Zhou Qingfeng relit a torch to illuminate the prison hall.
Under the firelight, the white ghost looked dim, no longer as ferocious as it had just been. Its momentum was greatly reduced after being critically hit by the Archer Golem, and the soul contract made it lose the power to resist.
But Zhou Qingfeng has no intention of signing a soul contract with a half-demon. Although he will get a lot of benefits after signing the contract, no one who is tied to a demon will have any good results - even if the other person is a half-demon.
, is also very dangerous.
The most common thing that demon slaves do is to devour their masters.
According to the Abyss Demon Horse, its condition is similar to what Cyric guessed. The elves of Silverleaf City captured a large number of demon servants during the war with the demon. Most of these servants were directly executed, and a small number were imprisoned for research.
"What are you studying?" Zhou Qingfeng asked curiously, holding a torch.
The Abyss Demon Horse hummed and said: "Study how to fight against demons. We captives are experimental subjects, used to train a new generation of elf warriors. As a result, they retreated when they found that they could not win, but left us in prison and buried alive."
In the past few decades, I have prayed countless times for someone to save me. I am just a half-demon, and I have done no evil. The war is over, why can't I be let go?
But my prayers didn't get any response, so I became angry, angry, and irritable..., and I swore that if anyone dared to save me, I would devour him.
Master, I noticed that you fell in through the hole above, and I was waiting for you to come down. But I didn't expect that you actually brought an elf golem with you. This thing is quite powerful. So I am willing to serve you as my master.
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After the Abyss Demon Horse finished speaking, his head drooped, his temper was gone, and he looked very well-behaved.
Zhou Qingfeng now seriously suspected that Cyric was tricking him, but he had no choice. He and the Mad God were using each other, and it would be strange not to be tricked - he could only write down a few more entries in the small notebook.
What to do with things that can be contracted?
"I will not sign a soul contract with you." Zhou Qingfeng modified the contract offered by the Abyss Demon Horse, "but I can sign an employment contract with you."
"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 retains the power 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 'Nightmare', by signing a soul contract with the Abyss Demon Horse, you can enjoy attribute bonuses in terms of strength, allowing Zhou Qingfeng to compete with barbarians. 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 stipulates in quite detail. The benefit it gets is that it escapes from the elf prison, and forgets 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.
After the contract was established, Zhou Qingfeng immediately felt his control over this half-demon. 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 explosive arrow fired by the Archer Golem still had its effect, directly blasting the door frame to pieces, leaving it crumbling.
Zhou Qingfeng kicked hard at the cell door until it fell down.
Behind the cell door is a dark corridor that slopes downward. It is narrow, dry, and extremely rough. 'Quick Shadow' wanted to lead the way, but Zhou Qingfeng asked the archer golem to go down first, with instructions - don't let him go if he encounters any target with malicious intent.
You're welcome, just blast me.
"Besides me, there are only some bones left, so there is no danger." 'Shiying' 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 elves to imprison demons. 'Swift 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 archer golem to first blast open the iron fence of the cell, and then knock the chains off the wall of the cell.
As for the chain itself, it can only be wrapped around the bony legs of 'Shiying' for the time being, and we can find a way to remove it when we get back. But after the chain is destroyed, some kind of restriction imposed on it is also broken, and the negative energy free in the entire dungeon
They are all gathering towards the 'Swift Shadow'.
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 fǎn?" Zhou Qingfeng controlled the soul fragments and forcibly ordered "Stop"
The shadow' quieted down.
The red light in the eyes of 'Jiying' was strong, and it stared at Zhou Qingfeng with extremely hateful eyes. It kept stamping on the ground with its hooves, and a strong flow of negative energy was sprayed from its nostrils. The spikes on the top of 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 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.
‘Swift Shadow’ is using negative energy to refine the chains that bind its four hooves. Those chains have some arcane patterns attached to them, which have been resisting the erosion of negative energy.
However, the integrity of these restrictions that controlled the 'Shiying' was destroyed by Zhou Qingfeng. Under the erosion of negative energy, it became like scrap iron in a steel-making furnace, gradually becoming red hot and even liquefying.
'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's this?"
"A demonized elf was originally imprisoned here. After the elf left the Black Forest, I could only chat with it every day. But while we were chatting, it suddenly self-destructed, leaving this thing behind. I don't know what it is, anyway.
It’s of no use to me.”
When Zhou Qingfeng looked at this translucent water droplet, the water droplet floated over and approached him actively. A virtual panel popped up and displayed a sentence - The essence of life was found and can be used for upgrades.