Chapter 1248: Punishment

In that moment, several demon soldiers stumbled and hurried over.

With a thud, they knelt on the ground, their entire bodies trembling, their faces filled with terror and unease. "Reporting to my lord, we were the ones guarding the granary."

Hearing this, the Demon God's heart instantly filled with rage. He grabbed one of the demon soldiers by the collar, hoisting him high into the air. "You bastard! I ordered you to guard the granary properly. What is this mess? Explain yourself!"

"My lord, I, I am innocent too! We followed your orders and set out to provide support. Who could have expected that the moment we left, the granary caught fire? By the time we returned, it was already too late."

Upon hearing this, the Demon God's brows furrowed even deeper. With a slap, he struck the man in front of him hard, roaring, "When did I order support? Even if support was truly needed, why did the others not move, yet you insisted on getting involved? A bunch of pig-brained fools. And didn't I say that no one is to act without my written order? Where is the order!?"

"The order!? There is no order~~!"

At this moment, the demon soldiers before him were so panicked their eyes filled with tears.

When the Demon God heard this, he could no longer restrain his rage. With a great squeeze, he instantly crushed the head of the demon soldier in front of him.

The demon soldiers kneeling on the ground, witnessing this scene, trembled all over, unable to utter a single word.

They could only keep their heads bowed, awaiting the Demon God's wrath.

"Truly a bunch of pigs! Without even an order, you still dared to leave. You truly know not the meaning of life and death!"

As he spoke, the Demon God's gaze turned to the other demon soldiers nearby. "Dereliction of duty, an added crime. Someone, drag them away and behead them!" "Yes!"

Immediately, soldiers nearby responded.

Following this, dozens of demon soldiers stepped forward, dragging these guards away to one side. "My lord, spare our lives!"

"My lord, we dare not do it again!"

"My lord, we know our mistake. Spare us this once!" At that moment, several guards pleaded for mercy in unison.

But the Demon God hardly wished to hear any more of their words.

Just then, a demon soldier nearby stepped forward and said, "My lord, in this situation, killing them will only affect morale. It would be better to give them a chance to atone for their crimes. Furthermore, we do not yet know how the enemy infiltrated the heavily guarded rear. If we kill these few, a situation exactly like this may inevitably occur again."

Though angry, the Demon God was relatively reasonable.

After a moment of silence, he finally raised his hand and gestured.

Seeing this gesture from the Demon God, the many demon soldiers breathed a slight sigh of relief.

And the demon soldiers who had just walked through the gates of death knelt to thank him for sparing their lives.

The Demon God, his face like iron, asked, "Speak. What exactly happened with the person who set the fire?"

Thus, to atone for their crimes, the demon soldiers eagerly recounted the general course of events.

Upon hearing these words, the Demon God's expression remained grim, but he understood that under these circumstances, the actions of these soldiers were understandable.

Thinking this, he also realized there were significant flaws in his army's deployment.

He let out a sigh, waved his hand, and said, "You few, during the next battle, you will be the first to charge. If you survive, this crime will be forgiven. If you die, it will be a just punishment."

"Yes, yes, yes!"

The demon soldiers nodded repeatedly in response; at this moment, where would they dare to say no?

The Demon God looked at the grain and said to the soldiers beside him, "Clean it up, see how much is still edible, and report it to me later. The rest of you, guard your positions."

"Yes!"

The many demon soldiers responded in unison.

At this very moment, on Yulong Mountain.

Li Yue rushed up in a hurry. The guards stationed above, seeing Li Yue returning with people, quickly opened a gap in the protective magic array to facilitate their entry.

In this battle, the greatest achievement of Li Yue and his group was burning down the demon granary.