How to become a Demon Lord: The Former Hero's Journey as a Demon Lord!

Chapter 118: So That's Their Plan?

Chapter 118: So That's Their Plan?

After Rosavellt was called, she looked towards the side quickly. She had been thinking about something that happened a long time ago and she became so lost in her thoughts that she didn't even notice when her second in command called out to her. He was a dwarf that was excellent at using ranged weapons and he already brought out his arrows and he was ready to fire at the running undead at her command! He called her because she still hasn't given the command even though he has a clear shot!

"Madam Rosavellt! Should we open fire!? They're retreating! If we chase them now, we can take them down once and for all!"

Rosavellt immediately rose her hand in a signal to hold fire. The shock that passed through the faces of everyone there was immense! Why wasn't sure giving the order to open fire!? They could get rid of all the running undead at once! But even though they questioned her orders in their minds, they immediately put down their arrows and obeyed her order. None of them have any right to defy her orders and whatever she tells them is absolute.

Rosavellt didn't bother explaining herself to them. She still remembers the demon lord's orders. The army was only supposed to kill enough undead to chase them away and make them stop fighting. Containment instead of eradication. That was his order. Rosavellt was only following the demon lord's orders, so she told her men not to shoot.

Rosavellt placed her sword back in her spatial space and she told the army to move out and help the injured. They would be leaving soon so they shouldn't waste time.

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,m Floid watched Rosavellt ordering her soldiers around through one of his familiars. He could see the difficult expression on Rosavellt's face and Floid wondered how long it would take for her to crack. She was thinking of something, wasn't she? I wonder what's on her mind.

Rosavellt was a smart woman, but Floid could still read her easily. It was obviously difficult for her to cut down her own people. Is this how it is going to be throughout this war? Will she continue spacing out and second-guessing herself? That could lead to problems. Especially since the army is made up of demons. Demons don't like it when their commander is unsure of herself. Things can get ugly quickly.

Floid knew that Rosavellt would eventually change because of what he did. That was his plan all along and that is also why he put her as the commander. But Floid didn't know how she would change. Will she gravitate towards him or she will go to her people and leave him? Things can end either way. But, regardless of how this turns out, Floid already knows what he will do so he didn't have to be bothered at all.

"My lord, I remember that you once spoke about a secret ritual that they perform in Uta. A summoning... I think,"

It hit Floid like a house of bricks. His eyes widened slightly and he looked down at the paper for the second time. Damn, how the hell did I not see that? It is so obvious! Priscilla isn't training her army because she never intended to fight me in her kingdom! She wants to send out a hero to the demon side of Aradite and they will fight me here! Since she doesn't plan on fighting in her kingdom, she doesn't have to prepare for war

Floid always knew that Rizi is brilliant, but he was impressed that she was able to decipher all that from only this much info. He could only lean back with a smile.

Rizi looked up at him curiously to see if what she said was correct. She was only taking a guess and she had some other possibilities if the demon lord says that this one was wrong. Rizi knew that the demon lord was also very smart and he would know if her suggestions were wrong or not. But when she saw his smile, she knew that she wasn't wrong. She smiled.

"You're right, Rizi. It seems that Uta is summoning a hero. If they're hiding this much then the only possibility is that they don't want to be attacked before the hero arrives. They're like turtles hiding in their shells. They're waiting for the hero to be summoned before they start any war efforts,"

Rizi was surprised when she heard that. She was only sharing a suggestion before and she didn't know that they were summoning a hero! Does that mean they are trying to get rid of the demon lord!? Shouldn't we go and stop them?

"Don't worry about them. Let them summon their hero, I have no intention of stopping them. I'm more focused on other things right now,"

Floid could tell exactly what Rizi was thinking and he told her to ignore the humans in a calm tone. His eyes were looking past this room and towards the place where Rosavellt was busy organizing her army. Right now, Floid was focused on finishing his quests. I'll focus on the humans after I finish with the undead. The humans are all fools if they think that a mere hero will stop me from killing them.

I really thought that Priscilla already learned from the death of all her partners that I'm not going to stop at anything to get to her. But it seems that humanity's dependence is so great that she would rather call another hero instead of doing to fight me head-on. I'll tear down any hero standing between us, Priscilla. I'll tear the hero to pieces and I'll come and crucify you for your stupidity.