Chapter 984: Battle for the Tower (19)

The huge Central Mine, like a mouth of the abyss, constantly swallowed the demon soldiers who dared to enter. All the vanguard troops had no sound after entering the Central Mine, and even the communication personnel failed to return as scheduled, which made General Fuxin a bit confused.

In fact, he himself had never gone deep into the Central Mine. That was simply not a job for a general. The scouts under his command had never focused their attention on the mine because there were no soldiers there. Rather than wandering around in the mine to figure out the terrain, it was better to guard against the troops on the border line.

The vanguard troops didn't have any effect, and General Fuxin couldn't give up just like that. Even if they didn't defeat the enemies inside, they should at least retreat. At this time, he hadn't thought of the possibility of total annihilation.

Thus, he sent out another team. This time, the attack didn't encounter too strong defensive resistance. The demon soldiers very smoothly rushed into the gate, entered the passage, and then encountered the exact same situation as before.

And because General Fuxin failed to make any response strategy for the environment in the mine tunnel, the second team, like the first team, disappeared into the depths of the mine.

By this time, General Fuxin finally discovered that something was wrong. He felt that perhaps the opposite side had buried some very powerful traps. Since it was possible that other demon lords were making trouble, this technical means was not impossible to appear, as long as a few magicians were hidden in the mine.

Thus, he slowed down the offensive and started to study with his staff team and magicians about what kind of magic trap could make him fall into two teams.

The offensive slowed down, and the mining slaves in the mine also finally got a chance to breathe. They threw the demon soldiers they had killed before into the magma sea at the very bottom. And when Batman announced a rest, the first one to come over was the very excited Liu Jiao.

"My god! I really can't believe it! We actually really defeated these fierce demon soldiers!?! I didn't even dare to think about it before!!" Liu Jiao chattered a lot of exclamations again. Batman sat opposite the campfire, quietly looking at him, and soon, he asked:

"You are no longer a slave, so what do you want to do next?"

Liu Jiao was stunned for a moment, and then asked back: "What is called, what do I want to do next? What can I do? Of course, I will continue to mine!"

"Do you really like mining? Besides mining, is there anything else you want to do?"

"But I have always been mining." Liu Jiao waved his tentacles, seeming to find it very incomprehensible, and said: "What is called something you like to do? Do you mean that I shouldn't mine? I should do something else? But I don't know how to do anything else!"

"Do you know, Liu Jiao, the world outside is actually very big. The mine you grew up in is not everything, the Barren Continent is not everything, and even Hell is just a region in the universe." Batman's voice carried some distant melancholy, and he said:

"Don't you want to go and see? Go and see what is outside the mine, what is outside Hell, and how other lives there live?"

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"But, how they live, what does it have to do with me?" Liu Jiao's tone was even more puzzled, and he said: "I am just a monster born from shadow vines. All shadow monsters mine under the demon lords..."

"And, you let me leave the mine to see, but now the mine is still full of General Fuxin's army. If you want to overthrow him and become the new owner of the mine, you have to unify the other six mountains. This is difficult!"

"Who said I want to become the new owner of the mine?" Batman looked at Liu Jiao and asked. This time Liu Jiao was completely stunned. He asked: "You don't want to rule the mine, then why are you fighting General Fuxin?"

Batman paused, as if he didn't know where to start, but afterward, he still spoke slowly: "I know, maybe your race has been like this for generations. You work for the mine lord without receiving any remuneration. They drive you with violence, making you feel fear, and you have to work."

"You don't get any fairness here, and your life and death are decided by others. But when you feel fear, haven't you thought about whether all this is reasonable?"

"When fearing death, have you regretted that you didn't resist before, so now you can only let others decide your life and death?"

These questions made Liu Jiao silent for a long time, seeming to feel that these philosophical thoughts were indeed a bit difficult for a newborn. Batman didn't continue to make things difficult for Liu Jiao. He stood up and planned to go find the shuttle-snake demon elder to talk, but just at this moment, Liu Jiao said:

"So, you resist General Fuxin because you are afraid he will kill you? But you just have to work well..."

"Weren't you working well before?" Batman looked back and said in a low voice: "Didn't that group of overseers still issue an impossible order and then want to throw you into the magma?"

"When handing over the power to decide your own life and death to others, you should understand that those who hold this power will not have mercy, nor will they formulate a truly fair rule."

"Because as long as he can kill you at any time, he can overturn all rules at any time. If you don't want to die, you must resist and take back this power. The first step to freedom is to create an opportunity to survive by your own ability."

Liu Jiao didn't speak again, as if he had fallen into deep thought. Batman turned and left. He found the shuttle-snake demon elder, and at this time, this elder was also looking for him.

The shuttle-snake demon elder revealed a flattering smile and said: "My lord, you defeated the powerful General Fuxin and took the Central Mine. Perhaps not long after, you can take the entire mine. I have never seen a demon lord with such wisdom as you..."

After speaking, the shuttle-snake demon elder bent down, curled his snake tail, lowered his posture, pressed his finger on the center of his eyebrows, lowered his head to Batman, and said: "You will be the hope for the revival of the shuttle-snake clan. We hope to follow you and build great achievements..."

Batman looked at him and then asked: "What is going on with the shuttle-snake demon clan? And what is going on with you?"

The shuttle-snake demon elder didn't get up, just said in a flat tone: "Originally, you have already seen it. We are different from other slaves in the mine. Shuttle-snake demons were not a weak race in the past. On the contrary, we also once followed Your Majesty Belial to fight on the battlefield."

"In the era when Your Majesty Belial was still a demon prince, the ancient shuttle-snake demon leader placed his bet on him, announced his allegiance to Belial, accompanied him to fight all the way, and finally achieved brilliant results. The leader was also enfeoffed and became a duke of the border territory, just like the current Grand Duke Astro."

"But at this time, a Medusa named Das seduced Your Majesty Belial and became the queen of the new country."

The shuttle-snake demon elder revealed a resentful expression, gritted his teeth and said: "This vicious queen, in order to support her own clan, wanted to completely clear out the shuttle-snake demons who were also of the snake demon type."

"She personally concocted a conspiracy, making Your Majesty Belial suspicious of the loyal shuttle-snake demon leader. Finally, the shuttle-snake demon leader was killed by Your Majesty Belial, and all shuttle-snake demons were demoted to slaves, cursed with the inability to use magic."

"And a magic race that originally relied on magic power to survive, after losing its magic power, could not contend with other powerful demons at all by relying on physical strength. Shuttle-snake demons could only retreat into the mine. Because only by becoming slaves did we have a way to survive..."

After speaking, he lowered his body again and said to Batman in a humble tone: "In the classics left by my ancestors, I once had a glimpse of the glory of my ancestors. Your demeanor is exactly the same as the young Your Majesty Belial. Please lead us to fight for a new territory!"

"You want me to become a new demon lord?" Batman asked.

"Yes, my lord, you have such potential. As long as you can take the mine, General Fuxin's territory and army are enough for you to develop your own power. If you can lift the curse for the shuttle-snake demons, we will definitely be loyal to you with all our strength..."

Batman saw the furrows on the shuttle-snake demon elder's face, which reminded him of another person, the old man who wanted to sell him drugs as medicine when he was staying in the slums.

Batman discovered that such bottom-level figures, especially elderly people at the bottom, always carried a kind of habitual humbleness and flattery between their expressions and looks. That kind of fawning look was not deliberately disguised, but had been deeply carved into their souls.

Now, this elderly demon regarded him as a savior, hoping that he could lead the shuttle-snake demon clan back to glory. But Batman always felt that something was wrong, and a strange feeling surrounded him.

Batman couldn't have any sympathy for demons. Everything he did now was just to look at humans through demons.

These are actually two very similar races, with the same wisdom, the same habits, and the same society. And the only thing different from human society here is that as Batman, a human, everything he does here doesn't have to worry about the consequences. This is a testing ground where he can show his skills.

If according to the script, Batman knew he should accept the allegiance of the shuttle-snake demons, and then use this group of races that were obviously smarter than other demons to rule other demons, continue to deepen the tactics, build a more efficient war system, and then step by step achieve victory.

He is crowned as the new king, obtains vast territory, and to maintain such territory, he must build a powerful army. And to build a powerful army, he cannot lack equipment. If he wants solid armor, he needs to smelt minerals, and if he wants enough minerals, he must have people mining.

Some are generals, some are slaves. Then the life and death of slaves will still be in the hands of generals. In the endless cycle of dynasty fate, all this is an unsolvable dead end.

But for Batman himself, did he come here to be a demon lord? What is the use of him having demon territory?

Indeed, the grand victory of unifying Hell will be carved into a medal, abandoning his collection room. Perhaps, it can also become his trump card for dealing with certain demons going to the human world. But is it enough just like this?

Batman saw the suffering bottom-level people of Cat Getan in this group of oppressed demon slaves.

From birth to growth, they were all bound to a small piece of land, had never seen the sky outside, didn't even know what resistance was, and didn't even know that fate could still be in their own hands.

Batman stood out, so they regarded him as a savior, thinking that he must be able to become a powerful king, but this would only make them marvel, and then continue to accept the rule, day after day.

Is such a life very bad for them? In fact, it is not necessarily so. They don't know anything, so they have almost no demands. Without desire, there is no pain.

But Batman prefers to call this numbness. Their ignorance is not their own choice, but a product of the injustice of the world. And he led such a group of numb people to win one battle after another, and what he finally got was just another unjust world.

Batman suddenly discovered that if he still regarded himself as a savior, and also required everyone to regard him as a savior, then things would not change at all. Whoever becomes the king cannot change the situation of the people at the bottom.

But if there is no savior, then who else can they rely on?

In the gap of the war, Batman started to think about some more in-depth questions.

But just like Cat Getan, victory and peace are only temporary. Things will always slide toward the bad direction, and then uncontrollably, slide toward the abyss. ===== CHAPTER 985 =====