Chapter 267 Is this cake really round?
【To His Majesty the Demon King:
Dear Lord Demon King, I wonder if everything is going well in your career these days? I hope that the sacrifice I offer you will be of some use.
I'm sorry for contacting you now. When you receive this letter, I am in an unknown land, surrounded by nothing but pirates, ghouls and burned out hope.
As for why we ended up here, we have to start from the episode a month ago.
Since we restarted our journey from Saldo Port, our voyage has gone smoothly...until we entered this strange sea, the tentacles of misfortune finally entangled our sails and engines.
The compass is out of order, the stars are out of position, the fog is heavy, the storm is constant...all kinds of unusual phenomena make us lose our direction. However, when we adjusted our course with awe of the sea and planned to return to the original route to resupply, we could not see the familiar coastline and Port of Saldo for a long time.
At this point we have to accept this cruel reality - we are lost in this vast sea.
Fortunately, the road is endless. Just when we were at the end of our rope, thanks to your blessing... we met a group of pirates who were also in dire straits.
They came menacingly, like a very hungry hyena, pounced on them desperately, completely unaware of who was the hunter and who was the prey. Thinking that they might know this sea area, I deliberately slowed the ship and gradually shut down the steam power to create the illusion of malfunction and lure them closer.
As expected, they pounced on us with green eyes. However, they never expected that the sailors on the deck were not living people, but your loyal and heroic subordinates! The battle only lasted less than a quarter of an hour, and these insidious and cunning villains became our prisoners.
However, misfortune seems not to have spared us.
Just when I was about to slowly pry open Tiqi's mouth to find out more information, a tsunami suddenly swallowed us up!
That was definitely not an ordinary storm, but something deeper and evil controlling the ocean. The huge waves tore off our masts and swallowed up the cabin. We rolled and struggled in the dark deep sea, and were finally abandoned by the tide on this strange land.
When I woke up, the ocean-going ship you gave me was broken and half-buried in the sand. The same goes for our enemies, who were tortured by the storm and were in a state of disarray, with only about thirty people surviving.
Your loyal servants are also not optimistic. Now there are only fifty of them still active, which is only slightly better than those living people. Not only that, the food and fresh water on the ship disappeared with the waves, and our survival became an urgent problem.
Faced with the current dilemma, I made a risky decision - to temporarily cooperate with Teach.
Although this man was once a nobleman of the Aussie Empire, he abandoned the faith of Saint Sith many years ago and fell into the arms of His Majesty the Demon God. As an experienced pirate, he has extensive sailing experience, which is crucial for us.
Of course, this does not mean that I completely trust him, everything is for your plan.
After cooperating with pirates. We tried exploring along the edge of the coastline but could never see the end. All signs indicate that we are not an isolated island under our feet - it is most likely a continent that has not been marked on the sea chart!
In order to obtain more clues, we sent people deep into the rainforest. The humid air was filled with the smell of beasts and decay, and the soil under our feet was black and soft, like a vibrant cemetery.
I don’t know if I should describe it this way, but I felt a strong sense of uneasiness from the moment I stepped into the forest. Every leaf was like the eyes of a beast, coveting us.
Though your servants are not afraid of fatigue, they are slow in the jungle. And I don’t know whether it’s because of the humid air or other unknown existences in the forest. They seem to be sick, and their bodies are getting weaker and weaker, as if they are rotting...
The same is true for the pirates. Many people are sick and are curled up on stretchers waiting to die. Fortunately, they did not set their coveted eyes on us, and we were able to maintain the temporary, superficial unity.
But these are not the biggest problems.
The biggest problem is that we found footprints deep in the forest that did not belong to us.
It is a bit like the lizardmen in the southwest swamp of Thunder City, but obviously the lizardmen here are much larger, and the depth and width of the footprints are quite astonishing.
This is not good news, especially as we gradually realize that those guys may have discovered us and are moving around us more and more frequently, and even made some unfriendly attempts.
Humbling drums and low roars echoed in the depths of the forest at night. Occasionally we could hear the sound of huge flapping wings in the middle of the night, as if there was a giant hovering above us.
Supplies are already running low, and unknown hostility is spreading towards us.
We salvaged the shipwreck, cut down the wood, and built a temporary camp, but this was not a long-term solution. We can't go deep into the jungle, let alone leave this coast... We need support!
Your Majesty the Demon King, if you are willing, please lend a helping hand and send reinforcements to this place, and conquer this unknown land with your power. Although we didn't find valuable treasures here, at least the soil here is fertile enough, and it may become a cornerstone of your dominance!
If support is not possible... at least, please take your loyal servants out of here!
—Your eternally loyal Lumil, sincerely]
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On the unfamiliar coastline, the howling sea wind made the dilapidated wooden houses creak, occasionally accompanied by one or two shrill whistles - which were blown from the gaps in the wooden boards.
Lumir stretched out his cracked fingers and carefully placed the written letter in the center of the crooked teleportation array.
The devil is above...
And the respected Demon King!
Please protect me and send the letter to the right place this time!
Lumir prayed silently in his heart, placed the few remaining magic crystals on the teleportation array, and then silently recited the incantation to activate the teleportation array.
As the last syllable fell, an imperceptible green light flashed, flowing in a circle along the lines drawn by the magic crystal powder, and lighting up the magic crystal located at the node.
In the blink of an eye, the letter with crooked handwriting disappeared into the center of the transmission array.
lumil felt a burst of ecstasy in her heart, but then a bitter smile appeared on her face.
Because the notes given to him by the Demon King were wetted by the sea water, he could only try again and again like now.
However, what is helpless is that he is not a professional magician after all, and he does not have the ability to have a photographic memory. Even if he has drawn this thing once before, he has almost forgotten it after more than a month.
Looking at Lumil, who was sitting motionless in front of the teleportation array "praying", Teach finally couldn't control the anxiety in his heart. He slammed the wooden cup in his hand to the corner and stood up from the creaking chair.
"Damn it...how many more times do you have to try before you can do it! We have wasted at least two baskets of magic crystals on your crappy thing! Do you think these things are just shells lying on the beach, and you can just bend down and pick up a bunch? God, I've had enough!"
Just to get these damn magic crystals, he had injured five of his men. Even if he didn't care about those damn slackers, he had to take into account the disturbing whispers behind them and the hatred and suspicion in their eyes.
If nothing is done, it will only be a matter of time before those guys rebel!
lumil closed the wrinkled notebook in his hand, his face was equally gloomy, his eyes glowed with a tired cold light, and he said in a hoarse voice.
"Do you think you are the only one who has had enough? Unless you have a better way, shut your mouth!"
Tich's brows twitched, suppressing the almost uncontrollable anger, he walked to the opposite side of Lumil and roared.
"You said the Demon King would send someone to rescue us, but we have been waiting for almost a week! Where are the reinforcements you promised?! Is there a response from the other side? Has your letter been delivered?"
Lumir shook his head.
Looking at him expressionlessly, he repeated his previous words, "You might as well have a better way, such as repairing the two broken ships outside."
Although there is only one point.
"...I need a deadline! You have to at least tell me how many more times you have to try, or how many days it will take! Instead of giving us hope first and then making us despair!"
Period?
Lumir sneered.
Don't think that as long as you pray to the gods, you will definitely hear it, let alone think that the gods will definitely respond if you pray. Do you know why you were abandoned by the gods you once believed in? It is because you are always eager to get a result or an answer, but the fact is cruel... Only people will make deals with you, and gods do not make deals. "
Rather than trying to persuade Teach to calm down, it is better to say that he was trying to comfort himself.
He has tried everything he can, and whether he can succeed or not is no longer up to him.
All I can do now is pray.
Then leave success or failure to God's will.
Ti Qi's Adam's apple moved, and he spat out a sentence from his chapped lips.
"I just want to live..."
lumil said calmly.
"I want to, too."
Teach gritted his teeth.
"If this continues, we will all die here!"
"That's enough, I know our situation better than you, even if you argue with me, it won't help!"
Lumil paused, with a hint of warning in his low and hoarse voice.
…"...You'd better let your men continue to hold the camp, rather than wasting time here and disturbing my next attempt."
Next time! ?
Failed again this time? !
Ti Qi's fingers trembled slightly. He had never been a person accustomed to taking orders from others, not to mention that this guy seemed to be a half-human necromancer.
He didn't know how long he could endure it.
If he continues like this, he will probably be defeated by despair before being engulfed by disease and hunger.
The lingering sounds of the quarrel had not dissipated, and just when Teach was about to say something, the ground under their feet suddenly began to tremble slightly, as if an earthquake was coming!
“What’s going on?!”
Ti Qi was suddenly startled. He subconsciously pulled out the dagger at his waist and glanced around with vigilant eyes.
Lumir frowned, looking at the creaking wooden board above his head, and a bad premonition gradually arose in his heart.
At this moment, rapid footsteps suddenly came from outside the dilapidated wooden house, and soon a pirate with a look of terror on his face hurriedly rushed into the house.
His face was pale, and there was a hint of fear in his trembling voice as he stammered.
"Boss! Over there in the forest!"
"What's going on over there in the forest?" Lumir quickly walked up to him and clasped his shoulders with both hands.
The pirate swallowed hard and said nervously.
"Lizards... so many, lizards with spears! Maybe more than a hundred..."
Lumir and Teach looked at each other and rushed out of the cabin almost at the same time.
When they stepped onto the soft beach and looked up into the distance, their expressions changed.
I saw emerald-green heads emerging from the shadows of the woods at the edge of the dense jungle not far away.
They were tall and tall, with ferocious eyes, and liquid that was either saliva or blood was dripping from the corners of their mouths. The exposed dark green scales gave off a cold sheen in the sun, like vicious wolves eyeing their prey.
The red ink painted vicious symbols on their faces, and what was even more disturbing were the weapons in their hands——
The spears engraved with ancient runes and the dark green arrow tips exuded a strange ominousness from head to toe, and they were not ordinary things at first glance.
The pirates confronting them were retreating in panic, and although the corpses responded silently, they seemed to be weak among the retreating crowds.
Seeing that the enemy was so weak, the lizardmen warriors showed disdainful ridicule on their faces, straightened their backs proudly, and while shouting and shouting, they hit their shields with their spears, inflicting stronger fear on their prey.
Looking at the mighty lizard men, Tiqi's hoarse voice was filled with a hint of trembling, and his palms were filled with sweat.
"...Damn it! This... there must be at least two hundred of them!"
The lush and lush forest blocks everyone's sight, and there might be more hidden somewhere they can't see!
Lumir was the same, with his brows furrowed and his palms filled with sweat.
But unlike Teach, as a true warrior with faith, even if he does not possess powerful extraordinary power, he still far surpasses these fallen pirates in terms of courage.
Looking at the cowering pirates, he took a step forward, pulled out the flintlock gun hanging on his waist, and shouted at them.
"What are you doing! Retreat? Run away? Where can you escape? There is a sea behind us. Would you rather go back into the storm than face the enemy in front of you?"
"Wake up, everyone! The will of the devil has brought us to this strange land. This is not only a punishment for our fratricide, but also a test of our loyalty and will! We have no retreat! There is no choice! The only way to survive is to fight to the death!"
< br/> "Pick up your weapons! Put the bullets into the barrels of the guns! Look at the enemies in front of you, look into their eyes... unless you want to be captured and drowned in the sea by them!"
Lumir's shout stopped the pirates from retreating.
Although the expressions of fear and despair are still written on the miserable faces, at least they have regained the courage to fight and gripped the guns in their hands.
The atmosphere on the beach was tense instantly, as if a string was about to break at any time.
At this moment, a three-meter-tall lizard man was standing on a protruding rock at the edge of the forest, staring at the group of uninvited guests on the beach with sinister eyes.
His scales were dark red, as if soaked in blood, and on his chest, a twisted black mark shone faintly. That was the "Hunting Seal" given to him by the priest of the Holy Armored Dragon Kingdom, which made his senses sharper and more powerful than ordinary warriors.
Trakel, this is the name given to him by the kingdom's priests, which means "natural hunter".
Just next to Trakl, a slightly shorter lizardman deputy, Saku, sneered contemptuously, narrowed his eyes and looked in the direction of the beach, his face full of disdain and arrogance.
"These filthy unclean ones, a group of trash who can't even live and build nests... dare to step on our holy soil with their dirty soles! I think they are tired of living!"
His slender and forked tongue kept licking the edges of his mouth, like a poisonous snake spitting out a message.
Trakl did not respond. He always stared at the group of timid and cowardly humans and the monsters wearing shabby military uniforms and moving stiffly.
The fresh sea breeze was filled with a faint air of death, which made him instinctively feel disgusted as he admired nature.
"It's the undead."
He finally spoke, his voice was low and hoarse, full of disgust and pure murderous intent.
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Hearing Trakl's voice, Saku opened the corners of his mouth, revealing a row of sharp fangs.
The war blade in his hand hit the ground hard, making a deep pit in the soft soil, while making a hoarse sound from his mouth.
"Then let their blood... come to purify this place!"
Trakl raised his paw and made a simple gesture, and the sound of low war drums immediately sounded in the rain forest.
Hunters clamored even more enthusiastically. They were holding bone blades and obsidian spears, and the hunting marks on their bodies glowed faintly, like beasts that were ready to go!
The next moment, Trakl uttered one word coldly——
"Kill."
The sound was like a horn blowing to attack. The hunters who received the order let out an excited howl and jumped from the edge of the forest to the beach, like a black and green wave, rushing against the direction of the waves towards the beach just around the corner!
Looking at the lizard-man army rushing towards the beach, Lumil stood with the pirates, holding the flintlock gun tightly in his hand and pointing forward unsteadily.
Three hundred meters...
Two hundred meters!
One hundred meters——
It’s now!
Looking at the twisted and ferocious faces, he pulled the trigger without hesitation and shouted loudly at the same time.
ceptCE ″Bang—!”
The blazing lead bullet tore through the air and luckily hit the lizardman hunter at the front!
The lizard man's chest suddenly exploded with a blood hole, and he staggered and fell, blood spraying on the wet beach.
Other pirates followed closely behind, a row of flintlock guns ignited the gunpowder at the same time, and the gunfire exploded continuously!
The bullets fired roared in the air, and the lizard hunter who charged forward like a wave fell one after another, so that a gap was torn open in the charging queue!
The beach was filled with blood and corpses, which temporarily stopped the charging momentum of the lizardman army, and even frightened many panicked lizardman hunters into running to both sides, forming a mess.
Seeing the lizardmen in disarray, the pirates whose morale had been shaken regained their courage to fight, and their reloading movements became more agile.
Looking at the flames exploding on the beach and the tribesmen falling one after another, Trakel's vertical pupils shrank slightly.
He has lived in this land for decades, and this is the first time he has seen such a bizarre weapon!
But his surprise was only for a moment.
Soon he realized that although those flaming sticks were strong, they were not without their weaknesses!
They need to be close enough to be effective!
More than that——
To get those sticks to fire again, you have to go through a lengthy ritual that involves pouring powdered offerings into the sticks and pounding them with another slender stick.
When he realized this, he snorted coldly, then raised the spear in his hand and shouted loudly towards the hunters on the front line.
"Archers release arrows!"
As the lizard man holding a short bow drew his bow and nocked an arrow, a round of arrows rained forward like raindrops!
Faced with the sudden rain of arrows, dozens of pirates and ghouls instantly fell to the ground, and the balance of victory once again tilted toward the lizard men.
Trakel did not stop, and the spear in his hand swung forward again, while shouting loudly.
"The runners disperse! Hunt them!"
A ray of bronze light shrouded the battlefield. The lizard man hunter, who was originally in confusion due to the sound of muskets, calmed down instantly, and a red light emitted from his amber pupils.
The shrill screams floated out from their mouths, like a tsunami raging on the coast.
lumil's expression changed slightly.
At this moment, the lizardman hunters quickly changed their tactics. The originally dense formation quickly dispersed and shortened the distance between the two sides at an incredible speed. Then they waved the spears and bone blades in their hands and started a hand-to-hand fight with the ghoul troops in the front row!
imply——!
The ghoul troops in the front row let out a low roar, dragging the wooden shields and swords in their hands and colliding firmly with the lizard man troops.
Although the morale of the ghouls was not shaken by the intimidation of the lizard men, the two sides were not on the same level in terms of strength and physique, and the former was quickly knocked away by the latter.
The originally stable formation was shattered into pieces. After firing the last shot, Lumil had no choice but to pull out the sword from his waist and start a hand-to-hand fight with the lizard men who rushed nearby.
"Be careful——!"
Looking at the lizard man warrior who was killing Lumil at lightning speed, Teach was suddenly startled. He suddenly pulled out his scimitar and killed him, fighting with the lizard man warrior!
In just a few breaths, the two sides slashed at each other for more than ten rounds. The swords drew afterimages in the air, and fierce sparks burst out between the man and the beast!
Perhaps because he didn't want to fight, the lizard man suddenly lunged forward with an arrow, and the sword in his hand was directed towards Tiqi's face!
Looking at the oncoming cold light, Tiqi suddenly pulled the knife back, sideways dodged the lizard man's thrust, and at the same time slashed at the opponent's neck with his backhand.
This fatal blow should have decapitated the lizard man, but the moment he hit the target, a violent tremor crawled towards his tiger's mouth, almost knocking the scimitar out of his hand!
The opportunity is fleeting!
The lizard man, who failed to hit the target, jumped back and distanced himself, breathing white mist from his nostrils, and there was only a shallow scar on his neck.
Looking at the intact lizard man warriors, Tiqi's heart was shocked and his eyes were filled with astonishment.
What kind of trick is this? !
Just as Teach was shocked, Saku, who was standing opposite him, was also shocked.
What's going on with these two-legged monkeys?
In the past ten years, he has hunted countless prey, but this is the first time he has seen such a difficult opponent!
But——
This is not a bad thing for him.
With his long, forked tongue gently licking his scale-covered lips, Saku stared at the prey in front of him, his originally startled vertical pupils gradually becoming stained with a trace of bloodthirsty ferocity.
Only powerful prey are worthy of hunting!
After realizing how powerful the opponent was, instead of feeling fear, he became excited.
Looking at the increasingly perverted eyes, Tiqi felt his scalp numb for a while, but he did not dare to leave this guy alone, so he could only re-set his duel posture, and the scimitar in his hand danced like a sword.
The longer this battle drags on, the worse it will be for his side.
Although the ghouls are not afraid of life and death, they still appear to be slow and clumsy in the face of the rapid attack of the lizardman hunters. Their bodies were constantly torn apart by spears and claws, and their limbs and broken arms were scattered on the beach. It was only a matter of time before they were wiped out.
The pirates were not much better. They couldn't even defeat the ghouls. They had no advantage at all when facing the lizardman army. They were almost unilaterally crushed!
What to do?
Even if you win the duel at this rate, you will still die in the end!
Just when Tiqi fell into despair, a huge roar suddenly came from not far behind him.
That’s the roar of a steam engine!
Ti Qi was stunned for a moment. Before he could realize what was happening, he saw a horrified expression on the face of the lizard man opposite.
He subconsciously turned around, and then he saw a scene that he would never forget in his life -
He saw a towering steel body standing on the remains of the wooden house, with slender iron pipes surrounding it, and a thick iron pipe pointing straight ahead!
What is that?
Ti Qi was stunned on the spot, speechless for a moment, and even the hand holding the sword lost its strength.
The steel armor made a shuddering roar, and black gas floated out from the gaps in the armor shell.
It moved forward like a monster, its flat "wheel" crushing the wreckage of the wooden house and the arrows and bones scattered on the beach, and slowly turned the thick iron pipe with a dull creaking sound.
Him The scarlet light was brewing in the dark hole. Before he could recover what was happening, a flash of red light hit the center of the battlefield not far away from him!
A huge explosion sounded, and the terrifying energy dug out a huge deep pit in the sand, and dozens of lizardman hunters were swallowed up in an instant!
Looking at the tribesmen who suffered heavy casualties in an instant, Saku was completely stunned on the spot, and his originally bloodthirsty pupils were now filled with uncontrollable shock and fear.
What is that? !
At this moment, the torrent of undead entwined with the spirit of the netherworld emerged on the teleportation array behind the tank.
Skeleton soldiers wearing heavy armor hold fierce swords in their hands, and ghost fire flashes in their skulls, just like evil ghosts from the abyss!
Seeing this scene, the expression on Tiqi's face, which was full of astonishment, instantly turned into ecstasy.
It’s reinforcements!
Hence the Demon King!
He really did not give up on his believers!
At the same time, Trakl, who was standing on the raised stone, had his pupils constricted and looked at the man standing behind the sea of skeletons in astonishment.
A dark green ghostly power enveloped the entire beach, so that even the vibrant sea breeze was tainted with ghastly death!
He felt a terrible force spreading to the forest under his feet...
It was corrosion that devoured everything.
its power is far greater than any evil spirit he has seen in this forest in the past few decades!
"Is it... Chaos?"
His soul and body trembled together. He suddenly looked back at the drummer behind him, and a low growl came out of his throat.
"Quickly——"
"Let the brothers withdraw!"
He gave the order in a hurry, but it was already too late!
The man standing on the teleportation array was just looking at the lizards on the beach quietly, and then gently waved his raised right hand.
"Go -"
"My servants!"
The low and magnetic voice echoed in the skull of each undead, untying the shackles that bound them.
The desire to kill and bloodthirsty was released, and he was responded to by the sound of bones rubbing against each other like a tide.
"Kill——!!"
"For the Demon King!!"
"Experience!! Aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa!!"
Lumir knelt on the ground piously, worshiping in the direction of the Demon King, his eyes full of worship.
Although Teach is not as pious as him, he still pretends to be pious and imitates his example.
Standing on the protruding rock, Trakel couldn't understand what the undead were shouting, but he could feel the death blowing in the face with the sea breeze.
He swallowed hard, his heart beating wildly, his blood surging, but his limbs were cold!
At this moment, the real war has just begun...