In an underground secret room somewhere, faint dust passed through the flickering candlelight, forming a dim light curtain with dots.

In front of a gray stone table with a unique candlelight, a large group of people wearing robes and masks were arguing like shrews fighting.

The reason why I say "someone" is because everyone who participated in this meeting (or quarrel) did not know where the secret room was.

It is likely to be the underground wine cellar of a street tavern, or it may be a cave dug randomly in a hidden wilderness, or it may even be the royal palace of a certain country.

The reason why the location is unclear is that the secret room is enchanted.

This is an extremely powerful confusion spell. All participants will not know where they came from, nor will they remember any information about the journey into and out of the secret room. When they wake up, they will find that they have returned to

In original position.

This kind of curse is so powerful that no matter how you torture or use magic to extract memories, it is useless. Only the person who releases the curse knows the exact location of the secret room, and only he can send all the participants here and then send them out after the incident.

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The reason why it is kept secret in such a strict way is naturally that no one can see the light of day.

Because they are the Demon King's Revival Society.

"Do you want to say that the demon king who appeared at the garden party is fake? Come up with evidence! My people are 100% sure that the demon was summoned by the power of the violent demon king. In front of the irrefutable evidence, you can't do anything except quibble.

No constructive comments at all!”

"That doesn't prove anything. How can the real successor of the Demon King possess the power of the previous Demon King? You should break off your pig brain and wash it thoroughly!"

The discussion went from a calm tone at the beginning to personal attacks and even greetings to each other's 18th generation ancestors in less than a minute.

After all, the news that a new demon king had appeared was too shocking for all of them.

The Demon King's Revival Society was originally composed of a group of adventurers who were unwilling to accept the end of the golden age. Later, in order to survive, it absorbed a large number of miscellaneous people, and its composition was extremely complex.

However, the fundamental purpose has not changed. They hope and are using practical actions to try to bring the devil back.

For the sake of safety, the Demon King's Revival Club is divided into different branches according to regions. The branches act relatively independently and generally do not require approval from the headquarters.

So when they heard the news, everyone's first reaction was to ask their subordinates to check if their branch was responsible.

After checking around, they found that this matter had nothing to do with them. After some investigation, they also found that the demon had traces of the power of the violent demon king.

This is going to be a blast.

During the emergency meeting, the heads of all branches were basically divided into two groups.

One group believes that the demon king who appeared at the garden party is the successor of the violent demon king. We should find a way to contact him and provide full support so that the demon king who claims to be the king of kings can gain a firm foothold and the new king can ascend the throne.

The other group believes that the tyrannical Demon King has disappeared and that the demon's power is probably caused by the legacy left by the former Demon King. The nature of the natural power of different Demon Kings is also completely different. This has been proven in history.

Countless times.

In this case, the guy at the garden party is probably a hypocrite who got the inheritance.

The Demon King Revival Society has been trying to create new demon kings for a long time. For example, Rufus and his team who attacked the Adventurer School received help and information from them. If he could get the God-killing Demon King Balam

The Demon King's Restoration Association will continue to provide support to our legacy.

However, some people believe that the existence of the hypocrite itself is unfair and unjust, and that it is impossible to stand firmly. Only the orthodox demon king is the one they should support.

The two gangs had problems with different philosophies from the very beginning, but because the real Demon King never appeared, and the artificial Demon King he supported each time was also more stretched out, the conflicts between the two sides were always suppressed.

Until something happened at the garden party, and now the two groups are quarreling.

"Everyone, please calm down."

Seeing that the quarrel was about to escalate into a fight, the silent man who had been sitting in the main seat knocked on the table.

After all, the foundation of the Demon King’s Revival Society is a group of adventurers. These people will do whatever they say. If they don’t interrupt, they may start to fight.

His prestige was very high. Although the two parties in the quarrel still glared at each other through their masks like fighting cocks, at least they sat back on their chairs honestly and retracted their impolite gestures.

"I understand your point of view. The question now is how should we act."

"Of course I'm going to make contact. Should I miss such a good opportunity?"

The other party responded immediately:

"Even if you put aside whether he is the real Demon King or not, what happened at the garden party has been spread all over the world, and the Sword of Salvation must have begun to take action. Do you want to sneak into their encirclement?"

"Precisely because the Sword of Salvation has begun to take action, we must get in front of them as soon as possible, otherwise it will be too late."

"Fart! The real devil will never be defeated easily!"

"You're the one who farts! Just now you said you should put aside the issue of whether he is the real Demon King. Why do you regret it again?"

Yes, the quarrel started again.

The person in charge had to knock on the table again:

"Quiet!"

When both sides stopped fighting, the person in charge tilted his head:

"You have been to Demon King's Castle recently. Have you seen any changes?"

The person he was questioning was a guy whose whole body exuded the smell of decaying corpses. His whole person was wrapped in a thick black mist, and his face could not be seen clearly. He could only vaguely see that there were many hangings on his body.

Bones, dried offal, and even things like eyeballs.

Anyone with a discerning eye will know that this guy is a necromancer.

He recently went to the Sea of ​​Trees to contact Rufus and others, and provided them with magic scrolls, special potions that transform living people into conscious undead creatures, and the most important information.

"There is nothing abnormal. After the tyrannical Demon King disappeared, there is still nothing at the original site of the Demon King's City."

"You heard it! The Demon King's City has not changed, which means that the King of Kings is not the real Demon King. We should continue to observe."

"Nonsense! Only the Demon King of Violence has used the Demon King's Castle in the Sea of ​​Trees, and all the Demon Kings before him have not used it. We cannot rely solely on the changes in the Demon King's Castle as evidence."

Seeing that everyone was about to start arguing again, the person sitting in the main seat had to clap his hands to focus everyone's attention on himself.

"The arrival of His Majesty the Demon King is extremely important to us, there is no doubt about it."

This sentence made the group of people on the left see pride in their eyes, even through their masks.

But then the conversation changed:

"But you all must know that we have experienced too many failures. Now the people of the Sword of Salvation are eager to dig out all of us. Even if we have some powerful people secretly supporting us, it is not suitable for us to have anything big now.

action.”

The Demon King's Revival Society was not an underground organization at the beginning. They set up their headquarters in public and recruited troops openly and honestly.

It’s not that he’s out of ideas, it’s that the founder of the Demon King’s Revival Society initially believed that supporting the new Demon King was not worth hiding, and if he did it openly, he would get the support of many people.

It's true that there is support, whether it's people coming to seek refuge openly or people secretly helping them provide funds.

But not everyone in this world wants the Demon King to return. At least on the surface, most people are extremely opposed to it.

So they were forcibly beaten into an underground organization.

After what was said, both parties with different opinions were very dissatisfied. They felt that the words sounded like a sentence. What we wanted was countermeasures, not peace.

Of course, someone who can get into the position of boss is unlikely to be someone who only knows how to look the other way.

The person in charge puts his hands together and holds his chin:

"We need tangible evidence, so I hope that the branch closest to the River Kingdoms will send out scouts to obtain all the intelligence on this matter as much as possible while ensuring the safety of themselves and the organization."

"But this is too tame, shouldn't it..."

"Do you have a problem with my instructions?"

The atmosphere dropped to freezing point in an instant, everyone was silent, and no one dared to speak again.

"On the other hand, I ask all branches to be prepared. Once the true identity of the Demon King is confirmed, they must prepare for support as quickly as possible. This will be a fierce battle, but as long as you survive this time, your long-cherished wish...

"

He paused:

"Whether it is the same long-cherished wish or not, it can all come true."

Participants in the garden party come from all over the world. This is different from the Demon King's Revival Meeting that usually supports a new Demon King. It is so big that the entire mortal world is mobilized in an instant.

The cautious attitude is also related to making too much trouble. The Demon King's Revival Society really cannot fight against the entire world on its own.

After saying this, the person sitting in the main seat turned to look at the wall, where stood a creature that did not belong to the mortal world.

The red skin is covered with sharp scales, a pair of bat wings and a hook-shaped tail all indicate his descent from the lower plane, but he may have used some magic to shrink himself to the size of a mortal, and wear a

A gorgeous aristocratic dress that even looks somewhat polite.

This is the devil's mortal enemy, the devil.

Compared to the devil, the devil appears to be very civilized and always speaks elegantly. You rarely see any madness or evil in the devil. In fact, when you see it...

Well, you are almost turning into a devil.

Although they are both manifestations of evil, devils and demons are naturally hostile, because one of them represents chaos and the other is indeed lawful.

The relationship between the two parties has become so bad that they will never stop fighting each other. To put it simply, how can creatures from the lower plane insult the devil?

It's very simple, you just need to say that the devil is like a devil, which is the most defensive insult, and vice versa.
To be continued...