CHAPTER 534: CHAPTER 525: THIRTEEN DISCIPLES! (4TH UPDATE)

"Come, let’s talk about your matters now."

Bai Yan waved his hand with a smile and looked toward the Old Dark Mage, asking, "Tell me, what is your name?"

"My lord, my name is Adolf Allenby, an elder within the Dark Mages of the Dark Council."

The Old Dark Mage responded with surprise and utmost respect, speaking softly to Bai Yan.

The others also knelt quietly in their places, not daring to offend in the slightest, only listening to Bai Yan’s questions.

Algernon Matthew, meanwhile, kept his head down, his eyes darting around, not sure what he was thinking; he had now calmed down and was secretly calculating in his heart how to minimize his losses and preserve his reputation.

Bai Yan took out a cigarette, and An Yan, who was very clever, took a lighter out of Bai Yan’s pocket and lit it for the man she loved.

"Snap~!"

The dim flame scorched the cigarette tip; Bai Yan was not accustomed to cigars, he still preferred the domestic cigarette brands.

Bai Yan took a deep breath and with a smile asked the Old Dark Mage, "Hmm, then I’ll call you Adolf. I ask you, why do you call me master?"

Adolf was startled, then said with utmost respect, "The identity of the master is that of a Demon, and a Demon is the common belief and master of the Dark Camp, so naturally, I should call you master."

"How so? Are you only now willing to believe in my demonic identity?"

Bai Yan laughed.

Previously, these old fellows were gritting their teeth at him, as if they wanted to flay him alive and see him as an arch-enemy.

Now look at them, obedient like grandsons, kneeling on the ground, not daring to look directly at Bai Yan.

Truly a group that won’t see reality until punished!

"Master, you jest, earlier we indeed did not know your identity, and took actions that offended you, we sincerely hope that the master will not blame us!"

Adolf said somewhat awkwardly.

He dared not say things like "please punish me, master."

Who knows what Bai Yan’s temperament is like, if he is quick to kill, and just casually slaughters them, wouldn’t that be a wrongful death?

"Hmm, becoming my servant is not such an easy matter."

Bai Yan cast a glance and then casually asked, "Adolf, first introduce to me the situation about the Dark Council and those present."

Adolf shuddered, taking Bai Yan’s question as a test for himself.

Adolf coughed softly, organized his thoughts, and slowly said, "Replying to my master, the Dark Council is ranked third globally among the Abnormal People, having a large number of members under its command, including the Blood Clan, Werewolves, Dark Mages, Evil Alchemists, and many other species; if we were to count just the number of people, the Dark Council would definitely be the Abnormal People with the most people in the world..."

As Adolf introduced, Bai Yan formed a rough idea about the Dark Council, and combined with the intelligence gathered by Chen Yudong, Bai Yan gained a new understanding of the Dark Council.

The Dark Council is spread across the O Continent, Y Continent, F Continent, and other continents; indeed, their number of Abnormal People can be called the world’s largest, but their high-level combat power is much rarer.

The entire Dark Council does not have a Demigod-level powerhouse, what they have are only thirteen SSS-level powerhouses, these thirteen SSS-level powerhouses form the highest authority of the Dark Council—Thirteen Disciples.

Also known as the Dark Elder Council.

Among them, Algernon Matthew is one of these thirteen.

All major and minor affairs of the Dark Council are handled by the Dark Council’s Thirteen Disciples.

However, it is precisely because the Dark Council lacks Demigod-level powerhouses that their position in the global Abnormal World is eternally third.

They have always been unable to surpass the first and second, consistently being suppressed by the Huaxia Abnormality Organization and the Bright Church’s Organization.

"Master, that is all the information I have."

Adolf respectfully said with his head lowered.

"Hmm."

Bai Yan nodded indifferently, then continued to speak, "I came here today not for anything else, but to confirm whether the Dark Council has reached an alliance with the Bright Church, preparing to jointly target the Huaxia Abnormality Organization?"

Though Bai Yan’s words were calm, everyone present was shrewd and cunning, and they easily guessed Bai Yan’s intentions.

Recalling Bai Yan’s identity as a Huaxia person, it wasn’t hard to figure out what Bai Yan was thinking.

"This..."

Adolf was stunned, hesitant, and then spoke in a low voice, "In response to the master’s question, indeed such a thing has happened, this matter has already been approved by the thirteen elders. This year’s Dark Gathering is managed by Algernon Matthew to arrange the details of the Holy War, leading everyone to coordinate with the Bright Church’s Holy War efforts."

Adolf’s words weren’t incorrect; even though the Dark Council had formed an alliance with the Bright Church, it didn’t mean that the Dark Council would definitely put all their efforts into helping their archrival, the Bright Church.

Being able to send a Prince to assist the Bright Church’s so-called Holy War was already giving them much face.

"Holy War? How come, attacking the Huaxia Abnormality Organization is called a Holy War? Are you saying that your Dark Council also intends to follow in the footsteps of Japan during the World War II period?"

Bai Yan slightly narrowed his eyes, smiling not in anger but in amusement.

"No no no! Not a Holy War, master, it’s my slip of the tongue! I deserve to die!"

Adolf hastily waved his hands in explanation, his face full of fear, continuously slapping his own face with his thin palms.

"Slap slap slap!"

The crisp sound of slaps echoed through the castle hall.

Only the Dark Mages, a peculiar group, truly understand the terror of the Demon; hence, they are the most fearful and reverent towards the Demon.

"Alright, alright."

Bai Yan waved his hand, his gaze sweeping over everyone, his expression indifferent and his tone calm as he said: "I am too lazy to bother with more words. Since I’m here, this so-called Holy War and alliance are hereby nullified! This is the first requirement for those who wish to follow me! There is no room for negotiation!"

Want to follow the Demon and obtain great power?

Then you must first obediently listen!

For Bai Yan, targeting the Huaxia Abnormality Organization is utterly intolerable.

This is a principle of Bai Yan’s character; even being evil and domineering, within his capability, Bai Yan absolutely does not want to see anyone targeting his homeland in his presence!

Yesterday, when Bai Yan learned of the intentions of the Dark Council, he had already made preparations.

He didn’t care about the process; he wanted only to sabotage the alliance!

Initially, Bai Yan had made the worst plan to have Demon Island stand against the Dark Council, easing the burden on the Huaxia Abnormality Organization. However, currently, the outcome seems unexpectedly good.

Bai Yan didn’t anticipate that his identity as a Demon would be so revered within the Dark Council.

Undoubtedly, subjugating the Dark Council would be far more effective than merely destroying the alliance!

However, Adolf’s face was full of difficulty: "Master, we Dark Mages unconditionally obey your orders, the Dark Mage elder among the thirteen elders is my son, I can represent the Dark Mages in submitting to you, but the others..."

Adolf hesitated to continue.

The Dark Mages are proficient in too many Secret Techniques, including changing their bodies constantly to achieve pseudo-immortality.

Though Adolf appears to be only over a hundred years old, his actual age has long surpassed a thousand!

The Werewolf King, already awakened, quietly had the situation explained to him by the servants, and saw Adolf, always revered as a paragon of wisdom in the Dark Council, kneeling in submission. Nick Flick dared not hesitate anymore.

The Werewolf King shrewdly savvied up, shivered tremendously, and yelled to make his stance clear.

"Me too! I, Nick Flick, also wish to submit to the master!"

He dragged his massive wolf body, similarly kneeling, facing Bai Yan, signaling his submission.

"This is Nick Flick, the new generation Werewolf King of the Flick Clan, and his father, the old Werewolf King, is a member of the thirteen elders."

Adolf quickly introduced to Bai Yan.

However, Bai Yan’s brow slightly furrowed.

According to the information Bai Yan had now, among the Thirteen Disciples, there was one SSS-rank Dark Mage, three SSS-rank werewolves, and the remaining nine were Princes of the Blood Clan.

The power controlled by the Blood Clan is beyond what other Species can match, merely having Adolf and a Werewolf King’s submission was not useful.

If the others oppose and insist on cooperating with the Bright Church to start the so-called Holy War, then all Bai Yan’s efforts would be in vain!

At the moment, Bai Yan does not know what benefits the Bright Church has promised to the Dark Council, but Bai Yan must think of a way to make the Dark Council unconditionally submit to him.

In other words, Bai Yan must control more than half of the Thirteen Disciples to achieve complete control over the Dark Council!