Chapter 73: Adventurers washed in by the flood

Scrap iron, gears, and filler for making up numbers, as well as strange inscriptions added with magic power, constituted the body and soul of the self-destructing robot!

The golem wandering here was not an elemental puppet in the traditional sense, but a puppet created by the mechanical magic re-constructed by the God of Machinery Lin Te Ai Sa Ke using the faith of a nation!

Luo Yan didn't know what the original third layer of the labyrinth looked like, but there was no doubt that "heretics" had occupied this place.

"This place is not suitable for a long stay, retreat."

Protecting the two little brothers in front of him, Luo Yan, carrying the recycled fragments, stepped onto the stairs with one arrow step and hurriedly retreated to the stone gate leading to the second layer of the labyrinth.

These robots seemed to have quite a sense of territory.

As they retreated to the stairs, those robots retreated to the side of the platform like they had lost their target, and climbed back into the bottomless abyss.

Returning to the second layer of the labyrinth, Luo Yan led a group of little brothers all the way back to the "Blood Temple" on the first layer.

Looking at the two ghouls covered in insect fluid and emitting a pungent smell, he said.

"Today's practice ends here, dismiss."

"Yes."

Aokeduo took the order and nodded, returned to the center of the Blood Temple and sat down, starting to quietly review the battle process of the day and summarize the experience.

Bangde was the same, but he didn't sit in the Blood Temple, but followed Luo Yan back to the mine cave above the labyrinth.

Seeing the Demon King returning from the labyrinth, Sarah's eyes lit up, and she trotted over with the basket placed on the side of the counter.

The basket contained the quest items sent by the players—freshly steamed meat buns.

And besides the meat buns, she also put a towel in it, mainly for wiping sweat.

"Thank you."

Luo Yan smiled and took the lunch, summoned a water ball at will, wet the towel to wipe his face, and then sat on the bench on the side to enjoy it.

Seeing that she finally came in handy, a happy smile appeared on Sarah's face, and her furry ears swayed gently.

But after a while, a touch of sorrow floated up on that petite face again.

"Lord Demon King..."

"What's wrong?"

Sarah hesitated for a long time, and finally raised her head and plucked up the courage to speak.

"Can... can you turn me into a ghoul too?"

Hearing such an outrageous request for the first time, an expression of surprise appeared on Luo Yan's face, so much so that the bun he was eating halfway stopped in his hand.

"I want to know the reason."

"I... want to become stronger." Sarah took a deep breath and said, "Sarah... wants to be more useful."

Looking at the eyes full of determination, Luo Yan pondered for a while and said.

"Sarah, although I am a Necromancer, I still believe that life is a miracle more remarkable than death."

"Hmm..."

Looking at Sarah with a confused expression on her face, Luo Yan smiled gently and placed his hand on her black hair.

"So you should live well while you are alive, and never treat your own life as the price for achieving some goal... That is not something that can be weighed on a scale."

The reason for putting his hand on her head was not because he felt it would be more convincing, but mainly because he wanted to pet a cat.

"Lord Demon King... does not wish for Sarah to become a ghoul?"

"I think it's not just me, my servants are the same, hoping you live well."

"Understood."

Sarah nodded as if she understood, her emotions seemed a bit low as she buried her head.

But soon, she cheered up again.

"Then... please teach me the skills of combat!"

"The skills of combat..." Luo Yan stroked his chin, looking her up and down. "It's not impossible... I'll consider it."

"Hmm!" Sarah nodded excitedly. "Sarah can hunt! Can, catch wild rabbits in the woods!"

Luo Yan said with a smile.

"Then try to develop in the direction of a thief or assassin, I'll think of a way to see if I can find some professionals to teach you."

In the stone prison not far from the labyrinth entrance, Kris and her group looked at their former teammates, and the expressions in their eyes were also different.

There was fear, dread, sadness... and also envy.

The reticent Lei Kesen suddenly said.

"Bangde's strength has broken through... now he is at least Black Iron tier. Even without the support of the Necromancer, I'm afraid it would be very difficult for me to be his opponent."

The spirited young man Grey Dog said in a hoarse voice.

"Can he still be called Bangde now?"

Lei Kesen said with a complex expression.

"Probably... can't anymore."

Bangde was undoubtedly still Bangde, both soul and body, yet he couldn't see a single bit of familiarity from him.

This guy was like he had been reincarnated, and had started a brand new life with new memories.

It was hard to say whether this was a good thing or a bad thing.

After all, they weren't good people before either.

People always inevitably fall into the exploration of the spiritual world when they have nothing to do, and Lei Kesen was in such a state of excessive exploration at the moment.

Even, a crazy thought suddenly emerged in his heart.

If he could start over as an undead, could all the sins committed in his lifetime be wiped out? Once this thought appeared, it expanded uncontrollably in his heart, just like a demon seducing him to fall into the abyss.

Especially not far from him, that Amu, who was holding the cage with both hands, had drool hanging from his mouth that was about to flow onto the ground.

"Demon King... my lord..."

Lei Kesen couldn't help but fall into thought.

If it were this guy, he should accept it without hesitation, right?

"Really disgusting... who can throw this thing out?"

Kris cursed with disgust, her eyes still staring straight at Sarah's direction, seemingly falling into some unrealistic fantasy.

Grey Dog's expression was as desperate as ever.

Crazy...

His teammates were all crazy.

Perhaps it wouldn't be long before he would become like them too...

And just as the grey dog was feeling despair, that evil Lord Demon King suddenly looked over here and walked in their direction.

A look of fear floated on Kris's face, and she quickly retreated to the corner of the stone prison.

Including Grey Dog, who was also looking at him in horror, the expression was like looking at a whip raised high.

However, that feeling of having one's body hollowed out did not occur; this time, Lord Demon King did not seem to need them to contribute magic power.

"Which one of you is a thief?"

Grey Dog swallowed his saliva and stammered.

"I... and Kris are both."

Luo Yan continued to ask. "Who is stronger?"

Grey Dog subconsciously cast his gaze towards Kris, including Lei Kesen standing on the side, who also cast his gaze towards the disheveled woman.

Kris glared fiercely at the two teammates, then looked at the demon standing in front of the cage with eyes that were half fear and half desire.

She swallowed her saliva and said with a trembling voice.

"... What do you want to do?"

"Train a thief for me, or rather an assassin... according to your adventurer standards." While saying this, Luo Yan brought Sarah, who looked uneasy, over.

Kris's eyebrows arched, and her expression carried a bit of malice.

"Why should I help you, you demon... ah ah ah~"

That off-key scream startled Sarah.

However, she always felt that this guy didn't seem to be in real pain, and even enjoyed it a bit?

Her intuition was actually not wrong.

Luo Yan found that he could no longer extract faith points from this guy.

The fear of Lord Demon King had already been branded deep into her soul; she had already fallen into becoming a believer of the Demon King without even realizing it herself.

Just like Amu locked in the cell next to her.

"It seems you need to straighten out your position. You are just a small-fry thief, a rat that failed to steal food. It won't take more effort for me to crush you to death than to crush an ant, and I can do it at any time."

Looking down at the adventurer twitching on the ground, Luo Yan took half a step forward and continued with a majestic voice.

"However, I am ultimately merciful, even more merciful than the Shengxisi you believe in. I will give you a chance to redeem yourself. As long as you do as I say, not only will I give you rewards, but I might even return your freedom to you..."

Pausing, he continued.

"What is your answer?"

A sickly red floated on Kris's trembling body, and she nodded tremblingly.

"Yes... Lord Demon King."

Lei Kesen sighed and closed his eyes.

Grey Dog, huddled in the corner, was holding his head, fearing as ever.

This is great.

Even Kris followed in Amu's footsteps.

The only person in the entire Silver Scimitar who hadn't fallen was really just him alone...

After conquering the Palace clan, the Necropolis already had a large number of NPCs that could be used, so there was indeed no need for Sarah to keep staying in front of the shop counter and be constantly harassed by newbies who had just entered the game.

Moreover, engaging in such work with no technical content all day was indeed not good for her personal development.

Since she had a heart to become a strong person, Luo Yan was still willing to help her.

Resurrecting a lizardman ghoul from the Necropolis's "morgue," Luo Yan had Hearing You You hang the ID 【NPC Shop Clerk】 above his head, and then arranged him in the position Sarah had originally stayed in.

Although the newly resurrected ghouls were relatively dull, the NPC shop clerk didn't need any technical content in the first place, and the work that needed to be done could be explained in a few sentences.

After finishing this matter, Luo Yan transferred Kris, who had been hollowed out, to a separate cell deep in the mine cave, and arranged for her to guide Sarah's practice there.

As a reward, he designed a toilet for her alone, so she didn't have to live with smelly poop like other prisoners.

This guy had already been PUA-ed into her brain, and just by upgrading the cell, she was moved to tears, heart-blooming... so much so that Luo Yan couldn't help but suspect, was the jail in Lei Ming City a bit too humane? This thief couldn't be in jail for the first time, right?

That would be too weak.

After settling these matters, Luo Yan handed a wooden dagger to Sarah as her training tool.

"If you don't understand anything in the future, ask Ms. Kris. If she doesn't teach you well, come and tell me."

Sarah nodded seriously and took the wooden dagger from Luo Yan's hand.

"Hmm! Sarah... will study seriously."

As a non-transcendent, her strength was actually not weak, and she could even dodge the magic circle he set up. The only flaw was that she hadn't undergone systematic training.

Kris was a thief trained by the Thieves' Guild, which could just make up for her lack of experience.

Luo Yan nodded, looked at Kris, gave her a warning look, signaling her not to teach extra things, let alone try to play any tricks, and then left the dim grotto.

And just at the same time he came out of the grotto, Alakeduo, who had gone to comfort the disaster, had returned and had been waiting in the Blood Hall for a long time.

"Lord Demon King! Your servant has returned!"

Looking at the Demon King walking towards him, Alakeduo folded his eight sturdy arthropods and prostrated himself on the ground respectfully.

Looking at his triumphant expression, Luo Yan asked casually.

"How is the situation at the Shadow-Weaving nest? Is the loss there serious?"

"Not serious... not serious! Thanks to your permission for me to go back and help, the leaking places have been patched by our 'diggers'! Although some clansmen died, most of them were little spiders that hadn't grown up, so it doesn't matter much!"

"Oh right, Lady Arachinos says you don't need to worry, Lord Demon King. She said she can give birth to those children back if she puts in some effort. Besides, she also praised me for becoming stronger and told me to go back and help out more if I have nothing to do..."

Alakeduo smiled honestly, his forelimbs rubbing together coyly, just like a big turtle who had just gotten rid of his virginity.

Luo Yan looked at him blankly, dumbfounded and wanting to say something, but then thought he was a spider, and saying he was a newborn seemed to be praising him, so he could only give up on complaining.

"It's fine if it's nothing... I was also saying if it was too serious, the tax next month could be reduced as appropriate."

Alakeduo immediately shook his head and said.

"No need, no need, but if you could provide some lizardman tails or slimes to Mrs. Alakinos, that would be great... the Shadow-Weaving nest needs richer nutrition."

"Hmm, I will arrange it."

Luo Yan nodded, and then his gaze fell on the long string of "zongzi" wrapped tightly in spider silk beside him.

These things looked a bit familiar.

When the "rat plague" broke out in the labyrinth before, these cave spiders also seemed to have stored a lot of "dry food," which looked exactly the same as this thing.

"Do you have anything else to report?"

"Yes!"

Alakeduo nodded hurriedly, then poked a few "big rice dumplings" beside him with his forelimbs.

Those zongzi were actually still alive, and after feeling the stimulation from the outside world, they twisted as if struggling.

"This is?"

"These are adventurers washed into the Shadow-Weaving nest by the flood!" Alakeduo said diligently. "You gave instructions not to rush to eat the captured adventurers, so Mrs. Alakinos asked me to send them to you."

Luo Yan counted, there were actually fifteen!

Not only that, Alakeduo also packed their equipment and brought it back, and piled it in the corner of the hall.

For these uninvited intruders, Luo Yan, as the master of the labyrinth, naturally wouldn't be polite, and threw them all to generate electricity.

"Transfer them to the newly built prison, I will make them regret breaking into my territory."

Alakeduo immediately took the order.

"Yes!"

(End of chapter) ===== CHAPTER 74 =====