Chapter 316

Deep in the Sun Staircase Mountains, the messy battlefield could no longer be seen, and the thick smoke raised by artillery fire had been covered by dense bushes.

Seeing that he was far enough from the battlefield, Thanos finally stopped, placed Ig, who was carried on his shoulder, in the grass on the side, set up a defensive spell in his shadow, and placed a map next to him.

It should be fine like this.

He clapped his hands and stood up from the ground, and just at this moment, the rustling sound of a poisonous snake moving came from the grass, and before long, a few emerald green vines wound upward, turning into a noblewoman in a black dress.

That person was Blanxia, the Lord of Desperate City, the "Thorn Demon General" under the Demon King.

"Did you see His Majesty the Demon King?"

"Saw him." Hearing that condescending tone, Thanos replied coldly.

Blanxia looked at her nails and continued to ask nonchalantly.

"Did he give us any new tasks?"

Thanos replied in a hoarse voice.

"No, that lord asked us to stand by here."

A trace of resentment appeared on Blanxia's face, and she couldn't help but complain.

"How long do we have to stay in this sweltering place... I'm going to get prickly heat all over my body."

Demons afraid of heat?

Thanos grinned.

This is the funniest joke he has ever heard.

Reading the mockery written on that face, Blanxia narrowed her eyes slightly.

"Are you thinking of something rude?"

"No."

Blanxia's eyes narrowed into a slit, staring at Thanos, who had a wary look, for a while, and her gaze suddenly fell on Ig, who was lying flat in the grass.

"Is this the demon from the Demon Capital? The Demon King of the Gana Continent? Feels... not so great."

"Hmm." Thanos did not deny this point; in fact, this was also the place he was most confused about along the way.

He didn't understand.

Why did Hell want to do this, or rather, what good is it for Hell to do this?

Really can't understand!

If it were to be a Demon King, he is actually a better choice, at least more suitable than this guy!

However, unlike Thanos, Blanxia didn't care at all about the things he was brooding over.

On the contrary, she was more interested in his appearance.

"... Tsk tsk, what a cute little face, no wonder the Demon King is fascinated by him." Carefully examining that beautiful pretty face, a trace of faint jealousy flowed in Blanxia's eyes, wishing she could cut it off and stick it on her own face.

Of course—

This person is a guest of the Demon King after all, she wouldn't dare to disobey that lord, so she could only think about it.

Looking at the cold light radiating from those nails, Thanos couldn't be sure what this old woman was going to do, so he could only cough and warn her in a hoarse voice.

"By the way, there is one thing... I'd better remind you, our Majesty has become stronger again."

"Become stronger again?!"

Blanxia was slightly stunned, the whole person froze in place, and worship and intoxication gradually floated on her pale face.

His Majesty the Demon King, who defeated Elder Zakro, has made another step forward in strength!

What is above the Grandmaster?

Demigod?!

As expected of the Demon King...

Now, never mind the Council, even the Cabinet is probably in his pocket for him!

Seeing that this crazy woman didn't seem to be attacking Ig, Thanos breathed a sigh of relief, and his shadow disappeared into the woods.

He was definitely not speaking out to remind Blanxia out of that inexplicable protective desire...

It was mainly for the Demon King.

The sunset sank into the sea, and the slowly lit lamps replaced the last trace of afterglow on the horizon, and the undulating tides pushed the ship full of night into the harbor as quiet as dead wood.

The sound of artillery echoing on the coastline could no longer be heard, and the originally panicked residents had all calmed down, sitting in the tavern built on broken wooden bridges, toasting to the victory of the Empire.

It wasn't just the residents who were immersed in the joyful atmosphere—

There were also Imperial soldiers from Saint Ilburg.

They, who had been on the front lines for many years, had never fought such an easy battle; the opponents were wiped out in the overwhelming gunfire and rain of bullets before they could even see their faces clearly.

"... I have never seen such weak demons; are they really from Hell?"

"Otherwise? Besides that ghost place, where else can these ugly things be born."

"Not all of them are ugly things; for example, that Demon King looks pretty good."

"Ah, you said that one... I saw it too."

"Heard it's a succubus."

"Succubus?!"

"Hehe, it's a pity; it would have been great if it had been captured alive..."

"Wipe your drool, don't let the army chaplain see it!"

At the temporary station of the Saint Ilburg Navy, the Imperial soldiers who had just returned from cleaning up the battlefield were still discussing the easy victory just now with relish.

At this time, a burst of urgent hoofbeats came from far to near.

The soldiers looked back one after another, only to see a rider galloping over.

His horsemanship was skilled and steady, and under the gaze of everyone, he pulled the reins and dismounted gracefully and neatly.

When his cloak was lifted, revealing the purple moon badge symbolizing his identity, all the soldiers present stood up subconsciously and saluted respectfully.

Deep in the Sun Staircase Mountains.

In a labyrinth passage that was not yet fully completed, the stone walls still had traces of being burned by fire and chiseled and excavated, and damp rock walls were hung with crooked magic crystal lamps, flickering in the cave.

Yige was standing on a temporary command platform, pacing back and forth with a tight expression, sweat on his forehead, and from time to time he lowered his head to check the dense dispatch table in his hand, and his ears were filled with complaints and requests for help.

"Lord Yige! The transport channel collapsed, and my brothers Ouka and Ouge are stuck inside and can't move!"

"Report! The goblins in the West District opened the trap mechanism as a door, and now two orc engineers and a little devil are seriously injured! Damn—I said long ago that those little guys are not credible!"

"Get lost! It was clearly done by you orcs!"

"You say that again!"

"Yi—!!!"

"You, you guys stop arguing! I, I will go deal with it!"

Watching the orcs and goblins about to fight, Yige rushed up to pull them apart in a hurry, because he was too anxious, so much so that his voice was a bit broken.

The acolyte assisting him really couldn't bear to watch, finally sighed and walked to the side, greeting the descendants of Lord Alakto to go and wipe the ass for this rookie Demon King's subordinates.

In short—

Must first dig out the buried orcs.

As for the transport channel, it is not that urgent. After Lord Alakto digs out the second floor, the logistics route of the entire labyrinth will have to be redesigned.

As for those monsters in the West District—

Just treat them as stupidly dead.

Not worth pitying.

"Ah ah ah!"

Looking at the subordinates who were in a mess, Yige hugged his head in pain, and couldn't help but let out a groan, "Demon God above, why did you choose me to do this kind of thing... I, I am really not good at doing the work of a Demon King!"

Until a month ago, he was serving on the front line, a loyal cannon fodder under the Demon God.

Usually, the superior told him where to go, and he went where, although he had commanded a few soldiers, he basically acted on orders.

Now suddenly letting him do this kind of work of commanding the overall situation, and it is building a new Demon King territory from scratch, he is not so much at a loss, but rather doesn't know where to start at all.

And the "confidants" he brought were the same, highlighting a kind of stupidity and diligence, often tossing with full energy, and then making the situation worse than before.

Now Lord Alakto has forbidden his subordinates from entering the second floor of the labyrinth, and even threatened to eat anyone who dares to come.

And facing the subterranean spiders that were much weaker than himself, Yige had no temper at all.

After all, he also noticed that since he came here, except for putting the Demon King territory core in the right place, he hadn't done a single good thing.

On the contrary, if he hadn't done anything from the beginning, maybe the situation would be better now!

Looking at the goblins rolling on the ground, the little devils running around under the ceiling, and the slime group that exploded in a group by accidentally touching the talisman, Yige had begun to doubt his demon life, and his godless eyes exuded a broken aura.

However, his despair didn't last long.

Just when a group of orcs and goblins were about to collapse another tunnel, clear footsteps suddenly came from the entrance of the labyrinth. And along with the footsteps, there was a huge pressure, so much so that even the floating dust stopped being restless.

All the monsters, orcs, and goblins who were making noise stopped their movements collectively like a reflex, as if they had been pressed the pause button, and looked at the entrance of the labyrinth in unison.

That is—

Councilor Luo Yan?!

"Lo, Luo Yan senior!!"

Seeing that familiar face, Yige froze slightly, then ecstasy surged from his heart, and his face bloomed with light as if he had been saved.

With a flash, he jumped down from the command platform, and almost ran to Luo Yan, his eyes filled with tears of excitement.

"You finally came! Sorry, sorry! I failed your expectations... but I really don't know what to do!"

"Don't panic."

Looking at his old classmate who was at a loss, Luo Yan first reached out and patted his shoulder, then comforted him in a gentle tone.

"I have already heard about the situation here from my subordinates, it is not a big problem, you take a deep breath first, don't lose your footing."

Yige obediently took a deep breath, trying to calm his heartbeat, and finally stopped being like a headless fly.

At this time, Sarah returned behind Luo Yan and reported in a low voice.

"The commotion in the West District has subsided, those monsters who had an accident are still alive... but just in case, I temporarily closed the traps there."

"Very good."

Luo Yan nodded approvingly.

At this time, Yige noticed the Demon lady behind Luo Yan, and couldn't help blinking, asking in a low voice.

"Who is this?"

"Sarah, my subordinate—"

"Tafu! The fifth Demon General of the Demon King, possessor of the most ancient dragon bloodline!" A young dragon drilled out of Sarah's arms, coughed hard, and interrupted Luo Yan's words halfway.

I saw it folding its chicken-like wings and nodding, performing a gentleman's etiquette self-righteously, but it scared Yige, who was unprepared, to jump.

He hadn't noticed at all just now—

This Lady Sarah actually hid a giant dragon under her cloak?!

Although it is a cub...

Luo Yan, who was interrupted, was slightly displeased, and a look made Tafu shut her mouth, then looked at Yige and continued.

"Don't mind this guy, her brain is not quite normal."

Tafu widened her eyes, wanting to mouth off but couldn't open her mouth, and could only grind her teeth there.

Yige looked at Luo Yan with admiration, and the admiration and longing in his heart could not be added.

As everyone knows—

The nature of giant dragons is unruly and cannot be tamed acquiredly.

There is only one way to gain the loyalty of a dragon cub, and that is to go deep into the dragon's lair to steal the dragon egg, and then hatch it!

The dragon cub that has just broken its shell will recognize the first living creature it sees as its father, and only in this way can it be tamed!

And with the nature of a giant dragon, it is almost impossible to steal the dragon egg while it is alive, and even if it is stolen, it will face the endless revenge and pursuit of the giant dragon.

And now, Luo Yan senior not only stole the dragon egg, but also hatched it safely!

There is only one explanation—

He completely defeated the giant dragon guarding the dragon egg!

I didn't expect that the senior I respected the most actually completed the feat of "slaying the dragon" that only happened in epics silently!

This is too amazing!!!

Looking at Yige, whose eyes were shining, Sarah felt inexplicably uncomfortable, but couldn't say why, just moved closer to Luo Yan unconsciously.

Her little movement didn't escape Yige's eyes, and facing those vigilant eyes, he immediately realized that she had misunderstood something.

Demon God above, please witness!

He is purely worship and respect for Luo Yan senior, and there is absolutely no emotion beyond friendship, not to mention it is impossible at all, okay?!

However, just when he was about to explain with a wry smile, he suddenly realized something even more incredible.

Wait—

Could it be that Lady Sarah and his senior... are in that kind of relationship?!

Yige's face turned red.

Even if he was slow, he discovered that what was contained in those eyes was definitely not the pure and flawless respect like himself.

There was something else in that gaze!

Yige swallowed nervously, and looking at Luo Yan again, it was not just the worship of a junior for a senior, but more of an admiration from the perspective of the species.

As expected of a senior who even succubus bows down to—

He is not surprised that Lady Sarah would be attracted to that reliable and gentle shoulder, after all, if it were a woman, she would probably fall into it in minutes, and it wouldn't be strange if something really happened.

Bu, but what about Miss Padriqi?!

Although Hell doesn't have as many dogmas and rules as the human world on the surface, can the Padriqi family accept such a thing?

Yige hesitated for a while and decided it was better not to tell Mia about this sad thing.

Although his father often taught him—if something can make the Padriqi family break their defense, then just go ahead and do it, but he doesn't think this is correct.

Always feel that this guy is trying to be clever and thinking about some impolite things, Luo Yan speechless reached out and knocked on his forehead.

That speed was so fast that even the Silver-tier succubus didn't react, and it wasn't until it hurt that she covered her forehead and let out a scream of "Ouch."

"... I'm talking to you, did you hear me?"

"Hea, heard it!" Yige, who heard nothing, nodded hurriedly, as if he had been called by Professor Ernuosi, making a look as if he had heard everything.

Luo Yan didn't have the bad taste like Professor Ernuosi, who would make his students pee their pants in class.

However, looking at Yige who didn't listen at all, he still couldn't help but sigh.

He probably knew what this guy was doing in class.

Facing those guilty eyes, Luo Yan calmed down and skipped the "newbie tutorial" directly, and ordered.

"Tomorrow you take a team to attack Deadwood Port."

"Yes! Guarantee to complete—hmm?? Attack Deadwood Port?!" Suddenly realizing what he had promised, Yige's face instantly turned pale, and his thin lips trembled slightly, "Me?! Go attack Deadwood Port?! Deadwood Port guarded by General Hamorton?"

The legendary general of the Eastern Front, Hamorton!

The Empire's Griffin who defeated General Saibeisi!

Not to mention strategy and tactics—

Just talking about extraordinary power, he and that guy are not on the same level at all!

Luo Yan raised his eyebrows.

"Are you afraid?"

He is not a person who likes to force others, if Yige has the idea of becoming stronger, he is of course happy to help his old classmate and friend.

But if he really doesn't have a strong heart, if he forcibly pushes him to a higher position, it will hurt him instead.

Yige just wanted to nod subconsciously, but suddenly met a pair of serious eyes.

And just at this time, he, who is good at brain-supplementing, suddenly thought of another incredible thing.

Speaking of which—

When Luo Yan senior first faced Grand Duke Campbell, he seemed to be just a Bronze!

Not to mention Grand Duke Campbell.

At that time, Luo Yan senior was probably not even able to beat himself, even the knights under the Grand Duke could easily pinch him to death!

However, he didn't flinch!

He not only withstood the pressure from inside the labyrinth, but also twisted the broken Lei Ming County labyrinth into a rope, so much so that even the Delagon family admitted that they had misjudged, and even greedily and shamelessly wanted to pick back the trouble that everyone had once abandoned as a shoe.

No matter how powerful General Hamorton is, compared to the true legendary bloodline, it is obviously still a huge gap.

And he is Silver-tier!

In terms of the disparity between strength and bravery, the gap between himself and General Hamorton is definitely not as big as that between Luo Yan senior and Grand Duke Campbell!

Yige gritted his teeth and raised his head stubbornly.

"I... am not afraid! Yige, guarantee to complete the task!"

At this moment, he took out the determination to die.

He wants to become a demon with masculine spirit, wants to get rid of that cowardly self... and this is the first step he took!

Although there is not a ten-thousandth chance that this guy will die, looking at Yige who summoned his courage, Luo Yan nodded approvingly.

Not bad.

Very spirited!

At this moment, he finally saw some masculine spirit in him... It seems that the sand of more than a year was not eaten in vain.

"Just as the Demon King Academy taught you, spreading fear to the surface humans is the most important daily routine of a Demon King. Humans who fear you will make your labyrinth stronger, and this power gathered by fear will become the motivation to help you spread fear. But if you fear your enemies instead, you will never have a chance to defeat them again... You can mess up every single thing, but you must not get this wrong."

"You can summon the courage, I am very pleased, this is a good start."

Looking at Yige, who puffed out his chest, Luo Yan reached out and patted his shoulder, changed to a gentle tone and continued.

"Don't be too nervous, relax, tomorrow I will let my subordinates go with you—"

"Just treat it as getting familiar with the work of a Demon King." ===== CHAPTER 315 =====

"Is that the legendary general who defeated General Saibeisi?!"

"Didn't they say this is the countryside of the Empire?! What is that guy doing here?!"

Although in the Battle of Sardo Port, General Saibeisi was suspected of releasing water, the legendary general still made the brothers on the Eastern Front suffer enough in the subsequent Battle of the Scarlet Wasteland.

They didn't have the opportunity to learn from him in the central region before, and fortunately they didn't have the opportunity to learn from him.

Otherwise, given the reliability of their boss, whether they could live to this day would be an unknown...

It wasn't just the cannon fodder from the front line who were afraid. As their big brother, Yige's face was as pale as paper, and his panicked eyes were like a frightened little deer.

But even so, he still fulfilled his responsibility as a commander, trying to be calm and shouting at his subordinates.

"You... don't, don't be afraid! Senior... I mean His Majesty Luo Yan, he he he will definitely not leave us alone!"