A Demon's Journey

Laura had begun working hard in training as well. She asked for advice from Yrellea, Noah, and even Sargan.

After hearing them out and applying their recommendations, she found that her body was rapidly growing stronger.

In just 2 days, she could feel the difference in her strength.

Azaroth was surprised when she asked him for advice during their lunch session. But he gave her an authentic answer that further increased the speed of her training.

He had noticed that Laura was depressed a few days ago and was planning to talk to her about it. He couldn't have one of his servants stay down like that.

But it seemed that talking to her was no longer necessary.

It had been nearly one and a half weeks since Azaroth made them all begin their train using the gravity arrays. All of them, including Laura, had gotten used to the gravity array training by now.

And today, Azaroth had finally finished with his own training array.

'Finally, it's completed.'

Now that the Array was successfully constructed, Azaroth focused his mind on Sean and Gibson.

These two individuals were still keeping an eye on Azaroth. The two had found nothing even after keeping an eye on Azaroth for so long. They were more or less sure that the king's suspicions on Azaroth were groundless.

Azaroth had thought that after keeping an eye on him for more than a week, the two would leave sooner or later.

But surprisingly, they were still here.

'It seems I really do need to eliminate them.'

Azaroth had a special means to eliminate them though.

The two were 4 Star Warriors and their spirits were much weaker than his own.

Azaroth summoned Sargan and Ralph.

~~

It was dinner time.

Sean and Gibson were preparing their dinner. They were a lot relaxed after deducing that Azaroth was innocent and there was no need to keep an eye on him so seriously.

Sean was about to grab a bite of his food when suddenly, he shouted to his comrade, "Something's coming!"

Gibson had sensed something strange as well. The two suddenly ducked and barely dodged the claws of an extremely quick individual.

Sean was a bit faster and he raised his head. He noticed that their ambusher was actually a demi-beast.

The hair of their ambusher was flowing down to his waists. His eyes seemed to be glowing in the dark and his legs showed well-toned muscles.

But one look at the face and Sean knew who it was.

It was Ralph, the kid with the best physique amongst Azaroth's retainers.

"You!" Sean shouted as he saw Ralph.

He didn't expect this kid to suddenly attack them.

Gibson shouted at Sean, "Mission failed! They have found us! We need to get out of here fast!"

Sean wanted to attack Ralph but hearing Gibson's words, he gritted his teeth angrily but ran in the opposite direction.

They couldn't waste their time pursuing this guy. Since their location had been compromised, they had to leave!

While they ran forward, they were surprised as they sensed that Ralph wasn't pursuing them.

The two were ready for Ralph or some other warriors to pursue them. But it seemed that nobody was chasing them.

However, they still didn't relax. In fact, they were much more alert.

After running for 10 minutes, they suddenly entered a clearing. They noticed two people sitting in what appeared to be an array.

Azaroth and Sargan sat on some of the stones in that arrangement.

When Azaroth saw Sean and Gibson, he smiled. "You two sure are late," he said, a smirk on his face, "I was expecting you to arrive 5 minutes early. But I guess you weren't running at your top speed since you were cautious on your way."

"Don't do something you might regret later, young master. We are not your enemies." It was Gibson who warned Azaroth with a serious tone.

Azaroth continued to smile at the two of them and spoke, "Sure, I can believe that. But you should tell me on whose order were you keeping an eye on me."

"I cannot speak." Gibson coldly replied to Azaroth.

Those words didn't disappoint Azaroth. In fact, the devious smile on his face widened and he spoke, "Oh you will."

Suddenly, Sargan's eyes turned blood red while Azaroth's eyes turned purple. The two spoke almost at the same time.

"I am your master!"

"Obey me!"

Azaroth and Sargan used their hypnosis ability and took control over Gibson and Sean's minds.

Azaroth looked at Gibson and Sean with a cold expression, "Now… Tell me everything."

~~

Some hours later, Azaroth understood the situation.

It wasn't the Rhodes Family who was keeping an eye on him. It was the King.

He didn't know how he caught the King's eye but it seemed that the King was quite intent on keeping an eye on him.

Sean and Gibson possessed large-distance communication talismans. They would speak the message and a specific individual from the information department of the kingdom would receive it and report it to the King.

The reports were scheduled every 3 days.

"Continue reporting that there is no suspicious activity going on in Kloras Town but also report some useless stuff regarding me every time. Just think of it by yourself. Also, when you receive the order to return, then come and meet me."

Azaroth gave his orders to the two and left the area along with Sargan. The two soon joined up with Ralph.

While they were walking, Sargan asked Azaroth, "These guys were keeping an eye on us for such a long time. Why didn't you hypnotize them earlier, boss?"

Azaroth answered him mildly, "Because I thought there was no need and they would leave after some time. But now, your physical training is almost over, I can't have them spying on your elemental training. That would reveal some sensitive info."

Ralph though chirped up and spoke, "Killing them should have solved our problems then. Why did boss have to hypnotize them?"

Before Azaroth could reply, Sargan began speaking up with a casual tone, "Because killing the two meant that the king would stop receiving information about us. This meant that something had happened to these two individuals and the King would have sent warriors to investigate us. This time, it would be a forceful investigation though led by some warriors stronger than our Boss."

"Oh…"

"I am curious though. What will you do once they receive the order to return? Are you going to ask them to be your spies, boss?" Sargan asked with some interest evident in his voice.

"I will kill them." Azaroth decisively replied.

"Kill them?!" Both Sargan and Ralph exclaimed at the same time.

Ralph quickly followed up with more questions. "Why? Wouldn't the King realize that something is wrong then?"

Even Sargan didn't understand the motive behind Azaroth's decision.

Azaroth didn't reply this time. He began thinking 'If I let them return alive, they will undergo the spirit and ardor inspection upon their return. Because of the hypnosis skill, their spirits' properties have changed. And this will definitely come up after the inspection. At that time, they will be much more hostile towards me than before.'

Azaroth had always been aware of the weakness of his hypnosis skill. However, he still took the risk and used it on Josephine.

It was because he was sure that no one would actually inspect her spirit. She was one of the most beloved wives of Jonas. Who would dare to check her spirit?

Not even Jonas would do that. Inspecting the spirit of his own beloved was considered very impolite.

But these two spies had no background or reason to speak against that spirit inspection. So it was better to kill them than to let them return.

As for the investigation that would follow, Azaroth couldn't do much about that yet.

He couldn't plan everything so early. There were still a lot of variables at play.

Sargan and Ralph shrugged as they saw Azaroth ignore the question.