NCCnovel Chapter 209 No bones left
Chapter 209 No bones left
The next day, Yang Xining came to a black swamp with bubbles.
Rotting trees stood crookedly in the sticky mud, and in the distance came the sound of some giant creature sliding.
“We have to cross this swamp,” Satan said.
"Swim over?" Yang Xining looked at the white bones that occasionally floated out of the swamp, and his stomach twitched.
[Walk on the water. Try to call upon the power of the shadow within you.]
Under Satan's guidance, Yang Xining concentrated his mind and felt the cold energy.
Gradually, black mist emerged from under her feet, and she stepped tentatively onto the swamp—and surprisingly, she didn't sink!
“I did it!”
[Don't be too happy.] Satan warned, [There is a Swamp Demon Lord here.]
Yang Xining walked cautiously on the water. In the center of the swamp floated a small island made of piled bones, with several blood-red mushrooms growing on it.
Just as she passed the island, the water suddenly surged violently.
"boom!"
A tentacle, as big as a python, broke through the water, splattering slime everywhere. Yang Xining barely avoided it, but the splashed liquid burned his arm.
[Acidic slime! Don't stop!]
More tentacles came from all directions.
Yang Xining dodged and dodged in a panic, while simultaneously gathering shadow arrows in his hands to counterattack. However, the attack had little effect on the behemoth and instead angered it.
The entire swamp began to boil, and a slimy body as big as a hill slowly emerged from the water - it was a monster made up of countless rotten limbs, with a huge mouth full of spiral sharp teeth in the center.
[The Swamp Demon Lord's true form!] Satan became unusually nervous, [This is not something you can handle!]
Yang Xining looked around in despair. Just as the monster was about to pounce, she suddenly noticed the blood-red mushrooms—they were glowing at the same time the swamp monster appeared.
“Are those mushrooms the weak spot?”
[Smart! That's its power core!]
Yang Xining no longer hesitated. He put his hands together and suddenly pulled them apart. A shadowy longbow appeared out of thin air.
She used her magic as arrows and shot three times in quick succession.
The first two arrows were blocked by the tentacles, and the third arrow finally hit a mushroom.
"Ah--!" The swamp demon let out a deafening howl, and part of its body began to disintegrate.
While it was struggling in pain, Yang Xining sprinted with all his strength and finally reached the other side.
Looking back, the swamp demon was eating the mushrooms to heal itself and had no time to pursue it.
[Well done.] Satan rarely praised him. [It seems you don't just rely on water abilities.]
Yang Xining collapsed on the ground, only then realizing that his legs were covered with black blood vessels, which was obviously a side effect of excessive use of shadow power.
"Will I... turn into a monster?" she asked tremblingly.
Satan was silent for a moment: [You will become what you were meant to be.]
For the next two days, Yang Xining relied on the guidance of Satan in his body to survive in the demon world.
She learned how to use the power of the Demon King to repel attacking monsters and how to identify which plants are edible.
Moreover, in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, she even concentrated her mind under the guidance of Satan, and the devil blood in her body responded to the call.
The skin turns light purple, the eyes turn red, and the nails lengthen and become pointed.
Become the most common low-level demon.
At dusk on the fourth day in the Demon Realm, Yang Xining dragged his tired body to a black lake.
Three purple suns had sunk near the horizon, casting distorted reflections on the lake.
Her throat was dry as if it had been burned by fire, and her lips were cracked with several bloody cuts.
[Be careful.] Satan reminded her in her mind, [The water sources in the demon world are all guarded by guardians.]
Yang Xining nodded and looked around cautiously.
The lake was as calm as ink, and some fluorescent fungi grew on the shore, emitting a faint blue light.
Her camouflaged purple skin almost blended into the background in the night, only the newly born magic horns on her forehead would occasionally rub against the rocks, making a slight collision sound.
Just as she squatted down to scoop up some water, she heard rustling footsteps coming from a distance.
Yang Xining tensed up his entire body and quickly hid behind a piece of basalt full of holes.
Through a natural gap in the rock, she saw three figures walking towards the lake.
"That fellow, Sere, really thinks he's a prince, bossing Lord Negar around like that."
When Yang Xining heard the name "Serlie", his pupils suddenly contracted.
She held her breath and put her ear close to the rock wall.
The leading demon had a handsome yet cold face, with long grey hair casually draped over his head, and the horns on his forehead were thicker and more curved than those of ordinary demons.
He was wearing a dark red robe with gold trim and several rings inlaid with black gemstones on his fingers.
The two demons at the back were wearing uniform black armor and holding weapons burning with green flames.
"Nya, just bear with it." Another armored demon said lazily, "After all, I'm the Demon King's adopted son, and you're just a general."
The one called Nia angrily kicked a stone into the lake and said, "I just don't accept it! In terms of strength and qualifications, how can Celer compare to you, Lord Negal? Isn't it just because he relies on the favor of His Majesty Mephisto..."
"Be careful with your words." Negar's face suddenly turned cold. "How can you discuss the affairs of the royal family?"
The stones broke the tranquility of the lake, causing ripples.
Yang Xining noticed that some huge creature seemed to be startled underwater, but soon returned to silence.
Another armored demon lowered his voice and said, "Sir, I just received news that a human seemed to have entered the demon world a few days ago?"
Negar raised his eyebrows: "Oh? Human? Is it a heraldry user?"
"No, I heard that Lady Cynthia discovered it in the Corroded Wasteland."
"Oh, in the Corroding Wasteland. Don't worry about it then. I'm afraid there's no trace of it left."
[They are talking about you.] Satan's voice was playful.
Yang Xining's fingertips pinched into his palm unconsciously.
Her current disguise can fool ordinary demons, but the three high-level demons in front of her can probably see through it at a glance.
Nia leaned closer to Negar: "Sir, are we really going to follow Celie's plan? Go to the human world to capture a woman? What if the Great Demon King blames us..."
"Shut up!" Negar suddenly shouted, his long gray hair swaying in the wind. "The plan remains unchanged. Celer wants that human woman, so help him catch her."
He smiled grimly, "I want to see what kind of human woman can hurt Celie."
Yang Xining was shocked - the "human beings" they were talking about were obviously himself.
What made her even more uneasy was that Negar didn't seem to be on the same page with Celie.
At this moment, something cold was suddenly wrapped around Yang Xining's ankle.
She looked down and saw a black liquid oozing out of a hole in the rock, crawling up her legs like a living thing.
[Silent Vine! Don't move!] Satan urgently warned, [It can sense vibrations.]
Yang Xining froze in place, cold sweat running down his back.
The vine-like liquid had already wrapped around her knees, sending a biting chill wherever it passed.
To make matters worse, her outer robe was slightly lifted, revealing her ankles of natural skin color.
“Who’s there?”
Negal's voice cut through the night like a sharp blade.