Chapter 126 Going Home
The eerie breeze carried bloody yellow sand, blowing on the dark and barren land, making a devilish laugh.
stalagmites rising from the ground connect the sky and the ground. Under the stalagmites grow yellow thorns and stems as hard as dry wood, like the bones of giant beasts.
This is the fifth floor of the maze.
Most of the monsters living in this area are helpers that Reggie Dragon picked up from outside the maze.
It is said that only the most ferocious monsters can take root in this desolate and savage land.
Hence over hundreds of years, countless groups of adventurers, large and small, have arrived in this barbaric land known as the "Blood Arena".
However, when they came here, they could not leave any traces except staining the ground beneath their feet with their own blood...
The camp of the Skullbreaker Tribe.
The ogre cook with a fat belly was pouring a plate of flesh and blood chopped into pieces into the pot and stewing it together with the messy plant roots and mushrooms.
The priests wearing skeletal cassocks danced in front of the blazing flames. From time to time they scattered the ashes of beasts into the bonfire and watched the roaring flames.
The adventurer with his limbs dug out was tied to a totem pole not far away, with numbness and despair written on his blood-smeared face.
It didn’t take long for their despair to end.
Under the command of the ogre priest, several short goblins stepped forward and skillfully cut the throats of the adventurers, letting their blood sprinkle on the pulp-coated totem poles, and then strung their bodies on skewers as thick as arms.
"Gob!!!"
"Dedicated to our King!!!"
"Ouch!!!!"
With the accompaniment of human skin drums, the goblins responsible for performing the blood sacrifice danced a war dance to please the "Big Maw King", and sang with a squeaking song from their mouths.
Looking at their compatriots being roasted by the fire, the prisoners in the iron cages all turned pale, their lips trembled, and they could not say a word.
bloody.
Barbaric.
And cruelty!
This place is more like hell than hell!
It is rumored that although the demons in hell will torture captives, they rarely kill them. After all, dead people cannot provide the power of faith.
Even in order to allow the captives to preserve their minds and not be damaged by playing tricks, they will also give those captives hope of being rescued by their compatriots.
However, these ogres are different.
What they please is not the demon god they claim to believe in, but the omnipotent "Big Stomach King Burdada" in their imagination!
It is precisely because of that barbaric belief.
Like the Skaven, they are known as the race closest to chaos.
After all, once some ogres don’t have enough to eat and some ogre lords have too much to eat, they will be targeted by the “Claws of Eternal Hunger”.
Once they cause excessive killing and the desire to kill fills their brains, they can easily please the "Flame of Destruction" unintentionally, causing the totem of the Big Maw King to gradually become the portrait of Kalmandes.
It is precisely because of their unstable spirit that they are neither accepted by humans on the surface nor tolerated by hell society.
Only when a certain side is at a disadvantage on the battlefield will they need them and incorporate them into their own account in the form of mercenaries.
Honestly, if Reggie Dragon hadn't died so suddenly, Carson Skullbreaker would never have thought that as an ogre, he would one day become the lord who controls a corner of hell.
Even the fourth demon general "Blood Blade" Gluk promised him that as long as he could unify the first five floors of the maze, he would be accepted as the fifth demon general!
In the future, the Labyrinth of Thunder County will no longer obey the orders of Hell. They will defend this territory in their own way and offer their loyalty to His Majesty the Demon God.
Although he is not interested in "devoting loyalty to His Majesty the Demon God", he is still very interested in ruling the first five floors of the maze.
It is precisely for this reason that he deliberately obstructed the summit meeting and secretly made peace with the ruler of the third level of the maze.
Sitting on the skeleton seat, Karson Skullbreaker chewed the roasted leg meat while imagining what the night elf thighs tasted like.
I heard that the flesh of those pointed ears has the fragrance of fruit trees, and is still tender and delicious even if it is not pickled with seasonings... I don't know whether it is true or not.
There are also little devils.
Ever since he saw the little devil with red hair and red eyes at the summit meeting, he wanted to have a taste of that guy.
However, unfortunately, the new demon king sent by hell completely disrupted his plan.
Just when he was gathering strength to annex the fourth floor of the maze, he didn't know what method the guy used. Not only did he escape from the human town alive, but he also condensed the upper level of the maze, which was a pile of loose sand, into an iron plate with lightning speed.
What worries him even more is that the new demon king not only has internal tricks, but also external methods that cannot be underestimated. Not only has he prevented the infiltration of the lizard people in the southern swamp, but he is even suspected of having reached an unknown tacit understanding with the internal forces of the human kingdom on the surface.
The minions of the Demon King and the human knights sat together and talked and laughed...
Even Reggie Dragon has never penetrated the corruption into the Trident Knights!
If his confidants hadn’t witnessed that scene with their own eyes, he would never have been able to believe that that kind of thing was actually true!
In short——
The new Demon King from the Demon City should not be underestimated in terms of strength and strategy.
He even couldn't help but suspect that that guy had been to Thunder County before and had been working quietly for many years without anyone knowing.
Because they could not figure out the details of this new demon king, the remaining members of Reggie Dragon were also hesitant.
He is very clear about the nature of those demons. Although they have the idea of separating themselves, they do not dare to truly betray the demon.
If they once show their weak side, and the Demon King shows his intention to negotiate, they, who are also demons, will mercilessly betray themselves, the foreign ogre, and put all the troubles on him alone!
Kasen·Skullbreaker knew very well that he had no choice.
Either get rid of this demon king and become the fifth demon general of Thunder County, or give up everything and get out of this maze!
The war has begun!
While Kasen was thinking about countermeasures, there was a sudden commotion at the entrance of the camp, and a Goblin hurriedly ran in from outside.
Kasen recognized this timid and cowardly ugly face.
This Goblin was the envoy he sent to trade the coal mines and those clay golems for metals and diamonds with the Stone Soul Tribe.
Seeing his empty hands and panic on his face, Carson had already guessed what happened, and his face darkened in an instant.
Looking at the king sitting on the skeletal chair, the goblin was trembling with fear, fearing that he would be angered, and tried to defend himself tremblingly.
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty Kasen, the Demon King suddenly attacked our allies on the third level, and the Soul of Rock and Earth Tribe has fallen... Everything happened too suddenly. Our caravan just arrived and ran into the Demon King's minions... Only, I was lucky enough to save a life..."
I didn't want to look at this cowardly face begging for mercy, Kasen gave the ogre guard next to him an impatient look.
The latter strode forward, grabbed the goblin by the back of the neck, lifted him up from the ground like a chicken, who was screaming for mercy, and threw him into the oil pan not far away.
Stab it——!
The sound of boiling hot oil swallowed up the screams of the unfortunate guy in an instant, and fried it until it was crispy and browned in a moment.
The goblin boys and the ogre tribesmen who were dancing war dance around were either screaming, laughing, or clapping their hands.
Hunting his fat belly, the burly Kasen stood up from the throne of bones.
He is like a giant among ogres and a dwarf among giants. His legs are as thick as stalagmites connected to the sky. His hands are as big as cattail fans. Each finger is so thick that it seems impossible to bend it. His skin is wrinkled like a dry river bed.
The rough and wide hands only stretched out to both sides and picked up the two meteorite swords holding chains and weighing a hundred kilograms.
The rusty iron chain wrapped around the waist of his bucket, making a clanking sound amidst the shouts of the ogres and the accompaniment of human skin drums.
"Warriors of the Skull-Smashing Tribe!"
He raised his powerful voice and his fat cheeks swayed.
"Just now, our allies, the Rock and Earth Soul Tribe! have fallen under the claws of the evil demon king."
"This corpse-eating thing has not shed a drop of blood for this maze! But it wants to take the land given to us by Reggie Dragon from our hands! Not only have they not fought our enemies, they have also colluded with those filthy human things!"
"This is not just the shame of the labyrinth! It is also the shame of hell!! Our shame!!!"
"Tell me! What should we do?!"
The deafening roar resounded through the entire desolate wilderness, sweeping through the entire camp like a hurricane with overwhelming murderous intent.
"Kill! Kill! Kill!"
From the ogres to the short goblin followers -
Everyone raised their weapons high and shouted like a group of demons dancing, eager to kill the Demon King's territory now.
Looking at the flag that was shaken by the roar, Kasen, whose eyes were red, laughed loudly and raised the iron saber with a chain in his hand.
That shout shocked the demons.
Since we have to fight!
Then let’s have a good fight!
A few days ago, Long Xingwanli discovered a secret passage into the fifth floor of the maze, and the group regarded this area as a place to spawn monsters.
Now that they heard the roar that was obviously different from the roar of Warcraft, a group of players immediately followed the sound and found an abnormality behind a thorn bush.
Looking at the brightly lit camp exuding a bloody and strange aura, Long Xingwanli's face suddenly showed an expression of surprise.
"Good guy... this is... a city of orcs?!"
"Looks like an ogre."
Long Xingbaili glanced at her curiously.
“How did you know?”
Qianli glanced at him and said.
Hence "There is a text description on the official website... You shouldn't just read the posts of those idiots."
Hail Baili smiled sheepishly, obviously she was right.
Following the two skeletons, two cave spiders were whispering to each other.
The failed dirty eel: "Those adventurers are so miserable..."
The failed eel: "Give up, we can't save them."
Besides, they have no reason to do this.
Looking at his boss, the first pig in the national service asked in a low voice.
"Brother, what do you say? Those ogres don't seem to have a reputation."
Long Xingwanli, who was carrying the battle ax, had a slight flicker in his eyes, and after pondering for a while, he decided to retreat instead of advance.
「里面人不知道有多少，宜偷袭不宜强攻。」
国服第一只猪秒懂。 "Brothers, retreat!"
...
The Skull-Crushing Tribe's shouts of killing shook the heaven and earth. However, no matter how loud the shouts of killing were, it could not shock the Demon King's Territory far away in the Beifeng Mine.
No matter how sentimental Kasen of the Skull-Breaking Tribe was, Luo Yan, who was packing his luggage, didn't take him to heart at all at the moment.
The current territory of the necropolis is large enough.
Before directly facing the "Four Demon Generals" at the lower level of the maze, he planned to digest the territory he had already mastered and consolidate his own strength at the same time.
Until he is sufficiently prepared, it is a good choice to use the fifth floor of the maze as a buffer zone.
On the one hand, human adventurers can consume the strength of the ogre tribe for themselves, and on the other hand, they can stabilize the warlords at the lower level of the maze.
The longer these remnants of Reggie Dragon wait and see, the more advantageous it will be for Luo Yan, the new demon king.
As long as there is a buffer zone, I believe that those on the fence should not be too anxious to make the final choice in a short time...
… …
The Demon King’s Magic Workshop.
After confirming for the last time that he had all his luggage, Luo Yan finally buttoned up the suitcase, picked up the trolley and left his simple and monotonous home.
This time we only have seven days to return to the devil's capital, which is short or long.
Since it was not easy to go back, he made a list of things to do and wrote them down on the notepad he carried with him.
Including visiting Priest Jeffrey, including visiting Principal Ivan to investigate the energy source of the dome crystal in Magic City, including going to the slave market in Magic City to look for capable cattle and horses, etc.
Especially the latter.
His Demon King Territory is really short of talents!
Especially management talents!
When Luo Yan was about to go on a business trip, he realized that his subordinates were either treacherous ministers with bad ideas, or they were so obedient but completely clueless, that he couldn't even find a guy who could act as second-in-command when he was away.
Teleport room.
Luo Yan stood on the teleportation array with his suitcase in hand, and at the same time gave instructions one by one to his subordinates who came to see him off.
"Arakdo, I hope you and your construction team will not slack off during the few days I am away and continue digging as planned. Also, remember to help me keep an eye on the stone men in your construction team and see how they usually work. What to eat, and the effects of eating different foods on their metabolites. "
"Don't worry, leave it to me, Lord Demon King!" Facing the Demon King's instructions, Arlacto puffed out his broad chest and said confidently.
Luo Yan continued to look at Ouke.
"Oak, you should study how to engrave Hades on stone men to see if it can enhance their performance. In addition, regarding the printing press and paper machine I mentioned before, you and my subordinates should think about it together and see if we can use Hades technology on them."
Ok nodded quickly and agreed while taking notes hurriedly.
"No problem! Oak promises to complete your mission!"
Luo Yan then looked at Sarah. He originally had nothing to say, but when he saw the look in his eyes full of expectation, he still gave him a few words of advice.
"Sarah, um... I leave the housekeeping job to you. If anything happens, just pray to the statue I placed in the Demon King's territory, so I can hear you."
With Sarah's current strength, he really has nothing to ask her for, and can only say some things about the car.
However, a certain little kitten didn't seem to think so. Not only did she remember this sentence as if it was some kind of mission, she also nodded her head seriously and said it.
"As you command! Lord Demon King!"
Looking at the obviously over-serious look, Luo Yan reached out and patted her fluffy hair, and said casually.
"Don't be so nervous, don't do unnecessary things, I will be back in a week at most."
As for the people in the Nightmare Land and the Gray Wind Tribe, there is no need to notify them separately. I am just on a business trip, and there is no need for everyone to know.
After explaining the things that needed attention, Luo Yan signaled his subordinates to retreat outside the transfer room.
At this time, Sarah, who was standing at the edge of the teleportation array, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke in a low voice with an unspeakable voice.
"That... Lord Demon King."
"Do you have any more questions?"
"When you go back this time... will you see your fiancée?"
Fiancée?
What is that?
Luo Yan was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly came back to his senses. He seemed to have said that casually to distract the queen of the Nightmare Land...
Has everyone already known this?
Seeing that it was not only Sarah who was curious about this matter, but also Oke, Arakdo and other generals who were also looking at this side with curiosity, Luo Yan finally coughed and said in a majestic voice.
"My return this time has nothing to do with the engagement. It is mainly to solve the problem of the crystal dome on the fourth floor of the maze."
In order to avoid more troublesome rumors, he chose not to clarify the rumors.
After hearing this, the cat ears on Sarah’s head swayed from side to side, and her face seemed to show an expression of relief.
As for Arakto and Oke, they are a little regretful.
"That's really a pity. Arakdo thought that the next time the Demon King came back, he would be able to see the mistress and the young master..."
"Isn't it an engagement? Oke thought you were going back this time to meet Miss Mia..."
Luo Yan glanced at these two idiots with a black streak in his head. Because there were so many flaws, he didn't know where to start, so he could only skip this topic and said.
"Are there any questions?"
"No more!"
"Take care! Your Majesty the Demon King!"
"Ok is waiting for you to come back!"
Looking at the servant who bid farewell to him, Luo Yan waved his hand in response, and then injected magic power into the teleportation array, bathing in a faint green light.
The teleportation array is being activated.
When the teleportation array on the Magic City side is fully charged, a passage across subspace will be formed between the two teleportation arrays to achieve point-to-point interconnection.
Although this method of transmission consumes a lot of money and is susceptible to interference, it is very efficient and is especially suitable for delivering a small number of elite cadres and strategic materials over long distances.
Looking at the increasingly blurry light and shadow in the transfer room, Luo Yan suddenly sighed softly and said.
"Yuyou, tell me how I can trick more real talents into working for me."
Yoyou said in a low voice.
"Doesn't the Miranda you tricked recently count?"
Luo Yan said.
"Forget it, but it's too little."
Yuyou continued in a low voice.
"Lord Demon King... Youyou still feels that talent can only be obtained through attraction, not through deception, right?"
Luo Yan thought for a while, thinking that this statement did have some truth, so he sighed in resignation.
"That's right."
Yoyou said in a dumbfounded voice.
"Don't give up so quickly, Lord Demon King, you are destined to become a god——"
Before Youyou could finish her words, the Demon King carrying the suitcase turned into a ray of emerald green light and disappeared in the center of the magic circle with a snap.
Looking at the colorful light particles flying past him like a kaleidoscope, Luo Yan felt as if the entire planet turned upside down under his feet. In an instant, he crossed the whirlpool sea and the vast ocean, and sent him from the hinterland of human society to the deepest part of hell.
At the same time, Grien, the deputy director of the Demon King Management Department of the Demon City Internal Affairs Department, stood outside the teleportation room with a surprised expression on his face.
"This fluctuation of magic power..."
It's actually Silver level? !
Hiffs unbelievable——
H He clearly remembered that the last time they met, the popular junior was just a bronze-level human.
Is it because there is some treasure in the luggage?
Or the eggs of high-level monsters...
Grian fell into deep thought.
Since it was too incredible to rise from bronze to silver in two months, he didn't think about it at all.
At the same time, in the center of the teleportation array.
The green light pouring out from the formation's eye gradually condensed into an entity, like a sharp blade cutting a wound in the space, welcoming the Demon King who had flown across tens of thousands of kilometers.
The picture in front of him gradually became clearer. Luo Yan, who was holding his breath and concentrating, slowly exhaled the turbid air in his chest, released the suitcase in his hand, and moved his shoulders slightly.
The experience of traveling through the teleportation array is not very good. To describe it specifically, it is like "the torture of sitting on a flight for more than ten hours" condensed into a few seconds, and extended infinitely in the spiritual world.
Before graduation, he was still wondering why the demons didn't just use teleportation arrays to move around, but instead used some fancy flying horse-drawn carriages.
Now it seems that it's not that the high-level demons are not smart, but that he, who has never seen the world, lives a careless life and doesn't understand the benefits of private jets.
Familiar laughter suddenly came from the shadow not far away, interrupting Luo Yan's thoughts, and sending a shiver down the back of the latter who had just stood firm.
After realizing something, Luo Yan turned around and looked in the direction of the sound, and he saw a familiar figure.
Smooth pink long hair hangs down on her shoulders like silk, with slightly curled ends and a hint of devilish cunning. And the devil's horns, wings and tail, which truly showed the identity of a high-level devil, were hidden by her magic without leaving a trace.
Luo Yan could see that this old classmate had changed a lot.
Whether it is the style of clothing, the temperament from the inside out, or even the smell of perfume that is inadvertently emitted, it is far different from the frivolity of her student days.
There are only those burgundy heart-shaped pupils and the passive charm that is released intentionally or unintentionally, but it remains the same regardless of the occasion.
It’s a pity.
Today's Luo Yan is no longer the tough talker he used to be. Even if he doesn't add a mental resistance BUFF to himself, he can easily avoid the influence of this level of mental spells.
However, a certain demon did not know it.
Looking at Luo Yan who was "stuck on the spot", the smile on Mia's face became brighter, as if the prank had succeeded.
She giggled, looked at him carefully from head to toe with provocative eyes, and said with her lips lightly pressed.
"Long time no see, dear classmate Luo Yan."
"Or should we change our title——"
"For example, the respected "Bronze Demon King"~?"
h (End of this chapter)