The abyss underground in Baifeng Town was pitch black, with only the roar of the waterfall filling the surrounding area.

Just yesterday afternoon, Ophelia successfully killed Cornes, and then threw his body into the dark abyss in order to destroy the evidence.

In fact, the water in the waterfall is just an illusion. It was created by Cornes' magic item, the Endless Fountain, and his magical attribute is water.

At this time, at the bottom of the abyss more than a hundred meters above the ground, a broken body lay quietly on the damp ground.

In fact, the water here is not produced by the waterfall, but by the groundwater seeping out from the inner wall of the abyss, but it only makes the ground moist.

A big hole was drilled into Cornes' body, and the blood had already flowed out. After a period of transportation, there was no drop of blood left in the body. Therefore, the corpse lying here was pale, and his body was full of blood.

The bones also became shattered as they fell.

However, after an unknown period of time, a strange noise suddenly came from the bottom of the dead abyss, as if countless insects were crawling or boneless creatures were squirming.

Then, the wet ground suddenly bulged, and a human-like hand stretched out, but the dry appearance didn't look like a human limb at all.

Immediately afterwards, a strange creature completely broke out of the ground. It was half the size of a normal human being and had four limbs. It looked like a human but its whole body was covered with a cloud of black smoke, making it impossible to see its face clearly.

It crawled on the ground and began to slowly approach Cones. The scary thing was that this was not the only one. More of these monsters emerged from the ground one after another.

They crawled towards Cornes one after another. After a while, those hands as slender as dead branches were on the corpse, but they made no next move.

Afterwards, perhaps drawing strength from Cornes' corpse, they finally had the strength to stand up, but they all silently gathered around the corpse, and then let out a slight growl.

This scene was so weird that if I had to describe it, a moment of silence would be the most appropriate. They seemed to be mourning the black magician.

After a few minutes, these humanoid monsters stopped roaring, and they suddenly revealed their shining fangs, which stood out in this pitch-black environment.

The next moment, countless fangs bit into Cornes' body and quickly devoured it, leaving no bones behind.

At this point, the most powerful magician in the empire completely disappeared from this world.

However, this was not over yet. The next scene was even more shocking. These monsters that had eaten human flesh suddenly covered their stomachs and fell to the ground. At the same time, they screamed in extreme pain, and their bodies began to mutate.

Not long after, the first monster that ate human flesh finally completed its transformation, and the black mist wrapping around its body gradually dissipated, but what was revealed was the appearance of Cornes.

Not only that, as other monsters completed their transformation, dozens of people who looked exactly like Cornes appeared at the bottom of the abyss.

In fact, Cornes' body has always been just a container, filled with his soul, and these humanoid monsters have been raised as Cornes' substitutes from the beginning.

When Cornes' body is destroyed, they will instantly move to the body and eat his flesh, thereby inheriting all the memories of the previous body.

They have become new Cornes, but they are no different from the previous ones.

However, according to Cornes' original idea, the stand-ins should appear one by one. As a result, Ophelia happened to throw the body here, which is the stand-in's lair, so so many Cornes suddenly appeared.

Of course, these individuals will not conflict with each other, because they all understand that whether individually or collectively, they are all Cornes. Just like a person's left and right hands, they can be controlled by the same will called Cornes.

After being fully resurrected, all the Cornes raised their heads at the same time and looked toward the abyss. Their powerful legs bent, and then they released their accumulated strength, allowing their bodies to fly up like arrows.

In just a few seconds, they broke through directly from the ground, and the powerful impact destroyed a large number of buildings in an instant, including the black wall that symbolized the power of the ruler.

After breaking out of the ground, they scattered in all directions, with one individual flying towards the battlefield outside the city.

At this time, Emil and others are planning to teleport the Demon King into a different space to save Baifeng Town.

…

There is a large mountain peak outside Baifeng Town. They all belong to the same mountain range. After climbing over this mountain range, there is an endless plain.

At the end of the plain, close to the sea, there is the most prosperous city in the entire continent, which is Castia, the royal capital of the Elnos Empire.

At this time, on a road that ran through the entire plain, two carriages were driving, one in front of the other, quite far apart.

Leonard was sitting in the front carriage. His carriage was very luxurious. Even though the gravel road was bumpy, he could hardly feel the bumps in it.

Unlike those people who finally saved their lives, he was lying on the soft sofa with a leisurely expression, holding a wine glass in his hand.

However, although he deliberately showed an indifferent attitude, his trembling hands still exposed his heart. After all, he almost died.

After this war, he finally felt how terrifying the demons were, so he decided to return to the capital to develop. At the current speed, he could arrive at noon tomorrow.

But this does not mean that he gave up the throne. On the contrary, he discovered something very important. Although other candidates were also vying for the throne, they never thought of sending troops to exterminate the demons. Instead, they huddled in the furthest corner from the battlefield.

In the distant royal capital.

This made him suddenly realize that the so-called annihilation of the demon clan was just a trick. Anyone who believed it would be the biggest tool, and he was exactly the same.

In short, he figured out that destroying the demon clan was not as important as establishing a good relationship with the great nobles of the royal capital. This time when he went back, he wanted to regain everything he had lost.

However, his biggest worry now is that without Cornes, even if he returns to the royal capital, he will definitely not be able to compete with other candidates for the throne.

He had to admit that although he was the oldest candidate, he was just a novice in terms of strategy. If no one helped him, he was destined to have no chance.

"Alas, it seems I won't get the throne." Leonard sighed and continued drinking, hoping that the moment of drunkenness would make him forget his troubles.

Just like that, after drinking an unknown number of drinks, he finally fell asleep so drunk that he didn't wake up until late in the evening.

Leonard rubbed his eyes and vaguely saw someone opposite his seat. He woke up instantly, thinking it was an assassin, and subconsciously wanted to call the soldiers to come in and help.

But he soon saw clearly who the other party was, but he couldn't help but have a look of horror on his face.

I saw that the man opposite was a short old man. He squinted and smiled, sitting there with a cane in one hand. It was obvious that this was Kones himself.

However, Leonard was not happy at all, because after he ordered Byron to find Cornes, not long after, his spies came to report that Cornes had been killed.

"...You, you are a human or a ghost!" His voice trembled.

"Haha, long time no see, Master Leonard." Cornes stroked his beard and smiled.

This smile was so captivating that Leonard became even more frightened. He was so frightened that he couldn't scream and could only huddle in the corner and tremble.

"Oh, okay, okay, I'm not dead yet." Seeing him like this, Cornes had no choice but to tell the truth.

"Okay, okay, now that you're back, does our previous agreement still count? Just help me..." Leonard said carefully, he now completely lost the aura of a ruler.

"Of course it counts. After all, helping you ascend to the throne will be beneficial to me without any harm."

"Really? That's great. I can rely on you from now on."

Leonard looked excited and quickly poured a glass of wine and handed it to Cornes.

Cornes took the wine glass unceremoniously, and after drinking it, he suddenly stared at Leonard.

"What, what's wrong?" Leonard touched his face and found nothing wrong.

"Hey, it's nothing, I just want to add another agreement." Cornes laughed maliciously.

"It's a small matter, let alone one agreement. I agree to a hundred, as long as you can help me win the throne."

"Huh? Are you so generous?"

"Of course, no matter what our relationship is now, no matter what outsiders think of you, one day I will clear your name." Leonard solemnly promised him.

"Haha, I admire people like you," Cornes was very satisfied with his attitude, and then said, "Then, after helping you win the throne, I don't need any reward, you only need to do one thing.

Well, how about giving up the throne to me?"

Leonard was about to agree without thinking, but was stunned for a few seconds and reacted immediately.

"……ah?"

"Didn't you hear it clearly? Let me say it again?" Cornes had already anticipated this situation.

"No, what do you mean?" Leonard finally couldn't help but get angry.

Such a reaction was still expected by Cornes. He was not in a hurry to explain, but poured himself another glass of wine calmly.

"My intention is already clear. I want to get the throne of the Elnos Empire, and then give the right to rule to my greatest Demon King."

"...Kenes, do you know what you are talking about? You are not possessed, are you?" Leonard felt confused and thought, has this old guy gone crazy?

"Oh, so humans are just stupid," Cornes sighed heavily and continued, "Then, you should be able to understand if I change back to my original self."

The next second, Cornes' body began to undergo strange changes. His thin body became distorted, as if it was melting.

Next, this indescribable mass gradually changed back to a human shape, but it was no longer a thin old man, but a tall and burly man, who looked to be in his forties. He was wearing a blue

He wears colorful armor, and the original crutch has become a broad-edged sword.

"What...is going on?" Leonard still didn't understand what was happening, "Is it the new magic you studied?"

"Haha, Master Leonard, you are really good at joking." Looking at his confused look, the man couldn't help laughing, and then said, "In that case, let me introduce myself again.

, my name is Cornes Sandra, I am the Dark Knight under the Demon King, my attribute is water, you should understand now, right?"

Leonard was even more at a loss. He said in disbelief, "How is that possible? Are you not a black magician?"

At this time, Cornes finally became impatient. He originally thought that Leonard just had trouble accepting the status quo, which was why his thinking was so slow. Now it seems that this guy is really stupid.

However, he finally said patiently.

"So, is there a conflict between the Black Mage and the Dark Knight?"

"...Well, there seems to be no conflict," Leonard said thoughtfully, then nodded seriously, "Oh, I understand, you are an undercover agent arranged by the demons among humans, right?"

"Ah, yes, yes, you are so smart, you can think of all this." Cornes said angrily.

"Haha, stop teasing me." Leonard waved his hand.

In his heart, he actually felt like a mirror. He didn't care who Cornes was, as long as he could help him seize the throne. But now it seemed that Cornes' purpose of helping him was also to seize the throne.

"Okay, I can promise you." Leonard suddenly said seriously.
To be continued...