Han Sen, who was muttering to himself as he walked down the passage, paused.
He heard a flurry of footsteps and rough chatter coming from the corner ahead. Before long, five burly, one-horned Monsters wielding maces walked over with an arrogant stride.
Their weapons were uniform, and they all wore matching beast-skin skirts around their waists, looking like a patrol squad.
"Hmm?"
It was only then that the leading Demon-level Monster, exuding a Tiger-level aura, finally noticed the silent, dark figure standing in the middle of the passage.
It first froze, then its bell-like eyes gleamed with ferocity, and it shouted sternly, "Where did this darky come from, daring to trespass into our Red Devil King's territory?! Are you tired of living!"
"...Darky?"
Han Sen gritted his teeth. Although his Monster body was a bit dark, this was the first time a Monster had been so bold as to give him a nickname.
Very well, he has chosen death.
It was then that he noticed various crude totems carved into the surrounding rock walls, full of primitive and bloody aura.
He immediately realized that he had inadvertently trespassed into the dominion of a certain Ghost Clan Monster tribe.
However, he had never heard of this so-called "King-level" Monster, Red Devil King, indicating that he was not one of the Monster Association's Dragon-level cadres.
Then it's fine.
"Hey, darky, this master, Red Flame Ghost, is talking to you! I'm telling you, don't be too arrogant... Ah!!"
Before he could finish speaking, a dark figure struck like lightning!
It only felt a blur before its eyes, and its arrogant shouts abruptly ceased.
An iron fist, encased in dark shadow armor, rapidly magnified in its horrified gaze, striking its face with immense force, precisely and brutally!
With a dull thud, Red Flame Ghost's head instantly deformed and caved in, like a watermelon hit by a high-speed train!
Its entire body flew backward in a parabola, heavily smashing through a distant wall and embedding deeply into it, then fell silent!
The remaining Wolf-Level Monsters were greatly alarmed, but before they could even scream, their conscious minds plunged into darkness amidst intense pain. Han Sen knocked them out cleanly, one by one, piling them into a small mountain.
"Done!"
Pulling the Tiger-level squad leader out of the wall like a radish and tying him up with his subordinates, Han Sen clapped his hands in satisfaction: "New flavor of dessert, isn't it here?"
It wasn't that he forgot to bring a souvenir for Pochita, but rather he was in a hurry to return and didn't encounter suitable ingredients.
Well, actually, he just forgot.
(Pochita: (❍ ❍ ❍ ᴥ ❍ ❍ ❍ ʋ)?)
However, these few Ghost Clan Monsters should be enough for now.
Just as Han Sen was about to drag the ingredients away, a roar filled with rage and pressure came from deep within the passage, shaking the entire underground space with a hum—
"Who is it? Who dares to be presumptuous in my territory—!!"
A strong vibration, from far to near, came from the ground beneath his feet. A massive crimson figure emerged from the darkness.
It was over five meters tall, with deep red skin all over its body, and strong, rock-hard muscles.
This large Demon-level Monster, with a hideous single horn on its head, three eyes, and a three-meter-long giant mace on its shoulder, was the leader of this place—
Red Devil King!
"It's you!"
Red Devil King's three eyes stared intently at Han Sen and the five unconscious, lifeless members of his clan at his feet, burning with rage: "I recognize you, you're the newcomer Great Eyes mentioned, the new Bug God who killed his predecessor to take his place!!"
"Bug God!! Are you... trying to start a war with me?!"
The loud roar made the entire passage hum, and combined with Red Devil King's hideous face and massive body, it created a strong sense of oppression!
Across the passage, Han Sen, who was significantly smaller in comparison, was not only unmoved but even his eyes lit up.
He had only intended to grab a few small desserts for Pochita to snack on, but he didn't expect such an unexpected harvest!
This size, this aura, these large chunks of muscle...
"Very good, then you'll be the main course!"
Red Devil King: ???
Its three eyes widened in fury, and the veins on its tensed muscles bulged. At this moment, Red Devil King felt like he was about to laugh from anger: "Brat, what did you say!?"
"Nothing, you just said war, right? In that case..."
Han Sen twisted his neck and smiled grimly: "Then let's fight!"
Red Devil King: !!!
Its expression froze on its face.
Bro, this isn't right, is it?
Also being a Demon-level Monster who rules an area, you're not even going to haggle at this point?
"Wait...!"
"Can't wait!"
"Damn brat, you're looking for death!"
Amidst the curses, a blurry black figure instantly approached!
Han Sen's figure appeared like a ghost beside Red Devil King. The battle suit on his arm suddenly expanded and hardened, instantly transforming into a heavy arm guard, blocking the powerful mace strike!
Clang—!
Amidst the metallic clash, an iron fist, encased in dark armor, slammed into Red Devil King's waist.
Crack—!
A teeth-grating sound of bone cracking echoed, Red Devil King grunted, and a section of his waist clearly caved in!
The intense pain made him drop his mace. Relying on battle instinct, he spread his arms and lunged forward, trying to grab his target.
"Die! You! Die!!! Hmm...?"
Amidst Red Devil King's confused hum, Han Sen spread his hands, blocking the two giant arms that sought to crush him into meat paste.
The dark face mask, retaining the characteristics of an Insect, grinned, and a scorching, dazzling ball of light suddenly lit up in his mouth!
"It's over!!"
"...What!!!"
Red Devil King's internal alarm bells rang loudly. He tried to break free but found that the opponent's strength far exceeded his imagination; those seemingly ordinary arms were like iron clamps, unmoving!
The formed Scorching Heat Bullet blasted out a torrent of energy, a person's height in diameter, diagonally upwards, instantly piercing the darkness in the passage with a sun-like glare!
After the smoke cleared, the fallen Red Devil King was half-charred, with carbonized wounds on his shoulder and neck where flesh and blood seemed to have peeled away. His originally hideous Demon head was unrecognizable.
Even though he was on the ground and unable to get up, Han Sen did not receive the system prompt for source points arriving as expected.
"Did he avoid the vital points at the critical moment? What a strong will to survive."
With a sigh, Han Sen checked Red Devil King's ability information.
This guy has two SR abilities, "Ghost King's Body" and "Ghost King's Descent."
The former enhances physical attributes, offense, and defense, while the latter is also a two-stage transformation ability.
If this guy went all out, he could even fight against the First Generation Bug God in his normal state.
(First Generation Bug God: Just like that... reduced to a power level unit?)
However, Red Devil King unluckily encountered the cheat-wielding Han Sen, so that was a different outcome.
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