Chapter 1028: The Main Course (Part 1)
Chapter 1028: The Main Course (Part 1)
It wasn't a person who came, but a "demon."
"
Strange, the aura is that of a Meat Goat Demon, but why does it look human?
"What kind of demon are you? Why did you sneak into the Nest of Sinful Desire?"
And just what kind of demon are you to speak to me like that?
"Hmph!"
"I am... Hah..."
He had barely begun his sentence when his nose tingled, and the world before him grew blurry.
"Hah... Hahchoo!"
Unable to resist, he opened his mouth and let out a huge sneeze. Tears streamed from his eyes, and his body softened, causing him to topple over and immediately start snoring.
The once lively, or at least lively-looking, Nest of Sinful Desire suddenly seemed abandoned for centuries, becoming desolate and bleak. Even the clothing of the female Succubi was inexplicably covered in a layer of yellowish-gray dust.
"Where did this fool come from?"
"His skin isn't covered, his ears aren't plugged, and there's no mark from a Not-Sleeping Bat's bite... He came to steal from our Nest of Sinful Desire without any preparation? Doesn't he fear being drained by Lord Belphegor's Snore?"
"Big sister, he might really not be afraid~"
"He's a Great Demon on par with the Holy Spirit. For a demon of his rank, Lord Belphegor's Snore would only make him sleep for half a day and wouldn't be life-threatening."
A Great Demon?
The lead female Succubus was taken aback by this revelation. She leaned in for another check and was surprised to find that this fool, who had come to steal without any preparation, was indeed a genuine Great Demon, and was only a step away from becoming a Demon God.
Why would a demon of his rank come to steal sheep? And even if he did steal, why... Wait, that's not right!
Picking up the Black Goat, who was sleeping soundly, the leading Succubus carefully sniffed it and couldn't help but widen her eyes.
"Wait! It's not some Great Demon here to steal sheep, it's just a Meat Goat!"
"What?!!"
...
Ugh... Where am I...?
Waking up from a deep sleep, the Black Goat looked up at the unfamiliar ceiling and felt a bit dazed.
I remember... I was about to unleash a massacre and teach those low-life Demons who don't respect strength a lesson, right? How did I suddenly fall asleep and get tied up?
And if I'm tied up, where is the God of Food inside me? Why didn't that bastard save me? Could he have fallen too?
‘I haven’t fallen. I just didn’t think you were in any real danger, so I didn’t act to save you.’
Ignoring the Black Goat's mental curses, Leon saw that it was starting to recover from the remnants of the Sloth Demon God's truth and spoke up.
‘The Nest of Sinful Desires is just one of the Abyssal Hundred Hells, but it's still a complete secondary plane. Exploring it on your own would be troublesome and time-consuming. It was more convenient for you to be captured by those Succubi.’
‘...’
Bullshit. If convenience was the goal, wouldn't it have been easier to catch those Succubi and force them to reveal the way, then fly over directly?
‘That would have been faster, but not more convenient, and it wouldn't have been as safe.’
Correcting the Black Goat’s thoughts, Leon explained calmly:
‘What put you to sleep was the snore left by the Sloth Demon God when it was sleeping. It can be considered a resonance of its "Coffin of the Decayed Corpse" truth.
Although I could have extracted those remnants of truth and forced you awake, that would have been a direct confrontation with its truth, and there was a risk of it noticing us.’
Damn it, so you chose to leave me to die? No! I didn't actually 'say' anything in my mind, so why does this thing know what I'm thinking?
‘First, I didn’t leave you to die.’
Listening carefully to the Black Goat’s inner voice, Leon continued calmly:
‘For beings that haven’t reached the Zhēnshén level, even a partial resonance of truth is enough to make them sleep like corpses in a coffin until they rot completely. But you have grasped some of the Sloth power, so that residual resonance isn’t fatal to you. You just needed a good sleep.’
‘...’
‘Second, I can indeed know what you’re thinking. For me, who has hidden inside you using the Serpentarius Secret Technique, your thoughts are almost transparent. I can hear everything clearly, including when you call me a bastard and a dog.’
‘?!?!?!’
Crap! This thing is so petty. Now that it’s discovered I’ve been cursing it in my mind, it’s going to give me a hard time, right?
‘Don’t worry. Since I told you, I don’t intend to cause you trouble.’
Feeling the sudden tightening of the Black Goat’s heartbeat, Leon said nonchalantly:
‘No one can completely match their words with their thoughts. I often curse the Director in my mind too, so I won’t be overly strict about you respecting me.
As for you... just do your job well and don’t deliberately cause me trouble. As long as you get things done, I can pretend not to hear the occasional mental curses.’
But if you curse me a third time, I’ll start keeping a record of your misdeeds.
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