Chapter 64 (1/2)

The moment Vivian dropped to the ground, the blood moon in the sky disappeared. Without the scarlet light suppressing them, the wraiths started moving again. And so, the clatter of armors could be heard once more. Lily quickly lifted more giant bricks up, ready to fight. However, the first to act was the scary demon. When the horrible, five-meter-tall creature raised its hand and scratched the air, the sea of fire as well as the thick clouds vanished in the blink of an eye. At the same time, Vivian also sensed that the demon’s power around them was weakening rapidly. Eventually, even the energy response from the Demon Stone slowly faded.

The armored wraiths in the crypt were originally awakened by the Demon Stone, which led them to the attack. Now that the root cause was interrupted, their will to attack dissipated. The Letta runes on the armored wraiths were extremely burnt due to the demon’s immense power. As such, they were mostly damaged. Since the demon’s power had faded, the armored wraiths too completely lost motivation. The armor of each wraith trembled at the same time and then fell flat on the ground; motionless.

The difficult problem of armored wraiths was solved.

The huge demon nodded and seemed satisfied with its performance. Shortly after, it laid on the ground again and tried to keep its eyes parallel to Hao Ren’s (but it was almost impossible due to the huge disparity in height). It looked at the metal plate on its hand, which seemed to be engraved with phonetic symbols and asked, “Err… ya… er ya my lend…lend lot?”

After it finished the sentence, the demon started to look at Hao Ren expectantly. Hao Ren was still confused. He almost lost his ability to think having to face the bizarre situation in front of him. He did not respond until he felt something burning on his head. Sparks had spurted from the demon’s mouth when it was talking. It lit Hao Ren’s hair up!

“Hey, it’s hot…” Hao Ren kept slapping his head. Fortunately, he put out the fire before his hair really got burnt. He jumped a few steps to the side before the demon spoke again. “Wait a minute. I can’t understand your language.”

Then, he took the MDT out of his pocket with his trembling hand and asked, “Discus, what the heck is going on here?”

“You’re not respecting this device enough. Especially when you give me a very insulting nickname.” The MDT preferred to answer Hao Ren telepathically. It did not even type out any subtitles. “But I’d love to tell you, everything is going according to plan.”

Hao Ren looked up at the terrible creature that was burning in flames and lava. He gulped and asked, “Do you have a demon language translation program?”

“You finally remember the correct way to use this device? Do you remember the time you hit someone with this device?” mumbled the Mobile Data Terminal.

Hao Ren weighed the MDT and said, “If you keep talking nonsense, I’ll tie you to a stick and turn you into a hammer.”

The MDT kept silent.

Hao Ren received help to translate the demon’s language. He was finally able to communicate smoothly with the huge creature in front of him (although it seemed like the demon had been learning Chinese for quite some time). “Then… are you the new tenant I’m looking for?” asked Hao Ren.

The demon looked surprised. A stream of lava erupted from its biceps. “How do you know demon lang… oh, right, you’re an agent. That’s no surprise. So you’re my landlord? Why are you so late?”

Hao Ren was completely lost. Not only did he not expect Raven’s arrangement of the new tenant to be such a shocking one, he never thought that they would be talking in such a situation! Of course, he was now more curious about why the demon was summoned by the Demon Stone. It was sealed hundreds of years ago. Did Raven 12345 not say that the new tenant just arrived?

“When did you get here?” As Hao Ren asked the question, he watched the demon’s response carefully. Even if the demon looked friendly, he had to remain on high alert. After all, it was described as a vicious creature in many stories. Even the werewolf and vampire could not compare with the demon’s position. It topped the Ultimate Boss Chart of mankind’s cultural system. Then again, why di Raven 12345, the woman who claimed to be a Goddess arranged for him to meet a demon?!

“Me? I’ve been here for half a month. I’ve been asleep most of the time. I just sensed that something was happening outside,” replied the demon as he continued spurting little sparks. Hao Ren jumped around while he listened to the demon to prevent himself from being lit up by the sparks. However, the demon was very polite. It insisted on looking at Hao Ren in the eye when it was speaking. Hao Ren felt like he was talking to a steel-making furnace.

“Half a month?” Hao Ren was surprised. He pointed at the Demon Stone not far away and asked, “The stone has been sealed in the castle for centuries! You’ve just been here for half a month? Isn’t this stone yours?”

“Nope.” The demon shook its head and a large flame ignited. It continued to explain, “I don’t know whose stone it is. I’ve never seen anything like it before. But I found it fit as a power medium so, I connected my strength with the stone. I was sleeping in another dimension, I needed a doorbell.”