My Misfortune Crushed Instances-Chapter 215: We Are the True Heirs

Li Rui patrolled the front line, noticing the anxious looks on the demons' faces and their diminished fighting spirit, so he loudly called the leaders of each section's elite monsters to the front.

"What are you worrying about? Speak one by one and tell the truth."

All along, his charisma and strength had been evident to all. Usually kind to people, but decisive when dealing with malicious demons, these members of the Demon Race dared not hide anything.

Yue Ni spoke frankly, "To be honest, sir, the position of Grand King has been passed down among the demons of the Demon Dragon Valley for generations, legally and traditionally it is legitimate, unlike the other leaders. If he attacks, I'm afraid....."

Li Rui sneered.

"I wondered what it was, turns out it's just this kind of thought."

"Everyone, stand at attention for me!"

Crash.

"Open your eyes wide and look around! Who are you surrounded by?"

The demons looked around puzzled.

Li Rui pointed at a few elite monster leaders, "You, speak! Louder."

"They are, they are prisoners from the Ancient Forest!" Zhi Yan was now completely obedient and answered honestly.

"And you!" Li Rui pointed at a rebellious Leopard Race leader.

"They are the guards from Demon Dragon Bay."

"You!" Li Rui pointed at the Blowgun Guard leader of the bamboo rats.

"They are the Rats."

"....."

Li Rui tapped his head lightly, then went to the front, stood on a rock, and shouted loud enough for everyone to hear.

"They're the people!"

"And the demon people!"

"The Demon Dragon Valley isn't the Demon Dragon Valley of just one person or one demon, it's our Demon Dragon Valley!"

"Among the five regions of the valley, more than half are here. Only by overthrowing the oppressive Grand King can everyone have a peaceful life!"

"What kind of legitimacy is one oppressor? We are the legitimate ones!!"

Roar! Roar! Roar!

The crowd was roused, eager to raise their blades and fight.

Wu Bing and his team were stunned. Who could have predicted that what was originally designed as an elite squad's surprise attack in the Secret Realm turned into a peasant uprising?

Li Rui walked over and asked, "What level are all of you now?"

Even though Li Bailang was a group leader, he still admired this young man and answered immediately, "32."

An Qing answered, "I'm 31."

Li Rui nodded. Although he spoke confidently to the Demon Race followers, he remained cautious and meticulous himself. This is known as strategically underestimating the enemy while tactically respecting them.

He himself had already leveled up to 33, gaining over 30 attribute points along the way, growing significantly stronger.

"Then give the order to prepare to face the enemy."

Thump, thump, thump, thump.

As they spoke, the sound of war drums echoed from deep within the Demon Dragon Valley, more elite demon troops were on the march, undoubtedly organized by the Grand King and King Pi.

The capabilities of the Black Bear Demon troops were unknown, but he himself was widely acknowledged as stronger than the other three bosses.

The mere mention of the Grand King was like a giant stone hanging over the demons' heads, instilling overwhelming fear.

Though Li Rui had boosted morale, he couldn't imbue these demons with strength. Sharing the Demon Core required long-term cultivation to be effective, not something achievable overnight.

To deal with these two strongest bosses, he would have to rely on himself.

"Anyway,"

An Qing said, "having so many helpers is more than enough. If we still can't defeat the boss, failing the Secret Realm is only natural."

"Well said, give me all the buffs later." Li Rui directly assumed command.

However, Li Bailang had no objections: "Yes, give them all to him."

No problem, he who has the ability leads, protect the big brother.

Li Rui led the team out of the Jade Forest, to the plains below Black Stone Slope, ready to confront the enemy.

At this moment, the countdown in the task list had disappeared since the remaining two bosses had already engaged, leaving only the main task of finding and rescuing the general's daughter.

Although from the current situation, it seemed Li Rui had deviated from the main task.

[Side Quest Update: Like a Mountain Obstacle.]

[Quest Target: Kill King Pi Long.]

[Quest Reward: Experience Points +320,000, Free Attribute Points +3, Random.....]

[High-Difficulty Side Quest Update: Summit of Demon Dragon Valley.]

[Quest Target: Kill Mountain Lord Lou.]

[Quest Reward: Experience Points +360,000, Skill Points +1, Free Attribute Points +4....]

Li Rui calculated, finishing these two tasks, along with the main task, it wouldn't be difficult to reach level 34, though reaching 35 might be a stretch. It would depend on how many random events were triggered. If luck (or misfortune) permits many triggers, perhaps level 35 could be achieved.

Just as he was contemplating, new prompts appeared with the enemy troops gathering.

[Random Event Triggered: Bear Race Strongman.]

[Random Event Triggered: Ruthless Tiger Guards.]

[Random Event Triggered: Forest Assassins.]

.....

Watching the string of prompts, Li Rui was very satisfied. He hadn't expected that attracting both major bosses in advance would allow them to dispatch all events effortlessly. Leading the team forward would have required wandering to trigger them.

In contrast to his satisfaction, Wu Bing was increasingly questioning life.

He couldn't resist opening his attribute panel to confirm that luck was still his highest attribute.

In the past, he could clear the Secret Realm with a regular team, even with one fewer front-line combatant, or even clear it solo, relying on high luck.

Rarely had he triggered events that increased difficulty in the Secret Realm; even in danger, unexpected plot twists often saved the day, with few failures.

This time seemed entirely ineffective.

Ultimately, he could only attribute it to the Secret Realm's ten-star difficulty being too high; had he been less lucky, there might have been even more events.

Though this thought was undoubtedly wrong, he didn't need to be unduly self-critical.

Even the administrators registering the space couldn't alter Li Rui's core code, making it impossible for an ordinary Secret Realm explorer like Wu Bing to challenge the plague-like constitution.

As he speculated, Li Rui already gazed across, observing the orderly military formation and high morale.

Within the formation were two particularly noticeable figures.

One had a tiger's head and a human body, clad in heavy armor, resembling an Iron Floating Tower, except without a helmet which would obstruct his ears and impair his superior hearing. His exposed fur was golden and dazzling.

Beside him was a bear at least twice the size of King Zhi, obviously King Pi Long.

He bore little resemblance to the Human Race, only having slightly longer limbs than a normal black bear, with a more human-like expression.

Unlike the other demon leaders who wielded human weapons, he bore no armor, with several fierce scars devoid of fur marking battle experience on his chest and abdomen.

However, the most striking feature was his completely severed left forearm, replaced by a Fine Steel Spike measuring eight feet, gleaming with cold light.

A follower of King Hui, eager to please, sidled up to Li Rui saying, "Grand General, the rebel Mountain Lord Lou's armor and Pi Long's Fine Steel Spike were forged by the Melting Fire Demon King of Dangkong Mountain, using Hundred Demon Essence Blood tempered, filled with Evil Qi."

"Well noted, I credit you for this!"

Li Rui nodded, "The ones at the back, are the flags ready?!"

...

Meanwhile, Mountain Lord Lou and Pi Long were also gazing from afar.

"The rebels are strong, we must lead by example." The Tiger Demon King said, though without a hint of fear, having fought many battles over the years, including numerous skirmishes with Liangting's regular army, without suffering major setbacks.

Pi Long agreed, always charging at the forefront.

As the two demons discussed, they suddenly saw a large flag raised on the opposing side.

[Crush the Rebels, Restore the Demon Valley.]

Seeing the flag, both kings were dumbfounded.

Huh? We are the rebels now?

What am I rebelling against? Myself?