"Who sent you here?"
Within the Blood Hall, a startled cry rang out.
The little demon, its demonic wings outstretched, condensed flame in its palm, its eyes turning from black to red, entering a state of readiness for combat.
"G-Great… Lord, how can you be here?"
Er Gou, standing at the entrance, was also filled with surprise, his hands raised as he retreated.
"I have no ill intentions. I just captured a Shadow Demon outside, but I've only just arrived. Fearing that demons might enter the Blood Hall, I came to check."
"Shadow Demon."
The little demon furrowed its brow and fell silent for a moment.
"Retreat, you move back!"
Er Gou, not suspecting anything, retreated. He only stopped when he was almost at the door.
"Why did you come here? I mean, the Blood Hall."
"You told me to come," Er Gou stared at the little demon in disbelief for a long time. "Have you forgotten? Didn't you just transmit a message to me, telling me to patrol here?"
"When did I transmit a message to you?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Er Gou's eyes widened with even greater terror.
"Lord, this joke isn't funny at all. You were the one who told me to come here. We were just in the reception area, and that fellow Rousi kept slandering me. I was so angry that I wanted to lay bare my heart for you all to see. It was you who finally slapped me and told me to get out, and then transmitted a message telling me to keep an eye on the Blood Hall."
"What?!"
Although Er Gou was merely stating what had happened not long ago, the little demon exclaimed in surprise as if it knew nothing.
"Rousi returned to the city, and you saw me in the reception hall?"
"Yes!"
"I have been in the Blood Hall for several days now. How could I possibly have been in the reception hall!!!!"
Boom—
Er Gou, standing at the door, felt a thunderclap in his head. He almost instinctively met the little demon's gaze.
"Mimic Demon!!!"
After both of them cried out, the little demon gritted its teeth.
"Hurry back!"
Bang~!
Er Gou kicked open the door, followed by the little demon, and they dashed towards the reception hall.
"How is it, Rousi, surprised?" Kuka, wearing a hood, had a smile in his eyes. He lifted his hat, revealing his rat-like face. "You schemed so meticulously, yet in the end, you still lost."
"Kuka!"
Seeing that the person who lifted his hat was Kuka, Rousi's eyes also showed astonishment.
"How could it be you? Where is Lord Barbara?"
"Lord Barbara is clearly doing what she should be doing," Kuka shrugged with a smile. "Surrender. You have no possibility of a comeback."
"You—you are a Mimic Demon!"
Suddenly, Rousi's eyes widened in terror as he raised his hand and shouted.
"You're not Kuka, I recognize you as a Mimic Demon! Lord Sona, Kailin, he's not Kuka, he's a Mimic Demon among demons. You've all been fooled by him!"
Rousi shouted and then slammed his hands on the table.
"Was it you when I went to find Kuka a few days ago? Where is Kuka!"
"Oh my, your mind works quite fast," Kuka couldn't help but laugh. "Facing such an unexpected situation, being able to come up with such an excuse in such a short period and redirect the blame back to me. Rousi, I must say, you've changed a lot since becoming a God General. Back when we were all working for Boss Chen Yu, I could still see a trace of innocence and playfulness in your eyes."
"Damn demon, stop pretending!"
Rousi threw a punch at Kuka, but unexpectedly, Sona, who had been rather inconspicuous, flashed holy light from her hands and touched Rousi's forehead, trapping him.
"It's over."
"Lord Sona, Lord Sona, he is the demon!!! I am Rousi, I am truly Rousi!!" Rousi, trapped, roared anxiously. "The person standing before you now is a Mimic Demon. He is not Kuka at all. Think carefully, Kuka is a necromancer, how could he mimic Lord Barbara."
"It's very simple. Lord Barbara cast this spell on me."
"Nonsense!"
The trapped Rousi cursed hysterically.
"Mimic Demon, you deserve to die!"
"It's truly unbelievable. Even at this point, you can still act with such dedication," Kuka exhaled lightly, shaking his head. "Rousi, we all used to work for Boss Chen Yu. Why have you become like this? What benefits did the demons promise you, that made you—"
Kuka shook his head, his eyes full of lament.
"Give up. We knew your objective before you even entered the city. The Blood Hall is heavily guarded, your scheme cannot possibly succeed."
"I didn't, I didn't, I didn't!"
Rousi gritted his teeth. "I brought the troops back to the city to defend the Blood Hall. I simply— never mind, why should I say this to a Mimic Demon like you? Lord Sona, please release me quickly. Mimic Demons are hard to distinguish, I can understand you, but the situation cannot be delayed any further, Lord Sona!!"
Rousi pounded on the barrier that trapped him, wanting to wake Sona.
Bang~!
Just then, the door to the reception hall was kicked open, and the little demon and Er Gou rushed in, their eyes narrowed.
"Kuka?"
Seeing that the person in the reception hall was Kuka, Er Gou was momentarily stunned.
"Gouzi, you came back just in time. That Kuka isn't Kuka at all, he's a Mimic Demon!" Rousi shouted anxiously. "Kill him, kill him quickly!!!"
"Rousi, you truly are—"
"I'm nothing, are you an idiot? Kuka is a Mimic Demon, Lord Sona has been deceived by him. I— what do I have to do to make you understand? I am truly Rousi!"
"Gouzi, Lord Barbara, why did you two return?"
Kuka also looked at Er Gou and the little demon in astonishment. "Gouzi, didn't I just tell you to properly guard the Blood Hall? Who let you leave there!"
"You told me to guard the Blood Hall?"
"Nonsense, the Barbara from just now was me!!!"
"You— why did you transform into Lord Barbara?" Er Gou looked at him in astonishment. Kuka moved his lips. "I really, there's too much going on here, you wouldn't understand if I told you. This was a plan between me and Lord Barbara. Oh my heavens, why did you— no, Lord Barbara, why did you return?"
Seeing Er Gou return, Kuka was driven to distraction.
But then he remembered Barbara was here.
He froze.
The decision to switch identities was made together by him, Barbara, and Sona, which was why Sona ignored everything Rousi said and completely believed Kuka.
But—
At this moment, Barbara appeared.
"Lord, you—"
Unexpectedly, Barbara, standing at the door, stared at Kuka with her brows tightly furrowed.
"Who are you?"
"I do not know you, nor have I ever made such an agreement with Kuka. You— who exactly are you!"