The Demon King is unfathomable

Chapter 314: The Devil’s Job is to Scare Humans

In the maze of the Stairway to the Sun Mountains, in the Resurrection Square where the sun never reaches, several players are sitting cross-legged under the statue of the Demon King in the center of the square, setting up stalls and shouting, while players who are accepting quests are coming and going nearby.

At this moment, a steady and majestic voice suddenly came from the top of the statue and echoed throughout the square.

At the same time, a pop-up window popped up in front of all the players active in the area:

[Announcement: All Demon Servant with a level below LV10 can go to the Resurrection Square to receive a new special mission! ]

"What the hell? A hidden mission?!"

"what's the situation?!"

The players who received the message stopped or packed up their stalls, and looked up in the direction of the demon statue with curiosity.

At the same time, a dark light fell in front of the stone statue and transformed into a slender figure.

That cold and handsome face was full of majesty, and light particles like pixels were emitted from under the black cloak.

The players recognized him immediately. He was their most respected Demon King and the owner of the cemetery - His Highness Luo Yan!
Luo Yan's eyes swept across the players in the square and he spoke slowly. His calm voice carried a sense of oppression that could not be refused.

"Dear people of the Great Cemetery, the new Demon King 'Iger' from the Demon City will represent the Demon God to open up a new Demon Lord territory in the Janna Continent. As his predecessor, I need some brave warriors to assist him in carrying out a raid on Deadwood Harbor."

"The upper limit for receiving missions is LV10, and there is no lower limit. Anyone interested can start signing up immediately and gather at the flag at the entrance of the maze."

"The action will start in half an hour. The rewards are generous, and the number of places is limited. First come, first served."

After saying this, Luo Yan's figure gradually faded and disappeared in front of the demon statue, as if he had never appeared.

After a brief silence, the players' voices suddenly exploded, and they exchanged surprised glances with each other.

"Oh my god! The Demon King is back from Planet Kao?! The big brother who helped me level up just went there!"

"I just checked the official website. It says that due to the 'affect of the subspace storm', the return ticket price from the planet Kao has increased by 1000%. The time for returning to normal is yet to be determined."

"Shit! Dark! Too dark!"

"Wait, Deadwood Harbor?! Isn't that our own territory? I remember our Lizardman technicians were still repairing the ship there!"

"Is this going to be a faction war?! Exciting!"

"Speaking of which, why is the level limit of this mission so strange? Aren't there usually minimum level limits for missions? Why is there a maximum level limit for this one?"

"You don't understand this! It's obviously a benefit for the Novice Village!"

A player who had just reached level 11 and could no longer accept quests beat his chest and sighed to the sky.

"MMP! This damn planner didn't send it out earlier or later, but had to wait until I was level 11 to send it out!"

A player next to him who was just level 9 patted his shoulder with a proud look on his face.

"Be content, brother. You are already level 11. It's time to move to another place to do some hard work. Leave the hidden missions to us rookies! I won't brag anymore. I'll just enjoy this opportunity first."

LV11 player: “%￥#@!”

Just as all the players were talking about it, a little devil player with the nickname [Don't Eat Children] suddenly screamed and looked towards a corner of the square with his eyes shining.

"Damn it, brothers..."

"This new demon king smells so good!"

The drake voice immediately attracted the attention of countless players, and eyes followed his gaze and locked on "Iger" in the corner of the square.

He was a handsome young man with short silver hair that brushed over his earlobes. The corners of his eyes were slightly curved, and his eyes were like those of a harmless little deer.

Although the ID on his head did not indicate his race, the invisible aura he exuded and the upturned heart-shaped tail explained his identity.

This guy is exactly the succubus that all the people on the official website of "Scary OL" are thinking about!
It’s a pity that it’s a public one.

"Where? Let me see!?"

"Damn, the dog planner is awesome!"

"Hehehe, the official really understands our players' XP!"

“Get out! Take out the word ‘they’, don’t represent me! I only accept female succubi!!! I’m going to kill him!”

“Hiss… Hehehe…”

"Is this a serious game? You guys scare me a little bit..."

Although there are many people who complained that they did not see the big thunder, the bodies of the vast majority of players are still very honest.

Some players who had registered even ran directly to the maze entrance to queue up, fearing that they would miss the time for the mission to start.

For a moment, the originally deserted Resurrection Square was crowded with young players who signed up enthusiastically. The voices of calling friends came one after another, and it looked very lively.

Looking at the kind-hearted "servant of the devil", Yiger was moved. He tightened his grip on the sword at his waist and spoke passionately.

"Everyone! I...I will definitely not let you down!"

Unfortunately, he was not good at things like pre-war mobilization. After considering the wording for a long time, he could only come up with this sentence.

But the players obviously don't care -

They just want to skip to the most exciting place.

"Ouch!"

"Charge the Deadwood Harbor!"

Shouts echoed throughout the square, while some strange remarks were automatically skipped over by the translation crystal and did not reach Iger's ears.

Yige looked at Luo Yan gratefully and said seriously.

"Senior! I'm going first!"

Luo Yan nodded approvingly.

"Well, let's go."

……

The sunny Deadwood Harbor is peaceful and tranquil at this moment.

Seagulls were strolling leisurely on the beach, pecking at the clam shells dropped by the fishermen, while on the dock not far away, the imperial engineers were working hard.

When it comes to building docks, the Empire's workers are absolutely professional, and even the players may not be able to match them.

They first used a large number of smooth-cut oak piles and hammered them into the bottom of the water to a stable layer, ensuring that the spacing between each pile was exactly 1.5 meters to form a basic grid, and then laid beams on the piles to form a structural skeleton.

After the skeleton is completed, the next step is to pile up granite slabs on the periphery of the pile foundation to use the principle of gravity wall to resist the impact of tides and ships.

These stones were not brought from Fort Saint-Ir but directly from the nearby Stairs of the Sun Mountains. In order to obtain materials conveniently, General Hamelton simply waved his hand and approved the construction of a military quarry with the approval of the quartermaster.

The local stone materials are very good, especially the granite, which has excellent texture and is close to the coast for easy transportation. It has the potential to develop into one of the local pillar industries.

General Hamelton specifically discussed this matter with Baron Teach. After the port was repaired, the quarry would not have to be abandoned. It could be used to transport stones to ports along the coast of the New World.

Those ports and towns that are being rebuilt will always be useful.

In addition to the port's most critical docks, the imperial engineers also installed pulley cranes and a paved track similar to early railroads to facilitate the transportation of materials - mainly used to facilitate the transportation of goods by carts and animal-drawn vehicles.

These were originally intended for the devastated Port of Saldo, but now, due to strategic considerations, they are being given to the Port of Deadwood first.

Anyway, the imperial citizens there have already suffered a lot, so if they suffer a little more, it won’t be a big problem. They can just endure it.

In addition to the facilities of the port itself, the construction team of St. Ilburg also contracted the water wells, warehouses, customs office buildings and other facilities here for the purpose of cargo registration, warehousing and taxation.

The service was so warm, caring and thoughtful that Teach almost couldn't help but wonder - could this guy also be a believer of the devil?

Otherwise, it would be impossible to explain why the general treated these "survivors" who had just returned to the embrace of the empire better than his own people.

On the other side, at the construction site of the dock.

The engineer leaning on a shovel squinted at the port under construction and boasted proudly to Captain Kedesen who was standing beside him.

"The reason your previous port was blown away was because the location was not good!"

"First, we need to ensure that there is a natural deep-water berth, which means that the draft is at least six meters at low tide. Then we need to be as sheltered from the wind as possible and close to the main channel to facilitate the berthing of large ships."

"I think you haven't thought about it at all!"

That look of superiority was like that of an upper-class citizen facing an inferior citizen, and in name it was indeed so.

"Yes... this is indeed our negligence! Thanks to your professionalism, haha." Listening to the bragging of the engineer directing the construction, Captain Kedesen nodded as if he understood it, but secretly complained in his heart.

The wind is so strong that it has blown my boat to the top of the mountain. It’s useless no matter how good the location you choose is!
Wasn't the port of Saldo blown away or what?
Moreover, I heard that this land was completely sealed by a great barrier before, and the connection with the outside world was completely cut off. There was no need to build a trade port, okay? !

Of course, he admitted it.

Although the port that the imperial engineers helped them relocate was a bit far from the town center, it was indeed much better than the previous location.

This is purely the experience of a professional captain - all the ports on the east coast of the New World that are easy to dock at were basically developed from military ports.

This is in stark contrast to the empire itself.

Kaedson had no idea that he, like the other sailors on the Traveler, had unknowingly assumed the identity of a "Jannah".

His "assimilation" was even more thorough than those sailors who had settled down there - he had begun to consider issues completely from the perspective of Deadwood Port.

Just when Captain Kedesen was thinking about how to coax this guy to help build a school and a church for his port and renovate the Governor's Palace, the sound of bells suddenly came from the direction of the watchtower in the distance.

His expression changed slightly, and soon he saw a sentry riding a horse running towards him, shouting at him in panic.

"Ship - Your Excellency the Governor! South of Deadwood Harbor, near the quarry, an army of several hundred people appeared! They are heading towards the north coast. If nothing goes wrong, they will be here in an hour!"

"The army?!" Captain Kaidsen's face changed completely, and he asked hurriedly, "Is it the army of the Kingdom of Gutaf? Why did they suddenly come here?!"

Could it be that the fleet on the shore stimulated them? !

The sentry said tremblingly.

"No, it doesn't seem so...the ones who came were a bunch of undead, and some little demons and stuff."

demon? !
Captain Kedesen was completely stunned and didn't know what to do for a moment. After all, he only had a dozen militiamen under his command.

Looking at the bewildered Captain Keldson, the Imperial engineer holding a shovel grinned, raised his chin slightly and said.

"There are only a few hundred demons. This number is not enough to compete with the New World."

These bumpkins from the continent of Gana are really surprised by what they have seen so far. If they were in the empire's homeland with a strong sense of martial virtue, a group of conscripted militia would be able to destroy these demons.

Captain Kedesan certainly knew this. After all, he grew up in the empire and only became the governor here accidentally because of a shipwreck.

He swallowed and said nervously.

"But this is Deadwood Harbor..."

"Don't worry, brother. If you feel worried, just look at the warships on the sea. With those big guys here, no matter how many of them come, they will die." The engineer patted his shoulder and said with a smile, "Okay, General Hamelton will take care of this little thing. Let's continue talking about the construction..."

Kaidesen looked at him doubtfully, but finally said nothing and calmed down to continue listening to his nonsense.

Anyway, this place is right next to the dock. If the demons from hell really attack, he can get on board the ship with these imperial soldiers at the first opportunity.

At the same time, Teach, who was in the fortress camp, also received the news and was so shocked that he almost overturned the table.

"Demons?! Here?! Are they attacking us?"

He thought that he hadn't offended the Demon King, had he? !
What's happening here? !

Seeing Teach's look of disbelief, the sentry who came to report the news lowered his sweaty head and reported quickly.

"Yes, yes! I saw it with my own eyes! I saw them starting from the foot of the Stairway to the Sun Mountains and heading straight towards Deadwood Harbor. There were hundreds of them!"

Teach looked at Lumir for help, but the latter just hinted with his eyes that he should not panic, as everything was arranged by the Demon King.

General Hamelton, who was sitting at the table eating heartily, suddenly laughed, drank the rum in his hand, and slammed the glass on the table heroically.

"Your Excellency Baron, there are only a few hundred demons. There is no need to panic! I thought there were many enemies coming from Hell, but they dared to come out from underground with only these few!"

After saying that, he stood up with his hands on the table, took off the coat on the back of the chair, and skillfully draped it over his shoulders with a confident smile on his face.

"This amount is not enough for my soldiers to feed... Leave some of the food on the table for me, and we'll continue drinking when I come back!"

There aren't many entertainment programs in Deadwood Harbor, but the food is surprisingly good. He often comes to Teach's house to eat these days, and his stomach is almost full from drinking!

Looking at General Hamelton who took the initiative to take on this trouble, Teach hurried down the stairs and stood up respectfully to greet him.

"The safety of Deadwood Harbor now rests in the hands of General." Watching General Hamelton's back as he walked away, Teach hurriedly looked at Lumire who was standing beside him pretending to be a servant.

"What the hell is going on! What does the devil want to do?"

Lumier glanced at him and said calmly.

"Hell recently sent a new demon king here."

Tiqi was slightly stunned and said immediately.

"That guy wants to take the place of the Demon King?"

Lumire shook his head.

"No, that guy is a puppet of the Demon King... In fact, he was arranged by our master himself."

Teach was completely at a loss for words. He stared at Lumir for a long time, and finally uttered a word.

"Then why is he here?"

"His significance is to increase our value as well as that of the United Kingdom of Qutaf."

Looking at the thoughtful Teach, Lumil paused and continued.

"A group of loyal imperial subjects have no value to the empire, no matter how attached we appear to the empire. But on the contrary, if Hell shows interest in us, our 'rather die than obey' will have meaning."

"The same is true for the United Kingdom of Gutaf. Before Hell's tentacles reached here, the Empire's assessment of the Lizardmen was based on the position of being a colony target. Now, they have added the label of 'strategic wooing target' to the mix. They may not necessarily propose an alliance, but at least they will carefully consider the risks of pushing this behemoth to Hell's side."

"I see..." Tiqi looked at Lumir with admiration, "That sir, was this your plan from the beginning?"

Lumir placed his right hand on his chest and spoke devoutly.

"That gentleman didn't tell me, but from what I know about him, he often sees the next dozen moves before he places the first chess piece."

He did not tell Teach all that he had surmised.

Not just the Empire.

It's the same in hell.

Although Lumir did not understand the full picture of the chess game played by His Majesty the Demon King, he could still roughly infer that the Lord's use of the Demon Lord's Territory and the Cabinet of Deadwood Harbor was probably based on similar logic.

An isolated piece of territory overseas has no value to Hell, but it would be a different story if the Empire got its hands on it.

"As for more, you don't need to know. You just need to play your role faithfully."

"And this is for your own good."

……

The setting sun was like blood, dyeing the woods with a crimson glow.

Accompanied by the sound of dense military drums, five hundred imperial soldiers lined up in five neat rows, their boots pressing neatly across the grass, making powerful footsteps.

At the front of the team, General Hamelton rode a pure-blooded Highland warhorse, staring sharply at the dense jungle ahead.

In the sky, two griffin riders were circling.

The anchor-like claws were curled around the abdomen, emitting a chilling chill, and the bloody lance was like a blood-stained dragon's fang!
In contrast, in the forest not far away, a group of about 500 monsters were squeezing out from the shadows.

Among them were skinny skeletons, stinking corpses, squirming slimes, and grinning demon wolves...

Some of them are newbies who have just entered the game, and some are monsters summoned by the core of the maze - the kind that will turn into magic crystals after being killed.

In the center of the group of monsters, a nervous-looking, handsome young man was holding a dagger tightly, his silver hair fluttering in the wind.

This guy was probably not on the battlefield for the first time, but it was obviously his first time to be in a commander's position.

"Hey! You guys... go to the front! Don't crowd next to me!"

"Hehe... gulp hehe... smells so good..."

"Good brother, move aside and let me smell it too!"

"You're a skeleton soldier without a nose!"

"Shit! You, a slime, already have it?!"

Iger: “???”

Looking at the group of monsters huddled together, Hamelton's expression gradually became strange.

It is true that these monsters exude the breath of hell, but their marching movements and momentum reveal a sense of disorganization, like those of rookies.

Are they really trained?
What surprised him even more was the person standing in front of the formation——

"……Succubus?"

His eyebrows raised subconsciously, and then a sarcastic smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.

Not just succubi.

Judging from the monsters that obviously came from the maze, this guy seems to be a demon king?
Has the devil of hell become a common thing these days? How come all kinds of people are included in it?

Although he looked down on these small fry in his heart, Hamilton still carefully raised his right hand, signaled the soldiers behind him to stop marching, and gave the order to cover the area with artillery fire.

"Fire flares! Fire three salvos from the naval guns!"

"As ordered!"

The messenger following behind him responded and quickly passed on the order.

Almost at the same time, a crossbowman stepped forward, raised the heavy crossbow and pointed it at the sky, lit the flare hanging on the crossbow and pulled the trigger.

"Whoosh-!"

A fiery red flare with a long tail of flame shot up into the sky and exploded in mid-air. The dazzling light marked the area where the monsters gathered.

The fleet on standby on the coastline had already completed preparations for shooting.

Almost at the same time when the flare lit up, a deafening roar like rolling thunder came from the direction of the sea level.

The players who were marching beside Iger at first had not yet realized what was happening when they saw dense black dots appear in the air.

Yiger's face suddenly changed and he shouted in shock.

"Quick! Disperse!"

It's too late!

"boom--!!!"

The flying shells covered the edge of the forest with devastating force, raising large amounts of dirt, rubble and body parts, and instantly blew the disorganized group of monsters and the trees behind them into pieces!
The explosion sounded just after a while, and then there was another thunderous sound from the direction of the sea level. At this time, more than 500 monsters had been reduced by half!
"Fuck! This damn NPC has no moral principles!"

"MMP! I knew that a mission that even newcomers can participate in would be bad!"

"I am so stupid. Why did I believe the devil..."

The new players were wailing one after another. They had just obtained the closed beta qualification for less than a month, but they were taught a lesson by this crappy game.

but--

This is also an experience for them.

Having experienced death, they will soon realize that this game that seems to go against common sense is actually very scary.

Looking at his subordinates whose numbers kept decreasing, Yiger felt his hands and feet getting cold, and his pupils were filled with deep powerlessness and despair.

Although he expected such a thing to happen, Iger, who had only served in the central region, still underestimated the power of the Imperial naval guns.

It was true that the cannons were inaccurate, but there were simply too many of them!

There were so many that each of the monsters around him could get one and there were still some left...

The necklace around his neck emitted a pink light, and a shield emerged from Iger's side, forming a huge barrier to block the shock wave of the explosion.

However, even so, he was bathed in artillery fire and his head was buzzing due to the deafening roar, and his brain went blank.

If it were in the past, when he was serving on the front line, he only needed to consider whether to charge or retreat, and he didn't even need to consider that.

But now——

He deeply felt the weight behind the word dilemma.

"Charge! Quick, quick!"

His voice trembled slightly as he hurriedly gave the order to charge. However, before the monsters could take a few steps, the well-prepared imperial soldiers had already pointed their guns.

"Ready to fire!"

“Fire—!”

As the company captain swung the command knife in his hand, the muzzles of the guns pointed forward in unison instantly burst into a thick smoke!

Dense lead bullets mowed down the monsters rushing forward like mowing grass. Skeletons and zombies fell to the ground one after another with the sound of whizzing through the air. Even slimes were shot and exploded, turning into a pool of mud spreading on the ground, or transformed into cold magic crystals.

The griffin in the sky let out a loud scream, indicating that there was no ambush behind the enemy.

Seeing this, Hamelton smiled coldly, drew the long sword from his waist, and the cavalrymen following him also drew their swords.

"Cavalry, charge!"

"kill--!"

Led by General Hamelton, the Empire's cuirassiers swept across the flanks of the battlefield like thunder.

The iron hooves of the war horses trampled over the scattered formation of the monsters, and as the cavalrymen attacked left and right, the battlefield was suddenly littered with corpses and blood!
Listening to the drumbeats of the military musicians, the Empire's musketeers calmly loaded their bullets, waiting for the opportunity for the next volley.

Seeing the servants lent to him by his predecessors die tragically one after another, Yiger's eyes instantly turned red. He clenched the dagger in his hand and let out a hoarse roar.

"Hamilton! I'll fight you--"

Before he finished his words, a black shadow suddenly appeared from the air and landed steadily behind him.

Before Yige could react, he felt a pain at the back of his head, his vision went dark, and he passed out.

Shadow Demon Thanos easily caught the fallen Iger, then glanced indifferently at the chaotic battlefield, turned into a puff of black smoke again, and disappeared silently.

At this moment, Hamelton rode over on horseback, but found nothing.

He frowned and looked around. There were only body parts and corpses on the ground. The young man who was suspected to be the devil had disappeared.

"He actually ran away."

Hamelton sneered. Although he felt regretful, there was nothing he could do but silently remember that handsome face.

He raised the sword above his head and shouted loudly in a heroic voice.

"victory!"

In response to him was the cry that echoed throughout the battlefield—

"victory!!!"

The battle between the Empire and Hell on the continent of Janna once again ended with the Empire's complete victory.

This time it was military.

Surrounded by cheers, the soldiers carried their muskets and headed home, talking and laughing along the way, not taking the monster attack seriously at all.

too weak!
There is no comparison with the demons in the New World.

They even felt that their attacks were unnecessary and that they could just leave those guys to their brothers on the sea and in the sky.

Hamelton waved his hand to signal the soldiers to clean up the battlefield, and he turned his horse and rode towards the fortress on the mountain.

He had only finished half of his dinner, so he could go back and continue.

The sun slowly set, and its afterglow illuminated the devastated battlefield.

What no one noticed was that in the shadows of the woods, a slender figure in a cloak was quietly watching the farce come to an end, with a meaningful smile on his lips.

"It's Prince Colin's turn next."

(End of this chapter)