Chapter 303

These past few days had been the most dazed days Abi had ever spent in his life.

He had heard of the dangers of the Underdark.

Even for those veteran adventurer squads composed entirely of professionals, there were often rumors of them being wiped out within it.

High-level ferocious monsters, extremely harsh environments, and even subterranean intelligent creatures full of malice toward humans...

It was definitely not a territory that a bottom-tier adventurer like him, who was still far from obtaining a professional level, could set foot in.

Yet he had indeed walked in just like that, and even managed to survive until now.

This naturally relied on the generous help of Lord Saloyang.

This powerful and kind-hearted big shot not only pointed out the way for him in the complex and fork-filled subterranean environment, but also actively provided assistance with power to help him solve difficulties when he encountered dangers he couldn't handle alone.

Abi increasingly felt that the other party was a saintly angel sent by the gods to the mortal world to save him.

"It should be this path."

"Be careful, continue forward."

The soft male voice echoing in his cranial cavity seemed gentle in tone, but in reality, it was like a command input into a machine, making Abi unable to produce a trace of resistance or defiance, as if he were obeying by instinct.

After several days of uninterrupted, silent suggestion and temptation from the Devil, this young man was already standing on the edge of corruption.

Just push him a little further, and his soul would belong to Hell.

The time was ripe.

The experience accumulated over countless years and countless souls made Saloyang absolutely certain that, unlike before, with the current degree of the other party's corruption, he only needed to find a suitable opportunity.

Even if this opportunity itself was not reasonable, and even seemed somewhat absurd to ordinary people.

But as long as he could stir up even a trace of emotion in this young adventurer and induce it, he would willingly sign a contract with him and hand over his soul along with his body.

This kind of opportunity itself was not hard to find; even now, Saloyang had ten thousand ways to create one himself.

But right now, he didn't intend to waste precious time on this kind of "little dessert" that was hard to fill his stomach.

The real main course had already been placed before him.

After countless attempts over these days, he finally found the underground tunnel leading to the core of the Goblin lair in the intelligence.

Coincidentally, this path was actually hidden near the Rust Monster's lair, but the entrance was too narrow, obviously unable to accommodate the large number of Goblins that had carved the road to pass through simultaneously, which was why he had ignored it.

It wasn't until the Rust Monster, heavily wounded and repelled by Saloyang, forcibly smashed the gravel piled up near those entrances with its body while fleeing, revealing the spacious environment inside the tunnel, that he finally discovered what was hidden within.

There were also countless forks and branches, but after leaving the Underdark, without the interference of the chaotic inert magic particles in the air, by sensing the traces of a large number of Goblins passing through earlier, Saloyang easily found the correct path among them.

All the way up.

And then, there was that small point of light at the end of the deep tunnel, symbolizing the exit.

"The exit! It's the exit, Lord Saloyang!"

Having wandered for many days in the deep and oppressive Underdark, even just a little light from a burning flame was enough to make Abi excited and unable to bear it.

Subconsciously, even his footsteps, which were already exhausted and gradually becoming slow and sluggish, sped up a bit.

But just as he rushed toward the light and was about to emerge from the tunnel.

The voice in his brain sounded again.

"Stop! Right here, don't move!"

Unlike the previous kindness and friendliness, Saloyang's tone carried a touch of seriousness.

Having finally reached the destination with great difficulty, he didn't want to fall short because of some unnecessary negligence.

The reminder echoing in his brain made Abi regain his senses slightly, and his focus recovered somewhat.

Immediately, he also felt the slight vibration of the ground and the familiar screeching coming from outside the cave.

"Is it the Rust Monster?"

Having just repelled the other party with the help of Lord Saloyang, Abi was no stranger to the cries of this monster.

It's just that looking at the current situation, it seems to be fighting with some other creature?

Getting the permission of Lord Saloyang, Abi moved his footsteps cautiously, sticking to the wall, shrinking his whole body into the shadows, and quietly approached the cave entrance.

In order to avoid attracting attention as much as possible, his movements were very slow, so much so that when he arrived near the tunnel exit and could see the specific situation outside, the battle had already reached its end.

Mixed with the high-frequency screech of energy vibration, a perfect ochre-red arc flashed and vanished in the air.

The sword tip pierced into the gap of the neck shell, and with a swing and exertion of force, the Rust Monster's head was sliced off with one sword.

Abi's pupils shrank, and he covered his mouth with one hand, forcing himself not to make a sound.

He recognized this man who had beheaded the Rust Monster!

"Mr. Xia Nan, he... how could he be here?"

Stunned and standing still.

And what made Abi feel even more surprised was the relaxed and effortless posture of the other party when killing the Rust Monster.

How is that possible!?

Through the introduction of the male voice in his brain, he knew that the challenge rating of this monster, the Rust Monster, was as high as "4". Even if it had already been scorched into a heavy injury by Lord Saloyang's flames, it was definitely not something an ordinary adventurer could handle.

And Mr. Xia Nan... he couldn't have remembered wrong!

It was clearly during the hunting day last year that he had just completed his promotion and became a professional.

He was busy dealing with the promotion mission on the second floor of the association a while ago.

Now that a few months had passed, no matter how good his luck was or how high his talent was, his professional level was probably only around 2 or 3. How could he be the opponent of such a dangerous monster?

But right now...

The ochre-red light blade in his brain tore through the air, the black wolf phantom's roar gradually faded, and the scene of the Rust Monster's head rolling off repeated over and over again.

It happened right before his eyes, leaving Abi no choice but to believe it.

And just as his mind was shaken and his thoughts were in chaos, the male voice in his brain sounded again.

By comparison, the tone, besides the deepening seriousness, carried a thick sense of command:

"Don't move! Don't make a sound!"

How could it be him!?

Saloyang naturally remembered this black-haired young man with a cold and sharp face on the field ahead.

Back a few days ago, when Abi was still indulging in the casino in River Valley Town and he was trying to use money to induce the other party to fall, he had met this man once.

Hearing Abi say that he was his former teammate, who had the nickname "Grey Sword" among the adventurers in town, called what... Xia Nan?

As a Devil Baron from Lianyu, Saloyang naturally wouldn't care about these small figures among bottom-tier adventurers.

But the troublesome attribute of the other party's soul, which seemed to mix countless paints together and could touch a bit of everything, still made him consciously remote-control Abi to stay away and try his best not to get involved with the other party.

But what he didn't expect was that after that hurried glance that day, so many days had passed, and he had actually seen this man again here—the final destination where he projected his consciousness to the Material Plane.

Could it be... that he came specifically for me?

Not believing in such a coincidence, Saloyang couldn't stop doubting in his heart.

After all, even though they belonged to the second layer of Hell, "Dis," countless intricate relationships were intertwined between devils and devils, nobles and nobles.

Even if he was quite smooth in his ways and considered everything properly in his daily dealings, over countless years, he still had a few enemies he could name.

If they discovered his plan, it wouldn't be impossible for them to temporarily send subordinates to stop him.

But who leaked the news?

Suddenly remembering the encounters along the way, the hidden Shihua Xiyi and the vague positioning in the Underdark... Saloyang became increasingly convinced that the person in charge of the intelligence network he had built in the Material Plane had a problem.

That kid wouldn't have taken a kickback from someone and leaked the news, would he?

He made up his mind that when his consciousness returned to Lianyu, he must be the first to send that damn, despicable, and conscience-less traitor to the "Blood War," letting his soul be gnawed away by the lowest worms in the Abyss.

The destination was right before his eyes, and no matter how cautious Saloyang was, it was impossible for him to give up all the efforts he had made before just because of such an ordinary adventurer who had just been promoted not long ago.

Holding onto a glimmer of hope that "all this is really just a coincidence," he ordered Abi to stop and not make a sound.

As an adventurer, if he wasn't here for him, then the goal of the black-haired young man ahead was most likely the green-skinned Goblins on the field that had already become severed limbs and minced meat.