It's just too evil!

"Bang—!"

The crackling gunshots echoed, and the players' faith in caliber undoubtedly pierced Mo Er La Ge's faith in the Dragon God.

Gold scales were pierced by lead bullets, and scalding blood sprayed into the air.

His eyes widened in disbelief, and he finally fell to the ground in humiliation.

As his life force ebbed away, his swollen body visibly shrank, and soon, like a punctured balloon, it became smaller than before.

He looked like a dried gecko.

Seeing the High Priest fall to the ground, Ze Like, enraged to the extreme, suddenly calmed down as if experiencing a final burst of clarity.

He knew.

He had no chance of winning. Although he was still alive, he was as good as dead.

"Ze Like... remember my name. I won't let you go even if I become a ghost."

"Is that so?"

Leon smiled faintly and said something that made Ze Like feel as if he had fallen into an ice cave.

"Then I will grant your wish."

As the words fell, Okdo's scimitar pierced Ze Like's chest with a soft thud.

The latter struggled for a while, then lost his breath and fell silently on his brother's body.

Faced with Arakdo's flattery, Leon indifferently raised his hand, bringing an end to this fratricidal battle, and then used Necromantic Spell to awaken Ze Like's corpse.

Leon would not sympathize with them.

From his standpoint, all the monsters in the Maze were traitors. They not only established themselves as kings, attempting to split the territory, but also betrayed the Dragon God's faith.

He had actually given them a chance to surrender, which was already unprecedentedly merciful in Hell.

If another Demon Lord came, the first thing they would do would be to kill them all.

However, if another Demon Lord came, they might be killed by that teleportation array in the first episode...

Leon's only regret was that the Experience Points from these two BOSSes, one large and one small, were divided among dozens of people.

If he could have enjoyed them alone, he might have gained another hundred thousand or so.

But even so.

This two hundred thousand Experience Points was enough for him to advance.

ID: Leon
Race: Human
Soul Level: Steel (Level Cap LV50)
Level: LV.34 (+1)

Experience Points: (1141/340,000)

Constitution: 14 (+1)

Strength: 13 Agility: 13 Intelligence: 39 (+1)

Spirit: 40 (+1)

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"Just a few days and I've already leveled up three times... As expected, killing is the fastest way to level up compared to cultivation."

Leon, still not satisfied, turned his gaze to the human commander kneeling on the ground.

That wicked smile scared the latter half to death, and his entire face lost its color at a speed visible to the naked eye.

However, Leon did not attack him, and even stopped the eager players.

He was a reasonable person.

As long as they didn't carelessly attack him or continue after being told to stop, he would generally let them live.

"Your name, position, and... level of Extraordinary Power."

The man swallowed, not daring to hide anything, and answered in a trembling voice.

"A De Lai... I am the sheriff of Silverpine Town, I know a little swordsmanship... My strength is only Bronze."

Just like Jack.

It seemed that Bronze strength was already the ceiling for the young people in the town.

Souls that were any stronger would either not be reincarnated here at all, or if they were, they would quickly stand out and be poached by the lord or the church.

Leon looked at him and continued to ask.

"Why are you and your subordinates in the Maze, and who sent you here?"

This was the question Leon was most concerned about.

"I... actually... it's actually a misunderstanding..."

A De Lai stammered for a long time, and finally told the whole story.

It all started with a drunken sentry who ran into a skeleton at the entrance of the Maze.

Because undead appeared on the first floor of the Maze, the Adventurers' Guild raised the priority of the commission for Silverpine Town, and the entire Silverpine Town was spreading rumors that the Demon Lord in the Maze had come back to life.

As the sheriff of Silverpine Town, and also the person who heard the news firsthand, A De Lai naturally couldn't sit still, fearing that the Demon Lord's army would spawn on his face.

Then, the Lizardmen army happened to gather at this time.

Nervous, he thought that a long pain was worse than a short one, so he simply led the militiamen down into the Maze.

But no one expected that these Lizardmen were unexpectedly strong in combat, completely different from when they were cannon fodder under the Demon Lord.

By the time he realized the seriousness of the problem, both sides were in a state where they couldn't stop.

Then, he lit the powder keg, but he didn't expect to blow his own people into a daze as well.

Hearing this series of dramatic twists and turns, Leon almost couldn't maintain his dignified expression.

He had originally planned to lure the Lizardmen to the lower part of the Demon Lord Territory, using the advantage of fighting on home ground and the skeleton sea tactics, relying on the power of faith and the players to grind them to death.

But he didn't expect that these guys would actually fight with the overly sensitive humans, which allowed him to pick up a bargain.

He was a little unsure how to collect this toll.

Or maybe...

Should he just play it big? Just as he was thinking, the priest lying on the ground slowly opened his eyes.

The moment his eyes met Leon's, his eyes widened instantly.

"Saint Siss is above, please send down divine punishment—"

To be honest, Leon thought this old man was really not smart. Not only was he slow in chanting spells, but he also didn't know how to hide it, even though he knew he was slow.

"No!"

A De Lai roared in grief and indignation, wanting to stop this fanatical religious maniac's suicidal behavior, but it was too late.

Bond raised his hand and stabbed the priest's throat directly, without even blinking an eye.

A De Lai's face was ashen, and he lowered his raised right hand in despair.

Now it was all over.

He was now bearing not only the Lord Demon Lord's anger, but also the anger of the regional bishop.

Not far away, the Silverpine Town Adventurers' Guild president lying on the ground trembled uncontrollably, his eyes closed even tighter.

Without exposing this guy who was pretending to be dead, Leon looked at the sheriff named A De Lai and said.

"I want to know who your superior is, and who is the highest official in Silverpine Town."

"My superior is the Security Bureau of Thunder City. The Security Bureau belongs to the City Hall, the City Hall serves the Governor, and the Governor serves Grand Duke Campbell. As for Silverpine Town, it is rather special. Administratively, it belongs to Thunder City, but it is also Baron Guss's territory. You ask who the highest official is... probably the town mayor, Mu Lier. But most of the time, Victor Guss is the one who actually collects taxes and makes decisions."

At this point, A De Lai paused for a moment, and continued nervously.

"It's a complex system... If you're interested, I can explain it to you slowly."

He didn't know why Lord Demon Lord was interested in this kind of thing, but if it meant he could survive, he didn't mind selling out a little information about the surface world.

However, the Lord Demon Lord in front of him didn't seem to have any intention of taking him prisoner, and after thinking for a moment, he said.

"I understand roughly, so... you're just a security chief in charge of militia training and security, right?"

Although he didn't know what a security guard was, A De Lai nodded hurriedly.

"Yes, that's right... But after this disastrous defeat, it's hard to say whether I can continue to be the sheriff."

Leon asked knowingly.

"Because the losses were heavy?"

A De Lai nodded with a wry smile, then cast his gaze at the priest lying on the ground.

"It's more than just heavy losses... To be honest, I'm not sure if I'll even see the sun tomorrow."

Leon said with a smile.

"Then, do you want to see tomorrow's sun?"

A De Lai said bitterly, "It would be a lie to say I don't... but as you can see, I'm done for."

"Very good," Leon nodded, saying in a pleasant voice, "I like honest people... so, Mr. A De Lai, are you interested in making a deal with a demon?"

A De Lai was stunned.

"...A deal?"

Leon didn't speak, simply waved the Magic Wand in his hand, and shot a beam of green light towards the priest who was almost drained of blood.

Immediately afterwards, a miraculous scene occurred!

The priest, as if nothing had happened, swayed and stood up from the ground.

A De Lai looked at Leon in astonishment, then at the stiff-faced Priest Matt, squeezing out a smile on his face that was no better than crying.

"This... what's the point?"

He knew what this Lord Demon Lord had done, nothing more than turning Priest Matt into a zombie.

However, this kind of behavior was no different from self-deception.

Not only that.

Desecrating the corpse of a clergyman was a serious crime, and it might even get him moved from the gallows to the stake.

Looking at the smile on A De Lai's face that was even more unsightly than crying, Leon said indifferently.

"Your understanding of Necromantic Spell is too shallow. Even if they are both zombies, there are many different types... Matt, say hello to your colleague."

The expressionless Matt looked at A De Lai, and in the latter's astonished gaze, he spoke.

"Hello... Mr. A De Lai."

As he spoke, the blood hole in Matt's neck was still gushing blood.

A De Lai revealed a ghostly expression, looking at Lord Demon Lord in horror and saying.

"What, what's going on?!"

He had never heard of such a Necromantic Spell!

Not only could it make the dead stand up, but it could also allow the dead to retain the minds of the living!

What a joke?!

"This is called a ghoul, and it's somewhat different from ordinary zombies, am I right? Mr. Matt."

Hearing Leon's words, Matt nodded slightly, saying respectfully.

"You're right... Lord Demon Lord."

In the surface world, most people's impression of the undead is that of lonely wild ghosts without self-awareness.

Because they were not pious during their lifetime and could not be buried in the land blessed by the Holy or take Holy Water, their souls could not enter the halls of Saint Siss to be reborn, and could only wander in the mortal world like monsters.

For such unclean things, the vast majority of people would never try to communicate with them, and even ignoring their existence is already the greatest kindness... just like treating mixed-blood Demonkin like Sarah.

However, Hell is different.

Everything that mortals hate is usually the object of unity for His Majesty Demon God.

This includes the "Undead"! Among all the undead, the number of ghouls ranks second, and their social class is roughly parallel to the low-level demons in the "Demon Race"—that is, the Demonkin.

They have many similarities with zombies, such as not having memories of their previous lives, liking to eat meat—especially raw meat with blood, fearing Holy Light, wounds not being able to heal themselves, and not being able to be treated with conventional healing magic, etc.

However, the differences between them and zombies are also obvious.

For example, the most significant difference is that they often possess independent minds. Even if this mind initially relies mainly on their obsessions from their previous lives and the information instilled in them by Necromancers, it often evolves into an independent personality in the end.

For another example, the relationship they form with the Necromancers who awaken them is not a master-servant contract, but more like a parent-child relationship, etc.

Looking at the breath-holding A De Lai magistrate, Leon continued in a slow and deliberate voice.

"Now, the priests and pastors of Silverpine Town are all here. They are the only people in the entire town who have the right to interpret the Saint Siss doctrine. Only the undead recognized by them are undead. Apart from them, no one can take off their priest robes... Matt, will you admit that you are undead?"

Matt shook his head and said in a hoarse voice.

"I have no reason to do so... I am Lord Demon Lord's servant, and my task is to hide myself."

"Very good, in a while I will sew up your wound to make it look like something, and then I will get you some perfume."

Leon nodded approvingly and continued to say to A De Lai.

"Not only Mr. Matt, but the four priests will also be awakened by me... In this way, we will monopolize the church in Silverpine Town."

"This is too crazy..." A De Lai stared at Leon in disbelief, muttering to himself, "What if someone is sent down from above?! All the priests in a church are ghouls... This, this will be exposed sooner or later!"

"That's not necessarily true," Leon shook his head and continued in a persuasive tone, "This is Silverpine Town outside Thunder City. Who knows the name of this small town outside Thunder City? Not to mention how far it is from Holy City... Even the omnipotent Saint Siss himself would never notice that there was a small accident in one of his small churches."

"As for what you said about what to do if someone is sent down from above, it's actually easy to handle... I'll take care of it."

A De Lai stared at him with wide eyes, instinctively feeling that this idea was too crazy, but he couldn't help but sweat in his palms.

Indeed.

Just as this Lord Demon Lord said, the possibility of exposure is actually not that great.

This godforsaken town is usually only visited by adventurers. And those guys who talk nonsense, what they say will not be believed, but can become a smokescreen to obscure the truth! To control a town's church...

He had never thought about this kind of thing before, and he didn't dare to think about it in such a blasphemous way!

"You... can you really guarantee that they won't be exposed?" A De Lai glanced at Matt in a hurry, and then hurriedly looked at Leon, "But why are you helping me? Or what do you want to get from me?"

"Everything you have."

"E-everything?!"

A De Lai took a step back in horror, but only took one step back.

This sounds scary...

But it doesn't seem so bad? Anyway, he has nothing to lose.

And this demon can not only grant him worldly power, but also allow him to obtain eternity.

Especially the latter.

Things that even Grand Duke Campbell couldn't obtain!

"That's right."

Leon looked down at the face that alternated between greed and fear, appreciating his rich facial expressions, leading this young officer step by step into the abyss of depravity.

"I want everything you have... From now on, you are my servant, and I am your lord. You will swear allegiance to me and offer me all your devotion. And in return, I will give you things you never dared to imagine before... Not just worldly power, but also the glory of still serving me after death."

A De Lai's palms were soaked with sweat, and finally, he made that difficult decision in his heart.

"How do you plan to give me... the power you mentioned?"

Leon smiled lightly.

"How I give it to you? Do I need to teach you such a thing? Both the ecclesiastical power and the military power are in your hands. You tell me, who is the master of Silverpine Town?"

"The mayor? The baron? Haha."

"It seems you already have the answer in your heart... That's right, it's you. From now on, only you will be the one whose words truly count in Silverpine Town!"

There was no need for him to say anything more; anyone would know what to do.

And the subsequent developments were just as Leon had expected. Sheriff A De Lai ultimately chose to seize the future.

Afterward, Matt and the four accompanying priests would return to the surface with him to unify their story and take over the church in Silverpine Town discreetly.

Especially the latter.

It was a top priority in Leon's plan.

If he wanted to keep the official hat on A De Lai's head, the church's involvement was essential.

Including comforting the families of the fallen soldiers and paying a certain amount of compensation to the local lord.

Leon took out the Recording Crystal and had A De Lai make an "unbreakable vow" to the crystal. Then, riding Arakdo, he walked up to the Adventurers' Guild president, who was pretending to be asleep.

"What about you? Should I send you on your way, or will you get up from the ground yourself?"

The expression of Qie Er, the president of the Adventurers' Guild, stiffened, and then he got up from the ground with an embarrassed smile, before hurriedly kneeling down as if remembering something.

"Lord, Lord Demon Lord... I didn't see anything, I didn't hear anything."

Leon said with a smile that was not a smile.

"Do you think my mount believes that?"

Looking at the large spider rubbing its mouthparts, Qie Er's face turned pale, and beads of sweat dripped from his forehead.

But he was a clever man after all, and his mind quickly turned around.

"You... what do you want me to do?"

Leon said slowly and methodically.

"I want you to continue to be the president of the Adventurers' Guild in Silverpine Town, and at the same time, help me collect some information about the Adventurers' Guild... Also, help me issue some quests when necessary."

Qie Er nodded like a chicken pecking at rice, agreeing quickly.

"No problem! Leave it to me..."

That lack of piety made Leon couldn't help but recall Headmaster Aiven's warning to him.

These citizens were indeed a bunch of soft-footed shrimps, not even thinking about resisting him.

Leon handed out the Recording Crystal, and Qie Er immediately repeated everything A De Lai had said without hesitation, then looked at the Demon Lord ingratiatingly.

What Leon didn't know was that the reason why the president of the Adventurers' Guild in front of him was so cooperative was partly because he was different from Reggie Dragon.

A Demon Lord who could make deals was not annoying to the smooth-talking citizens of Thunder City.

What they were really afraid of were those guys who would kill your whole family for disagreeing with them...

Not far away, two pairs of eyes hidden in the blasted ruins were secretly observing the Demon Lord riding on the back of the Cave Spider.

They were Little Demons from the second underground level, and they were a different "Demonkin-like" breed from those in Demon City. Specifically, they looked more like humans, and their status was similar to that of Demonkin.

In addition to their human-like appearance, they also had a pair of red horns on their heads, bat wings and barbed tails on their backs, were shorter than dwarves, and had more slender bodies than elves... but they had no shortage of bad ideas in their bellies.

Normally, these guys wouldn't come to the first level of the Maze because there were annoying spider webs here.

However, the previous explosion was too exciting, directly collapsing a section of the corridor, so they were sent here to see what was going on.

As a result, no one expected that they would have an unexpected discovery after they came... the distant Hell had actually sent a new Demon Lord!

Demon God had not yet been disappointed with this Demon Lord Territory!

This was simply incredible! And this new Demon Lord seemed to be more to their liking than Lord Dragan!? He was not only insidious, but also cunning enough!

Especially when they saw Lord Demon Lord forcing humans to pray and swear to the Demon God through the Crystal Ball, they almost couldn't hold back their sly laughter.

Was this something a human would do?

Simply...

Too evil!

"Damn it, is this the new Lord Demon Lord?"

"Damn it, damn it, this is too evil!!!"

Updated at midnight on the first day of release, tomorrow will resume the 10 o'clock update, everyone go to bed early~