The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Magic City, the alley beside Central Park

Isabelle never imagined that she would be caught by the Demon King of Thunder County.

What scared her even more was that her Recording Crystal was confiscated on the spot.

At this moment, she stood stiffly in the shadows, her golden pupils shrinking to a point, her tail tense involuntarily, her mind racing to decide whether she should kowtow and admit her fault, or immediately play dead...

——In the end, she waited for several seconds, and the Lord Demon King of Thunder County did nothing.

In fact, Luo Yan wasn't even a bit angry, he just stood in front of her, his expression calm, his tone so gentle that she suddenly felt at a loss——

"Why are you following me?"

The voice was utterly calm, as if he was inquiring about something very ordinary.

Isabelle cautiously looked up at the Lord Demon King, discovering that he was indeed not angry, merely gazing at her with a serene look, as if he was genuinely just asking a straightforward question.

A glimmer of hope ignited in her heart.

Driven by a strong desire to survive, she hastily spoke up.

"It was my editor who sent me! She said that by directly interviewing you, I could dig up a big story… You might not know, but because of what you said at the hearing before, you're quite popular among those veterans returning from the front lines in Magic City, so I thought…"

Seemingly worried that Luo Yan might get angry, she quickly added: "Of course, that's not a bad thing for you, is it? You saw just now… those demons and undead, they're all voluntarily defending you."

Luo Yan smiled slightly.

However, just as Isabelle breathed a sigh of relief, his expression suddenly turned cold.

"You weren't truthful."

Those four words felt like a sharp blade stabbing directly into Isabelle's heart.

Her face instantly turned pale, her heart raced, and cold sweat trickled down her back.

"I, I..."

At this moment, she finally truly understood the terror of facing the Demon King.

Driven by the enormous pressure, she tightly closed her eyes and began to speak, trembling yet without any concealment.

"I, I made a bet with editor Lulu..."

Luo Yan raised an eyebrow: "A bet?"

Isabelle nodded fiercely, decisively selling out the Slime Editor: "Yes! We bet that if I could interview the Lord Demon King, I could have my own column, office, and even get an assistant at the newspaper!"

As she spoke, a look of frustration suddenly appeared on her face, and she quietly added: "If I fail... not only will I lose all my bonus and performance, but I'll also have to clean the public office area for a year."

Luo Yan looked at this enchanting demon journalist, with a hint of playfulness in his tone.

"So, you'd rather risk being caught by the Demon King than clean the office?"

Isabelle awkwardly grinned, giving him a "you know" look, then looked away evasively.

Floating beside them, Youyou looked at Luo Yan in surprise and whispered in a voice only he could hear.

"Lord Demon King, how did you know she was lying just now?"

"I didn't know, I just intimidated her," Luo Yan replied in his mind.

This was the truth.

Actually, it wouldn't matter even if she was telling the truth, there would always be some incomplete confession. What he needed to do was not to dig up those irrelevant details, but to make the other party fearful of the very act of "hiding something." That way, even if the other party lied next time, they would subconsciously get nervous and thus expose flaws.

"..." Youyou gave Luo Yan a subtle look.

No wonder he is the Lord Demon King.

Still as sinister as ever...

Under Isabelle's tense gaze, Luo Yan picked up the confiscated Recording Crystal and played with it casually.

Isabelle was frantically worried.

Recording Crystals weren't cheap, even the student-version cost two thousand Kela, and her professional version was worth over ten thousand.

If the Lord Demon King accidentally crushed it, she'd be working for free for at least three months!

Just as Isabelle was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan, the next second she heard words that left her stunned on the spot——

"I can agree to the interview."

Isabelle was dumbfounded: "…What?"

Luo Yan calmly threw the crystal back to her.

"You're in luck, I just happen to have some time."

Isabelle hurriedly caught the thrown Crystal Ball, completely bewildered now.

Wait——

Did the Lord Demon King really agree?!

She had anticipated many possibilities, including but not limited to seduction, stalking, and indirect persuasion... but she didn't expect him to be so approachable, and after hearing her plight, he mercifully granted her request!

In Hell, mercy is not a virtue, but even demons would not dislike mercy shown to themselves.

In an instant, Luo Yan's image rose tall in Isabelle's eyes, just like the omnipotent and awe-inspiring Lord Bayele!

Isabelle was so moved that her eyes grew misty.

Seeing the reporter lady standing still for a long time, Luo Yan casually asked.

"Any more questions?"

"No, none!" Isabelle hurriedly replied, her voice distorted from excitement.

"Then follow me."

Luo Yan gave her a meaningful look, then turned around, leading her out of the desolate alley.

...

Outside the alley, Vivian idly kicked the streetlamp beside the road, her shoe tip tapping the cold metal again and again.

She glanced at the alley entrance from time to time, and after each peek, she quickly feigned indifference, but before long, her neck would unconsciously stretch towards that familiar direction again.