Chapter 12 Call me the Demon King
The old man from Muraguchi said: "...In my opinion, the development team is playing a big game! The black screen now is all for paving the way for surprises in the future!" Dragon Emperor Zun: "How do you know it's not to pull Tuo Da?"
The old man at the entrance of the village: "..."
Bingtanghalu: "I'm shocking you! I'm going online!"< br/>
· Kebab: "Create a character page! Get it for me quickly!"
· Excited netizens: "That's it! GKD!"
· Yiye Zhiqiu: "Calm down, everyone, the game is obviously still in the development stage, and there is only so much content that can be experienced! I think compared to taking the DEMO off the shelves, this transition of covering the crystal ball with clothes is already very clever!"
Dragon Slaying Warrior: "What the hell? Are you really into this?"
Knowledge Explosion: "It's fake!"
Jieao Yisheng: "I don't care! You must be asking for a helmet if you don't give me one!!! (crazy)"
Yizhiqiu: "Helmet? No need for a helmet, just a pair of VR eyes. Mirrors will do...(sweat)"
Pig-Head Knight: "Damn it, brothers are online now! Sign up soon!!!"
One Leaf Zhiqiu: "?!"
Xiao Wan is not full: "Keep lying to me and I will kill you all! (angry)"
Official website of "Calamity OL".
Since a certain NPC covered the crystal ball, the forum has been noisy all day, but the development team has not said a word.
Zhao Jinyan has been observing secretly.
The current posts on the forum can basically be divided into two types. One is that they believe that the development team has really developed an epoch-making RPG online game, and the other is that they simply do not believe that the cake drawn by the developer and the so-called promotional PV are real.
Isn’t AI technology very popular recently?
I heard that generating videos is not difficult.
Honestly speaking, Zhao Jinyan prefers the latter.
After all, a fully immersive virtual reality online game is too exaggerated no matter how you say it. And if this kind of technology really exists, will anyone use it to make games first?
There should be options with higher returns!
However, what surprised Zhao Jinyan was that after the internal beta qualifications and DEMO program were distributed yesterday, some people on the forum seemed to have actually played it?
Although it was only a few hours, what they said seemed to be true, and even the hypnosis theory was sorted out.
Can’t these people also be AI?
Speaking of it, this was what surprised him the most.
A game that has only been announced for a few days has actually developed a group of die-hard fans with a specious PV?
"...Is this game really that awesome?"
Zhao Jinyan, who was undecided, muttered in a low voice. After some hesitation, he finally picked up his mobile phone and purchased the cheapest second-hand VR equipment online.
A completely real virtual reality online game...
He has already spent money to support it.
The development team of "Calamity OL" had better not let him down!
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Thunder City's most prosperous neighborhoods are concentrated in the southeast corner near the harbor, so the further north you go, the more desolate it becomes visible to the naked eye.
Especially after leaving the city gate, the houses crowded beside the city wall were as dilapidated as cattle sheds, and crumpled alleys were squeezed out of the vast land.
Due to frequent wars, the houses beside the city wall were always demolished and rebuilt, rebuilt and demolished... Therefore, both people and animals living here lived in a very rough manner.
Following Ms. Chris, Luo Yan quickly met several of her teammates.
As he expected, these four vicious brothers were the same ones he had seen in the tavern before.
But here, they still pretended to be meeting for the first time, greeted Luo Yan warmly, and even made dirty jokes between him and Chris.
The man with a shaved head is called Amu. He is a berserk warrior who is good at using two-handed axes and has bronze-level strength.
The other three are named Rexon, Bond and Greyhound, a black iron-level two-handed swordsman, and two scouts without extraordinary power.
This is the top combat power for exploring the maze?
Not as intimidating as Ige...
Luo Yan, who has spent three years in the Demon King Academy where the silver is everywhere, is somewhat disappointed with these guys.
int Luo Yan looks eager to try, as if he can't wait to plunge into the maze right away.
That energetic look made Chris giggle, and the latter said teasingly.
"Don't worry, there are many entrances to the maze, and you will get lost if you rush in carelessly. The secret passage we found has to be entered from the northernmost entrance, and we need to take a carriage later... By the way, don't you need to go to the hotel to get a room and put your luggage? My sister can accompany you."
Besides, it is very troublesome to move your luggage back and forth. You can just throw it at the hotel in advance and then pick it up when you come back with the key.
However, as luck would have it, a certain person is also a guy who is afraid of trouble and is too lazy to come back.
Pretending not to understand her hint, Luo Yan smiled shyly and said.
"No need, I have some ingredients in my box. I can prepare medicine in case someone gets hurt."
Chris glanced at him in surprise.
"Can you also make potions?"
"Of course!" Luo Yan smiled and nodded, "I know a lot of recipes, including healing potions, including strength potions."
"It's amazing, boy, I didn't expect you to have this ability," the bald Amu laughed and patted his shoulder, and said to him arm in arm, "I'm starting to like you a little bit!"
"Thank you."
Luo Yan smiled sheepishly, his thumb hidden in his fist had inadvertently touched the ring.
"Hurry up and finish...I mean, hurry up and find the Demon King's treasure house and come back to sleep."
The scout who called Greyhound yawned, interrupted the two people's greetings with an impatient look, and jumped to the carriage on the roadside first.
"Go to Beifeng Mine."
Hearing the destination, the driver looked a little nervous.
"Are you going there at this time?"
The sky in the distance has become dim, and it will be dark in two hours at most.
Although this is the hinterland of the human world, it is still far from safe.
To the southwest is the territory of the lizardmen, and to the north there are undead wandering in the mountains.
It’s more than that.
In the dead of night, the most dangerous thing is not the undead, but the people with ghosts in their hearts.
"Stop talking, hurry up and start the train."
Greyhound threw a few silver coins next to the coachman's seat and urged impatiently.
Seeing those few silver coins, the coachman gritted his teeth and finally accepted the business.
The group got into the car, and after more than thirty minutes of bumpy ride, they finally arrived at the northernmost entrance of the maze.
This was once a mine, and it is said that it was an industry owned by the famous Andes family. There are several veins of quite good quality iron ore and coal mines buried underground.
However, by chance, when the mine was being exploded, the miner accidentally opened the mine pit into the maze.
Since then, the entire mine has become the territory of the undead and monsters.
Since it is close to the edge of the maze, there are usually no valuable treasures found in this place. Therefore, adventurers are generally unwilling to explore here without any special reason.
The driver refused to go up the mountain, so the group had to get off the car at the foot of the mountain.
Fortunately, it is not very far from the mine, only about ten minutes away.
On the sunny side not far from the mine, Luo Yan saw a dilapidated hotel.
The appearance of the hotel is quite unique, but the riddled appearance shows that it has been abandoned for many years.
"Speaking of which, I've always been curious... Since the local lord has such a headache about the devil, why didn't he seal the entrance to the maze?"
"Hahaha, is the devil underneath you a fool? Well, although he is indeed not very smart, they can dig up much easier than us blocking the road." Ammu smiled and patted his shoulder, as if he was completely familiar with him.
"Yes, I heard that there is something similar to a core in the maze, which can easily change the landscape underground. In addition, the servants of the Demon King are all hell races, and they are so good at digging holes. I even heard that they built a city called Demon City in the deepest part of the earth."
Chris narrowed her eyes slightly, looked in the direction of the mine and said in a casual tone.
"But thanks to the sewers of Thunder City, no matter how the maze spreads, it will not spread to the main city. At most, holes will be made in the area where we just took the bus...that is, the area outside the city wall."
Luo Yan estimated that the senior time traveler probably used something like steel and concrete.
In short, he already understood the basic situation.
The old devil's labyrinth is mainly located in the northern part of Thunder City, reaching the city wall in the south and the Beifeng Mine in the north.
Considering that the gang of young men have rebelled, he may have to move his hometown a little further north, expand towards the Broken Rock Peak of the Wanren Mountains, and then connect with the labyrinth of the old Demon King's territory when the situation is suitable.
But then again, why don’t these guides who were picked up cheaply take action?
He has been waiting for a long time.
Looking at Ms. Chris, who was playing with two daggers and walking toward the mine with graceful steps, Luo Yan couldn't help but have a strange look in his eyes.
Are these guys really here to find the Demon King’s treasure?
It’s impossible...
Chris, who has extraordinary power, took the lead, followed by two scouts.
Luo Yan followed closely behind Ammu and Rexon, holding a torch and stepping into the gloomy mine.
Perhaps because he has lived underground all year round, when he stepped into this mine, he felt as if he had returned home for a moment.
It’s too familiar.
He felt that the whole world had become brighter, as if every pore had eyes.
Chris and the others were concentrating on guarding their surroundings, while he only needed to be careful about a few humans around him.
The group of people walked along the mine for a certain distance, and soon there was a shuddering sound in the distance.
It’s the Rat Man!
And it’s a slave rat!
Luo Yan has already guessed the identity of the visitor.
However, Kris, who was walking in front, frowned and thought hard for a long time, and it took a long time before she came to an ambiguous conclusion.
"There is a situation...either undead or rats! Prepare to fight!"
Just as he finished speaking, the rat men hiding in the darkness were already chirping and pounced on him.
The red bean-like eyes exuded a frightening and fierce light, and the monkey looked anxious as if he had been hungry for a long time.
Rexen, who was holding a big sword in his hand, was not to be outdone. He took a deep breath and gathered strength with his legs. Then he held up his half-human-high sword and blasted it at the screaming rat soldiers like a cannonball.
Although it was only as strong as Black Iron, the terrifying blade was not inferior to the two-handed ax in Amu's hand. In just a few push and pull sweeps, it chopped up a corpse like a wind and a broken cloud.
The not-so-large mine was blocked by two axes and one sword, and the two scouts and thieves who were originally supporting them simply withdrew. Chris glanced proudly at "Qin Shihuang" standing behind him, and was about to show off a few words, but saw that the latter was indifferent.
Hym, she felt something was wrong in her heart, but she couldn't tell what was wrong.
At this moment, the battle ahead was over. Rexon knocked his sword on the ground and took a breath.
"It's done, without further ado... let's move on quickly."
"Oh, thank you for your hard work."
The Greyhound patted his shoulder and walked forward as if nothing had happened, but Rexon frowned.
Always feeling more tired than usual?
Have your strength declined?
He shook his head, throwing away the trace of unnatural trouble behind him.
Illusion.
Maybe it’s because I’m not in a good state today.
Luckily, not only was he in bad condition, but so were the little mice. After dumping dozens of corpses, they ran away screaming.
Most of the Skaven are like this, they swarm up and then scatter. As cannon fodder, they are even less difficult to deal with than Goblins.
After a fierce battle, the group of people finally reached the deepest part of the mine, the northern entrance of the underground maze of Thunder City, after defeating four or five waves of rat attackers.
From the moment he stepped into the last section of the mine, Luo Yan felt a strange aura gradually filling his surroundings.
Hands of white bones and incompletely decomposed corpses can be seen everywhere in the gloomy corners of the mine tunnels.
This aura was so familiar to Luo Yan that a touch of surprise appeared on his handsome face involuntarily.
I thought it would be good if these guys could lead me to the entrance of the maze.
Unexpectedly, these guys not only sent him to his destination, but also brought him to such a good place.
“Not bad.”
I was worried that I was unfamiliar with the place and couldn't find a grave to dig, but I didn't expect that there would be a ready-made one right under my feet.
Luo Yan chuckled softly, reached into his arms, and took out the core of Demon King Ridge.
It was a dark green cubic cone crystal.
Just looking at the appearance, this thing is no different from ordinary faith crystals. At most, it is just a little green. However, the magic spells integrated inside this green crystal are the crystallization of the wisdom and hard work of the hell magic academia for a thousand years.
Only this thing can open up a territory belonging to hell in the land shrouded in holy light!
Most humans on the surface only know that the core of the Demon King's Territory is a demon statue, but they don't know what it looks like before it is unfolded.
At this moment, Chrissy and the others did not notice the abnormal expression on Luo Yan’s face at all. Instead, they breathed a sigh of relief that “the work is done”.
"That's enough, this is no longer the territory of Lord Saint Sith... Do we really want to enter the maze?"
The first person to break the silence was Greyhound.
Luo Yan could tell that this man with a gloomy expression had disliked him a long time ago, but for some reason he could not bear to do anything.
"That...Qin...uh..." Kris suddenly turned around and looked at that handsome face, but for a moment she couldn't remember his name.
「Optimus Prime.」
"Optimus Prime? Haha...Brother, your name is really hard to pronounce." Chris smiled sheepishly.
Is that the name?
She couldn't remember.
But it doesn’t matter, the name of the dead person is not important anyway.
"It's not bad."
Luo Yan wants to say that he actually has a name that is more difficult to pronounce. The three syllables are actually merciful.
Chris took a deep breath, and the corners of her mouth suddenly turned up in a meaningful arc.
hh "Have you heard of it? It is said that... ungodly people will become homeless souls after death."
hh Luo Yan: "I think I've heard of it, what's the matter?"
In fact, let alone the surface of the earth, it is the same in hell.
Except for the clergy who serve the demon god, most humans, demons, or low-level demons will lose most of their memories after death and then become undead.
This is not all due to the spellcasting of the necromancer, but the fate of most of the creatures in this world since the fall of the underworld in the second era.
The public toilet was smashed, and a few bandits called gods moved the toilet inside to their home.
Since they are not specialized in running toilets, toilets have suddenly become a scarce resource. Some people can sit down and defecate, while others can only defecate in their crotches.
Those who become undead belong to the latter group.
Among them are witches like Lady Susan who died unjustly, as well as miserable people who could not be buried in the church simply because of poverty, and unlucky ones who died in hell or a labyrinth where the holy light cannot shine.
As for the nobles, maybe there is a special channel?
He doesn’t know what is happening on the surface of the earth, but hell is indeed like this. High-level demons generally cannot die. If you die accidentally, you can be reincarnated into a high-level demon in the next life.
Luo Yan suddenly understood what these guys were planning, and almost couldn't hold back his laughter.
· Ganqing was originally worried that he was actually some down-and-out noble, and his soul would go directly to Saint Sith to complain after his death, so he planned to throw himself into the maze.
Say, does Saint Sith have so much free time?
You actually care about this kind of thing?
Or, the Adventurer's Guild has a mechanism similar to "Red Name".
"Later... I realized that they were actually just poor and couldn't afford holy water, haha." Chrissy was talking to herself and suddenly laughed out loud.
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"Really? I don't think so. Your ring is worth a lot of money at first glance, and your skin color... I guess you are a noble of the Ossian Empire?"
"But dear Qin...so brother, you don't have to worry. You are different from people like us. You should be able to be reborn in a good family. Just remember to be careful in the next life...Ah, by the way, I almost forgot that this is a maze. Maybe there will be no next time."
"I see... you are not targeting the Demon King's treasure, but me?" A strange smile appeared on Luo Yan's face, "What a pity. Originally, for the sake of helping me regain my throne, I wanted to make you the general of the country."
< br/> "Chris, you talk too much, let's send this little brother on his way as soon as possible."
h Rexon curled his lips and made a sword dance with the big sword in his hand, but he didn't expect that he suddenly missed it, and the big sword flew out and missed the greyhound next to him.
Nearly becoming a dead soul under the sword, Greyhound was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat and glared at Rexon fiercely.
“What are you doing?!”
Rexon was also confused for a moment.
Even if he is indeed a little weak today, he can't even hold the sword, right? !
"I don't know——"
He was only halfway through his words when his body suddenly sank, and he fell to the ground as if he had been hollowed out.
Everyone was suddenly shocked.
The first to react was Bond.
Hibernate silently from beginning to end, he pulled out a flintlock gun, held it in his hand, and pulled the trigger towards Luo Yan without hesitation.
「Bang——!」
Tiny projectiles spray like raindrops! However, Luo Yan, who had been shot, just looked at him with a smile as if nothing happened.
"Stoneskin Armor!"
A creepy feeling instantly crawled all over Chris's body, and she finally understood what the ominous premonition was.
She screamed.
"This guy is definitely not a black iron! Do it quickly!"
"Ah——!"
Amu, who had set up two axes, had already rushed forward, and the whistling ax blade rolled towards Luo Yan like a violent storm!
However, there was no surprise. This guy also followed in the footsteps of the great swordsman and fell heavily to the ground. Not even a bit was left by Professor Lilith's ring.
From the moment he entered the cave, Luo Yan had been secretly stabbing him in the back bit by bit, but he just didn't suck them all in one bite.
After singing the prayer, he released his right hand, and the green cubic cone crystal fell with a clang on the magic circle he drew with his shoe heel.
A dark gray statue rises from the ground, and standing with it is the crooked skeleton lying in the corner of the mine.
They hold mining picks in their hands, and their empty eyes exude a faint chill.
Perhaps seeing something, Bond, who had been relatively calm and composed, suddenly screamed, threw away his unloaded flintlock, turned around and ran away.
However, before he could even take two steps, he was chopped into pieces with mining picks by the skeleton soldiers who surrounded him.
The Greyhound still wanted to resist, but as soon as he raised the dagger, his muscles collapsed and he could only watch helplessly as the skeletons surrounded him, and he was so scared that he peed on the ground.
“What did you do?!” Eminem was still struggling, trying to stand up.
He is the only bronze member of the Silver Scimitar, but at this moment he is suppressed by the mage who calls himself Black Iron and is unable to fight back.
Realizing that the opponent's strength was far superior to hers and others, Chris' eyes widened in horror, her pale face filled with despair.
"You, you are a necromancer?!"
Standing in the center of the pentagram emitting green light, Luo Yan watched with satisfaction as his faith value slowly increased.
【Faith value +1】
【Faith value +2】
【…】
The taste of fear——
It's really good.
Although this growth rate is not as fast as the graduation ceremony of Demon King Academy, the increase of dozens of points is better than nothing.
That’s right.
Happiness alone is not as good as happiness among others.
"Necromancer?"
He took out a turbid crystal ball from his arms and held it in his hand, quietly admiring the despair engraved on those faces, while gaining another wave of faith.
(End of this chapter)