Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Confirming that there were no other breaths in the research facility, the rugged man kicked off like a bullet, creating a large hole in the ceiling, shooting through the thick soil and arriving outside.

Soaring into the air, the lush forest came into the rugged man’s view, overwhelming magic power released from his body, instantly encompassing everything on the island within his perception.

Upon detecting the expanding magic power, something suddenly shot out from the island’s center. Bai Jin hadn’t even had the chance to report to Yang Yu before, in the next instant, the rugged man abruptly appeared in front of her.

Bai Jin instinctively took a stance, gathering magic in her hands, prepared to defend.

The rugged man, expressionless, flicked his fingers, causing the magic in Bai Jin’s hands to vanish instantly. With a wave of his large hand, Bai Jin was suddenly flung away by thin air, hurtling toward the sea at an unbelievable speed.

Adjusting her posture several times in mid-air, Bai Jin activated her shield, barely halting her fall before hitting the sea.

”Enemy attack?”

Bai Jin was sent flying, prompting Luo Luosi and the others to alert instantly, drawing their weapons, ready to face the man’s sudden assault.

Everyone was under immense pressure, especially Luo Luosi.

To send someone flying using magic alone, that man’s strength was extraordinary.

Sensing Bai Jin stabilizing herself, the rugged man seemed slightly surprised yet somewhat helpless, as if not accustomed to controlling the force of his attack with his strength.

Opening and closing his palm, magic power danced in his hand, the man clenched fiercely, and the magic power completely vanished.

His body slowly descended from mid-air, landing near the forest, scorched by black currents, in front of Count Blood’s castle, surveying everyone present.

The rugged man took a step forward, an unspeakable aura of intimidation cascading over them.

Luo Luosi frowned tightly, Lingshan gripped her longsword firmly, and with Lang Yi still unconscious, if the man before them was truly an enemy, she would protect her teammates with her life at stake.

The scene was deathly silent, everyone watched the rugged man’s every move, their brows revealing confusion and unease.

Yang Yu stood without hesitation in front of everyone, signaling those behind him not to be tense and to lower their weapons, at least for now.

The rugged man’s panel attributes had long appeared in Yang Yu’s view:

[?????

?????

Attributes: ??????

Special: ??????

Resistance: ??????]

All of the rugged man’s data were question marks.

Yang Yu had encountered attribute question marks only rarely, but on Panlong Peak, many giant dragons’ attributes were primarily question marks.

This rugged man, does he possess the same strength as a giant dragon?

Not necessarily.

Yang Yu speculated that attributes appearing as question marks only meant large fluctuations in value, or someone used some method to conceal their strength.

In any case, the strength that man just displayed was enough to prove he was unfathomable.

Arbitrarily striking without knowing the opponent’s strength, whether in a game or reality, would be an exceedingly foolish act.

While observing the rugged man’s actions, Yang Yu raised both arms towards him, implying he bore no ill intent:

”Sir, my name is Yang Yu, I am an adventurer.

Here to vanquish Count Blood.

I can see your strength is extraordinary, you probably aren’t one of Count Blood’s subordinates, right?

Our issue has been solved, I do not know why you have come here.

But if our fight against Count Blood has brought you some trouble, we are willing to resolve those troubles for you.

Let us talk it through, there’s no need to get physical.”

Yang Yu carefully gauged the rugged man’s reaction, wanting to make an appropriate response based on it.

Unexpectedly....

The rugged man tilted his head, seemingly not understanding anything Yang Yu said, and uttered a low sound:

”*%￥#&￥&@#*R()@$!(!&%@#@#!#@#@#!@#2342?”

Huh?

Yang Yu tilted his head, completely unable to comprehend what the rugged man was saying.

Was it a problem with his system’s translation? Or was there some reason he could only make such noises?

Yang Yu glanced at his companions behind him, each of them had furrowed brows, one after another displaying puzzled expressions, it seemed none understood what the rugged man was actually saying.

Raising his head, Yang Yu saw the rugged uncle similarly frowning:

”@#%*&@##*?”

Still unintelligible words.

Yang Yu slightly furrowed his brows, realizing things weren’t simple, he tentatively asked:

”Hey, big guy, don’t you understand my words? If you can understand, nod your head, or raise your hand to show me?”

The rugged middle-aged man made no movement, only growing more solemn in expression, muttering something to himself.

Yang Yu understood not a single word, increasingly certain of his thoughts.

This is awkward as hell!

Miscommunication, talking past each other, how could there be any proper communication!

After the big guy appeared, Yang Yu’s mind spun rapidly, racing through countless thoughts, but he never expected their first interaction to conclude like this.

Continuing to examine the man before him, Yang Yu noticed the special pattern on the rugged man’s hand, instantly recognizing it as identical to the one he saw in the Luo Ze Empire ruins.

The man’s identity was self-evident.

Unbelievably, the man before him was very likely a survivor of the Ancient Civilization!

Varied thoughts surged in Yang Yu’s mind.

If there were a way to communicate with the man, there was a chance to learn from his mouth what really happened in the past. No longer needed to spend time and effort seeking the Nine-Life Cat Demon to decipher the pages...

With a helpless look, the rugged man continued to survey the surroundings, mumbling words incomprehensible to Yang Yu and the others, gradually gazing at Iyas and He Meng.

In an instant movement, the man appeared in front of He Meng, pressing her head.

”He Meng!”

Bai Jin had just flown up from the cliff when she saw the scene, involuntarily exclaiming, her hand gathering magic, preparing a spell.

Breaking his train of thought, Yang Yu hurriedly stopped her: ”Bai Jin, halt!”

Bai Jin’s magic quickly ceased, knowing that Yang Yu, being here, must understand some things she didn’t, she shouldn’t act impulsively.

But watching the man pressing He Meng’s head, Bai Jin couldn’t help but worry, if there’s a mishap....

The rugged man cast a glance at Bai Jin, seemingly dismissing her, turning his attention back to He Meng.

He Meng inwardly panicked, unable to grasp why the man appeared before them, or why he suddenly grabbed her head.

Suddenly, a unique magic power surged throughout He Meng’s body, transforming into a young girl, He Meng was immobilized, instantaneously losing control over her body, suddenly shrinking back into a round, bouncy Slime form.

The rugged man tilted his head again, appearing extremely surprised that He Meng turned out to be a Slime, muttering ancient words incomprehensible to Yang Yu and the others once more.

Perhaps faintly perceiving changes over time, circumstances are no longer the same.