Childhood Friend of the Zenith

Grrrrr.

Within the low growls of the demonic beasts, the time when the moon slowly began to exert its power over the night was approaching.

In the depths of the distant night, I gazed down at the head of the Peng Clan.

His body trembled under my gaze, and with a quivering voice, he spoke.

"…That is all…."
"Hmm."

The head of the Peng Clan had already succumbed to demonic energy, transforming into a demon. At his words, I tilted my head slightly.

Roughly half a quarter of an hour.

That was how long it had taken for me to corrupt him and hear his entire story.

"In conclusion."

The scheme of the Peng Clan’s leader, his attempt to ensnare the demonic lords of this era, the ones called the Four Calamities, all led to one simple truth.

"You just wanted to swallow up the Orthodox Faction, didn’t you?"
"……."

It wasn’t exactly treason. If anything, it was just a pathetic mess born out of his own greed.

"Hah."

Like father, like son.

It was baffling how the Peng Clan never changed.

The current instability at the frontlines was a well-known issue in Zhongyuan.

The sudden increase in demonic beasts was concerning enough, and many had begun linking it to the resistance of Crimson-Rank Beasts and White-Rank Beasts.

Whether an anomaly had occurred on the frontline around this time in history, I wasn’t sure.

If it hadn’t…

Then was this my fault too?

Ever since I appeared in this era, anomalies had been happening.

It was entirely possible that my presence had caused complications at the frontlines as well.

But for now, the real issue was the Peng Clan.

The fact that they had started making moves in secret—this was the real concern.

"You wanted to become the Alliance Leader?"
"…Yes."
"You're an idiot."
"……."

The Peng Clan’s leader had a simple thought process.

Due to his clan’s pact with the Alliance, they were responsible for supporting the frontlines. Normally, different noble clans provided assistance in seasonal rotations.

But this time, the head of the Peng Clan had come in person.

If someone were to ask why the clan head himself had come to the ➤ NоvеⅠight ➤ (Read more on our source) battlefield, he would claim that it was due to the Crimson-Rank Beasts' resistance—but the real reason was the contract with the Martial Alliance.

It was during this time that he discovered the Fire Artisan Demon lurking within the frontlines.

Ordinarily, upon discovering a demonic martial artist, one would gather their forces and launch an immediate attack.

But this bastard didn’t do that.

The Peng Clan’s leader found the Fire Artisan Demon’s behavior unusual.

He noticed that the demon seemed to be searching for something.

And instead of killing him on sight, he approached him in disguise.