Chapter 222
The fourth demon king was pacing back and forth, full of resentment.
"There are still two gods left, and there are only two of us who can fight. Who can't say that Suxingyuan is fair to all?"
Fallen Angel: "...Don't use such adjectives, at least don't include me in it."
"What do you think?"
The fourth demon king stopped and looked straight at the fallen angel's eyes without pupils and emotion, and asked suspiciously: "You don't really want to cooperate with that guy again? He is obviously using us. When he kills the god, we will be the next to die!"
"Moreover..." The fourth demon king thought of the feeling he had just had when he met Su Xingyuan, and couldn't help but shuddered: "He has become stronger, stronger than all the gods I have ever seen. If you are thinking of reaping the benefits, I am afraid that in the end, the one who will be reaped will be..."
"I know." The fallen angel said calmly, "But can you beat him?"
The fourth demon king: “…I can’t.”
Fallen Angel: "That's it. I'm ready to die."
The fourth demon king: “……???”
Fallen Angel: "Before I die, I can see all the gods die. It can be considered a happy ending."
The fourth demon king: “???”
No, brother?
"Don't you know? As a combat hunter, if Su Xingyuan wants to survive those disasters and protect ordinary people, he must consume a lot of magic power, otherwise those fragile ordinary people will die directly. At this time, as long as we can join forces with the gods--"
The fallen angel said coldly: "Then I'd better die."
The fourth demon king: “…”
Just as it was trying to ask the fallen angel whether his brain had gone bad after the fight with Su Xingyuan, it heard a sudden chuckle from behind.
A familiar sense of danger suddenly spread throughout his body. Before the Fourth Demon King could increase the strength of his protective magic, a long sword suddenly emerged from the blind spot of his vision and instantly pierced the Fourth Demon King's neck!
The black-haired boy's voice with a smile sounded beside it: "Hey, is there a bigger surprise than the last time you were injured?"
The Fourth Demon King: ...Did I scare you? !
In Su Xingyuan's vision, with just one cut, the fourth demon king had only half of his health left. Before the other party could react, blue flames flowed into the cut wound instantly!
[You hit the weak spot of the [Fourth Demon Lord]! 】
[You delivered a [Critical Hit]!] ! 】
The brilliant blue reflected in the pupils of the black-haired boy. The temperature of the blue, which was able to burn everything, entangled with the monster, turning the constantly regenerating flesh and blood into ashes, but it also seemed to merge with him, making him become the blue itself.
The fallen angel did not take action. It just watched from the side, seeing the pure flames pouring out continuously along with the flow of magic power. The hellfire outside the central area of hell that had never been extinguished seemed to be attracted by something and began to jump more violently.
[You have killed the [Fourth Demon King]! 】
The black-haired hunter drew his knife. He lowered his eyes, but the smile on his face remained. "I should have killed you a long time ago. It took me so long... It turns out that slacking off is human instinct."
He raised his head, looked at the last enemy in hell that deserved his attention, and asked with a smile: "Are you coming to kill me?"
Fallen Angel: "I'm not the kind of hot-blooded guy who wants to fight again after seeing the ending."
It did not take action, but instead talked about something that was not very relevant: "In fact, any area has an environment that is most suitable for the survival of the creatures in it. Even if it is not suitable at the time, after a period of time, the creatures that can only survive there will force themselves to adapt. Then the harsh environment will become their advantage."
Su Xingyuan tilted his head.
The fallen angel's expression remained unchanged.
It was originally a member of the "holy" temple, and when it first fell into hell, it also experienced a long period of weakness. So it is very clear what kind of state an outsider should behave when he first enters hell.
"You should be rejected by hell, but your movements are still crisp and clear, and the output and return of magic power are smooth and natural, just like... you are supposed to be a member here."
The black-haired human listened curiously, "And then?"
The fallen angel was silent for a moment, knowing that Su Xingyuan was not in a hurry at all, and that he had obviously made perfect arrangements for the disaster-stricken world, so he continued: "From the moment you learned that you could enter the Kingdom of God, you never thought about cooperating with us. At least you never thought about working with us to find a way to lure the gods down."
"Possessing godhood, sufficient strength, and close to a certain status... I told you a few conditions - have you met them all?"
While listening, the black-haired boy walked around the hall, drew out his knife, and cut a new one for himself on the seats of the six demon kings with two or three strikes.
He sat down, put the knife flat on his legs, and looked like a student listening to an important speech.
"What do you mean?"
Fallen Angel: "I am not responsible for putting on a show for my enemies who want to kill me before I die."
The black-haired human blinked innocently.
Fallen Angel: "...First of all, it's the Godhead. After you killed a god, you seem to be more interested in the life of the god. According to your character of not doing anything without profit, you will probably get more benefits from killing a god than from killing a demon. Although I really can't think of what killing the enemy can bring you, if there is a difference between a god and a demon, it is only the Godhead."
"In the previous melee, you took away the body of the guardian and thought that Elent's fighting method of consuming divine power was a waste... I am confused."
"So I guess your goal is to take away their divine nature after they die."
"All correct!" The black-haired boy clapped his hands with a smile and said sincerely, "You were able to pay attention to the battle situation on my side while being entangled by two fantasy creatures. Those extra eyes on your wings are indeed quite useful."
Fallen Angel: “…”
It said expressionlessly: "If they knew that you could really use their godhood, they would probably never try to come down from the temple again."
However, they probably can't think of this in a short period of time. If it had not witnessed Su Xingyuan's performance in the battle with its own eyes, it would never have imagined that a mere human being could actually use the power of the origin that was completely not on the same level as him for his own use without dying suddenly in the process.
...No, if we really look at Su Xingyuan according to human standards, it would be impossible for him to kill any god, let alone strip them of their divinity after their death.
"Among the remaining conditions, there is no need to say much about strength and the position in the Kingdom of God. The only thing left is a matching status. You can never enter the Kingdom of God directly with just a human identity, so you need a higher level identity."
The fallen angel's gaze fell on the flames burning towards the black-haired boy on the stone pedestal.
"For example..."
"The Master of Hell."
He raised his head.
The black-haired boy's expression remained unchanged, as if he had known since he came in that the fallen angel had guessed his identity. He was just driven by curiosity and wanted to know what the fallen angel was thinking.
And... I don't know since when, the outside world fell into deathly silence.
The usual incessant sounds of fighting and the roars of monsters disappeared without noticing. If it weren't for some fresh pieces of the Fourth Demon King's flesh still left on the ground, it would have seemed as if there were only the two of them in the entire hell from beginning to end. Even the sound of the burning and leaping flames could no longer be captured by it.
Under the stone seat where the black-haired human was sitting - underground underground, the core area of hell began to be covered and connected by the magic power unique to Suxingyuan. Human magic also began to take on the aura of hell. The two completely different qualities blended together and slowly spread around with the stone base as the center.
The fallen angel saw the ground slowly surging as if it had come alive. It engulfed the chairs that originally belonged to the six demon kings, causing them to melt back into the ground. Then, it completely spread out, changing the entire hall into a completely different appearance in just a dozen seconds, with new marks on it.
"Let's get to know each other again."
The black-haired human on the high stone seat - or rather, the current master of Hell - smiled at it and extended his hand. "My identity is as you said."
"Perhaps in the future... you will work for your lord."
The Lord of Hell.
He was not the Lord of Hell who seized the supreme position with unimaginable force after killing several demon kings, but the Lord of Hell who finally returned to his position after eliminating the guys who stood in his way.
The fallen angel did not hesitate any longer. It folded its three pairs of wings and took a few steps forward until it was able to gently grasp the black-haired human's drooping fingertips, then lowered its head to touch them with its forehead.
"Of course. I will be your loyal follower, Your Majesty, the Lord of Hell."
The emotions of both people were very stable. After the fallen angel completed the proper etiquette, he returned to his previous position and continued the previous topic in a calm voice:
"I thought that if you wanted to completely obtain this identity, you needed to kill all the existing demon kings, including me."
"In fact," Su Xingyuan spread out his hands, "I have been the Lord of Hell since the time I met the Fourth Demon King. Whether you are all dead or not does not affect my identification. I killed you or expelled you. In simple terms, it is just like a landlord clearing out restless tenants."
"As for dealing with your companions, it's only because they are my enemies."
These words seemed a little strange, and there was no explanation as to why he could be so sure that the "enemy" was the "enemy", but with the fallen angel's shallow understanding of Su Xingyuan, it discovered that the other party was actually very serious when he spoke.
"You wanted to kill me more than ten hours ago, why don't you do it now?" asked the fallen angel.
"Didn't I tell you that?" The black-haired boy said as if it was a matter of course, "Because you are not an enemy now. I am not some evil murderer. I have already told you that I only kill enemies."
There was a hint of incomprehension in the fallen angel's blank eyes.
Only Su Xingyuan knew how he felt when he had dealt with the locusts and was preparing to happily return to hell for a surprise attack, only to find that one of the two red names that could be called bosses suddenly turned from red to green.
It's just heavy. Very heavy.
The fallen angel doesn't seem to be the type of person who would join hell just because he can't defeat others. It seems that he actually has a strong sense of belonging to hell. The only possibility that can change his name from red to green is that he discovered his identity.
Su Xing originally did not conceal his identity. The reason why few people discovered it was probably because the idea that "a human being is the master of hell" was too unbelievable, so under normal circumstances, the gods would never think of it.
Su Xingyuan was not afraid of being discovered by them. The gods are hostile to hell, and their hostility would not change whether they knew his identity or not. Not to mention the demon king, given the two options of being the boss themselves and having a human being whom they once looked down upon become the boss, they will most likely choose the former.
Who could have imagined that there would be such an outlier as the Fallen Angel?
Su Xingyuan suddenly remembered the Demon King's City where everyone turned green painlessly after knowing his identity.
Su Xingyuan: “…”
If he hadn't taken into account that after Hell was incorporated into the current territory, the area of the territory would increase several times, increasing the difficulty of management, and he couldn't always leave everything to Leafa - the other party was now almost an all-round talent - and it happened that the fallen angel seemed to be smart and could share some of the work with Leafa, he would probably have directly reloaded the game at that time, no matter what would happen later, he would have killed the fallen angel while it was still a red name.
In a sense, the fallen angel truly regarded hell as its own home, so after discovering that Xingyuan actually represented hell and would not pose a threat to hell, it gave up taking action.
At the same time, the initial impression that Su Xingyuan gave it was that he would not stop until he killed his enemy. He would not stop because of any hesitation from the enemy. Even when fighting with the fallen angels, he knew that disaster might befall the world of ordinary people, but he still said "it has nothing to do with me" and tried to continue fighting.
The fallen angel thought that he was going to die anyway, and Su Xingyuan was the lord of hell, so he might as well just wait to die.
——I never thought that whether Su Xingyuan would kill or not would depend on only one criterion, that is, whether the NPC in front of him has a red name.
Therefore, at the moment when the fallen angels completely gave up, Su Xingyuan changed from a warmonger who said "You choose to die today or tomorrow" to a conscientious boss who said "You may have to work for your lord."
"So, what are you going to do next?"
The fallen angel had quickly entered into his role and asked calmly.
"All conditions have been met. You should be able to open the portal to the Kingdom of God."
Su Xingyuan blinked.
"You're right. Now there's only one question left."
Fallen Angel: “?”
What else could be the problem?
The black-haired boy calmly showed a thermometer.
"Your lord is ill."
The thermometer showed a horrifying 55 degrees Celsius.
Fallen Angel: "...Are you serious?"
The physique of the human being before me has reached perfection, how could he still get sick?
"It may be a side effect of merging with Hell all of a sudden..." The black-haired human's eyes began to wander, and finally turned into sincere determination: "Anyway, the rest of the work depends on you, fallen angel. I need to refresh my status, see you in eight hours."
*
Eight hours later.
Su Xingyuan sat on the bed and fell into deep thought.
The [Disease] debuff in the status bar has not been eliminated yet. The last time this happened to his panel was when he used his human body to fight against the third demon king. After taking advantage of a panel bug, he exceeded the human limit and was locked.
The illness that made him feel uncomfortable was definitely not a real disease. It was probably the same as the last time, because it exceeded his current limits, causing both his body and mind to be unable to bear it.
【Countdown: 13h20min】
There is still enough time, and Leafa is taking the black dragon to rest in the territory for the time being. The portal that Su Xingyuan opened when he sent them to the human world was not closed, so if anything unexpected happened, they could come back here at any time.
The black-haired boy lay back down.
What are your thoughts on this situation, world consciousness? 】
Perhaps it also knew that a clearer explanation was needed this time, and finally had a conversation with Su Xingyuan again through the game.
[It may be because... [Hell] is a mature world that has existed for a long time. It and the [territory] you have now are actually two completely different concepts. The process of you fully controlling it is actually the process of your own dimension upgrading. Therefore, your body will feel uncomfortable in this process. 】
[That is to say, your body is still between humans and demigods with divinity, but your spirit has risen higher first. There is an obvious difference between the spirit and the body, which is why the symptoms of this disease appear. 】
Su Xingyuan asked: [How long will this debuff last? 】
The world consciousness made an estimate: [Please rest assured, your condition will be mostly recovered before the next disaster comes. There is powerful power contained in your body. The disease state caused by the spiritual upgrading is actually no different from the process of you devouring the divine nature. 】
It’s just that swallowing the godhead is to use external force to forcibly temper the body, but the difference between the spirit and the body now is a complete upgrade based on the need for its own running-in.
【After this, you will no longer need the assistance of the Godhead. 】
You will be free from all old shackles.
You will be given a new life.
*
[Countdown to locust plague: 12h]
Su Xingyuan opened the gate of the manor calmly, just like a rehabilitation patient who wanted to walk around the territory. Leafa, who was about to report the situation, found something wrong, stepped forward and called him.
"My Lord, you look a little...weak?"
Leafa doubted her own judgment and asked hesitantly: "Are you sick?"
But why did the lord fall ill? Since the day she arrived here, she had only seen the lord injured, but never sick.
The lord, whose face was so pale as if he hadn't slept in eighteen years, said calmly:
"No way. I'm perfectly healthy."
Leafa: “…”
The fact that you say this proves that you are indeed sick!
Before Su Xingyuan finished speaking, the sound of fluttering wings was heard at the same time, and it stopped beside Leafa.
After deciding to work for the lord, the fallen angels can enter and leave the territory freely. After it fell, all the eyes on its body fell on him, as if observing something.
"You look very unwell." The fallen angel felt the temperature around the black-haired boy.
"Excuse me, your body temperature is already too high to be considered normal for humans."
Su Xingyuan said cheerfully, "It's okay, it's just a high fever. It's time to take advantage of this rare free time to cultivate some relationships with the residents of the territory."
The fallen angel was silent for a moment, looking at the lord's abnormal way of moving because his body was somewhat out of control.
"... Cultivate feelings? Are you sure you won't scare the few ordinary people in your territory?"
Leafa also slowly looked away, her expression twisted for a moment.
She was not frightened, but she was suffocated at the thought of the scene where ordinary young humans might happily join in after seeing the lord walk like this.
Su Xingyuan saw what Leafa was thinking: "..."
Su Xingyuan compromised and returned to the manor.
Leafa brought over the specially made thermometer. After a few minutes, she looked at the temperature in silence: "Seventy-one degrees Celsius."
Lifa said in a trance, "Are you really not going to melt, Lord?"
"This temperature is extremely abnormal, Lord. I brought a special antipyretic medicine, please take some first. The fever must be reduced as soon as possible."
Su Xingyuan took the antipyretic medicine curiously and asked, "Do you usually make this kind of thing?"
The greatest pharmacist in the territory smiled and said, "After all, as a human who will work for you, I must always be in the best condition, and any disease must be eliminated as quickly as possible - of course, I increased the dosage for your portion."
“…”
Su Xingyuan stared at the antipyretic potion that was as black as pot ash mixed with water in silence. He didn't really want to eat this thing.
Forget it, even though it probably won't be of any use to him, I'll just drink it anyway.
Seeing that the lord had used the medicine, Leafa finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I will continue to replenish the magic of the insect repellent powder. Please be sure to take care of your body."
Su Xingyuan made an "OK" gesture, picked up a book and lay back down.
*
【Countdown: 7h】
Su Xingyuan sat up, lowered his eyes and turned his wrist, as if thinking about something.
He could feel that the stagnation in his body had disappeared a little, but to what extent it had disappeared would still require a battle to test. Otherwise, if the BOSS is defeated under this circumstance, the BOSS battle will become a very boring experience.
The problem is that after the aura of the Lord of Hell was released in hell, all the remaining monsters there have turned green. Originally, he didn't care about these large groups of low-level monsters, but now it seems that no matter how ordinary the NPC is, they all have their uses.
However... in the real world, there seem to be a few portals left that are still being conquered?
【Countdown: 6h47min】
Su Xingyuan, wearing an invisibility cloak, has arrived outside one of the few open portals.
This was a Level B portal. According to the records from the Hunter Association, the capture time for this portal had exceeded one day, completely missing the early warning of the locust plague. Of course, if this continues, the hunters who enter here may be able to completely avoid this disaster.
When the locust plague just began, it seemed that there were ordinary people who rushed into the portal to avoid the madly biting swarm of insects - probably because the disaster was limited to this world, and in a sense, the dungeon belonging to another level of space would not be invaded by the swarm of insects. But it is hard to say which one is more lethal, the monsters in the dungeon or the swarms of insects.
Death toll: 4,801
Su Xingyuan stepped into the portal.
I just need to stretch my muscles. If there is someone in this portal, I will pull them out.
*
Feng Ruowang did not choose this time to enter the portal on purpose.
Originally, their team was going to enter the portal in these two days. This was a plan that had been finalized several weeks ago. They had no idea what would happen outside next. They were the unlucky ones who missed everything.
Unfortunately, however, the strategy for this B-level portal in the jungle environment was more difficult than they had imagined.
——They were besieged by a humanoid monster they had never seen before.
Rather than a humanoid monster, it would be more like the uncivilized savages in horror stories. They have thick skin and tough flesh, and although they don't have any special abilities, their speed and strength are at the extreme of monsters of the same level. They are also smarter than ordinary jungle monsters and caught the hunter team off guard!
Four days have passed since the beginning, and only three people are left in the ten-man team.
And now, their new hiding place has been discovered by the monster.
"team leader……!"
"team leader!"
The monster's machete, which was blocked by the weapon, was pressed down little by little, accompanied by the calls of the team members around him, which Feng Ruowang could no longer hear clearly. Just before he was completely exhausted -
Suddenly he heard a clear sound breaking through the air.
It was as if something suddenly broke through the jungle and came straight towards us at an incredible speed!
“clang!”
The sound of metal and stone colliding suddenly exploded.
The pressure on the weapon was removed instantly, and a silver light passed by the side of the monster in an extremely tricky way, and landed on the huge machete blade without any deviation. The impact force at that moment even directly cut off the machete that was attached with magic power!
He saw from the corner of his eye that the silver object that suddenly pierced through the branches and leaves and shot towards him seemed to be just a small, somewhat familiar-looking silver fishhook.
...Wait, fishhook?
He suddenly realized something and slowly raised his head.
The undisguised sound of footsteps on branches and fallen leaves was getting closer. A figure with long hair tied up high pushed aside the vines and appeared in front of them. He seemed to be completely unaware of the hordes of monsters around him and spoke briskly:
"I found you. Come back with me? We need to prepare well before the next disaster comes."
Before Feng Ruowang could react to what the black-haired boy said, the monsters that had surrounded them instantly rushed towards the black-haired boy, who looked no different from an ordinary person after restraining all his aura.
At this time, the black-haired hunter still hadn't drawn his knife, and was unarmed, posing no threat at all.
But when one of the monsters rushed in front of him, he smiled and stretched out his right hand.
Then--
"Squeak."
The fist of the black-haired human easily pierced through the chest of the monster, which they had no way of causing any effective damage to.
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