I Don't Agree to the Terms
Chapter 445 - 248: The Fourth Hero Became a Vessel_2

Chapter 445: Chapter 248: The Fourth Hero Became a Vessel_2

"What... is going on here?" Liu Lai was somewhat puzzled. He definitely knew about Demon King City, but why had it become so bustling, with snack streets and acrobatic performances? The lively atmosphere was no less than that of a temple fair.

"It seems like this place has been turned into a commercial district?" Gu Shanhai was also a bit uncertain. He took a closer look, and the entire Demon King City no longer bore its original ferocious appearance.

"These guys really dare to think big..." Chu Zhen also made a snide remark. He thought that Liu Lai’s deeds in the Hero Continent, where a succubus was made the king, were already eye-opening enough. Yet what astonished him even more was the Holy Kingdom in this part of the Hero Continent, which had actually been turned into a commercial district right atop the Demon King Castle. He wondered which business genius came up with the idea.

Not for any other reason, but because they detected the presence of the Demon King beneath the city.

The three of them were part-time Demon Kings themselves, so they were a bit more sensitive to the Demon King’s aura.

This also served to confirm Liu Lai’s guess. The Demon King was not dead, merely suppressed or sealed. Otherwise, peace would not have lasted for so many years.

"Let’s go, don’t delay any further. We’ll find the people first."

The Demon King had not died, and since no reincarnated heroes had shown up, it meant that the heroes had not died either. Both parties were likely deep beneath the Demon King City, locked in a deadly embrace.

’Every segment of the Hero Continent has the same setup, but the development is completely different. It’s like opening a blind box,’ Gu Shanhai silently commented to himself in his mind.

The setup might be the same, but the people were different, which led to various developmental paths.

Entering the Demon King City’s commercial district, one had to admit, the atmosphere was indeed intense. Dressed as Demon Kings and heroes to perform love ballads, there were even a lot of Demon Clan members invited to act as extras, claiming to create the most authentic Demon King City experience.

The sight made all three of them cringe.

Gu Shanhai and Chu Zhen were rather indifferent, but Liu Lai looked quite displeased.

Probably recalling some unpleasant memories.

"Entering the Demon King Castle costs ten copper coins."

As the three were walking, they got stopped by the guards at the entrance, clearly asking for admission fees.

"Did you two bring any money?" Gu Shanhai asked.

"No, I’ve barely arrived here," Chu Zhen replied, spreading his hands. He blew up the Royal Capital of the Holy Kingdom shortly after reincarnating just two months ago—where would he find money?

"You know exactly what I had on me when I came out," Liu Lai was even more blunt. The clothes on his back were given by Gu Shanhai; he carried no money whatsoever.

Seeing this, the gatekeeper looked down on them, contempt in his eyes. Dressed up so nice, yet not a single copper coin between them—typical posers.

"..." Gu Shanhai felt like the two had a point.

With no alternative, he took out thirty copper coins from his pocket—not that he owned them, but he had just conjured them.

"Here, is that enough?" Gu Shanhai handed over the copper coins, and they were finally allowed to enter.

"That kid can boast about this for years; he totally can tell people that he once stopped three Demon Kings at the gate..." Chu Zhen muttered under his breath.

"He can even add that not only did he stop three Demon Kings, but he also blocked the one behind him," Liu Lai added, having heard the remark.

After all, there might still be another one beneath the Demon King Castle.

"So if there was an achievement system, might see a legendary achievement called ’One Man Holds Back Four Demon Kings,’ right?" Gu Shanhai chimed in as well.

Anyhow, it was all just banter, casual talk.

The decorative style inside the Demon King Castle was a significant improvement over the outside, at least it met the gloomy criterion.

However, for Gu Shanhai, who had long resided in the Demon King Castle, this decorative style was pure fantasy. The actual Demon King Castle style was minimalist, without all these fanciful embellishments.

The main issue was that the Demon King took no interest in these matters; in fact, the entire castle seemed rather rudimentary.

The trio chatted idly as they strolled through the Demon King Castle, whose overall structure had been significantly altered. The main theme now revolved around thrill and horror—it was akin to a large haunted house, filled with members of the Demon Clan acting as NPCs. It has to be said, whoever turned this into a business district really had some talent.

"Do you guys have any ideas about the whereabouts of the Demon King?" Gu Shanhai inquired.

"Not really, he should be around this area, but why would he be underground?" Chu Zhen, too, was somewhat puzzled.

According to the three’s sensing of Demonic Qi, there was a high probability that both the Demon King and the Hero were around three hundred meters below ground, which is why they hadn’t been dug up.

Otherwise, with such extensive renovations, things like basements and dungeons would have been unearthed long ago, even displayed as attractions for visitors.

After so many years of development and construction, there wouldn’t be any off-limits areas or rooms with secrets left.

"Should I dig, or will you?" Liu Lai was quite straightforward—talking didn’t help much; getting to work was the key. Digging them out and then discussing was not too late either.

"I’ll handle it. With your attributes, casting a single Forbidden Curse would leave you weakened—you need to regain your strength." Chu Zhen volunteered for the task. Three hundred meters was no shallow depth, and if Liu Lai were to dig, he reckoned it would take considerable effort.

As for Gu Shanhai, neither of them had even considered this option.

"Forbidden Curse·Earth Shaking!"

For Chu Zhen, with his identity, he had to use a Forbidden Curse; using ordinary magic would be a waste of his vast Magic Power.

Fortunately, after practicing the "Holy Meditation Skill," his control over his Magic Power had greatly improved, which meant this Forbidden Curse would be of a more confined scale.

Despite being localized, the entire Demon King City could feel the intense tremors, causing quite a bit of chaos.

In the area where Gu Shanhai and the others were, the ground kept cracking and soil churned upwards as if something was being pushed up from the depths.

Digging a hole three hundred meters deep wasn’t feasible; there wouldn’t be space enough to accommodate such volumes of soil, so Chu Zhen’s solution was to push the person up.

As fissures appeared, a torrent of Demonic Qi surged upwards. With one breath, Chu Zhen and Liu Lai felt revitalized.

Especially Liu Lai, he even noticed the rudimentary form of the Demon King in his chest grow significantly. If he absorbed all the Demonic Qi, there was a chance he could fully mature his Demon King template.

But given Gu Shanhai’s presence, he refrained from making such a move.

Yet, he didn’t spare the Demonic Qi that was seeping out. He still had reservations about the Reincarnator Hero, but it would be wasteful to let the overflowing Demonic Qi go unused.

As the soil tumbled, a gaunt figure exuding Demonic Qi was thrust up from underground.

"Is this the Hero?" Liu Lai was somewhat perplexed. Surely the Demon King didn’t look like this, but why was there Demonic Qi coming from the Hero? And more importantly, since the Hero was male, how had he fallen in love with the Demon King?

"He’s not dead, he’s still breathing." Chu Zhen immediately realized this and quickly switched to healing magic to treat the man.

The thought was nice, but the healing proved to be minimally effective.

"His Demonic Qi is canceling it out. Instead of merging with it as we do, it’s mired together," Gu Shanhai quickly detected the anomaly. "It’s as though he’s sealed the Demon King within his own body."

If Chu Zhen and Liu Lai had made the Demon King a part of themselves, then this Hero seemed to have used himself as a vessel to seal away the Demon King.

For years, the pure Demonic Qi of the Demon King had been eroded by the Hero using his own life force, a process unimaginably painful, akin to frying someone alive in hot oil—pain was present, yet death was not permitted.

According to Gu Shanhai’s analysis, the Hero’s life force was nearly depleted, barely enough to last another three years at most, after which the seal would break.

Fortunately for the Hero, his luck wasn’t all bad—he was still alive, for now.

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