Published: March 2, 2025
“Let me give you a lesson, and by the way, dispel some of the strange thoughts in your mind.”
“Now, put on the robe and follow me.”
The middle-aged man calmly spoke to Mara while playing with the short knife in his hand.
His tone held no hint of threat, as if he were simply stating facts, which was enough to prove the man's confidence in his own strength.
Glancing at the five corpses and the severed fingers on the ground, Mara ignored the pain in his fingertips. After a brief silence, he wisely picked up the robe from the ground and draped it over himself.
The robe was large, but given the Ancient Demon Clan's average height of over two meters, it fit quite well.
The black robe came with a hood, and when Mara pulled it over his head, his four scaly arms were completely covered inside the robe. To an outsider, he appeared to be a human over two meters tall, with only his head and feet visible.
Seeing this scene, the middle-aged man nodded slightly.
Even with his identity and the official order from his master, bringing an Ancient Demon into the gathering place in Beijing openly would still be unwise. Covering Mara with the black robe eliminated many troubles.
“You walk in front.”
His tone remained calm, yet paired with the short knife in his hand, it was incredibly persuasive.
“Where are we going?” Mara asked.
“To the eastern city gate of the Beijing gathering place...”
Mara was naturally familiar with the route.
Since arriving at the Beijing gathering place, he had admired the towering walls from a distance.
In the past, Mara had wondered how he could breach that place.
But now... the future was uncertain...
Walking slowly through the streets of Tianjin City, the aura derived from the Ancient Demon made the surrounding low-level demonic creatures keep their distance. However, when encountering warriors from the human race or oceanic tribe, the middle-aged assassin hidden behind him would reveal himself and take out a token from his Spatial Ring.
Seeing the token, the human soldiers, although puzzled by the identity of the Mara hidden in the black robe, understood the significance of the token clearly. Thus, there was no need for questioning or difficulties.
With the cooperation of one human and one demon, the journey to the eastern city wall of the Beijing gathering place was completely smooth...
Within an hour—despite Mara's slow pace—the eastern city wall of the Beijing gathering place was already in sight...
“Move faster.”
The middle-aged assassin pushed Mara hard, signaling him to quicken his pace.
Mara's expression was fluctuating as he looked toward the city wall of the Beijing gathering place, and after a while, he let out a light sigh...
At this position, he was already quite far from the chaotic battle zone and within the control range of the human race.
Although there were occasionally some demonic cannon fodder from behind charging toward the walls of the Beijing gathering place, they clearly posed no threat.
Before his eyes, the streets were filled with soldiers from the Huaxia Military. In this situation, even if Mara wanted to run, he could not escape.
Resigned and stiff, he walked forward. This time, the middle-aged assassin no longer hid his figure, directly pulling out the official order and hanging it around his neck. He grabbed Mara and strode toward the city gate of the Beijing gathering place.
...
The process of passing through the city gate of the Beijing gathering place went quite smoothly. As a member of the Ancient Demon Clan, after putting on the oversized black robe, Mara's appearance was indeed somewhat similar to that of a human.
In addition, with the middle-aged assassin—or rather, the official order in his hand as assurance, the two of them easily entered the Beijing gathering place.
Inside the eastern city gate of the outer city, a military vehicle had long been waiting at the entrance for the middle-aged assassin and Mara to arrive.
...
“Get in the car!”
Under the rough push of the middle-aged assassin, Mara was half-forced into the military vehicle. Then, the middle-aged assassin, holding his short knife, sat beside Mara.