Chapter 546: The first demi-human race to be subjugated

Shengzai and his group set out from the Holy Kingdom, preparing to head to the Abelion Hills, which was currently the area where the most demi-humans gathered.

At the same time, the demi-human tribes gathered there were the strongest among all demi-humans, and the leaders of the ten strongest tribes were even known as the "Ten Greats of the Demi-humans."

They possessed strength nearly reaching the human Hero Realm, between levels 29 and 35.

Remedios and Kelart had already tried to persuade the Holy Queen many times, but this Holy Queen, who cared deeply for her citizens, did not listen at all.

So, out of helplessness, Remedios and Kelart, the Holy Kingdom's strongest Paladin and strongest High Priestess, had no choice but to follow.

Setting aside Kelart, Remedios had felt that Shengzai was up to no good from the very first moment she saw him.

A prince who failed to seize the throne traveling all this way to their Holy Kingdom to help them solve the demi-human problem—would the other party really be that kind?

Helping them was a lie; using the Holy Kingdom's power to subjugate the demi-humans and then using the demi-humans as an army to seize the Kingdom's throne was the real goal, right?

The Holy Queen was still too easy to trust others.

Remedios had already made up her mind: if they really encountered any danger later, she would first kill this damned Third Prince.

Then she would be responsible for staying behind to cover their retreat, letting Kelart take the Holy Queen and leave first.

"Humans, you have some nerve, daring to barge into my territory!"

After entering the Abelion Hills, the first tribe Shengzai and his group arrived at was the territory of the Quadrupedal Beasts.

And their tribal chief was one of the Ten Greats of the Demi-humans, Weijela-Gandra, nicknamed "Magic Claw."

The other party looked like a cross between a bear and a leopard, but stood on four legs and held a huge battle axe. Judging by his aura, his strength should be no weaker than the so-called strongest Paladin beside him, Remedios.

Looking at the Quadrupedal Beast tribal chief in front of them, Remedios immediately shielded the Holy Queen behind her.

"Are you the Quadrupedal Beast chief, one of the Ten Greats of the Demi-humans, known as 'Magic Claw'?"

Looking at the big black figure in front of him who was over two meters tall, Shengzai scrutinized him carefully before asking.

Honestly, besides possessing human intelligence and language ability, Shengzai really couldn't understand why the guy in front of him was called a "demi-human."

After all, this was far from the "demi-human" image he had seen in other fantasy stories.

"That's right, I am 'Magic Claw.' You human look very unfamiliar; are you the new pretty boy kept by the Holy Queen?

Although we Quadrupedal Beasts don't really like the taste of your meat, since you delivered yourselves to our door, I'll reluctantly slaughter you all!"

Gripping the battle axe in his hand, "Magic Claw" intended to split the Shengzai in front of him in two without further ado.

"Ding——————!"

However, as the axe swung down, it was caught by the "pretty boy" he had just mocked, using only two fingers.

Seeing this incredible scene, not to mention "Magic Claw" himself, even the Holy Queen and her companions showed looks of extreme shock.

Although they had heard of the Kingdom's Third Prince's reputation as a genius—it was said he was a powerhouse who surpassed the Kingdom's Warrior Captain—they never expected Shengzai to be this strong!

"Magic Claw" was one of the Ten Greats of the Demi-humans; even Remedios had just said that even she didn't have the confidence to defeat him steadily.

But what were they seeing now? Shengzai had caught "Magic Claw's" martial art with just two fingers.

And from the expression on his face as he gritted his teeth, unable to pull the axe out, it was clear that the gap in strength between the two was not just a little bit!

"I see. As expected, the demi-humans are indeed quite unruly, just like the rumors say.

Looking at it this way, if I want you to submit to me, using benefits alone is probably not enough. At the very least, I need to show some powerful strength, right?"

Shengzai released his fingers, causing "Magic Claw," who was pulling hard on the axe, to fall flat on his face.

Unwilling to admit defeat, "Magic Claw" adjusted his state, strengthened himself with several martial arts, and quickly swung a full-power strike at Shengzai's head!

"Martial Art: Strong Power Axe Strike!"

Facing the full-power heavy strike of "Magic Claw," which condensed all his strength, Shengzai did not choose to dodge, but instead met it with a punch.

"Boom——————!"

Despite being a fist of flesh and blood, when it collided with the opponent's huge battle axe, it made the sound of metal clashing.

"Magic Claw," holding the axe with both hands, felt a terrifying force transmit from the axe into his body.

"Crack——————!"

As spiderweb-like cracks covered the blade and the battle axe shattered completely, Magic Claw's massive body was sent flying like a comet.

"Magic Claw," sent flying, plowed a trench in the ground and crashed through several giant boulders.

"Chief!"

Seeing their chief severely injured, many Quadrupedal Beast warriors surrounded Shengzai and his group.

"Stop... you are no match for that human, don't... throw your lives away."

With just that one strike, "Magic Claw" understood the absolute gap between himself and the other party.

And that gap was not just a little bit, but a massive one, spanning different dimensions.

If he had ended up like this after a full-power strike, wouldn't his tribesmen just be throwing their lives away if they challenged him?

"Human, who exactly are you, and what do you want to do? With the gap in strength between us, it should have been quite easy for you to kill me just now."

When "Magic Claw" said this, he couldn't help but spit out a large mouthful of blood.

First, he could be sure that Shengzai was definitely not from the Roble Holy Kingdom; after all, if the Holy Kingdom had such a strong existence, they demi-humans would have been wiped out long ago.

"I already said before, my purpose here is very simple: to bring you all under my command.

Of course, I won't let you work for nothing. As long as you are willing to be my lackeys, I can grant you the power of transformation and ensure you have food and shelter."

The show of force was done, so Shengzai naturally stated his main purpose.

"You want us to submit to you... then, if we choose to refuse..."

"If you refuse, then I'm sorry, I can only wipe you all out.

After all, before coming here, I already made an agreement with the Holy Queen: she takes me to find the various demi-human tribes, and I help her solve the Holy Kingdom's problem once and for all."

Although the demi-humans of the Abelion Hills were not as completely indifferent to life as the undead, many humans had died at their hands.

If the other party was unwilling to submit to him, Shengzai would not be soft-hearted.

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 547 =====