Chapter 217: This Place Is Beautiful
Leo appeared on the road alongside a tired Astra, who stretched while yawning. ’’Why did you drag me along? I told you after all.’’
Without answering, he slapped the Demon Queens ass causing her to yelp and warned with a growl. ’’I wanted to spend time with you, Ast.’’
The white-haired beauty giggled before nodding with a smile. Once that was established, Leo sent out a wave of mana only to find nothing. This confused Leo, prompting him to question the woman. ’’What has been happening?’’
Astra thought for a second and replied. ’’The guards say they’re being ambushed along the roads while others have been attacked just outside the fortress. We believe it’s the Forest People who are doing it.’’
’’What are they?’’ he asked.
The Demon Queen gave a casual shrug before explaining, ’’An old experiment from my father’s court mage. He twisted humans into monstrous forms to wield against our foes, but they grew too feral, broke free, and fled into the forests. They’ve entrenched themselves there, and even we can’t flush them out.’’
When Leo heard this, he chuckled and summoned his Demonic Army who appeared all around him. Moments later, he ordered the horde. ’’Track down these Forest People and kill them all! Bring me their corpses!’’
As those words left his lips, the knights, devils, and other creatures rushed toward the nearby forest as a Demonic Dragon crashed down next to them. It lowered its body allowing him and Astra to climb on its back.
The white-haired beauty was amazed and commented. ’’Well, maybe now we can rid the empire of them. All they would do is cause trouble anyway as we grow larger and more advanced.’’
’’That’s right, Ast,’’ he replied with a grin.
Moments later, the dragon took to the skies, its massive wings beating the air. Below, Raegar’s Demonic Knights collided with grotesque humanoids, creatures with elongated claws and ghastly, lifeless faces.