Monster Hunter Gathering

"Mr. Nie Chiwu, it would be great if you could restore all the maze masters to their original form like this." The Winged Lion said to Nie Chiwu with sincerity: "This is the first time I have seen a life being able to recover after I devoured its desire."

"Ah, I understand. It's like eating something you like. You can eat it again after a while, right?" Nie Chiwu said. "Don't waste your time. To be honest... the other people here are actually quite afraid of you."

"But that doesn't include you hunters, right?" The Winged Lion glanced at all the people surrounding this place.

There were seven people present in total, including Laos's group of five, and Nie Chiwu and Tanjiro.

Everyone except Laos, Nie Chiwu, and Tanjiro... has obvious emotions towards the Winged Lion.

Well... Izuzumi is an exception. She seems more furious than scared.

"Malushil, I'm truly heartbroken that you're so afraid of me." The Winged Lion showed a helpless expression. "I simply want to receive your strength and leave this maze. I sincerely wish to fulfill your wish."

"Hmm... or maybe it's not just you." The Winged Lion raised the corner of his mouth: "I want to fulfill everyone's wish."

"I like you humans."

The Winged Lion seemed to be in a very happy mood at the moment, and said to everyone present: "As long as I satisfy your desires, I will feel satisfied. As long as I taste your desires, I will feel supreme beauty."

"I want to satisfy all of your desires, but unfortunately, your desires conflict with each other..." The Winged Lion said, "As long as I leave the constraints of the maze, I can do it and bring happiness to everyone. All your wishes can be fulfilled, and you can obtain endless sweet happiness..."

The Winged Lion said, "As long as... I can leave this maze."

The words of the Winged Lion made the locals at the Maze Fan feel a little frightened. Nie Chiwu, who had known all this for a long time, applauded and said, "As expected, that's it. Okay, then let's fulfill your wish together."

"It's really strange."

Winged Lion looked at Nie Chiwu in confusion: "I'm the one who helps others realize their wishes, but this time it seems like the other way around."

The Winged Lion gazed at the hunter leader before him: "Today, it is my desires that are being continuously satisfied... even if it is only a tiny bit."

"Now, I have an endless desire to eat more." said the Winged Lion.

"Laios."

Malushier nervously grabbed the corner of Laos's clothes and said, "Is it such a bad idea to let the Winged Lion leave the maze? Is Nie Chiwu really going to do this?!"

Malushier tried to convince herself: "Could it be that Nie Chiwu wants to use the power of the Labyrinth Master to trap the Winged Lion back in the labyrinth? This must be the case..."

"In that case, let me tell you about my plan." Nie Chiwu said confidently, "My plan is... to create a mountain range first, and... a dragon, which is what I want to see the most right now."

"Oh? King Dragon?" The Winged Lion began to discuss with Nie Chiwu gently, as if the two were just talking about things that interested them.

"That's right, and most importantly." Nie Chiwu gave a thumbs-up. "I'm going to let Laos be the Demon King! Winged Lion, how about you become the standard-bearer of the Demon King's army?"

"The Demon King's Army? Oh, I understand." Winged Lion nodded and started a serious discussion with Nie Chiwu, as if they were good friends who could talk about anything, and he had no intention of spoiling Nie Chiwu's fun.

"If nothing else, you really can provide emotional value!" Nie Chiwu said happily: "It must have taken a lot of effort to become like this, right?"

"It's okay. After all, time means nothing to me." The Winged Lion shook his head slightly: "I take every maze master very seriously."

The winged lion smiled at Malushil who was standing beside him. "If Malushil still wants to become the master of the maze, I welcome you anytime."

"No need!" Malushiel was really scared now and had already hidden behind someone.

Nie Chiwu and Yi Shi talked for a full half hour. During this process, a huge sand table appeared between Nie Chiwu and Yi Shi, which showed the terrain of the entire island and the surrounding areas.

Laos originally wanted to come over and join the discussion, but was pulled back by Malushiel and Chilchak who covered his mouth.

At this moment, on the sand table, there are several huge mountains towering into the clouds near the original island. Those are the places that Nie Chiwu wants to prepare, and they are also what Nie Chiwu and Yi Shi have agreed upon.

"Winged Lion, what do you think it would be like if Laos became the Demon King?"

Nie Chiwu suddenly asked.

"That should be an interesting king." The Winged Lion pointed at Laos, who was currently being pinned down by his companions. "He's very special... Even you guys are here because of him, right?"

"That's not wrong. Laos actually looks a bit like Guilliman..." Nie Chiwu muttered a few words, but after stretching his neck, he said, "But I don't really think that much. I just think it's interesting."

As Nie Chiwu said this, he noticed from the corner of his eye that the figure of Felyne had appeared in the camp, holding the prepared equipment in his hands and bringing it to Laos.

Nergigante appearance and equipment, as well as a brand new greatsword...

"Okay, now...it's time for the Demon King to appear!"

Nie Chiwu clenched his fist and stood up. "Winged Lion! Let me be the master of the maze!"

"Okay." Yishi smiled and bowed deeply to Nie Chiwu.

At this moment, the elves and adventurers originally thought that the changes in the maze had temporarily slowed down.

But the next moment, the entire maze began to tremble.

Under everyone's shocked gaze, a huge mountain grew out from the center of the maze. The mountain was like a sword pointing straight to the sky, extremely steep and sharp.

but……

The most frightening thing is not the mountain,

But it was a giant beast that was winding up along with the growing mountain... a monster like a giant snake.

Even from such a long distance, some of the elves vaguely saw something moving above the giant beast's head.

"What's that? What is that?!"

Some panicked elves have begun using their familiars to see what is on top of the monster's head.

But the next moment they regretted letting themselves see this scene.

On the head of the giant snake, scales and shells formed a red throne, and on the throne was a man wearing ferocious armor covered with sharp thorns. In his hand was an abnormally huge sword that seemed to be made of a large number of teeth.

And those familiars also heard some flying monsters circling and roaring in the air, imitating human language.

"now……"

"Proclaim the name of the Demon Lord Leos Tudin!!"

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Chapter 129: Demon King's Advisor Kabul

"Now! Proclaim the name of Demon Lord Laos!!!!!"

Countless monsters began flying around in the maze, repeating this sentence.

Soon, the monsters that could repeat this sentence arrived above the elves and adventurers.

It was a group of monsters consisting of harpies, succubi, parrots, and other monsters that could learn human language.

That number already frightened the adventurers, but now...

These monsters were all repeating the same sentence in unison.

"Now! Proclaim the name of Demon Lord Laos!!!!!"

"No...it looks like...the worst has happened..."

The elves showed expressions of fear on their faces, and their eyes were focused on the rising mountain.

On that mountain peak, a huge King Dragon was winding over the mountain range, bringing down huge rocks one after another.

Even from such a great distance, the giant beast could still make the elves feel the terrifying oppression... It was the oppression brought by pure size and violence.

They had never seen such a huge monster. This kind of monster should not exist in this world. Such a monster had never appeared in any record.

But now it has been created by the devil.

Created by the new master of the maze.

"LAIOUS!!!!!!!!!"

Flamela looked at the top of the Serpent Dragon with some anger. She had just heard from the elves who controlled the familiars what Laos looked like on the top of the Serpent Dragon.

After she took out the telescope, she immediately discovered Laos, who was wearing a demon-like armor and was particularly conspicuous on the head of the King of Snakes.

"We should have found a way to kill him directly!" Flamela said angrily, "We should not have given them any chances! We should have just killed them directly!"

"Now he has become the master of the maze! He actually summoned so many monsters!!!!" Flamela grabbed her short hair and said, "We must tell the Queen what happened here now!"

"Hey! You kid!!!"

Among the Canary Squad, the elf named Frech, who had a more aggressive temper, grabbed Kabul's collar.

As one of the people who controlled the crow familiars, she had just witnessed Laos on the top of the Serpent King Dragon. The demon king's appearance and the panic of seeing the Serpent King Dragon up close made Frech grab Kabul's collar and demanded, "You said it! The one who handed the Mad Magician to you was Laos, right?"

"You guy! What the hell did Laos say to you!!!" Frech yelled at Kabul.

Looking at the current scene, Kabul began to doubt whether he had trusted the wrong person.

If the goal was just to lure the demon out of the maze, was it really necessary to create such a scene?

But... do those people really need to deceive themselves?

What should I do now?

Kabul had noticed the expressions of the people around him.

The name of the Demon King Laos was spread among the monsters, and the vague fear in it made the adventurers focus their attention on themselves who were related to Laos.

Will they do it to themselves?

If I escape, will they attack Laos' former companions, Kikuro and his group, Namaali, and the orcs?

No, before that, shouldn't I consider my own safety?!

Just as Kabul was daydreaming, some different sounds suddenly appeared among the group of monsters.

"Greetings... Mr. Kabul, Chief of Staff of the Demon King's Army."

These sudden words left Kabul himself confused.

Then he saw a tree demon riding a giant wolf, rushing towards him while shouting his name.

"A monster is attacking!!"

The elves and adventurers immediately prepared for defense, but the monsters did not attack anyone here at all. They bypassed the people who came to attack them and swarmed towards Kabul.

Just when the elves were caught off guard, claws suddenly stretched out from the ground and took Kabul, who was caught by Frech, and Hisler underground.

"Don't run! You... you're in cahoots with that Laos!"

“Kabul!!!”

In the crowd, Kabul's companion Lin shouted anxiously.

At this moment, Kabul was caught directly from underground by a giant mole and thrown back to the other side. The mole even placed Kabul on the largest giant wolf, surrounded by several headless knights guarding him.

"No! That's not the case! I don't know what's going on..." Kabul said anxiously, "Listen to my explanation!"

"Greetings... Mr. Kabul, Chief of Staff of the Demon King's Army."

But before Kabul could say anything, he was dragged by a group of monsters towards the King of Snakes.

The monsters around them also surrounded the people here tightly in the center, and even surrounded everyone with powerful monsters such as Minotaur, dragons, and giant snakes.

Just when many adventurers were in despair, they discovered that... those monsters had no intention of attacking them at all, but simply surrounded them.

"We don't want to make things difficult for anyone, including the Canary people."

Just when everyone was getting nervous, a rational voice suddenly sounded among the monsters.

Just when the elves were wondering who the voice came from, several elves from the Canary Squad walked out from the group of monsters.

Flamela, Patadello, Sishuis, and even a few others... "They" now appeared among the group of monsters, speaking to the people here with a smile.

Seeing those guys with faces that looked exactly like their own, Patadlu and the others showed anger, but soon someone recognized their true identities: "They are shapeshifters! Those octopuses! They have transformed into elves!"

"We're here to deliver a message." The shapeshifters, transformed into elves, relayed the pre-arranged message of the current Labyrinth Master: "The Demon King simply wishes to send the Winged Lion to the surface and fulfill his wish. He won't harm anyone. Please be at ease and don't fight among yourselves..."

"Don't say things like that with our looks!!!"

Flamela furiously cast a powerful magic, tearing the bodies of the deformed monsters into pieces in an instant.

But the monsters did not take any action due to the elves' attack. They just continued to surround the people here and stared at the people in the circle.

"Notify the Queen." Patadlu took out the communication fairy: "We must inform the Queen of the changes here... immediately..."

"The maze...maybe it's really going to be broken."