Chapter Fifty-Three: A Neutral Land, Yealam

Yeelan, the most special place in the Hell. Ever since the Hellium was opened, Yelan has not belonged to the territory of the demons. It is the place where the vegetation is the most catty, and it is also the place where it is least developed. Yelan is also regarded as a paradise for artisans, where demonic artisans have discovered many rare minerals that can be crafted into a wide variety of items.

But after the Necronomicon invaded the Hell, the Demon Craftsman no longer dared to go to Yelan. However, despite the Necromancy's occupation of Trier, Yelan remains a neutral place, and the Necrons seem unable to claim Yelan for themselves. Even when the demons were at their weakest, the Necrons could not successfully capture Yelan without any defenses. This place seems to be protected by nature, and neither the demons who have been there for a long time, nor the necromantic who tried to occupy Yelan later, have been able to rule this area.

But as an area connecting Trier and Dimor, stationing soldiers at Yelan is equivalent to blocking the enemy's doorstep, limiting them everywhere.

Sack had also considered starting with Yeran as the first step in recovering Trier, but his status as a demon king made it impossible for him to go against the tradition of previous demon kings not ruling Yerland. For Sark, who values power immensely, he must be careful with his words and actions.

Sweeping away the danger of Yellam is a signal for the civilian population to rule Yealam.

For the conservative demons, the importance of class and tradition is even greater than the loss of territory.

"Not to mention that if I accept your suggestion, it is equivalent to going against the traditions of our ancestors, how do you cover the public opinion of the common people?" Sack asks Sheola a question.

"To cover up public opinion, Kaina-sama can solve this problem." Sheola seemed to have expected Sax to ask such a question, and replied unhurriedly.

It is indeed a feasible way to use Kaina's prestige in the demon race, after all, the identity of the daughter of the Dark Pope is not easy in the demon race.

The Dark Pope single-handedly founded the "Black Temple", with his prestige, the power of the "Black Temple" in its heyday was even above the Demon King, even after the death of the Dark Pope, the eldest daughter Caila still had great power when she accepted the "Black Temple".

Eager for absolute power, Sack did not want the existence of the "Black Temple" to affect his power, and he later executed Kayla on charges of colluding with foreigners, so that the "Black Temple" disappeared from existence.

Despite this, the prestige and influence of the Dark Pope and his heirs remained undiminished, and having Kaina, as the second daughter, do prevent the civilians from talking about the actions to be carried out in Yelam.

"How much did you investigate Yellam?" Sack asked again.

"I'm skeptical of my ancestors' words, so I've always been curious about Yealam's environment, whether Yellam can't be ruled because of the ethereal curse, or because of the natural environment. So after I became a counselor, I have been investigating Yealam.'"

As she spoke, Sheola took out a notebook from her pocket and opened it. The page that was turned turned projected a strange and indescribable figure, this figure was undoubtedly a monster, but neither Zac, nor Dvoga, nor Iver had ever seen such a beast.

"I'm seventy percent sure that it's this beast that has made Yelan dangerous and unruly." Sheola straightened her face and said, "If you believe me, allow me to make arrangements to prepare for a counterattack against the Necrons in the future."

Sack looked at Ciola's confident and determined eyes, pondered for a long time, and finally, he nodded slowly.

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Ever since the Hellscape was separated from the continent of Ostia by the ancestors of the demons and became one of the planes of Ostia, Yelan was recognized as the "Borderlands Forever" at that time. Sheola couldn't guess why the demon ancestors did this, but now she thought that it was because of the existence of such monsters that Yelan had not been able to be ruled by the demons.

In order to connect Trier and Dimor, the ancestors of the demon clan still opened a path in Yelan, and anywhere except this road has never been artificially modified.

Although many demon craftsmen have stepped into unexplored land, according to the reports of the craftsmen, they have not encountered danger in the process of mining.

Sheola herself didn't go far into the inaccessible places to investigate for herself, but she always made some discoveries whenever the craftsmen were down.

Before becoming a strategist, Sheola would see some craftsmen using carts to pull their companions who had entered Yelam's mines in violation of the rules of the break, to the spell houses in the city. At first, she just thought it was a punishment for craftsmen who violated the rules.

Later, after becoming a strategist, the only time she experienced a hiatus as a high-ranking person, she got some information from the vague chatters of the craftsmen who broke the rules.

Huge, bizarre, indescribable creatures that operate in unexplored and inaccessible places in Yelana, and anyone who sees them will be greatly mentally impacted and lose their minds for a short time.

Sheola was skeptical at first, but from the mouths of the seemingly deranged craftsmen, she heard staccato and, though incoherent, yet clear, no less than what a normal person could describe.

Huge creatures emerge from the ground, but they don't look like they come out of the ground, as if the earth was part of its body. The broad silver back exudes a metallic glow, with sharp edges, and if you look closely, you can see that some ore is embedded in the back.

If just looking at the back, this is still a normal monster, then as the main body, it can't give a good impression in appearance. Under the metal back, a large pink sarcoma is wrapped, and underneath the sarcoma are several layers of slimy but strong green slime, and the monster is slowly wriggling through the flow of mucus. Two black tentacles grew on one side of the sarcoma, as if to distinguish the head and tail of the monster.

It was only through several days of non-stop communication with the trance-stricken craftsmen that Sheola was able to come up with the general appearance of the horrible creature they saw, which she recorded in her notes.

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"But those craftsmen saw this beast during the break, and now is not the break." Rusha listened to Artevans' description and said.

"If you want to control the entrance to Trier, you have to be stationed at Yellam, so you have to clear Yellam of the threat. Although there is now evidence that the beast only haunts the artisan's so-called rest period, it also proves that it has always been present in Yerland." Artevans said silently as he looked at the hedron that Sheola had handed over to him to store the record of Yelan.

Sheola decided to let Artevans and Aza explore Yelan first, and instructed them to give feedback to Sheola whenever they encountered any strange phenomena, no matter how big or small.

As for the reason why Artevans and Aruba were allowed to come, the reason given by Sheola was that if they did encounter that demonic beast, only they would be able to resist the mental impact. If the Warcraft can be subdued, then what to do with the Warcraft is all up to Artevans, and Sheola will not interfere.

The thought of having such a magical beast, the energy in its body should not be underestimated, and with Theola's description, Artevans also has a certain understanding of the characteristics of magical beasts.

Moreover, if there is any danger, Theola also said that he will help, and Artevans is naturally willing to take on this task.

Since she was only exploring first, Xiora did not allocate troops to Artfans, and she also knew that the demon soldiers were like a burden in the eyes of Artfans.

Atfans also knew that this visit to Yelan was not just about exploring, and Sheola would definitely explain her plans to herself at some point.

Artevans and Arusha were very fast, and after only a few dozen minutes from the castle, they arrived at Yerland.

The road connecting Dimmor and Trier is no stranger to Artevans, after all, when he and Arusha came to the Hell, they were teleported to this path. But now they're going deep into the mysterious land, and the excitement of the unknown makes Artevans look forward to what he'll encounter.

The deeper you go into Yelan, the more treacherous the environment becomes, with thorny vines and poisonous leaves everywhere.

In order not to be unknowingly injured by these plants, Artevans simply asked Rusa to transform back into her inner space, and then turn into a black mist herself.

Although it will consume mana all the time, it is better than always being on the lookout for being scratched at any time. Moreover, turning into black fog to act can also avoid threats from the ground.

Along the way, it seemed a little bland, except for the dense vegetation, the sinister plants, and the ore that was exposed to the surface from time to time, and the strange crystals under the trees, Artevans found nothing else.

Moving in one direction without stopping, several artificially dug pits prove that craftsmen have ever arrived here to extract ore. But as we went deeper, we never saw any signs of sapient beings ever arriving.

Artevans had been in the Underworld for a while, and he knew that the Underworld was actually a sphere from the outside, and if he went in one direction, he would return to the original path sooner or later. Now, by virtue of his senses, he thought that he was almost at the back of the road of Yellan.

"Lord Artevans, there are strange mental fluctuations." Rusa suddenly said this, attracting the attention of Atfans.

"Where?"

"Just ahead, not far away, very strange mental fluctuations." Rusha responded immediately.

Artevans sped up and flew in the direction that Rusa had said.

Passing through the treacherous woods, the sudden appearance of a clearing gave Atvance a sense of enlightenment. He changed back to his original form, looking at everything in front of him, but he couldn't help but frown.

Artevans had never seen such a disgusting natural environment, and what he saw in front of him could no longer be called land. The pitch-black mud bubbled eerily as a few dead trees stood there, falling down at the slightest push.

Although the environment is very harsh, what Artevans cares about most is that this is the place where Rusa said there are mental fluctuations......