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Therefore, her mission goal can also be understood as successfully reaching the ancestral land.
"Shall we go together?"
Hyperion murmured to herself, her tone full of relief.
"Go to a safe place, where you won't be bullied by demons."
She closed her eyes and pressed her cheek against the gray kitten that smelled of Kaliela's magic.
"..."
The little gray cat ignored Hyperion.
He just tried his best to push her away with his claws.
It didn't like this young demon woman pretending to be a mother, and was even unwilling to change back into human form in front of her.
No one can tame it.
Nor would it ever hand over the treasures of Calliera.
Chapter 773: Lanqi has ruined all the demons
The next day.
When the first rays of morning light from Naikaris shone through the clouds and fell on the Regent Hall on the east side of the Demon King's Palace, Merogas was already working at his desk dealing with a mountain of official business.
She sat upright on a throne inlaid with obsidian and scarlet gems, holding a sharp black eagle feather pen from the demon world in her slender fingertips, and quickly marked the documents.
Her face was as cold as ice, and there was a stern look between her brows, as if the queen was examining her kingdom.
At this moment, a mysterious figure in a dark cloak, his face hidden in the shadow of the hood, appeared silently at the far end of the hall.
"Blasphemy, my Lord."
The spy's slender figure was agile and nimble, like a stalking black panther, and his footsteps were so light that they almost blended into the light and shadow.
However, Melogas sensed the presence of the newcomer at the first moment.
She raised her head and stared directly at the person who came.
When she confirmed that it was her most capable confidant, she frowned slightly, slowly raised her hand, and made a gesture with her fingertips to move forward.
The spy took two steps forward, knelt on one knee, and bowed his head.
"Sir, I am here to report."
The spy spoke in a voice that only the two of them could hear.
"speak."
Merogas tapped the tabletop lightly with his cold jade fingertips, with no expression on his face.
"Her Royal Highness the Princess escaped and disappeared without a trace early in the morning."
The spy's head dropped even lower, and his voice became quick and nervous.
"what?"
Upon hearing this, the usually calm and composed Merogas actually stared at the spy.
"When I was inspecting the princess's bedroom disguised as a maid, I discovered that the princess only left behind a fake body, and the real princess had disappeared without a trace."
The spy's forehead was covered with cold sweat. She tried to remain calm and continued to report.
"I immediately led my men to search every corner of the palace. Even the little gray cat was missing. The princess must have escaped..."
When Melogas heard this, the back of his originally fair hand turned blue from using too much force.
"Princess, you are really too arrogant. Am I too tolerant of you, or do you just ignore me as your aunt?"
Her face was gloomy and her eyes became dark and unpredictable.
Back then, the princess tried to escape several times under the nose of the ninth-level Kaliera. Now, the princess has become much stronger, and it is impossible to catch the princess without a ninth-level demon.
The spy didn't dare to look up, he only felt the cold sweat on his back soaking through his clothes.
Melogas kills based on her mood, and it is hard to predict whether she will do it at this moment.
"Are there any great demons from Nakaris going with the princess?"
Lord of Blasphemy Merogas asked again.
"No."
The spy answered briefly and firmly.
After the princess disappeared, they immediately patrolled to see if there were any helpers. However, the result was that all the big demons in the Demon King's City looked unaware and did not take any action. Some of them were even extremely calm and did not care about the princess at all.
"Oh?"
Merogas was slightly surprised.
She thought that the princess's confidence in escaping was due to the help of a great demon.
Unexpectedly, the princess decided to fly away resolutely this time when she was alone.
"Very good, very good, Your Highness."
Merogas sneered and tapped the tabletop with his slender fingertips in annoyance, making a chilling sound.
"I will settle accounts with you for your dereliction of duty at another time, but now, go and search for the princess immediately. Make sure you bring her back safely before the other great demons find her."
She narrowed her eyes, her tone dark and dangerous.
"And seal off the ancestral entrance to Purgatory City and intensify the search in Pascual."
Merogas's gaze seemed to easily see through Hyperion's most likely destination.
"As you command, Lord Merogas!"
Upon hearing this, the spy agreed hastily as if he had been pardoned.
She knew very well that if the news of the princess's escape leaked out and reached the ears of other great demons, it would be a scandal enough to shake the royal power and would inevitably shake Merogas's prestige and status among the demons.
If the princess doesn't turn back from her wrong path, the one who might set out to capture the princess is Blasphemy Lord himself.
"By the way, sir, our intelligence agents in the Holy Spirit Empire have sent us information that the Pope has agreed to attend the fourth anniversary celebration of the peaceful restoration of Seville in Oberon, the headquarters of the Iron Fortress, in a month."
The spy spoke rapidly.
This sign indicates that the relationship between the Holy Spirit Empire and the Horning Empire may ease in the future.
It's not a good thing for the demon world.
If the multi-racial united Holy Spirit Empire and the human vampire-dominated Horning Empire begin to establish diplomatic relations, it will definitely be a major obstacle to the development of the demon world in the north.
In Lord of Blasphemy Merogas's strategy, the only situation that is most conducive to the development of the demon world is the mutual hostility between the Holy Spirit Kingdom and the Horning Empire.
"It would be nice if I could meet the Pope..."
Lord Blasphemy Merogas muttered.
It's all that bastard Kaliera's fault. After the war, he pretended to be noble and severed ties with the Saint Polante Church, so that now the Saint Polante Church is completely disconnected from the demon world. Even if the demons want to win over or instigate the Saint Polante Church, they don't have any convenient channels. In order to avoid suspicion, the Pope has not seen the demon envoys in all these years.
If she could have a face-to-face meeting with the Pope, telling him about the old relationship between the Demon Realm and the Polant Empire during the war, she could anger the Pope and remind him of the hatred of the past. Under the influence of her magic voice, perhaps the Pope would change his mind a little.
Although we do not expect Pope Saint Polante to go crazy in his later years and start a new war to attack the Horning Empire, at least the feud between Saint Polante and Horning cannot be further eased.
"Do you want our undercover agents in the Holy Spirit Kingdom to try to send an invitation to the Pope?"
The spy asked Lord Blasphemy Merogas.
Even though the Pope has become very cruel now, he will generally still remember the old friendship and is unlikely to hurt the messenger-type demons with his own hands.
"You can try it. The most you'll lose is one line."
Blasphemy Lord said indifferently.
The Pope seemed to have lost his emotions after the war. He became indifferent to everything. The way he dealt with and viewed problems was more like that of an absolutely calm god than that of humans.
Even though the princess was in the demon world, the Pope never considered contacting her again, let alone coming to see them, the demon clan, at this sensitive time.
The Pope no longer wants the princess.
The Lady of Blasphemy is now waiting for the Pope to die so that she can possess the princess with complete peace of mind.
"I understand."
The spy responded respectfully.
Melogas waved his hand impatiently, as if to shoo away a fly.
The spy quickly retreated like a wisp of green smoke and disappeared at the dark end of the hall.
The huge hall returned to silence again.
Only the rustling sound of the pen tip rubbing against the paper echoed in the hall.
Melogas was reviewing official documents with an expressionless face. The incident just now was just an insignificant little disturbance.
However, her overly firm fingertips and tense jawline revealed the ups and downs of her heart.
The princess's ignorant escape was clearly a blatant challenge to her authority and ability.
"Princess……"
She whispered the name in a poisonous voice, like a lover's whisper, but full of endless danger and viciousness.
Melogas stopped writing and raised the corners of his gray-purple lips, which turned into a twisted arc over time.
"Although it's okay to let you go out and relax occasionally, you are the princess after all, so you can't always be so casual. When I bring you back, I will have to punish you severely..."
Lord of Blasphemy Merogas stroked his flushed cheeks with both hands and looked out the window with love in his eyes.
Just imagining the terrified and desperate expression on the princess' face when she was captured, Merogas felt like a lid was about to open in his body.
……
Another part of the Demon King's Castle Nakaris.
The magnificent mansion stands quietly in a courtyard covered with wisteria.
This is the residence of one of the famous families in the demon world.