Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!

Numerous invitations from countries and organizations were declined by Yang Yu with similar excuses.

Although for various countries the battle was over, Yang Yu’s fight was far from complete.

When asked about his free time, Yang Yu used the task of hunting the Evil Dragon’s offspring as a reason, saying that the Evil Dragon’s offspring weren’t completely dealt with, so he couldn’t rest easily.

Facing the leaders of countries, Yang Yu was not as honest as he was with the Dragon God’s Might, instead, he spoke half-truths and ambiguously.

The actions Yang Yu was about to take might directly decide the future direction of this world.

This would surely attract countless attention, be put on a platform, and result in various discussions.

People differ from one another.

Sometimes, what a person thinks is limited by the entire era they live in.

Explaining everything from the start for the audience to accept his understanding might take considerable time.

Even if they can roughly understand his perspective, they might generate different disagreements due to differing thoughts.

Eliminating those disagreements would also take a lot of time.

If he insists on having all participants understand and agree with his actions, in the end, he might accomplish nothing.

Thus, Yang Yu decided to speak half-concealedly to the leaders of nations, sharing only with those who could quickly understand him.

Once everything concluded, it wouldn’t be too late to slowly explain the course to the leaders.

By then, even if they objected, it would be futile.

Before everything ends, Yang Yu had no intention of letting up for a moment.

Under Yang Yu’s leadership, the entire team finally reached their maximum level, everyone possessing their suitable equipment and skills, slightly elevating their combat abilities.

Yang Yu was in this bustling city because the task received after defeating Lux finally offered some clues.

To swiftly locate the device capable of collecting Devil King’s Power without running all over the world, Yang Yu hurried to the location where the Underground Maze appeared after receiving the task.

To Yang Yu and his group’s surprise, although the Underground Maze with the device was indeed growing, it seemed yet to break through the surface.

Lightly tugging at Yang Yu’s sleeve, Bai Jin truthfully reported the situation to Yang Yu:

”Below this city, there’s a very faint magic power response.

It’s the magic power response of the Underground Maze.

The appearance of an Underground Maze beneath a city is not uncommon.

But still, it’s my first time pinpointing the place before an Underground Maze is born.”

”I’ve heard some adventurers with unique senses create special arrays to detect unborn Underground Mazes, diving in the moment they appear for strategy,” Tico also sensed the fluctuations of magic power from the Underground Maze.

Due to physiological reasons, Tico was particularly clear on the magic fluctuations from the Underground Maze.

”Only those adventurers lacking confidence in their abilities do such things.

A vast Underground Maze can’t be conquered in just a few days lightly.

The intense magic fluctuations emitted from a huge Underground Maze are distinctly perceptible even miles away, quickly attracting adventurers to strategize.

News of new Underground Mazes spreads rapidly among adventurers.

The rewards of the first few levels of a typical Underground Maze are very sparse; the interesting ones are in the later levels. S-Class adventurers disdain competing with common adventurers in the early levels.

Clearing the initial levels by common adventurers actually aids S-Class adventurers in tackling the later ones,” Li Yan elaborated eloquently.

As they didn’t know how the device would appear, the unopened Underground Maze made it convenient for Yang Yu and his team to conduct a blanket search, without worrying about clearing the entire maze only to find the item taken by someone else.

”Can we estimate how long until the Underground Maze is possibly formed by the current magic fluctuations?”

Li Yan advised sincerely, ”We’ve come at the right time; it shouldn’t be long before the Underground Maze sends powerful magic fluctuations upwards. Follow me, we must head there immediately.”

The sight of Li Yan riding atop a book indeed drew a lot of attention; the gigantic Silver Wolf, beautiful elf, and masked mechanical-armed man were equally captivating.

Without mentioning it, no one would think the real leader of this team was a seemingly ordinary black-haired youth.

Quickly moving past several bustling streets, Yang Yu and his team turned into an alley, stopping in front of an ordinary house.

Gently knocking on the household’s door, Yang Yu briefly explained their intention.

The inhabitants were skeptical, but they reluctantly agreed for Yang Yu to have them temporarily leave their home and stay with them at a nearby inn.

A day passed, with a loud ”crack,” the floor of that house split into a terrifying crevice, copious magic power surged out, piercing the roof, soaring into the sky, leveling the dwelling into ruins.

The massive magic mass blossomed in the air, like a stone cast into a calm lake, with ripples of blue quickly spreading, gradually disappearing.

The residents were scared witless; had Yang Yu not appeared suddenly, he wondered what could have become of those who lived in that house.

This sudden tremor also alarmed the soldiers stationed in the town.

They wouldn’t allow anyone to recklessly use magic despotically within the city.

Yang Yu signaled to his companions surrounding him, and then led everyone into the newly born Underground Maze, commencing their strategy.

Nearby adventurers who sensed the intense magic fluctuations rushed to the scene, hoping to profit.

The garrisoned soldiers required them to follow protocol first to prevent them from drawing maze monsters onto the surface.

Due to the tremendous magic fluctuations, many powerful individuals living in the city arrived to maintain order, forcing adventurers drawn to the site to diligently follow procedures to obtain the Underground Maze strategy rights.

While adventurer groups strove to gain the Underground Maze strategy rights, one adventure group easily obtained them from the city manager.

In a spacious hall, a stunning orange-yellow-haired girl in a finely dressed bright red gown solemnly handed files to a youth appearing 13 or 14 years old:

”Mr. Gordon, these are the documents required to strategize this Underground Maze; please take care of them.”

”Thank you for the hard work; I appreciate it.”

Gordon, leader of the Red Blood Rose, took the files handed by the girl, their fingers unintentionally touched, causing Liu Li Serti Sun to tremble as though shocked, a faintly foolish smile briefly crossing her lips.

Gordon felt nothing.

Nearby, a female mage slightly lowered her head, the large round-framed glasses reflecting a pure white light.