Chapter 301 Preparing for War(1)

Askalad punched the mountain side, creating a large dent in it as he grinded his teeth in pure rage. Skorn's loss and subsequent 'capture' was relatively embarrassing for him, and even more embarrassing for the family. After he has preached about the greatness of his demon house for over half an hour, and how arrogant that demon was, he lost in such a humiliating manner.

'Not only did I lose, but I also lost the three tier 5s I had under my command. That bastard.' Askalad thought, gnashing his teeth

"Calm down,my lord." Anissa, one of the female demon nobles, said, trying to calm Askalad down. Askalad turned around and glared at her, making her flinch and take a step back.

"My lord, the enemy is still just a fledgling Demon Viscount my liege, and with the Morning Star family ability, you are more than enough to take both him and Skorn." She said quickly and Askalad looked at her for a moment before calming down slightly

"There are two other tier 5s as well, a succubus and a gremlin." He said, remembering Lily and Bartus, holding him off

"My lord, if I may, the warthogs should be able to hold them off long enough for you to kill the other two." Bella, the other female Demon Noble, suggested and Askalad grinned.

"Of course, how could I forget about those wonderful beasts." Askalad said before flying into the sky with the Demon Nobles following behind. They flew over the forest, until they arrived at their campsite, a plot of land filled with over a hundred tents made of beast skins. Flying a distance away from the campsite, they could see a bloody field and hear the wrackling of chains as large, furry beasts, with black fur, flaming eyes and crimson tusks jutting out of their faces. The creature's looked like pigs, except they were atleast three meters in height and one in length. Bones of both humanoid and beastly creatures were scattered on the field, and the beasts roared in fury, as the black chains held them back from rampaging. Askalad smiled as he looked at the fearsome beasts struggle against the chains.

"We currently have fifteen warthog, five of them are tier 5, six of them equivalent to tier 4s, and the other four are mere piglets." Bella informed him and Askalad nodded his head.

"Three days, we will launch an attack in three days, and we shall show that arrogant demon the true might of the Morning Stars." Askalad said with a grin

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"Warthogs?" Colin asked with a raised eyebrow, as he, Lily, Alice, Bartus, Skorn, Leia and Paul sat in a room together.

"Yes, Hellish Warthogs to be exact. They are a group of ferocious beasts that live in the underworld. Their hides are immensely resilient, they are immensely strong and they possess [HellFire Affinity]." Skorn explained

"But, can't most of that be said for all beasts." Paul said

"The beasts you guys are used to are mere fledglings who only just learned to use demonic energy. The beasts are different, they were born, raised and dominated in an environment where demonic energy thrives. They are stronger, faster and much harder to deal with." Lily said

"How is the weapons creation going?" Colin asked Leia, who was now pretty much responsible for internal affairs within the town.

"Well, the leprechauns have managed to get the internet up and running, even if it is still weak. They are still helping the members of the Bartus guild develop automatic weapons, but it will probably take a week or so before they can get it right." Leia sighed and Colin thought for a minute

"Maybe we should switch our focus from automatic weapon and try creating something with penetrative and a long range. If these beasts are really as tough as you say, then it would be in our best interest to take them out first. The only tier 5 they have is Askalad, I'll be able to easily handle him." Colin said

"My liege, if I may, will you allow me to kill Askalad. I have suffered under him for years, it's time I repay him for all the injustice I have suffered." Skorn said while clenching his fist, and his aura flared as he gritted his teeth in rage.

"Sure, but can you win?" Colin asked and Skorn seemed offended, but knowing the seriousness of the question, he answered confidently

"Yes."

"Good. Bartus, you and your guild start working on the weapon I mentioned. The leprechauns from my house should be able to help you. Paul and Leia, the two of you need to get the others battle ready." Colin said and they nodded their heads

"You need to get battle ready as well my liege." Skorn said

"Oh, and I guess your voluntaring to help?" Colin asked and Skorn grinned.