"Crack, crackle."
Dim flames burn across the earth.
A huge flame lizard crawled on the ground that had long been turned into charcoal. Wherever it passed, the flames along the way were absorbed by it, and the scorching temperature dropped rapidly.
This fire lizard is more than twenty meters long, and even an ordinary giant dragon is no more than that. However, this giant beast that should have been burning with blazing flames is different from its kind in the fire elemental world or living in volcanoes. The whole body is extremely dim, covered with a layer of black charcoal-like carapace, which is covered with cracks. Dark red light occasionally emerges from the cracks, as if lava is slowly flowing beneath it.
If a normal Flame Lizard is a 'burning flame', then this Flame Lizard is a 'long extinguished ashes'.
Just like this world.
The blood-red sky is shrouded in black dust clouds, and the earth is dotted with lava lakes, bringing the final light to this dark world. And on this cracked final earth, there is an extremely huge building made of bones. A ferocious fortress made of black iron, with countless terrifying monsters with wings and covered in black carapace hovering above it, surrounded by a river of red lava.
The sixth level of the abyss, Molten Sea Hell, [Tear Valley Fortress].
"Boom, boom, boom!"
In the deepest part of the fortress, there is a team of tall and sturdy puppets carrying a cage, walking silently in the dark passage, but the heavy footsteps still shake the corridor made of black iron. These puppets are made of bones and lava and flow. The flames drive the corpses of the strong after death, making them more powerful than before.
The prestige of the [Infernal Demon Guards] spread throughout the first seven hundred layers of the abyss. These evil creations made from the bones of strong men from all walks of life are far more loyal and powerful than the chaotic demons. They generally possess great demon-level power. Some are even comparable to weaker demon lords.
But no matter how powerful the prison-melting demon guards are, all beings know that the one who is even more powerful is their master.
"Clang!"
The silent demon guard walked into a hall in the deepest part of the fortress. Here, the ground made of black iron glowed with a dim red light that was close to melting. Black high-heat steam spurted out from the cracks in the ground, releasing enough energy to Amid the flesh-destroying high-heat poisonous smoke and the billowing smoke, the demon guards placed the cage they were carrying on the ground. Metal collided with metal, making a tooth-piercing friction sound.
They knelt down respectfully in front of the center of the hall that was covered in smoke and dust, then stood up and left. The Prison Solving Demon Guards left the hall, and as they left, the layers of inscriptions on the huge cage were quickly unblocked.
"Click", there was a soft sound, the cage opened, and a five-meter-tall two-horned one-eyed demon rolled out of it in embarrassment and knelt on the ground.
This demon has a human-like body, but has bat-like wings and thick limbs. It is covered with a hard black carapace, and a strange light shines in its purple one eye. But now, what is shining in this purple one eye is not... It is a conspiracy to calculate people's hearts, but the purest 'fear'.
The Great Intention-level Demon, [Heart-Eating Demon Lardanas] struggled to get up. It knelt down respectfully and prostrated itself in front of the center of the hall shrouded in darkness and smoke. At this time, it would rather be imprisoned there and cast countless torment demons. In the cage of the curse, he was unwilling to face the eyes of the person in front of him.
"Lal Danas."
The dark hall gradually became brighter as a deep voice came from far away. The strong and sonorous tone sounded like steel, making the entire fortress tremble slightly. An incomparably powerful will swept through, and suddenly, smoke, dust and steam Sweeping away, all the demons within thousands of kilometers felt a palpitation in their hearts. Fear overcame their chaotic instincts, causing all these demons to bow their heads and remain motionless.
The nearly melted black iron floor completely turned into boiling molten iron. Golden-red light flickered in the hall, and in the next moment, a huge burning eye that seemed to be made of lava slowly rose from the molten iron. Thousands of people Not only was the high temperature unable to damage it, but it became the power of this eye. The ferocious and cruel aura spread around it, bringing down the pressure that darkened everything.
When the great demon faced this oppressive master, Lardanas's one eye was tightly closed. It did not dare to look directly at the being in front of it, even if the eye was only a part of its clone.
"Your mission failed."
The burning one eye was not looking at the trembling and worshiping big demon. Its gaze seemed to penetrate the void, looking at the existence on the other side of the distant world, and the voice that seemed to come from the bottomless abyss echoed in the hall with layers of echoes: " Your clone did not successfully land on the Mycroft continent, and I lost the opportunity to explore that world."
"My king..."
After hearing the other party's emotionless narration, Lardanas's body trembled violently - demons should have no fear, and are full of killing and destruction, but heart-eating demons are different. They have wisdom far beyond ordinary demons. Naturally, There was also fear caused by wisdom. It panicked and wanted to explain, but another figure came to its mind.
It was the figure of a black-haired warrior. His whole body was wrapped with red flames of fighting spirit. From the black soul abyss came countless echoes and screams. It was the human who destroyed its ritual and killed its clone. , causing its mission to fail.
The burning one-eye did not intend to give Lardanas a chance to explain. It stared into the void, its gaze penetrated the fortress made of black iron and bones, penetrated the black poisonous cloud of smoke, penetrated the blood-red sky and The Broken Sun and Moon, the Lord of the Valley of Tears Fortress, the King of Molten Sea Hell, and the Gluttonous Demon King Goliath used his clone to gaze into the void, gazing at the world that it had been paying attention to for thousands of years.
"Mycroft's world has returned to order, and the breath of death and destruction has receded. This world has been in silence for more than a thousand years, but now it can find its flames and regain its vitality."
The low and loud voice murmured to himself: "Your failure and the blind actions of the admirers have caused me to lose most of my sight. I can't even observe or know how those humans have changed their world. Reborn from eternal death."
"Originally, it was estimated that I would only have to wait another twenty years before I could break through the barriers of the dying world and use war and death to integrate this world into our abyss. But that is no longer possible. The healthy world is suppressing us. This group of fireless ashes requires longer preparation.”
"My king!"
Hearing this, Lardanas immediately understood the purpose of being imprisoned and sent here. It struggled and roared like a drowning man grasping the last straw: "I am willing to redeem my mistakes." , I am willing to go to Mycroft World to find out the situation!"
"The group of people who claimed to be our allies have all betrayed. Not only did they not provide information, they also tried their best to destroy our forces. But I still have some believers lurking in the mountains of the West Mountain, and I still have the last clone that I have not used. !”
With fear in his heart, this great demon who took pleasure in bewitching people and devouring despair was frantically squeezing every bit of use out of him. The Burning Eye moved slightly when he heard the words, and it interrupted Lardanas's words. : "It's normal for those people to betray us. Their world will start to burn again, so naturally they no longer need us."
"I will definitely make them pay the most painful price..." "No."
The demon king's clone once again interrupted the big demon's words. Its voice contained a strange emotion, which seemed to be curiosity, greed, and an emotion that could never appear in a demon.
That's the smell of hope.
"Laldanas, the leader of the Heart-Eating Demons, one of the smartest demons." It used a tone that suppressed joy and jealousy, desire and greed, and gave orders word by word to its subordinates that must not be violated. The command.
"I want you to go to Mycroft's world 'personally' and find out the truth behind their restoration of the 'Flame'."
The big devil, who finally felt that the murderous intention that had been hanging over his head had disappeared, responded with the most decisive and resolute attitude.
"As you command, Your Majesty."
…
A long time passed.
The one-eyed demon who was branded and unable to betray had already left the fortress and went to its lair to prepare for the ceremony to go to another world.
In the deepest part of the Valley of Tears Fortress, the molten iron has gradually solidified, returning to its appearance like a red-hot iron block.
Black flames burned in the center of the hall. The Burning Eye gradually dissipated after being silent for a long time. An extremely complex 'engraved rune' rotated on the place where it originally stood. The extremely powerful aura came from the demon king's rune. It spread out and enveloped the entire fortress.
The flame will burn out one day.
The ashes will one day lose their warmth.
However, even so, even the ashes bred from the long-dead world are still longing for the day when they can burn.
At the same time, Mycroft continent, the Ural Plain in the north.
In mid-air, the man standing on top of the black dragon looked up at the sky thoughtfully. The extremely bright golden sun released heat that kept people warm even in the sub-zero cold, but his eyes did not. Unaffected by this dazzling light, look straight into the void at the end of the world.
The gaze yielded no results. The man who found nothing shook his head, and then looked down at the earth again amid the doubtful eyes of the Shenji siblings behind him.
Under his feet, there was an 'ocean' shining with silver light. The silver mist shrouded the lake, reflecting the light of the sun. The gentle waves of light changed endlessly with the changes in the mist, making it difficult to predict and measure as if thinking. And at the edge of the ocean, there are more than a dozen scattered teams of people sorting out arrays and getting ready.
The follower of the Mother Goddess of the Earth, the divine mist of [Shinur, the God of Rivers], is not an evil god. Even if he is tested, he will not be too harsh. He can be rescued if he fails. It is a good target for the test. but.
Thinking of this, the warrior gave the order quickly and neatly on top of the dragon's head.
"start!"
A voice full of majesty spread throughout the plains. Countless wandering demonized beasts and monsters shrank their heads and ran towards their lairs in fear. Under him, various teams that had already prepared were At the same time, they took steps toward the silver sea of mist that enveloped thousands of meters in radius.
So, the trial began.
The setting of my book is not DND, the settings of demons and gods are different.
(End of chapter)