MMORPG: War God, You are Invincible Again-Chapter 603 - 91: The Rootless Netherworld (Part 4)

Lu Hong was also a bit nervous. The consul was unlikely to hand him over, but Saron’s aggressiveness caught them off guard. If Saron tried to seize him by force, the consul would not be able to stop him!

Lu Hong subtly retreated a few steps toward the consul, increasing the distance between himself and Saron.

Saron’s crimson eyes turned to Lu Hong, "Kid, even if you hide in the embrace of the council greys, I can still fish you out."

Uh...

Alright then, since Saron had already put it that way, hiding wouldn’t help Lu Hong now. It would be better to face the impending outcome bravely.

The council greys pondered for a long time, finally speaking up, "I cannot hand him over to you."

"Heh heh." Saron let out a cold laugh, "Don’t think I don’t know what you’re plotting. Kid, do you know that the council greys invited you to the Netherworld just to send you to Hades Palace to die?" freёweɓnovel_com

Hearing Saron’s words, the face of the council greys turned slightly sour, but they quickly covered it up, replying in a low voice, "Saron, I didn’t expect you to utter such words to deceive people!"

"No matter if it’s to deceive or not, he will die anyway!" As he spoke, Saron suddenly made a move, reaching for Lu Hong, who was not far away.

In an instant, Lu Hong felt as if countless ghostly hands grabbed him, rendering his body immobile.

At this moment, the council greys also sprang into action, a violet ray of extreme light darting towards Saron’s eyebrows.

Hitting a snake on its seven-inch spot, after countless years spent together, the council greys naturally knew Saron’s weak point.

The violet ray carried immense power, and Saron dared not take it head-on, retreating half a step and abandoning his attempt to seize Lu Hong.

The consul also took the opportunity to shield Lu Hong behind him, and the divine array below the Govern’s Palace erupted with intense killing intent under his command.

A gigantic scythe of death cleaved through the solid stone wall of the palace and chopped down towards Saron.

Saron raised his arms, withstood the blow from the divine array, the explosion roaring loudly.

Seeing the scene before him, the consul’s face changed drastically, "You... You actually withstood the Scythe of Death?"

Saron’s lips curled into a cold smile, "What? Surprised? You should know, the souls that have died recently in the Star Sea... They were very delicious!"

With that, Saron exerted force and pushed the Scythe of Death back, then shattered it with a punch.

Just as Saron was preparing to attack the council greys again, another figure arrived on the battlefield.

"Saron, you’ve overstepped."

Hearing the calm voice, Saron shrugged helplessly, "Didn’t you go to Westward City?"

"Just got back." The figure landed beside the council greys, and there was no need to guess which side he was there to support.

With a two-against-one, Saron had no chance of winning and had to abandon his plan to capture Lu Hong, saying, "You all protect him well, don’t give me any chance!"

After finishing, he transformed into a mass of purple-black smoke, dispersing with the wind.

After driving Saron away, the council greys finally heaved a sigh of relief.

"You came just in time!" The council greys expressed his gratitude.

But the other party gently shook his head, glanced at Lu Hong, and said, "Is this the person you chose?"

"Indeed, he will certainly reach the palace and rescue that woman."

With that, the council greys introduced Lu Hong, "This is Lord Mo Lun, one of the four sovereigns of the Netherworld."

"Duke Tuklu of the Holy Divine Empire greets Lord Mo Lun!" Lu Hong quickly saluted, expressing his respect.

Mo Lun raised his hand to stop him, "No need for that, Your Grace; I won’t interfere with your decisions."

After speaking, Mo Lun turned and left, indeed coming and going in a hurry.

Due to Saron’s interference, Lu Hong had to make haste, so the council greys immediately led Lu Hong to the entrance of Hades Palace.

"Let me tell you again, Hades Palace is where the Netherworld God sleeps. Be extremely careful; just rescue Fina Noro and don’t intrude into the main chamber, disturbing the soul of the Netherworld God. If you alarm him and cause his early awakening, the Star Sea will face an even greater catastrophe."

"Also, most creatures of the Netherworld dwell underground. Hades Palace is enormous, and it also harbors various strange demonic creatures; be cautious. If you can’t handle them, retreat when necessary."

Lu Hong nodded. The council greys had cautioned him three times, showing how much they valued and genuinely cared about his safety on this mission.

"Rest assured, I will definitely bring Nono’s soul out."

Seeing Lu Hong’s determined expression, the council greys nodded in satisfaction, then channeled power to tear open a gap in the seal of the Netherworld Palace.

"Hurry up and get in!" The council greys said in a low voice, cheeks flushed.

Lu Hong dared not delay and hurriedly rushed inside.

After watching him enter, the council greys retracted their magic power, and the seal of Hades Palace restored itself.

At that moment, purple-black smoke swirled around the council greys and then formed into a humanoid shape, landing beside them.

"Are you sure this kid can succeed?" The figure questioned.

"Who else could we choose but him?" The council greys replied with an indifferent expression, then continued, "Why did Mo Lun return early?"

"I don’t know. Maybe Bodo’s restraint failed, but hasn’t the plan gone well this time? Nothing can change the outcome." Saron let out a sinister laugh, "If this guy succeeds, you’d be the Netherworld’s greatest hero, and I’m sure the Heavenly Gods will reward you greatly."

The council greys glanced at the warden beside him and said, "Saron, next time don’t overdo it when acting; it wasn’t convincing."

With that, he turned and left.

Saron did not respond but instead stared intently at the entrance to Hades Palace, revealing a joyful smile, "Netherworld God, I eagerly await your revival!"

As Lu Hong fell into the Netherworld Palace, he felt a chilling aura envelop him. According to the council greys’ description, Hades Palace was enormous, almost akin to a small plane. Fortunately, the entrance wasn’t far from where Nono was trapped. With luck, he could reach it in about ten days.

This massive palace was built entirely of Qingyan stone, which exerted a strong suppression on Nether magic power; perhaps a means for the Netherworld God to protect himself. For Lu Hong, however, it wasn’t suppressive. On the contrary, it made his blood vitality surge even more vigorously. The Blood Sea Construct on his back unfurled, absorbing the mysterious power in the air incessantly.

Blood vitality was the utmost solitary Yang energy, whereas the aura in the Netherworld was probably the purest yin energy. As the saying goes, solitary Yin does not thrive, nor does solitary Yang... Oh, I’m in a magical world, not a fantasy wuxia!

Lu Hong muttered quietly, dismissing his thoughts, and cautiously began exploring the palace.

The Hades Palace was like a maze, Qingyan stones piled to form wide corridors leading off into the unknown depths. Many corridors intertwined, making it easy for one to get lost.

By comparing with the palace map provided by the council greys, Lu Hong painstakingly pinpointed his current location. He was not far from where Nono was.

After plotting a course, Lu Hong set off on his journey.

Quickly, he encountered his first demonic creature roaming the palace—a mantis with a rabbit’s face?

What kind of bizarre creature is this?

Seeing this strange mantis, Lu Hong couldn’t help but think of Lando, that former maniacal scientist.

When Lu Hong saw the rabbit-headed mantis, the creature also acutely detected Lu Hong not far away.

The rabbit-headed mantis seemed surprised. What kind of being was this in front of it? Why had it never seen one before?

Uncertain of the rabbit-headed mantis’s strength, Lu Hong did not attack recklessly, and the rabbit-headed mantis felt the same.

For a while, they remained in a standoff, neither intending to make the first move.

Ten minutes passed. Driven by the urgency of rescuing Nono, Lu Hong couldn’t wait any longer and prepared to strike first.

But just then, a half-meter-wide green tongue shot out from the dim corridor, with the rabbit-headed mantis oblivious to the danger behind it.

In an instant, the tongue coiled around the rabbit-headed mantis and dragged it deeper into the corridor.

It wasn’t until the rabbit-headed mantis disappeared that Lu Hong realized what had happened.

What kind of monster was that? Why was it so fast?

As he pondered, the croaking of frogs echoed from within the corridor, coming closer to him.

Retreat? Impossible. This was the only way to where Nono was, and even if he retreated, where could he go?

Gripping the Blood Holy Sword, Lu Hong boldly advanced toward the source of the sound.

Soon, he saw the source, a massive frog, as tall as three people, with a scorpion tail.

Moreover, the frog was covered in the mane of a lion.

Half of the rabbit-headed mantis’s carcass dangled from its mouth.

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