Chapter 317: The Voice of Treason
"Okay! Okay!" The Commander shrieked. "I'll talk! I'll tell you everything! Just make them stop!"
I stepped forward, putting a hand on Maria's shoulder. She lifted her hand, and the frost stopped spreading immediately.
"The Benefactor," I said, leaning in. "Who is he? Valen is just a politician. Who is really running this farm?"
The Commander gasped, clutching his frozen arm. "Valen... Valen thinks he is in control. He thinks he summoned a demon to power the city. But he was wrong."
He looked up at me, his eyes wide with genuine terror.
"He didn't summon a servant. He summoned a King."
"A Demon King?" Leon asked.
"The Parasite King," the Commander whispered. "He is inside the Spirit Gate. He isn't just feeding on the Tree... he's wearing it. He's merging the Abyss with the Worldroot. If the harvest is completed during the eclipse... he won't just destroy Sylvaren."
