Chapter 971: A Frightful Experience in a Demon’s Memory


    Trantor: TransN Editor: TransN


    Hearing the prolonged st of a horn, all the demons fell into silence simultaneously. The Red Mist which looked like a crystal a moment ago started to surge like boilingva inside the gigantic sinkhole.


    Two demons stepped out of the crowd and walked on the slender stone bridge.


    Rnd found that one of them was clearly a Mad Demon whilst the other looked like the Lord of Hell Agatha mentioned.


    Though the former was the biggest Mad Demon he had ever seen, it looked mediocre in front of the giant crawler shaped Lord of Hell.


    Neither of them wore armor, however, the rtionship between them was obviously confrontational. They were pushing each other all the way to the ind.


    Seeing this situation, the demons around the ind did not show even the slightest surprise. Instead, they all seemed very excited.


    What’re they doing? Is it a duel?


    Rnd guessed that it was a kind of ceremonial battle which most barbarian races enjoyed. It was a duel to the death and a show of strength. The one who survived in the end would be venerated as a hero.


    He despised such duels. It was not because of racial prejudice, he just thought that it had no meaning except providing the audience with an exciting fighting show. Besides, it may cause the race more harm than benefit. People on Earth also enjoyed these kinds of shows long ago. The only difference was that they usually watched some ve fighting a wild animal. Thus, no matter which party died, they would not feel sad.


    As the only human being here, Rnd did not care about the demons in the duel at all. Instead, he decided to take a closer look at this fierce battle. To the demons, he was now intangible and invisible like a ghost. Given that, he walked directly through the crowd and followed the two demons to the stone bridge.


    When he got onto the ind which was asrge as Neverwinter’s square, he found that someone was already there.


    His eyes widened in surprise when he saw the creature clearly.


    It seemed to be a female demon!


    He was not sure about this impression at first, but he could not deny that it resembled a woman in many ways.


    Besides, she looked quite attractive.


    Wait, it’s not scientific at all!


    He became alert.


    "How can an alien species who arepletely ipatible with mankind produce an individual who’s so much like a woman! It’s reasonable that some of them may have evolved to walk upright since height would give predators a better view and a practical advantage in hunting. However, it’s really hard to believe that this extent of simrity was purely coincidental."


    On second thought, he believed that other people would hardly agree with him that this female demon was attractive. She had livid skin, prominent horns, an extra eye on the forehead and bony spurs all over her shoulders and arms. Different from a time traveler with wide experience like Rnd, they would probably be terrified by her appearance.


    Before the duel, the two demons bowed to the female demon who wore a white robe before moving to either side of the ind to take up their positions. They stood close to the edge of the ind, facing the Red Mist Lake solemnly.


    The female demon walked slowly to the ind’s edge and began to sing a soprano.


    Theke vigorously rippled as if something was about toe out.


    Rnd wondered, "Maybe, it wasn’t just a duel, or maybe these two demons weren’t dueling at all..."


    Suddenly, two stout tentacles popped out of theke. They swung respectively at the Mad Demon and the Lord of Hell. It looked like they were going to crush the demons at any minute, but surprisingly, both of the demons raised their arms as if they had willingly given up resistance.


    The female demon shouted out, causing the tentacles to reluctantly stop above each demon’s head. They wiggled for a moment before each spitting out some mucus and a crystal gemstone.


    The demons used their fingers to rip open their chests before inserting the gemstones into their bodies without the slightest hesitation.


    Instantly, a strong light radiated from their bodies, making it difficult for Rnd to open his eyes.


    His heart sank.


    "Are those magic stones? Is that how the demon warriors get their supernatural power?"


    "No, it can’t be. Mad Demons are justmon soldiers. There are thousands of them in the demon army. How could the demon city afford to hold a grand ceremony like this to convert each Mad Demon?"


    A few minutester, the blinding light gradually subsided, revealing a shocking scene.


    The mighty Lord of Hell curled into a ball under tremendous pain. All the spiracles on its back opened as it continuously leaked white fog. It seemed as if its body was melting.


    The Mad Demon appeared to be much betterpared to the Lord of Hell. Although its body also shrank after absorbing the Magic Stone, Rnd believed that this was just amon side effect. Its arms and legs were not as stout as before and distinct blue veins appeared from the wound on its chest. It looked miserable, however, at least it was still able to stand.


    Looking at the two demons, Rnd could not help thinking of the incarnation ceremony of the God’s Punishment Army.


    "Do demon warriors also need to sacrifice their lives to get magic power?"


    The next moment, the Lord of Hell issued a piercing cry. It lifted its upper body and sprang towards the female demon on the ind.


    With a loud bang, the entire floating ind trembled.


    Rnd thought that he was going to see a crushed body under the Lord of Hell, but to his surprise, there were only a few shattered stones instead.


    The Lord of Hell had missed its target. It got irritated and shifted its red eyes to the Mad Demonbatively.


    "That’s it."


    "I’ve understood why they acted this way."


    "A demon won’t die after absorbing a Magic Stone, instead, it’ll change. The Lord of Hell, who was an intelligent lifeform a moment ago, now looked more like a crawler and behaved as if it was an irrational beast."


    The Mad Demon did not flinch at all. It fought the giant crawler fanatically!


    After absorbing the magic stone, it seemed to obtain a new ability along with a smaller and agiler body!


    The seemingly powerful four-legged crawler was forced to retreat by the Mad Demon. The hot steam it emitted could only damage a corner of the Mad Demon’s garment whilst the Mad Demon’s waves of ck light were able to easily cut the Crawler’s body. Rnd could see the crawler’s bones from its open wounds.


    In less than five minutes, the duel was drawing to an end.


    The Mad Demon tore off the crawler’s tail. It quickly peeled the skin and flesh off the tailbone before throwing it back to the dying crawler to give a decisive blow!


    The bone pierced the Lord of Hell’s head and killed it. The whole process was as fast as lightning.


    Rnd who was standing by watching the whole duel, now looked grave. He noticed that the Mad Demon’s arm did not wither after throwing the tailbone.


    The frenzied Mad Demon walked step by step to the dead crawler. It grabbed the magic stone from the Crawler’s dead body and swallowed it along with the flesh and blood adhering to the surface.


    The audience suddenly burst into exmation!


    The female demon somehow appeared on the ind again before Rnd realized. She seemed to raise her eyebrows in surprise.


    Once again, the Mad Demon revealed a painful expression as steam discharged from its nostrils and ears... Rnd clearly saw that it was grinning. It seemed to be enjoying this torment very much.


    This time, the converting process was much longer. It did not gradually recover until roughly half an hourter. Tearing off its old blister covered skin, it revealed apletely different appearance.


    Rnd could not help gasping at its new figure.


    Its face now resembled a human being’s.


    Seeing this, the audience all cheered simultaneously.


    "Charita!"


    Rnd did not know who called out this word first, but quickly, all the demons followed and repeatedly chanted together!


    "Charita!"


    "Charita!"


    "Charita!"


    Hearing the reverberating roar of the demons, Rnd’s heart further sank.


    He thought of the rumor Pasha mentioned.


    "The rumor was that, long before the beginning of the first Battle of Divine Will, someone had got in contact with the demons."


    "That person had taught knowledge to the demons, who were no different from beasts."


    "This might be the reason why Senior Demons looked more and more like humans."