"I will not sign a soul contract with you." Zhou Qingfeng modified the contract presented by the Abyss Demon Horse so that it was impossible to use devil language, "I can sign an employment contract with you."
Common language has no magical effect. Zhou Qingfeng thought for a while and switched to the Netherese taught by Cyric to write the contract - the insane Cyric was very easy to talk to and taught him a lot that seemed useless but was actually not much.
gained knowledge.
"Employment contract?" The Demon Horse Ghost took back the soul fragment it sent and carefully read the revised terms. It was surprised to find that Zhou Qingfeng gave up being his absolute controller and became a relatively equal hired master.
The advantage of this modification is that the relationship between master and servant is not so close, and Zhou Qingfeng reserves the right to fire the other party at any time.
"But Master, you can't enjoy the enhancement brought by the soul contract." The demon horse ghost said. Its bloodline comes from the abyss 'Nightmare', and its appearance is a huge and strong dark black horse.
Flames surround the iron hooves of the 'Nightmare', negative energy spurts out from its nostrils, and a halo of fear surrounds it. Any enemy who looks at it will undergo a mental shock, and if it cannot resist it, its soul will be eroded.
This terrifying monster is rarely allowed to be ridden, and only the most powerful evil beings can ride it.
As a descendant of the 'Nightmare', if you sign a soul contract with the Abyss Demon Horse, you can enjoy the attribute bonus in terms of strength. Zhou Qingfeng could compete with the orcs in the future. But he refused without hesitation, "Will you sign it or not?"
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The employment contract stipulates that the magic horse cannot attack Zhou Qingfeng and his allies, cannot betray, and must obey orders. Regarding rights and obligations, the contract is quite detailed. The benefit it gets is to escape from the elf prison, and forget about flesh and soul.
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The employment period is only two years, and it is up to both parties to decide whether to renew the contract upon expiration.
The Abyss Demon Horse did not expect Zhou Qingfeng to be so vigilant. But it had no choice but to accept the contract and hand over its soul fragments again.
“Since you are a horse and your bloodline comes from ‘Nightmare’, you should be able to run very fast, so I will call you ‘Quick Shadow’ from now on.”
The Abyss Demon Horse has no problem with this. Its real name is long and awkward, and he doesn’t even want to use it.
After the contract was established, Zhou Qingfeng immediately sensed his control over this half-demon. The two parties could even communicate directly at the mental level at close range. He breathed a sigh of relief, held the torch, and returned to the entrance of the dungeon.
The rusted bronze prison door was still blocked there, and there was no way to open it by normal means. However, the Elf Golem stepped forward and kicked it a few times, smashing the door frame and knocking it down.
Behind the cell door is a dark corridor diagonally downward. It is narrow, dry, and extremely rough. 'Quick Shadow' wanted to lead the way, but Zhou Qingfeng asked the golem to go down first, with instructions - if he encounters any target with malicious intent, he can kill him
Just fight, if you can't beat, run away.
"Besides me, there are only some bones left down there, so there is no danger." 'Jiying' muttered.
"What bone?"
"My bones, as well as the corpses of other demon servants. Many of my kind were imprisoned here back then, but I was the only one who successfully transformed into a ghost. The others have dissipated. Master, you will understand when you go down and take a look."
The Archer Golem slipped down and came back safe and sound. So Zhou Qingfeng went down with a torch, stepped on the stone steps, listened to the monotonous echo, and followed the spiral walkway to the underground prison.
The underground space was filled with free negative energy, making it even colder and biting. Zhou Qingfeng held the torch high and moved carefully. In front of him were seven or eight dark cells, with one after another locked behind arm-thick iron bars.
The corpse of a monster.
"This is a hunting spider." 'Quick Shadow' introduced in front of a cell. "It is a scout of the demon army. It is good at sneaking, hiding and assassinating. The elves hate it very much and have tried many ways to deal with it.
, and finally dismembered it.”
Inside the first cell was a giant spider that had been torn into pieces. Its skeleton was covered with traces of weapon slashing and arcane bombardment. Every part of it had been dismantled, studied, and thoroughly
destroy.
"Are there any uses for its remains?" Zhou Qingfeng only cared about this.
"Its bones can still be sold for some money." "Quick Shadow" said, "Maybe a wizard will be interested."
Looking at the dismantled spider skeleton, Zhou Qingfeng clicked his tongue a few times, "Wizard? I do know a wizard apprentice. Maybe I can give him a deal."
The second cell held a Minotaur, its skeleton was soft and turned into ashes. 'Swift Shadow' said that this thing was once the main infantry force in the demon servant army. It was fearless of life and death, not afraid of pain, and was easier to command.
The elf wizard tested a lot of arcane magic on the Minotaur, causing its soul to dissipate directly after death, and even the bones could not be preserved. Uncle Zhou pointed to the ashes on the ground through the cell fence and asked: "What are the ashes of the Minotaur?
Use it?"
"Maybe the witch doctor will like it." 'Shiying' shook his head, "Actually, I don't quite understand."
The third and fourth cells were empty, and the fifth cell contained 'Quick Shadow'. Zhou Qingfeng saw the skeleton left behind after his death, which was an extremely tall horse-like monster.
It was as tall as a person, with thick bones and bone spurs all over its body. The ghostly 'Shiying' returned to its own bones, its empty eye sockets lit up with red light, its jaws were open, and its fangs were exposed, making its head look particularly ferocious.
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"Master, please remove the shackles that bind me. Then I can go with you." 'Swift Shadow' raised its hoof, and its thigh with only bones left was bound by four thick chains, restricting its movement. Because of this, it
He has been imprisoned here for more than fifty years.
The four chains are extraordinary. They were specially made by the elves to imprison demons. They are engraved with magic runes. 'Quick Shadow' has nothing to do with them.
Zhou Qingfeng stood outside the cell, expressing satisfaction with the appearance of his new mount. He commanded the golem to first dismantle the iron fence of the cell, and then pry the chain off the cell wall.
As for the rune chains, they can only be wrapped around the bony legs of 'Swift Shadow', and they can be removed later when they return. But after the chains were destroyed, some kind of restriction imposed on them was also broken, and the negative energy floating in the entire dungeon was
The 'quick shadows' gather in the dynasty.
The freed Abyss Demon Horse immediately roared, and the accumulated negative energy rolled over from its body. It stamped on the ground with all four hooves, making a loud thud on the floor of the cell. Then it lowered its head and slammed into the cell.
The iron fence crashed through.
The iron bars as thick as an arm could not withstand its powerful impact and bent rapidly. One of them was stabbed by the sharp spike on its forehead and penetrated directly. It hit it a few more times, knocking down the entire dungeon.
It rumbled and shook slightly.
This abyss demon horse only has its skeleton left, but after escaping from the trap, it absorbed a large amount of negative energy from the prison, quickly regained its strength, and was about to lose control. "Stop, do you want to rebel?" Zhou Qingfeng controlled the soul fragments and forcibly ordered "Shiying"
'calm down.
The red light in the eyes of 'Jiying' was strong, and it stared at Zhou Qingfeng with an extremely fierce look. It kept tapping the ground with its hooves, and sprayed out a strong flow of negative energy from its nostrils. The spikes on its head shone with black light, as if it was about to attack.
Come over and kill the master.
"I told you to stop." Zhou Qingfeng quickly analyzed the soul fragments of 'Shiying' in his mind and seized the highest control authority. After a few breaths, the skeletal war horse suddenly let out a mournful cry, its front hooves became weak, and it knelt down.
"Put away your negative energy and don't use it on me in the future." Zhou Qingfeng ordered.
The chain on the body of 'Shiying' has some kind of arcane pattern, which has been resisting the erosion of negative energy. But after losing its integrity, the chain became like scrap iron in a steel-making furnace under the erosion of negative energy, gradually becoming red hot.
, or even liquefaction.
'Swift Shadow' controls these liquefied metals to cover its own bones and strengthen the defense of several key points. After more than ten breaths, its body becomes a mixture of metal and bones, making its appearance even more brutal and terrifying.
After completing its self-evolution, this abyss demon horse became a little more honest. It walked up to Zhou Qingfeng and rubbed against it to please its owner.
Zhou Qingfeng was too lazy to talk nonsense. He continued to walk to the cells at the back. Some were empty, and some contained a skeleton. The last one was a little different, with a translucent drop of water suspended in the cell.
"What is this?" When Zhou Qingfeng looked at this translucent water droplet, the water droplet floated over and approached him actively.
‘Shiying’ replied: “A group of demonized elves were originally imprisoned here, all of whom were victims of being contaminated or transformed by demons on the battlefield. The proud elves did not allow themselves to be tainted, and many of them blew themselves up.
Those water drops should be the life essence they left behind, which can be used to strengthen and promote. But it is poison to the undead, so I never touch it."