Chapter 784 - 769: Enchanting Demon
Based on Elwin’s information, Chen Feng had a certain understanding of the auctioneer. The other party was a demon warlock, mastering many dark magics, and was the master of a place called Silent City hundreds of miles away. However, it was currently facing a significant problem.
A team composed of demons attacked Silent City. Originally protected by city walls, those hastily assembled legions couldn’t deal with the demon warlock. Even if the warlock shut its doors, the team could have been worn down.
But, in a cruel twist, the demon warlock’s son betrayed him!
The demon warlock was an Enchanting Demon!
This demon warlock seduced victims to destruction through promises of power and wealth.
It had sharp violet eyes and a skin tone interspersed with deep brown and black. Standing 15 feet tall, it weighed 5,500 pounds.
The Enchanting Demon preferred deceit over direct combat. However, once their beguilement and deception failed, their wrathful assault would be fierce and terrifying. They would approach enemies with "Confusion Spell," then use "Chaos Hammer" and "Unholy Strike" to injure the foe and end the battle.
Unlike the Enchanting Demons who incite mortals’ desires and lusts to lead them into depravity, Enchanting Demons are a different kind of seducer. Although they appear brutish and fierce, Enchanting Demons are masters of deception and lies. They use illusions to conceal their true form, and use magic to fulfill the wishes of mortals, rewarding those who fall for their lies and schemes in this way.
The Enchanting Demon often grants wishes in the most violent and destructive ways—although these methods may not yield immediate results.
A striving weaponsmith might wish for his craftsmanship to become famous, only to find his best works being used as weapons by a murderous brute; a lonely person might wish for a companion, only to lose love and become a vampire, and so on. Therefore, the Enchanting Demon never truly fulfills the mortals’ wishes.
The demon warlock was an outstanding Enchanting Demon. In short, due to its skilled deception, it established a foothold in the Dark Realm and even became a leader of a town. But ironically, such a demon ended up being deceived by its own offspring!
The offspring severely wounded the demon warlock. Even though it immediately counterattacked, the town suffered losses, with over ten thousand residents dead or injured, and thirty percent of the defense force seduced by the offspring into becoming rebels. All secrets were revealed, those rebels in the wilderness were originally the offspring’s subordinates.
With this turn of events, Silent City’s advantage plummeted instantaneously. After several battles, the morale took a significant hit, and what’s worse, when the offspring betrayed, they took away a large amount of supplies, leading to a shortage of weapons in the town. As a result, the warlock had no choice but to bring out Vicna’s Dharma Eye, all in the hope of securing final victory in this battle.
Power, after all, signifies slaughter.
Humans would even compete against their own kin for power, let alone the chaotic demons!
The demon warlock perhaps never trusted the offspring. To it, the other was nothing more than an extension of its own bloodline. The so-called parental love of humans would never happen to it. Unfortunately, it trusted itself too much!
It trusted its own wisdom and experience, merely seeing the offspring as its own creation, believing they couldn’t stir any waves.
Yet, what the demon warlock overlooked was that its offspring inherited its unique bloodline and was also an Enchanting Demon, adept at deceit and trickery!
The demon warlock’s underestimation led to its downfall as a failure. It even took out its cherished treasures to sell, with only one aim, to gain substantial weapon support to defeat the betrayer who brought it disgrace!
As for the emotional connection of bloodline, it was never in the demon warlock’s consideration. It only wanted to erase its disgrace. If possible, it would treat the betrayer with the most brutal means.
The offspring’s conspiracy almost led Silent City to the brink of destruction. For the demon warlock, nothing was more infuriating!
"Weapons?"
Chen Feng said thoughtfully, he was determined to obtain Vicna’s Dharma Eye, as this sub-divine artifact was practically tailor-made for him. As for the price to pay, he firmly believed through the half-industrialized order of this still manually crafted Dark Realm, he could utterly suppress any arms dealers.
In the worst-case scenario, he would bring out some never-before-auctioned items to gain preference from the other party.
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In the Dark Realm, time often had no meaning because the sky was always pitch-black. It was a place that made people forget time, and it could also cause them to crumble.
During these days, Chen Feng hadn’t gone out much; his injuries hadn’t fully healed, and he had only recovered seventy percent so far. Therefore, the summoned beasts didn’t leave but stayed in the town for emergencies.
Elwin personally sent people to escort Chen Feng, and the mount was a griffin, a creature with the head of an eagle and the body of a lion. Compared to its appearance, its temper was more docile, and thus it had been tamed as a mount. Apart from the Dark Realm, other layers also had the custom of taming griffins!
When Chen Feng arrived at the auction venue, it was already filled with spectators. Compared to the strong gathering at Dengshi City, Elwin’s auction had a lower threshold, attracting countless creatures. Dark Elves dominated, after all, this was Ros’s domain. Besides, dark creatures accounted for 20%, and demons for 30%.
There were many voices echoing around, but one shouldn’t mind so-called etiquette. This was a place where death was always possible, and compared to etiquette which held no function, these evildoers focused more on the upcoming auction.
Then came the sound of heavy footsteps.
A tall and stout creature appeared before everyone, its pupils a glaring red, with evident demon features. Its skin was marked with many tattoos and scars. It stood taller than the average demon, holding a strange scepter inlaid with green in its hand.
Upon the appearance of this demon, all creatures around fell silent as though their throats had been throttled, making it hard even to breathe.
The demon warlock!
Moreover, it was a terrifying legendary spellcaster!
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