Weave Shadow Nest is Your Most Loyal Servant!

The development basically went as Okdo had predicted.

If there was anything he guessed wrong, it was probably only one thing—

That was, from the very beginning, the Demon Lord had no intention of talking to them, which was why he repeatedly provoked them, causing them to lose their minds.

It was a pity that by the time Okdo realized this, it was already too late, and his reaction was a step slower than that inhuman fellow.

"Frost Shock!"

A faint blue arc of light streaked across the dark space, accurately hitting the center of the Lizardmen delegation.

As early as when Arakdo, on behalf of the Weave Shadow Nest, offered his loyalty, Leon was already preparing his spell! Although ice magic was not his forte, it was the most effective against the fire-resistant and puncture-resistant Lizardmen.

One of the reasons these guys were called four-legged snakes was their fear of the cold.

The five Lizardmen guards were unable to dodge and were hit squarely by the faint blue arc of light.

The bursting frost scattered in all directions, as if even the air had frozen a layer of frost!

Before the five lizards could even let out a scream, they were instantly turned into five ice sculptures.

And that's not all!

The Cave Spiders, who were originally on the same side as them, also ruthlessly kicked them when they were down—

Or rather, added insult to injury.

"Splatter!"

Dozens of streams of white, turbid phlegm splattered towards the Earth Dragon Clan delegation. Although it couldn't be said to be completely useless, the insult was indeed greater than the damage.

Arakdo, who claimed to be the Weave Shadow Nest's number one strategist, shamelessly cleared his throat and shouted as if trying to curry favor.

"Lord Demon Lord, make your move! This humble one will hold them back for you!"

Leon didn't have time to pay attention to this guy at all.

At this moment, his attention was entirely on the big lizard who had escaped the disaster.

This guy.

His level might not be much lower than his own!

"Roar—!"

Seeing his clansmen instantly frozen into sculptures, Okdo's eyes turned blood red. He only regretted not seeing through the Lord Demon Lord's trick earlier and being caught off guard by this sudden table flip.

Escape was no longer possible.

The cowards of the Weave Shadow Nest had already rushed to the entrance of the Great Hall, just waiting for him to walk right into their trap.

Knowing that there was no way to survive, Okdo roared, advancing instead of retreating, and drew his scimitar to kill Leon.

"Champion's Blood!"

The frozen blood was like industrial methanol injected into his veins, accelerating its flow! The cold was dispelled! Under the blessing of the Dragon God, his body was coated with a faint golden light!

That was the power of "Qi"!

It seems these Lizardmen are not just cosplaying the Earth Dragon Clan, they've also moved their inheritance over here.

The power that erupted in that instant might have already surpassed Gold-rank! But—

To think he could rely on a momentary burst to take away a mage on their home turf, this guy is too naive.

Leon had already stacked himself full of buffs before the negotiation even started.

"Die!!!"

Slaughter—! Okdo violently swung the curved blade in his hand, slashing towards the motionless Demon Lord like a dancing whirlwind.

The explosive whirlwind intersected with the pitch-black cloak, bombarding the stone pillar behind the Demon Lord like a cannonball.

The marble pillar, which took two people to wrap their arms around, was forcibly cut through and collapsed with a roar amidst the rolling dust.

A sinister smile rose on Okdo's lips, never expecting that the so-called Demon Lord was nothing more than this.

However, before he could rejoice for even two seconds, that ferocious expression turned into astonishment and froze on his face.

Dodged it?!

How is this possible!

His amber pupils moved rapidly as he tried to lock onto the Demon Lord's figure from the flying dust, but he only saw Skeleton Soldiers rushing up while "creaking" and groaning.

"Brothers!"

"Cut him down!!!"

"Experience!! My experience!!!"

Okdo curled his lip in disdain.

Petty tricks!

Just as he raised his hand to chop down the Skeleton Soldiers in front of him, a feeling of being targeted by a venomous snake crept all over his body, and then he felt the Strength of his entire body draining away at a speed visible to the naked eye.

This is—

Soul Extraction?! Without time to hesitate, he exerted Strength in his legs and jumped backward, trying to distance himself from the caster.

However, just as he leaped into the air, a premonition of death followed closely on his heels.

It's that zombie! Okdo was terrified and tried to twist his body, but because he had no leverage in the air, he could only watch helplessly as his back crashed into the raised blade.

"Hungry…"

Bond, who had been accumulating Strength and waiting for a long time, raised his head, and like a batter on a baseball field, swung the greatsword in his hand, which he had swung in a full circle, forward with a bang!

Pfft—! The scarred greatsword snapped in response.

And the broken blade, without any suspense, pierced into Okdo's back! Boiling blood sprayed into the air, adding a touch of ferocity to the blood-colored Great Hall.

Okdo didn't have time to say a last word, and crashed into Bond due to inertia, and after rolling a few times, silently swallowed his last breath.

"Knew you'd jump back."

Soul Extraction is still quite effective against Bronze-rank opponents, but against Steel-rank opponents, it takes a while to drain them.

However, as bait to create an attack window, this move is as useful as ever.

The reason he didn't call Bond to protect him was that he was waiting for that guy to jump in and out again.

Behind the granite pillar, Leon smiled faintly and put away the lens in his hand.

In addition, his cooperation with You You is becoming more and more skilled.

The latter only needs a look from him, and will obediently stand where it should appear.

As for the players.

For now, they still need to settle down a bit more.

Watching Bond pounce on and try to gnaw on Okdo's corpse, Leon raised his magic wand and tightened the dog chain in his hand. Then, chanting a spell, he waved a green light backhand and plunged it into Okdo's blood-surging chest.

"Awaken—"

"My servant."

The dried blood no longer spurted. Okdo, who had awakened in undead form, slowly stood up from the ground, his claws gripping the broken blade, forcibly pulling it out of his body and throwing it on the ground.

Unlike Bond.

His body exuded a strong killing intent—or rather, resentment, as if he might go berserk at any moment.

However, looking at the staggering Lizardmen puppet rising, a hint of surprise flashed in Leon's eyes.

"...Soul Level is actually Gold-rank?"

He hit the jackpot this time!

Although the undead cannot cultivate like the living, Necromancers have many ways to strengthen the awakened puppets.

Simply put, the upper limit of strengthening is determined by the Necromancer's own strength and the Soul Level of the deceased.

For example, Bond.

If Leon doesn't actively increase his Soul Level, the ceiling of his strength is Bronze.

But if it's Okdo, as long as he strengthens him a little, it won't be a problem for him to exert Steel-rank combat power!

However, why would a Gold-rank soul appear on the first floor of the Maze? It seems that many things Hell doesn't know about really happened here during Reggie Dragon's tenure...

Just as Leon was refining the champion warrior of the Earth Dragon Clan, Arakdo and a group of envoys from the Weave Shadow Nest were respectfully prostrating on the ground.

If there was still a trace of doubt about Lord Demon Lord's strength before, then at this moment Arakdo no longer dared to have a trace of doubt, and completely bowed down at Lord Demon Lord's feet.

The players originally wanted to rush up and chop them down too, but as soon as they thought about doing so, their bodies became unable to move again.

"Damn it!"

"I thought it was a BOSS fight!"

"Why can't I move again?!"

"Who is the tool person here?!"

"Skip! Skip! I want to go on a killing spree! I want a river of blood!"

"Skulls for the skull throne! Blood for the blood god!"

Hearing that chattering complaint, Leon almost couldn't help but laugh out loud.

If you guys aren't the tools, who else could it be?

"Enough, I will give you the chance to see rivers of blood, but not now."

As soon as Leon's words fell, the creaking sounds boiled up again.

"Ooooh!"

"Lord Demon Lord looked at me! He looked at me!"

"Eee! I thought NPCs didn't pay attention to people?"

Leon: "..."

Although he had played games before, he always felt that these guys were unexpectedly difficult to understand.

Is it because times have changed?

Leon walked to the five ice sculptures and tapped them with his Magic Wand.

The ice sculptures cracked in response, shattering into pieces of corpses on the ground.

"You You, after the CG animation is over, find some players to send these things to those Lizards."

"The war has already begun."

You You, who seemed gentle and considerate but was actually eager to see the world in chaos, said with great enthusiasm.

"Alright! Lord Demon Lord!"

After arranging the Lizardmen's affairs, Leon continued to face Arakdo and continued to speak slowly in the language of Hell.

"I have come to this land with the decree of the Demon God, taking over the mess left by Reggie Dragon."

"Now, let's talk about your loyalty."

Arakdo loyally gave his answer.

"Please give your orders, respected Lord Demon Lord! Although we may have had some misunderstandings before, our loyalty is beyond doubt!"

Leon was not polite with him and said in a commanding tone.

"I need a thousand adult 'Diggers' to help me expand my territory. And 1,000 'Weavers', I need the silk they spin to make tools."

"In addition, I need 1,000 'Hunters' eggs to expand my army."

"Go back and tell your leader that as long as he sends me what I want, I can guarantee that the name 'Weave Shadow Nest' will continue to exist in my Maze."

"Also, my servants crave blood, and they will indiscriminately attack all living things they see in some areas of the Maze. I will order them to avoid your nest, but you better put some sacrifices outside the nest... such as Cave Spiders from other tribes."

Responding to the Demon Lord's call is an obligation that the demons in the Maze cannot refuse.

However, after hearing this exorbitant request, Arakdo's body couldn't help but tremble slightly.

"Yes..."

He agreed obsequiously, then, under the Demon Lord's gaze, hurriedly left with the accompanying Cave Spiders.

Watching the Weave Shadow Nest's envoy depart, Leon continued to issue commands to his Divinity.

"You You, mark those few envoys with a green name, so players don't cause them trouble."

"Also, prepare the a04 version update, allowing players to choose whether to enter the game as an 'Insect Type' or 'Skeleton Type' when entering the game."

There are two main conditions for injecting a Soul Mirror Image: one is that the target can serve as a container for the soul, and the other is that the target is not occupied by a complete soul.

Adult Cave Spiders cannot be used as containers, including those adventurers he locked in the Stone Prison... their bodies are already inhabited by their own souls, and their bodies have completely adapted to the shape of their inherent souls.

Forcibly stuffing a foreign soul into them is no different than injecting type A blood into blood vessels flowing with type B blood.

As for the sacrificial ritual of devouring souls, that's another matter entirely, and the side effects aren't low.

In short, letting players who want to become Cave Spiders reincarnate into spider eggs that are about to hatch, and then using Faith Points to catalyze their growth, is currently the most suitable option.

As for the future, this process can be completed through the "Altar" facility.

Hell's acolytes can directly "summon" adult Cave Spiders in batches by sacrificing spider eggs, and most of the Cave Spiders in the Maze come from this method.

The batch of spider eggs that Leon had the players collect earlier, some of which are about to hatch, can be used as containers for souls.

"Roger!" You You responded playfully, and quickly went to prepare the update announcement.

After completing all the deployments, Leon opened the attribute panel and glanced at it. As expected, the Experience Points had increased by a large margin, almost equivalent to the amount he would get from Slaughtering hundreds of Cave Spiders! Not only that, but what surprised and even delighted him even more was another thing—

The daily increase in Faith Points was finally no longer equal to the daily consumption!