Book 4: Chapter 11: War Conference

Book 4: Chapter 11: War Conference

Scarlet

The rest of the cave isnt very difficult to deal with after killing the evolved demon in it as all of the remaining beetles grow frenzied and uncooperative with each other. So I end up finding the crystal just a couple more hours of searching after managing to regain my mobility. Then I bring it straight to Gramps who compresses the things into orbs that I absorb along with the hearts.

Which just leaves me with one final requirement for reaching Class IV.

For this requirement, youre not allowed to hunt unless youre doing it solely to level this skill, Gramps warns me, reminding me of how much blood lycans despise wasting a hunt. But then his face freezes for a moment, only for him to get a creepy grin the next that has shivers running down my spine. Actually, I just thought of a perfect way for you to level Life Drain to level thirty in a short period of time.

Oh please dont be something Im going to hate.

Two hours later

I glare at Gramps from my throne next to him as I continue using Life Drain on him and Blood Empowerment on Life Drain with the life energy the other skill is taking from Gramps. All while he ignores the skills, using himself as a way to level the skills. Because apparently skills level faster when used on higher level beings, and the System only stops you from getting credit for the skill if you have no intention of killing the person youre using the skill on. So to train Life Drain on him, all I had to do was convince myself I was gonna kill him with Life Drain as I started using it, and it worked.

Even though my skill isnt doing anything to him at all as the man continues talking war talk with the various dukes and Demon Lords scattered around the long table beneath us from where were sitting on the raised dais.

As of yesterday, we managed to claim the Eastern half of the Earths Eastern Continent, gaining a major foothold on the world, random duke A declares as I continue Life Draining the Demon King. Although I keep an ear on their conversation since it will probably be helpful to have insider information like this when I go back to Earth.

Which does kind of make me wonder why Gramps is letting me listen in like this. Does he really care more about me than his own war effort?

Because I kind of find it a little hard to believe that a man who has spent thousands of years hating humans would suddenly prioritize his granddaughter who he has known for not even half a year over that hatred. But then again, I guess he was already doing that when he ordered the demons not to kill civilians.

Actually, come to think of it, why exactly arent the demons questioning Gramps sudden decision to ban the demons from killing the civilians?

Because they have absolute trust in him, Tar answers rather plainly. The demons evolved rather uniquely compared to the human. I guess you could say the Demon King is like a god from old world Earth to them. They borderline worship him since he was the one who raised them up from nothing, taught a lot of demons how to control their instincts back in the early days, created the nation they have, the power they have, and is by far the strongest amongst them. Strong enough to be known as the strongest being in the universe, and not just out of Earth and Tartarus either. Hes the strongest being in the universe at large, including the other planets as well. The closest mortal to ever reach Class VI.

Oh. So its blind trust then.

They dont bother to question it because theres nothing to question in their eyes. Hes never wrong to them. And if he is, then hes strong enough to become right despite that.

Is that what youre saying?

It is, Tar answers, making me purse my lips a little, only to be distracted by a System Message.

[Skill Life Drain has leveled up to level 26.]

Oh. Nice.

My attention is reclaimed by the Demon King as he continues talking, although what theyre talking about right now is mostly logistics and their numbers. Not whats actually happening right now on Earth.

So its less interesting since Im absolutely sure I wont remember most of this after this meeting.

Doesnt change the fact that Im gonna listen though.

Because I might just remember some of it.