A hundred years later, the hell has undergone earth-shaking changes.

A hundred years ago, after accepting Phinethia's advice and returning to the Underworld with Lil, Aruba, and Kaina, he decided not to plunder the demons until they were once and for all prosperous. Of course, if necessary, Artevans would still go to the Sepien Plains to scavenge for some of the resources he wanted.

In the past hundred years, with the efforts of Artevans and others, the demon race has successfully restored its prosperity, which has also made Artfans's identity as the demon king quite stable, and there has been no competitor. All the people of the Demon Race, under the rule of Artevans, live a peaceful and happy life.

In addition to assisting Artevans in his governance of the demons, Kaina became the ruler of Trier, specializing in contact with Nether guests from the underworld.

In the frequent contact with the Netherworld, the revival of the demon race has accelerated.

Of course, two of the most special places in the Hell, Octeri's laboratory and Lil's Paradise, are still functioning.

Aktri's lab has been completely taken over by Rusa. Rusha obtained all the data left by Aktri from the laboratory, and used her outstanding talent to successfully complete all the experiments that Aktri had not completed during her lifetime.

As Sheola had predicted before her death, Rusa played an important role in the revival of the demons.

Rusa has become the second Aktri, and although she doesn't have the same strong ability to innovate as Aktri, it is enough for her to be able to realize all the things that Aktri did not achieve during her lifetime.

Sometimes, when Rusha's body can't handle the affairs of the laboratory herself due to some things, she will use her powerful mental power to create a clone, which makes Rusha take care of the laboratory very well without the need for an assistant.

On the other hand, Lil's paradise has not been "closed" because it is no longer possible to bring humans from the Sepien Plains. With no longer an external human supply, Lil had to ask Artevans to find enough food to put in the paradise and "captive" the original humans.

Lil endured the killing for ten years, in order to wait for the original human beings to survive and reproduce relatively normally in the paradise, forming a virtuous circle.

When the number of humans in the paradise no longer collapses due to Lil's hunting, Lil once again enjoys the thrill of hunting.

Today, a hundred years later, the Dark Prison is no longer the Dark Prison, and the Demon Race is no longer the weak Demon Race. Atfans' promise to the dead Sheola and Dvoga really did.

Just after everything was already on a normal trajectory, Artevans finally had some real leisure time to think about his future.

Of course, Artevans will not let this hundred years wear out his ambitions, he once swore that when the demons truly return to prosperity, he will continue to embark on that dark path and bring fear to this world.

And now, Artevans has finally waited for this moment. With the help of Gust's hand, Rodt destroyed the barrier of the Southern Continent, allowing Artevans to travel from the Underworld to the Southern Continent. Stepping into this unknown land, and at the same time seeing a strong man like Gist, the ambition that Artevans had been dormant for many years reappeared.

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Hell is the central basilica of the Sanctuary of Notis.

『…… That's about it, and now the portal to the Southern Continent is right in front of Yelan's lab. Loat told me that as long as you inject energy into the portal regularly, you can keep it there."

Atvance told everyone present what he had just experienced.

Artevans knew very well that Rusa and Lil would not have any other opinions, and their loyalty to Artevans meant that they would not go against Artfans' wishes, and if Artevans wanted to take control of the Southern Continent, then they would definitely do their best for it.

So, what Artevans wants to know most is Kaina's opinion.

"Are you going to stir up strife again?" Kaina sighed and said, "I still remember what happened back then."

"I've been burying my ambitions and ** for a hundred years, I've fulfilled my promise to the dead, and now, I feel it's time to fulfill my own wishes. I'm sorry if this bothers you.'"

With that, Artevans bent slightly over Kaina. Although this would be a loss of his status as a demon king, Artevans has always regarded Kaina as a true elder since he retrieved his memories.

If Kaina was unwilling to participate in Atvance's plan, Attace would not force it.

"I've been with you for so long, how could I not know your character?" Kaina smiled, "I've seen everything you've done for the revival of the demon race in the past hundred years. In my mind, you're already a good demon king. Now if you want to follow your own **, I will not hinder you, and if there is anything you need, I will definitely help you."

"But." Kaina's expression became serious, and she said, "You have to promise me one thing, and that is that you will ensure that all your actions this time will not bring the entire demon clan into it."

After meeting Kaina's stern gaze for a moment, Artevans nodded solemnly, "I promise you, this time I'll only take Lil, Rusa, and some of the soldiers. As for the rest of the demons, I will never involve them."

Having received the promise from Artfans, Kaina smiled with satisfaction, "So, tell me about your plans."

As soon as Kaina's words fell, Artvance used the black mist to condense a map on the ceiling of the main hall, which Artvance had created through Rodart's description.

Pointing to a glowing dot on the map, Artevans said, "The portal leads to a small border town in the westernmost part of the Southern Continent, and further west is a mountain larger than the Cole Mountains, and after crossing that mountain is the seashore."

"Although there are not many humans living in that mountain, and most of them are not even capable of fighting, because of its remote location, even if we completely occupy it, it will not be known to the outside world, and it will not be hindered much. Roatt also said that the mountain was rich in natural resources, and that looting it would bring a lot of benefits to the Hell.

As he spoke, Artevans set his eyes on Liel and Rusa, "So, I'm going to let Liel and Rusha, the two of you take some soldiers to that mountain, control all the humans there, and kill them on the spot if there are humans who resist."

Then, Artevans turned his head to look at the map again.

"Of course, you are also well aware that our ultimate goal is the entire Southern Continent, so our focus will be on the other side."

Artevans marked a number of points of light on the map, which were several close-knit city-states to the east of the small city-state that connected the portal to the Southern Continent.

"These are the cities adjacent to the one where the portal is located, and while Liel and Rusa take control of the mountain, I'll go to these cities myself to do something, and that's our first step. According to Royalt, the humans of the southern continent are inhabited by city-states, which means that there must be lords and a certain number of troops in these cities.

"So, I'm going to scout the strength of these city-states first, and if they're strong enough to pose a threat, then I'll choose to break them down one by one, and if the people here don't pose much of a threat to me, I'll try to turn them into my puppets. That's my plan, starting around the city where the portal is located, and bringing the entire southern continent under my control little by little."

With that, Artevans showed a wicked smile, as if he could already see the despair of the humans of the Southern Continent in the face of darkness.

"Master." Lil spoke suddenly, pointing to the map, "What's on the south side of the Southern Continent?"

"As you can see, the southern lands of the Southern Continent are separated from the human realm by a forest. As early as a hundred years ago, I heard that the Southern Continent is inhabited by dragons, and if I am not mistaken, it should be the territory of dragons."

Hearing Lil's question, Artevans looked at the map and thought for a moment, then said, "I don't want to provoke dragons for a while, I've heard that dragons are a powerful race. I'm going to think about the dragons after I have taken control of all the human terrain in the Southern Continent."

With that, Artevans withdrew the black mist that formed the map and set his eyes on the three people in front of him.

Although in a hundred years, Artevans has not been able to find a subordinate who can match the three in front of him, but Artvance feels that having these three should be enough.

Artevans took a deep breath and said to the three in front of him in the most serious tone, "Tomorrow, we'll get moving!"

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The next day, the weather in the southern continent was not particularly good, and the sky was always covered with clouds, as if it might rain at any time.

Early in the morning, Artevans took Liel and Arubha, as well as fifty demon soldiers, from the portal to the westernmost small city-state of the Southern Continent.

It took them a morning to set up a stronghold in the city-state, which was guarded by these fifty soldiers.

Since the walls of the city had not been shattered by the battle of the previous night, and only half of the houses in the town had been destroyed, it did not prevent them from establishing a stronghold. The walls that are still very well preserved provide the outermost protection for the stronghold.

By the time the stronghold was built, it was already noon, and considering that the movement from the previous night's battle with Gust was likely to be noticed by the neighboring city-states, Artevans didn't waste much time and sent Rusha and Liel to the mountains to the west with some soldiers.

After Rusa, Lil, and Depart, Artevans walked in the opposite direction from them.

Artevans walked fast, and in less than twenty minutes he was at the gates of a city.

Looking at the city-state in front of him, Artevans smiled, a flash of red light flashing in his eyes......

(End of chapter)

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