Astral Plane Keeper

After saying that, he forcefully pulled the switch of the Arcatraz. The semi-transparent wall suddenly disappeared, and Xiao Yu walked out of the cell, letting out a long sigh of relief.

They got out so easily; this gives me a huge advantage.

"Don't worry, Loken, I'll be back soon and you'll be free." Xiao Yu said, walking directly out of the prison gate.

Stepping out of the Aquarius Chamber, Xiao Yu glanced at his surroundings. This prison of the gods was built inside a huge cavern. From where he stood, he could see the enormous dome covered with stalactites hundreds or even thousands of meters above his head. Beneath the dome, a dozen or so huge cells were situated within this massive cavern.

Each prison is a massive building hundreds of meters high, and each building has a corresponding sign in front of its entrance. Indeed, this prison is named after the twelve zodiac signs.

Walking through this seemingly insignificant prison, Xiao Yu felt his entire body being suppressed by an immense force. He could only unleash six or seven out of ten of his power. It seemed that this Jail of the Gods contained some kind of barrier that suppressed the power of the creatures within it.

The problem now is what to do: should he go and regroup with his subordinates, or go and kill the Jailer directly? After thinking about it, Xiao Yu decided to choose the latter. Firstly, he had made a promise, and although this world is not a real game world, there should still be consequences for breaking the oath. Secondly, if he killed the Jailer, he would be guaranteed to win. With the help of the twelve guards, there was almost no chance of losing.

Xiao Yu walked along the wide avenue in the middle of the prison toward the huge palace in the distance. According to Loken's directions, that was the Jailer's room.

As I walked, suddenly—

"Hey, Xiao Yu, over here." A voice made him stop in his tracks.

"Who!?" Xiao Yu turned around in surprise. He wouldn't be surprised at all if someone called him Azathoth, but calling him Xiao Yu was a bit strange.

Looking in the direction from which the sound came, he could vaguely see a patch of black mist, and something seemed to be hidden beneath the shadow of the enormous dome.

"Over here, over here," he heard the voice say.

Xiao Yu walked towards the direction from which the sound came, stepping into the black mist. The sound continued to come from time to time, but it always kept a distance from him, seemingly right in front of him. However, as he walked a distance further, the direction from which the sound came seemed to change to behind him.

"Damn it, where is it?" Xiao Yu shouted at the black mist.

"Right here!" the voice said, suddenly becoming very close. Xiao Yu looked closely and saw a prison cell appearing in the black mist. Xiao Yu checked the cell number: Cell 13. Unlike the huge prisons around him, this cell was very small, looking somewhat like a real prison cell. Behind the black iron bars was a dark cell, and he could see a dark figure sitting in the darkness, waving at him.

"Let me out! Let me out now!"

"Who are you?" Xiao Yu asked, vaguely feeling that the person looked somewhat familiar.

"Just let me out of here right now. If you want to win, only I can help you. Just let me out, and I'll definitely help you win the game."

Xiao Yu wasn't that foolish. He still remembered what the background description said: releasing the demon king from the prison would have an unknown outcome. What if the demon king turned on him as soon as he came out? His goal was to kill the Jailer, which would guarantee a victory. There was no need to waste time on these prisoners. Besides, he always felt uneasy about this person.

"Thanks, but no need to trouble yourself. I can win the game by myself," Xiao Yu said, turning and walking away.

"Heh, you'll regret this," he heard the voice behind him say, and a strange sense of panic rose in his heart. He unconsciously quickened his pace and emerged from the black mist in the blink of an eye, letting out a sigh of relief.

Fortunately, he heard no more sounds during the rest of his journey. He walked straight to the end of the prison, and finally, a huge bronze door appeared before him—the gate to the enormous palace.

This palace was far more magnificent than the surrounding prisons, resplendent in gold and filled with an aura of holiness.

This is Warden Algalon's room. Warden Algalon is an eight-skull-level boss, and he is on par with me in strength. However, the problem is that Algalon is a supernatural being created by the gods, and his biological template is obviously very high, possibly even stronger than dragons, demons, or angels. Moreover, there is a barrier here that suppresses his power, so winning a fight here will not be so easy.

However, Xiao Yu was still confident that he could give it a shot. Just as he was about to reach out to push the door, the bronze door opened by itself. Xiao Yu walked in, and at the far end of the hall, on a throne, sat a giant whose whole body was radiating golden light.

Is this Algalon? It looks pretty cool, but it doesn't quite look like what I imagined.

As Xiao Yu got closer, he suddenly realized something was wrong. This giant of golden light had no health bar or portrait; it seemed to be nothing more than a statue.

He tentatively fired a Hammer of Chaos, shattering the golden giant's head into pieces.

(Damn, it really is a statue. So where's the boss?)

A voice came from the sky. "Welcome to Algalon's realm, you ignorant demon lord. How amusing. You are the first person to leave your cell in tens of thousands of years. But that's fine, it gives me a good laugh. I finally have an excuse to kill a prisoner."

The dome of this great hall is filled with stars, like a miniature universe, with a very three-dimensional feel. It seems that the dome really has an infinite height that extends directly into the universe, and the sound comes from that miniature universe.

Suddenly, the stars cast down beams of starlight, which converged in the air to form a human figure—a gigantic human figure over ten meters tall—which appeared before Xiao Yu, looking down at him with an imposing aura. This time, the BOSS before him finally revealed its true face.

Algalon (Astral Plane Watcher), Level 60, 8-Skeleton Rank BOSS, 22.1 million HP.

"Wow, that looks incredibly strong!" Xiao Yu thought in surprise. That domineering aura was definitely from an unprecedentedly powerful enemy. If it were the old him, he might not have been able to handle it. But now...

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