In an instant, everyone else, including Lia and Mona, crowded over the figure.

"Who's that?"

"He's not one of the fiends, is he?"

The Demon Warriors were indebted to Darryl, and his reputation was near godly amongst the tribe. Lia, Mona, and their subordinates were all defense warriors.

Being on defense meant being a second choice when sending people out if a crisis ever struck the Demon Warriors. Instead of being on the frontlines, those people were in charge of protecting the senior citizens and children in the face of battle, bringing them to a safe place.

In other words, the defense warriors were what one in the Nine Mainland would refer to as a protector.

When Darryl led the White Tiger King, the Colouri Phoenix, and the frontline Demon Warriors out of their place of captivity, Lia and the rest of the defense warriors had been the last batch of people to leave. Following that was the ambush Darryl led the Demon Warriors on against the Imperial Sky Palace, and for that, Lia a