The lava river suddenly churned and bubbles rose from the bottom of the river. Lily screamed and jumped back ten meters. "What did I poke?"
The others immediately looked at the churning viscous liquid. Hao Ren put up his Steel Membrane Shield and stood in front of Wuyue. The siren maiden was usually good at defense, but in this hot and dry place, she was the weakest one among them. After rolling violently for more than ten seconds, the magma river suddenly let out a strange gurgling sound, and an incomparably huge monster suddenly stood up from the boiling magma!
The monster had the shape of a human, but its entire body was made of boiling lava. Its upright upper body was three to four meters tall. It wobbled on the surface of the river. Although it had no facial features, its movements showed that it was at a loss. It kept turning its head in all directions, as if searching for something in the air. Huge drops of lava dripped from its body into the river as the monster moved, splashing white smoke.
Hao Ren felt his scalp tighten when he saw this' creature 'that seriously challenged his common sense. "What is this?"
"Don't be afraid, it's just a lava demon." Lanina asked everyone to step back. She then frowned at the lava creature and asked uncertainly, "Polu?"
The huge lava demon 'heard' the two syllables and immediately responded. It bent slightly towards Lanina and made a series of unintelligible grunts. Lanina took a few steps back to prevent the magma from dripping onto her head. Then, she began to communicate with the other party in that strange gurgling sound.
"Do they know each other?" Hao Ren nudged Y'zaks arm. "What are they talking about?"
"I don't know." Y'zaks scratched his bald head. "Lava demons are low-level creatures with low intelligence. I used to train them to guard the lava lakes. But only Lanina can communicate with them like this. I don't know how."
Hao Ren looked at Lanina who was communicating with the lava and asked, "... As a succubus, why does she spend all her skill points on such strange things?"
Y'zaks shrugged and said, "Maybe there's something wrong with my education..."
At this time, Lanina finally finished talking with Polu. The lava demon sank back into the lava river. Lanina worriedly reported the bad news. "Serathon has basically taken control of this place. His army is in a stalemate with the Allied Army near Osidian Plain. I don't know what they are fighting for. Anyway, his soldiers are everywhere."
"This place used to be the big guy's territory, right?" Vivian frowned. "What happened to your people?"
"Those who survived have basically fled to other dimensions, and those who stayed here have all defected." Lanina said this with almost no emotional fluctuations. "Most of the middle and lower level demons have no loyalty. Whoever has the biggest fist is the boss. Now that we meet, we are all enemies. But there's good news: Serathon still doesn't trust those demons who have just defected. He has arranged them all in the Red Peak area, which is far from Osidian Plain. We won't meet those guys. "
Hao Ren breathed a sigh of relief. Those defected demons were the biggest threat: they could recognize Lanina's face and may even sense Y'zaks' breath. Once they met, those demons were more dangerous than the soldiers of Serathon's army.
"Serathon and the Allied Army are in a stalemate in Osidian Plain?" Y'zaks scratched his chin and thought. "The Allied Army is very powerful. Serathon must have sent most of his main force to fight them... No wonder the Demonic Foundry has been temporarily put aside."
"Just to catch your daughter, two groups of people are so mobilized?" Hao Ren suddenly felt that something was not right. A demon king and a group of allied forces had been in a stalemate for more than half a year in a wasteland just to find a naughty child.
Y'zaks' expression changed. He clenched his fist and said, "No matter what they are doing, we have to go."
"Wait a minute," Vivian suddenly said. "Is the information about the 'lava demon' reliable?"
"Reliable." Lanina smiled. "Lava demons aren't very intelligent and can't lie, but they're connected by the magma network in the depths of the earth. They know what's happening in most areas of the land. I'm the only demon that has mastered their language, and no one else can use this information network."
Hao Ren nodded and no longer doubted. He led them away from the scorching lava river and continued to move in the direction of Osidian Plain.
Along the way, they began to encounter low-level demons wandering around. The closer they got to Osidian Plain, the more demons there were. Even Serathon soldiers armed with weapons began to appear. When they were in Serathon Realm, they directly landed near the Demonic Foundry under the cover of the thick clouds. But here, Hao Ren did not intend to hide too much. They were here to collect information. If they hid all the way to Osidian Plain, they would probably face a confused situation.
So they began to carefully make contact with the wandering low-level demons.
It was a little risky, but they had discussed the method of camouflage before. Plus, they could not figure out the local situation without contact with the enemy, so they had to take this risk. And low-level demons were easy to deal with. With the ability of Hao Ren and his team, they could basically kill them in seconds. Even if they were exposed, they did not have to worry too much.
On the barren and scorched red land, two sturdy Demon Guards with a single horn on their heads were leading a small team on their journey. They wore the armor of ordinary soldiers of Serathon. Their rock-like skin was directly exposed to the scorching air, but the two demons themselves enjoyed the weather. They turned around and looked at the Chaos Demons that were not even considered soldiers, and the few trembling humans in the middle of the Chaos Demons. They chatted casually, "It's a good day … and we're lucky today."
"Yes, yes."
"We caught these guys on the way to change shifts. It seems that the Allied Forces of the Holy See are not very capable."
"Yes, yes."
"I heard that the Allied Forces of the Holy See have been searching in Osidian Plain for half a year. If those low-level creatures drag on like this, they will be killed by the poisonous gas before we march. Do you think this is what Lord Serathon is planning? "
"Yes, yes."
"When the time comes, I'll be considered a veteran who retired from the first sequence. Maybe I'll be able to become a captain and live a good life where I can eat people once a week."
"Yes, yes."
"Tsk, I appreciate your honesty."
"Yes, yes."
The two demon soldiers who had a good relationship with each other chatted as they walked, fully proving that even demons had thoughts and emotions. Suddenly, a small group of human beings appeared in their sight. The two demons immediately stopped talking and raised their weapons. "Humans again!"
"Look carefully! Idiots! " Lanina aggressively walked towards the two demon guards. "There's still a senior demon!"
The average height of the two demon soldiers was almost twice of Lanina. But the petite succubus was lecturing them in an imposing manner. The two demon soldiers were not annoyed at all. Seeing a succubus leading a group of humans, they immediately put down their weapons and said, "Oh, it's Lady Succubus."
Succubi had low combat power, but their innate high intelligence and magic skills allowed their entire race to rise to the middle and upper echelons of demons. They were natural commanders and strategists, so any succubus was considered a "big shot" to these low-level soldiers.
"Are you going to Osidian Plain?" Lanina asked casually as if she was the commanding officer of the two demon soldiers in front of her. Her tone was very natural.
"Yes." The two demon soldiers looked a little dazed. "We caught a few spies of the Allied Army on our way here. We are going to send them to the commanding officer at the frontline."
"Oh, I'm going to Osidian Plain too," Lanina said as she pointed to Hao Ren and the others behind her. "I've also recently acquired a few new servants, but they haven't been brainwashed thoroughly enough. They're not very obedient. Put them with your prisoners, so I don't have to look after them all the time."
One of the demon soldiers nodded subconsciously, but the other seemed to have remembered something. "Of course, but can you let us see your badge first?"
Lanina took out a half-pack of chewing gum (which she took from Hao Ren's house) and waved it in front of the demon soldiers. Her eyes were glowing with a faint blue light. Her voice was low and slow as if she was sleep-talking. "This is my badge..."
Lanina had never seriously practiced her charm ability. It was difficult to deal with the elite demons near the teleportation portal. But it was much easier to deal with these low-level soldiers who did not seem to be very smart. She could just rely on her instinct. The two demon soldiers nodded blankly. "Oh, okay..."
Hao Ren and the others so openly blended into a demon squad that was ready to go to Osidian Plain for the next shift.
The two demon soldiers continued on their way and began to chat again.
"Do you think ordinary soldiers like us will never have a chance to marry a succubus?"
"Yes, yes."
"Get lost. I can't stand your hypocrisy."
"Yes, yes."
Hao Ren and the others listened at the back. "..."
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