The neers were all very young and appeared well-dressed. All five of them had an aura of arrogance and seemed super confident about everything. They were Killian, Frey, Kate, Freya, and Jack.


    "Elijah, Josh, did you kill them already?" Killian asked, noticing the corpses of the demons lying on the ground. He had yellow hair that fell down from either side of his face.


    Josh smirked. "That''s what happens when you arrivete."


    Elijah joined in. "I informed you guys first, and you arrivest. It''s not anyone''s fault here." He shrugged at them.


    "Hehe, very good," Killian replied, annoyed, before turning to look at the cadets gathered here. "They fought well. Only some of them died, but death happens when you fight against demons."


    His expression turned serious as he asked, turning to Josh and Elijah, "So, any leads on why the demons appeared here?"


    Josh and Elijah exchanged nces and shook their heads. "Apparently not," Josh said solemnly. "But I heard from the cadets that a mysterious message was sent to them through their halo watches. It mentioned some kind of treasure and a map pointing to this ce, but the message was deleted right after it was sent."


    "Interesting..." Killian said upon hearing his words. "Do you think the demons are behind this?"


    Josh nodded lightly. "Most likely. The appearance of demons and the message asking cadets toe to this location all seem too coincidental."


    "Ah, I have something to say." Just then, a cadet approached them.


    "What is it?" Josh asked.


    The cadet said, "There were three more cadets with us, and they said they were demons in human form. When the demons came and surrounded us, it was only through his orders that the demons started attacking us."


    Elijah, Josh, Killian, and everyone present turned in shock and disbelief. "Where are they?" Killian asked hurriedly.


    The cadet shook his head. "I don''t know, but thest time I saw them, that cadet over there was holding one of them hostage."


    They all turned their heads and saw that the cadet was pointing at Orion.


    "Ray! Come here," Elijah shouted at Ray and summoned him.


    Orion heard them talking and understood what this was all about, but he had already prepared for everything.


    "You want me to ask about those three demons in human form?" he immediately asked Elijah once he arrived.


    "Where are they? Did they escape?" Killian asked urgently.


    "Nah, I have them right here," Orion said, looking at them. "Follow me." He led them to a boulder, and beside ity three unconscious humans. Their skin was rotten in some ces, but they appeared mostly fine.


    "They are unconscious, and their skin... It looks like you used some sort of poison to knock them out," Elijah said as he examined the three men.


    Orion nodded. "I knew I couldn''t fight them directly, so I used poison, which I always keep with me for emergencies. Who knew it woulde in handy here?"


    "Alright, you did well. You can go now," Killian praised Orion for his wits before sending him off.


    Orion nodded and was about to leave when someone blocked his path.


    It was a man with dark purple hair who appeared the youngest among everyone there.


    Jack looked at Orion with narrowed eyes. "Take care of yourself," he said before letting Orion go.


    Orion nodded lightly before leaving the area and heading toward Mark and the others. However, as he walked, his expression turned strange and solemn. ''Who was thatst guy? He seemed very suspicious of me,'' he wondered.


    Just then, a spacecraft appeared in the air before them. It was triangr in shape, with the pointed side serving as the front.


    Itnded before them, and from it emerged five men and women.


    They immediately went to talk with Elijah and Josh before taking the bodies of the three men away.


    They then bombarded Orion and the others with questions, which they answered ''truthfully.'' They stuck with the message and treasure bluff and maintained their story.


    Soon, more people exited the spacecraft and began taking away the bodies of the demons while others started investigating the area for more traces of demons.


    "Alright, you all can go now," Elijah said to all the cadets gathered there.


    The cadets nodded and began leaving the forest.


    "Keep an eye on them while they leave," Killian instructed Frey, who nodded and disappeared with the kids.


    "Mr. Ralf, what do you think of the situation?" Killian asked the man who hade from the spacecraft. He was an official from the Archons who handled matters rted to demons.


    "The entire situation is very strange," Ralf said, looking at them. "I have alerted the higher-ups about this and informed them of everything that happened here. As for what I think, it doesn''t matter," he said inly.n/?/vel/b//jn dot c//om


    Killian chuckled but said nothing else.


    "I think there is something bigger going on here," Josh said at that moment, attracting everyone''s attention.


    Killian nodded beside him. "There is indeed something significant happening. Our Limitless Void doesn''t consist of anys; it exists in the form of an endless void, and there are only a few entrances to it where one cane and leave this ce. So the question is, how did these demons find themselves here? And what are they nning?"


    He added, "Those three men are clearly humans, but ording to the cadets, they are demons in human bodies. Something doesn''t add up here."


    He looked at Josh, Elijah, Ralf, and everyone present. "I mean, if the three humans really turn out to be demons, then what are the chances that all these cadets aren''t also demons?" he asked.


    Everyone''s faces grew serious upon hearing him. His ims weren''t wrong. What if there were even more humans out there who were actually demons disguised as humans? What would happen in that situation?


    Elijah frowned and added, "There are still five years until the deal with the other races; then what are the demons up to? Is this a conspiracy or something?"


    "Hehe, conspiracy? Motives?" Ralfughed lightly. "I guess we will know once those three humans wake up."


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