Chapter 1661: Demons
Su Xiao looked around.
Bubtney, Ama, and Benny were nowhere in sight.
A truly huge and pitch-black chimney that reached to the heavens was actively spitting out thick smoke. This smoke was pitch-black, and there were faintly visible sparks in it.
The smoke carried a thick smell of sulfur.
Not far from Brahma, there were at least a hundred of these huge chimneys.
Given such large-scale emissions, the air in this place should have been polluted for a long time, but in fact, although there was a smell of sulfur in the area, in addition to sulfur, there was also a faint sweet smell, as if some plants were being burned somewhere nearby.
Demons didn't pollute the air because they could. The split continent originally had no oxygen per se and no gravity.
Everything in this place right now was created by the hands of demons.
Due to the huge amount of time and effort invested, the demons were successful. They were even able to form an atmosphere around the Split Continent, which allowed for the emergence of a whole full-fledged ecosystem..
The lizard that Su Xiao met earlier is the result of the demon clan's many years of hard work.
Demons were very different from all the stereotypes that ordinary people might know about. They didn't tempt anyone to sign a special contract or think about invading other worlds. In the Void, it was dangerous to get involved in a conflict with someone, and there was no point for demons to get involved in any conflict. They were already rich and had many operating businesses in the Void.
Demons rarely actively interacted with other races. Mostly, the demons were a bit arrogant. The vast majority of demons only paid attention to two things: strength and the continuation of their lineage.
The demonesses weren't as open-minded as they were usually portrayed in works of fiction. They didn't throw themselves at the first person they met or try to seduce them. In reality, it was the opposite. Nine out of the ten demons were men, and most of them were warriors. They were already born strong and attractive, and due to their racial preferences, demonesses usually weren't very interested in humans.
Su Xiao had some understanding of demons. They were his allies, after all. He had to admit that he was lucky this time, because the entrance to the Black Abyss that he was about to pass through belonged to the demons.
However, he wasn't ready to actively interact with them right now. He wasn't strong enough yet. Moreover, the demons weren't necessarily united. If there was a traitor among them, given his current strength, it could end very badly.
Su Xiao tried to contact Bubtney, Amu, and Benny, but never got a response. Then he tried to use his headphones, but still no response came from Amu and Benny, but some strange song started playing in his headphones from Bubtney.
Tapping on the wireless earpiece, he heard this song in a better quality, but it wasn't what he wanted to hear right now.
— %￥&%&*#%.
He could only hear strange, chaotic sounds, and it was impossible to make out any of them.
— What the hell, " Su Xiao muttered and took off his headphones, and at that moment, a notification from Heaven appeared in front of him.
[The Hunter has arrived on the Shattered Continent.
Do you want to spend 6,000 Paradise Coins to learn the demon language?
This language can only be used to communicate with ordinary members of the demon race, the Hunter will not be able to communicate with ancient demons, read spells of the demon race, and so on. To learn all the existing demon languages, you need to spend 670,000 Paradise Coins.
yes/no.]
Su Xiao, of course, immediately gave away the 6,000 Paradise coins. At the very least, he would now be able to communicate with normal demons without any problems.
[You have mastered the common language of demons forever.
The hunter will need to have 30,000 Paradise Coins on their next visit to the Black Abyss to activate special language powers..
Prerequisites for promotion have been formed: The hunter must successfully pass through the fortress and enter the outer layer of the Black Abyss.]
After reading the notice, Su Xiao immediately headed towards the city not far from the huge goat's head.
Only by passing through this castle would he be able to enter the Black Abyss.
He will have to go through the demons.
A few minutes later, Su Xiao arrived at the vicinity of Brahma.
The city walls were high, but the chimneys near the city looked more prominent.
*Clang-clang...*
Not far from the city, Su Xiao saw a patrol group of demons.
It was the first time he had seen such an unusual demon among them.
Its skin was dark blue, with magma-like patterns on it, it had curved horns on its head, five fingers on its hands, and sheep's hooves on its feet. His eyes, on the other hand, looked as if there was a flame burning inside them.
— What are you looking at? The demon that Su Xiao was examining asked and looked him up and down in response.
This demon definitely had a short temper. When there was no response, he started walking towards Su Xiao, but the next moment, a large hand was placed on his shoulder.
— Maybe he's new here. Never mind, Loopy, don't make trouble, didn't you have enough last time?
— There's nothing strange about someone staring at me, but... I think he wants to cut me open.
Lupi, the grumpy demon that Su Xiao was looking at, stared back at him. Two streams of hot air shot out of his nostrils.
He wanted to fight him.
— The lord is in the fortress now, Lupi, think about it carefully.
— This is ... " the demon muttered and hesitated.
After giving Su Xiao one last look, he turned away and continued patrolling.
— Surprisingly irritable, " Su Xiao muttered. He didn't want to get involved with the demons so quickly, so he headed straight for the city at a fast pace.
As soon as he arrived at the city gate, he saw a huge metal gate thirty meters wide and fifty meters high. This huge gate was covered with many fiery red lines. From time to time, a red liquid dripped from the gate, but it disappeared right into the air before it reached the ground.
Given the size of the gate alone, one could imagine the scale of this city. There were more than 4 million demons living in Brahma, and not all of them served in the fortress. More than half of them were close or related soldiers. The soldiers were supposed to guard the fortress of Mammon all their lives. Without family or loved ones at hand, any member of an intelligent race will feel unimportant.
About 1.27 million were soldiers, and the remainder were ordinary residents, merchants and representatives of various service industries, a total of 4.18 million demons lived in Brahma.
Initially, Brahma did not exist. When the demons discovered the passage to the Black Abyss and built the fortress of Mammon near it, they decided to build a city in the nearest suitable place to ensure a constant rotation of troops.
Although this passage to the city was huge, there was still a queue in front of him right now. Judging by its scale, at least several thousand people wanted to enter the city. Well, not exactly human, there were all sorts of races besides humans.
Some of them looked like trees, some looked like people but had animal features, some were generally a soft mass. One of these creatures was right in front of Su Xiao and had a grayish-white color. Most of all, he looked like a big lump of old snot, and this lump of old snot was stealing something from his pockets right now... a crocodile-headed creature.
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