Chapter 174.3
The Demon Army was not monolithic in its commitment to the cause of the Demon Nation. Some simply fight for the Demon Nation and for the Demon King, while others join because they see the human races that view them with hostility as a threat. However, those who became Aishe’s subordinates were all admirers of Aishe’s strength.
When Aishe decided to participate in the [Selection Ceremony] to determine the Demon King, Adra and his lieutenants also decided to participate as warriors.
As Charlemagne said, strength was the hallmark of a Demon. As its lord, Adra could not think of anyone more worthy than Aishe as his lord.
However, the weak prince with human blood sent a human woman as a warrior to the sacred ceremony to decide the King.
Adra knew of the peach blonde woman, the one who had cut her way into the Demon Army alone and had been taken captive in one-on-one combat with Aishe. Adra was with Aishe at that time. But that woman used cowardly tactics to separate Aishe from them.
It was unforgivable that she had dishonored his pride as Aishe’s second-in-command.
“…I’m going to teach that human woman the Demon way.”
The Selection Ceremony would take place three days from now, when they would enter the dungeon at the same time to decide who would be the victor and who would be the loser. But the battle had already started.
The Selection Ceremony was a battle to the death. Strength was honor. Even before entering the dungeon, they were taught that killing enemy warriors by making it look like an accident was a matter of course, and that it was foolish for warriors to let their guard down.
Both the prince with human blood and his followers were too lenient. At first, he thought of killing that prince with his own hands and showing his power as Aishe’s right-hand man, but Adra decided to kill that abominable woman first and trample on what little hope he had.
“Hmmm…”