Volume 4 Dungeon Dungeon Chapter 139 Fierce Battle (Part 3)
"Sage Cain, if our plan succeeds, you will be the one to make the greatest contribution!" The guard looked at Nina, who had already entered the passage, and felt a little uneasy.
As he was about to leave Rogue Encampment for violating the taboo of murder, he had an hour-long conversation with Cain. What they discussed is probably only known to Li Wei and Cain themselves.
During their conversation, Cain told Li Wei a lot of things, and Li Wei also told him about some prophecies on the Black Paper. In short, it was a fair trade.
One of the pieces of information Li Wei received was that he learned a secret about Andariel: in the fourth level of the Catacombs, which was the devil's lair, there was a narrow passage.
A normal man cannot squeeze through, and a taller woman probably wouldn't be able to either. Therefore, only smaller women or children can pass through this passage.
There were no children in the reincarnation team, so Li Wei approached Nina. As for what happened after she passed through the passage and reached the end...
"At the end of the passage is Andariel's storeroom. There, there is an Iron Mask. Believe me, if you destroy this Iron Mask in front of that demon, Andariel will go mad. The mask holds too many of her memories. So, child, I don't recommend you do it!"
These are the exact words of the old charlatan, Cain.
The nickname "Old Charlatan" was given to Cain by Li Wei after hearing this seemingly admonishing but actually instigating remark.
That old guy is incredibly cunning. Luckily, he's not an enemy, otherwise Li Wei might have secretly killed him.
As for why it was certain that the second reincarnation team might not kill Andariel, it was because of a single sentence from this old charlatan.
"Andariel was personally recruited into the Hell faction by the Great Demon God Diablo. As one of the four lesser demons of Hell, how could she be so easily defeated! Child, she is unlike any of the monsters you have encountered. Believe me, even that An Hei creature you met in the church yesterday is no match for her!"
Li Wei knew that Cain was referring to the Iron Maiden. If someone was stronger than the Iron Maiden, there was only one explanation: Andariel's combat power definitely surpassed it.
Perhaps it's a field, or even a "level"!
If that's the case, it would be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for the Second Squad. If handled properly, they could even wipe out the entire squad.
Of course, this is contingent on angering Andariel.
After walking through a passage, Li Wei saw Xue Yan, who was caught in a fierce battle, and the Reincarnator. Xue Yan had already used her Stealth skill to enter the fourth level of the Assassination Ship under his instructions.
At this moment, a throwing knife was stuck in the reincarnator's head. But he didn't fall down; instead, he stared at Xue Yan with a strange smile on his face.
"Hehehe, you're even better at Stealth than that idiot thief. I didn't even detect your presence. Too bad, do you think this little knife can harm me?"
It's unbelievable that someone could survive a knife wound to the head.
Li Wei, who was observing from a distance, also frowned.
This is indeed no ordinary reincarnator; however, no matter how powerful a being is, they can never be immortal.
Li Wei took out the Black Spiral Sword and was about to step forward when Xue Yan Li Wei his way.
"Don't interfere, trust me, I can handle him!" Xue Yan's eyes shone with determination.
"Perhaps you don't know, but I grew up spoiled by my family. People call me 'Miss,' as if all my achievements are due to my family's wealth. Do you also want to label me as 'Miss'?"
This sentence stunned Li Wei.
Inside the room, Andariel's continuous roars invigorated Li Wei.
Li Wei glanced at Xue Yan again, smiled, and turned to run into the inner room. He understood Xue Yan's thoughts somewhat, although he couldn't say he fully understood them yet, but it was a good start.
Sometimes, what your comrades need most isn't for you to fight for them, but simply "trust."
As Li Wei walked through the corridor and entered the next hall, he saw Andariel, one of the four little devils of hell, and of course, he also saw the Reincarnator in quotes who was fighting her to a standstill.
Li Wei immediately used his Eye of Perception on the two of them.
"Andariel, leader of the demons of hell, with a high combat strength rating, special skills: Poison Bolt and Poison Nova. She was once the most beautiful woman in the Monastery, but now, she is an angel fallen to hell!"
"Numbered Reincarnator, Death Knight. Attributes unknown, special skills unknown, combat power rating unknown."
Li Wei was somewhat annoyed. His Eye of Perception could only see the number and combat power rating of reincarnators of the same or stronger level. However, judging from the other party's name, "Death Knight," he could still guess some things.
The current battle is extremely fierce. Although this "reincarnated" individual's combat strength is only at the A level, they are fighting against Andariel is being closely monitored by the war office.
However, Andariel's attacks were even more terrifying. She was enormous, but her attack speed was by no means slow. Stone blocks on the wall would often shatter as soon as she touched them. Moreover, the "Poison Bolt" skill she released with a raised hand caused the Reincarnator in quotation marks to suffer greatly.
Anything the Poison Bolt touched melted as if it were snow hitting a fireball. At this moment, the entire interior was a complete mess.
Li Wei's arrival immediately caught the attention of the two men.
The most alarmed was the one with the quotation marks who, upon seeing Li Wei, knew that this man was the one with the ominous name.
"Trying to cause trouble? Foolish people, always so self-righteous, thinking they can control everything. Habit, since you're here, you'll stay here forever!"
The Death Knight took a few steps back to dodge Andariel's attack, then silently chanted "Word of Death" before slamming his rune sword heavily into the floor.
In an instant, both Li Wei and Andariel felt the pain surge.
"Taste the terror of the Scourge, Undead Army!"
With a loud shout, a massive circular rune array, several meters in diameter, appeared on the ground surrounding the Death Knight. Thick, black energy seeped from the ground, and soon, an arm emerged from the dark purple aura. Then, a second, a third...
Soon, more than a dozen of these Scourge creatures emerged from the ground— Ghoul.
"Ghoul, the Scourge of Footman Undead, servants of the Death Knights, special abilities: Bite, Corrosive Plague, Carrion Regeneration, low combat rating, they are reborn Undead, the embodiment of desire and greed!"
That wasn't the worst of it; the Death Knight immediately activated another of his special abilities.
"Evil Aura!"
At this, the Ghoul seemed to be injected with adrenaline, all rushing towards Andariel like madmen, while the Death Knight drew his rune sword and walked towards Li Wei.
"Wounded Reincarnator, now it's just the two of us alone. I'm curious to know, between you and that Andariel, who will last longer?"
Pressure!
Li Wei could clearly feel the pressure. The death aura emanating from the reincarnated being in quotation marks caused the true energy within Li Wei's body to instinctively begin to circulate.
Li Wei did not restrict the flow of true qi, but allowed it to flow freely through the hundreds of acupoints in his body.
"Your Ghoul are no match for Andariel. As for you, I'd like to say, just don't die before your ghoul minions!"
Undeterred by the opponent's imposing aura, Li Wei retorted sharply.
At this point, it's all about mindset. The reason the opponent is using all their best moves is because they feel pressured. What Li Wei needs to do is add more weight to the mountain that's already weighing them down. Once someone loses their composure, their demise is not far off.
In fact, Andariel was already at a disadvantage under the siege of the Ghoul, who were all blessed with Evil Aura. The Ghoul had a good division of labor, and the wounded all retreated to the back to devour the corpses of the surrounding monsters to replenish their strength. After they recovered, they swarmed forward again.
This kind of fighting style would be fatal, even for a powerful expert like Andariel, let alone someone at the lower level. Without strong special skills, they would perish here.
At this moment, the Death Knight could no longer restrain himself and made the first move.
"Death Coil!"
A dark green soul was unleashed by the Death Knight. It was hard to imagine what kind of evil magic this was; the soul, imprisoned within that dark green orb of light, screamed and devoured everything in its path.
Seeing this, Li Wei quickly hid to the side.
However, this Death Coil seemed to have eyes, and it actually changed course midway, chasing after Li Wei.
"Run, you coward! Death will devour you! Hahaha!"
The Death Knight burst into laughter.
Even in the Shadow Hall, he was a powerful reincarnator whom no one dared to provoke. Whether in the real world or the Shadow Street, he had experienced the taste of being superior to others.
In fact, many powerful reincarnators like him have already secretly controlled many small countries in the real world; power is always the most desirable thing.
Who would have thought that a mere reincarnator from Shadow Street would become a warlord and dictator? Such a life is captivating, drawing one in so deeply that it's impossible to escape.
The reason they can enjoy all of this is because of their status as reincarnators and their immense power.
Therefore, the Death Knight absolutely will not allow anyone to escape this; even a god will be beheaded with his sword.
He was initially somewhat worried, but after seeing the foolish reincarnator struck by the Death Coil he had unleashed, he let out a maniacal laugh.
"Hahaha, no one can take all of this from my hands! No one!" (To find out what happens next, see Jian Chizuo.)