Mount and Blade System: Start from Pioneer Lords.

Chapter 434 The Demon Lord Gets His Lunchbox

The Abyss is an external world independent of the material world. Each level below it has a different environment and landscape. No one knows how many levels the Abyss has, not even the demons themselves.

All I know is that the deeper you go, the stronger the demons become, and the harsher the environment gets.

This is an infinite abyss with infinite layers.

The former Wirtz Castle has long since become the palace of demons, with countless demons flowing in and out like a flowing river.
Balta is the demon lord of the thirteenth layer of the abyss, the "Blood War Lord". It sits lazily on the throne of the human lord of Wirtz, its chest exposed. Its muscles are as deep and ridged as mountains, and even when it is sitting, it is three meters tall.

Four or five alluring, snow-white succubi coiled around it like beautiful snakes, creating a bizarre and lewd scene, but for the demon lord Balta, this was nothing more than a daily occurrence.

As the strongest of the thirteenth layer of demons, it is undoubtedly the king among them. Any creature is nothing more than a plaything in its hands, and succubi are its appendages, which it can manipulate however it wants.

It looked down at the two insects below with an arrogant expression. Normally, a mid-level demon like the Soul Eater wouldn't even have the right to step into its new castle, let alone pay homage to it. But it was said that they had met the human named Li Wei.

They could have succeeded in invading the material world last time, but they were stopped by a human, and thus the human's name has become known in the Abyss.

"You mean that tiny, fragile insect asked you to give me a box?" The demon lord's voice was deafening like thunder, but the mockery hidden within it was unmistakable.

That human did indeed possess the strength to kill the Balrog, which would be considered quite good even in the Abyss, but in Balta's eyes, he was still like an ant.

If it was it that led the demon army to the material world last time, then that human's fate could only be to become its servant.

But it's the same now, because it's here.

Therefore, it became curious: what was the human's purpose in doing this? Was it to show goodwill? Or to beg for mercy?
If that's really the case, then it would be very boring. Compared to softies, Balta prefers tough guys, which gives it a slight sense of conquering and is one of the few little pleasures it has had since becoming a demon lord.

"Yes, sir, that human said this is a gift for you," the two Soul-Eating Demons answered honestly.

They didn't dare to try to outsmart the demon lord, so they had no choice but to tell the whole story verbatim.

"A gift?" Balta was somewhat disappointed. It had expected a challenge or something, something those foolish humans loved to do.

With a gentle wave of her hand, a succubus swayed down and walked down. Her enormous, beautiful breasts made the two demons' Adam's apples bob, but she dared not show any expression on her face. She handed over the box with a look of fear.

The succubus giggled, taking the unassuming wooden box with her delicate hands, smeared with the elixir of hellfire. She swayed her hips, climbing back to the throne like the most supple vine, and presented the box to Balta with seductive eyes.

“Master, your things.” Her voice was as sweet as honey.

“My lord, please be careful, this is a human trick. I wish your humble servant to examine it first.” A demon who had been playing a supporting role finally stepped forward.

It wore a sharp swallowtail coat, had a human face, but a pair of devil horns on its head.

This is Cambion, who has both human and demon blood.
These guys are almost all elemental users, and with their extremely high intelligence, they usually serve as advisors to the demon lords.

"True strength fears no schemes or tricks!"

Baltat was inherently arrogant, regarding all living beings except himself as ants: "What effect can an ant's attack have on a dragon?"

The demon lord's massive body leaned slightly forward on the throne, casting a mountain-like shadow that carried a scorching aura of sulfur and blood.

It extended its thick, pillar-like fingers, its nails dark and sharp like giant scythes. With just a flick of its fingertips, the simple wooden box lid fell silently into its palm.

A copper lock hung above; with just a glance, it silently turned to ashes.

Balta's crimson pupils flashed with contempt and amusement. It didn't even bother to use its mental power to investigate, and looked directly into the box.

There were no treasures or ridiculous pleas for mercy as expected, only a ball of light, condensed to its extreme, radiating a nauseatingly pure aura.

It floated quietly, like a sun, radiating warm light.

Everyone who is a demon knows this thing.

"Ha..." Balta felt insulted and laughed angrily.

"An insect is just an insect. Does it think it can harm me with such a meager holy light? So arrogant and ignorant, it doesn't even know how to show respect to the gods. I will enslave the soul of this ignorant ant for tens of thousands of years!"

It extended its giant finger, with a hint of anger at being fooled, ready to crush the ball of light.

However, just as the shadow of its massive fingertip was about to touch the ball of light—the stagnant light began to move.

It wasn't a simple outburst, but an instantaneous, silent expansion that spread outwards in an instant.

It was as if a slumbering sun had been awakened in the darkness!
The indescribably pure holy light was no longer a gentle comfort, but transformed into the most frenzied torrent of judgment.

It tore through the box's restraints, instantly engulfing Balta's outstretched giant finger, and spread at the speed of light!
"what!!!"

Baltay's savage grin froze, replaced by unbelievable pain and an extreme fear that came from the deepest part of his soul, the fear of encountering his natural enemy!

The moment the light touched its demonic body, it didn't burn it, but annihilated it!

Its powerful muscles, strong enough to wrestle with a dragon, flowing with demigod blood, and bones as hard as eternal star steel, all melted away like snow under the scorching sun before this pure and supreme holy light.

Its proud strength was so fragile in the face of this light that it was completely purified without even causing a ripple!
"No! Impossible!" Balta roared like never before, a roar filled with excruciating pain and despair, and the entire Wirtz Castle trembled at its fury.

Its massive body sprang from the throne, its demigod form unleashing a power capable of shaking mountains, while the vast elemental energy within it surged wildly, attempting to form a barrier of resistance.

But... it was all in vain!!

The holy light seemed to possess life and will, greedily devouring everything it touched.

The succubi didn't even have time to utter a scream before their snow-white bodies turned into scattered ashes the instant the light touched them.

The two Soul Eaters crawling on the ground, along with the exquisite yet evil human skin carpet beneath their feet and the sturdy obsidian floor tiles, all vanished silently in the aftershocks of the light.

The entire hall was instantly filled with this absolutely pure light of destruction, and as far as the eye could see, it seemed that the whole world was only white.

Balta's struggles were in vain.

It once proclaimed itself a god, regarding all living beings as ants, but now it became a moth drawn to a raging fire. Its massive body twisted and disintegrated violently in the merciless holy light, its divine blood evaporated, its flesh peeled away, and its bones turned to dust.

In its crimson eyes, which looked down upon the abyss, the last thing reflected was that infinitely expanding holy light, as if it wanted to completely purify all demons.

"God is not afraid of death!"

The final roar, filled with endless resentment and terror, exploded like a clap of thunder in spring, then abruptly ceased.

The light dissipated.

The demon lord Balta, the succubus, the soul-devouring demon, and even the castle in that area—every trace of their existence was completely erased.

Centered on the original castle, the ground formed a huge hemisphere with smooth, mirror-like edges.

It still emitted a faint afterglow of holy light, and the air retained a pure aura that was enough to make even the souls of demons scream and tremble.

On the rooftop of a building, Campion's staff stared intently at the void, their eyes filled with extreme fear and a near-madness of cognitive collapse.

Balta, the Blood Lord and supreme ruler of the thirteenth layer of the abyss, was not killed in a fierce battle with a powerful enemy, but rather in his most arrogant and disdainful moment when a human, whom he regarded as an ant, was instantly killed by an inconspicuous box.

If it weren't for its cautious nature, having used teleportation magic to arrive outside the castle before the demon lord opened the box, it would probably have disappeared from the material world by now.

That human named Li Wei is absolutely terrifying!

……

"You mean those guys?"

The lord pointed to a street not far away, where several figures stood out prominently among the demons.

These Balrogs are all high-ranking generals of the Demon Lords, and also legendary powerhouses.

I once killed one of them at the Lord of the Bone Fortress. Its strength was so-so, but it made my experience level jump by a noticeable amount.

“Yes, fortunately they weren’t sure how much energy the Orlefen giant warriors had left, so they used ordinary demons outside to wear them down. Otherwise, we wouldn’t have been able to hold out for so long.” Tokai’s gaze was calm: “If Lord Levi and you hadn’t come soon, the Orlefen giant warriors would have become completely unusable scrap metal.”

Li Wei looked up at the sky, and upon closer inspection, the faint glow of magic flowing through the patterns engraved on the majestic elephant warrior in the thick fog was indeed beginning to dim almost imperceptibly.

"But I really didn't expect you, Old Tuo, to have such a good thing hidden away." The lord's mouth was practically watering, and he felt a deep regret.

I won a Zhaidai Golden Man from the Sith Kingdom during a duel in Gonda City. I should have known that they had this treasure.

So he went all in, betting his entire savings on this thing.

Putting everything else aside, with a height of tens of meters and a weight of hundreds of thousands of pounds, he could stomp out a solid and durable dirt road just by stepping on it.

If used for construction, it would be the tunnel boring machine of the tunneling world!

As a civil engineer, Li Wei's first thought upon encountering these things was how many bricks and tiles they could add to the civil engineering work.

With a glance, Tokai knew that the Lord of High Cliff Fortress was definitely up to no good, so he gave him a heads-up: "The Orlefen Giant Elephant Warrior is the most advanced creation of the Sith's alchemy. Unless you become our Queen's husband, you will never be able to obtain it."

"But that's simply impossible."

Tokai didn't say this aloud.

Because the Sith Kingdom has always been ruled by a queen, the husbands they choose can only become vassals.

As a knight of Deberon and a duke, Li Wei possessed immense status and power, making it impossible for him to become someone else's vassal.

"Isn't there any other way?" The lord was still determined to succeed.

Tokai shook his head firmly, and the lord's eyes began to wander as he recalled the days when he was a mercenary who would pull off a heist and run away.

But then he shook his head. Now that he was a positive figure, he felt a little embarrassed to do this kind of work again.

Because men have pride.

He felt a sense of loss, realizing that once he had his face, although he would gain countless admirers, some things in this world would inevitably be gone forever, never to be related to him again.

Since they could see with their own eyes that the Orlefen giant warriors were already at their last gasp, the Balrog demons could naturally see it as well.

Therefore, upon seeing that Li Wei and his group were preparing to break through, he ordered the surrounding demons to surround them while he himself was also slowly approaching.

Sersni's golden vertical pupils were fixed on the approaching Balrogs, whose every step cracked the ground, their burning whips trailing behind them, leaving charred marks, and the sulfurous aura was so strong it was almost tangible.

The encirclement was shrinking, and the demon's savage grin wove a web of death. On the massive body of the Orlefen giant elephant warrior, the light of the demonic runes flickered like a candle in the wind, each flash tugging at Tokai's taut nerves.

"Finally, a few decent guys have arrived." Sersney was ready to deactivate her shapeshifting spell at any moment.

Even in her human form, she wasn't confident she could easily defeat these guys.

Just as the Balrogs grinned and raised their flaming greatswords, and the lord cracked his neck, preparing to give these big oafs a good beating, a cold glint appeared, the air seemed to solidify into an iron plate, and the fuse of the great battle was about to be lit.

boom!
An indescribable, pure white light burst forth without warning from the direction of Wirtz Castle in the distance!
The dense abyssal black mist emitted a shrill cry as if it were being scorched before this holy white light, churning wildly and tearing a huge hole in the sky, which was soon filled back by the black mist.

The Balrogs' crimson eyes were instantly filled with an unprecedented, instinctive fear.

The light stung their eyes, as if scorching their souls, and an extreme chill, as if facing their natural enemy and the final judgment, shot straight from their tailbone to the top of their heads.

Their massive bodies were involuntarily filled with fear, and they even instinctively wanted to flee from that white light.

Everyone was stunned, completely unaware of what had happened.

(End of this chapter)