[Player Qi Leren arrives in Purgatory and starts the mission: Demon King's Sacrifice]
[Mission Background: Three years ago, the Killing Demon King provoked the Power Demon King, and was suppressed by the Power Demon King and the Deceitful Demon King together in the lake of fire in Purgatory. However, he did not die, nor did he give up, but silently waited for the opportunity. Three years have passed, the seal was accidentally loosened, and the consciousness of killing the devil broke free from the seal, and began to look for a way to resurrect...]
[Task Requirements: Destroy the Killing Demon King and obtain one-third of the authority of the Killing Demon King.]
[Data synchronization countdown, ten, nine, eight, seven, six, five, four, three, two, one, synchronization complete.]
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"Oh? So, the martial law this time is an order issued by the powerful demon king himself?" The man in leather boots murmured in a sexy and soft voice. If you don't pay attention, the voice will be passed through the underground passage The sound of the wind covered the past.
But who dares not to listen carefully, the lowly demon secretly glanced at the succubus, and met his half-smiling eyes, as indifferent as if he was looking at maggots crawling on the ground, which made him startled and trembling Said: "This... I don't know... I just heard..."
"I heard?" The succubus repeated the word playfully, his tone full of deep dissatisfaction.
"No, no, my lord, the rumors are very likely to be true! There was something strange in the lake of fire in Purgatory before, that is, the lake of fire that suppressed the killing demon king... I speculate that there may be a problem with the seal of the killing demon king !" Fearing that the succubus would start killing them if they were not happy, the lower demon quickly explained.
"Hehe." The succubus snorted inexplicably and stopped.
Ahead is a huge underground space, so high that you can’t see the rock wall above your head. The fluorescent plants and fluorescent moths crawling all over the rock wall dot this pure darkness, making the hole of this bottomless underground nest The walls are dotted with star-like lights.
They were standing in an underground valley at this time, facing another underground valley, and between the two cliffs was a chasm-like abyss, and the red magma flowed under their feet, like a rushing river rushing towards the deeper abyss lake of fire.
"Sir, do you want to go there? The inspection on the other side is very strict. If you are found, I'm afraid..." The lower demon raised his head cautiously to observe the expression of the succubus.
The mysterious succubus was looking at a crystal in his hand, and the lower demon recognized that it was a life crystal. The originally clean crystal had been overflowing with smoky black, and there were fine cracks on the surface of the crystal.
It seems that the owner of this crystal is in a bad situation, no wonder he is in such a hurry...
However, whose life crystal is this? What does it have to do with this succubus
Sensing the prying eyes, the succubus tilted its head and glanced at the lowly demon behind him, its ruby-like eyes were filled with the innate charm of succubi, but it was as cold as ice: "Is there a more concealed path? "
The lowly demon didn't dare to take a second look. He lowered his head to suppress his rapid heartbeat, but he still saw the long bare legs of the succubus that were not wrapped in leather pants. He quickly said ten times that life is important, and then said cautiously: "It's true. There is one."
The magma rushed through the canyon mightily, and the smile on the corner of the succubus standing on the cliff deepened, and he murmured dreamily: "That's really great."
It seemed that he had saved his life, the lowly demon breathed a sigh of relief, since he was caught by this mysterious succubus an hour ago and forced him to "buy" a wave of information, he has been in fear all the time middle. As a well-known information businessman near Purgatory, he is usually cautious, rarely shows himself, and lives a very low-key life, so this time when he woke up, he found a succubus sitting on the bay window opposite the bed, with a half-smile When he was playing with the dagger in his hand, he was really terrified.
The days of ease have passed for too long, and he has almost forgotten the horror of the edge of life and death.
Now he just wants to coax this elusive boss to be happy and let him go into the lake of fire quickly. Anyway, he is not curious... well, he is still a little curious. Whose subordinate is this succubus? What is the purpose of coming to Purgatory at this delicate time? He is definitely not the one who is the Demon King of Power or the Demon King of Deceit, otherwise there is no need to be so devious and careful.
Could it be the old department of the Demon Slayer? Or... simply the fallen Demon King of Destruction...
The lowly demons didn't dare to think about it any further, so they paid 12 points of caution, led the succubus around the patrol line, crossed the magma river from a deep underground well, and finally came to the area with the strictest boundary.
"That's right here. From here, you can reach the lake of fire through the warning area, but the area of the lake of fire has been completely sealed off. I heard that a large-scale conflict broke out last night. Now the lake of fire is prohibited from entering and exiting. I can only bring you here, next..." The lowly demon rubbed his hands together with a smile on his face, for fear that the succubus would turn his back on the spot.
The succubus stood outside the warning area, and the passage extending in all directions in front of it seemed like an ant's nest. Encountering patrolling demons in the cave might cause a chain reaction.
Qi Leren sighed in his heart, he never thought that he would encounter so many difficulties after entering the underground ant city.
If it wasn't for the many resources and help given to him by the court, even if it took him ten days and a half a month alone, he wouldn't be able to find the way, let alone find the den of the underground intelligence dealer, even coaxing and intimidating him to arrest him. lead the way.
But even with such efficiency, there is not much time left for him.
There is only less than an hour away from the lake of fire, but this section of the journey is full of warnings. Qi Le people, who have not closed their eyes for more than a day, have passed the most tired time, but now they are in good spirits, and their anxiety is all overwhelmed. He hid it in his heart.
He was too afraid of being too late.
"Tell me about the conflict last night in detail." Succubus said lightly.
"This...it seems to be picked by the former department of the Destroyer Demon King. To be specific...I came here early in the morning to do something for you. The detailed information will be sorted out when I go back, and I will send it to you immediately!"
The succubus sneered, and the blood-red eyes showed strong contempt and murderous intent: "Do you still need to tidy up?"
"No, no, no, what I mean is... I'm still hearing these things, and I haven't verified them, so I'm afraid they may not be accurate."
"tell me the story."
"Okay, back to my lord, about a month ago, the Lake of Fire started to behave strangely, and it subsided after an underground volcanic eruption, but two days ago, several great demons from the demon world appeared near Purgatory, all of them The old department of the Destroyer Demon King seems to be looking for something near the lake of fire. Since the fall of the Destroyer Demon King, they rarely go out, and this time it is a bit suspicious to appear together. In the past two days, there have been small-scale attacks near the lake of fire. The demons disappeared and were killed. This kind of thing is very common, and we didn't pay attention to it until last night... "
A complex expression of fear and reverence appeared on the face of the lowly demon. He lowered his voice and excitedly revealed the secret: "Last night, someone saw large pieces of demon corpses in the canyon downstream of the lake of fire. , soaked in the lava, and flowed down the magma... There were as many ants as there were, and there was a black cloud. Then the whole purgatory was under martial law, and the fire lake area was especially strict. Anyone who came in and out at will will be killed!"
"Who did it?" the succubus asked.
"We don't know this anymore, but there is a clue. Last night, a demon heard...a dragon cry near the lake of fire. At that time, the entire valley of the lake of fire was trembling, like an earthquake. All the rocks collapsed, and everywhere It was collapsing, and he ran away quickly, without seeing anything else."
"Dragon Yin..." the succubus whispered thoughtfully.
After getting the map of this area and letting go of this unlucky demon intelligence businessman, Qi Le took off the "drama costume" he used when he was an undercover agent in the killing secret meeting, changed into clothes that are more convenient for movement, and put the clothes on his feet The pair of gaudy leather boots studded with sequins and hung with silver chains were thrown back into the inventory, and hurriedly walked into the cave.
The sound of the dragon chant last night was probably Ning Zhou, who was in the form of a dragon after awakening the power of destruction. Was the battle last night related to Ning Zhou's final death? Qi Leren couldn't be sure, now as long as he thought of Ning Zhou being so close to him, he couldn't wait to fly to him.
We must catch up, we will definitely catch up, Qi Leren clenched his fists, equipped the required skill cards, and touched the Prophet's Heart hanging on his chest. He wants to pass through this section of the martial law alert area, in addition to relying on maps and concealment technology, he also has to rely on secret observation, if it is not possible...
Even with the powerful prophetic heart, he still had to forcibly pass through the warning zone and enter the lake of fire.
He couldn't wait any longer.
Prepared mentally, Qi Leren took a deep breath and strode forward.
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There is already the last security post in front, and [Secret Observation] has also entered the cooling down. Qi Leren's body is tightly pressed against the rock wall, listening to the sound of approaching footsteps. The demons on patrol held torches, and the fire illuminated the dark environment.
It seems to be just a few ordinary demons, otherwise there would be no need for torches for lighting.
Below this cliff is a huge "lake", with sulfur floating above the lava, burning blazingly, making this icy underground feel like a scorching hell. Here is the lake of fire. Ning Zhou is here.
Qi Leren closed his eyes and calculated the most likely way to break through.
The patrolling demons are in groups of two. It is very difficult for him to kill two demons at the same time silently. Once he fails, the demons on the nearby security post will swarm up, causing a chain reaction... If the attack is not enough, if you take a detour...
With a loud bang, the patrolling demons stopped and whispered: "What's going on? Are you going crazy again?"
"Who knows, be careful, don't lean in, many people died yesterday."
The ground suddenly shook, as if an earthquake had erupted!
Loose stones from the rock face fell in chunks, causing a commotion. The Qi Le people, who were waiting for the opportunity, took this opportunity to rush out. When the two patrolling demons were in a panic, they killed each of them cleanly with one knife. He didn't care about dealing with the corpses. He walked through the last post with the falling rocks on his back. Gang, rushing to the cliff ahead without looking back.
It was as if a window had been opened on a huge rock wall, and the Qi Le people were standing on this window, looking down.
The world as far as he could see was a vast red, bigger and crueler than the scene in his dream. The air was so hot that it made people sweat profusely, and it was impossible to breathe. As long as one opened his mouth, it was like sucking hot flames into his lungs and igniting his body.
The terrifying height and heat made Qi Le people dizzy for a while. Here, imagining a glacier has become a difficult thing, because the glacier will melt quickly in his consciousness.
This piece of hot land made of hot magma seems to be placed in a high-pressure boiler, and it is extremely hot. Even if it is more than a hundred meters away from the magma under the feet, the heat is already like a red-roasted soldering iron. on human skin.
It's not just hot anymore, it's a painful torture, just standing here, like a slug desperately baked dry by the hot August sun on the asphalt road.
The people of Qi Le stared blankly at their feet. This scarlet lake of fire was burning, and the scattered black rocky islands were all scorching hot... No, they weren't all rocks.
One of those black, half-submerged shadows in lava...
This scene overlapped with his near-death dream—the black dragon slowly sank into the lake of fire, and never existed again.
Is it too late? Is he already late
Qi Leren's legs went limp and he knelt down on the ground, his mind went blank.
There was another loud noise, and the magma ejected from the lake set off a raging wave on the lake of fire, hitting the black dragon's body. The black dragon lying quietly in the lake of fire moved, and Qi Leren's gaze also moved.
The black dragon raised its head, looked at the thick dome, stretched out its sharp claws from under the lava lake, slapped it hard on the lake of fire, and roared angrily. In an instant, the entire underground lake was shaken crazily. The whole world seemed to be turned upside down. The magma gathered into a tsunami and washed in all directions. Stones fell from the surrounding rock walls and smashed into the lava lake. The rock wall above...
The dome of the invisible underground cave seemed to be torn apart by a terrifying force, and huge rocks suddenly fell, pouring down like a torrential rain, making the surface of this lake of fire more and more turbulent, and it turned into a land of continuous falling fires. The horror hell of the rain!
The black dragon stood in the lake of fire, and the overwhelming burning meteor fire lit up this dark underground world. It was angry, sad, desperate, and countless negative emotions gathered on it, making it face the invisible the sky roars—
The dome cracked, and a huge wound was torn out on the top of the underground cavern by the berserk force. A ray of light pierced the earth and fell into purgatory.
Light, not fire that burns on brimstone and lava.
Just after that light came, a familiar call came to its ears through the distance between life and death:
"Ning Zhou!!!"
I don't know if it was because of the light or the sound, the furious black dragon suddenly calmed down. It stood quietly in the lake of fire, looking at the hole in the distant rock wall, the light that was more dazzling than the sun.
In the bright holy light, the veil-like silver-white light slowly spread out, like a huge, blooming lotus flower, in that light was the phantom of heaven in the dusk, countless hymns and spiritual joy It plays here, washing away the pain in people's hearts.
And in this ray of light, the holy angel with white wings fell from the cliff, and fell from heaven into the lake of fire in purgatory without hesitation.
The holy and elegant white feathers flickered gently, and the peaceful and peaceful power extinguished the violent flames burning on the lake of fire along the way, and the suffocating and terrifying heat also dissipated, turning into a paradise of light. Where it passed, the reflection of heaven actually appeared on the lake of fire.
The holy angel landed on the black rock of the lake of fire, just in front of the dragon's eyes.
And the light falling from the torn dome just happened to fall on him.
The earth-shaking world subsided, the pouring rain of fire subsided, and the scarred black dragon also subsided.
They stared at each other, just like staring at their own souls, one was full of cracks on the verge of breaking, and the other was about to be pulled into the abyss of destruction by despair.
It was at this moment that they were all redeemed with tenderness.