Chapter 67: Sodo is Waiting

Sanu is dead.

When that giant dragon as towering as a mountain turned into dust and dissipated, his restless soul also became rootless duckweed at the same time, disappearing into the dust like fallen leaves swept away by the autumn wind.

All that remained in place was a broken spear.

And that spear seemed to have foreshadowed the fate of the Earth Dragon Clan.

Desperate expressions appeared on the faces of every Lizardman.

It was as if not only their arrogant chieftain had lost his soul, but even the souls in their own bodies had been taken away by the wind that blew away the giant dragon.

It's over.

The Earth Dragon Clan no longer exists from now on.

From now on, there is only one master of the first level of the Lei Ming City underground labyrinth—

That is Lord Demon King.

【Server-wide announcement: Congratulations to all players of the "Great Graveyard First Skeleton Legion"! The Pine Song Forest encounter battle was a complete victory! National war rewards will be settled later...】

The dark green pop-up appeared in front of all players, and the cheers of victory resounded on the river beach covered by the forest.

"Long live Lord Demon King!!!"

"Awoo awoo!!!"

"Loot!! Distribute the loot!!! GKD!!"

"Ooo ooo ooo, one female lizard per person!"

"Holy crap?! What do you want that thing for?!"

"Too heavy-tasted!"

"None of your business! Can't I roast it to eat?!"

"You can still eat tributes with this corpse?!"

"Ugh—!"

"..."

The noisy sounds were endless.

Unfortunately, those creaking sounds were only understood by the players themselves or Luo Yan; to outsiders, they were just noise made by skeleton soldiers.

Otherwise, I don't know what kind of fearful expressions those Lizardmen would have made.

"Too strong!!! Simply too strong!!"

Mi Ya flew several circles in the sky excitedly, only then remembering that she hadn't contributed at all, her face changed, and she hurriedly flew toward Lord Demon King.

"De, De, Demon King Lord! Are you hurt?! Mi Ya is here to help help help you heal!"

She originally wanted to say she was here to help, but the battle on the ground had already ended, and it seemed she was no longer needed.

The surviving Lizardmen threw away their weapons one after another, knelt on the ground, repented for their betrayal, and prayed for the Demon King's forgiveness.

Even the arrogant giant dragon had been defeated by the Demon King, and there was no point in continuing to fight.

The drizzling rain made the forest scorched by the raging fire filled with a thin veil of mist, and the quiet forest seemed to have regained its vitality.

The trembling squirrels poked their heads out of the bushes, and the hungry crows landed on the scorched pine branches burned by the dragon breath.

Luo Yan, riding the Cave Spider, waved to the players, ordered You You to lift their summoned state, and updated the task of transporting loot.

Such a big commotion would inevitably attract the attention of nearby human villages and towns, so it's better to clean up the battlefield quickly.

At this time, Mi Ya landed in front of him, ignoring the mud and water on the ground, and greeted him in a stuttering voice.

"De, De, Demon King Lord, are, are, are you okay?"

Looking at the little devil who landed in front of him, Luo Yan said in a casual tone.

"I'm fine, how about you?"

"I, I, I am too!" Mi Ya didn't dare to look up, stuttering.

"How shameful," Arakdo looked down at her arrogantly, his tone sinister, "Running away as soon as the fight starts, worthy of being a little devil."

After defeating the giant dragon, Arakdo seemed to feel he could do it again.

But this guy wasn't wrong.

Among many underground creatures, the basic morale of insect units is one of the best; even if the lord runs away, the minions might not necessarily run.

Luo Yan patted his mount's head, signaling him to shut up, then looked at the little guy who was nervous to the point of suffocation and said.

"If you're fine, then get up, the ground is dirty."

"Yes, yes!"

"..."

Luo Yan knew why this guy looked like she had made a mistake, but he didn't blame her for it.

Dealing with a group of rebels, there was no need to pull in the vassal's troops.

His original intention was just to let her watch from the side, and then bring the news of the Demon King's army crushing the Earth Dragon Clan back to the Land of Nightmares.

Although there was a slight accident in the process, the result was no different.

Seeing that the Demon King had forgiven her, Mi Ya finally breathed a sigh of relief, quietly wiping away the sweat mixed with rain.

Worthy of being Lord Demon King...

Even legendary creatures like giant dragons are not in his eyes at all! It's just that there was one thing she didn't understand: how did that group of four-legged snakes summon a monster of the giant dragon level? And—

Why didn't that giant dragon leave a corpse after it died?

She quite wanted to taste the dragon meat...

After sending Mi Ya away, Luo Yan took out the mirror he carried with him and checked his attribute panel.

And looking at it didn't matter, he was startled when he saw the experience bar.

"Seven hundred thousand experience?!"

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ID: Luo Yan

Race: Human

Soul Level: Steel (Level cap LV50)

Level: LV. 36 (+2)

Experience: (17695/36W)

Physique: 15 (+1)

Strength: 13 Agility: 13 Intelligence: 42 (+3)

Spirit: 42 (+2)

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Good grief! This solo kill of the giant dragon spirit actually let him level up twice! Presumably, this didn't just include the experience provided by Sanu, but also a considerable part from that giant dragon that didn't leave a name.

Luo Yan was excited and couldn't help but sigh.

If it weren't for Lin Te·Aiwen's Calamity System quantifying the strength level of the Steel-tier, he probably wouldn't have realized the growth of his strength, and might even have confused it with the blessing of the Dragon God.

After all, that's not easy to distinguish.

And under normal circumstances, such a small improvement in strength is difficult for people to notice immediately.

It's like most people find it hard to notice that they have grown a millimeter taller; only when this number accumulates to half a centimeter or more will they suddenly discover the difference between today and yesterday.

It's not just the growth of the level; Sanu's death also caused a considerable part of the faith power that the Earth Dragon Clan had condensed by relying on the Dragon God during this period to transfer to Luo Yan.

【Faith Value: 96281 (+9w)】

【Daily Growth: 3124 (+4)】

【Daily Consumption: 1000】

"Ninety-seven thousand faith points... if I save up for another day or two, it's enough for me to upgrade my soul level from Steel to Bai Yin."

However, Luo Yan wasn't in a hurry to upgrade to Bai Yin so early.

His current level was far from reaching the LV50 cap, and even if he upgraded his soul level to Bai Yin, he would only have Steel-tier strength.

Luo Yan, who had been thinking for a long time, looked at the mount beneath him and said. "Arakdo, do you want to become a Bronze-tier Cave Spider?"

Arakdo was stunned for a moment, then said in surprise.

"Of course! Lord Demon King... but, can this kind of thing be done?!"

His strength hadn't changed for a long time.

Generally speaking, this meant that Black Iron-tier was the ceiling of his life... at least he hadn't heard of any way to change the soul level.

If there were, Her Majesty Arachnos wouldn't have always been Bronze.

Looking at the astonished Arakdo, Luo Yan smiled faintly and said in an unquestionable voice.

"It can't be done under normal circumstances, but this is not a difficult task for this Demon King. After returning to the Demon King territory in a while, I will upgrade your soul to Bronze... as a reward for your bravery."

Arakdo's expression was moved, his huge body trembling slightly, and he pressed his head to the ground.

"Arakdo is willing to die for Lord Demon King!"

Luo Yan patted his head.

"No need for formalities... in addition, use your spider silk to tie the arms of those Lizardman prisoners and bring them back to the Great Graveyard together with the loot."

Arakdo: "Yes!!!"

After explaining the matter of escorting prisoners, Luo Yan jumped off Arakdo's back and went to the labyrinth entrance flooded by the river.

The Shadow-Weaving Nest had been soaking in the water for a while; he hoped Her Majesty Arachnos was safe and sound.

"Break through the ground!"

Reciting the spell, Luo Yan waved the magic wand in his hand.

A gray-yellow light sprayed from the tip of the wand in his hand, accurately hitting the diversion canal dug manually.

The earth trembled!

A huge rock pillar broke through the ground!

Following the guidance of the magic wand in Luo Yan's hand, the giant rock stood in the middle of the artificial water canal, intercepting the rushing river water.

This wasn't over.

He continued to cast "Falling Rock Spell," "Muddy Spell," and "Flame Breath," shaping the simple dam and then baking it to reinforce it.

The overflowing river water no longer continued to pour into the labyrinth entrance; from then on, the labyrinth's water disaster was finally resolved.

"This entrance is useless anyway, better to abandon it."

In addition.

After going back, he still had to order Arachnos to repair the waterproof channels and load-bearing structures for the illegal construction inside the labyrinth.

Thinking this, Luo Yan raised the magic wand in his hand and added a spell to the abandoned labyrinth entrance.

"The sky collapses and the earth cracks!"

Gray-yellow lightning hit the ground, and the originally flat land instantly broke into several pieces like a broken biscuit!

"Boom—!"

Broken rock and soil fell in large chunks into the labyrinth entrance! Spider-web-like cracks spread down the labyrinth corridor, finally disappearing into the darkness at the end along with the boiling dust.

The rain wiped away the noisy dust.

All that remained in place was a muddy, chaotic rock beach and the labyrinth entrance buried by soil and rubble.

Luo Yan, who had finished all the work, turned back, only to see that more than forty Lizardman prisoners had been tied by their arms with spider silk by Arakdo and strung together.

And on the other side, the players had also finished cleaning up the battlefield.

They, who were professional at licking bags, didn't let go of even a bit of trash, and even packed up the Lizardman corpses together.

Looking at his loot, a satisfied smile appeared on Luo Yan's face.

Compared to the Earth Dragon Clan, which suffered heavy losses, the price paid by the Great Graveyard was just a few hundred worthless skeletons and over a thousand faith points.

Whether analyzed from a strategic or tactical level, this battle could be described as an epic victory!

"Go home!"

Turning over and riding on Arakdo's back, Luo Yan shouted to the team, and then went to the front of the team first.

Before the reconnaissance cavalry of nearby lords arrived, the citizens of the Great Graveyard had already disappeared into the forest filled with rain and mist...

Deep in the first level of the labyrinth, at the confluence of the floods.

Sodo, standing between the rushing water, was waiting motionless, waiting for the prey to walk into the net he and the three hundred elite Gray Fin warriors had set up early.

However, time passed second by second, the rushing river water continued to pour into the labyrinth, but the master of the labyrinth was nowhere to be seen.

Even though he was used to waiting, a hint of faint unease couldn't help but rise on Sodo's face.

Why isn't he here yet? Did that guy get lost?

But how is that possible!

The labyrinth is the Demon King's home; how could he get lost at his own doorstep?! Could it be—

That guy didn't come to the familiar terrain, and even knowing he might run into an ambush, went directly to the river outside the labyrinth?! That seems even more impossible! The uneasy expression gradually turned into solemnity, and Sodo's originally calm breathing also became wavering with the change of his mood.

Is the Earth Dragon Clan an opponent of the Demon King's army? Intuition told him that the group of geckos shouldn't be that useless, but thinking of that Steel-tier chieftain, he couldn't make up his mind.

Just then, the water flowing between his legs suddenly shook as if it had been hit by something.

Along with it came an earth-shaking tremor!

Sodo was startled, turning back to look at the cave entrance he had come from.

It wasn't just him; almost all the Merman warriors looked over there simultaneously, and expressions of panic appeared on their faces in unison.

The water source—

Was it cut off?! "Damn it!!! Follow me!"

Realizing what had happened, Sodo cursed, and led the three hundred Merman soldiers behind him to return along the original path, killing their way toward the labyrinth entrance by the river.

The flood disappeared at a speed visible to the naked eye, and the river water accumulated in the labyrinth became shallower and shallower.

At first, the water could still submerge their thighs, but later, the shallow puddles were only enough to bury their ankles! Finally—

When they were about to reach their destination, a desperate scene was reflected in the eyes of every Merman warrior.

Only to see countless broken stones and mud filling the entire corridor, and the stairs leading to the surface, and even the room where the stairs were located, were all buried!

This road was completely blocked!

And coincidentally, this happened to be the only exit they knew.

Even not long ago, Sodo had just rejected the guide from that group of geckos.

"Damn it!!!"

The fist slammed into the immovable rock wall, and only regret remained on Sodo's face, regret that he hadn't seen through the Demon King's trick.

Clearly—

The opponent had anticipated their anticipation!

Just like a clever captain who would deliberately steer the ship toward their hunting team, preferring to duel with them in calm waters rather than gamble in a storm.

This Demon King...

Was even more insidious and cunning than he imagined!

"Boss... what do we do?!" A Merman warrior walked to his side and asked in a low voice, terrified.

Everything around was pitch black, and one couldn't see their own fingers.

It was as if there was nothing in the darkness, yet it was as if countless eyes were watching them.

It was fine when there was water before; although they couldn't see, they could at least perceive the situation around them through the echo of the water flow.

But now—

They were like stranded fish! Sodo gritted his teeth and finally made a decision.

"Find another exit..."

"Get out first!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 68 =====