Xilang Mountain Range. The underground world. On a certain stone beam.
The two figures were close to each other as if they were one. From time to time, they whispered to each other. They were immersed in the sweetness of the two hearts merging, and they didn't notice the flow of time at all.
Athena leaned on Chen Rui's shoulder. She didn't remember how she leaned against him intimately after the kiss ended. She just felt that his shoulder was very comfortable and very reassuring. As for the hand on her waist, she selectively ignored it.
Anyway, I've been kissed by this guy, and it's not just once …
"Dear Athena. Wales, if the bastard who is hugging you now is still that powerless human, then can his shameless behavior still succeed?"
"Hmph! What kind of person do you think I am? " Athena wanted to raise her head in dissatisfaction, but he hugged her tighter. Since her "strength hadn't recovered," she couldn't struggle free, so she could only continue to lean comfortably.
Chen Rui recalled the bits and pieces of time he spent with Athena in the past. It was vivid in his mind, and bursts of warmth surged in his heart. Passion was just a momentary touch or even impulse; tenderness was the extension and continuation of warmth.
Initially, when he came back this time, he wanted to have a good talk with Athena to formally confirm her feelings, but now it seemed that there was no need for that.
The change of feelings was extremely emotional, and there were too many unpredictability. Sometimes, no matter how perfect a plan was, it couldn't keep up with a small change.
Athena had already expressed her feelings with her actions. Now it was time for him to fulfill that agreement.
"Athena," Chen Rui kissed her hair gently and took a deep breath, "According to our agreement a month ago, there are some things that I must confess to you."
"…"
"It turns out that you're the leader of the Cloak Gang, Aguile!"
Despite being mentally prepared, what Chen Rui said still shocked Athena again and again.
"This time, you went to the Dark Moon City and defeated Arux?"
"Royce and Arux have surrendered to you?"
"…"
"You're almost at the Demon King level now?" Athena looked shocked and sighed, "The grand master's inheritance is really amazing."
There was a threshold between Higher Demon and Demon King, but Chen Rui was a human. He didn't have the innate restrictions of ordinary Demons. Plus, he had the inheritance of the grand master, so he had much more room for improvement than her. Not only was Athena not as jealous as Paglio (in fact, she was more envious), but she was happy for Chen Rui. It was a typical case of spilled water. Girls were attracted to outsiders, but girls were not kept at home.
"You're almost at the Demon King level. We can compete to see who will become a Demon King first." Chen Rui saw the competitive glint in Athena's eyes and chuckled. "The loser has to be kissed by the winner for an entire day. But no matter how I look at it, I'm the one who's at a disadvantage. I almost couldn't breathe just now …"
He's at a disadvantage?
Athena's eyes suddenly became ashamed and annoyed. She gave the rascal a hard punch. Similarly, because her "strength hadn't recovered", this harmless punch didn't seem to have any power. Instead, it made the guy smile proudly.
Rebirth and the Super System were Chen Rui's biggest secrets that couldn't be revealed to anyone. The excuse of the "grand master's inheritance" could just cover up the existence of the Super System and the reason for his sudden increase in power. However, other than that, he didn't want to hide it from Athena, especially that matter.
Just now, he didn't talk about Town Leia and Silent Night Wetland. He just talked about his experience in Dark Moon City. However, the ugly daughter-in-law had to meet her in-laws sooner or later. Now, he finally had to confess.
"Athena …"
"En."
"If …"
"En?"
"If, I mean if … I treat other women …"
Athena's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened. Although Chen Rui could only see her hair from this angle, he could feel that she opened her eyes with a faint sadness.
Chen Rui hated himself for ruining her mood in this situation, but he didn't want to hide Christina's matter from her. As the woman he had decided on, Athena had the right to know about it. In his opinion, although the truth was crueler than a lie, deception was more shameful than hiding it.
In his rebirth, he was still the silly rookie in relationships. Perhaps, he would never become the carefree and relaxed Casanova.
Just as Chen Rui was holding his breath and nervously waiting for Athena's anger, she suddenly sighed softly.
"You confessing fool." Athena closed her eyes again, but she leaned on his shoulder again. "Actually, I already knew."
Chen Rui was taken aback. She knew? Knew about Christina? Knew about the Wyvern's Lair? Could it be that the devil fruit awakened a special … "foresight" ability? It's impossible!
"The teleportation in Medusa's Lair just now was because of this ring, right?" Athena's eyes fell on Chen Rui's left hand that was holding her. "'Dark Will', the beloved concubine of Sakya Lucifer, Xuehan. Belphegor, cast the secret treasure ring with the power of the strongest [The Eye of Evil] mixed with the blood of the Lucifer Royal Family. It is rumored to have strange powers, and teleportation is one of them. This ring was once lost. Except for the Belphegor Royal Family who can sense the power of [The Eye of Evil], very few people can recognize it. By chance, my father got it. Three years ago, I escorted this ring to the Dark Moon City. "
Chen Rui showed a sudden realization. Just looking at the inconspicuous appearance of "Dark Will", it was difficult to associate it with the term "royal secret treasure". No wonder even Christina once said that very few people knew this ring. It turned out that it had such an origin. The forger, the previous two imperial concubines of the Fallen Angel Empire, Xuehan. Belphegor, should be the elite of the Belphegor Royal Family. No wonder Lomont, who was also from the "Sloth" Royal Family, could notice it.
Athena escorted this ring to Dark Moon 3 years ago, so it was not surprising that she could recognize it. However, what does this have to do with her knowing about Christina?
Chen Rui was about to speak, but he suddenly showed vigilance. Athena also felt it and quickly got up from him. As for Dodo, he had already entrenched his body in a small puddle. It looked no different from a puddle of water.
The sound gradually approached. Under the faint light, it could be seen that an earth elemental was running toward this side in the distance, followed by a few taurens who seemed to be chasing after it.
Chen Rui had an idea. He called out to Athena and jumped down from the stone beam, blocking the path of the earth elemental. Although the earth elemental had D-level strength, it couldn't break through under the interception of Chen Rui and Athena.
One of the taurens who came later recognized Chen Rui and Athena as their friends who helped them fight bravely previously. He pounded his chest to show his friendliness. Chen Rui also pounded his chest and said in < Analytical Eyes >, "Friends, I'm here to help you!"
After that, his voice suddenly rose, "Dodo, if you dare to be lazy, I'll throw you underground!"
As soon as he said that, a transparent "ribbon" suddenly jumped out from the puddle on the side. The earth elemental who had his back to the puddle was caught off guard and was tied up by the ribbon.
Chen Rui intended to further express his goodwill to the taurens. As he was about to kill this earth elemental, a low voice suddenly came from the earth elemental's mouth. < Analytical Eyes > translated it as, "Let go of Doug!"
Chen Rui was shocked, and his movements suddenly stopped. All the earth elementals he encountered previously only had one consciousness, which was to kill. However, this one seemed to be a little different. He took a closer look. This earth elemental was indeed a little different. The light in its eyes was white, not pale yellow. There was no crystal residue like the waste ores at the corner of its eyes.
Chen Rui tried to activate < Aura Conversion > and tried it on the earth elemental. Sure enough, there was no reaction. He looked at the Tauren who had a puzzled expression and said, "My friends, please don't kill this enemy first. I have a natural communication ability, just like how I can communicate with you. I want to see if I can interrogate this captive."
Several taurens nodded. The earth elemental was subdued by Chen Rui and the others. According to the taurens' rules, he had the right to dispose of the captive.
"Your name is Doug?" Chen Rui asked the struggling earth elemental through < Analytical Eyes >.
The earth elemental looked quite surprised, "How do you know? Why can you communicate with me? Are you also an elemental? "
In the concept of the earth elemental, only elementals could communicate with other elementals.
"I'm not an elemental. I just have the power to communicate with other creatures. However, there is one thing that is very strange. Why can't I communicate with other elementals? They are different from you. There is only killing in their minds. "
"Yes, they have all undergone some kind of mutation. This mutation was brought by the great Earth Elemental King. Some earth elementals were unwilling to accept the mutation and were destroyed. Therefore, Tag led us to betray the Earth Realm."
Earth Elemental King!
Chen Rui took a deep breath. There is actually the existence of the Earth Elemental King in this underground world!
He once heard from Paglio that the Elemental King was the top of the pyramid among the elements. It was also the top existence of the Demon Realm's creatures. It was born with the power to control other elements, and it had extremely powerful strength. It could even cast any corresponding single-element magic without any restrictions. Due to some mysterious rule, the birth of the Elemental King was unique. In other words, there was only one Earth Elemental King in the entire Demon Realm. The most basic condition for the birth of the next Earth Elemental King was that the previous king had died.
Of course, there were other elemental kings such as the Fire Elemental King, the Water Elemental King and so on.
The Elemental King was born at the Demon Overlord level. Elementals had no lifespan limit. The older they were, the more power they accumulated. Of course, they were not immortal. They would also die for various reasons.
In this way, the Earth Elemental King was the culprit who controlled the earth elemental to kill other creatures. However, elementals had their own rules. They would not easily interfere with other species and civilizations. As a king, it was even more impossible for him not to know this. What's more, with the Earth Elemental King's Demon Overlord-level strength, if he really wanted to eradicate other creatures, he could have easily succeeded. Why couldn't he even deal with the taurens and medusas?
Chen Rui had too many questions in his mind. Doug in front of him was obviously an important captive. It was better to find a place to ask him.
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