After the five apostles were teleported to Stillwater Prison this time, Reji nodded, indicating that they could stand up. He then asked the nearest succubus:
"What's the situation on the surface?"
The horn blown by Reji was not just for Stillwater Prison.
It was a true declaration of the return of the demon race.
"My lord, the army on the surface is being deployed by Leo. Through the previously arranged teleportation anchors, our forces have successfully occupied key fortresses of the Court of Judgment and the Mage Nation.
The resistance forces of the two countries are very weak, thanks to your preemptive destruction of their leadership, allowing our army to achieve victory with extremely low losses," the succubus reported.
Just as Eileen reported, the battlefield here at Stillwater Prison was only a small part.
With three of the four imperial heirs already dead at Reji's hands and their relics reclaimed, in Reji's view, the previous strategy of having the demons lurk in the shadows was no longer necessary.
The previous concealment was due to unfamiliarity with this world, to slow down the pace and allow himself to enhance his strength.
But now, the Empire's many hidden cards, like the Psionic Wall, the insect eggs, the holy sword, etc., had been mostly figured out and neutralized by Reji, and his own power had reached the 8th tier along the way.
Although there were indeed still some regrets, such as not being able to undermine the Radiant Holy Nation, one of the three major nations under the Empire, in advance.
But Reji felt that as long as the Emperor and that Radiant Saintess were not fools, the successive deaths of the three princes were enough to make them realize that the demons had returned, even if they wanted to hide, it was no longer possible.
So rather than that, it was better to take advantage of this final bit of preheating from the shadows to take the initiative to attack, fight a blitzkrieg, and smoothly take over the previous spoils of war.
Eileen report on the war situation was roughly in line with Reji's expectations.
From the battle just now in Stillwater Prison, it was enough to see the combat power of the demon race. Even those blood and flesh monsters, regarded as nightmares and offspring of evil gods by the alien prisoners in Stillwater Prison, could be killed without any trouble.
And on the surface, the vast majority of humans who had become feeble after a thousand years were far from comparable to these blood and flesh monsters, let alone the blood race... no, even the rat-man Skaven prisoners were far superior.
The only threatening imperial princes and those relics had all been dealt with by Reji, so it should be said that it was only natural for the demon race to easily take over.
Now what Reji was most worried about was another place.
"Miss Louise, I have fulfilled the agreement and given you shelter. Now... isn't it your turn?"
"Dream on! No way! I will never let my people accept the brainwashing of you demons! We would rather die here than become that kind of demon slaves!"
Answering Reji was Louise's angry refusal with a trembling voice showing that she had mustered great courage to defy the Demon King.
The moment the girl said this, an extremely dark pressure immediately enveloped the entire blood race.
Hector's Great Demon Eyes swept over, and the blood race, with blood as their power, actually felt as if the blood in their bodies was being burned, scorched by purgatory.
Shermen's expression could not be seen under her cloak, but the shadows under the feet of the blood race people kept swaying, and many of them felt a chill on their necks, as if an invisible shadow scythe was already hovering in front of them, able to easily take their lives at any time.
As for Eileen, it goes without saying.
In her view, the Demon King had already been so merciful and given such generous treatment, yet this blood race progenitor still didn't know what was good for her.
She didn't even give Louise a proper look, just a cold glance.
As the leader of the blood race at the 8th tier, Louise immediately felt her soul being strongly impacted. Eileen's eyes were like deep vortexes, directly causing her consciousness to be deeply trapped and unable to escape, almost getting lost in the pink mist.
It was only when Reji raised his hand that the apostles retracted their oppressive aura.
Louise, who had just regained her senses, found that she was already half-kneeling on the ground, gasping for breath, her fair cheeks now drenched in sweat.
The gap.
The gap was too big.
If even she was like this, not to mention the clansmen behind Louise. They were all like they had taken a trip back from the ghost gate, and their eyes no longer held fear, only obedience remained.
Louise's reaction was also normal. According to the original demon race, Reji would also rather die than submit.
But...
"You will not be brainwashed, and the demon race no longer has wicked demons."
"From now on, the blood race and the other alien races here will only serve as peripheral vassals to the demon race. The demon race will not interfere with your internal affairs. On the contrary, when necessary, we will provide protection as before. But in return, whenever the demon race has any need of you, you must obey unconditionally."