Chapter 7
"An acquaintance?" Fei Zhang subconsciously replied after hearing Lu Mi's words, "An acquaintance is good, then wouldn't we have an extra helper... ugh!"
As it spoke, it suddenly froze and came to its senses.
The friendships he established in the ICU reminded him of the scientific knowledge that Yu Chong had given him.
The acquaintances the master was talking about, could they be those who have long been loyal to him... Hey, wait a minute!
"...What's wrong with you?" Lu Mi looked speechlessly at Fei Zhang who began to tremble all over.
The octopus's eight tentacles became limp and almost fell off his collar, but fortunately he caught them in time.
"I, I'm not ready yet..." Fei Zhang looked frightened and nervous.
It's doomed! All those who followed their master early on are more experienced and powerful than them! What's a newbie in the workplace supposed to do?! Why can't they be more useful and bring more benefits to their master?
...Not ready? Lu Mi sighed. He should be the one who wasn't ready.
Perhaps because of Fei Zhang's intervention, Lu Mi was not as caught off guard as he was at the beginning.
He was sure that he did not summon the other person, so it could only be that person who came on his own.
Could something have happened in the abyss?
He thought about it, and finally resigned himself to his fate and continued walking towards the corridor where the deep crack was. Anyway, he wanted to go and see the situation first, just in case he was wrong.
But in reality...
It didn't feel wrong.
——It is a completely magnificent palace.
This refers to the place where Lu Mi is stepping into at the moment.
It’s hard to imagine that just by turning a corner, the dark corridor turns into a completely different scenery.
The surrounding walls were completely polished, like they were inlaid with sparkling diamonds, and large murals were painted on them, with people and things coming to life.
The candles installed in the corners lit up one by one, and the huge crystal chandelier directly above the head slowly rotated, illuminating the kaleidoscopic tile patterns on the floor below.
"Where is this..." Lu Mi just showed a hint of surprise, and then he noticed the man standing in the center of the hall.
No, it should not be said that he is a man, but rather an abnormal male with a humanoid appearance.
He was wearing the attire of a butler, though for some reason stained with blood, he managed to keep it from looking disheveled. Instead, the collar around his pale neck was slightly disheveled, giving off a subtle, forbidden aura.
The man's appearance was perfect. Creatures like them really knew how to make themselves more attractive to prey.
His dark hair was slightly messy and draped over his face. His thin lips were slightly raised, and one hand was placed on his chest. His movements were reserved and elegant. "I have been waiting for you for a long time, Master."
Fei Zhang, who was hiding under his collar, screamed silently: "Ahhhhh, it appears! It really is a big devil! Ahhhhh!"
It was indeed him, Lu Mi's heart skipped a beat.
He felt as if something was slipping away from him. The progress bar of his leisurely and comfortable life suddenly dropped from 100% to 99%!
He said, "Aronforth."
The demon's pupils shrank, and the arc of his grin widened. "Just call me Aaron, Master."
"Give me a reason," Lu Mi looked down at him, his expressionless face unable to tell whether he was happy or angry about the demon's appearance. "Why are you here? You should remember what I said."
This look...
Aronforth's body trembled slightly under the young man's gaze, and he could hardly suppress the urge to laugh.
That's right, it was this all-seeing gaze! Only such a cold and unwavering presence could firmly walk on that path destined for bloodshed.
They were all just people chasing after each other. If they could help him finally reach the highest position, then they would become stepping stones to his throne!
The demon's heart was filled with excitement, but he immediately responded, "Please forgive me. I encountered a rare and powerful enemy in the abyss. I happened to sense the fluctuations of your power nearby, and subconsciously came here to seek your protection."
"..." Lu Mi glanced at him silently, and the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
Can you find a more reliable excuse next time? Putting aside the question of whether there is still any threat to you in the entire abyss, do you really think he can't see that the angles of those wounds were caused by you?
It's really serious, it's almost completely healed!
Aronfoss was a meticulous man, so he naturally realized that Lu Mi had discovered it, but he was not panicked at all. He even wanted to praise him on the spot - he was worthy of being the master he had chosen! Nothing could be hidden from the other party's eyes!
The devil was even looking forward to Lu Mi's reaction. No matter what it was, he could accept it completely.
"Do you want to go back?" Lu Mi watched as the devil's wings, which had been flapping back and forth, stopped moving and drooped down pitifully the moment he finished speaking.
……never mind.
Seeing that now is not the time to deal with him...
Lu Mi walked past the other person.
It's not that he was deliberately so cold, it's mainly because he knew this person's temperament too well - this demon was obviously one of the first demons to follow him, but for some reason he always seemed to have a filter that was as thick as an astronomical layer on him, and he was always very good at imagining things, and had a lot of little ideas.
With his current attitude, the other party seems to be unable to control himself. If he were to be more enthusiastic, you can imagine how much of a headache he would get.
The abyss crack that Lu Mi had been looking for was in a corner of this hall.
It was an oval black hole. A closer look revealed a whirlpool, as if staring into it for too long would suck your soul in. Wisps of pitch-black mist drifted out from around the crack, rising and dispersing like threads.
"What's going on with this hall?" Lu Mi asked while observing the cracks.
The devil had already consciously followed behind him when he took action, and his voice rose slightly when he heard the words, like an opera performer.
"I noticed you were coming here, so I cleaned up a bit."
In fact, the demon originally came out of the crack to look for Lu Mi, but suddenly found that Lu Mi's breath was getting closer and closer to here. The demon's blood surged and he almost couldn't suppress the boiling power in his body.
Although he guessed that Lu Mi was most likely not here to see him, it didn't matter.
"You mean, this is what the underground palace originally looked like."
Lu Mi was not surprised by the demon's amazing efficiency. After all, for the opponent who controlled the devouring power, erasing filth was a very simple matter.
But at this moment, he couldn't help but be surprised that under this gray and dusty surface, there was such a spectacular scene hidden.
"It suits you very well." The devil thought of something, "You need a city like this as your home."
Lu Mi: “…”
What do you want to do? Don't think of something dangerous for him right after you come out!
He said quickly: "No need."
"I understand." The demon didn't question any of his words at all. He lowered his head slightly, revealing his pale and fragile neck, whether intentionally or unintentionally.
However, this temptation was only visible to the air, because Lu Mi had already squatted down and gently wiped the ground with his hand.
The devil had deliberately not touched the area around the abyss cracks, as he had prepared for the worst and thought that Lu Mi might be heading here.
Therefore, the scrapped Qiangzhen instrument next to the crack and the pattern drawn in blood on the ground were also preserved.
But after going back and forth for this period of time, the traces have been diluted a lot.
Until Lu Mi raised his fingertips stained with crimson, the devil couldn't help but stare at the color that looked even more like white jade against the red background, and his eyes were slightly blank for a second.
"That smell!" Fei Zhang, who had been hiding under Lu Mi's collar to minimize his presence, suddenly shouted, "It's the king's blood!"
As soon as it spoke, the demon seemed to notice it, and its pair of scarlet vertical pupils fixedly fell.
Fei Zhang froze in an instant. It had nothing to do with whether he was being attacked or not. It was purely the instinct of an ant to sense the gaze of those top predators.
Lu Mi pulled up his collar, and Fei Zhang's pressure suddenly eased. Then he heard him ask, "Are you sure?"
The demon behind him was no longer looking at him. Although he didn't know what the other party's expression was, Fei Zhang knew very well that Lu Mi was the person he really wanted to be loyal to.
As long as it gets Lu Mi's protection, everything will be fine. For this, it must of course act more useful.
"I'm sure! The blood of that king tastes even better to me than that of ordinary people. Ah, those snake-headed pterosaurs might have been attracted here by this!"
In this way, the actions of these abnormally lively monsters seem to make sense.
"Is that so?" Lu Mi was slightly startled, then suddenly turned around and asked the demon behind him, "Aaron, do you demons also find this kind of blood more attractive?"
“…”
The demon with goat horns and black wings looked at the human youth who was half-crouching on the ground two or three steps away and turned back to ask him.
Lu Mi:...What do you mean by looking at me?
After a few breaths, the demon suddenly took a few steps forward, slowly lowered his body from a height overlooking the young man, and finally half-knelt in front of the young man.
He avoided eye contact with the young man, lowered his eyes, and looked at the young man's fingertips gently as if he was kissing him. At the same time, he reached out and carefully wiped his fingertips clean bit by bit.
"Human flesh and blood is worthless to me."
"But if it were you, I might..."
The devil's thin lips were pressed into a straight line, and it was unknown what associations he had.
Lu Mi keenly noticed that the other person's throat was tightening and he couldn't help but narrow his eyes slightly.
The huge black wings scraped against the floor, and the devil's overflowing emotions since seeing the young man finally showed up at this moment.
The sharp wings opened slightly, and from the outside, it seemed as if they were slowly covering the young man.
Something in the air seemed to be spiraling out of control.
"Drip, drip, drip—"
Lu Mi: “…”
The demon's figure froze.
Lu Mi's eyes moved, "What's that sound?"
A pitch-black chain stretched out from the demon's shadow, and before the demon himself could react, it had already executed the young man's command as if instinctively.
A terminal with a lit screen was hung on a chain. Lu Mi looked at the red countdown of [05:00] on it, and listened to the sound of the alarm as the deadline was reached.
Does it sound good?
If it sounds good, it's a bomb.
Lu Mi: “……?!”
He stood up with a "whoosh".
The devil stood there, tightly grasping the chain that was sent to the terminal, like a cat pinching its disobedient tail.
The trembling Fei Zhang couldn't see the demon's expression as he lowered his head, but he watched helplessly as a passing D-level monster just poked its head out from the crack of the abyss, and was directly crushed to pieces by the demon's external power.
The other party didn't even move.
...How miserable. Fei Zhang sighed, leaning on the shoulder of Lu Mi who was taking action, not knowing who he was sympathizing with.
The author has something to say:
Aaron's lock and Aaron himself are like a cat and its tail, two different creatures.
By the way, even if Aaron succeeded in wrapping up Brother Lu (?), he wouldn't dare to do anything. At most, he would bite the other's fingertips like a cat or a dog, and he would have to be careful not to break the skin.
Thinking about it this way, Aaron is really useless! (I’m convinced)
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