In the eastern part of the hell world, the most famous place in the whole hell is the Skeleton Mountain, which even the unscrupulous demons and monsters are afraid of.
It was a mountain rising from the ground, nearly three thousand meters high, and looked like a giant from a distance. Although this height was not worth mentioning in either the Dark Continent or the Hell World, there were mountains, mountains and seas higher than the Skeleton Mountain. Go.
However, the Skeleton Mountain is made up of countless bones piled up, without any mud or stone. Looking at it, they are all the bones of demons. There are drops of dark green dripping out of countless empty eye holes. The venom and the sharp bone spurs everywhere are also emitting a pale green luster. As long as they touch a little bit, they will immediately become part of this mountain of bones.
Countless resentful spirits are lingering in this mountain of bones, shuttling in the gaps between countless piles of bones, screaming in pain and wailing. Hundreds of miles away from the mountain of bones, you can see a huge black mass, made of countless twists. The extremely evil mist composed of resentful spirits shrouded the entire mountain of bones. Dark green threads slowly rose up, binding the mist, forming a huge prison of bones and resentful spirits. Anyone who falls here will bear the consequences. Endless torture of souls and bones.
On the top of the Skeleton Mountain, there is a huge skull like a hill, with a mouth shaped like a dragon, horns like a devil, and a pair of eye holes that glow with a faint green light, as if it can come back to life at any time, which is terrifying.
This huge skull is not placed flat on the top of the mountain of bones, but is slightly tilted, looking up at the sky. From a distance, the owner of the skull seems to have endless sadness, anger, and unwillingness.
Inside the skull is a broad and gloomy palace. The faint green fire emits dim light, illuminating a straight passage that leads to the deepest part of the palace that is a thousand meters deep, and a towering throne.
"Sister Belial!"
Andariel tilted his slender legs, holding a goblet carved from bones, gently swaying the bright red blood inside, showing a leisurely and contented god-like attitude with pearls of wisdom in hand. I have to say that I have not seen him for a long time. This Demon Queen is so relaxed.
She was talking to a mirror not far in front of her.
"I'm working hard. I'm definitely not sleeping. The Human Alliance is about to be defeated by me." Belial, who was sitting next to the flower petals, rubbed his unconvincing sleepy eyes. His face was not red and he was out of breath and patted his chest to assure himself.
"Forget it, I knew it would be like this anyway. It's good if I can maintain the status quo." Andalil, who was in a good mood, rarely turned into a roaring body under Belial's surprised gaze, and only stiffly pulled the corners of his mouth. After a moment, he drank all the blood in the cup in one breath.
"Xiao An'er, you seem to be in a good mood. Could it be that you have captured the savior of mankind?"
"No, but soon."
"Oh?" Beryl tilted her head slightly, as if she couldn't believe it. After all, how big the hell world is, she knew very well that even if the Four Demon Kings were half the rulers there, they wanted to find a person in the vast hell. It’s a tough job for people too.
"I have issued orders to all the demon kings in the entire east and west, asking them to pay attention. Unexpectedly, just a short while later, there was good news. Four little guys found a suspicious strange character who looked like a ragdoll bear and fought with each other. After a fight, we retreated without a fight, and all signs indicate that it is the little bug we are looking for.”
As he spoke, Andalil curved the corners of his mouth in a graceful arc. How long has it been since he enjoyed this feeling of everything going smoothly? That feeling of having everything under control is so wonderful.
"Oh! That's great. Then hurry up and capture the little savior of mankind. If he wants to live, this demon king will use all means to torture him to death." Belial licked his lips, showing a rare demon king look. picture.
"There's no rush." Andalil raised his index finger and made a hissing gesture on his smiling lips.
"The little bug is not stupid. He probably discovered that we brought it here, so he quickly escaped from the point of emergence. At his speed, two or three days would be enough for him to travel very far. There is no need to waste a lot of time. Go search.”
"Does it mean that Xiao An'er already has an idea?"
"Of course."
"Come and listen, don't whet my appetite."
"Hmph, I'm afraid Sister Belial, you already know what I'm thinking about." Andalil shook his head helplessly and said it anyway.
"It's very simple. Since we know that it was our conspiracy to get here, then of course that little bug wants to avoid our capture. Where should he escape to? Isn't the answer clear at a glance? He must want to escape there. It’s the territory of these three guys, so we don’t dare to rush in and hunt it down.”
"Not bad, little An'er, I think it will be like this too." Belial held his chin and nodded as if pecking at rice.
After receiving Belial's recognition, Andariel's mouth curved slightly more.
"That little bug shouldn't be stupid enough to run around. I guess in the past few days, in addition to running for his life, he also spent a lot of time gathering information and knowing his situation."
Saying this, Andariel clicked lightly, and a huge translucent map suddenly appeared beside her. The dense markings inside showed that this was the complete map of the hell world.
"This is where the little bug appears." She tapped somewhere to the east.
"He wants to escape to the territory of those three guys. There are two ways to choose. One is to travel the shortest distance and directly reach the middle. However, the middle is the most dangerous place in the entire hell world. There are too many strong people there, even Those three guys couldn’t quite tame the whole middle section either.”
After a pause, Andalil continued: "So, if the little bug gets such information, then he will most likely take another relatively far but safer route, which is through here. Going to the north of the area, it is also the territory of those three guys, but there are relatively fewer strong ones and it is safer. At the same time, the border area there is also an active place for some alliance bugs that sneak in. Because we and The overt and covert fights between those three guys created a zone of no regard."
Gritting his teeth bitterly, Andalil finally pointed his finger: "Of course, there is another route, which is to cross a long distance from the east to the south and reach the west. The only advantage of this route may be to hit us. We were caught off guard, but if we want to pass such a long distance, even if we don't use the teleportation array, it will take us more than half a month. There will be countless powerful demon kings entrenched in the middle. I think that little insect should not He would be so stupid to choose this path, otherwise, without us taking action, he would have fallen on his own halfway, into the hands of those demon kings."
"Well, the analysis makes sense. So, how are Xiao An'er going to deal with that human being?" Listening carefully, after Andariel finished speaking, Belial nodded and asked in a test-like manner.
"Simple, we can temporarily eliminate the last route that goes through the southeast to the west. Even if that bug is really that stupid to choose this route, the distance is long enough for us to react and rearrange, so we are now Target the central and northern routes first.”
He continued to move his finger on the map, and finally, Andariel placed a heavy emphasis on two places.
"Look here, Sister Belial. Due to the harsh terrain and environment, that little bug has to take a detour no matter what. Whether he wants to go to the center or the north, he has to pass through the same place. From this volcano, through a lava field, and then through a swamp, you will choose different routes depending on your goals. Sister Beryl, what do you think?"
"Well... no problem. If it were me, I could only take this route." Beryl affirmed with a smile on his face.
"With Sister Beryl checking everything, I'm 100% sure."
"Then, now that you know what route the other party is going to take, what is Xiao An'er going to do?"
"It couldn't be easier." I don't know what he thought of, but the smile on Andalil's face suddenly turned cruel and ferocious.
"Since the little bug comes to the door automatically, of course we have to play a good game to make him fall into despair bit by bit. Only such bones and souls are worthy of being placed on my mountain of bones."
As she said that, she pointed heavily on the map: "I have already made arrangements. After passing through the swamp, I will choose the point where the road will branch off and set up a dragnet, so that when he thinks he has succeeded in escaping, he will feel great joy. , driving him into the abyss of despair, I really want to see that twisted and desperate face right away, I really want to! Hahahaha~~~~"
"Wow, little An'er, you are so insidious." Seeing Andariel's wanton and arrogant look smiling up at the sky, it seemed that even the conspiracy devil couldn't stand it, Belial shook his head and said.
"Hmph, this is how you should deal with damn humans."
Andalil remained unmoved. With a flick of his finger, he shattered the translucent map displayed next to him. He sat down again and crossed his thighs. The arm resting on the armrest of the throne is supporting the side of the face, with a cold and majestic expression, looking like a bloody queen.
"I understand, that's all Xiao An'er's plan, right?"
"Sister Beryl, is there anything else you want to add?"
"have."
"Oh? Come on, tell me."
Andariel sat up slightly and stared at the Demon King in the mirror. She was as confident as a queen. If someone else said such words, she would immediately tear the other person into pieces without saying a word, even if it was the Governor who was also the Demon King. Riel and Azmodan also had a hard time swaying her decision.
Only Belial, only Belial whose wisdom convinced her, would Andariel put down her queenly posture, lower her head, and ask for advice seriously and humbly.
"What I want to say is, Xiao An'er's taste is too bad. Can you find another place to live? That's why I don't like to play at Xiao An'er's place."
The lens in the mirror turned and turned into a scene of the entire mountain of bones. Belial's meaning was self-evident.
Andalil: "..."
"How about it, Xiao An'er, are you finally going to seriously consider it? I have a good place to recommend. As long as you nod, I will change it for you immediately."
Seeing that the other party was deep in thought for a long time, Beryl thought that the plan was successful, his eyes sparkled, he flapped his butterfly wings and danced happily.
"Like this, and then like this." She kept tapping her little hands, and the image in the mirror changed to a sea of gorgeous flowers, a quiet lakeside, and a green forest, all of which were intoxicating scenery.
"That's enough, I'm free to live wherever I want!" Andalil finally couldn't bear it anymore and smashed the mirror to pieces.
"What's wrong with the skeletons? What taste or vulgarity has nothing to do with me. There are only skeletons. Only when I see these skeletons can I..." Mildly murmuring to himself, Andariel threw the skull cup in his hand casually. Rows of green flames gradually extinguished, once again shrouding the entire palace in darkness.
"Oh my, Xiao An'er's temper is still so rude. Obviously I still have something to say." Looking at the broken mirror in front of his eyes, Belial looked troubled, but the faint smile at the corner of his mouth contradicted it.
"Should I tell Xiao An'er? That little savior has some strange abilities." She tapped her chin, tilted her head and thought cutely, and clapped her hands one last time.
"Yes, let fate choose." With that said, Belial took out a gold coin and threw it up.
"Say the positive, but don't say the negative."
The gold coin circled in mid-air, crossed a beautiful parabola, fell to the ground, bounced a few times, rolled a few times, and finally got stuck in a small gap and stood upright.
"Oh my, what an unexpected result." Beryl tilted his head in confusion again.
"What should we do? Yes, such a result must be God's will. Little An'er, you can't blame me." He chuckled sweetly and crisply, and Belial's figure gradually disappeared into the air, along with her. The huge flower bed disappeared together.
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It took me nearly three days to finally get out of the extinct volcanoes, and the terrain gradually became gentle.
However, now we are facing a small problem.
I want to go to the territory of the Three Demon Gods. Which way should I take?
As for the eastern part of the hell world, it should be adjacent to the central, southern, and northern parts. The southern part is also the territory of the four demon kings, so it will not be considered. As for the western part, you have to go around the southern part to reach it, and you can also pass.
In other words, there are only two routes in front of us, to the central part or to the south.
Which route is shorter, faster and safer? Also, what are the directions of southeast, northwest and northwest? I need to understand this before I can move forward.
Fortunately, the road is boundless. Just when I was desperate and ready to use my amazing seventh sense to guide the way, I finally caught a guy who knew the direction.
Whether you want to go to the center or the south, you have to go straight in this direction.
It is said that the wise old saber-toothed cat who arrived here from a swamp far away, experienced hardships and dangers, and crossed the lava zone told me so.
Good person... No, what a good cat!
Facing the old saber-toothed cat who provided me with a lot of information, I was kind-hearted and did not kill it. I knocked it unconscious and buried it in the cave. After it woke up and dug it out of the cave, several days had passed. I've come a long way in the past.
Keep walking in this direction... keep walking...
Following the direction pointed by the old saber-tooth cat, I moved forward, and then moved forward, leaving the dead volcano area. In the gradually changing terrain environment, I finally saw another scenery.
It was like a scene from a horror movie—a forest of dead, black, and bare locust trees.
The bizarre bare tree branches are like devil's claws, one after another, which makes people feel heart palpitated. The thick and twisted tree trunks are like human faces, and it seems that a pair of scarlet eyes will open from above at any time. Waving tree branches like devil's claws, he transformed into terrifying tree demons.
This kind of scene can easily remind people of the tree demon in A Chinese Ghost Story. What's terrible is that such trees are so densely packed that when you fly up into the air, you can see at a glance that there are eerie and strange trees everywhere. The branches are like countless pairs of claws protruding from the abyss, densely packed. When a gust of wind blows, these [paws] dance and sway, creating a terrifying scene of a group of demons dancing.
Think about it, what would it be like if there were countless dryad grandmothers appearing in front of you? Director, what I want is countless Xiaoqian!
Of course, speaking of ghosts, I also have one in my body, which can be compared to ten thousand Xiaoqian! ! !
With all kinds of complaints, I gritted my teeth and plunged into this dead forest. If my calculations were correct, this ghost place should be the dead forest shown in the intelligence I obtained.
Having said that, is there really no problem with this direction?
I recalled what the old saber-toothed cat said - just keep walking in the direction I came from.
Follow the direction it came from.
I remember it said that it came from a swamp and passed through a lava zone to get here. Is that true? The storage in my brain should not be bad enough to forget the important information from the past few days.
But this dead forest in front of me... is obviously wrong, coach. I originally thought that the lava zone it mentioned should be another area, the place I named the lava land.
At this time, should I believe the hidden meaning in the old saber-toothed cat's words, or should I trust my own sense of direction?
Isn't this a matter of course? Maybe it was the old saber-toothed cat who deceived me. At this time, I should definitely believe in myself. No one can be trusted except myself!
Maybe through this dead forest, we can see the lava zone that the old saber-toothed cat said. Yes, it must be like this. I clenched my fist and already made a decision in my heart.
[I feel that even if I turn back, I may not be able to find the lava land. I'm lost anyway, so I have no choice but to keep going. ] Evelina’s perfectly timed rant made me throw the salted fish sword to the ground in anger.
I really should let this rude salted fish sword see the style of my big maze killer. It's a pity that there is no maze here, otherwise I will definitely scare the shit out of it, absolutely!
While bickering with Evelina, he stepped into the dead forest. The dead locust trees in front of him changed from sparse to dense. After completely entering, they became densely packed with stars, with an average of one every less than five meters away. , almost blocking the direction in front. There is no grass growing on the ground, only a piece of rotten black soil. There is no way to see the road at all, and it is easy to get lost in it.
The sky, which was already blood red and dim, became even darker at this time. The top of the head was covered by densely packed tree branches with towering and strange shapes. It seemed that there were waves of creepy crows screaming in the ears, and the whole forest swayed, as if A swaying demon.
I looked at these dead trees blocking the road with a headache, and suddenly, lightbulbs flashed in my brain continuously.
Yes, isn't this where I show my maze runner style?
Thinking of this, I grinned, strode forward, and punched the dead tree in front of me. Suddenly, the dead tree seemed to let out a scream, broke with a click, and fell down. .
Seeing the fallen trees, I felt happy, and I couldn't help but think of a famous saying, there is no road in this world, until Ben Druid is gone, there will be.
However, this seemingly rotten dead tree is surprisingly strong and hard. It is several times harder than the rocks on the ground. However, it cannot be considered a tree under Ben Druid's bear paw.
That's right, just follow this momentum.
I strode forward, waving my palms repeatedly, and dead trees fell down one after another, like a giant bulldozer, and a huge Tyrannosaurus rex broke in. Wherever it passed, all the trees were broken and destroyed, and the sound was endless.
After a while, I didn't bother to use the bear's paw. I leaned on one side of my body, like a football player, and used one shoulder to directly break the trees in front of me.
In this way, I can keep moving forward in a straight line, hahaha, I am really a genius.
【Yeah? Why do I think that even if this is the case, you still can't walk in a straight line? ] Evelina’s annoying voice came over again.
[Hey, if I go astray, it’s because you were interrupting me]
[Okay, now that you said it...]
Evelina was speechless. If she switched to the God's perspective and looked down from the top of the dead forest, she could clearly see a road that was hit by a certain druid. It was constantly changing along a crooked curve. Like an energetic and aimless fly flying through the air.
However, at least he didn’t turn 180 degrees and go back. Although he took a detour ten times, he was still advancing bit by bit. This should be regarded as a great blessing among misfortunes..., Evelina thought speechlessly. .
As expected of the Dark Continent... No, this should be considered the number one idiot in the Three Realms.
In fact, Evelina had already discovered that she had gone the wrong way from the beginning. She followed the direction pointed by the old saber-toothed cat. She didn't go very far before the curve deviated. Otherwise, she should have reached the lava. The right place.
However, it did not make a sound reminder after all. This was not affected by the vow of "absolutely not to provide help". Within a limited scope, if Evelina occasionally showed kindness, she would still give some advice, just like it Be willing to answer non-confidential questions.
However, Evelina felt that even if she was reminded, given the level of this crazy person, he would probably go wrong again in less than a minute, and she did not have the patience to remind him to correct his direction every minute.
Besides, this is not necessarily a bad thing. Maybe the enemy has set up a dragnet in the right direction, but if he goes in the wrong direction, he might hit him by mistake, right?
It depends on this fool's luck.
[I said...Evelina, have you heard some strange sounds. 】
Amidst the roaring sound of trees breaking and falling to the ground, my ears twitched, as if I heard a trace of noise that was not made by myself.
【……】
[Stingy, wasn’t that what I said to you just now? Do you deserve to claim to be the best salted fish sword in the world? 】
[When did I claim to be the best salted fish sword in the world, you bastard! ] Evelina finally couldn't help it and retorted angrily.
[That's right, looking angry is just like your style. 】
[You mean I’ve been furious? 】
[Put this little thing aside for now and discuss it later. I said, did you hear any strange noises? 】
[For me, it is not a trivial matter, it is a matter of honor and dignity.]
After a pause, Evelina sneered with a vindictive attitude.
【I heard it a long time ago. 】
[Then why don’t you remind me? 】
【Because I want to watch a good show. 】
【You guy...】
I stopped and could no longer talk nonsense to this salty fish sword with evil intentions.
The strange hissing sound became more and more obvious and dense. Along with the rustling sound, it seemed that something was rushing toward him overwhelmingly.
Finally, a huge spider appeared in front of us, constantly shuttled on the densely intertwined tree branches, and finally pulled a spider thread, hung down, and blocked the front, with three pairs of green and cold spider eyes on its forehead, strangely Gululu rotates, reflecting my figure inside.
Immediately afterwards, one giant spider after another, either from the tree or from the ground, made a hissing and cold cry, and kept emerging. In the blink of an eye, the surroundings and trees were covered with nearly a thousand giant spiders. .
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