Mo Ens nest was just as I expected, a cave dug out of the mazes wall. When I asked him how he managed to do that, he gave an answer that made want to bang my head against the wall. Apparently, you had to sacrifice souls to it in order to dig through it
I rember back when I had just arrived in this maze, I tried every ans possible to break through the wall but it ended up failing spectacularly. It was as if I was hitting a 3,000 DEF point wall with a 0 ATK sword.
Using a special ceremony to offer up souls, one was able to dig through the walls. This was crucial to setting up a nest as the maze would spawn undead from ti to ti which made resting in the open dangerous. Only by hiding inside a cave would the undead not notice your nest.
While this was an effective thod to build a nest, not every race or clan knew about this ceremony. Take for example, the Abbadon rodents. Those overgrown rats had no cave to call their own and rely lived in a remote corner of the maze. That exposed location couldnt be considered a nest at all and was at most a camp of sorts.
The ratn didnt feed on souls so why didnt they offer them up instead? The answer was simple, only the four-stars knew about the ceremony
That was precisely why races like the harpies were able to construct a giant nest in the wall. It was all thanks to their four-star harpy witch.
Given that, the dusas probably had their own nest as well seeing as they had Manasha and Majosha.
Of course, there were also certain races who didnt have a nest despite having a four-star in their clan. The demonic werewolves were one such clan. Because of their marauding and nomadic nature, they chose instead to wander through the maze.
At the end of the wall, that wall of text was simply to prove a point: the Prison of the Dead had given birth to a culture of its own. Although this seed rely like a cavemans culture to , who knows what things might look like a thousand years from now.
However, thats enough useless chatter for now, its about ti for to consider our future plans.
Master. Just as I was strolling through the maze and watching the guardsn clear up a bunch of small fries as I mulled over that issue, I was interrupted by No.3s voice.
Whats the matter? With the devil egg in hand, I slowly halted my pacing and looked at No.3.
One-eye has been acting strangely recently
At this very mont, there was only No.3 and Big 4 by my side. These two imps were my elite bodyguards handpicked and grood by . During the one month stint in the Western Human Realms, my subordinates had undergone a massive change. Other than that potato, No.5, all my nad subordinates had basically evolved into three-stars. With that, even their severed limbs had regrown.
It was an evolution speed that widely exceeded my expectations; although, thinking back on it, they were probably slowed down by my voracious appetite for souls. Furthermore, I had been observing the devils living in Mo Ens nest recently. What I discovered was that, as a whole, they were slightly smarter than my devilswhich was to say that, devouring souls actually increased their intelligence!
Then another question ariseswhy am I still so stupid after consuming so many souls?
Hmph, thats enough ssing around for now.
Regarding this matter of souls boosting ones intelligence, it wasnt that strange when one thought about it carefully. Different kinds of food had their own nutritional value. Take for example, if one didnt eat enough fruits during a sea voyage. They wont have enough vitamin C to sustain their body and would end up with problems such as internal bleeding or scurvy. Without a balanced diet, ones body might end up deford.
Right now, my subordinates were all basically retarded to so extent except for that disappointnt of a potato, No.5no matter how much he ate, he didnt seem to evolve at all. Althoughhis intelligence seed a lot higher than the other devilsso did that an thathe had been nibbling on my soul rations?
Well, thats a matter for another day. No.3s words were clear enough to , he wanted to say that One-eye was beginning to establish his own little faction. This probably had sothing to do with my sudden departure; which gave him the opportunity to control so of my devils.
Given that he was the next strongest person after , this was to be expected, especially given that most of the commanding was done by him as well. In terms of leadership alone, he was a cut above the rest and commanded greater respect.
Prior to joining , he had his own band of small imps other than Nine-finger; so it didnt co as a surprise that this forr leader would try to create his own faction in my absence.
Strictly speaking, there were six factions in my army now; One-eye and Nine-finger ford one, Baccarel and his demonic half-orcs were another. While the half-orcs were the smallest of the six, their extraordinary combat strength wasnt one to be overlooked. No.3 and Big 4 ford another faction as my elite bodyguards; these two were in charge of my safety. Mo En, who had just joined us ford another faction.
The last was Violet Snowmhm, while there was no clear master/servant relationship between us; she basically followed my will most of the ti so her hellhounds counted as a faction within my army as well.
As for the other devils I didnt ntion, No.5 was basically of the neutral faction while Big 5, who was the first devil to befriend a hellhound, leaned more towards Violet Snows faction.
All these so-called factions were ford organically. As the saying goes: where there are people, there will be a jianghu.
Regarding this problem of factions, it wasnt sothing I particularly cared about. As long as they followed my orders and refrain from internal conflict, I couldnt be bothered to micromanage such affairs.
From now on, the guardsn will be commanded by you, Big 4 and no one else. As for One-eye, Ill arrange for him to take command of the shieldbearers and the Mo Sabrewielders. I turned my expressionless face towards him, and amidst his averting gaze, said: Among all my subordinates, youve been with the longest. You are the person I trust the most so I hope that you wont disappoint .
Ill forever be loyal to the Master! As proof of his loyalty, No.3 half-kneeled and bowed to .
Master, dont forget about , Ill forever be loyal to you as well! Big 4 imdiately chid in and knelt as a way of centing his existence.
Mhm, I know you two wont betray . As long you two are by my side, I have the confidence to proceed boldly. Ever since these two joined , they had always placed my safety above everything; their loyalty towards was sothing that had been proved long ago.
However, my eyelids seed to be twitching a lot lately as if my instincts were trying to tell sothing was wrong but I just couldnt see where. Either way, it felt like sothing was up but what am I missing here?
Mo Ens nest had now turned into my territory. However, the job of managing it was still handled by Mo En and the others. Leaving behind Mo En, Julia and Xixidi, I brought Mimiya and my other subordinates along with as I continued recruiting allies.
Our first stop was to visit Habona and her demonic werewolves.
Back then, I had left Habona with a squad of my skeleton archers and that bald apparition Vick, who basically spent his days bullying the skeleton archers who I ordered not to move at all.
When I ca upon a row of motionless skeletons, I found a certain wretched looking apparition floating around the vicinityVick, this fellow had been having the ti of his life weaving in and out of the archers bodies while letting out a silly laugh from ti to tithat image he painted wastruly idiotic.
The first reaction Habona had when we arrived was: Youve killed a werewolf?
Mhm, a primal werewolf. Werewolves were a tight knit bunch and placed the lives of their comrades over their own. That matter of killing DawsonI dont know how she found out about it but this couldnt have been a good thing
I bet the other party attacked first.
Mhm, he was a bandit, and he tried to steal Shadowfang.
Good job killing him. She coldly threw out those words of praise.
Thisactually seed like a reasonable response.
Shadowfang was, after all, a weapon left to her by their mother. Since she gave it to , that ant it was now mine; so what was that man trying to pull by attempting to steal it?
Besides, our first eting wasnt exactly a peaceful one either. At that ti, Habona chose to let us off in the end; seeing as they were the ones who attacked first and she was in a hurry to save Harlow. Not to ntion that she thought I was connected to Mo En at that ti. Just from that alone, one could tell that Habona was actually a reasonable werewolfprobably.
Was the human world fun?
Not at all. My face slackened into a sullen expression full of resignation. Not being able to find Nicole made it a complete failure.
But then, why was she asking whether my trip was fun or not, that wasnt like her at all.
Do you still wish to break through the exit?
Yes! I imdiately answered without any hesitation. Truth be told, this is the exact reason why Im here today. I was planning to discuss this matter with your grandfather. Thatabout Mo En, he beca my subordinate.
Hearing that, her face imdiately cramped up: That joke wasnt funny at all.
Its true. I sighed and sheepishly grinned. Honestly, it still feels like a dream to .
unbelievable. She didnt say anything more.
I pointed at the little devil frolicking around Violet Snow: This is Mimiya, Mo Ens granddaughter, if you dont believe , you can ask her yourself.
truly?
Truly!
Youre good. This ti, it was genuine praise.
I just hope your grandfathers offer still stands. That 10,000 devil army wasnt looking that far off anymore.
It wasnt long before the old werewolf made his appearance. Harlow still wasnt anywhere to be seen aning he was probably with the dusas.
After a short discussion with the old werewolf, he expressed his willingness to consider working with us even without the 10,000 devils. He was initially just as shocked as Habona about Mo Ens subjugation, but it was also this piece of news that finally put him at ease about cooperating with us.
Without a doubt, this was a good thing for . As a sign of goodwill, I also expressed my willingness to craft more weapons for the werewolves seeing as he had not so subtly hinted his interest in them. During a casual chat with the old werewolf, he had brought up multiple tis that the shields I crafted for them were rather effective in reducing casualties amongst their hunting teams.
With that, our discussion ended with both sides walking away with a satisfactory outco.
Next stop, the dusas
This ti we had Habona as our guide to lead us to the dusas. She was planning to visit her brother and sister-in-law beforehand, so she might as well make use of this opportunity to bring us along.
The trip ended up taking only two days since the two clans werent that far apart to begin with. As expected, the dusas had their own nest that was guarded by a large number of dusas patrolling around. Seeing us, the dusas imdiately entered an alert state.
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