prevented him. Amon knew that they were at a disadvantage and likely to lose.
However, the last sentence spoken by Isaac was not pleasant to hear.
"What are you saying?!" Amon was absolutely furious.
On the other hand, his partner remained level-headed.
"Yes, what you said is true," Aries replied. Amon turned to him with a look of disbelief, but Aries ignored him. "I'm sure you didn't just come here to say that, did you?"
A smile crossed Isaac's face. He was happy to talk to such a quick-witted demon.
"That's right. Keep your ears open."
Isaac beckoned them to come closer. Then, they both heard his plan. Not long after, Aries and Amon opened their eyes wide.
"How? you guys understand right? I don't want to repeat myself a second time."
"You're crazy..." muttered Amon. He had a dumbfounded look on his face.
Aries, on the other hand, was silent as he held his chin.
"So, when will it start?" asked Aries in a flat tone.
"After the Queen appears. In a moment-."
BAM!
In the middle of their serious discussion, a shield suddenly shot towards them. Luckily, all three felt the surprise attack and quickly dodged in time.
Aries set up a stance. Amon raised his axe.
"Well, well. I don't see any ants swarming here. Apparently, there's a conspiracy."
A demon with the form of a lion walked slowly towards them. Behind him, two black-robed demons followed.
Isaac's plan, it seemed, would not go easily.
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