All-Professional Master of Darkness - Chapter 381

c381 The ruined fortress of demons

The light flashed, and Lan Wu appeared in the ruins. He looked around and couldn’t help but gasp.

This is indeed the Demon Fortress. The ruins around vaguely tell the former glory of this magnificent fortress. But the mottled bloodstains vaguely exposed under the dust also silently tell how tragic the battle was here at that time.

Lan Wu walked to a broken wall. A dry hand was exposed under the collapsed stone wall. Although the body buried under the stone wall had dried up, it can still be seen that this gray hand was covered with large and small wounds.

“Huh.” Lan Wu let out a long breath. Seeing this scarred hand, he could imagine what kind of strong attack the Demon Fortress had experienced.

“Go and see if there are any traces of survivors.” Lan Wu patted his cheek, and then signaled Lan Ya and the other four ghosts to search around.

The Demon Fortress is not as good as Rogue Camp, Lugaoin and Kurast Harbor. This is known as the frontier fortress closest to hell. Apart from here, the outside is not suitable for living at all. If there are any survivors, they will only be here. If no traces of human activities are found, it means that the Demon Fortress has been completely wiped out and there is no survivor.

When the four ghosts began to act, Lan Wu did not rest, and went straight to the center of the fortress that he had only seen from a distance a few times… the castle that is now the best preserved.

This Gothic castle is extremely magnificent and solid. The outer wall is full of potholes, and it is obvious that a fierce battle took place here. The boulders scattered around the castle clearly prove the countermeasures taken by the demon army at that time. However, it is obvious that the demon’s plan did not succeed. In addition to leaving countless potholes of different sizes on the outer wall and smashing down several spires, this solid castle was not destroyed.

Lan Wu went straight through the thick iron door with only the upper half left and entered the castle. As soon as he stepped into the dark hall, a stench rushed towards him. Lan Wu frowned and soon saw a pyramid built entirely of bones.

This pyramid is extremely terrifying, almost touching the ceiling that is more than 20 meters high. This pyramid occupies a full third of the huge hall that is nearly the size of four football fields. It is roughly estimated that there are at least more than 10,000 corpses piled up here.

Lan Wu looked at this pyramid that exuded a strong stench, and it was as if a big stone was blocking his heart, making him breathless. The great changes in the world caused the human race to lose 99% of the population. Just hearing this number does not make you feel blocked in your heart, after all, it is just a number. But the pyramid composed of more than 10,000 corpses in front of him told him vividly how much impact this great change in the world has on mankind.

The sound of footsteps echoed in the dead silent hall. Lan Wu silently bypassed this terrifying pyramid and walked straight to the stairs behind him. He had heard Boya, the professional nanny who was worried about his players, say that Tyrael had been resting deep in the castle. The only way to find the portal to Harrogath was there.

Going down the stairs, Lan Wu soon reached the bottom floor. With the help of the dim light brought by the attribute of the equipment’s illumination range, he saw that this place had indeed been abandoned for a long time. The ground was covered with a thick layer of dust. The torches and other lighting objects hanging on the walls were also covered with cobwebs.

“Vorod, Taylor…” Lan Wu silently recited the names of the happy enemies in his heart, and remembered the scene when he first met Volod. If it weren’t for the son of doom who resolutely lent him a novice staff with skeleton resurrection, he would probably have died at the hands of the fallen demon.

Then the faces of Boya and others also appeared in his mind. He smiled self-deprecatingly. Thinking about it carefully, this dad who was worried about the team members was quite cute. The female mage Vina who liked to carry all her belongings on her body was also lucky to meet Boya, otherwise she would probably die early if she carried so many things to fight.

Missing Boya and others, Lan Wu walked to the end of the corridor. Here stood a door engraved with ancient and mysterious patterns. Seeing this intact door, his eyes suddenly lit up.

This door was actually intact.

This means that there are likely survivors. The entire Demon Fortress was destroyed by the demons, and the only intact thing was this castle. And the only intact thing in the castle was this door in front of him. It is entirely possible that the survivors are hiding here.

Thinking of this, Lan Wu couldn’t wait to push the door open with anticipation. A crack appeared in the heavy and thick door. A faint smell of burning grease quietly floated out from the crack of the door.

“Sure enough, there are survivors.” Lan Wu was immediately surprised and happy. While pushing the door open, he shouted loudly: “I am a human. If there is someone, just squeak.”

The door had just been pushed open to a width just wide enough for an arm to reach in, and suddenly a sharp arrow shot out from inside, nailing it to the right wall with a thud, scaring Lan Wu into a cold sweat.

If it weren’t for the choice of pushing open one side of the door panel to ensure that a certain amount of defense force was left, but standing in the middle like opening the door normally. The arrow had already pierced his right eye.

“I am a human, not a demon.” Lan Wu was also a little annoyed. He had already warned them, but the survivors inside still launched a sneak attack. This was too ignorant.

“Boya said that anyone who opened the door except them will be attacked…” A slightly immature voice came from inside. The voice suddenly stopped before it fell, leaving only a humming sound, as if someone had covered his mouth.

“Boya? Boya is still alive?” Lan Wu was overjoyed, and he didn’t care about the sneak attack from the people inside. He immediately used his magic power to push the door open completely. Under the faint light, he saw the survivors inside. He was stunned.

My God.

Lan Wu stared blankly at the twenty or so survivors in front of him, and he couldn’t even believe his eyes. The oldest of these survivors looked only fifteen or sixteen years old, and the youngest even had snot hanging from his nose, at most five or six years old. At this time, there was only one big word of admiration in his heart.

It can be said that being able to save so many children in the catastrophe is an ability. Especially raising so many children for four years is an admirable ability.

“Don’t come over.” The oldest boy drew his bow and arrow, and guarded in front of the others vigilantly, like a young tiger baring its teeth to intimidate a ferocious black bear.

“Don’t be nervous, I’m a human.” Lan Wu didn’t know whether to laugh or cry, and took out a torch to light it so that the survivors could see more clearly. Unexpectedly, these children still did not relax their vigilance, but became more nervous, hiding behind the boy in fear.

“Don’t come over.” The boy became more nervous, pulled the bowstring and aimed the sharp arrow at Lan Wu.

“I am the God of Grace… Well, Boya should have mentioned me.” Lan Wu raised his hands helplessly, trying to use other methods to make these overly frightened children accept him.

At this time, an extremely weak voice suddenly sounded in the darkness: “God of Grace… Lan… Lan Wu, you are the God of Grace Lan Wu.”