Beru recalled an old memory, in fact, two old memories. The demon race had faced complete annihilation at the hands of the Monarch of Shadows, twice. The first time was within the Demon Castle Dungeon. Then, once again after everything was reset. In the war between Sung Jinwoo and the Monarchs, demons were merely experience points for him to gain.3

The Monarch of Shadows had perished countless demons until only one demon noble family remained—the 20th-ranked Radiru Clan. They were the only demon noble house that supported Sung Jinwoo.6

But the family has met its demise? “It seems like there have been many significant developments in the demon realm.” Beru narrowed his eyes and gazed at the lifeless body of the deceased lesser demon.0

To understand the full story, devouring its body was without a doubt the most effective method. Devouring a creature allowed Beru to read the memories of the consumed entity.0

“Young Monarch, may I consume this demon?”0

Suho’s gaze shifted to the demon’s corpse when a message appeared.0

[It’s impossible to extract the target’s shadow due to tainted mana.]0

He raised an eyebrow at the message and asked, “So, you can’t extract demons as shadow soldiers?”0

“That’s correct,” Beru answered.0

It seemed that the tainted...0