Chapter 20: The Ember Demon
In the face of the panda's clamour, the demons' answers came quickly.
As soon as his words landed, at least a dozen high-level demons rushed up together.
These demons are creatures called "Ember Demons", they are born near the blazing magma of hell, and they grow by absorbing the heat of the magma and the evil aura that is ubiquitous in hell.
Because their strength is relatively pure, their mental state is relatively normal. Compared to other demons, the level of chaos is much lower, and as a soldier, he is far more qualified than other demons.
So this kind of demon, or this kind of style of demon, is very popular with various demon kings. They have been deliberately collecting and even cultivating demons of this style, and have formed legions from them. And all the demons of this kind in Hell are proud to be under the command of the Demon Kings and become members of the direct legion.
These high-level demons naturally want to do the same, and the target they choose to defect to is the Demon King "Dark Horse" Simonli.
The chaotic hell also has rules, and if a newcomer wants to take the position, it is of course better for his own boss to be relatively weak. As the sixty-sixth ranked Demon King, Simonli is relatively weak among the Demon Kings. But after all, there are still a few people in this ranking from seventy or even seventy-two, and the position is relatively stable. It is the most suitable object for these reckless demons to turn to.
However, if the reckless demon wants to ascend to the top, he naturally can't just run over and bow down - it's not that Simonli will refuse such a subordinate, but if he goes into the gang like this, his status will definitely not be high.
In contrast, it is much easier to get on the throne after making a contribution first, and then bowing down.
So, what credit is appropriate?
Fighting angels, of course!
However, there is also a need to fight angels. Running directly to the front line, fighting with the angels, mighty is certainly mighty, but the risk is too great, and the chance of success is too small.
After all, the battlefield is chaotic, the angels are powerful, and more importantly, who can be sure that the fatal blow will come from behind?
Everyone wants to sit in a good seat, but the number of seats is limited......
Therefore, many demons choose to retreat, take advantage of the opportunity of the big war to encircle or organize a group of troops, and take this group of troops to defect to the demon king, which can be regarded as the first meritorious service.
That's how these demons gathered.
Among the more than a dozen high-level demons rushing over at this moment, one of them had a stronger fire on his body than the other demons, but he didn't rush to the front, but instead landed a little behind.
He was the leader of these demons, and he was the one who gathered this rabble and tried to organize them into a cannon fodder army that could be numbered, and then went to the Demon King of Simonli.
Well, it's a not-so-common sage-type demon in hell.
Watching a group of high-level demons rush over, Panda smiled.
"That's what it would be fun to do!" he said.
As he spoke, he bowed, pushed his sword, and drew it.
The divine sword was pulled out of the scabbard that had been pushed horizontally, and it was a sweep with one shot. The golden light swayed out like a crescent moon, accompanied by the terrible sound of the wind, getting bigger and bigger, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a golden arc of light with a diameter of more than twenty meters, meeting those incineration demons who rushed over.
Naturally, the demons saw the oncoming arc light, and they roared, sending out fierce flames with their fists and mouths, trying to break the arc light apart.
But it didn't work.
The sound of limbs shattering was one after another, and the demons' bodies were severed by the arc light, and they let out a terrible scream.
Of course, it is impossible for the panda to accurately estimate the boring question of "cutting beautifully", and most of the demons whose bodies have been cut off are not even dead, and they drag their bodies into two parts, trying to piece the upper and lower halves of their bodies together - in this case, they may still survive.
However, the golden light attached to the wound made all their efforts in vain.
No matter how you put it together, there is no way to re-heal the broken body. Even if the wound is partially cut off, the golden light will continue to appear on the new wound, like a maggot attached to the bone.
The demons screamed and cursed, but it was all in vain.
After a few moments, their screams and angry screams subsided. The unquenchable flames of these demons born from magma and poisonous fire were finally extinguished and turned into black stones.
With just one sword, Panda almost killed these high-level demons.
I say "almost" because there is still such a survivor among them.
Of all the high-level demons who were greeted by the golden arc, only the leader who fell last survived. On the one hand, it is lagging behind, and by the time the arc light arrives in front of it, its strength has already waned, and on the other hand, it is indeed stronger, much stronger than other kinds.
Therefore, when it was hit by the arc light, instead of being cut in two like other kinds, it gathered all its strength and struck a blow to scatter the arc light that rushed in front of it.
In the midst of a golden light, it became the only survivor.
The blow dispersed the oncoming golden arc of light, and the demon's spirit was greatly lifted. The aura on its body suddenly rose high, like magma boiling, and black smoke billowed upward.
"I feel it!" it cried excitedly, "this...... This is the power of hell!"
"I see! I see! It turns out that the power of hell should be used like this!"
"With this power, I am no longer dispensable cannon fodder, I want to become a well-known powerhouse in the whole hell! No, I want to become a demon king, I want to challenge the seventy-second ranked Andumari, take the name of 'thief', and become a new generation of demon king!"
"No! That's not enough! I want to continue to struggle, keep going up! Seventy-second place is not my end, just a beginning! I want to keep accumulating strength, keep getting stronger, and keep challenging higher demon kings!"
"Sooner or later, I will set foot on the apex of the whole hell and become one of the seven 'kings'!"
"That's not enough! I want to be the king of kings, to be the only supreme leader of all hell, and even to accomplish what no kings have been able to accomplish, to sweep the heavens, to unify all the worlds, and to become the true king of the world!"
"I'm going toβ"
With a dull thud, its words came to an abrupt halt.
The wind dispersed, and the panda that charged with the wind stood next to the headless corpse that fell to the ground, and sighed deeply as the corpse slowly turned into a black stone that was indistinguishable from the rest of the Ember Demon corpses.
"I thought you might be a good opponent, but I think I'm wrong. β