My Goddess is Good at Pretending

Chapter 83: The Proposal

The Nightmare Demon King, Martin Fear, listened to the details his son conveyed through the protectors, but they currently served as messengers.

His wife danced with joy at the latest news. Their son had ascended to a higher level and was free from the curse. That was not a starting over, but they could no longer measure his real strength.

"To think he has surpassed our ancestor... As his parent, I feel proud. He has grown up." Sarah wiped tears from the corners of her eyes.

"So, he wants us to help him and refrain our forces from invading the outside world? Since he said the risks were too big for us to bear, we better follow his wishes. Let’s consolidate our power while the other high-class clans invade the outside world." Martin considered his son’s request as he read the proposal.

According to his secret intel, the outside world was so vast than this Ancient Night Secret Realm. Reportedly, there were only a few Emperor-level experts or above.

However, his son stated the great war and many peak-level powerhouses were fighting outside the realm’s portal. Some of them were powerful invaders.

The ancient demons wished to invade the outside world, but they underestimated the invaders. No wonder his son immediately went out to hunt shortly after returning.

"Yes, my lord. Young Lord Gerrard said he fought a particular God last month and emerged victorious. So, he is already an almighty Demon God." One of the messengers explained based on his understanding.

"Hahaha, as expected of my son. He was only a 7th Rank demon at that time. However, his dream has come true! He only pretended to be weak and tried to act normally." Martin burst out laughing.

"Not only is he free from the curse, but he is a Demon God now? Where is my son Gerrard? I want to meet him. Whatever plan he has, we will support him completely!" Sarah grasped the messengers excitedly.

"Young lord should now be at the northern military base. He wanted to pick up some weapons to fight against the invaders and possibly the overlord monster of the north." The other messenger replied.

"I see. He might want to take that spear and cannon. Let him be. You may go now and assist him. We will discuss this with our ancestor first." Martin ordered the two messengers to go.

"Yes, my lord!" The two messengers turned into black mist, then flew away from the room.

"We have several species and hostile parties in the clan, huh... No wonder he didn’t want to return and left without saying much. This cleaning and consolidation operation must be kept secret for now." Martin spoke in a whisper-like voice.

"We might be able to become this realm’s ruler clan! Let’s notify our ancestor right away." Sarah pushed her husband to move immediately.

A while later, they arrived at a sacred ground in a distinctive sacred ground within the castle.

The burly old nightmare demon was in the process of putting on his black armor. His hair, eyebrows, mustache, and beard were long and silver in color. However, those hairs flowed up against the force of gravity.

Like other nightmare demons, his skin was so white as if it had never been exposed to sunlight, and the unique nightmare demon’s tattoos covered his body.

The Nightmare Demon Ancestor was preparing for his departure to bring chaos to the outside world. Yet, two people suddenly came into his room.

"What are you doing here? The others have already set out, and I need to catch up with them." The Nightmare Demon Ancestor looked back. His blood-red eyes emitted an intimidating demonic aura.

"Lord Ancestor, my son, Gerrard Fear, just returned from the outside world because of the array we placed near the realm’s portal. He lifted our clan’s curse and transcended beyond the mortal’s boundary. Please have a look at this." Martin didn’t mince words and immediately handed over a piece of paper to his ancestor.

"What!?" The Nightmare Demon Ancestor was taken aback. He had things to do, but the current matter gained his curiosity and concern.

The report briefly described what happened in the outside world and the proposal about what they had to do. It was also explained that Sacred Sakura was an ally, and Tiangong Sacred Land or any demonic cult from the outside world was an enemy.

Unfortunately, The Nightmare Demon Ancestor was only interested in a hidden deal listed there. His clan’s young lord could lift the curse if they paid a suitable price.

"Haha, what a joke. Do you think that inexperienced brat who wants to imitate me has crossed the mortal boundary ahead of me? He also broke free from our clan’s endless circle of curses?" The Nightmare Demon Ancestor snorted sarcastically, but he still held the paper as he read through it a few more times.

"Yes, we can no longer measure his current power. He might have encountered many fateful encounters in the outside world. Our messengers said he once fought against the Almighty God and came out victorious." Martin nodded proudly.

"Are you sure he is our kin, not someone else?"

"No one would possess nightmare demon mark if he wasn’t our kin. He was teleported directly to this castle when he stepped into our secret realm."

"That makes sense. So, what does he want?"

"Which one? The deal or the plan?"

"Both."

"For the deal, Gerrard can lift the curse for any nightmare demon, but we must pay a fair price. The ritual is not trivial. As for the plan, he asks us to assist him with what he will do and refrain from invading the outside world. The first thing we must do immediately is consolidate our forces and powers."

"The deal is reasonable, but the plan is hard to comprehend. Why doesn’t he want us to invade the outside world? Our ancient demons’ overall strength is far more than enough to take over The Terra Continent."

"A great war will break out outside the realm’s portal. The low-class monsters that were sent out have probably already been slain, and it will be a great loss if we need to fight against many powerful powerhouses from outside the world right at the start. Gerrard is now currently hunting many powerful monsters and invaders."

"I see, but the others have already left. Shall we just let them suffer some losses alone?"

"Why not? Let them hurt and bleed. That way, we can consolidate our power foundation better and take full control as the Ancient Night Secret Realm’s ruling clan."

The Nightmare Demon Ancestor considered several things, but he also thought it was the best plan for his clan. "Fine, let me see him before I decide anything. They have already left, to begin with. It is useless to stop them. Let the others proceed to do as they please. We only need to prioritize our clan."

"Alright." Martin felt relieved as he managed to persuade his ancestor.

The nightmare demon ancestor, king, and queen left their castle to meet their young lord at their clan’s northern military base.

Meanwhile, Ely had just taken several powerful demonic weapons and artifacts from the nightmare clan’s military base. She accepted them as payment for her services.

After all, she accidentally eliminated the Nightmare Clan’s rivals and enemies. Not to mention her information service. It wasn’t free.

Ely and her temporary demon group were on their way to the realm’s portal.

After slaying another monster horde, Ely reached her limit. She was too tired and could no longer move. Her full-body armor was heavy and took so much effort to move.

In the last hour, she took some short time off after the fight to heal her sore body. Her physical capabilities were that pathetic, but she could do nothing about it.

"My young lord, what happened to you?" Daphne was worried as her young lord suddenly didn’t move.

"I am preserving my strength." Ely devised a random reasonable excuse as she was still discreetly healing her sore body.

Her body would need a little rest and recuperate after several minutes of physical exercise via moving with weights in the name of full-body armor.

"Preserving strength? For what?" Skyla was astonished.

"For the upcoming, unexpected ones..." Ely replied calmly.

"Young lord... Even if you say that, we need to leave this territory as soon as possible. This is a disputed territory that the Majin Clan and Lich Clan are fighting over." One of the protectors expressed his opinion.

"You are an elder, the 8th Rank expert. Why do you sound like a scared chicken now?" Ely had no idea why this fierce protector suddenly became agitated.

"Our existence might arouse misunderstandings. The Majin Clan and Lich Clan will think we want this territory too. Not to mention, we are currently holding the Majin Clan’s young master hostage." Skyla rolled her eyes and sighed.

"Is it? Let them find us then. We can slaughter them altogether." Ely answered casually. She has two powerful protectors and two helpful maids. Also, she alone could be considered a nuke to wipe out evil demons.

She wasn’t afraid of trouble because the problem would be left for the Nightmare Clan to handle.

"Gulp..." Skyla was worried that her fiance would slaughter the mentioned clans without thought.

The Majin Clan and Lich Clan were among the eight high-class clans in the Ancient Night Secret Realm. However, her fiance said it like he would crush a group of ants.

"My young lord. If you permit, I have an idea." Daphne raised her hand as she had a brilliant idea.

Her young lord wished to preserve strength and could not move for a while. She proposed an idea, and it got approval right away.

"..." Skyla felt a bit complicated as her fiance rode her flying artifact.

Her fiance was more considerate to that maid than her. He was also closer to that maid than her. She was his fiancee, but he treated her like she was the maid...

"Skyla, I choose you. Defeat the monster in front." Ely gave her order.

"Ugh." Skyla looked left and right. The two protectors were dealing with threats from both sides, and she had no choice but to comply with her overbearing fiance’s order.

It was not a maid, but she was treated like a battle pet right now...