The long mahogany staircase. I don’t know if it’s an illusion, but Lars feels like he can’t finish walking up this staircase.
He grabbed the handrail and glanced upward. Since there was no light above, he could only see the surrounding three-story staircase, and it was pitch black as it went up.
The gentleman is up there, go find him yourself.
When Hala said this to him, Lars felt very excited, but he soon realized the seriousness of the matter.
From the outside, although the building looked very tall, it definitely did not have so many floors. Lars remembered that he had walked up at least a dozen flights of stairs, so it stands to reason that he should have reached the top.
But that was not the case. He was still in the endless stairs with no end in sight.
magic.
This mysterious and terrifying thing, he believed, must be caused by magic. Did the Lord of the Earth not want to see him?
Lars gritted his teeth. His legs felt very tired and even started to hurt.
He sat on the stairs and rested for a while, then stood up.
"No! I can't give up."
He encouraged himself, then stood up holding on to the handrail and continued moving forward.
The strange thing is that he thought he would go to the dark stairs, but he found that every time he reached a place where there was almost no light, the lights in front of him suddenly lit up as if sensing his presence.
At first, he was shocked, but he gradually got used to it.
In this way, he kept crawling and crawling on the Internet.
He forgot how long he had been climbing. His legs went from tired to painful, and now they gradually became numb and weak.
No more, I can't go on.
Lars suddenly knelt on the ground and accidentally rolled down. He simply put his elbow on the ground to steady his body.
There was a dull pain all over his body. Lars gasped and climbed up dying. He could hardly stand up, let alone take a step.
"No, I have to continue..."
He felt that his body was out of control, the muscles in his body began to tremble continuously, and his bones were about to fall apart.
Even so, he still did not give up. He lay on the ground, supported the stairs with his wrists, and climbed up bit by bit.
No matter what, he has to see the adult and ask him to save March.
He continued to crawl with all his strength, and his arm was slowly bleeding from the wooden floor, but he didn't care. Compared to the pain that Madge suffered, this pain was nothing!
However, at this moment, he heard the sound of a cane hitting the floor.
Boom~
The next moment, he found himself suddenly in a dark room. He was lying on the ground and could not see anything except his own body.
"anyone there?"
He was a little scared. He couldn't tell the difference between east, west, north, south, or even up and down here. He was floating, and his senses suddenly became confused. A nauseating feeling of vomiting came to him, and he held back.
But the fear was beyond his control and he felt suffocated.
"anyone there!?"
He shouted, but there was no echo here. What the hell is this place? Why did he end up in such a place?
Suddenly, a terrifying giant statue appeared in front of him, like a demon, with huge wings, and a face like a devil's mask, full of fangs. In front of it, Lars was as small as an ant.
.
The fear of giant objects is also human nature, and Lars felt very scared.
"Boy, what are you doing here?"
The Colossus suddenly made a sound, and the sound was directly transmitted into Lars's mind, and he felt like his head was going to split.
Is it the owner of this land?
Lars covered his ears, knelt down towards the other party, and shouted in a hoarse voice: "Please, save my friend, I really have no choice, please show mercy."
"Oh? Then tell me, why should I help you? Will this be of any benefit to me?"
The statue suddenly said, and Lars' eyes widened when he heard this.
What can I do?
He didn't know, he didn't know what an underage little human could do to a being like him.
Therefore, his answer was silence.
"Hmph, there is no free pie in the world. I advise you to pray to that so-called god, hum."
These words made the young man feel suffocated and desperate. Is this the end?
Lars suddenly clenched his fists and shouted:
"It's useless to pray. There are gods in the world! If there are, then they are a bunch of bastards! What kind of war, what kind of demons, why are gods so powerful but they don't stop this kind of thing from happening?"
He was shaking all over, but he was not afraid, but angry. Thinking of his destroyed home, the dead people, and the cold world, his resentment towards the world suddenly burst out.
"In my opinion, those gods are just watching a show. They don't care about our life or death!"
"Well said!! Hahaha!!"
Suddenly, the statue burst out laughing, and Lars was suddenly stunned.
"Then do you know that the person you are looking for now is a devil."
Hearing this, goosebumps suddenly appeared on Lars' body.
Demon, synonymous with destruction and despair.
How could Lars know that the person he was looking for was actually a demon?
He was mired in fear and suddenly became confused.
"If you can cure Madge's disease, it doesn't matter to me even if you fall into hell. To me, the world without Madge is no different from hell. Therefore, I am willing to dedicate my soul to you, as long as you can cure
Good March’s illness.”
The young man finished speaking calmly, and his calm tone also surprised the Demon King.
"."
A voice came, and Lars suddenly felt a gust of wind blowing by. When he came back to his senses, he appeared in a strange room. There was only one chair in the room, and there was a person sitting on the chair. No, it was a demon.
.
There were terrifying horns on his head, and a half-smiling expression appeared on his cold and handsome face.
Lars swallowed and said, is this demon who looks similar to a human being actually a demon?
Suddenly, a strange flame ignited in front of Lars, and a piece of parchment filled with ancient words appeared in the flames. Lars couldn't understand any of the words on it, but the words gave him a mysterious and mysterious feeling.
The feeling of evil.
He swallowed and sweat broke out on his back.
"Sign this contract and your soul will belong to me."
The devil said.
"But, how can you guarantee that you can cure March's disease?"
Lars lowered his head and asked.
"Unfortunately, I don't need to make any guarantees to you."
"That! That's not fair!"
Lars protested.
The devil's mouth curved slightly, and he smiled coldly, and said: "Of course it's not fair. What is fair in this world? Guarantee? That must be based on the fact that you and I are equal, but now you are just begging me unilaterally."
Suddenly, the devil's eyes turned cold, he looked at Xiang Lars and said, "So, you only have two options: sign or not sign."
Hearing this, Lars' heart sank.
This undoubtedly requires him to gamble and use everything he has to block the future.
No, he can't afford to lose!
Lars thought of something and recalled all the events of the past few days. Stone's group of businessmen joking around the carriage, the empty trading city, Abi who called himself the leader, and this job.
The transportation here is very developed. Even if it is disguised, there is no shortage of coachmen in the Exchange City. However, why should he, an alien human being, be allowed to be a coachman? And why should he be so high-profile?
All kinds of questions made Lars think of something, and his eyes suddenly lit up, as if he had caught some hope.
He raised his head, as if he were on an equal footing with the Demon King, and looked directly into the Demon King's eyes.
"I understand. I want you to cure March's disease first, and then I will sign this contract."
"Oh? Do you want to negotiate terms with me?"
The Demon King asked with some interest.
"right!"
Lars yelled, gasping for air and looking like he wanted to give it a try.
"Why do you want to negotiate terms with me, kid?"
The young man's sword-shaped eyebrows sank, showing an expression of fearlessness, and his enlightened eyes seemed to have a blazing fire.
"Just because you need me to go back alive, I know you want me to lure those merchants to cross your city, but they are too afraid to come, so you need someone to prove that this place is safe before they dare to come. And this person
,it is me."
Lars said.
The Demon King nodded and glanced at the young man appreciatively.
"That's it?"
"Yes! If I don't go back, they must think I'm dead, and no one will dare to come to you!"
The boy shouted.
The Demon King laughed and said: "Don't you know that people die for money and birds die for food? For those greedy businessmen, as long as there is enough profit, they will take risks."
Hearing this, the young man showed a bitter expression, but he was unwilling to give up. He had finally reached this point. Will all his efforts be in vain?
"But I can save you some profits, can't I?"
Lars said in a neither humble nor arrogant manner. He changed his previous attitude of only begging. He already understood that asking for help was not enough. He had to fight for anything he wanted.
"Really? Can you convince those businessmen? I don't quite believe that a teenage human child can do such a thing."
The Demon King deliberately mocked.
"I can! Believe it or not."
The young man turned his head. At this time, he didn't look like he was here to ask for help, but like he was here to negotiate terms.
The Demon King looked at the young boy and smiled.
"Interesting young man, okay, then I will show mercy for once, believe you."
After saying that, he stood up. At this moment, the world changed. The surrounding scene seemed to be like a wet watercolor painting being washed away by water. Everything changed at once.
When the young man came to his senses, he found that he was actually in a hospital ward.
There was a desk lamp in the ward, and a woman in a white coat was sitting beside the hospital bed, with her head lowered and asleep. On the hospital bed, there was a sallow-faced and thin girl.
"Machi..."
The boy called out the girl's name. He turned around and found a tall man appearing behind him. He walked behind the doctor and patted her shoulder gently.
At this time, the sleepy Qina woke up and looked back to see the devil.
"Lord! Master?"
She stood up immediately.
"I promised this young man to help him save one person, and it would be her."
Lars ran over quickly, lay down beside the hospital bed, and gently touched Madge's face.
Still warm and breathing, he breathed a sigh of relief.
"The situation is somewhat serious. Her liver has failed and she probably won't survive tonight."
Qin Na said this.
Hearing this, Lars turned back to look at the Demon King and said, "You will save her, right."
The Demon King did not answer, but looked at Qina, who continued, but in a lower voice.
"There is nothing we humans can do about her disease. Her body is born with a lack of certain functions. It is a congenital defect. This is the first time I have seen this disease."
"I see, leave it to me."
The Demon King nodded.
Qin Na was stunned for a moment and said in surprise: "Do you know about her disease?"
Of course not, the Demon King can heal any wound, but his research on human diseases is too little, and he doesn't know any magic to cure diseases.
However, he has a method.
I saw the devil take out a small bottle containing blue liquid from his pocket.
Panacea, this is the name given to this medicine by the Devil. It was invented by a genius alchemist, one of the Devil's apprentices, and it claims to be able to cure most diseases.
This bottle was made by the Demon King for a certain incompetent apprentice. In order to prevent her from getting sick again, he kept some just in case.
but.
She has no use for it anymore.
The Demon King walked gently to the bedside, his eyes a little lonely. Looking at the girl on the bed, he remembered the dying appearance of his little apprentice.
Human beings are really fragile creatures.
He poured out the blue liquid, but he did not pour it into the girl's mouth. He only saw the blue liquid flying in the air, dancing like a fairy, and suddenly turned into drizzle and flew towards the girl's body and merged into her.
's body.
At this moment, the devil stretched out his hand and pressed it on the girl's belly, and a burst of life energy entered the girl's body.
Suddenly, a gust of wind blew up, and something magical happened. The girl's hair grew at a speed visible to the naked eye, and her skin suddenly cracked and peeled off a layer of skin.
"Ahem!!"
Suddenly, Madge coughed violently and vomited out a large amount of turbid blood.
"this!!"
Qin Na had never seen such magic at all. She widened her eyes. There was no mistake. The devil forced the girl's body to grow. This is a kind of life magic, and it is completely different from plant magic. This is a direct influence.
to the life energy of animals.
For humans, this kind of magic is taboo because it can produce all kinds of monsters that are not ethically allowed.
But the devil can use this magic to cure diseases, and what kind of medicine is that blue liquid? It can actually repair the human body.
Qinna brought an iron basin over to put the blood that Madge vomited. Lars was worried on the side. The amount of vomited blood was really shocking, like spring water.
Soon, the big pots Qina brought were filled, and she had to use everything she could hold.
There were three basins of blood in total, and the amount of bleeding was almost heavier than the girl herself.
Could it be that!
Qin Na had a bold guess. She looked at the girl and suddenly found that her appearance had changed and her body had grown a lot.
Sure enough! Her guess was correct. He actually allowed the girl to change into a brand new body in a short period of time...