Online Game: Crazy Skeleton-Chapter 2333 - 1814: Demon King Zi’e (Double-Length)

Chapter 2333: Chapter 1814: Demon King Zi’e (Double-Length)

"Uh, you see how weak I am. How could I possibly handle this demon king and sea beasts alone? Isn’t it purely suicidal?"

Su Ran started his usual trickery again. He wouldn’t miss any chance to hoodwink an NPC. If this mummy gave him some benefits, wouldn’t that be delightful?

Promises of benefits would work too!

"Human, what do you mean?"

The mummy stared directly at Su Ran, "Speak your mind."

"Senior, I can do this difficult task, but I need some help from you, just enough to keep me alive."

Seeing that the mummy was a bit daft, Su Ran stopped beating around the bush and stated his intention.

"Keeping you alive, that’s easy."

The mummy blew a green breath towards Su Ran, covering the surface of his Illusion Demon black robe, turning him completely green. 𝑓𝑟ℯ𝘦𝓌𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝓋𝑒𝓁.𝑐ℴ𝓂

Oh no, I’ve been greened!

This startled Su Ran, who quickly opened his attribute panel, only to discover a special attribute: for 30 minutes, he wouldn’t be hate-targeted by monsters below the Dark Gold BOSS level, which was basically an upgraded version of the Calamity Avoiding Charm.

With this attribute, even if I perform a strip dance in front of the sea beasts, it wouldn’t provoke them. Yeah, that’s quite nice.

Turns out, playing weak had some effect. Although it couldn’t enhance strength, it at least eliminated a lot of trouble.

"Human, are you satisfied?"

"Thank you, sir, for the gift!"

Su Ran cupped his hands to the mummy, thinking it didn’t matter how the breath got there as long as it didn’t come from below.

"Human, the demon king is sealed beneath a stone column, not hard to find."

The mummy pointed to the sea area, saying flatly, "Go ahead, I’ll wait for you here."

"Senior, wait a moment, I’ll be right back."

This Calamity Avoidance effect only lasts 30 minutes, time is of the essence. Even if the mummy didn’t mention it, I have no time to linger here. Grasping the bone scythe in his hand, Su Ran plunged into the sea, swimming in the direction pointed by the mummy, covering dozens of meters quickly.

"..."

The mummy’s gaze was cold, like a venomous snake, staring at the sea area, pondering something unknown.

Beside a pit.

Zhi Yuan Xing Fang had already gathered all his troops, waiting for the prey to deliver themselves. He had planned it well; no matter who came, he’d trick them to the pit, eliminating them without any loss, sitting back to reap the rewards.

But as he fantasized, another startled cry from his subordinates startled him.

"Pre...President, the task has changed again!"

"What?!"

This time Xing Fang didn’t listen to the nonsense from his men, opening the task panel personally. He discovered that the task indeed changed, asking them to go to the sea area to find the demon king Zier. Seeing this, he was dumbfounded, incredulous, muttering, "Impossible, the magic spirit bottle is still in my hand, how did they complete the task?"

"Could it be... that my magic spirit bottle is fake? That shouldn’t be, right?"

Somewhat questioning life, Xing Fang found it unbelievable. How could there be duplicates of these six treasures? Yet without them, the magic spirit bottle was clearly with him. How was the task completed? Ridiculous!

"President, I think that guy forcefully pushed the task’s plot forward. Without the magic spirit bottle, the task difficulty will surely increase, and he’ll come back to you soon enough."

"Hmm? Makes sense."

Xing Fang’s expression finally eased a bit, "I want to see, without my magic spirit bottle and Exorcism Talisman, how he finishes this task. He’ll come back begging sooner or later!"

Then, it would be his time to act!

"President, should we go take a look at the sea? We’ll see immediately which faction took the coffin."

"There’s no need, we just have to wait here. To complete the task, they’ll have to come find me!"

This was the confidence brought by the magic spirit bottle and Exorcism Talisman, essentials for the task. Without him, completing the task was impossible!

Therefore, Xing Fang and his subordinates stayed put, awaiting the opponent’s arrival.

...

In the sea.

Currently, Su Ran didn’t have time to enjoy the sea view, swimming towards the stone column. This column was long and slim, quite conspicuous; judging by his speed, he could reach there in less than five minutes, and the thirty-minute Calamity Avoidance time was sufficient!

Swimming down the stone column, Su Ran didn’t find any sea beasts, which surprised him a bit. He thought the sea beasts guarding the demon king should at least be a massive presence, hard to miss. Yet, beneath the stone stood only emptiness, scarcely a fish was seen, which was too odd.

As he dived deeper, he finally reached the seafloor. The murky sea obstructed light penetration, severely hampering vision. This invisibly complicated his search, so to save time, he used the Elf Illusion Stone, gaining the Night Vision Ability, which immediately widened his field of vision, easily spotting a ten-meter-long python in the distance.

"So, the so-called sea beast is a giant python!"

Su Ran swam quickly forward, disregarding the python entirely, deliberately approaching its head, feeling its musty breath and its cold-blooded eyes, which seemingly pierced his heart, sending shivers from his tailbone to his head, covering him in goosebumps.

This peace cohabitation was rare, so he quickly took a selfie with the python for memory’s sake, sneaking into the stone cave behind it.

In sight was a frail woman dressed in black, with a dark red character ’魔’ carved on her forehead. Unsurprisingly, this should be the ultimate task BOSS, the demon king Zier.

Zier had her eyes closed, face pale, a bloody nail piercing through her chest with a yellowing talisman stuck to it, suggesting that to awaken the demon king, that talisman needed to be removed.

Time didn’t wait for anyone. Su Ran hastily stepped forward, biting the bullet, and peeled off the talisman.

The talisman crumbled to ashes as soon as it left the bloody nail, dispersing from Su Ran’s fingertips, washed away by the seawater.

"Huh?"

The demon king showed no reaction, not even fluttering her lashes, making Su Ran pause. Then he realized, the bloody nail must also be removed!

"Goddess, I’m here to save you, not to offend you, please don’t misunderstand!"

Reluctant to gaze upon Zier’s chest, Su Ran turned his head and slowly withdrew the bloody nail.

"Pff!"

The dark blood sprayed out, but the sea current washed it away, sparing his black robe from this disgusting liquid.

For now, he couldn’t worry about that, focusing on the woman’s facial expression. Should she not awaken, he truly had no solutions left.

Luckily, the demon king Zier did not disappoint. The hole in her chest slowly healed, her eyes opening, meeting Su Ran’s gaze—time froze in that moment.

"Human, did you save me?"

As the situation threatened to stall, the demon king Zier spoke, "Do you know who I am?"

"I know, you are the demon king."

What gave Su Ran the courage to stand before the demon king Zier was his Undead identity. The Undead and Demons were allies in the Demon World, and saving this woman should earn him some respect. He wasn’t counting on gaining favor, just grateful not to be killed.

Finishing his speech, Su Ran lifted the mask on his face, revealing the skull visage to demon king Zier, addressing seriously, "An Undead Skeleton greets the Demon King."

"Hmm? You’re Undead?"

Demon king Zier was taken aback, "An Undead Skeleton, your skill at concealing your identity is impressive!"

"Demon King, I infiltrated the human faction to rescue you. Whatever you need, just ask, and I will assist to my fullest!"

Su Ran went all out to align with the demon king; this task only required obtaining the Heavenly Spirit Liquid. If he could entice her into his territory, it’d be a huge asset!