Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Returning to the surface, Yang Yu vigorously stabbed the Hundred Beasts’ Ah Ke with several knives.

But even though Hundred Beasts’ Ah Ke was pierced through in countless places by Yang Yu, it did not turn into loot.

In the end, Yang Yu could only personally scavenge for anything useful on Hundred Beasts’ Ah Ke.

Within minutes, Yang Yu took away everything useful or valuable.

Yang Yu didn’t know if these items could be taken out of the Underground Maze, but they were certainly good for dealing with the upcoming enemy.

The boss in this Underground Maze, although only possessing eighty percent of the strength of the boss once faced by Hero Lox, making a swift passage through here wasn’t an easy task.

Even after having watched Hero Lox’s journey and knowing the weaknesses and abilities of most enemies, Yang Yu had no way to ensure every enemy would follow suit.

What Yang Yu had to do was use what he knew to clear the Underground Maze as quickly as possible.

After securing the loot, Yang Yu returned to the team via the same route.

In the clearing of the forest, all the A Ke Tiger Dogs had disappeared, and Iyas and the others exchanged glances, confirming that no A Ke Tiger Dogs would attack, and they all breathed a sigh of relief.

Although they didn’t know why the A Ke Tiger Dogs disappeared, it was mostly thanks to Yang Yu.

Bai Jin raised the magic wand high, several white balls shot up into the sky like rockets, and exploded in mid-air, spreading like webs of surveillance magic, scattering all around.

Several small screens appeared in front of Bai Jin, bringing the world into Bai Jin’s vision.

The distant scenery did not appear like stickers or paintings; there was a peculiar sense of reality.

The more Bai Jin observed everything in this world, the more incredible it appeared.

He swung the magic wand, and a tender leaf fell from the tree, landing in Bai Jin’s palm.

Gently rubbing it with his index finger and thumb, the green sap coated Bai Jin’s fingers.

Bringing it closer to his nose, Bai Jin could smell the scent of fresh greenery.

No matter how one looked at it, this world did not seem fake.

What on earth is going on?

It seemed like similar situations had occurred elsewhere before...

Before Bai Jin could recall carefully, Yang Yu returned to the team with light and brisk steps.

Yang Yu had no intention of hiding anything. Once back with the team, he gathered everyone and slowly sat down, laying out everything he knew and realized.

After listening to Yang Yu’s narration, Bai Jin tilted his head in confusion:

”What we saw were things that actually existed in Hero Lox’s memory.

Why did Hero Lox create such an illusion?

Is this a rehearsal against the Demon King, trying to train us so that when Hero is unable to manage the Demon King, we can step up?”

Lotcar lowered his head and murmured, ”That’s possible. But everything here is too real.

My hearing and smell are exceptionally sharp, and until now, I haven’t sensed any discord.

What smells like what, what sound is emitted by what, there isn’t any mistake.

I can still hear the sounds of insects chirping in the jungle...”

”This design is meant to increase our immersion.

I’ve just tested it; defeating the enemies guarding here doesn’t require adhering to any rules.

This means we have greater freedom.

Now, please prepare yourselves mentally.

You might witness many harsh scenes, but please remember, all of this are just illusions.

What we need to do is exhaust every effort to defeat the enemies before us, without easily being threatened by them.

This is the most efficient way to clear this Underground Maze.

However, I permit you to make decisions that you consider right within your abilities.

If you can prevent some tragedies, it might ease your mood a little.”

Everyone present nodded, having all experienced the major battles with Count Blood. They knew that in dangerous situations, it was crucial to remain calm and make the right decisions, and not be hasty or impulsive — only then could they ensure their own, as well as the team’s safety.

Everything must be within one’s capabilities. Going all out recklessly would only leave oneself injured and exhausted, possibly achieving nothing in the end.

After teaching the methods to deal with several enemies, Yang Yu led the team along the path Hero had once traveled, heading straight for the next city.

Yang Yu did not know how their journey would play out, whether they would need to follow the path Hero Lox had walked, step by step, but he had to be thoroughly prepared for each enemy.

As it turned out, being well-prepared was the right move.

Since they weren’t held back by Hundred Beasts’ Ah Ke, when Yang Yu and the others reached the nearest town, the sun hadn’t set.

Historically, when Hero and the others finally reached this city, it had already turned into a sea of fire with no survivors.

Since they arrived earlier, Yang Yu and the others simply squatted at the village entrance, waiting for the Demon King’s cadres.

When two hundred elite demons arrived, Yang Yu first demanded tasks and rewards from the city’s Governor.

However, even though the Governor promised and even paid Yang Yu in advance, no tasks appeared on Yang Yu’s system panel.

The arriving Demon Clan cadres were surprised at how quickly the ”Hero” had shown up here, but still launched an attack on the city.

Yang Yu yawned and instructed Iyas to use Holy Light Restriction, Holy Light Spear, and other Holy Light Control Skills to cooperate with He Meng, controlling the enemy leader, and then along with Qiuye, targeted the enemy general’s weak point, taking down the enemy leader with a combo.

Bai Jin unleashed a large-range magic prepared in advance, blasting the elite Demon Clan attackers, with Lotcar and the others joining in to land finishing blows.

The battle ended within five minutes, even surprising Bai Jin and the others.

”Don’t get too cocky.

This was designed intentionally by Hero; their strength is only eighty percent of what it was originally.

After reading the strategy, even a novice can easily clear it.

The real battle with the Demon King won’t be this simple.”

Yang Yu reminded his companions while also reminding himself that familiar strategies and pioneering are entirely different experiences.

He mustn’t let himself become arrogant as he did before.

After dealing with that group of demons, Yang Yu and the others moved swiftly, heading to the next event location to set up ambushes in advance.

Once the enemy appeared, Yang Yu and the others struck swiftly.

The Demon King’s cadres hadn’t even reacted or gone all out before being taken down by Yang Yu and the others.

Due to the swift pace at which Yang Yu and the others handled their enemies, eventually, they preemptively attacked, catching the Demon King’s cadres off guard.

Moreover, Yang Yu and the others left no one behind, not giving the enemy any opportunity to send warnings and ensuring history did not change too much.

Just as the strategy was underway, Yang Yu didn’t realize that everything they were doing was being closely observed by someone.