Defying the Fate of Beheading-Chapter 501 - 279 Damn, This is a Trap_2

Nuke snorted coldly and said, "That’s different."

A moment later, he looked troubled, slightly restless, and said:

"This time, the issue was due to an intelligence error on our side. Can we ask you to cooperate a bit and come back with us to the Giant Demon Tribe?"

Louis, with a calm expression, said, "Don’t you need to check our goods?"

The giant demon shook his head:

"The moment I got close to you, I knew you weren’t carrying anything dangerous."

He gritted his teeth and said, "Could we ask you to disguise yourselves as if you’re being detained by us? The matter behind this is a bit complicated, and we need your cooperation."

He said it nicely, but Louis could tell that it wasn’t a request, but something they must do.

With a smile, Louis placed his finger on his chin and said:

"I generally believe in business terms—if we’re going to do something like this, and the subsequent reward doesn’t satisfy us, we’ll be quite troubled as well."

The underlying meaning is that they have no problem following the arrangements, but if they make demands later, the Giant Demon Tribe must comply honestly.

The legendary giant demon thought for a long time, finally nodded, and said:

"Okay, the reward will satisfy you."

At this time, both the legendary giant demon and Louis reached a common understanding in their hearts.

It was that someone wanted to bury the Mayer Commerce Association on the Giant Plain.

Although Louis still didn’t know who those people were, it was obvious that the legendary giant demon knew and had already started suspecting them.

On this point, the two men quickly reached an agreement.

It wasn’t long before the area around the Giant Demon Tribe became lively.

Although there was a conflict between the parties, due to the involvement of legendary power, it ended up unresolved.

The Giant Demon Tribe arranged tents for the group from the Mayer Commerce Association.

Louis and the sapphire dragon couple shared a large tent.

Once the legendary giant demon left, Sean said curiously:

"What are you two plotting together?"

Louis glanced at Sean, knowing that unlike Fafnir, Sean couldn’t easily perceive the manipulations behind the scenes.

To avoid communication barriers between them, he explained the situation.

"You should have noticed the anomaly in the recent attack by the Giant Demon Tribe?"

Sean nodded and said, "Apparently, they’ve been ambushing here for a long time. This is the main route to the Giant Plain; there might be similar legendary giant demons guarding other routes as well."

Louis nodded and said, "To the major races, the Giant Plain is considered a forsaken land. Nowadays, in most of the small but stable nations of the continent, teleportation arrays have already been established."

"But it’s different for the Giant Demon Tribe on the Giant Plain."

"Their strength has already exceeded quite a number of middle-tier countries on the continent, yet no one has established a teleportation array here."

"Do you know why?"

Fafnir snorted coldly, "It probably has something to do with the Epoch Overlord of the past, coupled with their nomadic nature, making stationary teleportation arrays too difficult for them."

Louis chuckled and said, "Yes, this goes back to some unresolved issues from the Elf Realm era."

"Giant demons and elves both originate from two different branches of the same ancestor. However, they eventually took entirely different paths—one became the Epoch Overlord, the other a race questioned and even despised for thousands of years."

Throughout history, giant demons have had many names, but the most famous is ’ogres.’

When they first arrived on the Star Continent, they weren’t able to remain rational for some unknown reason.

For an extensive period, they maintained a primitive beast-like demeanor, causing chaos everywhere on the continent.

Even when their consciousness gradually returned during the Elf Realm era, they couldn’t change their reputation.

And because of the unique geographical location of the Giant Plain, the land is not safe.

Unlike the nomadic tribes of the past who did not engage in agriculture.

The reason for the giant demons’ nomadism is survival.

Historically, the Giant Plain was once a ’stage’ for bloody battles between several Epoch Overlords.

Although over time, the traces of war have mostly disappeared.

The continuous interspecies combat over ages has permanently altered the ecology here.

The magical creatures surviving on this land saturate its atmosphere, polluting it into magical creatures.

There are even countless lingering legendary magical creatures here.

It’s said that even demigod-level creatures exist.

These uncontrollable magical creatures severely impact the ecology of the Giant Demon Tribe.

Their ultimate goal in nomadism is to ensure better survival for their people.

But without a fixed dwelling, they lack means of timely communication with the outside world.

Structural facilities like teleportation arrays, which require a stable residential area, are not applicable to the Giant Demon Tribe.

In fact, Louis and his group came here by directly teleporting to the border city between the Tunisian Republic and the Giant Plain, and then drove a carriage onto this land.

Louis said nonchalantly, "It’s really interesting—a race whose entire societal mindset leans towards a primitive society, with communication methods completely unlike human nations."

"It only took us 2 days from preparing for the journey to entering the Giant Plain."

"Even the upper echelons of the Tunisian Republic are probably clueless, unable to figure out what we intend to do."

"Yet the communication-primitive Giant Demon Tribe got the news early, ambushing us on the main route."

He shrugged and said, "Initially, I thought it would take at least another 4 to 5 days of our travel before they’d notice our presence. Now it seems someone is closely monitoring our movements."

The giant demons are no fools.

Anyone who truly thought of giant demons as fools probably has grass three feet tall on their graves by now.

The moment the legendary giant demon realized that there were two legendary dragons beside Louis, he instinctively sensed something was off.

Charging this openly into the territory governed by the Giant Demon Tribe, it really didn’t seem like the action of someone intending to attack them.

Realizing this, the legendary giant demon understood that they might have been used by some people.

He thought of using the situation to his advantage, first bringing this group to the camp, then considering how to counteract the currently aggravated internal state of the tribe.

Indeed.

Louis had secretly sent information to the Giant Demon Tribe, saying Mayer Commerce Association might cause trouble on the Giant Demon Plain, with the intention of having the giants take the initiative to confront them.

With the sapphire dragon couple around, the situation wouldn’t escalate too much. According to his plan, by then, he’d already be in the temporary settlement of the Giant Demon Tribe.

Legendary-level actions in settlements are costs no one can afford.

Even for the sake of their fellow tribesmen, they would sit down for a good talk, eventually realizing it was just a senseless farce.

The Mayer Commerce Association didn’t bring any high-risk weapons; instead, they came with the intent of exploring business cooperation.

—Though, Mr. Mayer prudently brought along two legendary figures.

Once the matter was settled, the Giant Demon Tribe would face a tough choice.

The conflict between them and the Tunisian Republic was on the verge of becoming inevitable.

However, without knowing it, they had involuntarily involved the Ense Empire and even the Dragon Empire.

Disposing of them became a troubling dilemma.

But now, an issue arose.

Due to unknown reasons, the giant demons intercepted them before they entered the settlement.

To ensure their safety, he opted to have the sapphire dragon couple act first.

But by doing so, the Giant Demon Tribe inciting trouble with the two major empires didn’t end up "settled."

That legendary giant demon, provided he’s wise enough, could explain the misunderstanding, and since no casualties occurred on either side, things would just fizzle out.

But the giant demon chose another path.

He actively helped Louis polish the plan.

—Though Louis had numerous other ways to keep the plan progressing as intended, cooperating with insiders was an entirely different concept.

"This legendary giant demon is sharp—has he already sensed something amiss within the tribe and aims to balance the situation using us?"

Indeed.

While their seating positions differed, in preventing internal conflict, the legendary giant demon and Louis had reached an agreement.