Chapter 33: The Blocking Dog
Su Xiao mixed a strand of demonic energy into his Cyan Steel Shadow energy. Since the Demon Mark had existed on his body for a long time, the Cyan Steel Shadow energy did not immediately devour the demonic energy.
He flicked his fingertip, and a pale blue energy sphere sank into the back of the demon servant. The demon servant’s body stiffened.
“What are you doing!”
The wolf butler suddenly turned his head, his pupils turning into brown-yellow vertical slits, with undisguised killing intent filling those slits.
“Nothing.”
Su Xiao did not care about the wolf butler’s attitude. After a series of observations, he found that neither Alice nor the wolf butler dared to harm the players outside the game rules. Or rather, they did not dare to harm contractors or hunters outside the game rules. Reincarnation Paradise was not to be trifled with.
Alice might be a false god within the castle, but Reincarnation Paradise was an existence countless dimensions above her. If a false god dared to provoke Reincarnation Paradise, a forced execution would chill Alice to the bone. Su Xiao had personally witnessed Reincarnation Paradise annihilate a Dark Dragon race, and Dark Dragons were not comparable to ordinary dragons.
Under the majesty of Reincarnation Paradise, the Dark Dragon race was just a large lizard, reduced to slag by a beam of light.
When Su Xiao faced Alice earlier, he dared to call her a “loser’s howl,” let alone the wolf butler.
“The demon servant is Queen Alice’s most loyal servant. He will not negotiate with an outsider like you.”
As Su Xiao guessed, the wolf butler only showed killing intent and did not dare to attack directly.
Soon, except for Su Xiao, the other six entered the Forest of the Strong. Entering first had its advantages. Being the last to enter was likely due to Su Xiao’s negative reputation with the wolf butler.
“Your turn.”
The wolf butler’s tone was impatient. By now, his disgust for Su Xiao was no longer concealed, unlike in the first and second games where he would still pretend.
Su Xiao stepped toward the forest. The detective loli, the gold-rimmed glasses man, and the others had already disappeared.
Bubu Wang twitched its nose. It wasn’t catching a scent but sensing an aura, its meaning clear: “Master, should we chase?”
Bubu Wang’s skill in tracking enemies was becoming more and more proficient. Understandably, following Su Xiao into battle made it hard not to be proficient.
“No need to chase for now. Let’s first understand the situation in the Forest of the Strong. The cost of fighting here is high.”
In the fourth game, Su Xiao had to consider whether the gains from each battle justified the costs. Only when the gains exceeded the costs by 30% would he act.
“Woof.”
Bubu Wang indicated understanding. Su Xiao released his Apostle’s Eye to scout the forest’s terrain. He had activated his Instinct ability, and his basic perception was dormant.
Not long after Su Xiao left the vicinity of the wooden house, the wolf butler walked toward the third floor, leaving only the demon servant sitting blankly on the wooden stump.
A glimmer of focus gradually appeared in the demon servant’s dull eyes.
“Galu, ga… lu?”
As if regaining consciousness, the demon servant raised his head, his foolish expression vanishing. He seemed to be pondering something.
“The energy of allies and kin… this familiar burning sensation inside me is Cyan Steel, no mistake.”
The demon servant tightened his grip on the unfinished wooden carving in his hand.
“My ally is still too weak. I can’t involve him. He needs time to grow. This purity of Cyan Steel Shadow energy must be from Mawen Hua’erzi’s disciple. No other Shadow of Law Destruction has this purity. Unfortunately, my little ally, you haven’t mastered Soul Severing Shadow. Continue to slumber. I look forward to our next meeting. I hope by then, you’ll be strong enough.”
The demon servant touched his chest with a finger, and his eyes dimmed again.
“Galu…”
……
Inside the Forest of the Strong, Su Xiao sat on a large tree, waiting for an unknown creature below to leave.
This unknown creature resembled a python, with two heads and a body as thick as a water barrel, conservatively estimated at thirty meters long.
Su Xiao chose not to engage this unknown creature. The stench of its body could be smelled from over ten meters away. This thing was highly venomous and inedible.
Survival had just begun. It was better to understand the situation first. No fights without gains.
Just as Su Xiao waited for the unknown creature below to leave, a burning sensation came from his arm—the Demon Mark.
Su Xiao rolled up his sleeve. He clearly felt a strand of demonic energy seep out from the Demon Mark. This black demonic energy formed a line of small characters on his arm.
‘Ally, you are not yet strong enough. Be patient. When you are strong enough one day, use the coordinates I left to return here. All of Alice’s treasures will be yours. The Demon race and the Law Destroyers are eternal allies.’
The demonic energy on Su Xiao’s arm quickly returned to the Demon Mark. The one sending this message was undoubtedly the demon servant.
“Wait…”
Su Xiao understood the demon servant’s meaning: he was not strong enough to directly clash with Alice. After all, the strength of a ‘false god’ was still far beyond Su Xiao’s reach.
Closing his eyes to sense, indeed, within his Demon Mark, a mass of demonic energy had condensed into a clump. This should be the coordinates mentioned in the demon servant’s message—the coordinates of the Demon Castle. But with Su Xiao’s current knowledge, he could not yet understand its structure or function. Fortunately, it had no effect on him and was extremely hidden.
Given the current situation, the demon servant’s line was a dead end. The other party seemed to be biding his time, waiting for an opportunity, and had even sent Su Xiao a friendly warning: don’t provoke Alice for now.
Su Xiao couldn’t help but feel disappointed. He didn’t like holding grudges overnight. Alice’s clone had tried to kill him earlier—that wasn’t part of the game; it was pure killing intent. So, of course, he wanted to send her a big gift. But now, it seemed impossible.
Just as Su Xiao was feeling frustrated, footsteps came from under the tree.
“Balagulu lumu (unknown language).”
“Kaka, seni yilu… (unknown language).”
Several humanoid creatures walked over. Their bodies were covered in a layer of silver scales. Su Xiao didn’t know what race they were. Since Reincarnation Paradise hadn’t provided a language translation for this race, he could only hear them chattering about something in gibberish.
There were five silver-scaled humanoids. They were wrapped in rags, looking like refugees.
Because Su Xiao had mastered the Aura Release ability, he could completely hide his own aura. The silver-scaled creatures below didn’t notice him. As for Bubu Wang, its hiding ability…
Su Xiao’s gaze swept over the silver-scaled creatures and quickly focused on one of them. It was carrying a skinned animal leg on its shoulder. Judging by its appearance, the leg had been dried to prevent spoilage.
Given the weight of that animal leg, it was enough for Su Xiao and Bubu Wang to have a full meal. Su Xiao exchanged a glance with Bubu Wang, and they instantly understood each other.
Bubu Wang jumped down from the tree and landed with a thud. It had intended to make a majestic entrance, but unfortunately, it had gained five pounds recently.
“Woof.”
Bubu Wang barked with great authority, its meaning clear: “This road was opened by me, this tree was planted by me. If you want to pass this road, leave the animal leg behind!”
The five silver-scaled creatures were stunned for a moment, then broke into smiles. Su Xiao, hiding in the tree, understood their gaze—a gaze that transcended species.
That gaze meant: ‘Dog meat soup!’
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Today, I went to the hospital for a follow-up on my kidney stones. The queue made me question life itself. Fortunately, the results were good. After returning home, my inspiration wasn’t great, and I couldn’t write much. Tomorrow, I’ll do six chapters. Consider this a day of saving drafts, dear readers. Feeiwen bows in thanks.
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