Chapter 91: The Devil in the Scenic Area "You are my priceless treasure...
After passing 16 stalls selling merchandise related to the scenic area, we finally entered the scenic area's key recommendation - the treasure hunt route. Outside the quiet and dark cave entrance, there was a bloody sign saying "Welcome to the Eternal Night Soul-Devouring Dragon Canyon".
The words from the demon world were so childish and immature when translated in Avida's head that she couldn't help but burst out laughing.
She wasn't laughing because the eerie environment here suited her taste and she couldn't wait to go in and experience it, nor was she laughing to mock the poorly designed eerie entrance to the scenic spot. Kaluyege couldn't help but glance sideways and followed her gaze. There was nothing special about the words at the entrance.
What's so funny?
Now Kaluyege understood what Balam meant when he said that his sense of humor was strange.
"You like it?"
"I thought about how much I would have loved it as a kid," Iveda said, rubbing her arm around Kaluyegg's. "Don't worry, the horror rating here is only two stars. There won't be any ghosts."
"It's Cerberus..." Kaluyegg defended himself with his hand on his forehead. To be honest, he didn't expect the other party to listen.
After entering through the entrance that seemed to be able to swallow up the light, the inside was not as gloomy as before. It was just a natural cave that was narrow enough for only two people to pass through. There were even many weak light sources hidden in it. The only terrifying sound was the dripping of water from the bottom.
"Now I understand why the stall we met before was selling magic lamps." Avida took out the dragon-shaped lamp she had bought before and handed it to Kaluyeger.
The lighting is designed to be worn on the arm, and is specially designed to resemble a baby dragon hugging your arm with its limbs. Wearing it feels like a cute baby dragon is hugging you and acting coquettishly.
Kaluyegg didn't find this endearing, but Avida's gaze beside him was intense, eager for him to put it on. Not to mention the light source, even without it, a demon's night vision was more than enough. Kaluyegg tried to persuade her, "Is it really necessary?"
"Exerting yourself in darkness for a long time will affect your eyesight."
After failing in his struggle, Kaluyeger resigned himself to his fate and hung a cute glowing lamp on his arm, then walked ahead to explore the way.
The main treasure hunting route is not difficult, and even the bumpy road is not a problem for the demons.
"Be careful of the moss."
The brave man who was reminded wondered whether he should walk in front, and then pretended to accidentally slip and fall into Kaluyege's arms.
The scenic area, which is in tune with tourists, has various small traps and many diverging intersections after this rugged road that is easy to slip and fall.
The brave woman who caught the needle-like stone spike falling from the sky silently looked at the tool in her hand that couldn't even pierce her skin, thinking about not dodging it and saving energy.
In comparison, Kaluyeger had much fewer concerns. With a wave of golden magic power, all the falling stone thorns were shattered into powder.
Now Avida didn't need to think about it and just praised, "Senior is so handsome!"
We are all high-level demons, so it's no wonder we can't solve a trap of this level. Kaluyeger thought so in his heart, and when the next trap came in front of him, he solved it cleanly and neatly.
There are no showy words, only graceful and neat movements.
Avida, who was following behind, didn't have to think about whether to hide or not. She just had to give a thumbs up, applaud and cheer while appreciating.
"As expected of Senior Kaluyege!"
“That’s amazing!”
"So handsome, let me kiss you!"
Kaluyege, who had been ignoring the other party's excessive praise, was startled by the inconsistent words that came in. He turned his head and thought he had misheard.
Then, he was kissed by Avida as planned.
"Senior has worked so hard, of course I have to..."
Before Avida could finish her words, a shocked Kaluyeger fell into a deep pit that suddenly appeared under his feet in front of her.
Iveda, who grabbed Kaluyege's arm in time, and Kaluyege, who was panicking but had spread his wings, turned to the sign that popped up at this time and said, "Please retrieve the treasure that fell into the dragon's nest."
"So, the reward for defeating the dragon leader is actually your companion?"
"Why do you sound disappointed?"
"The treasure originally belonged to me, how can it be considered a reward?" The brave man who was deceived by the scenic spot's publicity felt very disappointed.
“…”
Holding a poster promoting the scenic spot on the front and a treasure map on the back, Avida thought that if she followed the route on the treasure map, she would have to go around a long way before reaching the end and fighting the dragon.
Thinking of this, she winked at Kaluyeger, "Why don't I go with you?"
Invited to jump off a cliff, Kaluyeger accepted the choice of this speedrun game under her burning gaze.
When she jumped down, Kaluyege stretched out his other hand to hold her lower back, and caught her. From the eagerness and expectation in her eyes, Kaluyege guessed her intention, folded his wings, and let gravity fall.
Although the demon that has evolved wings has broken free from the eternal struggle between humans and gravity, falling from a high altitude without wings will also activate the sense of destruction and liberation in the brain.
The frontal lobe distorted his perception of time, but adrenaline was causing him to sense the sweetness and bitterness of taste. Kaluyegg, who was well-versed in theory, suddenly heard Aveda in his arms ask, "Is your heartbeat speeding up?"
There was surprise on the interrogator's face, as if the demon shouldn't feel physical fear while falling.
Apart from that, there was only one emotion on her face - joy.
In this life-and-death crisis where she was being pulled down by gravity, she enjoyed the wind blowing past her in danger, the sound of the wind falling in her ears, and the faint light fading away above her head.
There was no sign of stopping the fall to the ground.
The moment she gradually approached him, held his face and kissed him, Kaluyege felt that he had lost his rational cognition in the face of danger.
The dangerous scent, like the lingering aroma of forget-me-not fruit in the city of Voluptas, invaded from her lips and tongue, wrapped around him colorlessly and intangibly, then penetrated into his blood through the pores of his skin, wrapped around his nerves, blocked his vision, and dissolved his reason.
It was not until his back fell into the magic safety air cushion, which felt soft like a cloud and absorbed the impact of the fall, that Kaluyeg realized that he had really fallen into danger.
Kaluyeger, still in a trance and shock, only just caught sight of Iveda's face when he heard her say, "It seems like you're going to be a baby to be rescued."
Kaluyeger followed her gaze and saw that the wristband he was given when he entered the scenic area had turned black at this moment.
A sign next to it openly stated that if the bracelet turned black, it meant that the tourist's identity had turned into a treasure that was snatched away by a dragon.
…
Kaluyege's mood at this moment was so complicated that he was not only speechless, but he couldn't figure out what the purpose of setting up the game in this scenic area was?
"Me?" The eighth-rank demon's tone of doubt was genuine. He glanced around, unable to see where he could be trapped. "Respect the rules of the game," Iveda said, in contrast to Kaluyeger. She was excited, as if she were dueling a dragon for the first time. "Just wait for me to defeat the dragon and take you out, darling."
She seemed very much looking forward to it. Kaluyeger ignored the frivolous and eye-catching address at the end of the sentence and nodded. Then, as Iveda stared intently, he replied uncertainly, "Go for it."
When she left, Kaluyeger received a flying kiss and suddenly thought, can the fire dragon leader here really withstand her attack?
Dragons don't leave their treasure easily, so it's easy to find; it's right next door.
In order to prevent fellow tourists who participated in the event but became hostages from getting bored, the scenic spot also broadcast the battle next door live on magic TV.
Kaluyege feels that this scenic spot is wavering between being somewhat humane and being inhumane.
Can you really make money?
In the live broadcast, a massive dragon head pushed out two treasure chests, and a voice dubbed by the staff in the background said, "The great dragon leader is willing to exchange treasures with you for a chest of gold and a chest of gems."
The brave man in the picture thought without hesitation, "It's too little." Do you know that the Naberius family is a famous family and the kidnappers will not ask for such a high price?
Kaluyege, who was off-screen, was silent.
"If you don't accept my offer, you'll be punished," the dubbing staff said, following the script with great emotion, and was furious after being rejected. "Then you can only get your treasure back by passing the Dragon Trial."
"If I choose not to change, will you give me both treasure chests and my own treasure?"
"What are you daydreaming about?"
"No, shouldn't the script reward such noble and priceless qualities? So they gave them all to me?" "Is it because the other party didn't ask if the drops were gold or silver?" Feeling sorry, Aiveda thought the demon world should learn from the generosity of the river gods in the human world.
Urged to enter the trial stage, Aveda pointed at the dragon, whose head had tucked back into sleep, and reassuredly asked, "Aren't we going to fight it?"
A sign dropped from above, "Please defeat the Dragon Chief."
Below this line of words is a red note that reads, "Please do not attack staff."
The so-called Dragon Chief is just a boxing strength tester, and the staff member above his head is the sleeping dragon.
The brave man's desire to get his money back reached its peak.
With such anger, Avida took a deep breath and punched the boxing weapon.
Although the brave man broke the record and received a one-night stay in the presidential suite of a high-end hotel in the scenic area and a luxury dinner for two as a reward, he was still a little depressed.
There was still some time before dinner, and the two adults, who felt that they had been left out of the scenic area in different ways, had no interest in visiting other attractions and chose to rest in the hotel.
"Is this a bad date experience?" After resting on the sofa for a while, Avida regained her composure and complained to Kaluyeger.
"It's quite unique."
"Are you trying to comfort me?" Iveda turned her head towards Kaluyeg, "Or do you actually feel happy just being with me?"
He didn't want to deny it, but admitting it was too embarrassing, so Kaluyege asked, "What about you?"
"I chose you over jewels and gold."
Kaluyeger recalled that the reason why Iveda refused without hesitation was not because she was reluctant to give up. "What if the other party adds an amount of gold that satisfies you?"
At that time, the devil camera was about to fly to her face. Of course, Aveda knew that Kaluyeger saw her choice at that time. She hesitated deliberately, as if she was caught in struggling thinking, as if there was real gold in front of her eyes that was confusing her.
In silence, Kaluyege couldn't help but ask, "Is it so difficult to decide?"
"If they give me all the gold in the Demon Realm, even if we exchange it, I can hire an entire army to rescue you without any loss," Iveda suppressed a smile and discussed with Kaluyeg, "If it's true, you can bear with it. When the matter is completed, I will give you half."
"..." Kaluyeger, who had already realized that the other party was saying this on purpose, turned his head and rejected this vague and impossible proposal, "I refuse."
Iveda turned Kaluyege's face back and asked, "36?" In Kaluyege's silent rejection, she raised the number "28?"
"I'll give you everything. Besides, even if a demon offered me all the gold and gems in the demon world, I wouldn't trade them." Iveda didn't care about the contradictions in her words and moved closer to Kaluyeg. "You are my treasure, which I wouldn't trade for a fortune."
"Billions of gold in exchange?"
"Baby, how could you take a joke seriously?" Iveda hugged Kaluyeg's neck. "I am a brave man who does not indulge in lust even when rich. I will not exchange my baby for money."
Wealth and honor cannot corrupt a brave man, but beauty can make him succumb, and as he said this, he was about to kiss the devil's neck.
As she moved closer to him, Kaluyeger knew what she was going to do next.
He reached out to block Iveta's kiss and pressed her face towards him. "Really?"
Which one? Wouldn't you trade him for money? Kaluyeger's face was too deceptive up close. Aveda didn't care about the specifics of the question and just nodded.
"Then... what will you do to protect your treasure?" Kaluyege still couldn't call himself a treasure, a word that could be used as a pronoun or an object.
The sound of the Kaluuya is more addictive than any other instrument, and the questions he asked in Iveda's ears were like playing on her heart.
If it were changed to a breather, the hero would most likely be willing to do anything.
"But I don't have any treasures, only my one and only treasure." Iveda, who has become immune to it after so long, calmed down a little. "Then are you my treasure?"
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