Chapter 223, long time no see
The Demon Realm is huge.
The game does not set the area of the Demon Realm, but it is mentioned in the narration, "If the Demon Realm is a sea, then the world is at most equivalent to an island in the sea".
Is this setting suspected of plagiarizing a comic book author who is addicted to mahjong and refuses to update? Unknown.
But when the game first came out, the comic book author was already dead - the bastard really dragged his manuscript to death, and finally used a huge blank space and a few lines of words to make a finish of his most famous work.
[I leave this vast world to you, so that your talents can decorate it to your heart's content. 】
…… It's so nice, but doesn't it mean "everyone can write the following story casually, I don't care about it anyway"!
Pan Long followed the direction indicated by the magic spear "Meteor" and walked for four or five days in one breath, but the surrounding scene never saw much change.
Gray dust, gray sky, never-ending wind, dry earth and rocky cliffs...... In this world, there is no water at all, let alone any normal animals and plants.
Monsters, he's seen a lot.
Most of these monsters were vicious, and as soon as they sensed his aura, they rushed over to attack him. But most of them weren't fast enough - Pan Long was busy hurrying, taking at least a dozen zhang with each step, and running on the ground faster than many flying monsters flapping their wings.
Only a handful of monsters with extremely fast speed or a great sensing range or with great luck can stop in front of him and try to attack him.
…… Actually, their luck is really not very good.
After all, being torn apart by a punch or pierced or bombarded to the scum...... It doesn't look like good luck in any way.
After walking for several days in a row, Pan Long was not tired, but he couldn't help but feel a little upset.
If it weren't for looking at the system map, the path he was taking was indeed a straight line, and he would have suspected that he was lost.
Just when he was full of distraught, he suddenly felt a powerful aura rising in front of him.
This aura was far stronger than any monster he had ever seen before, and even the dragon that had turned into a zombie on Skull Island was a little insignificant in comparison.
Pan Long smiled and stopped.
"Looks like I've finally met someone with a bit of strength!"
If he still has the strength to come here last time, the only choice at this moment is to quit this world immediately, even if it is a little later, he may be killed in seconds, and there will be a big explosion of enthusiastically donating all the equipment of his body.
And if he is still in the innate realm, then the best choice is to retreat - although I don't know how strong the guy in front of him is, but with just his breath, he can't beat him in the innate realm.
But now he's back to basics!
Real people, once called "land flying immortals" in the Kyushu world, can already be called a first-class figure of the immortal saint to mortals.
Traveling in the North Sea, staying in the sky at dusk, driving the clouds and fog, calling for wind and rain...... Most of the things in mythology have been able to be done in the realm of real people, or at least barely so.
With his strength, even the most powerful of the gods that he vaguely felt in the seal of the gods before were not necessarily stronger than him.
No matter how powerful the powerhouses of the demon world are, at most they are comparable to the gods - this has already expected the enemy to be extremely lenient.
If so, what is he afraid of?
Pan Long stopped, but the breath was not. After only a while, it came to Pan Long.
It was a monster with a human-like appearance, but covered in a thick carapace and a head with obvious insect features.
If it were someone else, don't say that you can't recognize its identity, and you can't even tell the age and gender of the other party, but Pan Long smiled.
He knew who this guy was.
The leader of the organization "Canglei" that opposes the demon king in the demon world, the "Worm Emperor" Helamakia.
The strength of this "Insect Emperor" itself is extremely strong, but his strongest thing is his ability to save his life. According to the game, he can hide his eggs all over the earth, even if there is only one egg alive, he can use it to resurrect him.
And how many eggs did he hide? Nobody knows.
So over the years, although he has been killed by the Demon King at least a dozen times, he has always been able to defeat and fight, and he has always come out of the cracks that he doesn't know, adding a little trouble to the Demon King.
In the game, after the players first arrived in the Demon Realm, it was under his guidance that they met the casting and owner of the "Mirror of Time", the "Furnace Fire Demon God" Gu Armor.
In other words, at least when it comes to dealing with the Demon King, he can be regarded as Pan Long's ally.
Heramachia was obviously not afraid of Pan Long's fist, and walked straight to a place less than ten steps away from Pan Long before stopping, and said in a somewhat hoarse voice, "Human, why did you come to the Demon Realm? ”
"Why does the Worm Emperor knowingly ask?" Pan Long smiled and said, "I've been gone for so many days, can't you see that what I'm going to do is not the thing you've been trying to do for so many years?" ”
Heramachia's grasshopper-like face suddenly appeared with an expression that might have been considered "surprised".
"The world even knows about me?" He couldn't help but ask.
"Over the years, the Demon King has come to us so many times one after another. Wouldn't we be fools if we didn't try to gather information about him? Pan Long asked with a smile.
Heramachia also laughed twice, put the question aside, and then said, "Then, the strong man of the world, what shall I call you?" ”
"My name is Pan Long, and most people call me 'brave'."
"Brave ...... That's what the group of powerful people in the world who have blocked the demon king for generations are called, right? Don't you have a more unique identity? ”
"For the world, the brave is the most special." Pan Long smiled, "Perhaps, I will become the last brave man in the world, not necessarily." ”
Heramachia was slightly stunned, then understood what he meant, smiled and said, "I hope so, too." ”
Everyone had a common goal, and the conversation went a lot smoother.
Neither Pan Long nor Helamakia were riddlers who liked to go around in circles, and the two sides exchanged opinions very frankly, and finally agreed on a simple plan.
Heramachia used her ubiquitous avatar to lure the Demon King out of his stronghold. And Pan Long was responsible for killing the demon king who had left the base camp.
The reason why I want to do this is not because I am worried that Pan Long will not be able to defeat the Demon King, but because there are many magic mechanisms in the Demon King's base camp "Demon King Castle", some of which are difficult to deal with even a powerful master.
For example, activate a mechanism to directly teleport Pan Long to some small barren world.
So what to do?
In contrast, perhaps the number of masters around the Demon King who came out of the Demon King's Castle might even be more than in the castle, but when they were out of the house, they would not have the opportunity to play this kind of trick.
Overall, it's a win-win situation.
But in the eyes of the proud "Worm Emperor", he just habitually showed his face and fought, and was killed at most once - after so many years, he was really used to it. But the "brave" in the world is responsible for the most dangerous work, which is something he can't do no matter how hard he tries.
This made him feel that he was taking advantage of Pan Long, and he couldn't get over it.
"Brave man in the world, after this battle, I will definitely do you a favor and make up for your favor!" At the time of parting, he said solemnly.
Pan Long smiled and waved his hand, but didn't say anything.
At the beginning of the game, the prepared brave had to pass the test of this "insect emperor" before they were eligible to get his help and let him help with advice.
And now, not only did he take the initiative to help, but he even felt indebted to himself and offered to compensate him.
This is probably because the ability is different, and the result is just as different.
After all, the full-level character was dressed in a god costume, and he was actually yelled at by the novice village guard, "Boy, be careful!" "This kind of thing only happens in games.
After agreeing with Heramachia, Pan Long continued in the direction of the Demon King's Castle.
This time he walked for another five days, and the wind in the distance suddenly surged, and soon condensed into a "wind spirit" with an upper body like a Middle Eastern beard, and a whirlwind on the lower body.
"Respected brave, I am the messenger of the Worm Emperor." The wind djinn flew in front of him and said in a human accent that was so skilled that it even smelled of the dialect of Chris's Kingdom, "Your Excellency has lured the Demon King out, and I will teleport you to the 'Ember Canyon' ready to ambush the Demon King." ”
Pan Long nodded, and stood in place as the Wind Djinn circled around him a few times, turning into a cloud of faint blue light that rose from under his feet.
The surrounding scene trembled violently, and instead of the vast and barren land, it turned into a narrow valley.
The valley was dark, covered with dust thick enough to bury an elephant alive, and between this dust, many figures were engaged in fierce battles.
Or rather, it's a group of people besieging one person.
The one who was besieged, with a human-like appearance, but covered in a carapace, like a big insect walking upright, not the "Insect Emperor" Heramachia, but who was it?
And the people who besieged him-Pan Long didn't bother to care, at this moment, the people in this valley who could attract his attention, except for the allies who were being attacked by a group and beaten to the ground, but probably couldn't die for a while, were the black-robed man who was sitting on a throne carried by four giants, guarded in the middle by a large group of masters and stars.
Beelzebub.
The Demon King didn't have a name - of course he used to have a name, but since he became the Demon King, "Demon King" has become his name.
He is the king of the demon world, and the king of the demon world is him. This identity is his name.
Other than that, it doesn't matter.
Pan Long's appearance obviously also attracted the attention of the Demon King and the masters under his command.
A guy with a lizard-like head looked at him, noticed the wind djinn beside him, and his eyes lit up with murderous intent in his eyes.
He grabbed the ground with his hand, and the dust rose and coalesced into a short spear. Then before he could make a move, the short spear tore through the gray-yellow wind that was ubiquitous in the Demon Realm, and in a blink of an eye, it was in front of him.
The Wind Djinn didn't expect to be shot head-on just after arriving, and was stunned for a while.
In fact, it's almost the same if you don't stay still, this guy's specialty is "miracle" means such as teleportation and construction, so that he can fight with people, and he is not good at it in the first place.
Seeing that the short spear was about to shoot at the Wind Djinn, Pan Long frowned, reached out and grabbed the short spear, and threw it back directly.
With the lizard's head as the center, all the monsters in the vicinity within a dozen or so steps were blown to pieces, and even the slightly larger pieces could not be found.
The monsters that were a little farther away from them finally broke less obviously, and with a little effort, they should be able to put them back together.
The monsters a little further away were almost as simple as their bodies being broken, and then they were surrounded by corpses...... It was about fifty paces away before you could see a living monster.
These lucky people relied on the sacrifices of their gun-blocking companions in front of them to avoid the tragic fate of being cleared by Pan Long's AOE, but they were all blown up by the shock wave set off by the explosion of the short spear, and even the four giants who carried the throne of the demon king were unstable on their feet, staggered and fell, and the throne fell into the dust.
Of all the monsters who watched the battle over there and didn't participate in the siege of Heramachia, the only one who could stand was the Demon King himself.
It was only at this moment that the roar of the short spear breaking through the air finally exploded in front of Pan Long.
As for the trajectory of the short spear flying back...... Mo said that the weak Wind Giant Spirit, even the "Insect Emperor" Heramachia, who was secretly paying attention to this side in the fierce battle, did not see it clearly.
In fact, almost everyone present, including him, froze.
No one expected that this human, who looked quite ordinary, would almost wipe out the famous guards under the command of the Demon King as soon as he made a move.
And the means he used was just a short spear thrown casually!
In an instant, in the narrow and gloomy valley, no other sound could be heard except the sound of the wind.
After a while, the Demon King said in a suspicious voice, "I know you, you are the mortal who plotted against me with a trap in the world!" ”
His words reminded Pan Long of the past, and remembered an honor that almost fell from the sky.
So Pan Long couldn't help laughing: "I really can't imagine that you still remember me, I originally thought that such a small role as myself was just a hurried passerby for your long life." ”
"If you are so strong, why did you pretend to be so weak in the first place?" The Demon King asked loudly.
For all these years, he had been haunted by the failure of the last time - according to his idea, his plan should have been successful, only to be inexplicably ruined.
He didn't know how many times he swore that the next time he attacked the world, he would pull out that despicable mortal and tear him to pieces. Even if the mortal is dead, he must dig up the bones and make them into skeletons, which will be embedded in his throne as a stepping stone!
But he never dreamed that this "vile and weak mortal" would be so powerful.
Moreover, he also took the initiative to come to the demon world and came to him!
What's even worse is that looking at the situation at the moment, I'm afraid that this time, it's no longer a matter of dying with an incarnation!
For a while, the Demon King couldn't help but regret it a little.
Good manner, why did you go to the world to provoke this guy?