Chapter 270 The Price of Grace

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Just when all the players were discussing the recently updated new map, an annoying post suddenly appeared on the forum.

Teammates are celebrating: “Brothers!! Big news!”

Mana is infinite: “There is something in the forest of the new world. We found the main city of the Lizardmen!”

The Great Bear: “???”

Gou Shi: “What’s going on?!”

Pure and innocent female donkey: “(color) (color)”

Teammate Jitian: “It’s a long story! We were searching for the traces of the Lizardman deserter in the forest, but we didn’t catch the deserter, but we accidentally ran into a pterosaur!”

Mana is infinite: “That’s right! That thing has grown huge! The thing behind that thing has also grown huge. It suddenly jumped out of the forest and scared me!”

Pig-Headed Knight: “Fuck, who cares about that? Let’s get to the point!”

Candied Haws: “+1, what’s going on with that main city?!”

Facing everyone’s questioning, Teammate Jitian, who was well versed in the art of cheating replies, ignored them and first made up a bunch of nonsense. Finally, when all the players were about to go berserk, he told them about the adventures of his two brothers in the forest.

To put it simply, they followed the flight path of the pterosaur, crossed the mountains that ran through the forest, and then followed the river to find a huge lake among the mountains, as well as a city hidden in the center of the lake.

The city was extremely large, with farmlands and villages scattered around the lake. From a distance, it looked like a paradise.

Upon learning that there was such a Feng Shui treasure land hidden in the forest, the players in the post were immediately excited and reached out to the public screen.

Broken Blade: “Where is it? Please share the coordinates! (色) (色)”

Output is all about shouting: “+1, begging for coordinates!”

Please don’t send me off: “Brother! Please!”

Don’t get close to me: “Stack!!!”

Looking at the stupid faces of the people on the forum asking for coordinates, [Teammate Sacrifice] was so happy that he couldn’t stop smiling, and immediately typed out a line of irrelevant answers on the keyboard.

“Brothers, don’t panic! This opportunity may seem to bring huge benefits, but in fact, there may be some fraud! Let’s go find out what’s going on first. After confirming that there is no danger, we can update the coordinates at the bottom of the post!”

As soon as he published his post, his good friend [無力無邊] immediately replied.

“Brother, what you said is absolutely right! If I don’t go to heaven, then who will? Let us go explore the way first. If we find anything good, we will bring it back to the forum and share it with everyone!”

He swallowed the chemical pool in one gulp: “Damn it!”

Gou Shi: “@#%&!”

Output is all about shouting: “You bastard, you’re eating alone! (Angry)”

Pig-Headed Knight: “This is too shameless!!”

Broken Blade: “Go to hell! (Bomb)”

“…”

……

Just as the two inhuman guys left the forum and returned to the online, twisting their big tails and excitedly exploring the “City in the Lake”, a curious wind lizard also arrived above the Demon King’s camp almost at the same time.

It is worth mentioning that although the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom is the only kingdom on the Janna continent, it is not the only lizardman force on this land. Although the Dragon God is the belief of most lizardmen, not all lizardmen claim to be descendants of the Dragon God.

When the Great Barrier descended, which was the First Era a thousand years ago, the elemental gods were the mainstream of this world. Whether it was the God of Light “Sith” or the God of Hades “Hagen”, they were just one of the gods of the elements at that time, and they were not given the titles they have today. The division of gods by bloodline and the rise of the concept of race were all things that happened at the end of the First Era.

Because of the Great Barrier, the Janna Continent was not involved in the huge war that caused the fall of the gods. And because this land is isolated from the outside world, the progress of civilization on this land is much slower than the world outside the Great Barrier.

Hundreds of lizardmen who believed in the Dragon God formed the Holy Armor Dragon Clan, embraced the belief in the Dragon God, and united around the city of Assam… just like the human races on the continent of Oss who united because of Saint Sith.

Apart from the Ankylosaurs who believe in the Dragon God, there are still a considerable number of Lizardmen who still maintain their ancient traditions and beliefs. They live in various parts of the Janna continent according to their bloodlines and serve their own gods.

Over the past thousand years, the two sides have been fighting constantly, and in the end, the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom, which has a larger population and stronger cohesion, gained the upper hand.

However, on the other hand, this also made the Holy Ankylosaur Kingdom make countless enemies.

For example, the Wind Howl Tribe, which believes in the sky god “Uranus”, is one of them.

As soon as the hunting team of the Holy Armored Dragon Kingdom broke out in battle with the unknown forces that appeared on the beach, the scouts of the Wind Howl Tribe discovered the situation on the coastline and brought the news back to the tribe’s royal court, which quickly attracted the attention of the ruler of the Wind Howl Tribe, “Great Wind Chief” Urga Fenglie.

For a long time, the Holy Armored Dragon Clan, as the most powerful clan in the Gana Continent, not only ignored the ancient contract and tyrannically swallowed up the Holy Lake belonging to all Lizardmen, but also built the city of Assam in the center of the Holy Lake in the name of worshiping their Dragon God, in order to control the plains and forests around the Holy Lake.

Not only that, they also arrogantly classified the Lizardmen other than the Ankylosaurs as savages or even prey, and prevented all Lizardmen with “impure blood” from enjoying the water of the Holy Lake!

The hatred between the two sides has long evolved from a simple dispute of faith into a situation of life and death.

It was for this reason that when the Wind Howl Tribe learned that the Holy Armored Dragon Kingdom had clashed with an unknown force from the depths of the sea, they immediately took action and sent envoys to the outsiders camped on the coastline, intending to win over these outsiders to fight against the brutal and unreasonable Holy Armored Dragon Kingdom.

Although this goes against ancient traditions, they no longer care about it.

If the power of the Holy Armored Dragon Kingdom continues to expand, it will only be a matter of time before the Wind Howl Tribe disappears into the dust of history.

As the messenger appointed by the Great Wind Chief, Sack Swiftwind came to the coastline where the conflict occurred with the chief’s oral order.

As a conservative in the tribe, he did not take the strangers from the sea seriously at first.

After all, over the past thousand years, human ships have often been stranded on the beach, but no ship has ever caused any major storms.

I think this time is no exception.

However, when he actually arrived above the coast, the scenery that came into view completely overturned his stubbornness.

“Is this… the power beyond the sea?” Looking at the scene on the beach, Sack Gale’s pupils trembled, and shock was written all over his scaly face.

He saw that on the high ground not far from the beach, a simple and busy camp had taken shape, and thousands of monsters he had never seen before were active on the edge of the forest!

With his translucent membrane wings spread out, Sack suppressed his raging heartbeat, caught the moist and salty sea breeze with his wings, and slowly landed on a branch at the edge of the forest, looking towards the nearby hills.

The densely packed tents were crowded in the center of the camp, surrounded by a wall made of rocks and logs. Although the wall was not majestic, it was more than enough as a defensive fortification!
Not only that!
At the edge of the camp, there were two wooden watchtowers standing tall, overlooking the nearby jungle together with the thick, long, glowing iron pipes.

Near the gate of the wall, he saw a patrol of undead soldiers. They walked in unison, with firm steps, shining swords in their hands, and a strong aura of death emanating from their bodies, just like evil spirits crawling out of the abyss.

His intuition told him that these guys were not easy to deal with!

Sack’s heart was beating wildly and he couldn’t calm down for a long time. The simple word “shocked” could no longer summarize all the feelings in his heart.

As one of the most elite scouts of the Wind Howl Tribe, he had witnessed countless battles, both large and small. However, even so, this was the first time he had seen such an amazing nest-building speed.

If he remembered correctly, these foreigners from the sea had only been on this land for less than three days.

In just three days, they were able to build such solid fortifications on the hill. Even the Holy Ankylosaurus Kingdom does not have such power!
That wasn’t the only thing that shocked Sack.

Not far from the camp, a group of black spiders were gnawing at the nearby woods non-stop like a swarm of locusts!
They use their sharp mouthparts to bite off the wood, then carry it to the coastline to pile it up and dry it. Finally, a group of skeletons carry the last part to the sea and piece it together to form a bridge extending to the sea. The other part is transported outside the fortress wall to expand the camp.

“These outsiders were able to build a city of this size in such a short time…”

Sack muttered unconsciously, his eyes wandering along the outline of the coastline. Facing this busy camp, he didn’t know where to focus his eyes for a moment.

Just as he was shocked, a sharp gaze had noticed his presence and was approaching him silently like a ghost.

Completely unaware of the threat that was so close at hand, just as Sack was hesitating whether to directly reveal his identity as a messenger or report the situation to Dafengshou first, a sudden explosion suddenly came from under him!
“Bam—!”

The milky white smoke suddenly exploded, turning into a dense net that rushed up from bottom to top!
Looking at the sudden explosion of smoke, Sack, who was lurking on the treetops, was suddenly startled, and flapped his wings violently, trying to distance himself!

However, the flying spider web was one step faster than him and grabbed his wings firmly first!

Sack struggled with all his might, but it was in vain. After a few flutters, he fell off the tree branch in a mess.

The moment he fell into the bushes, several skeleton soldiers and giant spiders hiding in the bushes immediately jumped out, shouting and chattering.

“Haha! Got it!”

“Brothers! Come on!”

“Ouch!!!!”

The glowing crystals translated their language!

Seeing the spiders and undead rushing towards him excitedly, Sack suddenly panicked, struggling desperately and shouting loudly.

“Stop! Let me go! I am the messenger of the Wind Howl Tribe… Sack Gale! I, I am here under the order of the Great Wind Chief to release the goodwill of the Wind Howl Tribe. Please let me see your leader!”

The players who were originally surrounding him did not take the prey’s plea for mercy seriously until they heard him announce his name.

Sark Gale?

Wow, it’s an NPC with a name!

“The Wind Howling Tribe? The Great Windhead? What the hell is that?” The undead player holding the spider web launcher touched his mandible and muttered to himself.

“Never mind, I just need a flying mount! Let me turn him into a ghoul first!” An undead player who changed his job into an acolyte had his eyes shining and was ready to step forward, but before he could show his skills, he was stopped by his brother beside him.

“Wait, what if this guy is a quest-related NPC?!”

“That’s perfect. The key NPC is my corpse ghost, hehehe…”

“What the hell, what do you want to do?!”

“Quick! Hold him down!”

The undead who were sharpening their knives one second ago started quarreling with each other the next second.

Sack looked at this group of difficult-to-communicate guys with a tense expression, fearing that he might accidentally anger them and bring disaster upon himself.

Just when he was extremely anxious, a woman in a black robe suddenly appeared in the shadow of the woods.

Her face was stern and her eyes were sharp, like a cheetah active in the jungle. A pair of cat ears stood upright on her head, almost blending into her long black hair.

Orcs?

Or… the legendary demon?
Sack looked at her with fear and vaguely felt a powerful aura from her, which was in no way inferior to the strong men in the Wind Howl Tribe.

“Quiet.”

A cold voice floated out of her mouth, as if carrying an irresistible majesty, freezing the noisy group of undead spirits and spiders in an instant.

Seeing the undead around him stop what they were doing, Sack, who had survived the disaster, finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked gratefully at the figure standing in the shadow of the woods.

“Thank you!”

Sarah glanced at him coldly, with no emotion visible on her expressionless face, and raised her chin slightly.

“The Lord is in a good mood today and has granted you an audience. But please be careful about your words and actions, otherwise we cannot guarantee your safety.”

“I will be careful about my words and actions…but, can you let me get up from the ground first?” Sack glanced at the spider webs on his body, trying to make the other party understand his current situation.

However, to his surprise, the moment his eyes swept over him, the milky white spider webs broke as if they had encountered a blade. Sack looked up suddenly and saw the lady standing in the shadows, putting away the flash of cold light in her hand.

The spider web that was previously wrapped around him seemed to have been cut off by the dagger in her hand!
Realizing this, Sack’s heart was shaken, and when he looked at her again, there was gradually a gleam of disbelief in his eyes.

So fast!

He didn’t catch at all when she made the move!

With such skills, this lady must have a special identity in this mysterious force. And the reason why she appeared here was probably to show off her skills as the emissary of the Wind Howl Tribe…

Sack’s mind was racing, but he didn’t know that the demon standing in front of him was just a “pet” adopted by the Demon King, and the reason why he was here was just because he happened to be performing a routine patrol mission…

Howling Wind Tribe?

what is that.

Looking at Sack who seemed to have misunderstood something, Sarah did not make any explanation. She just briefly said “Follow me” and then turned and walked towards the fortress on the hill.

Looking around at the undead and spiders around him, Sack didn’t dare to stay any longer, let alone run away. He had to swallow his saliva and follow the man.

There was no further communication along the way, and the cat and the lizard soon arrived at the gate of the fortress.

The corpse standing guard at the door just glanced at Sarah, then silently put away the weapon in his hand and retreated to both sides of the gate.

Sack looked at the two lifeless lizardmen zombies nervously, his heart beating wildly under his scales.

He could recognize that the corpse should have died not long ago, and judging from the color of the scales and the shape of the skull, it was the nemesis of the Wind Lizard Clan – the Holy Armored Dragon Clan!
Looking at the corpse of his old enemy in front of him, Sack did not feel any gloating in his heart, but instead felt a slight fear.

I didn’t expect that these guys from the sea would be so terrifying. Being killed by them is not the end. Death is just the beginning of torture!
Is it really okay to work with them?
Looking at everything in the camp, Sack suddenly had the illusion that he was selling his soul to the devil of the abyss.

Unable to suppress the fear and anxiety in his heart, he spoke with difficulty in a trembling voice.

“Can you tell me…your master’s identity?”

Sarah did not hide it, but spoke slowly in a tone of reverence and pride.

“My Lord is the sovereign of the Great Cemetery, the supreme demon king… As for his name, you are not worthy to know it.”

Sack was stunned for a moment.

“The Great Cemetery? The Demon King?”

what is that?
Sarah didn’t answer his question, but just spoke calmly.

“You don’t need to know. You just need to remember one thing: to show your identity and purpose in front of that adult, and to stay humble.”

Aren’t these three things?

Sack couldn’t help but complain in his heart, but he didn’t dare say much. He just nodded hurriedly to indicate that he remembered the advice.

Then he followed the lady’s footsteps and stepped into the tent in front of him. At that moment, a solemn atmosphere hit him in the face.

There was a brazier in the middle of the tent. A faint green flame was burning quietly in the brazier, barely illuminating a handsome profile.

That’s a human being.

At least that’s what it seems.

At this moment, he was standing in front of a vertically hung map, looking at the lines on the map with a thoughtful expression.

The moment she saw him, the woman with cat ears immediately softened her eyes and stood respectfully at the side of the tent entrance.

Sack carefully observed the man standing in front of the map and the furnishings in the tent.

Although he only took a quick glance, he recognized the map on the wall at a glance. The lines drawn with just a few strokes were exactly the coastline in the north of the Stairway to the Sun Mountains!

Realizing this, he couldn’t help but be secretly shocked.

I didn’t expect that these guys who came from afar not only built an easy-to-defend and difficult-to-attack fortress on the coastline in such a short time, but also drew a map of the area!

It seems that they are aiming for something big!
At this moment, Sack, who was thinking in his heart, suddenly noticed a cold gaze coming from the side. He was shocked and quickly folded his wings behind him and knelt on one knee.

“I am Sack Gale, the messenger of the Wind Howling Tribe… I am meeting His Majesty the Demon King!” His voice was full of humility, not daring to show any disrespect.

In the Janna continent, there is only one person who can be called Your Majesty, and that is the Holy King of the fallen country of Holy Armor Dragon.

However, after seeing the adult in front of him, he couldn’t help but use this title.

Perhaps noticing the movement at the door, the man standing in front of the map finally put away his pensive expression and shifted his gaze from the map to him.

After looking him up and down, the man nodded slightly with a hint of approval in his eyes.

However, that approving look did not make Sack feel relaxed, but instead made him feel a little chilly.

He could sense that the approving look was not due to appreciation of some quality in him, but rather more like the look of someone choosing a product in front of a shelf…

Looking at the shivering lizardman in front of him, Luo Yan couldn’t help but raise the corner of his mouth into a playful arc.

I don’t know whether to say it is a coincidence or not, but there was a group of geckos in his maze who claimed to be descendants of dragons. As a result, those guys who had nothing to do with dragons seemed to be more courageous than these guys who were suspected to have pure blood.

Of course, he still prefers guys who know the times to opponents with backbone.

This would save him a lot of trouble.

“The Howling Wind Tribe?” Luo Yan asked casually, breaking the silence in the tent. “Where are you on the map?”

Sack lowered his head and spoke in a nervous voice.

“We mainly live on the top of the Stairway to the Sun Mountains, migrating around following the will of Uranus, the god of the sky… We don’t have a fixed residence.”

In other words, these guys are nomads from the Janna continent?
Previously, Luo Yan had asked the captives from the Holy Ankylosaur Kingdom for some information about this continent and the situation of the lizard people living on this land.

However, those guys are just ordinary soldiers after all, and the intelligence they have is limited. If they want to fully grasp the situation on this land, they have to strengthen contact with the locals.

Looking at the mountains on the map, Luo Yan nodded thoughtfully, and spoke after pondering for a moment.

“Uranus…it’s a really ancient name.”

Hearing this, a hint of pride appeared in Sack’s eyes. However, just as he was about to raise his head and say a few words to the demon king, he was pushed back by a sharp gaze from the side.

Looking at Sack with a frustrated look on his face, Luo Yan smiled faintly, then looked at Sarah who was standing beside him and scolded her lightly.

“Sarah, be careful not to interrupt our guests all the time.”

“I’m sorry… Your Majesty the Demon King.” Sarah lowered her head.

Although that sentence was meant as an apology, Sack, who was kneeling on one knee beside her, could not feel the slightest apology from her.

It is clear–

These guys are hitting him on purpose!

Feeling the undisguised contempt, Sack’s heart was filled with humiliation, but he had no choice but to swallow his anger.

Looking at the envoy of the Wind Howl Tribe who chose to endure it, Luo Yan’s eyes flashed with regret, but he didn’t say much.

It seems that the wind lizards are not as irritable as the geckos.

But whatever.

He waited near the teleportation array for three full days but did not receive any strong men from this continent. Instead, he received an envoy sent by the hostile forces of the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom.

This is enough to explain many problems——

These lizardmen probably don’t want to drive me away.

But the strength does not allow it.

It seems that the “Blessing of the Dragon God” is not without a price. The Lizardmen of the current Janna Continent may not be as powerful as a principality under the Emperor…

This is inevitable.

After all, the era of the Gods of Elements ended thousands of years ago, and what remains here is just an echo from thousands of years ago.

Luo Yan mourned for half a second for the sad fate of this group of lizards.

For them, he didn’t even need to act.

Not knowing that the demon king in front of him had already decided his fate, Sack took a deep breath and spoke slowly, still at his own pace.

“Your Majesty, the Devil King, I came to visit you this time mainly to bring you greetings and congratulations on behalf of my leader, His Majesty Urga Windsplitter. Congratulations on your victory over the army of the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom.”

When he said this, he paused for a moment deliberately, adding a hint of profoundness to his flattering tone.

“It was truly a resounding victory. We witnessed everything that happened on this beach from the sky. You and your men’s heroic figures on the battlefield deeply moved us…”

He thought that the demon king in front of him would show some fear on his face after hearing these words, but he didn’t expect that the other party didn’t care about his deliberately showing off muscles at all, and didn’t even pay attention to it.

A deep feeling of powerlessness swept over Sack, especially that careless yawn, which made him feel like he had punched cotton.

The other party has no intention of forming an alliance with them at all!
Just when he was about to make some efforts, the devil interrupted his endless compliments – or temptations.

“Do you have anything else to do?”

Looking at the indifferent Demon King, Sack gritted his teeth and had to give up the game for the time being, and took the lead in throwing out the olive branch hidden in the implication.

“Since the Holy Armor Dragon Kingdom is our common enemy, why don’t we join hands—”

Before he could finish his words, he was interrupted again.

“Us? Would you form an alliance with a group of ants?”

Sack froze in place for a moment.

His expression was twisted with anger, all the muscles in his body were tense, white mist came out of his nostrils, and he wished he could rush up and tear the human in front of him into pieces.

However, the raging flame had just ignited in his heart when it was extinguished by a basin of cold water poured in his face.

A cold dagger was pressed squarely against his throat, just a millimeter away from cutting through the scales on his neck!
He had no doubt—

If that adult hadn’t stopped him at the last moment, he probably wouldn’t even know what happened and would have become a corpse!

“Sarah, spare his life.”

“But……”

“I need him to go back and tell his leader.”

Signaling Sarah to put away her weapon and retreat, Luo Yan looked at Sack who was frozen in place and continued speaking in a calm tone.

“I don’t want to give you any illusions that you can win. Right now you only have two choices—”

“Surrender, or die.”

(End of this chapter)