Demon Lord's Choice

The Great Hall was covered in blood, with blood-soaked skeletons standing tall and majestic.

The overwhelming sense of oppression made the Earth Dragon Clan and the Weave Shadow Nest delegation hold their breaths involuntarily.

In this world, skeletons are not rare, and their strength is not worth mentioning.

After all, most of them have incomplete souls and lack sound minds. Even if they possess Bronze or even Steel-level strength, it is difficult for them to fully utilize it in battle. It is common for them to be killed by adventurers of lower levels or even those without Extraordinary Power.

However, these undead are different.

At least, Arakdo felt that they were completely different from those dull-headed wastes.

These guys not only hop and jump, but also use the battle skills of adventurers, and even dissect the corpses of magical creatures like adventurers...

It's just like they're alive! It seems that the Earth Dragon Clan has seen this, so they sent an envoy...

Arakdo, who was fully focused and on guard, quietly glanced at the Lizardmen not far away.

The other party seemed to sense his gaze, squinting his eyes and looking over.

The arrogant look was like looking at an insect, completely ignoring him.

Faced with the suppression of bloodline, Arakdo was annoyed, but he didn't dare to attack, so he could only swallow his anger and endure for the time being.

Seeming to see his concession, the Lizardmen envoy raised his chin, and the expression on his face became even more disdainful.

As the saying goes, those above like something, those below will follow suit. Seeing their leader so arrogant, the guards standing behind the envoy also started to show off their power, gesticulating with the weapons in their hands, and sending provocative glances to the Weave Shadow Nest delegation.

Arakdo and the Hunters behind him dared to be angry but dared not speak out, and could only use chichichi insect noises to warn them.

In the eyes of the Lizardmen, that self-comforting clamor was simply like begging for mercy.

Standing above the Maze in the Demon Lord Territory, Leon used You You's ability to carefully observe the infighting of these magical creatures.

For humans, it is not easy to read the micro-expressions of magical creatures.

But after all, he had lived in Demon City for 18 years, and he knew the nature of various Hell creatures and provocative actions like the back of his hand.

Judging from the arrogant posture of the Lizardmen, they obviously did not take the spiders seriously.

This is not surprising.

After all, whether on Earth or in another world, Lizards are the natural enemies of insect-type magical creatures.

Especially here, the former can also use human tools, wouldn't they be able to eat a hearty buffet? Recalling what he had learned at the Demon Lord Academy, Leon's thoughts quickly became clear.

Use the crisis of survival to win over the spider tribe, and then cooperate with human foreign enemies to suppress the Lizardmen tribe.

In this way, the first floor of the Maze can be easily obtained! "It's time for this Lord to play..."

"Stone Skin!"

Putting away the mirror in his hand, Leon raised his Magic Wand, starting with twelve buffs on his body.

"Swift as Wind!"

"Mana Enhancement!"

"Atmospheric Barrier!"

"..."

A set of gorgeous operations ended, he conveniently sucked up Chris, who was crowding at the edge of the Stone Prison to watch the fun, and then stepped and jumped into the deep pit connecting to the first floor of the Maze.

In normal times, he would never dare to jump down from this height of more than ten meters, but now he is stacked with buffs, even if it is a little higher, he won't panic at all!

At the moment of landing, the airflow of the "Atmospheric Barrier" blew the dust on the ground ten meters away.

Pairs of eyes quickly focused on him.

The Cave Spiders and Lizardmen showed obvious fear on their faces, while the players' faces were full of desire.

Demon Lord!

This guy is finally here! The cutscene has been loading for so long, many people thought the device was stuck.

"I heard someone wants to see me."

Under the pitch-black cloak flowed visible magic ripples, and the man standing in the white bones was like a king in a cemetery.

The Lizardmen envoy couldn't see how deep he was, only felt that this person was terribly strong, and the magic power was so much that it seemed to overflow! "It's me, Your Highness. I am Okdo! The champion warrior of the Earth Dragon Clan, and also the envoy of Lord Sa Nu!"

The leading Lizardmen made a low hum like an ancient bell in his throat, lowered his fierce head, knelt on one knee on the ground, and placed his right hand on his left chest.

That was the etiquette of a subject to a monarch.

Looking down at him with cold eyes, Leon raised a faint smile at the corner of his mouth.

"Earth Dragon Clan? Lord? I heard you right, a four-legged snake dares to mention this word in front of me, it seems that Mr. Dragan didn't teach you what humility is."

The Lizardmen's G-spot mainly has two points.

One is to call them Lizardmen regardless of their species, and the second is to call them four-legged snakes.

By the way, in order to prevent the players from being confused, Leon also specifically ordered You You to add subtitles to their "player system".

After hearing his ridicule, the group of four-legged snakes were indeed furious.

"You guy—" A Lizardmen with a bare upper body took off the Short Bow on his back, and furiously drew an arrow from the quiver.

However, before he could draw the bowstring, the scaly head flew off his neck and fell into the corner of the Great Hall in an arc.

"Hungry..."

A drawn-out low hum echoed in his ears.

Okdo was suddenly shocked and quickly looked aside, only to see a zombie standing tall and firm, holding a greatsword, his cold eyes staring at him as if looking at a corpse.

His scales stood up all over his body, he jumped back to open the distance, and his hand was already touching the short knife on his waist.

This guy—

When did he get close?! The hand holding the short knife loosened and tightened, tightened and loosened again, Okdo was terrified.

His amber pupils wandered back and forth between the motionless zombie and the Necromancer not far away, his heart beating like a drum, thump thump.

The sudden scene shocked all the monsters present, pairs of pupils were either horrified, or angry, or fearful...

Even the Cave Spider Arakdo was stunned.

He was happy to see these lizards suffer, but he didn't expect the Demon Lord to disregard their envoy status and simply chop off the guy's head.

As for the motionless players, their eyes shone with excitement.

Was this the combat power ceiling of Calamity Online?

This sense of oppression—

Absolutely amazing!

"Nice expression."

Looking at the lizard head lying on the ground not far away, Leon said casually, like an unreasonable tyrant.

"It'll barely do to decorate my palace walls."

The Lizardmen guards were enraged and about to go berserk, but Okdo hurriedly stopped them.

"Wait—!"

His humble appearance was just like the Cave Spiders they looked down upon.

Watching the Demon Lord lightly raise his Magic Wand, he knelt down on one knee again, his voice trembling.

"Respected Lord Demon Lord! Please let me finish! We came here with peaceful intentions!"

This time, the guy didn't pretend to be anything and directly called him Lord Demon Lord.

However—

Leon wouldn't simply believe that this guy had really yielded.

Leon looked down at him and said in a dismissive tone.

"Peace?"

"Y-yes!"

Okdo bit the bullet, forcing a friendly expression from his scale-covered face, and humbly looked up at him.

"The threat from the surface is imminent, now is not the time for infighting, you don't want to be taken advantage of by those humans, do you? Sa Nu... our Chieftain, he hopes to conclude a peace treaty with you, where both sides do not attack each other, coexist peacefully, and maintain eternal friendship!"

The so-called peace agreement was just a stone thrown to test the waters.

No lord would sign such a thing with their vassals, and a contract without a guarantee of strength was worthless in Hell.

If the Demon Lord accepted this agreement, it would be equivalent to exposing his weakness.

In this way, whether the Earth Dragon Clan launched a full-scale attack to eliminate this threat once and for all, or coerced the Demon Lord to command the lesser demons, and then conquered the lower levels of the Maze... they could advance or retreat freely.

And if the Demon Lord didn't agree, it would mean that the other party had the confidence to crush them. Whether this was a bluff or a fact, they could always deal with it carefully.

This was the Chieftain's plan.

Before deciding how to treat the Demon Lord, they needed to figure out the Demon Lord's strength first, and then they could make the next move.

Just as Okdo was calculating in his heart, Arakdo not far away was also secretly planning, waiting for the Lord Demon Lord's answer.

Perhaps the Lord Demon Lord didn't realize that the lizard kneeling in front of him didn't take him seriously at all.

Including the entire Earth Dragon Clan.

He was curious what choice Lord Demon Lord would make, and whether that choice would be worthy of the Weave Shadow Nest's loyalty... and even his own.

The demons each had their own agendas, but Leon, looking down at them, simply smiled.

You think I can't see through you?

Heh.

Guess what I learn in class every day? "...This is the funniest joke I've heard today, a four-legged snake wants to negotiate with me."

Ignoring that panicked and furious face, Leon turned his gaze to the Cave Spiders prostrating on the ground, and said in a very soft voice.

"What about you? Little eight-legged fellows, are you here to negotiate terms with me too?"

Professor Eunos's personally taught Fear Technique.

He didn't just know how to defend; he used it with masterful proficiency, controlling it with ease.

Faced with that icy gaze, Arakdo felt his whole body stiffen, his carapace uncontrollably trembling.

There was no mistake—

That pressure came from the Demon Lord! The man before him was far more powerful than Lord Arachinos! "The Weave Shadow Nest is willing to offer you our loyalty! The Maze will forever belong to Hell! Forever belong to Lord Demon God! And forever belong to the respected you... Awaiting your arrival! Respected Lord Demon Lord!"

His brain raced, racking his brains to use every possible embellishment.

A wise man submits to circumstances—

He surrendered on behalf of Her Majesty the Queen!

Anyway... she had already agreed to it, that thing about feigning submission first.

"Coward!"

Okdo, kneeling on one knee, cursed and sprang up from the ground like lightning.

The test failed! This was the worst possible outcome!

The other party had no desire to negotiate with them at all. A contemptuous humiliation dismissed the agreement they had painstakingly devised, and he didn't even want to hear a compromise.

It was obvious! This Demon Lord's strength had far exceeded their expectations, to the point that he didn't even intend to play games of intrigue with them!

Rather than submit—

He would rather use their heads as a banner! "Prepare for battle!!"