I was like a god under the tenth layer of ability, without any sense of hunger. I was just sitting on the ground and resting as if the spiritual energy of heaven and earth were being sucked into my body as a way to replenish my energy.

After about a quarter of an hour, I felt that I could continue to move.

The master heard my inner thought and knew the state of my body now.

"Let Cross rest a little longer."

The master did not act immediately, but asked to rest a little longer. It seemed that my master really feels great pity to this big bird. Before in the sky my master asked me not to waster any time and continued to scout, now I think we should not waster any time but should inform the reinforcements.

The master ignored me and just sat quietly on the sidelines.

Finally, I did not know how long it took. I felt the temperature of the sky drop a lot, then the master finally spoke.

"It's okay."

Then Cross also stood up, but its expression unchanged.

The master and I mounted Cross. As long as the big bird slowly waved its wings, the strong wind took off once again, and the leaves on the ground were scraped up again. Without any assistance Cross took off.

All along the way the master was directing Cross, avoiding the location of the humans I had positioned for her. Cross made a big detour, probably for fear of being discovered by humans.

I felt that the speed of Cross has become much slower compared to before. Did it have not enough rest? I suddenly remembered that Cross hadn’t had a meal within a day. All of a sudden, I felt a little sympathy to this big bird.

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Facing the sunset in the sky, orange clouds are within reach. The sunset seems to be burning the air in the sky. There are layers of heat waves around the sunset. The soft halo of light spreads over the world. We seemed to be riding a crane towards the miracle.

I don't know how many times my master and I have seen this sight together, but I still find this scenery very beautiful. The sunset always makes me never get tired of seeing it.

But I also did not forget my task. The master said that I must always sense the demon activity below. If there is a reaction we must go down.

Now it is far away from the range of human perception, I put my mind into perceiving the demons.

Finally, about an hour, I found the scent of demons and heard their voices. It was moving, indicating that they were still in a hurry and had not set up camp.

"Master, I sensed it."

"Okay." The master sitting in front nodded, "Cross, go where Ilotia can sense."

So Cross vibrated its wings and flew over in the direction I sensed, at which I expressed my surprise. Why did Cross know where I sensed?

"I told it."

So that's how it was, but how did the master tell Cross. I just heard the master only say to go to the place I perceived.

"A kind of imagery transmission magic. I can transmit the map to Cross and mark the place, then Cross will understand."

That would make a sense.

But the master has become more talkative lately. I didn't even expect her to answer the questions in my mind.

I think it's a good thing that she's not as cold to me as she was before, and she would occasionally smile in front of me. Things are progressing in a good direction. It seems that my future is not so gloomy.

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When we arrived at the reinforcements and were diving towards the ground, the master condensed a purple magic ball in her hand and threw it towards the reinforcements.

When I was shocked the master explained: "This is just a flare, without killing power. When the soldiers see that flare they will know I'm coming, so they will not take us as attack of enemies. Cross needs to eat. I think the reinforcements have some food there."

Wow, the master is so thoughtful.

I felt the Demon army stop advancing, discussing, stopping and greeting the Lord Demon King.

Cross flew directly to the demon army, landed on the ground and set off another strong wind, and the surrounding groves turned bald again.

The soldiers have kneeled towards the master. Tens of thousands of people shouted "Welcome the Lord Demon King" together. So amazing. It was the first time I had seen such a grand scene, just like in the TV series when the emperor went to court and the ministers shouted "The Emperor will live for a long time” together. I think the scene was stronger than that of shouting of the civil and military officials in the ancient times.

If I ignore the feeling that I am treated as a mediocre follower, I think this scene is very pleasing.

Standing in the forefront is Nora and Vinales, Nora's long red curly hair is still draped. A red robe made Nora look more fervent. By contrast, Vinales next to Nora,her hair is tied behind, the cold black pupils under her black bangs. Vinales exudes an icy aura. One can't help but wonder if these two people leading the army together will create conflicts and dissents.

"Well, you can stand up."

With such a faint response, everyone stood up quickly and unanimously.

The master led me over, while Cross stood in place.

It was cold Vinales who asked the question first.

"Demon Lord, why did you rush here personally? Did you come to announce something important?"

"Well, Nora and Vinales go ahead and instruct the soldiers to set up a camp and rest."

Nora smiled faintly, "YES, Lord Demon King."

Then she patted Vinales' shoulder, "Lord Demon King will be entertained by Vinales first. I can command the soldiers to set up the camp on my own."

Nora winked at me when she was leaving, which should be equivalent to a way of greeting.

Then we waited for the logistics army to set up the camp.

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In a large tent that was set up first, there were conference tables.

Everyone was in some position except me. Everyone was concentrating on the discussion about the battle, except me.

I didn't know why I had to come here, but the master had brought me in.

I leaned back in my chair, pretending to listen to their discussion intently, but in fact, I already felt so bored.

But I also heard into the general. The battle plan was basically planned by the master.

Now we have 30,000 reinforcements. At first the master finished analyzing the terrain of the mountain range, and then analyzed where to attack. The master is very ambitious, because she said she wanted to destroy the human armies severely.

When the master said here, someone raised a question. He said we haven’t known the number of human troops, and we just knew the approximate location of human troops, will it be wrong to attack them rashly?

However, the master was confident and said there was no problem.

The master began to analyze the plan. At first, we will send 10,000 soldiers to explore the road, and make some noise to lure the enemies. Then the main troops will go to attack the headquarters of human troops.

That's the plan.

Of course the details are not that simple. There are some details about the ambush, sneak attack, and reference to the terrain where to set up traps and so on. I was a little impressed with how much the master knew about the Valan Mountain Range.

"When the time comes, I will personally take the field."

The master's words shocked me that she personally went into battle. If there was any accident about my master, wouldn't the demon kingdom lose badly without a leader?

But the other demons here did not show any surprise.

"Besides, send an elite force with the mindset of certain death to penetrate deep into the enemies’ camps and try to capture the commander of the enemies. It is best to directly threaten their commander to make them surrender. The more human soldiers we capture, the better our situation is."

At this point not only me, but the crowd also showed a puzzled look.

Did the master suddenly have a flood of love? No, the master must have some kind of intention.

But they didn't ask anything more. They just nodded their heads.

"And Ilotia will not be on the field in this war, so you have to do your best to prove to humans that our magic race is not to be underestimated. Even if we don’t have Ilotia we are still powerful!"

Is it good to say that in front of me?

All of them shouted "Yes!" enthusiastically. Except for Vinales, her voice was very small.