Chapter 14: There don't seem to be many normal people

“…”

mission?

What is that? Luo Yan thought about it seriously for a while, and he really didn't remember having that kind of setting.

But seeing how into the game the player in front of him was, he decided to just assume it was true.

This saves him the trouble of explaining.

Clearing his throat, Luo Yan faced the skeleton soldier with expectant eyes and spoke in a voice that sounded intimidating without being angry.

"Very good... Since you have already understood your mission, I don't need to make any unnecessary explanations."

According to the routine of general RPG games, the next step is to issue tasks.

emmm……

What should I let this guy do? Luo Yan looked around, and his eyes suddenly fell on the entrance of the underground maze.

"That is the old demon king's labyrinth. Those wandering in there are all traitors from Hell. Go down and take a look. If you find anything in there, come back and tell me. If someone attacks you, don't be polite to him, just beat him back!"

Traitor from Hell?!

This triggers the main quest!

"As you command! Lord Demon!"

Yiye Zhiqiu's eyes lit up, and he responded with great enthusiasm, then ran happily towards the entrance of the maze.

Some players noticed his movements and followed him curiously. Others focused their attention on Luo Yan, their eyes sparkling as they watched this man with the aura of a boss.

This is the NPC who guides the newbies, right?

You should have said it earlier! They wasted precious opening time and had nothing to do for so long!

After sending away an overly enthusiastic little player, Luo Yan was about to confirm the status of the Demon Lord's core and take a look to see if there were any new tasks. However, he found that a large wave of skeleton soldiers were surrounding him in the same direction.

Before he could say anything, the noise of creaking and crackling surrounded him.

"Mission! Beep! Skip! Hurry up!"

"Your Majesty, the Devil King, I am your most intelligent servant! Please also grant me a small task and let me share your worries!"

"Master Demon, please look at me! I am your most ferocious minion! I will be the one to train that female hero!"

"Master Demon, don't trust him! This guy is a swindler!"

"I'm your long lost brother!"

"Succubus!! I want a succubus!!"

Luo Yan: “…”

What the hell?

Seeing these guys getting more and more excited, Luo Yan took a deep breath and shouted sternly.

"Quiet! Everyone, be quiet!"

As he made the sound, he decisively activated the power of authority, instantly freezing the noisy little skeletons on the spot.

They were like machines that had been turned off, standing there motionless, maintaining the same posture as last second.

Although the natural disaster system did not give Luo Yan the "immobilization" function, these players were operating the skeleton soldiers he summoned using the Demon Lord's core.

As a demon king whose soul and core are bound together, his authority in this area is absolute.

No one can question it!

The mine finally became quiet.

Facing a group of impatient people, Luo Yan continued in a loud voice.

"As you can see, I am the Demon King here, and I am also your lord."

"The land beneath your feet, extending all the way to the entrance of the mine, is our Demon King Ridge... In fact, its area was originally a little larger, but the previous Demon King was a recognized idiot. Not only did he mess up everything, he also left behind a huge mess, so that now we have to start from scratch."

"Our mid-term goal is to establish a permanent base in the heart of the human world, and our long-term goal is to spread the faith of Hell to the surface with our base as the center!"

"As for now, we...we must first take up arms and fight! Take back this mine and maze that belongs to us from those filthy rats!"

When he was halfway through his words, Luo Yan had already noticed the pairs of scarlet pupils in the distance, staring at him intently.

In fact, Luo Yan noticed when he just stepped into this area... this mine called Beifeng has become the territory of the ratmen.

Maybe they are minions of the former demon king, maybe they spread from somewhere else...either way it doesn't matter.

Since they have revealed their weapons to their demon king, they must be ready to die.

After finishing his opening remarks, Luo Yan released the power that sealed the skeletons' movements and pointed at the group of rats hiding in the shadows.

"Go ahead—"

"Smash their heads with your pickaxes! Take their weapons!"

"Whoever finds it gets it!"

He was a little worried that these players would not listen to him and leave him there in embarrassment.

But now it seems that he is still too conservative.

This group of energetic players was more obedient than he had imagined. As soon as they resumed their movements, they picked up their pickaxes and rushed towards the group of ratmen hiding in the shadows and waiting for an opportunity to strike.

“Ahhhh!”

"Mission! Mission!"

"Don't fight with me! Let me do it!"

"Long live the Demon King!!!"

“…”

Task?

More than one player was shouting this, and Luo Yan couldn't help but feel a little strange.

Could it be that these players, like him, could receive tasks issued by the natural disaster system? It was reasonable for players to receive tasks from NPCs, but he wanted to understand the mechanism of task issuance.

besides--

He was not prepared to compensate these players, and it would be funny if he was asked to pay at that time.

Just as Luo Yan was thinking about it, a large army of dozens of skeletons had already rushed to the front of the dozen or so slave rats.

The sea of ​​skeletons that filled the entire mine also successfully scared the ratmen who were holding short knives and short guns half to death.

There is no need for any fancy techniques.

The skeletons in the front row swung their pickaxes directly at the big rats. Not to mention that the shields in the hands of the ratmen were made of dismantled door panels, even a shield made of iron could not withstand such a blow!

After all, these rats were just cannon fodder in the maze, and they usually just relied on their numerical advantage to bully the newbies.

This time, they happened to run into groups of rookies, rookies who wanted to boost morale, and a sea of ​​rookies...

In just a moment, they were stunned by the number of people who were no less than theirs!

Finally, one of the ratmen couldn't stand the fear in his heart anymore and turned around and rushed into the darkness.

Then, more and more ratmen fled... This group of experienced cannon fodder was actually scattered by the rookies who were fighting in the battlefield for the first time.

“Don’t run!”

"Stop right there!"

"Experience! My experience!"

Seeing the walking experience pack running away, the player in the front immediately chased after it.

The undead have night vision and the ability to sense the breath of the living.

Even if they left the area illuminated by the torches, they could still act as if nothing had happened.

However, some players stopped and dared not chase deeper into the mine.

After all, where there are brave brothers, there are naturally timid ones.

It was the first time for many of them to see a half-human-tall rat.

Even though the game program weakens the horror of these monsters, they still need some time to overcome them.

"It's so, so scary... How could there be such a fat rat?!" Xiao Wan was squatting in the corner holding the skull head, shivering nervously because he was hungry.

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She might not be afraid if it were a goblin or a dragon.

But the rats...

This game is too weird!!!

Soon, a curious person noticed her and walked over with a grin on his face, dragging the tail of a big rat that was still alive.

"Brother, do you want experience? There is still one that is still alive—"

“Go to hell!!!”

“…”

"Not bad, just so-so, maybe 80 points... out of 120."

Luo Yan was quite satisfied with the quality of this wave of players, and he also wrote down a few special - or even incredible - IDs.

Although these skeletons all look the same, when he focuses his eyes on them, he can see their nicknames above their heads. If he stares at them longer, he can also reveal an attribute panel with a health bar.

I don’t know what the players’ perspective is like.

Can I also see my own health bar?

The first day was a running-in period. Luo Yan did not plan to assign too many tasks to the players. Instead, he gave them the initiative and let them explore the Beifeng mine and underground maze freely.

After all, firstly, he didn't understand the abilities and personalities of these players well enough, and secondly, the functions of this natural disaster system also needed further exploration.

In short, he needs to observe further.

Seeing the skeleton soldiers trying to pull down Chris's pants, Luo Yan originally didn't bother to care, but he still shouted out of consideration for being indecent.

"That's enough! These guys are my prisoners! If you want to capture them, do it yourself!"

The skeleton soldier named [Knowledge Explosion] jumped away with a bang, and when he saw a pair of eyes looking at him, he waved his hands to explain.

"I I I just wanted to--"

"See if this is real, eh?" The [Pig-Headed Knight] laughed and hooked his shoulder, "I understand you, brother!"

"Equipment! I'm talking about equipment!!!"

"Alright, alright, those who understand will understand. Let's take advantage of this NPC's absence..."

Luo Yan: “…”

I understand Chinese! Never mind.

Luo Yan was too lazy to explain to them, so he simply added two rules to the server rules to prevent these players from losing his captives.

Only living people can contribute the power of faith. Most demon kings will not kill people if they can capture them alive. As for those who have been trained to live a life worse than death, that is another topic.

In short, these prisoners are still of some use to him.

"We need to get a cage to hold them."

Let's try some steel-grade magic.

Luo Yan took out a slender magic wand and waved it towards the wall not far away, emitting a dark yellow light.

"Stone prison!"

The ground trembled slightly, and stone pillars as thick as thighs rose from the ground, intertwining with each other to form a cage around the wall, locking up several disarmed adventurers.

Although he is a necromancer, he knows more than just necromancy magic. He is also good at earth magic, a close relative of necromancy.

In addition to the stone prison, Luo Yan also set up some bronze-level magic circles around it as traps to ensure that the captives would not escape.

There is also the Demon Lord's core.

Although this thing would not be destroyed by a few skeleton soldiers, in order to prevent some players from doing it carelessly, he still added a few rules to the system to automatically kick them off, and deployed some defensive magic circles around the stone statue.

How to protect the core of the Demon King's territory is also a compulsory course in the Demon King Academy.

After finishing these things, Luo Yan clapped his hands, then looked towards the stone prison with a look of accomplishment, looking at the "greyhound" who was looking at him with horror.

This guy is the only one awake.

And witnessed his "ascension to the throne" throughout the whole process.

Admiring that timid expression, Luo Yan smiled slightly and spoke in a threatening tone.

"If I were you, I wouldn't try to escape from here. Dying is a small matter, but becoming a ghost is not good... Am I right?"

The thin man nodded nervously and almost swore in the name of Saint Sis.

Luo Yan ignored him and just gave him a meaningful look. Then he picked up the torch that fell on the ground and left the gloomy mine.

Although he is a necromancer, he has no intention of spending the night in a cemetery.

Especially in this mine, there are not only undead, but also a large number of monsters wandering around.

Besides, there is an abandoned hotel at the entrance of the mine.

Although the building seemed to have been abandoned for many years and looked like a haunted house from the outside, Luo Yan didn't care.

The dormitory in Demon King Academy is much scarier than this thing.

Not to mention the Piranha Plants and lava fountains.

Sometimes when I’m washing my face in the bathroom, I look up and see a woman with disheveled hair standing in the mirror. That’s all basic stuff.

After finding a room that was barely drafty, Luo Yan threw his suitcase next to the bed, took out his wand, chanted a few warning and defensive spells, and then lay down on the hard wooden bed.

Let’s just deal with it for one night today.

After flying across several time zones to this damn place, he was extremely sleepy in the evening and finally got a chance to sleep.

However, just as Luo Yan was about to go to bed, he suddenly caught a glimpse of a white shadow passing by in the mirror beside him.

A creepy feeling instantly rushed to his head, and Luo Yan turned over and jumped up from the bed, holding the magic wand in his hand.

"Who! Come out!"

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(End of this chapter)