Chapter 939: Chapter 939- The Shadow Lurks (2)

"Do you expect us to believe that?".

Avros shrugged his shoulders and chuckled softly "Believe it or don't—it matters not. But the truth remains the same. The Ogre King is gone, and that Demon Earl's dungeon still stands. Whatever lies within that forest... it is not as simple as we first believed. The demon and his subordinates are stronger than we anticipated. Much stronger".

At this point, Gelford had no choice but to believe the other party. There was no reason for the latter to lie to him.

The silence stretched as the Demon Duke weighed his next move. The plan to eliminate that Demon Earl had been a calculated one, with the Ogre King chosen for his sheer destructive power.

The fact that it had failed—worse, that the Ogre King had vanished—spoke of something.

"Could it be that Demon Earl used some tricks?"…