Chapter 1206 - Just A Breath Away (1/2)

“Have you found anything?”

An upgraded subordinate came up to Hackzord as it revealed from the Distortion Door.

“No…” Hackzord said while studying its hands attentively. “Probably the Eye Demon guard made a mistake.”

“That does happen occasionally. You could take a rest at the Red Mist Pond, sir. I’ll alert you if anything comes up.” The subordinate paused for a second before it went on, “Sir Valkries always bathes in this pond. I think… you could also relax your muscles in there every now and then.”

This was a pretty good idea. Hackzord did want to indulge in such a mundane pleasure and explore the beauty of the Realm of Mind. However, the king would not put blames on the Nightmare if anything went wrong with the plan for the Western Front. Instead, Hackzord was the one who would bear all the consequences.

After a moment of silence, Hackzord answered, “It would be too much for you to connect four Eye Demon guards at the same time. We’ve entered the most crucial stage of our plan, so I’d better monitor the situation myself. This is the last stronghold on the Western Front, and we mustn’t fail the king.”

The subordinate’s manner instantly tightened into formality as it heard the king’s name. It replied fervently, “You’re right, sir! I shall not let the king down!”

Valkries was the one that let its guard down.

Hackzord thought to himself expressionlessly.

After Ursrook’s tragic death at Taquila, this mountainous area became the focus of the Western Front plan. Hackzord exercised all its efforts to monitor this district. It had persuaded the front to spare four precious Eye Demon guards to monitor this area so that Hackzord could remain constant vigilance about lurking enemies.

Eye Demons, whose vision would not be restricted by distance, lighting conditions, or the size of objects, were the most astute observers. They could immediately sense enemies and inform the demons connected to them.

As the connection required a great deal of magic power, only upgraded ones were qualified to connect with Eye Demons. The world that Eye Demons saw were extremely complicated. They would not be able to mobilize themselves if they accepted all the information they received. Therefore, Eye Demons would normally conduct a preliminary screening and evaluate each creature they beheld in advance. Only those who posed a real threat or act strangely would be informed to the connected demons.

Hackzord had sensed unusual movements just a moment ago.

Like the subordinate had said, Eye Demons did make errors from time to time. This was because creatures tended to have their own unique ways to respond to nature, and not all of their behaviors were comprehensible. There was, for example, someone as inscrutable as the king, and also eccentrics like the Mask. Eye Demons, which lacked independent and critical thinking skills, sacrificed a lot for the thousands of eyes that encrusted their heads. As such, even though they possessed enormous magic power, not a single Eye Demon had upgraded to a Senior Lord over the past thousands of years.

Nevertheless, Eye Demons were still deemed as a rare species by the clan, whose birth rate was only a little higher than those of the Hatcher and the Mother of Soul.

Hackzord changed the subject. “How’s the revival of the Birth Tower going?”

“It’s almost done. Everything’s going well.”

“Very good. Take me there.”