My Cell Prison-Chapter 841 - Passive Situation

Chapter 841: Chapter 841: Passive Situation

Chapter 841: Chapter 841: Passive Situation

Even with the “Eternal Night Wolves” providing connection and assistance among the different reconnaissance squads, the sudden ‘Spatial Trap’ could not be prevented.

A total of nine reconnaissance squads were swallowed by the Toad, and their whereabouts remain unknown.

The safe return of Han Dong, Abe, and others was a relief to many people, especially some from the Behemoth Knight Group.

The Great Demon Leader immediately called the reconnaissance teams together to gather information.

The knights sent out on reconnaissance are naturally quite capable… four of the squads encountered the spatial trap and managed to escape successfully.

Therefore, Han Dong did not rush to report the intelligence… If there were any important details missing, Han Dong would add them later.

However, in the end there was no need for Han Dong to add anything.

Everything that needed to be said had been spoken.

Moreover, one of the Knight Squads obtained information that even Han Dong did not know.

It was confirmed that, in addition to Toads, Fungi, and Plants, a fourth type of “Shadow” Demon was hiding in the wetlands.

Several important pieces of information were also confirmed:

1. The suspected lair area (i.e., the coverage area of the Land Deed)

2. The multi-layered sensory restraint of the wetland region.

Han Dong just listened quietly to all of this without speaking.

“Indeed, the knights sent for the investigation are very capable, there’s no need for me to add anything… Being an unnoticed salted fish makes it easier to act.

I wonder how the Great Demon Leader will handle this? If he sends out troops corresponding to the ‘World Rule’ directly to search the suspected lair because dozens of knights were captured, it might play right into the enemy’s strategy.

What is the best solution?”

Han Dong bowed his head slightly, smiling quietly as he awaited the Great Demon Leader’s arrangement.

Unexpectedly, the Great Demon Leader did not announce any immediate countermeasures but gave a statement that could be heard throughout the Full Expedition Army encampment:

“A medium-sized battle is about to erupt, please have all knights ready themselves for combat.

The upcoming battle will not be open for enlistment; we will directly assign the Rapid Attack Squad to strike at specific locations.”

Having said that.

Whoosh!

A pair of exaggerated white wings sprouted from the Great Demon Leader’s back, and he flew straight out of the castle.

Synchronized in action were also Captain Death God and Captain Jerroth, who had been ready within their respective regiments… Yes, this was the simplest, most brutal, yet effective method taken by the Great Demon Leader.

In light of the intelligence gathered by the scouting units.

He directly deployed the highest combat power of the Expeditionary Army to ‘focus’ search the suspicious areas, without violating the ‘World Rule’.

Not violating the rule meant that the captains were not to lay a hand on any Demon within the Land Deed area… of course, the captains did not need to do so.

All they had to do was conduct in-depth reconnaissance on suspicious locations to find out the ‘lair’.

However, simple and crude as this method was, if they could find the lair and launch a raid in a short time, as long as they were quick enough, they could rescue some of the missing reconnaissance knights… But there were still significant risks involved.

The world under eternal night is always unknown and passive to humans.

If there was an Old King in this wetland.

It is highly probable that they would take this opportunity to launch an attack on an isolated captain or on the Defense Power-weakened Expeditionary Army encampment.

The ones who could reduce the risk of an Old King threat to the lowest were ‘Death God’ and ‘Marlon’.

As long as one of them was there… just one low-level Old King was not enough to pose a threat that could annihilate a regiment.

At the same time, the three captains who went out were acting collectively to avoid being caught out alone.

They conducted a “targeted search” of suspicious areas at the fastest speed, pulling back to the camp as soon as anything was discovered, so as not to trigger the awakening of the Old King through sacrificial summoning by the Demons sensing a powerful presence.

“Ambushed like this, the Great Demon Leader was indeed irate… However, this was undeniably one of the best approaches available.

Moreover, this provided both a chance to verify whether the Old King was concealed within this area and to expedite the eruption of battle… rather than engaging in protracted manœuvers in the wetlands.

But such a cunning Toad likely had its own countermeasures.”

…

All three captains flew through the wetlands at their highest speed.

Within fifteen minutes, the targeted search had borne fruit.

A vast, tranquil lake came into view—Trasimeno Lake.

Captain Jerroth, the Grand Warlock, was about to activate his highest-level reconnaissance magic to force a viewing past the sensory restrictions of the wetlands and into the lake.

Gurgle gurgle…

Bubbles surged in the middle of the lake.

An enormous Toad, large enough to occupy half the lake, slowly rose from the waters.

Standing atop the Toad’s head was a figure enshrouded in a moist cloak, its exposed feet and ankles covered with numerous blisters.

A twisted voice, imitating human speech, emanated from the figure:

“I am Alaki, the Messenger of Toad City.

I’ll spare you the useless chatter.

There’s only one reason for my appearance—to negotiate a “Battle Agreement” with you humans that adheres to the “World Rule”… According to the will of our Lord, he wishes to exchange ‘the knights lost in the wetlands’ for additional clauses in the Battle Agreement.

If you three are unwilling, then please allow my Lord to use these knights as hosts for the guests of Toad City.”

Were it not for the rules, the Great Demon Leader would have truly loved to smash the Messenger’s head with a punch.

For now, he could only restrain his temper and accept the other party’s proposal.

“Show it to me.”

The Messenger directly extended its tongue from its mouth to hand over the drafted Battle Agreement to the Great Demon Leader.

The supplemental clauses in the Battle Agreement stated that if the humans agreed to sign it, they could immediately take custody of ‘the knights lost in the wetlands’ and guaranteed that they had suffered no fatal harm.

However, the additional terms attached to the Battle Agreement seemed rather excessive.

The added terms were as follows:

1. The battle area will be chosen by the Demons.

2. The ‘military strength index’ on the human side must account for the captured [43] missing knights.

“What do you think? Such terms aren’t too far-fetched, right? After all, the knights lost in the wetlands are also part of the battle.

Since you are guests and we are hosts… The venue for ‘entertaining’ is naturally our choice.

You can take this Battle Agreement back for discussion before making a decision.

Just sign your names, and we will ensure the safe return of the lost knights to your army.

Of course… do not delay too long, as it seems these knights can’t withstand ‘contamination’ for much longer. Just between us, some of the knights inside the Toad have already started experiencing hallucinations and vomiting.”

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With that said,

The Messenger sank back to the bottom of the lake with the gigantic Toad.

Clutching the Battle Agreement and cornered into a passive position, anger was building up inside the Great Demon Leader.

“Filthy, contemptible creatures…”