Chapter 613: You have ten seconds to answer
“Bang!”
The sound was like a baseball bat hitting fat, amplified tenfold.
Lord of Burning Flame was sent flying diagonally as if hit by a train, crashing into the palace wall.
His head had been twisted a full circle. Of course, this wasn’t a serious injury for a seventh-tier demon, but it was a complete humiliation. To be slapped away by a human knight. If this got out, his position as demon lord would be untenable!
Lord of Burning Flame made a swift decision. His first act was to kill all the Succubi around him. Dense tentacles erupted from his flesh, sealing off every corner of the palace. These tentacles, however, bypassed Xi Wei and only went for the dozen or so Succubi, strangling them. Amidst the wailing of the Succubi and the crunching sounds, the furious tentacles gradually calmed down and retracted. The mass of flesh and blood then shrank. The once mountain-like Lord of Burning Flame had transformed into a plump, red-skinned figure clad in ornate noble attire. He had three eyes on his forehead, and an additional face made of lava on his left cheek.
“Mighty Legendary Knight, there might be a slight misunderstanding between us!” Lord of Burning Flame said tremblingly, then knelt before Xi Wei with a resounding thud. It was a decisive move. As the saying goes, a wise demon knows when to yield. Internally, however, he was in turmoil.
The deeper the layer of the Abyss, the less it is affected by spatial distortions. This means that deeper Abyss layers have more solidified space, requiring greater cost and power for outsiders to enter. The same applies to the Abyss; it’s harder to launch attacks on the prime material plane from deeper layers. This is why attacks on the prime material plane and the establishment of demon teleportation gates are typically initiated by the Shallow Abyss. Deeper layers of the Abyss must slowly make their way to the shallower layers before using a teleportation gate to attack, often requiring months or even years of preparation.
This was something Lord of Burning Flame couldn’t comprehend. If this human knight had been randomly caught in spatial currents and entered the Abyss, he should have been transported to the first layer, not the fifth. The probability of that was as slim as finding a needle in the ocean. Therefore, it was highly likely that this Legendary Knight was already in the fifth layer of the Abyss and had teleported precisely to Demonic City. This made Lord of Burning Flame even more frustrated. Whom had he offended? Was it worth it?!
“Wail, scream, and what else? Ah, suffer! Right?” Xi Wei, wearing his gauntlets, repeatedly slapped Lord of Burning Flame’s face. However, Lord of Burning Flame could only force a smile and stay silent. The knight before him could kill him in an instant.
“Your Excellency, that was just a small joke on my part. We demons revere the strong… Uh, didn’t you say you were going to rob us? You can take anything you like from my Demonic City. Heh, take whatever you want…”
Xi Wei didn’t stand on ceremony. He tossed his gauntlet onto Lord of Burning Flame’s head, letting it hang on his horns. He grinned menacingly and said, “Keke, why didn’t you say so earlier? I’m not unreasonable. Come, bring out all your Fallen Magic Crystals, as many as you have. Don’t let me find you’ve hidden any!”
As he spoke, Xi Wei activated a wisp of Angel Divinity. His pair of brilliant blue eyes instantly glowed with sacred golden light. This golden light, merely shining on Lord of Burning Flame’s face, caused his flesh to sizzle and rot, as if splashed with boiling oil.
“Okay, okay, I’ll go get them for you right now!” Lord of Burning Flame’s eyes darted around as he bowed and prepared to flee, his mind racing to find a way to seek reinforcements. But in the next second, a sharp pain pierced his chest. A long sword burning with sacred fire was already embedded in his chest.
“Get back here, you bastard.” Xi Wei twisted his hands, pulling out the King of Conquest Long Sword. Lord of Burning Flame cried out in pain and rolled on the ground. “Do you think I don’t know what you’re thinking? Have your subordinates fetch the Fallen Magic Crystals. I’ll give you ten minutes. For every second that passes, I’ll stab you again, until I see the first Fallen Magic Crystal!”
“Ah, yes, yes…” Lord of Burning Flame nodded hurriedly.
“Stab—!” The sword plunged into his chest again, causing him to gasp in pain. Damn it, this knight was serious.
“Stab—!” Another stab. Lord of Burning Flame didn’t dare to delay and, suppressing the pain, quickly communicated with his subordinates. “[Quickly, bring the Fallen Magic Crystals to my bedroom door. Hurry!]”
His subordinate demons, who were patrolling the palace, didn’t dare to delay. They immediately ran to the treasure vault to move the Fallen Magic Crystals. Soon, more than ten boxes were piled up outside Lord of Burning Flame’s bedroom door.
“Master, these… these are all the Fallen Magic Crystals. Are… are you alright inside?” a Balrog asked tentatively, cowering.
“Stab—!”
Xi Wei: “Your subordinate is asking you something. Why aren’t you speaking?”
“Aoww… It hurts! I’m perfectly fine! Get lost!” The Balrog outside shivered and quickly fled. In his heart, he sighed that his master was becoming increasingly perverted, now even engaging in this sort of masochistic play. No wonder he could become a demon lord, while he could only be a demon lieutenant.
“Mighty human knight, as you can see, I have already presented all the Fallen Magic Crystals.” Lord of Burning Flame gestured with a worried expression.
“Boom—!” The bedroom door immediately opened. The treasure chests filled with Fallen Magic Crystals seemed to grow legs and crawled towards Xi Wei. The lids of the chests automatically opened, revealing the Fallen Magic Crystals inside. Xi Wei counted them. According to the system’s measurement units, there were about 150 units of these magic crystals, a decent quantity.
“Very well. Now, answer me one question. If you can answer it, I’ll let you go.” Xi Wei put all the Fallen Magic Crystals into his Space Ring. The King of Conquest Long Sword, still wreathed in sacred fire, remained poised at Lord of Burning Flame’s chest.
“Is that a question I can answer?”
“Of course. I guarantee, it’s a very simple question. Even a child who has just learned to speak in the city I rule knows the answer.” Xi Wei’s smile was sinister.
“Then, then please ask.”
“Tell me, why is spaghetti mixed with number 42 concrete?”
Lord of Burning Flame: “?”
Xi Wei: “You have ten seconds to answer!”
“Ten, nine, eight, seven, three, one… Sorry, you didn’t answer! Keke, die!” Xi Wei pushed forward with both hands. This time, the King of Conquest Long Sword completely tore apart Lord of Burning Flame’s Demon Heart. Then, the sacred fire on the sword began to burn Lord of Burning Flame’s soul. In the last moment before complete annihilation, Lord of Burning Flame was still pondering that question. Why is spaghetti mixed with number 42 concrete?
