Chapter 1329 - 1019: Treasure

Chapter 1329: Chapter 1019: Treasure

Silence.

A long silence.

In the hall, everyone glanced at each other.

"Who?" Zim inquired.

"Bahamut," Huai Shi solemnly repeated.

"Oh, so it’s Lord Bahamut."

Zim nodded in realization, then tilted his head and whispered to the snake-faced sacrifice beside the throne, "Never heard of him, have you heard of this guy?"

"No."

The snake-faced sacrifice shook his head in confusion, "But the hells in the Abyss are as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, perhaps, it exists too? The aura of authority blessing from the ruler on that Dog-headed Man is definitely not fake; the other party is indeed a supremely revered ruler."

As Poxun’s high priest, he could naturally sense the deep and dark Abyss nature within the other’s soul, even faintly surpassing his own.

This guy must be a well-trusted subordinate in front of that Bahamut, right?

Yeah, still in the sense of ’deeply favored’...

The priest maliciously speculated.

And after receiving the priest’s confirmation, Zim slightly dispelled his doubts, looking down at the Dog-headed Man, but apart from the feeling that the other was very tasty to eat, he couldn’t sense anything else.

Although he hadn’t heard of that Bahamut’s name, just treat him as the King of Dog-headed Men.

"If I offer your master what he wants, how does he plan to reciprocate my goodwill?" Zim asked coldly.

"The great, holy, supreme, merciful... generous Bahamut won’t harm any ally!"

Using tens of thousands of adjectives to praise himself, Huai Shi held his head high and said with conviction, "You will gain my master’s precious friendship!"

"...Friendship?"

Zim couldn’t help but let out a chuckling laugh.

Is your King of Dog-headed Men’s friendship worth anything? How much is it worth in Hell?

Relying on Poxun’s favor, so many rulers don’t dare offend him, what is he!

"What else?" Zim asked impatiently, "Bring out something practical, Dog-headed Man, my patience is limited."

"Ah, this..."

The dog-headed man seemed stunned, wide-eyed and mouth agape.

And Zim’s face gradually turned gloomy: "So Bahamut has no sincerity at all, does he?"

For a moment, malevolence spread again throughout the hall, and the snake-faced sacrifice received a signal, spitting its tongue, its eyes flashing with cold light: "Are you here to amuse us?"

"Wait!"

The dog-headed man panicked: "I can make the decision to increase it by thirty thousand more..."

"Not enough!" Zim wasn’t even interested in listening to the rest, interrupting directly: "Show your sincerity, Luo Su, considering your gift, I’ll give you one more chance!"

On the throne, the City Lord that looked like a mountain of flesh opened its mouth, and a phantom of a giant worm appeared behind it, molten lava dripped from its tooth-filled mouth.

Already, hungry and thirsty!

"Wait, wait!!!"

The dog-headed man screamed in fear: "Treasure, right, I also have a treasure to offer, as a gift from my master, it will surely satisfy you!"

A moment of silence, Zim’s lips curled into an ambiguous smile.

"Oh?" He casually waved his hand: "Then bring it up for a look, if you use ordinary goods to fool me, you will pay for your offense!"

"Yes, yes!"

The dog-headed man’s eyes misted, face twitching, looking as if he had been scared to tears, causing a burst of laughter among the monsters in the hall.

Huai Shi lowered his head, clenched his fists, trying hard to restrain himself.

Don’t let yourself laugh.

Originally, he was worried about how to deliver the items, but unexpectedly the opposite side directly asked for them—

"A-Fa, A-Fa, bring in the treasure quickly!"

In an instant, the door opened.

A minotaur’s magnificent figure appeared, holding its head high, majestically carrying a tray and stepping into the hall—on the tray covered by a thin veil, emitted waves of deep and dark Hellish Breath.

Fascinating.

In an instant, the atmosphere inside the hall changed.

Everyone instinctively craned their necks, leaning down for a look.

Like a fish caught on the hook.

"Please look, my lord!"

Huai Shi grinned, reaching out to lift the veil on the tray, revealing the awe-inspiring ferocious crown: "This is..."

Zim’s six eyes were already shining.

Like lightbulbs, emitting a glow of greed and desire, he didn’t even bother to hide his joy and excitement, drooling.

"This really is a good treasure indeed!"

Huai Shi froze, not expecting such development, but since the opposite liked it, it proved his plan was correct, and he climbed up the pole, continuing to boast:

"Yes, this is after painstaking efforts, through..."

"Enough, don’t bother saying more, I already know!"

Zim suddenly slapped the table, interrupting him, excitedly shouted: "I fully sense your sincerity!"

Saying this, not waiting for Huai Shi to speak further, he eagerly patted his belly and beckoned to Huai Shi beside him: "Beauty, Beauty! Hurry over!"

"Yes, quickly bring the treasure, but...wait a moment."

Huai Shi froze, as if finally realizing something was wrong.

Only now did he see—indeed, most of the monsters inside the hall were covetously eyeing the treasure Huai Shi presented on the tray, but there were still several monsters, including Zim, whose desires and greedy glances seemed subtly...askew?

Not even looking at the item on the tray.

All eyes wide open, fully focused on—Raymond, still grinning foolishly!

[???]

Huai Shi felt like he understood something, but also felt like he understood nothing at all, only feeling that something was not quite right somewhere?

Do you all have a problem?

Meanwhile, Zim continued shouting excitedly, waving his four arms at Raymond, saliva dripping from the corners of his mouth, yet his voice was sweet and gentle, eager.

"Beauty, don’t be afraid, come quickly! Let me have a good look at you."

"Uh..."

Huai Shi’s expression gradually turned blank.

Not just him, in the dungeon’s sanctuary, in the Red Dragon’s car hundreds of kilometers outside the city, everyone was looking at each other in disbelief, inching closer to the screen.

They suspected something was wrong with their brains.

Only Raymond, still laughing foolishly, finally realized something was amiss, and his smile gradually faded.

"Wait a minute! Wait a minute, my friend!"

Huai Shi stiffly turned back, pointed at Raymond behind him, incredulous: "Uh, he... beauty?"

Zim furrowed his brow.

His eyes turned slightly cold.

Seemingly annoyed.

"Are you mocking me, dog-headed man!" He slammed the table and questioned in a booming voice: "Such exquisite beauty, how can it not be called a beauty!"

"Ah this..."

Huai Shi felt horrible, staring blankly at the simple-minded Minotaur.

Exquisite beauty?

Him?

Are you serious, friend?

"Not just exquisite beauty! Simply exquisite beauty!" Zim wiped his saliva and looked down at his subordinate, "Mod, what do you think?"

Below the steps, the usually indifferent Bull-headed Warrior nodded in agreement: "This beauty is majestic and dignified, with thick hair, rounded dual nostrils, especially this pair of horns, pure natural glow and curve...

To be honest, I have already hmm-ed."

He swallowed a mouthful of saliva, his greedy gaze unable to be disguised, "Lord Zim, let’s extend our contract for another four hundred years, how about you reward him to me?"

"Reward?! What nonsense are you talking about!"

Zim laughed heartily: "The true heart of a beauty can only be gained through your own sincerity! Such nonsense needs to be raised again in the future! But if you truly have the ability to win the beauty’s heart from my hands, it is not out of the question!"

Upon hearing this, Mod looked at Raymond with increasingly fiery eyes.

"But this... this treasure..."

Huai Shi pointed blankly at the crown in the tray, but Zim dismissed it with a wave, "That sort of thing, though rare, is nothing to bother about, just put it in the storage casually later."

"But he, but he is a male!" Huai Shi despaired.

"Foolish! In the face of true love, mere gender is nothing that cannot be crossed!"

Zim cast a disdainful glance at Huai Shi: "You really don’t know what love is, dog-headed man!"

"Damn it..."

Huai Shi felt that his shattered worldview was close to being totally irreparable—just as he started thinking he was gradually adapting here, yet life always throws him a sudden blow in unexpected places!

Is this Hell?

It’s simply too terrifying.

"Great, great! I’ve fully felt Bahamut’s sincerity!"

Zim leaned forward, the meat mountain behind the shore shaking like a wave, his obese face full of intoxication: "Beauty, my beauty! Come quickly to me!"

Dead silence, amidst the dead silence.

Raymond turned back with difficulty, casting a pleading look at Huai Shi.

But Huai Shi, as if he hadn’t seen it, urged, looking around: "Cough, cough cough... A-Fa, what are you standing there for, didn’t you hear the master calling you!

Get over there!"

Raymond utterly despaired, almost burst into tears, glaring at Huai Shi: [Why the hell!]

Huai Shi replied with a look: [You can’t catch a wolf without risking the lamb, just sell some charm for advancement, what’s there to fear! Look at me, selling charm all the way till now, yet still flawless, a complete jade!]

[How the hell is that the same?]

Raymond’s bull eyes were misty with tears.

[Adapt, improvise, I believe in you.]

Huai Shi finally gave him a thumbs up, thus watching as the Minotaur was sent to Zim’s front like a walking corpse.

"What’s the beauty’s name?" Zim giggled.

"A-A-Fa..."

Raymond answered with difficulty, trying to squeeze out a pitiful expression: "People call me A-Fa."

"A-Fa, good name, good name indeed." Zim wrapped an arm around the Minotaur, stepping towards the rear hall: "Come on, beauty, let’s go play games in the back; my house is quite big, when tired you can sleep directly, no problem..."

Before being swallowed by darkness, Raymond looked back, casting a resentful look at Huai Shi.

But Huai Shi could only watch helplessly as his most important partner was taken away by that obese, foul-smelling fat bastard, and thinking about how he would soon be subjected to such and such... his sorrowful smile couldn’t be held back.

After Zim left, Huai Shi was brought to the side hall by the Snake-faced Sacrifice, and after dismissing the others, only the Bull-headed Warrior Mod accompanied him, and the two began to discuss collaboration details.

The dog-headed man settled into his seat, nervously looking around: "To avoid violating my master’s mission, just to be safe, I’ll still ask, there won’t be any leaks here, right?"

The Snake-faced Sacrifice smiled smugly: "Rest assured, there won’t be anyone probing here."

"Then I’m relieved."

Huai Shi sighed with relief, instantly, darkness surged, enveloping inside and out, isolating all sound, then the Sword of Virtue pierced into the Snake-faced Sacrifice’s throat.

Blood spurted, splattering on Huai Shi’s face, carrying a familiar fragrance.

He exhaled deeply, wiped the crimson from his face, and looked at the shocked Minotaur:

"Ah, that’s better."