Chapter 1709 - 767: Captive Grounds (2)

Chapter 1709: Chapter 767: Captive Grounds (2)

Extending its massive oak hand, it grabbed at the group of unconscious humans near Xiang Shui Fan, forcing Xiang Shui Fan to hastily retreat a distance to avoid being caught.

Seven or eight people, like after-dinner dessert, were tossed into the air by the Oak Gold Chair Demon, sent into its mouth, and chewed vigorously a few times, amidst fallen limbs and splattered blood. The Oak Gold Chair Demon made a swallowing motion, ingesting these people.

"O-oak, Oak Gold Chair Demon Lord... This, this isn’t right..."

One of the Bronze Big-faced Demon gatekeepers said nervously, trembling.

"Not right?"

The Oak Gold Chair Demon looked down at it, glaring sideways.

"What’s not right? Tell me."

The Bronze Big-faced Demon immediately stiffened, head drooped, trembling with fear, but it still forced itself to speak.

"Here, the humans are all kept here by the orders of Lord Green Demon King, and shouldn’t, shouldn’t be killed and eaten at will..."

The Oak Gold Chair Demon grinned.

Juices splattered from the corpse remains between its teeth, staining its mouth bright red.

"Green Demon King? What an unfamiliar term to hear! You’re still clinging to those Four Great Demon Kings! Now is the era of Lord Long-haired Fire Stepping Demon!"

"The Demon Emperor allowed it, demons everywhere show their powers! The once Four Great Demon Kings are nothing! Even if they’ve been missing for over a month, even if they reappear in the Demon Capital, there’s no place for them here anymore!"

The Oak Gold Chair Demon spoke with arrogance, wildly, shaking its head.

It raised its hand, extended two fingers, and jabbed twice on the heads of the two Bronze Big-faced Demons.

"Remember, your boss now is Lord Long-haired Fire Stepping Demon! It’s the true Demon King! The new Demon King!"

The situation overpowers people, how could the two gatekeeping Little Demons dare to resist? They nodded repeatedly, trembling in agreement.

Seeing this, the Oak Gold Chair Demon sneered coldly.

"So many captive places, already one shadow hasn’t been left after the devouring, yet for some reason, Lord Long-haired Fire Stepping Demon, left the last captive place."

It cast its gaze upon Xiang Shui Fan, and as Xiang Shui Fan tensed, all his muscles taut with anxiety, that dangerous gaze swept to the hidden corner near the local tyrant.

With a casual grab, screams, fear, and cries for help erupted wildly, accompanied by the Oak Gold Chair Demon squeezing hard.

Like squeezing juice or sauce, it directly turned the part it held into mush.

Then retrieving its hand, it placed that dirty, sticky, mix of human corpse residues, organs, and other amalgamations before the demons that accompanied it.

"Lick."

The few demons immediately knelt, stretching out their tongues to lick.

The scene, shockingly like some primitive loyalty ritual, made Xiang Shui Fan’s heart race with fright and felt nauseatingly sick.

"Very well, from now on, you are mine, also belong to Lord Long-haired Fire Stepping Demon. Loyalty to the Fire Stepping Demon King will guarantee your limitless future in the Demon Capital!"

"Yes!!"

Xiang Shui Fan could sense the aura emanating from the demons was on par with the Oak Gold Chair Demon, even stronger. Yet before the Oak Gold Chair Demon, they were all obedient, loyal.

The situation in the Demon Capital turned out to be even more terrifying than he imagined!

Xiang Shui Fan found himself naively optimistic, but with his mother being captured by the demons of the Demon Capital, he must save her, he was compelled to!

His body’s skin and hair were received from his parents, he’d lay down his life to save his mother!

But the problem was, according to the demons, humans from other captive places...seemed to have all been eaten by demons.

Is she...still alive?

"What’s your name?"

While Xiang Shui Fan was pondering this, a voice suddenly sounded beside him.

Only then did Xiang Shui Fan notice that the arrogant Oak Gold Chair Demon had already left with its followers.

And the local tyrant dragging a rusty giant Iron Sword had somehow approached him.

Xiang Shui Fan regretted his negligence.

But he, as a Martial Artist, was actually just a novice, hardly an old worldly figure, driven solely by fervor, storming into the Demon Capital to rescue his mother.

"...My name is Xiang Shui Fan, my mother was captured by demons in the Demon Capital, I want to save her!"

"Coincidentally."

The local tyrant sneered.

"I don’t know who you intend to save, but I know where the other humans aside from our captive place are locked up. What do you say, kid, want to...join forces with me?"

Xiang Shui Fan looked at the local tyrant with suspicion, as if the earlier wave of demons eating people had changed this local tyrant’s mindset.

"Why?"

Xiang Shui Fan asked.

"Simple, because in the past...these demons didn’t eat humans so casually. Though we were captive, our treatment was always not bad. Except for lacking freedom, I didn’t feel any harm, even felt fortunate to survive in the Demon Capital filled with demons, to keep my life."

The local tyrant continued solemnly.

"Although sometimes demons attacked, they were swiftly dealt with by Thunder, their corpses even hung at the gate of our captive place for display, openly warning other demons not to attack us in the city."

"However, as those few old Demon Kings retreated into isolation, things gradually went out of control."

"Power transition..."

The local tyrant couldn’t help but sneer as he spoke.

Even he found it amusing, using human terms to describe the situation with demons.

"Old Demon Kings’ disappearance showed weakness, the new Demon King emerged, amidst fierce struggles, seemingly a new Demon King candidate emerges, but this has nothing to do with us captive humans. The only relevant point is... the Demon King protecting us disappeared."

"So you see the situation here. Although the old Demon Kings’ deterrence still exists, it is increasingly losing influence. If we don’t find a way to rescue ourselves, no one can leave the captive place alive!"

"Originally I wanted to continue the old order, ignoring the changes outside. But when things happen to oneself, I realize... I must find a way to survive!"

Xiang Shui Fan was silent, pondering, and then asked.

"Then you know my mother..."

"Feast."

The local tyrant interrupted.

"Aside from our captive place, the humans from other places were all captured to be served as the main dish at the new Demon King’s coronation feast for the attending demons."

The local tyrant, worthy of the term, had such accurate news that benefited the young man just captured into the captive ground greatly.

"Then my mother..."

"Indeed! If she is still alive!"

"...Let’s discuss your plan."

The local tyrant smiled.

He’d been captive here for quite a while, naturally forming escape plans, even already implemented part by digging a tunnel.

The risk was too high, leaving him hesitant about escaping.

After all, there was no threat of life while being captive, escaping means becoming demon food at any time.

But now, this balance has been broken, no Demon King protects this ’livestock’, if you want to survive, rely on yourself!

The Demon Capital is vast.

Directly escaping is unrealistic.

But if... at the new Demon King’s feast, a commotion draws attention, the success rate might significantly improve.

Although others seem sickly and lack combat capability, as long as they want to survive, they can’t stay and wait for death.

So naturally, the local tyrant’s plan included these people.

Even if just to scatter and attract other demons’ attention, it’d contribute to the escape.

Of course, in terms of rhetoric, the local tyrant would certainly not speak directly.

With simple persuasion, this group lacking combat power, lacking brains, and suffering malnutrition soon followed the local tyrant’s arrangement.

As night fell, this group quickly escaped the captive ground.

Compared to the usual streets filled with demons, now the number of demons on the streets of the Demon Capital had significantly decreased.