"Wow!"
"Down! One's down!"
"Beat him! Keep beating him, you worthless trash!"
"Kill him!"
The dwarf elder, lying on the ground, barely breathing, did not elicit any sympathy from the surrounding demons. Instead, it sparked great interest in them, with jeering voices filling the air, craving more entertainment.
"Grandpa Zite!" The numb dwarfs' expressions finally changed, their faces etched with urgency.
Beside them, one person reached out to grab the elder's pack, while another tried to help him up.
However, a sharp whip crack echoed from the sky, and two lashes viciously struck the dwarfs who had stepped forward to help. Their flesh was torn open on the spot!
"Who told you to touch him?" the whip-wielding lizardman's gaze was icy as he looked down at all the dwarfs.
"Make him move himself! Anyone who tries to help will be beaten to death! If he can't move, then heh—he dies! Keeping waste is just a waste of resources!"
The lizardman barked at the fallen elder, "Get up!"
The surrounding demons cheered even louder, and amidst their jeers and scorn, the elder struggled to rise, only to fall again and again.
The dwarfs around couldn't bear to watch and averted their gazes. They had seen this infuriating and powerless scene many times before...
Their lives, among the demons, were not even as valued as mindless beasts!
"Once, twice... I bet two demon crystals he gives up on the fifth try!"
"I bet one, he falls the third time!"
"Four times! Just give up!"
"Can't get up, can't get up, just die then!"
...
In the crowd, the snake woman clenched her fists, her eyes blazing with anger. Having spent time with the dwarfs, she had developed a special emotion, one absent in the hierarchical world of demons, called friendship!
She slowly looked up at Bai Ye, despite her anger, she still had to follow Bai Ye's orders.
Bai Ye spoke softly to the demons blocking the road ahead, "Clear the way."
The snake woman's eyes immediately lit up. "Yes, Lord Yege!"
"All of you, get lost! Who dares to block the Demon King's path!" As soon as she yelled, fierce flames erupted from the snake woman.
In Ilia Giant City, everyone usually restrained their auras. When the snake woman got angry, the surrounding demons immediately turned their attention to her.
Her strength, at the peak Cataclysm level, was considered elite among the demons. Those with lower strength changed their expressions and retreated. Many demons at the same Cataclysm level present also showed displeasure! Normally, this would have led to a fight. But upon hearing the words "Demon King," they instinctively made way.
In Ilia Giant City, only Demon King-level powerhouses had a say!
The chaotic street, filled with malicious mockery, instantly fell silent.
"De-Demon King?" The lizardman who had been whipping the dwarf saw the snake woman emerge from the crowd, followed by a mysterious man wearing a mask, whose aura strength he couldn't sense.
But to have such a powerful Cataclysm-level expert like the snake woman clearing the way, he must be formidable. The lizardman deliberated for a moment before deciding to step aside.
"Get out of the way for the Demon King!" the lizardman said unhurriedly. Even though he was a Demon King, they had many King-level powerhouses among the half-demons. For someone like him with official standing, if anything were to happen, someone would arrive soon, so he had nothing to fear!
Seeing his attitude, a glint appeared in the snake woman's angry eyes, as she was looking for an excuse to act.
"Are you not showing our Lord respect?" she roared, launching a charge and raising her long leg, with balls of flame erupting.
"Ah!!"
With a bang, the lizardman was kicked flying by the snake woman before he could even react, leaving a shattered, charred trail on the street.
The lizardman, whose strength barely reached A-class, was no match for the snake woman's furious assault. He lay on the ground, still burning, emitting screams and moans!
"You~ You dare~ Ah!!"
"I~ I am an officer in the half-demon army! Even if you are a Demon King, you will pay the price!"
"Save, save me!"
...
The sudden turn of events made the surrounding demons' faces change drastically. The timid ones had already retreated a considerable distance.
Hearing about the half-demon army, the snake woman instantly sobered up. If this continued, there would likely be major trouble. "Lord Yege?"
"I detest threats the most in my life, especially the powerless and annoying cries of ants," Bai Ye replied casually, "Kill him."
"Yes, Lord Yege!" The snake woman was slightly stunned, not expecting her master to be even more overbearing than she imagined! She then unhesitatingly cast a spell, and a terrifying pillar of flame surged from the ground, completely engulfing the lizardman.
"Killed him! He actually killed an officer of the half-demon army!"
"Are they from the demon race? Aren't they afraid of reigniting the war between our two races?"
The surrounding demons, both half-demons and demons, were stunned, discussing in hushed tones. Even the proud elves stopped in their tracks.
"Who dares to kill someone in Ilia Giant City!"
At the end of the street, a fully armed team of half-demons arrived at high speed. The demons watching on the street quickly parted to make way.
"The half-demon law enforcement is here, everyone make way quickly!"
"This is going to be good!"