The Demon King was not like last time; the previous one was just a small clone, so he chose self-destruction to heavily injure these people. However, the power of his current clone was two-thirds of his total strength. If he were to self-destruct again, he would be finished.
The hard work of planning these days would all be in vain.
Therefore, the Demon King dared not act rashly, merely trapped within the formation. If he didn't self-destruct, he would still be finished.
The Demon King pondered his current predicament, his eyes darting around.
Immediately, the Demon King knelt on the ground. Facing Meng Huai, who was outside the formation, he said, "I surrender! I surrender!"
Meng Huai was utterly surprised by the Demon King's actions! She had expected the Demon King to be decisive and ruthless, someone who would rather be shattered than remain intact.
Wasn't his previous act of self-destruction his true character? How could he suddenly be like this?
Meng Huai almost wanted to ask, "Were you possessed?"
At this moment, the Imperial Military Academy's guard team and Xie You also found this scene quite baffling!
The person who had caused so much bloodshed and chaos recently, and you tell me it's this unprincipled individual who surrendered, even kneeling to beg for mercy?
What's going on!
The guards exchanged glances, communicating through their eyes. The person who had almost had their senses absorbed by the Demon King just moments ago felt as if they were dreaming.
"Wasn't this the person arguing with me just now?"
"Wasn't this the person who was incredibly arrogant earlier?"
"Wasn't this the person who claimed 'this king this and that'? Can a true king kneel before others?"
The guard who had almost lost his life just now bombarded these questions, feeling exceptionally smug. However, the Demon King kneeling on the ground glanced in his direction, glaring at him.
This immediately silenced the guard, who hastily retreated another step. He knew he couldn't afford to offend this person and decided to keep a low profile.
Having nearly lost his life due to impulsiveness, the guard dared not say anything more.
Meng Huai walked to the formation trapping the Demon King and crouched down to look at him.
"A dignified Demon King, you just give up like this?"
Since the Demon King had spoken and acted, he wouldn't retract his words just because of Meng Huai's question. He felt no shame whatsoever and nodded repeatedly.
"Mm-hmm, I surrender, I surrender."
After saying this, he even began to play the victim. He pretended to wipe away tears and said, "Sigh, I'm not a Demon King at all. I'm just a small servant behind the Demon King. I just came here! How could I not have a title? No one here knows who I am, so if I say I'm the Demon King, then I am the Demon King!"
As he spoke, he even sounded a little proud at the end.
Meng Huai directly reached into the formation and flicked his newly grown horns with her finger.
"Who are you trying to fool? Servants don't have horns. Only royalty has those!"
Meng Huai was not an ignorant person. Although she hadn't interacted much with demons, she had basic common sense.
After Meng Huai's words, the Demon King's eyes within the formation changed. No longer as meek as before, a cold glint shone in his eyes as he looked at Meng Huai. He then attacked directly, reaching for Meng Huai's hand, but how could Meng Huai let him succeed?
She dodged directly, and her hand left the formation. The Demon King wanted to grab Meng Huai's hand, but a precise strike hit the formation.
His hand stung from touching the formation, forcing him to shake it to alleviate the pain.
"I'm telling the truth!"
The Demon King began to put on an act again, truly a good actor.
"Actually, I'm the Demon King's illegitimate son. During the great demon war, the Demon King pulled me in to block attacks, which is how I got injured and ended up here!"
As he said this, he began to narrate his story in detail. Meng Huai picked at her ears; she didn't want to hear such things. Moreover, she didn't care if he was a Demon King or a servant; as long as he was a demon, that was enough.
Meng Huai stood up and walked ten meters away from the formation.
She said to the guard team, "Don't pay attention to what he says! Continue attacking!"
The guards had stopped attacking upon hearing the Demon King's surrender and kneeling. Then, when Meng Huai approached him, they became even more hesitant to attack.
What if they accidentally injured Meng Huai!
But now that Meng Huai ordered them to attack, the guards immediately resumed their assault without any hesitation.
How could someone who had caused such a huge disturbance be let off just by kneeling and begging for mercy!
Just as the guards expected the Demon King to be easily eliminated as seen in the video, they continued their attacks, waiting for that outcome.
However, before that moment arrived, the guards behind them came under attack.
The Demon King was trapped in the formation, this clone was confined here. But let's not forget, he had countless other clones!
The ones attacking the guards were those imprisoned in the research institute. The Demon King, at this point, had no choice but to use some methods to directly release them. The researchers at the institute lacked the strength to resist them. Some fled in panic, while others had their senses absorbed before they could even understand what was happening.
And what about those who had been hiding well in the Imperial Capital Star and those who hadn't been captured during these days? These individuals controlled by demonic energy were all heading in this direction.
Therefore, for a time, those controlled by demons within the Imperial Military Academy were ambushing the guards. Meanwhile, those controlled by demons outside the Imperial Military Academy were attacking Meng Huai and Xie You from the exterior.
Of course, very few people had arrived at this location yet, as it required time.
His earlier plea for mercy was merely a delaying tactic. The Demon King was capable of both yielding and asserting himself; what was a mere act of kneeling? As long as he could survive!
Meng Huai and Xie You were dealing with those controlled by demons outside the Imperial Military Academy.
Meng Huai kicked away many individuals, one after another, and seeing that Xie You's situation was not looking good. After all, Xie You was just a commander, and he was still using his senses to attack these people.
However, these individuals were now controlled by demonic energy, so, to be honest, sensing attacks could harm them, but they simply couldn't feel it.
Therefore, Xie You's situation was not ideal. Meng Huai glanced at Xie You's condition and said to him, "Don't let them get close to you. These people will absorb your senses!"
Xie You had just had his arm grabbed by someone, and he felt a sensation of his senses being drawn out of his body. Fortunately, he quickly erected a sensory barrier, isolating the person who touched him from the barrier, which made Xie You feel a bit better.
The Demon King, who was already having a difficult time being attacked, and then used a forbidden technique to rescue those trapped, was already on his last legs. After Xie You's senses were siphoned off, they were directly replenished to the Demon King, who then seemed to regain some of his color.
Xie You also felt his senses being drained, so he dared not be careless.
However, he had already consumed a lot of his senses when he trapped the Demon King earlier, and he hadn't had a chance to rest and recover them. With his senses being siphoned off again, his current condition was not good, so the sensory barrier couldn't hold on for much longer.
The guards' situation was even worse. Those released by the Demon King were unceremoniously absorbing their senses.
Because these individuals carried demonic energy within their bodies, as soon as they made contact with someone, they could absorb their senses through this demonic energy, requiring no other effort, making it incredibly easy.
At this moment, the Demon King claimed these senses for himself, and these people were too preoccupied to deal with the Demon King, so the situation reversed again.