nycdaug Chapter 210 Gray-haired Devil
Chapter 210 Gray-haired Devil
Yang Xining heard the sound of the armored demon's weapon being unsheathed, and the green flames illuminated the lakeshore in flickering light.
[There's nothing I can do.] Satan sighed, [preparing for battle.]
At this critical moment, huge waves suddenly arose in the center of the Black Lake.
A behemoth as big as a small hill broke out of the water - it was a giant water snake with seven eyes, its scales covered with glowing algae, and its bloody mouth was open with sharp teeth like a forest.
“Seven-eyed Hell Snake!” Nia screamed in horror, “It’s been woken up!”
Negal cursed and quickly formed seals with his hands.
A dark purple barrier unfolded in front of the three people, just enough to block the corrosive venom sprayed by the Hades Snake.
Where the venom came into contact with the barrier, a sizzling sound was heard and pungent white smoke came out.
“Now!” Satan shouted.
Yang Xining took the opportunity to use the power of shadow to cut off the silent vine and retreated silently along the rock wall.
The earth-shaking sound of fighting came from behind - the tail of the Hades Serpent flattened half of the lakeshore, and the dark magic released by Negal dyed the night sky an eerie purple-red.
She didn't dare look back and took advantage of the chaos to crawl into a crevice.
The narrow passage winds upward and eventually leads to a high ground overlooking the entire Black Lake.
Sitting on the ground gasping for breath, Yang Xining realized that his disguise had partially faded, and the purple on his right hand was fading back to its original skin color.
"Your magic power is too much." Satan pointed out, "You need to replenish it as soon as possible."
The battle continued on the lakeshore below.
Even from such a distance, one could still feel the terrifying magical fluctuations released by Negal.
Three of the Seven-Eyed Hades Snake's eyes had been blown out, but it also tore apart an armored demon.
"That gray-haired devil is much stronger than I thought." Yang Xining murmured.
[He's hiding his strength.] Satan's voice was filled with admiration. [Those words were clearly meant for Celie to hear.]
Yang Xining frowned: "You mean...he and Sailie are not in the same group?"
"The power games in the demon world are much more complicated than those in humans." Satan chuckled, "It seems we have a chance to take advantage of this."
The last wail of the Hades Serpent was heard in the distance, followed by a deafening explosion.
Yang Xining saw Negal floating in the air, his long gray hair dancing like flames, and a dark energy ball spinning in his hand.
“He won.”
[No, look at the lake.]
What shocked Yang Xining was that after the corpse of the Hades Snake with its head blown off sank into the water, the entire Black Lake began to boil.
Countless small Hades snakes crawled out of the corpses and covered the entire lake surface in the blink of an eye.
Negar obviously did not expect this.
Cursing, he ordered a retreat, and quickly left the lake with his surviving men.
"A wise choice," Satan commented. "Seven-eyed snakes are social creatures. Killing the mother will only release more young."
Yang Xining breathed a sigh of relief, and then he noticed that there were some ancient runes engraved on the high ground where he was hiding.
She traced the grooves with her finger and found that they formed an arrow shape, pointing north.
"It's a signpost," Satan confirmed. "It seems we're not the only ones trying to avoid the Guardian of the Black Lake."
Yang Xining looked in the direction of the arrow. At the end of the blood-red sky, he could vaguely see a black castle with spires standing tall.
Shadow Castle.
……
Under the blood-red sky of the demon world, Yang Xining struggled forward along the cliffs on the north shore of the black lake.
Satan guided her to a forgotten ancient road that wound its way to the back of the Shadow Castle.
Most of her disguise had faded, leaving only a hint of purple on her fingertips.
[Be careful, there's a demon patrol ahead.] Satan suddenly warned.
Yang Xining quickly hid in a crevice.
A moment later, five demon soldiers walked across the plank road above their heads, and the sound of armor rubbing against each other could be clearly heard.
She held her breath and didn't dare move until the footsteps faded away.
"This is more dangerous than we thought." She wiped the sweat from her forehead. "We need to find a more hidden way."
[There's a crack in the rock wall on the left, leading to an underground cave.] Satan guided, [The water veins in the demon world are connected, perhaps we can find a shortcut to the castle.]
Yang Xining groped forward and soon found a narrow gap that was only wide enough for one person to pass through sideways.
The rock wall was slippery and cold, and the liquid that seeped out glowed with a strange luster under the purple sun.
Just as she was about to squeeze into the gap, a cold voice suddenly sounded from behind:
"Lost little devil, do you need help?"
Yang Xining's blood seemed to freeze.
That voice—low and elegant, yet chilling.
Turning slowly, she saw Negal standing just three steps away.
The gray-haired demon had changed into a dark green robe and had a strangely shaped scimitar on his waist.
Behind him stood two heavily armed demon guards, but most disturbing was the playful, cat-and-mouse expression on his face.
"My lord." Yang Xining deliberately lowered his voice, pretending to be a cowardly little devil, "I just... wanted to take a shortcut to deliver a letter to the castle."
Negar tilted his head slightly, his long gray hair sliding over his shoulders. "Send a letter? To whom?"
"To...to Prince Sele." She made up a story while secretly accumulating strength.
The gray-haired demon's red eyes narrowed, and he suddenly reached out and pinched her chin. "Interesting. A low-level demon who hasn't even fully grown his horns, yet he knows His Royal Highness?" His nails dug into her skin. "Even stranger is... you smell familiar."
Yang Xining knew that the disguise had failed.
Just as Negar moved closer to smell it, she suddenly raised her knee and hit the opponent in the abdomen, while her right hand condensed a shadow blade and swept it out.
"boom!"
Negar was knocked back several steps, but immediately regained his balance.
"Lord Nergal!!"
The two demon guards rushed forward, but were blown away by the sudden burst of shadow energy.
Yang Xining took the opportunity to turn around and run, but ran into an invisible barrier.
"Want to escape?" Negar slowly adjusted his robes, "I haven't treated you properly yet...Human lady."
Yang Xining's heart sank suddenly. She didn't expect that her true identity would be revealed so quickly.
"How did you find out?" Yang Xining pretended to be calm and tried to delay time.
Negal raised a playful smile and slowly approached her, each step seeming to trample on the last bit of hope in her heart.
"Your scent is more unforgettable than any magical mark. In the mortal world, it was you who summoned me with that foolish ritual. I still remember the pure scent of that soul."
Stupid ritual!!
Yang Xining suddenly remembered.
A few months ago, she was forced to stay in the villa by Lu Xinghan and others, and her personal freedom was restricted.
At that time, in order to find Erdos, she tried to summon Erdos using the demon summoning technique recorded on the Internet.
However, by mistake, the high-level demon Negal was summoned.
Yang Xining stared into those red eyes and said through gritted teeth, "You're the bastard who wants my soul!!"
Negar smiled happily. "Finally recognized you? If that low-level demon hadn't suddenly barged in..." His expression suddenly darkened. "And interrupted our deal, you would have been mine long ago. However, it seems fate has given us a second chance to meet."
After he was summoned that day, he was immediately attracted by Yang Xining's special soul aura - pure yet containing powerful magic, it was the devil's favorite delicacy.
If not...
He suddenly approached, his gray hair moving silently. "No one will come to disturb us today."