Volume 3: Artifacts Chapter 109: Atlas of Hellish Creatures
After Luke explained the matter, he ignored Madobusa and walked out of the room. Madobusa, who was already emotional and thought she was gradually controlling the man next to her, was completely stunned and just watched Luke walk out.
A succubus appeared. She walked to Madobusa, looked at Luke's figure as he walked out, and said, "Madam, I think there is something wrong with the identity of your brother."
Madobusa smiled from her daze: "Of course I know that his identity is questionable, and he must also know that I won't easily believe his words."
The succubus asked, "Do you need me to capture him for interrogation?"
"Why do we need to arrest him?" Madobusa said, lying comfortably in the chair. "I am not interested in whether he is my real brother or not. As long as he can bring me weapons, he is my dearest brother."
"Madam, do you really believe that he can bring us weapons? Even I can see that his purpose of coming here is not to recognize you as his sister."
"Yes, his purpose is not to recognize me as his sister." Madobusa smelled her hand, on which the scent of the man remained. "This is exactly where he is smart! He knows that we, the Hell race, are very suspicious, so he told me very clearly that his target is the group of human merchants who provide weapons to the Mad Lord. This way, we can save ourselves from testing each other... and get straight to the point.
I received news that somewhere in Hell, there is another group of humans selling weapons to Hell. My brother must be a member of that group of humans. He came to me this time just to use me to deal with his competitors. "
The succubus suddenly realized: "Madam, you inherited your mother's wisdom. I believe that under your leadership, the Madobusa family will become the strongest succubus family in Jiaotu City."
"Hahaha...Did you hear what my brother asked you to do? Go ahead and don't let me down."
"As you command, my mistress." The succubus disappeared into the darkness.
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Luke put on his hood and walked out of the black castle of the Madobusa family.
After reading the guide, he knew that Madobusa had no feelings for her human brother, so there was no need to play the emotional card with her.
Now you have needs and I have requests, and we all understand each other tacitly and just cooperate with each other to continue the show.
The Madobusa family has opened up this channel, allowing the Chiyan Territory to smuggle weapons to Jiaotu City, muddying the already murky waters even further, so that they can fish in troubled waters.
I don't know what progress the tyrant has made.
Luke did not go to contact the Demon Tyrant. When he made a public appearance in Scorched Earth City, he would definitely be closely watched by the Demon Fanatic's subordinates.
Let him continue to attract the attention of all parties in Scorched Earth City.
Luke chose to walk on complicated paths, and after walking in circles a few times to make sure that no one was following him, he returned to Stedmore Cottage.
At this time, Darikova had finished her bath and was boredly carving flowers on the table with a dagger.
Seeing Luke open the door and come in, she immediately said, "Too boring. Whatever you came to this purgatory for, can you let me do something? Anything is fine. I don't even want a commission. You can't let an excellent former Ice Cave ace agent do nothing like this."
"You want something to do? Sure!" Luke took out the hardcover book he had obtained here before, tore off a blank page from the back, and wrote a message on it with the special magic ink he carried with him. He then gave it to Darikova and said, "Give it to the unicorn demon who brought us to Scorched Earth City, and ask him to deliver the letter to the Lord of Red Flame immediately."
Darikova took the paper and looked at it, but couldn't see anything. Then she complained: "You want me to deliver the letter?"
"Don't think that delivering a letter is easy. This is the scorched earth city of Purgatory. Accidents can happen anywhere and at any time. If you don't want to go, I'll go by myself."
Luke reached out to take the letter back, but Darikova quickly folded the paper a few times and stuffed it between her breasts.
Darikova looked at Luke provocatively and said, "I didn't say I wouldn't go. Leave it to me, I will deliver the letter as quickly as possible. What is the spell to get in and out of here?"
Luke taught Darikova the spell.
Darikova put on her smock and hood, chanted a spell, and went out the door.
Luke held the hardcover book, and the artifact tree bud poked out from his collar. The leaves swayed, and the threads were entangled in the book. The book flipped, and the words inside floated out.
After all the words were separated from the book, Luke recited the words of the occult.
"The Key to Destruction"
As the secret language was activated, the words that were scattered and fluttering in the air suddenly became orderly. Most of them turned into light and formed a large light net, and the remaining words were filled into the grid one by one. The words were reorganized into a long spell, and Luke chanted according to the spell.
A strong wind blew in the closed room, and the tables and chairs shook violently. In the sound of the wind, there seemed to be a voice chanting along with the spell, and the cracks in the space flashed like black electricity, as if this opened space would collapse at any time.
soon!
After everything calmed down, the light net dissipated, and an ordinary key fell into Luke's hand.
At this time, outside the lord's castle on the bottom floor of the Scorched Earth City, Tan walked out with her followers, and the castle gate was immediately closed.
The negotiations with the ancient demon madman went smoothly. As long as the weapons sold to Hell did not threaten the safety of the madman's territory, the madman would not ask who the weapons were sold to. Anyway, weapons and trading materials had to pass through his territory, and one-tenth of the tax was enough to ensure that his territory was armed faster than other demon territories.
The maniacs will soon start a war of territory expansion, and from Purgatory to the entire Hell will enter into a frenzy of war.
The only thing that made Tan a little dissatisfied was that... Kuangtu didn't know where the source of the other group of human merchants selling weapons was?
Hell is too big and the terrain is extremely complex, so random tracing is unlikely to be effective. Limited information shows that the weapons have been passed through countless hands during their circulation, so it will take some time to trace their origin.
Then keep looking. With such a large shipment volume, you will definitely be able to find it.
Tan waved his hand, and his followers pulled the Hellfire carriage and prepared to return to their residence.
But before he could take a few steps, a lot of armor and weapons came pouring down from above. Then several fallen angels descended from the sky and blocked Tan's way. At the same time, many demon descendants with black angel wings appeared around him.
Tan drew out his sword and said, "Fallen Angel Garland, I didn't expect to meet you here."
Garland flew out from the encirclement of fallen angels, his appearance extremely elegant. "I didn't expect that a human could recognize me. It turns out that those who dare to do business in hell are quite capable."
Tan Heng laughed and said, "I have heard that the Fallen Angels appeared in the western part of the Golden Shield Empire and were finally destroyed in the Moonlight Royal Court. I heard that only two Fallen Angels escaped from that battle, or maybe three, and you were one of them."
Having his scars exposed in front of him, Garland angrily took out the black sword.
The madman's voice appeared at the right time: "Garland, this is not the Black Prison. And if you don't like the weapons I gave you, you can return them to me. Are you trying to irritate me by throwing them in front of my door?"
The fallen angel Garland put away his weapon and said loudly to the maniac, "Lord Maniac, don't you doubt the identity of these humans? They are selling weapons everywhere in Hell, obviously trying to provoke a fight between the demon lords.
I told you that the outside world is undergoing tremendous changes, and a new all-out war has begun. Hell should unite again to fight against the invasion that may occur at any time. "
The lunatic laughed and replied, "Unification of Hell? Just rely on the fallen angels' lobbying? They are too naive! Only war can make the demons submit to absolute force, and I am preparing to unify Hell.
No matter what purpose these humans have in coming to Hell, as long as they provide me with weapons, they have my protection.
Fallen angels, consider my recruitment and support me as the master of hell, and you can enjoy the same status as the devil! "
As the maniac finished speaking, flames rose from all directions, and countless demons emerged from the flames. They surrounded the fallen angels and Tan in the middle, seemingly waiting for the lord's order to tear them to pieces.
Garland restrained his momentum and ordered the Black Feather Demons and the Fallen Angels to gather together.
Then he said to the fanatic: "The Fallen Angels will consider recruiting you. The fact that we encountered obstacles everywhere during our lobbying also confirms your statement that only demons understand hell, and only war can unite hell.
Please forgive me for my previous offense. I shouldn't have treated the armor and weapons you gave us like this."
"I accept your apology, Garland!" The maniac did not embarrass the fallen angels. In the battle of Hell, the fallen angels of Black Prison were on the edge, but they were a force that could not be ignored. "Since you are here, stay in my Scorched Earth City first. I have something else to discuss with you."
"Thank you for your invitation, Lord Madman." Garland asked his subordinates to collect the armor and weapons scattered on the ground, and then said, "I will stay here for the time being. I hope our discussion will yield satisfactory results for both of us."
All the demons gathered outside dispersed, and the rising wall of fire fell down.
The madman said to Tan and his party, "Humans, please rest assured! In Scorched Earth City, no one can harm you without my order. Go back and prepare your weapons. Deliver my order first, and the rest will be taken by other demons."
The fallen angels wisely made way.
"Thank you for your care, Lord Madman." Tan thanked the Madman, then left with his followers, pulling the Hellfire Horse.
The fallen angel Garland kept staring at the humans walking past him, as if he wanted to see through their origins.
The farce ended, and as the fallen angels left, the demons gradually left. They didn't notice that there was a human in a smock among them. The special clothes concealed the human's breath, allowing her to see everything that happened here, and finally left quietly and silently.
"You will never guess what I just saw." Darikova entered the cabin from outside, took off her smock and said to Luke as if to take credit: "I saw a fallen angel! What did you see?"
Luke closed the book in his hand and said, "I found a bookcase here with some very interesting books. You know I am a scholar and I am used to studying whenever I have time. You just said that you saw the fallen angel? Where?"
"In front of a castle below the city, I also saw the human merchant you were looking for..."
Darikova recounted what happened after she went out.
After delivering the letter, Darikova, who thought hell was just like that, wandered around the Scorched Earth City. Although she encountered several waves of troublesome demons on the way, she easily dealt with them, which made her more daring.
In this way, Darikova strolled to the lord's castle.
Then he watched what had just happened and even mixed in with the group of demons to listen closely.
"The madman allowed the fallen angels to stay in Scorched Earth City. He obviously wanted to subdue the fallen angels and fight for him to unify Hell. When I came back, I saw a lot of demons wearing armor. I guess the madman will start a territorial war soon."
Luke praised and said, "I found that it was the right decision to bring you to Scorched Earth City. I didn't expect that you could gather such important intelligence for me as soon as you arrived."
Darikova said proudly: "Of course, I am the ace of the Ice Cave. I am good at lurking, assassination, and stealing intelligence. I have told you all the information I have obtained. Do you have any ideas?"
Luke considered the information he had received.
The fallen angels are lobbying the demon lords everywhere, trying to unify the power of hell to deal with the changes in the world. But it is obviously fruitless. Even though the demons know that the fallen angels are right, they cannot unite.
Luke took out a book as if by magic: “I just got something very interesting, but it seems not suitable for me, but more for you.
I’ll give it to you.”
"What book? I hate reading the most!" Although she hated books, Darikova still took the book from Luke. The book immediately turned into a ring after it touched her hand: "Do you know that for women, a man giving a ring is a symbol of love."
"This is just a book that will turn into a ring. Don't think too much about me. I am the man you can't have."
"I know I can't have you, but that doesn't stop me from having too many thoughts about you. This is a woman from the polar regions." Darikova responded provocatively, while putting the ring on her ring finger: "It's a beautiful ring, what's the use of it?"
Luke felt the polar woman's boldness and explained to her how to use the ring.
"This book is called 'Atlas of Hellish Creatures', and it records the Hellish Transfiguration Technique of Stedmore. You can use your consciousness to see the cards in the 'Atlas of Hellish Creatures', and each card corresponds to a Hellish creature. Take out the card, cast a spell, and you can become the Hellish creature corresponding to the card.
..."
Following Luke's explanation, Darikova successfully took out a card from the Atlas of Hell Creatures, and then asked in disbelief: "With just a card, I can become a hell creature?"
Luke said, "This is the result of Stedmore's lifelong research in hell. The Atlas of Hell's Creatures allows him to have various identities in hell at any time. It is also the gift he left for his son after his death."
"Stemore has a son? You gave me the Atlas of Hellish Creatures. What about his son?"
"If you don't want to take someone else's things, you can return the Atlas of Hellish Creatures to me."
"Just kidding, why would I mind taking someone else's things, and it was you who gave it to me." Darikova looked at the card in her hand, and felt dissatisfied, so she changed it: "Can I transform by reciting the spell?"
"I haven't tried it yet, but the theory is that it can be changed..."
Before Luke could finish, a puff of smoke rose from under Darikova's feet. After the smoke dissipated, a charming succubus appeared in front of him.
The succubus swung her tail and hooked it around Luke's waist, pulling him close to her: "Human, enjoy the charm of the succubus!"
