Chapter 99 Is it a coincidence? Isn’t it?
"Your Highness Aina, you are here."

Seeing Aina appear, the elders stood up one after another, looking extremely excited.

Only Losa and a few others seemed to be hesitant to speak and stood aside in silence.

"You are Ina Lucifer, right? I have heard of your father's name."

The purple-winged demon turned around, and his deep and domineering voice echoed in the cave. Even though they were both royals, his aura was still superior to Aina's.

"You are……"

Ina's face was calm, and she had vaguely guessed something.

"Let me introduce myself first. I am Satan, the Blood of Hell. I am from the Giant Tree Alliance. I would like to invite you to join us and enhance the glory of the demon clan!"

Satan!

Aina narrowed her eyes when she heard that.

Just as she expected, it came from the Giant Tree Alliance.

Satan is one of the major surnames in the Demon King's Court. Like their Lucifer branch, it has produced several demon kings.

I didn’t expect that this branch actually lived in the Giant Tree Alliance and sent people to find us.

This would explain why the elders had such expressions.

She remained calm, glanced at all the tribesmen, and then slowly spoke: "What about you? What do you think? Do you plan to stay here or leave with him?"

The tribesmen basically already know the news about the Giant Tree Alliance, so there is no need for too much explanation.

And look at this.

The other party had already done the lobbying work before she came, and even if she wanted to stop it, it was too late.

as predicted.

After a while, one of the most prestigious elders stood up.

"Your Highness Aina, we... can only better ensure the survival of our people if we go to the Giant Tree Alliance."

"Yes, you can see that if we keep guarding here, we will not be able to hold on sooner or later."

"I...I agree to leave too."

After saying that, they no longer dared to look at Aina and all lowered their heads.

Because such behavior is tantamount to betrayal to the proud demon clan, betrayal of the king who rules them.

Ina just stared at them silently without saying anything. The entire cave was eerily quiet.

Hell's Blood stood nearby, watching with interest.

He knew that this demon branch could not refuse his invitation, because the living conditions he could provide alone were enough to shake the strongest determination.

however.

What all the demons didn't expect was.

After a moment of silence, Aina suddenly sighed and said, "Go ahead. As the heir to the royal family of Lucifer, I allow you to leave!"

After saying this, she seemed to have lost all her strength and staggered outside.

"Aina!"

"Your Highness Aina!"

Several elders, including Losa, shouted hurriedly, gritted their teeth, and followed.

The remaining tribesmen looked at each other, hesitating whether to leave.

In the end, only a few dozen people stood up and glared at them fiercely.

"You are a bunch of traitors! You are not worthy of the name Lucifer!"

"Your Highness Aina protects you at the risk of her life. You have completely disgraced the dignity of the demon clan!"

"let's go!"

With a cold snort, they left the cave and followed Aina. The entire cave became quiet again.

Until then.

Hellblood stepped forward, glanced at the direction Aina left, and sneered, "Don't worry, you are right. I believe it won't be long before they regret their decision!"

……

finally.

Most of the demons from Lucifer's lineage left with the Blood of Hell.

In the entire empty cave, there were only less than thirty tribesmen including Aina, who chose to defend the place where they had lived for so many years to the death.

"You should have left with them."

Outside the volcano.

Aina stood on a high place, looking at the team gradually moving away, and whispered.

Although only half a day had passed, she seemed to have grown a lot in an instant, as if she had become a different person.

"No, we will follow Her Highness Aina until death!"

"Your Highness gave me this life!"

There were more than twenty demons, both male and female. Some were warriors who had fought with Aina outside, while others had survived because of Aina's care. Each of them had an extremely determined attitude.

Seeing them like this, Aina's tense expression finally relaxed a lot, and she suddenly remembered the message from the gargoyle.

"In that case, you should withdraw the defense line outside. I have something to go out for."

"Isn't it too dangerous to go out at this time?" Losa asked worriedly.

"No, just wait for me to come back."

After saying that, she left the volcanic area directly, headed towards the depths of the black soil, and disappeared from sight in the blink of an eye.

……

That evening.

As night falls.

Aina passed through the druid's lair, avoided the black beast with the help of the night demon's stealth talent, and appeared outside the familiar altar.

Far away.

Rhodes could already be seen leading a group of little ones in a tug-of-war game on the open ground, and shouts of encouragement could be heard.

just.

Before she could speak.

A dark red figure sitting in meditation on a boulder suddenly opened his eyes.

"who!"

There was a loud shout.

There was a loud bang under Aina's feet, and the flames shooting into the sky turned into a flaming cage, instantly imprisoning her in place. She couldn't even use the Night Demon's talent for escape!

"What's wrong? Alpha."

The movement here immediately attracted Rhodes' attention. The little guys who were playing tug-of-war with Augla also let go of the vines and looked puzzled.

After seeing the figure trapped in the fire cage in the distance, Augla laughed out loud.

"Who was it I thought? It turns out to be you, the purple broiler chicken. No, now it should be a roast chicken."

After these words were spoken, Alpha's vigilant gaze finally relaxed.

"know?"

He asked simply and clearly.

"Of course I know her. She's the devil I told you about before, the one who's good at cutting wheat."

After hearing Augla's introduction, Alpha looked at Aina deeply, waved his hand, and dispersed the fire cage.

After regaining her freedom, Ina quickly came to the side of the altar and looked at Alpha sitting on the boulder with lingering fear.

It was just sitting there, but it gave her a feeling that was more terrifying than the giant war tree, and even far more terrifying than the blood of hell she had seen before!

This guy's around.

How could such a powerful being suddenly appear?

Aina was shocked and couldn't help but look at Rhodes.

"Did you encounter any danger on the road?" Rhodes spoke first, without explaining anything about Alpha.

"I encountered a few fourth-level black beasts, but I hid my aura and avoided them." Ina said this, referring to the dangers on the road. She had been to this forest many times and was familiar with the distribution areas of high-level black beasts.

As long as she tried her best to avoid black beasts of level five or above, she was confident that she could ensure her own safety.

If it were anyone else, they would have been torn to pieces by the swarming black beasts the moment they stepped into the forest.

"Level 4?"

Rhodes's face became serious.

It seems that even in the direction he thinks is the safest, there is no shortage of high-level black beasts. It seems that he has to change his plan.

"You haven't told me why you called me here." Ina's tone was obviously more concise than before, and she went straight to the point.

Rhodes looked at her strangely: "Did something happen to you?"

"No, you're overthinking it."

"is it?"

Seeing that she was unwilling to say more, Rhode did not ask any more questions and said:

"It's like this. I plan to plant lantern trees in the forest and use them to open up a path to the outside. I would like to ask you to come and help."

"Open up a path?"

Aina was slightly startled.

If there really was such a road made of lantern trees, it would be much safer for them to enter the druid's lair to look for the Moon Stone. She would be very happy to see it.

only……

"I don't think so. I've tried it before, and those lantern seeds simply won't survive."

"Can't it survive?"

Now it was Rhodes' turn to be confused.

Can't the broken lantern seeds just be thrown into the black soil and start growing?
You're telling me it won't survive?
He was a little unconvinced, so he took out a lantern seed from his space ring and handed it to Aina: "Try throwing it outside and see."

"Okay."

Ina took the seeds and threw them into the black soil outside without hesitation, splashing a large amount of black gas.

then.

And nothing happened afterwards.

The seed seemed to be broken, lying on the ground without any reaction.

When Aina saw that it was true, she shrugged at Rhodes.

"That's strange. The seeds shouldn't be bad."

Rhodes was a little confused. It was the first time he encountered such a situation.

But immediately, he thought of something and suddenly looked at the largest lantern tree not far away.

"Are you playing tricks on me?"

wow~
The lanterns of the lantern tree swayed from side to side, and a faint spiritual message came into his mind.

"Seeds... offspring..."

The information was intermittent, but Rhodes, who often communicated with plants, understood it immediately.

The lantern tree wants to express that these seeds are its offspring, and only with its permission can they take root and sprout.

Good guy.

It's become a spirit.

"Then let this seed grow and see." Rhodes said.

As soon as he finished speaking, there was a loud bang in the black soil, and a lantern tree rose from the ground. The seed actually came to life!

"How could this be?"

Ina was shocked by this scene.

These plants actually obeyed Rhodes' orders and controlled the growth of their seeds!
Even if the tree spirits are close to nature, it should be difficult for them to achieve this level, right?

"That's right."

Rhodes nodded with satisfaction.

As expected, it was the ancestor of the lantern tree that he planted himself, and it brought him many surprises.

Thus.

He no longer has to worry about others using lantern seeds to attack him, or about them growing everywhere indiscriminately.

Think of this.

He looked at Aina again: "The planting problem has been solved. Can you call your people to help now?"

"Yes, yes, but..."

Ina opened her mouth, but hesitated to speak.

"But what?"

Rhodes frowned slightly. It was the first time he discovered that this guy had such a shy side. He didn't seem to be like this before. He was so lively and interesting.

Although he had some small thoughts, he didn't hate it. After all, there were only a limited number of living people to be seen here.

"My people are gone."

Aina's voice came slowly.

He raised his head under Rhodes' stunned gaze and forced a smile.

"why?"

Rhodes was very puzzled.

It was fine some time ago.

Faced with further questioning, Ina no longer concealed anything and finally told the story of what had happened.

"I couldn't provide them with a safer living environment, so I let them go. So I probably can't help you much."

Ina shrugged, her expression not looking good.

But as a member of the royal family, she naturally has to consider the survival of her tribe.

Seeing that the number of her tribe members was decreasing, she had no choice but to make the decision and respect their choice.

"Yeah."

Rhodes whispered.

At this moment, he didn't care much about the Giant Tree Alliance.

After all, if they can survive in the black soil for three hundred years, they must have some means of survival, so it is not surprising that they have developed to a certain scale.

He just didn't expect that Aina would choose to stay, even though she could have lived a better life.

"I didn't realize you had so much guts."

At this time, Augula came over and showed admiration for Ina for the first time.

Even Alpha, who was listening quietly nearby, couldn't help but nod.

Because if it were them, they would definitely make the same decision instead of giving up their dignity just to survive.

"What are your plans next?" Rhodes asked.

"I plan to rebuild the interior of the volcano, which should be able to block the next black moon." Ina said after thinking for a while.

Even if there are only twenty or so tribesmen, she will not give up on them.

But I don’t know.

After hearing her words.

Rhodes' eyes suddenly lit up: "Volcano? You live in a volcano?"

What a coincidence, isn't it?

He was thinking about how to grow more fire mushrooms to heal Alpha. Isn't the volcanic area the most suitable place to grow them?
Moreover, when there are more fire mushrooms, he can feed them to the fire elves to increase their strength.

It’s the best of both worlds!
immediately.

He expressed his thoughts and took out a fire mushroom and handed it to Ina.

(End of this chapter)