Compared with the unpleasant experience not long ago, Lu Li was not stopped outside the town this time.
Without even a greedy look, the old Balrog told the demons in the town what happened in the volcano lair.
Along the way, the demon could only cover its rumbling stomach or its mouth that drooled uncontrollably, and hurried away from Lu Li.
Walking along the main street to the endless inland sea, the lava gently laps at the lakeside like a tidal wave.
The magma bulged offshore, and the old Balrog's huge flaming head, which was as big as a mansion made of destruction and heat, emerged.
The purgatory demons huddled and trembled in the flame demon's breath, and their deep and old sighs echoed along with the ripples on the lake: "Spokesperson of chaos...why are you here?"
"I need a mount and a commission." There was no one in the dream, but his humanity was enough to protect Lu Li from being affected by the flame demon's aura.
"That's it?"
"That's just it."
"You killed an Earth Demon for this..." The old Balrog couldn't believe it.
"Is the Earth Demon your friend?" Lu Li asked.
"It has been coveting my territory and power for a long time..."
"But you don't seem happy about it."
"Because you killed it, a more powerful and mysterious soul. I have never seen such a strange... soul, and I smell the curse on you... There is the sound of wind and the smell of the devil.
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Lu Li guessed another reason: the Earth Core Demon was the old Balrog's old enemy, but now it was killed by him.
"The sound of the wind comes from the curse of the screaming banshee. As for the smell of the devil, I said before that the devil marked me." Lu Li once again revealed the inverted pentagram mark on the back of his hand.
The old Balrog was silent because of this. It had indeed seen it dozens of minutes ago but did not believe it. The ending was bizarre: the enemy Earth Demon died because of his vigilance.
To the hell creatures, Lu Li's "show of goodwill" was more like a threat.
After all, the old Balrog and the Earth Demon have never been able to kill each other.
"...Soul, you can take away a purgatory demon. I hope you can abide by what you said..." The old flame demon chose to give in. It no longer wanted to maintain tyranny and violence even in the face of the demon monarch and the devil king.
The chaotic Balrog in his prime is gone.
"I will." Lu Li accepted the kindness released by the old Balrog: "Is there any commission in the town?"
The answer is no.
There is nothing that can threaten the old Balrog's town for hundreds of miles, except the inner earth demon.
And the soul in front of you.
Lu Li did not want to return without success, even though the old flame demon promised to give him a purgatory demon: "I helped Neihai Town solve the inner earth demon, how much reward can you pay for this?"
The old Balrog fell silent as a result, and the lava splashed against the lakeside: "...I can help you erase the banshee's curse."
"Can you erase the devil's mark?"
The remaining 23 days seemed to be enough for Lu Li to grow to an unimaginable level, but if there was no time limit to get rid of the mark, Lu Li would have more confidence in fighting that devil.
"I can't do it..."
Lu Li was not surprised by this and took out the silver box from his pocket: "What is this?"
After the death of the Earth Demon, the condensed light core lay quietly in the silver box.
"If the heart of the Earth Demon is placed deep in the lava, a new Earth Demon will be born."
"An Earth-centered Demonic Egg?"
"You can think so..."
"Are you interested in it?" Lu Li wanted to sell it.
"The Balrog and the Earth Demon are mortal enemies, and we will never surrender to each other."
For the old Balrog, the Earth Demon's light core has no other use than eating it: "You can bring it to the Abyss City for auction, and there will be demons going crazy for it..."
Lu Li took note of the old Balrog's suggestion, and then it was time to choose the Purgatory Demon.
The magma obeyed the control of the Lord of Fire and pushed the infernal demons huddled in the obsidian pen to the lakeside like waves.
"Please choose the purgatory demon you want..."
This scene reminded Lu Li of some chivalry novels. When choosing horses, the protagonists always have a soft spot for horses that are unsociable or have unique personalities.
"Which one is more obedient and faster?"
Lu Li asked the old Balrog for his advice. He couldn't release the cursed title all the time, so a purgatory demon that was obedient and would not attack its master was more important.
The lava surrounded a panicked adult purgatory demon and brought it to the shallows in front of Lu Li. The purgatory demon felt Lu Li's breath, but it was crawling and shivering due to the flame demon's breath.
"It is the fastest infernal demon in the tribe." As for obedience, the claws formed by magma grasped the infernal demon and brought it to the old Balrog's head, "I will annihilate its consciousness, leaving only instinct."
As if aware of its impending tragic fate, the Infernal Demon struggled and let out a howl of sorrow, while lava flowed from its cooling magma-like body.
The group of infernal demons huddled together in agitation due to the screams of their companions, and the howls of the infernal demons became more and more tragic.
"Stop it."
When the purgatory demon was about to be thrown into the lava-dripping demon mouth of the old Balrog, Lu Li stopped it.
"You don't want it?" Old Balrog stopped.
"Yes, but there is no need to erase consciousness."
Lu Li did not fall under the laws of hell where the jungle prevailed, and he could not accept it.
The wise old Balrog guessed the reason.
"I can leave a Balrog mark on it, so that if it attacks you, it will suffer backlash."
"Thank you." Lu Li did not refuse.
"You're welcome……"
There was something strange about the low-pitched response. The old Balrog had forgotten the last time he heard this word.
An illusory mark emerged and landed on the head of the Purgatory Demon. The magma sent the exhausted Purgatory Demon back to the shallows. As if he knew that he was protected from erasure of consciousness because of this soul, the Purgatory Demon obediently lay down at Lu Li's feet.
After getting the mount, Lu Li said goodbye to the old Balrog and returned to the street with the weak and wilting Purgatory Demon.
Lu Li was not in a hurry to leave, but instead talked to merchants or taverns from other towns to look for commissions.
It's a pity that most of them are afraid of Lu Li and refuse to entrust them, or the dozens of soul reward entrustments are not favored by Lu Li. They lingered in the town for more than ten minutes before a demon was willing to hire Lu Li to escort it and its convoy to the abyss.
City, the reward is 500 souls.
For Lu Li, who has 150 copies of humanity, 5 copies of humanity seems a bit small, especially since it would take at least seven or eight days for this convoy to reach Abyss City.
But in fact, the harvest from simply hunting weird lairs is not more than this. Even if you hunt the high-level demons, you only have about 20 points of humanity.
The true concentration of wealth is in the towns, where trade takes place.
Lu Li could follow the caravan heading to Abyss City, pick up commissions in the towns along the way, clean up the lair, and take time to get used to the purgatory demon.
But if he encounters a town that can't restrain its greed along the way, Lu Li doesn't mind taking over the town's wealth and selling it to the caravan.
After all, Rift Town, like the devil's lair, brings humanity far beyond imagination.
