It's not the protagonist, what does it matter if you are trapped in the Shura field

Chapter 662 The World-Destroying Demon King Released

Two days later, Lowe heard footsteps coming down the stairs.

He realized that it wasn't just this one thing, but that the space had long been silently permeated by his divine power, so that even a fly entering couldn't escape his perception.

The view then brightened.

In his sight, a mature woman in white walked up to his cage. Her appearance was both sacred and simple, and she could be described as somewhat ordinary-looking.

"Hehe... After being locked up for so long, I didn't expect you to look so good?"

"Oh? Why are you so concerned about my complexion?"

With a female dog coming to nourish him every night, how could his complexion be bad? If this happens a few more times, he'll almost fall in love with the feeling.

The woman straightened her robes and looked at him: "The rituals here have been draining your magic power. Haven't you noticed the changes in your magic power?"

“I can see that,” Rowe said, looking at her helplessly. “What can I do? Who knew I’d end up in your hands? Do you think I can scream my lungs out while a woman here tries to drain me dry?”

"Hehehe..."

The woman chuckled briefly twice.

“You’re quite amusing,” she said, her expression turning cold. “What exactly do you know, Demon God?”

"I don't think I'll have a chance to live if I tell."

"It's good that you're still trying to take the initiative at a time like this."

The woman looked at him and nodded, then paced back and forth in front of the cage a few times. From the beginning, Rowe noticed that she had no aura—just like the other agents.

So, who is the fish and who is the bait depends on the content of the conversation.

"Do you know that during the time you were imprisoned, the situation outside was basically set in stone?"

"Oh? Who won?"

"The Knights Templar," the woman said, turning around. "Their Grand Master has personally led his troops to provide support. As for the Dark Families, the situation is beyond saving."

"So you're saying this is good news for me?"

After all, no matter how you look at it, the only thing he did to offend the Templars was stealing their confidential documents, and the fact that no scandal broke out means he didn't leak them. As a demon god, even with such a grudge, it wasn't a matter of life and death. Killing a demon god would bring them no benefit, and a force that doesn't know how to compromise wouldn't have survived this long.

Women are naturally well aware of this as well.

“I originally intended to hand you over to them, but you know too much and are unwilling to say it, so I have to consider what to do with you.”

"...Aren't you abusing your power for personal gain?"

"Hmm?" The woman glanced at him, then laughed, looking at him with an expression that seemed to say, "You still haven't figured out what's going on, have you?"

Luo Wei remained silent and stared at her for five seconds.

"You're not trying to say that you're the mastermind behind all of this, are you?"

"Pfft... Haha! Hahaha," the woman laughed, looking at him, "How does it feel to try to avoid harm and end up in my hands?"

"..."

Luo Wei's expression turned ugly for a moment.

"You even bribed the Adventurers' Guild?" He frowned. "That's impossible. Some of the adventurers were transferred here. How could you have bribed them all?"

“Of course not,” the woman glanced at him dismissively, “but as long as the decision is made by one of my people, that’s fine.”

"..."

Seeing that he didn't speak, the woman paced back and forth at the prison gate several more times.

“To be honest, you’re very good at maximizing your own interests and minimizing your own risks. I would have liked to recruit someone like that,” she said. “But unfortunately, I can’t trust you at all now.”

“I have nothing to say, but I hope your cage is sturdy enough,” he said coldly.

However, the other party was not deterred by his threats. Instead, he turned around, paused for a few steps, and then walked away, giving him a cold look before going up the steps.

For now, refrain from any careless actions.

However you look at it—

Whatever his purpose or what he wanted to do, he missed the best opportunity, but at least that can be used as leverage.

after one day.

The woman returned to the prison, bringing with her a tall, imposing man.

"Is this the person?" the man asked.

After receiving a reply, the man opened the cage bars and stopped in front of Rowe at a distance of four or five meters.

"Which pillar of Solomon's demon are you?"

“The twenty-ninth pillar, Astaroth,” Rowe replied.

The joke was so foolish it looked like a provocation, but the man just looked at him and nodded.

"Are you willing to work for us, Demon God?"

"Oh...?" Luo Wei glanced curiously at the woman behind him, then said frankly, "I don't understand..."

“We can’t trust you yet, but we acknowledge that you have a good head for getting things done,” the man said. “Things here are almost finished, but we need to plan in more places. However, we are short-handed for some reason. We will give you a good test to see if you are trustworthy.”

Lo Wei sat there in an awkward position, looking helpless.

"What good will this do me?"

"Isn't being alive enough?" the man said coldly. "You should know that with so much inside information, it's impossible for us to let you go, and the Demon God is a creature that values ​​contracts."

"..."

Luo Wei remained silent for a moment.

Then he looked up and said, "I don't even know who you are, how can I work for you?" "Don't give me such a misleading test," the man replied. "I can only tell you that this world originally belonged to us, and now we are just taking it back."

Do I look like someone who's easily fooled? Or do I just spout nonsense that sounds like I'm not thinking straight?

As soon as Luo Wei finished speaking, the man threw a punch at him from a distance, the afterimage of the punch stopping in front of him.

Looking into his cold eyes, the man sincerely praised him: "You're very good."

He turned to the woman and said, "I've taken a liking to this demon. Let's lock him up here first. It's better if he's willing to stall for time. We can slowly win him back, since he can't do anything about it anyway."

"...In other words?"

"Ah."

The two left without saying much.

After the breaths completely disappeared, Luo Wei summoned Ah Hu Lili, and materialized the strips of cloth that had been torn off the two people in the air, and let them smell them.

After memorizing the scent, Ah Hu Lili nodded to him and then disappeared back into the cell.

Luo Wei: "..."

Ah.

Do you think that being wary of him like this will be effective?

We just need to wait a little longer.

In the dungeon where he was imprisoned, Rowe coldly opened his eyes—his turn was about to begin.

……

The next morning.

Rowe waited patiently in the dungeon for news when he suddenly heard a loud bang from above.

The dungeon walls shook, and less than five minutes later, a group of people carrying weapons and dressed in various ways rushed in and immediately saw him locked in a solitary cell.

"It's really here!"

Luo Wei frowned and glanced at them.

He had never seen most of them before. One of them was an S-rank adventurer from the Adventurers' Guild, and there were also knights, priests, and craftsmen... Where did this ragtag army come from?

The adventurer tried to break the lock with his sword several times but failed. He finally managed to open it with the help of a craftsman. When they entered, a Darkmoon Knight quickly knelt down in front of Rowe and removed his visor to reveal long, azure hair and a handsome face.

“Your Majesty the God—” the Darkmoon Knight said earnestly, “I have come to rescue you on the orders of the Queen. Please save us from the current crisis.”

A Templar priestess also approached: "P-Please! My God!!"

Luo Wei's gaze flickered for a moment before he realized that these people were a group of people who were working hard for the greater good, just like he and Ryan had been before, who had come together with the same beliefs despite different forces and conflicts.

It seems quite a lot has indeed happened outside...

He chuckled to himself, then saw a man dressed in black with black hair and a dark face walk up behind him and summon a dark-shaped dragon that gnawed through the seal binding his arms.

The man gave him another look with a complicated expression.

Luo Wei: "?"

The two looked at each other, their gazes deepening... and remained silent for a while.

Uh... could this person in front of me be...?

“I was driven from Marusir to Kayas, and from Kayas to three other countries…” the other person said with an embarrassed expression, “Finally, I managed to hide and wait for the storm to pass, but then I heard that I had actually turned myself in.”

Luo Wei: "..."

No, how exactly does it resemble something???

Luo Wei glanced at the others, and the S-rank adventurer shrugged in empathy, "You guys aren't even the same species, let alone look alike."

With flesh and blood churning on his face, Luo Wei looked at the demon god who was a head taller than him, whose hair was sticking up like a hedgehog, dressed like a Japanese daimyo, and whose face was as black as charcoal. He couldn't understand how the soldier had mistaken him for the other man.

Astaroth couldn't understand why, after killing a few priests who colluded with the Templars and being wounded by the Holy Sword while recovering, he had suddenly become a wanted man throughout the entire territory within two days...

"So, who exactly are you...?"

Seeing their gazes, Luo Wei suddenly remembered what Qi Luli had said: no matter where you are, there are indeed people who would risk everything to save the situation.

But I am not here to meet their expectations.

“Whether you come or not won’t affect my plans,” he said, straightening himself and closing his eyes. “But if you want to witness it, then follow behind.”

Seeing him walk out, the crowd immediately followed and explained the situation outside to him.

"All five nations are shrouded in black fog. The remnants of the Dark Favored Kingdoms seem to be trying to summon something; this is probably their last stand. Meanwhile, the Templar army is sweeping through."

The Darkmoon Knight and the Templar Priest in the group remained silent.

Rowe walked calmly to the elevator, and everyone came up together. The Darkmoon Knight handed him the key to Queen Marusir.

Upon reaching the ground, he realized that this was the territory of the Faquan Church, including the place where he had been imprisoned a few days earlier. The situation outside the church was exactly as described: the entire royal city was shrouded in a deep black fog, making it seem as if it were no longer the real world.

Everyone around him was waiting to see what he would do.

Luo Wei simply pointed in a direction—

"!!"

The adventurers and others following behind him were immediately startled. Before they could even react, Rowe had already stepped out, and they had no choice but to follow.

That's over there...

That's the direction where the four Dark Familiar Kings and the Templar Knights' army are locked in a head-on battle.

　Ahem, there were some adjustments to the previous chapter; see the book club for details.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)