Submit, or Die

Submit.

Or die.

That aggressive aura caused Gachi's breathing to involuntarily freeze for two seconds.

However, it was only for two seconds.

In just a moment, the plump rat let out a wild and unrestrained shriek of laughter.

"Submit?! Based on you?! You're not even as intimidating as the Death Knights under Demon Lord Dragon! Why would Lord Gachi submit to you!"

"This is the order of hell." Bond looked at him indifferently, and said in a cold and hoarse voice.

"Hell?! That hell that's who knows how far away from here?! Hahahaha! You want to make Gachi laugh to death! Let me tell you, we Ratfolk have never believed in your Demon Gods for even a second! The only ones worthy of our faith are the three supreme true gods! Svelt, Gerlo, and Rifenda!"

The so-called three true gods were the Ratfolk's worshipped gods of trickery, the Gluttonous Rat, and the Bountiful Rat.

Leon had incidentally learned about those three Rat Gods in academic readings, and could only say that each of them looked more abstract than the last.

In a sense, the Ratfolk were not accepted by mainstream hell society precisely because of their rebellious nature in their bones.

Although there were also Ratfolk clans that were attached to hell, he had hardly seen any Rat Rat in Demon City.

However, this was not what he cared about.

What he really wanted to inquire about was another matter.

"Why did you betray hell?"

"Betrayal? I didn't betray anything. As for those things in the Maze, how could Lord Gachi know? Before the great Gerlo bestowed power upon Gachi, Gachi was just a weak Slave Rat... a Rat Rat that you never even looked at!"

Gachi let out a sharp laugh, his whole body of fat trembling, as if mocking the Demon Lord's stupidity.

In just a few words, he had probed that this Demon Lord was pathetically weak and posed no threat to him at all.

Therefore, he no longer hesitated, but immediately turned hostile.

"Since you've delivered yourself to my doorstep... then you can just die!"

The sweeping rat tail was like a whip, and in an instant, it sent "Bond" flying to the wall ten meters away.

The dust from the impact spread around, and the huge impact almost shattered the little flesh and blood left on Bond!

"Die! Die! Hahahaha!" Gachi screamed excitedly, unconsciously relaxing his guard.

Not missing this fleeting opportunity, Leon, who had finished chanting the spell, held up his magic wand and stood out from behind the protruding rock, a dark yellow light released from the tip of the wand!

"Earth Collapse!"

This time he wasn't aiming at the floor, but at the ceiling directly above Gachi's head! In just a moment, the originally solid cavern ceiling shattered into several sections as if it had been hit by a naval gun!

"Boom—!"

Large chunks of rock fell from the air, raining down on the unprepared Gachi.

The plump rat was suddenly shocked, and just as he was about to turn around to face Leon, he was hit in the head by a boulder, his plump body stiffening for a moment.

That moment of hesitation determined the outcome of the battle!

Large amounts of rubble instantly pinned the plump rat to the ground.

Despite having hundreds of tons of fat as cushioning, Gachi was battered and bruised, buried under the rubble and unable to move.

Looking at the human mage standing before him in fear, the amber pupils reflected a terror that penetrated deep into the bone for the first time.

It screamed in alarm.

"You! You are the Demon Lord!"

Although this guy's size had expanded hundreds of times, his cowardly and bullying nature was no different from when he was at his smallest.

Leon smiled faintly, looking down at the terrified eyes and said.

"That's right, I wanted to give you a chance, but your stupidity tells me you don't deserve it."

Looking at the gradually chilling eyes, Gachi trembled, struggling with all its might against the boulders pressing down on its body.

"No! Lord Demon Lord! Gachi... Gachi was just blinded by desire for a moment! Please give me another chance! I... I will lead my Clan to be loyal to you! Help you recover the Maze! Be your fiercest claw!"

Afraid that Leon would be soft-hearted and let this guy go, You You hurriedly said in his ear.

"Lord Demon Lord, don't believe him! I can't feel any faith from him! He must be deceiving you!"

"I know, I'm not an idiot."

After saying this, Leon looked at the eager players behind him, and this time spoke in a language that the players could understand.

"What are you waiting for? It's the culprit behind this riot, tear it apart!"

Hearing the Lord Demon Lord's order, a group of Skeleton Soldiers rushed up excitedly.

Some carried short knives, some held long spears, and some held explosives that they didn't know if they could ignite...

Except for the one with the explosives who was stopped by Leon, all the other skeletons threw the things in their hands at Gachi's eyes, nose, ears, and other vital points.

Blood and fat splattered everywhere, the scene could only be described as unsuitable for children.

A dignified Chosen One Rat with Steel-rank or even Gold-rank combat power was beaten to death by a group of rankless Skeleton Soldiers under a pile of rubble.

In this world, level is indeed not absolute...

Faith Points +11000

Just as Gachi breathed its last breath, Leon suddenly noticed a line of dark green pop-up windows flashing in front of him in surprise.

This time, it wasn't experience points that were added, but Faith Points?

"You You, what's going on?"

As the worm in Leon's stomach, You You certainly knew what he was surprised about.

"Ah! That may be the faith that the Slave Rat contributed to that big rat. You and your players killed it, and its Faith Points will naturally be transferred to you."

Leon was stunned.

"Faith Points can be transferred??"

You You explained.

"To be precise, what was transferred was Divinity... If you didn't have independent Divinity, of course it wouldn't transfer to you, but since you do, you can naturally absorb it."

Leon pondered with his head down.

"Divinity... I always thought it was something like a Chosen One, or is the Chosen One actually a kind of god?"

You You: "Who knows, speaking of which, isn't the Demon Lord a similar existence? That Demon Lord Territory core clearly has the characteristics of Divinity, it's just incomplete."

It seems that in this world, it's not just earthly power that can be distributed.

Silently noting this clue, Leon checked his spoils by the way.

In addition to boxes and bundles of wheat, dried chicken, duck, beef, mutton, and dairy products, there were also some strange goods, and coins probably plundered from merchants.

It was also the first time Leon had seen money from the human world.

There were several stacks of paper notes with a faint sacred aura, and some silver and copper coins printed with various emblems.

He didn't know what this fat Rat Rat intended to do with these things. Did he also plan to buy a house in the Holy City? In any case, these things were his now.

Just as Leon was wondering whether to move these spoils to the Demon Lord Territory, or temporarily leave them here, the Warning Magic Array he had casually deployed at the entrance of the cave in the morning was suddenly triggered.

Noticing the situation at the entrance of the cave, Leon's eyebrows raised slightly.

"It's quite lively today, another guest has arrived."

That being said, he wasn't surprised at all.

After all, the North Peak Mine was originally one of the entrances to the Thunder City underground Maze.

It's just that the location is too remote, and adventurers don't come often.

"Should we capture them! Let's lock them up to accumulate Faith Points!" You You excitedly encouraged, looking somewhat influenced by the Demon Lord Territory core, even more like a Demon Lord than himself.

"Let's see what the situation is first."

Leon waved his hand, and 'Bond', who was slumped on the ground, picked up the greatsword again, staggering to his feet.

Then, he shouted to the players behind him.

"Apart from the equipment, don't touch the spoils here! This king has his own arrangements!"

In fact, Calamity Online doesn't have a built-in storage space, and even if the players wanted to move anything, they only have two hands to carry it with, so Leon wasn't worried about them rummaging through his territory.

After dropping this last sentence, he left Gachi's "Palace" with Bond and walked towards the entrance of the mine.

Since he was unsure of the opponent's identity, he didn't bring the players with him this time, but instead quickened his pace and disappeared around the corner.

Although the entire North Peak Mine has complex branches, there is only one exit, so it is not difficult to find a few intruders.

As for the possibility of passing by, Leon wasn't worried at all.

After those adventurers triggered the Warning Magic Array, they were already tainted with the aura of the undead, and as long as they weren't too far away, he could vaguely sense them.

Obviously, this time it was still a team that couldn't afford a mage or priest.

However, as a precaution, Leon still chose to let 'Bond' walk in the front, You You floated forward as much as possible, and he walked in the back.

Having advanced along the mine for a distance, Leon soon caught sight of the light from torches at the corner of the cave.

Listening to the adventurers' conversation, it seemed they were already thinking of retreating...

"Boss, I feel like something's not right here... I've been to the North Peak Mine before, it wasn't like this."

"This sword mark... it should be Lexon's. No mistake! And these are axe marks, must be Am!"

"But where did they go? Could they be in the Maze?"

"Hmm... I can guess what that little Chris is up to, but if that's the case, they wouldn't need to enter the Maze, they could just stay near the entrance."

Hearing familiar names in the group's conversation, Leon's eyes narrowed slightly.

Looks like they're here to rescue their companions.

Then there's nothing more to say.

He gave Bond beside him a look, and the latter silently raised the greatsword in his hand, striding towards the light source not far away.

"Dim Light!"

At the same time, Leon raised the magic wand in his hand and pointed it towards the cave ahead.

This was a Black Iron-level Necromantic Spell that could extinguish flames that weren't too hot, as well as Black Iron-level illumination spells.

When he was at the Demon Lord Academy, he usually used it to extinguish oil lamps or candles.

The torches in the adventurers' hands were extinguished in an instant, and the entire mine plunged into darkness. Along with the darkness came the loss of their sight.

Pitch blackness filled his eyes, and a chilling sensation crept all over Jack's body.

Almost instinctively, he raised the blade in his hand, and then a huge force struck the side of his sword, making his hand ache.

Making eye contact with the attacker, his heart almost jumped out of his throat! "Bond?!"

No—

This guy had become undead! And had been awakened by a Bronze-level or higher Necromantic Spell!

"Wait!"

Barely parrying the fierce attack of the greatsword, Jack took a step back to create distance, while raising his left hand.

"Please wait! Respected mage! We have no grievances, there's really no need to fight!"

"No grievances?"

Standing in the darkness, Leon chuckled softly and said slowly, "You've already seen my spell, do you think I'll let you leave?"

A drop of cold sweat trickled down Jack's forehead.

From the other party's words, he heard absolute confidence—this guy was absolutely sure he could keep them all here!

Driven by the desire to survive, his mind raced, and suddenly his eyes flickered as he spoke.

"Why not? This is the Ryan Kingdom, and our faith in Saint Siss isn't that devout anyway..."

"And then?" Leon said indifferently, manipulating Bond to continue forward.

At the same time, the chains of Soul Extraction had already firmly ensnared the seemingly strongest man.

"We can cooperate!" Feeling death approaching, Jack screamed, "Damn it, you're a Necromancer, not undead! You must need something!"

Leon stopped his hand, staring with interest at the group of people standing in the darkness.

"You want to make a deal with me?"

Jack raised his head to look at the pitch-black cave, and said with a stiff scalp.

"Yes... many of my friends are actually doing things that would cost them their heads if people found out. Thinking about it carefully, it seems like there's no difference between them and Necromancers... What I mean is! I don't reject you! And I won't report you! I can help you get anything you need!"

"What if I want a pointy-eared slave?"

Hearing this, Jack's breathing stagnated, but he didn't say no.

"That would cost a lot of money... a lot. After all, elves are allies of the Os Empire."

Looking at Jack, who was sweating profusely, Leon smiled faintly and said in a casual tone.

"I was just asking. It seems you really have unusual channels."

This guy was obviously not a good person, but at least he put some thought into his words and promises, unlike a certain little Rat Rat who just farted and went with the wind.

Seeing that the mage master hiding in the dark was finally interested in him, Jack finally breathed a sigh of relief, wiping the sweat from his palms on his pants.

"Of course! You'll find me useful! I swear to you! Also, my name is Jack... Can you tell me your name?"

Leon originally wanted to make up a name, but he quickly remembered that he could no longer freeload off Demon God's Faith Points.

He would have to develop his own Faith Points sooner or later, and make his name resound throughout Thunder City, and even the Ryan Kingdom...

"My name is Leon. Also, swearing to me is useless. I want you to swear to it."

As soon as he said this, a gray Crystal Ball rolled to Jack's feet.

Watching the man with a blank look, Leon said in an understated voice.

"This is a Recording Crystal."

"I want you and your companions to swear to it, saying long live Demon God, long live Lord Demon Lord, long live You You..."

"And, Saint Siss is a piece of shit."