Chapter 107: Incredible Alliance

【Server Announcement:

Dear minions of the Demon King, the corruption of Chaos is brewing on the B4 layer of the labyrinth, and the battle is about to begin! All participating players, please rush to the target area to assemble and prepare to meet the intense and exciting battlefield! Winners will receive generous contribution points and Nether Coin rewards, and those with outstanding performance will also receive the Demon King's favor! This battle is different from the past; we will temporarily join forces with our enemies to expel the Chaos forces that are even more abominable than Saint Xisi!

Therefore, we will temporarily add friendly unit markers for our former enemies, remember not to hurt friendly forces by mistake! Wish everyone a happy game! — Planner · Hearing You You.

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Labyrinth B3 layer, Iron Yacheng.

Ye Zhiqiu, who received the server announcement, was waiting for the small Mole-man master to add Nether Inscriptions to his armor.

Sitting on the stool next to him, Watching Hu Wan was the first to show an expression of surprise, muttering a sentence.

"Faction battle? B4 layer? Has anyone been there?"

The Tauren warrior scratched the back of his head and said in an uncertain tone.

"Maybe the Demon King went first?"

The NPCs in this game are a bit suspiciously too diligent.

Besides doing the main storyline by themselves, they also explore the map by themselves. If the players' actions are a little slow, they don't even have a chance to SKIP.

"Interesting... Chaos? Looking at the meaning of the server-wide announcement, it seems like we are joining forces with surface forces this time?" Ye Zhiqiu touched his chin, the soul fire in his skull flickering with interested light, "It seems something incredible really happened on the B4 layer."

Watching Hu Wan said subtly.

"It's rare that you also said a piece of nonsense without nutrition."

Ye Zhiqiu said with a smile.

"Haha, after all, the information mastered is too little, in short, just go and see... speaking of which, we don't even know what the B4 layer looks like, and it's not written on the official website."

Just as his voice fell, the Mole-man master standing on the workbench finally finished his work with a clatter, kicked the chest armor lining with his foot, and shrieked.

"Here! Done! Next, next!"

"Thanks."

Ye Zhiqiu picked up the chest armor lining from the table, inserted it into the steel wire ring surrounding his ribs, and fixed the leather buckle.

The chest armor with hardening and lightweight added was lighter than before and looked more solid, the only drawback being that it would reduce the MP recovery amount per second.

Ye Zhiqiu speculated that this kind of Nether Inscription should consume mental power continuously, and if you carry too much, you might even deduct MP value per second.

Both MP recovery amount and total amount are related to mental power.

It seems that even for a warrior profession, if you want to achieve higher strength, you have to consciously exercise your mental power attribute.

"My dagger is also processed, let's set off." Watching Hu Wan picked up a dagger emitting a Nether-colored luster from the workbench next to him.

The entries he added were 【Incurable】, 【Sharp】, and 【Wind-Avoiding】.

The former strictly belongs to "curse," the latter two belong to "status," and both strength and effect are unknown, only after testing will they be known.

In addition, the two entry settings are only triggered when the scabbard is pulled out, so the dagger will not increase the burden of mental power when it is inserted in the scabbard at ordinary times.

It can be said to be very suitable for explosive players whose mental power is not strong.

"Hmm, ready to go," Ye Zhiqiu nodded, looked at the Tauren warrior next to him and said, "Call Pig-head to assemble, speaking of which, where did he go?"

The Tauren warrior who got up from the bench had a puzzled expression.

"Don't know, I saw him standing with Brother Yikou just now, suddenly the person was gone. You guys wait for me a while, I'll go find that pit-guy—"

Before his voice fell, a commotion came from next to the garbage heap, and I saw a strangely shaped robot making a familiar weird laugh.

"Damn! I feel like I'm super strong right now!"

To be precise, that's not a robot, at least he looks more like a lizard than a human.

Heavy steel plates hung in front of him, the joints were spliced by modified gear structures, and a steel helmet polished from an iron pot covered his mouth and face.

The pieced-together garbage armed him from toe to tooth!

On his left arm was a Nether Inscription short cannon modified from an iron pipe, on his right arm was connected a folding mantis blade, and on the wide chest armor was written a ferocious 【Explode】 character—that's not an inscription, it's mainly used to scare laymen who understand a little "Lin-style Inscription" but don't understand it completely.

Of course, it's also possible that this exoskeleton really has a self-destruct function.

After all, this is the work of Brother Yikou who drank the chemical pool, even if the pad on the inside of the chest armor is two kilograms of explosives, no one would be surprised.

"Right, right?" A treacherous skeleton soldier stood next to him, making a weird clucking laugh, "This is the crystallization of the wisdom of our 'I Think' Group! I call it—Mr. Mighty No. 1! Currently, there is only one such exoskeleton in the whole universe, just be happy!"

Don't know how the "I Think" Magic Workshop was upgraded to the "I Think" Group.

However, Ye Zhiqiu felt that this was not the point.

As for the real point, Brother Pig-head seemed to have realized it...

"Awesome, awesome! You are my own father! Wait, speaking of which, brother, how do I take this thing off?!" Having been AFK for a long time just now, he didn't have any other feelings when he went online, just felt a sense of shit rushing to his heart, and it intensified with time.

Yikou drank the chemical pool and laughed.

"Can't take it off, can't take it off, hehe... did you forget that I used Nether Inscription welding technology when I put this thing on you? Just those sparks that were high. I can guarantee you, you can't break this thing even if you break yourself!"

Tauren warrior: "??? Mobi? Welding?!"

Yikou drank the chemical pool: "As everyone knows, Astartes don't change clothes... Alright, don't just stand there, Master Demon King is summoning you! Hurry up and let him see the latest product of the universe giant enterprise 'I Think' Group! Try to kill a few more before you kick the bucket."

Tauren warrior: "Damn!!! You pit-father!"

Testing the equipment of the "I Think" Group is risky, especially when Brother Yikou doesn't charge money.

Ye Zhiqiu silently noted this in his heart.

Not far away, Zheng Fangxing and a group of life-profession players were holding a pile of iron pipes shaped like muskets and walking out from the direction of Iron Yacheng.

That seemed to be a shrunken version of the "Magic Crystal Pressurized Cannon," mainly modified from pipe-shaped materials on the first layer of the labyrinth, so it looked a bit abstract, and the actual use effect was also quite abstract, the power depending on the inserted magic crystal and the charging time.

However, the relative advantage is that this thing is not picky, as long as you know how to pull the trigger, even a Mole-man can operate it easily.

As for the only drawback, it is relatively wasteful of people.

Even if it doesn't explode accidentally, the impact is enough to describe it as amazing, which is more suitable for mice or skeleton soldiers whose lives are not worth much.

Seeing the movement outside Iron Yacheng, Zhuangzhuang, sitting on Bond's shoulder, vaguely guessed something and shouted sharply at the players.

"Wait a minute! Did something happen in the labyrinth? Are you—phew! Are we fighting humans again?"

Although the Iron Tooth tribe hadn't come here when the Demon King's army fought humans, they had heard of the grievances between the two sides.

"No, no, the opponent is other things, this time surface humans count as friendly forces." Yikou drank the chemical pool and shouted at him.

This guy's tone is becoming more and more like a Mole-man.

However, considering that the skeleton's pronunciation is the same, these Mole-men might not necessarily hear that flavor just by listening to the interpretation in the translation crystal.

"Friendly forces???"

Zhuangzhuang opened his front teeth in surprise, had never heard such shocking words, and then asked again.

"Then who is the opponent?"

Yikou drank the chemical pool: "Heard it's something called Chaos."

"Chaos thing!!" Zhuangzhuang changed his face instantly, almost fell from Bond's shoulder, and after standing firm, shouted in surprise, "I know that thing! That's not a good thing! The dwarves who enslaved us before were ruined by that thing!" "So we plan to settle them... why, do you want to come with us?" Brother Yikou, who didn't think it was a big deal to watch the fun, laughed and instigated.

Zhuangzhuang's eyes turned, and he suddenly had an idea, pointing his big hand into the rat swarm.

"You! Sharp Tooth! You! Missing Ear! And you, step out! You go to support the Demon King's army!"

Those pointed to were all former elders of the Thirteen Tooth Council.

Having never been on the battlefield, they were immediately scared silly, paralyzed on the ground and unable to speak.

"We don't want these waste that make up the numbers, you just drive that big guy up," Yikou drank the chemical pool and pointed to the giant mechanical dog of the friendly company, but then touched his chin and muttered, "Speaking of which, can this thing go up?"

Just after the translation crystal translated his creaking sound into human language, the old councilors paralyzed on the ground screamed.

"It's okay, it's okay, there are other entrances!"

"That's right, that's right! I know there's a big one nearby!"

Yikou drank the chemical pool and was overjoyed when he heard this, his fist hammered into his palm.

"Very good! Then you follow along."

Sharp Tooth, Missing Ear: "Ah ah ah??!"

Ignoring this group of noisy Mole-men, Zheng Fangxing looked at Brother Yikou with dissatisfaction.

"Our equipment is still being debugged, is it appropriate to throw it to the front line like this?"

Yikou drank the chemical pool and said with a cheeky face.

"What's wrong with this! Just debug it on the battlefield! If you hadn't destroyed our prototype, I would have wanted to throw Waga No. 1 up."

Zheng Fangxing finally sighed in resignation.

"If you add trouble to the Demon King then, it's on you."

That lord is not generally narrow-minded.

He just showed his talent in the field of home design, but since then the Demon King has never looked for him alone again.

"It's on me, it's on me," Yikou drank the chemical pool and waved his hand, saying indifferently, "Anyway, I already have too many debts to worry about."

Zheng Fangxing: "..."

Not far away, Alakdo also assembled with the construction team of Iron Yacheng.

Standing in front of the spider swarm, it roared in a passionate voice.

"Little ones! Back then, for us, Master Demon King did not hesitate to risk an expedition outside the labyrinth! Now! The time when Master Demon King needs us has arrived!"

"Qi qi qi—!"

Groups of cave spiders made insect chirps, the earth-shaking sound enough to make anyone's SAN value go crazy—

Whether it's enemy forces or friendly forces.

From the third layer of the labyrinth to the Demon King's territory above the surface, the players who received the Demon King's conscription all put down the things at hand one after another, picked up the things in the conscription barracks, and assembled in groups toward the flag position on the map...

Whether it's the Longxing Tianxia crowd who are brushing monsters in groups, or the three little demons who are tinkering with the loom... at this very moment, they only have one task.

That is to offer their lives and even souls to Master Demon King!

Because the target is the entrance not far from Mist Town, the mighty movement naturally attracted the attention of some adventurers in the labyrinth.

Such united action of monsters in the labyrinth was something that only happened when Lei Ji Dragon was alive in their impression.

Could it be—

Is that rumor true?!

Has the Demon King really been resurrected?!

Surface human fear value +1.

Just when the adventurers in the labyrinth were suspicious, far away in Campbell Castle outside Lei Ming County, the old Duke who was sick in bed was slowly straightening up from the bed, casting his gaze toward the window on the west, looking toward the direction of Lei Ming County.

Compared to a month ago, he was much older, seemingly completely transformed from a strong warrior into a decrepit old man.

The only thing that hadn't changed seemed to be his eyes.

Although old, they still didn't lose their majesty and sharpness.

At this time, footsteps came from outside the door, and a knight wearing plate armor walked in, kneeling on one knee before his bed.

That heavy plate armor was as light as paper on him, and the silver luster emitted a holy aura.

"My lord, news came from Lei Ming City that the local church detected pollution of Chaos... but currently it is impossible to determine where the pollution came from."

Withdrawing his gaze from outside the window, the old Duke looked at his subordinate, slowly opening his mouth calmly.

"Stand up and look at me when you speak... tell me, did the Knights discover any news?"

The knight nodded slightly, and after getting up, continued.

"Yes... some time ago, Knight Commander Meier reported that the necromancer active near Lei Ming City is suspected to be an apostle of Chaos. He discovered the traces of mad whisperers during reconnaissance activities and has already executed the prisoners suspected of being polluted by Chaos."

Grand Duke Campbell was silent for a long time, slowly sighing and saying.

"Do you know... what I am most worried about now is not the citizens of Lei Ming City, but our Knight Commander Meier."

The knight was stunned for a moment, then said loyally.

"My lord, please rest assured, Meier White's loyalty is impeccable, the White family has served you for generations, and even more served Saint Xisi."

Grand Duke Campbell shook his head.

"It is precisely because of this that I am even more worried that he will drill into a dead end."

The terror of Chaos lies precisely in this.

What they test is not entirely people's piety, but reason.

Unfortunately, his time is running out.

In order to defeat Lei Ji Dragon, he drew the ancestral sword "Light of Praise" and summoned the spirits of his ancestors to possess him.

That should have been done by younger children.

But he really didn't want his children to bear this overly heavy responsibility... they have more important things to do.

Such as leading the subjects of the Campbell Principality to live a happier life in the new era without the Demon King.

However, what he didn't expect was that shortly after Lei Ji Dragon fell, a bigger storm followed...

He is not attached to eternal life.

If Saint Xisi could grant him a little more time, that would be great.

Grand Duke Campbell closed his eyes and prayed silently in his heart.

And what he didn't know was that in the labyrinth beyond his gaze, his loyal subordinates were joining forces with the Demon King's army...

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 108 =====