Chapter 126 Return Home

The eerie breeze carried bloody yellow sand, blowing across the dark and barren land, making a devilish, flattering laugh.

The stalagmites rising from the ground connect the sky and the ground. Under the stalagmites grow withered yellow thorns and mushroom stems as hard as dry firewood, like the skeletons of giant beasts.

This is the fifth level of the maze.

Most of the monsters living in this area are helpers that Reggie Dragun picked up from outside the maze.

Legend has it that only the most ferocious monsters can take root in this desolate and barbaric land.

Over the past hundreds of years, countless adventurer teams of all sizes have arrived at this savage land known as the "Blood Arena".

However, they came here and left no trace except staining the land beneath their feet with their own blood...

The camp of the Skullcrusher tribe.

The ogre chef with a bulging belly was pouring a plate of chopped meat into the pot and stewing it with a variety of plant roots and mushrooms.

The priests wearing the skeleton robes danced in front of the blazing flames, occasionally throwing the ashes of wild animals into the bonfire, and screaming at the bursting flames.

The adventurer with his limbs dug out was tied to a totem pole not far away, his blood-stained face full of numbness and despair.

It wasn't long before their despair ended.

Under the command of the ogre priest, several short goblins stepped forward and skillfully cut the throats of the adventurers, letting their blood spill on the patinated totem poles, and then skewered their bodies on skewers as thick as arms.

"Gob!!!"

"Dedicated to our king!!!"

“Ahhhhh!!!”

To the accompaniment of human-skin drums, the goblins in charge of the blood sacrifice performed a war dance to please the "Big Stomach King", singing incoherently.

Looking at their compatriots being roasted by the fire, the prisoners locked in iron cages turned pale, their lips trembled, and they could not utter a word.

bloody.

brutal.

And cruel!

This place is even more like hell than hell! It is rumored that although the demons in hell will torture prisoners, they rarely kill them, after all, the dead cannot provide the power of faith.

In order to keep the captives' minds from being ruined, they would even give them hope that they would be rescued by their compatriots.

These ogres were different, however.

They were not trying to please the demon they claimed to believe in, but the omnipotent "Big Stomach King Burdada" they imagined! It was precisely because of that barbaric belief.

They, like the Skaven, are known as the race closest to Chaos.

After all, once some ogres are not full and some ogre lords are too full, they will be targeted by the "Claws of Eternal Hunger".

Once they create excessive killings and their brains are filled with the desire to kill, they can easily inadvertently please the "Flame of Destruction", causing the totem of the Big Stomach King to gradually turn into the portrait of Kalmandes.

It is precisely because of that unstable spirit that they are neither accepted by humans on the surface nor tolerated by the society of Hell.

They are only needed when one side is at a disadvantage on the battlefield, and they are recruited as mercenaries.

To be honest, if Reggie Dragun hadn't died so suddenly, Kasen Skullcrusher would never have thought that he, an ogre, would one day become the lord who controls a corner of hell.

Even the fourth demon general "Blood Blade" Grak promised him that as long as he could unify the first five levels of the maze, he would accept him as the fifth demon general!

In the future, the Thunder County Labyrinth will no longer obey the orders of Hell. They will defend this territory in their own way and show their loyalty to His Majesty the Demon.

Although he had no interest in "paying loyalty to the Demon Lord", he was still very interested in ruling the first five floors of the maze.

It was for this reason that he deliberately interfered at the summit meeting and secretly made peace with the ruler of the third floor of the maze.

Sitting on the skeleton chair, Kasen Skullbreaker chewed the charred leg meat and imagined what the night elf's thigh tasted like.

I heard that the flesh of those pointed ears has the fragrance of fruit wood, and is fresh and delicious even without seasoning... I don't know if it's true or not.

And little devils.

Ever since he met the little devil with red hair and red eyes at the summit meeting, he has wanted to have a taste of that guy.

Unfortunately, the new devil sent by hell completely disrupted his plans.

Just when he was gathering strength to annex the fourth floor of the maze, that guy used some unknown means to not only leave the human town alive, but also condense the loose upper floor of the maze into an iron plate in the blink of an eye.

What made him even more fearful was that the new demon king was not only good at dealing with internal affairs, but his external methods were also not to be underestimated. Not only did he prevent the infiltration of the southern swamp lizardmen, he was even suspected to have reached an unknown tacit understanding with the internal forces of the human kingdom on the surface.

The devil's minions and human knights sat together chatting and laughing...

Even Reggie Dragun had never infiltrated the Trident Knights with corruption! If it weren't for his confidant who saw the scene with his own eyes, he would never have believed that such a thing was actually true!

In short——

The new demon king from the Demon City should not be underestimated in terms of strength or strategy.

He even couldn't help but suspect that the guy had been to Leiming County before and had been working quietly for many years without anyone knowing.

Unable to figure out the details of this new demon king, the remaining members of Reggie Dragun became hesitant.

He knew the nature of those demons very well. Although they wanted to establish their own territories, they did not dare to truly betray the devil. They were all a bunch of fence-sitters.

If he showed his weakness and the Demon King showed his willingness to negotiate, they, as fellow demons, would ruthlessly sell out this 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!

Just as Kasen was thinking about countermeasures, there was suddenly a commotion at the entrance of the camp, and a goblin ran in hurriedly from outside.

Kasen recognized this ugly, cowardly face.

This goblin was the messenger he sent to the Stone Soul Tribe to trade coal mines and those clay golems for metals and diamonds.

Seeing that he had empty hands and looked panicked, Kasen had already guessed what had happened and his face darkened in an instant.

Looking at the king sitting on the skeletal chair, the goblin was shaking with fear. He was afraid that the king would be angered, and he tried to explain himself tremblingly.

"Your Majesty, the Demon King suddenly attacked our allies on the third floor, and the Rock and Earth Soul Tribe has fallen... Everything happened so suddenly, and our caravan just arrived there and ran into the Demon King's minions... I was lucky enough to save my life..."

Not wanting 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 scruff of the neck, lifted him up from the ground as he screamed and begged for mercy like a chicken, and threw him into the oil pan not far away.

"ah--!"

Sizzle! The sound of boiling hot oil instantly drowned out the unfortunate guy's screams, and in a moment it was fried crispy and golden brown.

The goblin minions and the ogre tribesmen who were dancing war dances around them were either laughing, mocking, or clapping.

With his fat belly shaking, the burly Kasen stood up from the skeletal throne.

He was like a giant among ogres, a dwarf among giants, with legs as thick as stalagmites connecting to the sky, a pair of hands as big as cattail leaves, each finger so thick that it seemed unable to bend, and skin as wrinkled as a dry riverbed.

The pair of rough and broad hands just stretched out to both sides, and picked up the two meteorite swords that were tied with chains and weighed hundreds of kilograms.

The rusty iron chain was wrapped around his bucket waist, making a clanging sound amid the shouts of the ogres and the accompaniment of the human skin drum.

"Warriors of the Skull-Breaking Tribe!"

He opened his powerful voice and his fat cheeks shook.

"Just now, our ally, the Rock and Earth Soul Tribe, has fallen into the clutches of the evil demon king."

"This idler has never shed a drop of blood for this maze! Yet, they want to snatch the land that Reggie Dragun gave us from us! Not only have they not fought against our enemies, they have also colluded with those filthy human creatures!"

"This is not only a shame for the maze! It's a shame for hell!! It's a shame for us!!!"

"Tell me! What should we do?!"

The deafening roar resounded throughout the desolate wilderness, sweeping across the entire camp like a hurricane with murderous intent.

"Kill! Kill! Kill!"

From the ogre tribe to the short goblin followers——

Everyone raised their weapons high and shouted like demons dancing wildly, wishing they could rush to the Demon King's territory right now.

Looking at the flag that was shaken by the roar, Kasen with red eyes laughed loudly and raised the meteorite sword with a chain on it in his hand.

"kill--!"

The shout frightened the demons.

Since we have to fight!

Then let’s fight to our heart’s content!

…

The earth-shaking shouts and cries scared away the monsters all over the wasteland, but also attracted a group of players called "Dragon Travels the World" who were hunting monsters.

A few days ago, Long Xing Wanli discovered a secret passage leading to the fifth floor of the maze, and the group used this area as a monster spawning location.

Now, hearing the roar that was obviously different from that of Warcraft, a group of players immediately followed the sound and found something unusual behind a thorn bush.

Looking at the brightly lit camp that exuded a bloody and weird atmosphere, Long Xing Wanli's face suddenly showed an expression of surprise.

"My goodness... this is... an orc city?!"

Long Xing Qianli looked through the monocular telescope he bought from the NPC store and said with a serious expression.

"Looks like an ogre."

Long Xing Baili looked at her curiously.

"How do you know that?"

Qianli glanced at him and said.

"There's a text description on the official website... You didn't just read what those idiots posted, did you?"

Baili smiled embarrassedly, it was obvious that she was right.

Following the two skeletons, two crypt spiders were whispering to each other.

Failed dirty eel: "Those adventurers are so pitiful..."

Failed eel: "Give up, we can't save them."

Besides, they had no reason to do so.

Looking at his boss, the number one pig in the country asked in a low voice.

"Brother, what do you say? Those ogres don't seem to have green names."

Long Xingwanli, carrying a battle axe, had a slight flicker in his eyes. After hesitating for a while, he decided to retreat in order to advance.

"We don't know how many people are inside, so it's better to attack by surprise than by force."

The No. 1 pig in the country understood it immediately.

"Brothers, retreat!"

…

The shouts of the Skull-Crushing Tribe shook the earth, but no matter how loud the shouts were, they could not shock the Demon Lord who was far away in the North Peak Mine.

Regardless of how self-indulgent Kasen of the Skull-Breaking Tribe was, Luo Yan, who was packing his luggage, didn't take him seriously at all at the moment.

The current site of the cemetery is large enough.

Before directly facing the "Four Demon Generals" in the lower level of the maze, he planned to first digest the territory he had already controlled and consolidate his own strength.

It would be a good idea to use the fifth level of the maze as a buffer zone until he was fully prepared.

On the one hand, it can allow human adventurers to consume the strength of the ogre tribe for them, and on the other hand, it can stabilize the warlords in the lower level of the maze.

The longer these remnants of Reggie Dragun wait and see, the more advantageous it will be for the new Demon King Luo Yan.

As long as there is a buffer zone, I believe those fence-sitters will not be too anxious to make a final choice in a short period of time...

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The Demon King's Magic Workshop.

After finally confirming that all the luggage was brought, Luo Yan finally buckled up the suitcase, picked up the handle and left his simple and monotonous home.

This time I return to Shanghai for only seven days, which is neither short nor long.

Since it was not easy to go back, he made a list of things to do and wrote it in the notebook he carried with him.

Including visiting Priest Jeffrey, visiting Principal Ivan to investigate the energy source of the dome crystal in the Magic City, and going to the slave market in the Magic City to look for capable cattle and horses, etc.

Especially the latter.

His Demon Lord Territory is really short of talents! Especially management talents!

When Luo Yan was about to go on a business trip, he found that his subordinates were either treacherous ministers with a lot of bad ideas, or idiots who were too obedient but had no ideas at all. As a result, he couldn't even find a guy who could act as the second-in-command when he was away.

Transport room.

Luo Yan stood on the teleportation array carrying his suitcase, and at the same time gave instructions to his subordinates who had come to see him off one by one.

"Arakdo, I hope that during the few days I'm away, you and your construction team will not slack off and continue digging as planned. Also, remember to keep an eye on the stone men in your construction team to see what they usually eat and the effects of different foods on their metabolites."

"Just leave it to me, Lord Demon!" Facing the Demon King's instructions, Arakdo straightened his broad chest and said with a guarantee.

Luo Yan continued to look at Ou Ke.

"Ouk, you should study the engraving of Hades on the stone men to see if their performance can be enhanced. Also, regarding the printing press and papermaking machine I mentioned earlier, you should work with my subordinates to see if the Hades technology can be used on them."

Oak nodded in agreement as he hurriedly took notes.

"No problem! Oak promises to complete your mission!"

Luo Yan then looked at Sarah again. He originally had nothing to say, but seeing the expectant look in her eyes he gave her a few words of advice anyway.

"Sarah, um... I'll leave the job of watching over the house to you. If anything happens, pray to the statue I placed in the Demon King's territory. I can hear you."

With Sarah's current strength, there was really nothing he could ask her for, and he could only say some repetitive words.

However, a certain little kitten did not seem to think so. Not only did it remember this sentence as if it were some kind of mission, it also nodded seriously and said it.

"As you command! Lord Demon!"

Seeing that she was obviously too serious, Luo Yan reached out and gently patted her fluffy hair, and said casually.

"Don't be so nervous. Don't do anything unnecessary. I'll be back in a week at most."

As for the people from Nightmare Land and Grey Wind Tribe, there is no need to notify them separately. I am just on a business trip and there is no need to let everyone know.

After explaining the things that needed attention, Luo Yan signaled his subordinates to retreat outside the transmission room.

At this time, Sarah, who was standing next to the teleportation array, hesitated for a long time, and finally spoke in a low voice that was difficult to speak.

"Um... the Demon King."

"Any questions?"

"Will you see your fiancée when you go back this time?"

Fiancée? What is that? Luo Yan was stunned for a moment, and after thinking for a long time, he suddenly came to his senses. It seemed that he just said that casually to get rid of the queen of the nightmare land...

Has everyone known about this? Seeing that not only Sarah was curious about this matter, but also Oak, Alacdo and other generals were curiously looking at this side, Luo Yan finally coughed and said in a majestic voice.

"My return this time has nothing to do with the engagement. It's 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 shook left and right, and an expression of relief seemed to appear on her face.

As for Arakdo and Oak, it is a bit regrettable.

"That's 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? Oak thought you were going back this time to meet Miss Mia..."

Luo Yan looked at the two idiots with a frown on his face. There were so many things to complain about that he didn't know where to start, so he could only skip this topic.

"Any questions?"

"there is none left!"

"Take care! Your Majesty the Demon King!"

"Ouk will be waiting for you to come back!"

Looking at the servants who were seeing him off, Luo Yan waved his hand in response, then injected magic power into the teleportation array and bathed himself in a faint green light.

The teleportation array is being activated.

When the teleportation array in the Magic City is fully charged, a passage across the subspace will be formed between the two teleportation arrays, realizing point-to-point interconnection.

Although this method of transmission consumes a lot of energy and is easily interfered with, it is very efficient and is particularly suitable for delivering small numbers of elite cadres and strategic materials over long distances.

Looking at the increasingly blurred light and shadow in the teleportation room, Luo Yan suddenly sighed softly and said.

"Youyou, tell me how I can trick more real talents into working for me."

Youyou whispered.

"Doesn't the Miranda you recently tricked here count?"

Luo Yan said.

"Well, but it's too little."

Youyou continued in a low voice.

"Master Demon King... Youyou still thinks that talent can only be attracted, and it can't be fooled, right?"

Luo Yan thought about it for a while, and felt that what he said did make some sense, so he sighed in resignation.

"That's true."

Youyou said with a helpless smile.

"Don't give up so quickly, Demon King. You are destined to become a god—"

Before Youyou finished speaking, the Demon King carrying the suitcase turned into a beam of emerald green light and disappeared in the center of the magic circle with a snap.

Watching the colorful light particles flying past him like a kaleidoscope, Luo Yan felt as if the entire planet had turned upside down under his feet. In an instant, it allowed him to cross the whirlpool sea and the vast ocean, sending him from the heart of human society to the deepest part of hell.

At the same time, Deputy Director Green of the Demon King Management Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Demon City, who was standing outside the teleportation room, had a surprised expression on his face.

"This magical fluctuation..."

It's actually Silver Level?! Unbelievable——

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...

Grion fell into deep thought.

Since it was too unbelievable to be promoted from bronze to silver in just two months, he never thought about it at all.

At the same time, in the center of the teleportation array.

The dark green light emanating from the center of the formation gradually condensed into a solid entity, like a sharp blade cutting a wound in space, welcoming the demon king who had flown across tens of thousands of kilometers.

The scene in front of him gradually became clear. Luo Yan, holding his breath, slowly exhaled the foul air in his chest, loosened the suitcase in his hand, and gently moved his shoulders.

The experience of traveling through the teleportation array is not very good. To be specific, it condenses the "torture of sitting on a flight for more than ten hours" into a few seconds and extends it infinitely in the spiritual world.

Before graduation, he wondered 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 has never seen the world and lives too carelessly, and doesn’t understand the benefits of private jets.

“Hehe…”

A familiar laugh suddenly came from the shadows not far away, interrupting Luo Yan's thoughts and making him feel a chill down his spine as he had just stood firm.

Luo Yan realized something and turned around, looking in the direction of the voice, and sure enough, he saw a familiar figure.

The long, soft pink hair hung on her shoulders like silk, with the ends slightly curled, curling upwards with a hint of devilish cunning. The devil's horns, wings, and tail, which truly showed her high-level devil status, were hidden by her magic without a trace.

Luo Yan could see that this old classmate had changed a lot.

Whether it was the style of her clothes, her temperament from the inside out, or even the scent of perfume that she exuded inadvertently, they were all far different from the frivolousness of her student days.

There were only those burgundy heart-shaped pupils and the passive charm that was released intentionally or unintentionally, and it was the same as always regardless of the occasion.

pity.

Today's Luo Yan is no longer the stubborn bronze player he used to be. Even if he doesn't give himself the BUFF of mental resistance, he can easily be immune to the influence of mental spells of this degree.

However, a certain demon did not know.

Looking at Luo Yan who was "standing there in a daze", Mia's smile became brighter and brighter, as if her prank had succeeded.

She giggled, looked him up and down from head to toe with a provocative look, and said with her lips covered.

"Long time no see, dear classmate Luo Yan."

"Or should we change the name——"

"For example, the respected 'Bronze Demon King'~?"

(End of this chapter)