Games of Nightmare Chapter 2

Ryan buried his face in Mia's uniform for a long time. His heart, which had been fried in oil, slowly calmed down. He climbed out of the open tree hole with difficulty.

What is puzzling is that this weathered old tree has come back to life. A fresh new bud has sprouted at the root, growing half a meter high in just seven days, with new green leaves swaying in the breeze.

Ryan touched the leaves of the new buds and suddenly felt that he had been reborn.

His body still hadn't fully recovered, so he walked slowly in the Holy Sepulchre Garden, slowly regaining his fighting sense. He didn't know what was going on outside, so it would be better to wait until he was in better condition before going out.

While pacing, Ryan sorted out his things.

Thanks to two consecutive dangerous missions, his remaining survival time is an astonishing 162 days, 7 hours and 32 minutes. Usually one-fifth to one-third of the survival time will be used to buy daily necessities, but even so, he still has more than 100 days to use freely. Then the training schedule that has been included in the plan can be put on the agenda. After returning to the Dusk Country and meeting Mia, he will stop accepting missions and practice his skills, at least to master the basic use of guns.

As for the second step of the main quest, it requires going to Purgatory deep in the underground ant city. Ryan learned about the situation there when he played the undercover "Red". With his current strength, going there is too risky and he needs to reconsider.

The item card and equipment have returned to his inventory, and there is also a new skill card:

[Secret Observation] (Bound Skill Card): When the holder uses this skill card, he will feel a mysterious power that enhances his five senses and reduces his sense of presence. After all, when you observe, others cannot observe you. But remember, observe in a civilized manner and do not take action. The skill lasts for 10 minutes and has a cooldown of 24 hours.

Ryan held the skill card and frowned slightly.

Why does the achievement "Deception and Fraud Demon" give such a skill card? Judging from the previous SL skills and Dr. Noah's skill cards, the achievements and rewards should be closely related. So the achievement of Deception and Fraud Demon should give him a skill card with fraud attributes, such as [Devil's Etiquette] that allows him to disguise himself as a demon. Is it because he already has the same skill, so the reward was changed? That doesn't make sense...

Could it be that he wanted him to secretly observe the Deceitful Demon King? Ryan laughed and shook off this absurd idea.

After walking for half an hour and doing some stretching exercises, Ryan felt that his physical condition had improved a lot. At least normal running and jumping were no longer a problem. He drank some water, ate some easily digestible food, equipped the skill cards in the card slots: SL Dafa, Collect Clothes When It Rains, and Elementary Fighting Techniques, and walked out of the Holy Tomb Garden with a dagger.

The body passed through a thin barrier and Ryan arrived outside the Holy Tomb Garden.

The whole holy city was as quiet as a tomb. The Qi Le people looked around vigilantly and found that there was really no one there. They suspected that after the domain of the Holy Nun was broken, the residents here had left the city.

That's right, the Vatican can't deploy a large number of manpower to garrison here. For safety reasons, the residents here should also be evacuated. There may still be demons wandering in the city...

Ryan thought for a moment, replaced the skill card of [Basic Combat Techniques], and equipped it with [Devil's Etiquette]. There were still a lot of succubus crystals left over from the last mission, which made it convenient for him now. As long as he consumed a demon crystal, he could disguise himself as the type of demon to which the crystal belonged within 3 hours. Unfortunately, it was just an empty shell. If he took action, he would easily be discovered because he did not have the innate ability of this type of demon.

Ryan, who had transformed into a succubus, walked forward quickly. Not long after he went far, he heard a noise coming from the front. Two low-level demons were hurriedly running down the stairs of the old site of the Vatican. Seeing the succubus standing in the middle of the road, looking at them with a smile, the two low-level demons looked at each other, hesitating whether to greet them.

There is a strict hierarchy between demons. Once a high-level demon releases its pressure, the low-level demons will have no power to resist. High-level demons also tend not to regard low-level demons as their own kind. Cannibalism is completely part of the ecology of the demon world.

Therefore, the hesitant attitude of these two low-level demons seemed very strange to the Qi Le people.

He decided to give it a try.

"What happened up there?" the succubus asked in a lazy tone.

"To reply to your Excellency, the Witch of Despair and the Demon of Suspicion are facing each other, and it seems that they are about to fight." Because they couldn't figure out which side the succubus in front of them was on, the two low-level demons had to lower their heads to show their obedience, so as to avoid the tragedy of using the etiquette for the Demon King of Power when facing the subordinates of the old Demon King.

"Oh? You two adults are so angry." The succubus said with a smile.

Ryan's brain was spinning fast. He had no idea what kind of gods the Demon of Suspicion and the Witch of Despair were. The factions among demons were very complicated. He had only made up for some of the basics with the help of the Inquisition. Demons like the Witch of Jealousy, who could clearly possess an original power, were definitely high-level demons.

The suspicious demon sounds like it has something to do with the attribute of "fraud", so it is very likely that she is a subordinate of the fraud demon. It is hard to judge where the Desperate Witch came from, but since she appeared here, she must have her reasons... If the two sides are confronting each other, she should be the enemy of the suspicious demon?

Who could it be? A subordinate of Power? No, the Deceitful Lord and Power are not in opposition. The Slaughter Lord? It's possible, but the Slaughter Lord has been missing for a long time, and no branch of the Slaughter Conclave can contact him.

There is another possibility.

Ryan narrowed his eyes and boldly guessed that this witch of despair was a subordinate of the old devil.

Although the old devil has been killed by the Holy Nun, his subordinates are still active in the demon world, so it makes sense that they come for the old devil at this time.

The two low-level demons looked at the succubus anxiously, not knowing which side he was on, but they didn't dare to leave rashly.

The succubus suddenly chuckled and waved at them: "Okay, get out of here and don't block my way."

The low-level demon ran away as if he had been pardoned. Ryan put away his succubus demeanor, judged his acting skills, and secretly gave himself a thumbs up. Fortunately, he disguised himself in time, otherwise he would have to fight first, and might even alert the two big demons above, and then even SL magic could not save him.

The Qi Le people were not sure about the perception range of this high-level demon. Although it was not exaggerated to cover the entire former site of the Vatican, it might alarm them if they got too close.

However, he had the skill card [Secret Observation], which was like a timely help. Qi Le was secretly happy, thinking that his luck value seemed to have increased after his resurrection.

Go up the mountain first, wait until you get close to the two big demons confronting each other, then use the skill card to hide yourself and take the opportunity to sneak into the temple.

Having made up his mind, Ryan walked up quickly. When he reached the middle of the mountain, the top of the mountain was stormy and the ground was shaking. Countless bats were flying in the heavy rain, almost covering the sky. Ryan was almost knocked down the stairs by the sudden earthquake. When he looked up, he saw a huge hole in the sky, lava pouring down, and the bats screamed miserably, as if they were ignited by the lava, burning into a cloud of fire in the sky.

This horrific battle situation made Ryan feel even more solemn, and he almost hesitated whether he should take the risk to enter the temple at this time.

But Maria's words made him very concerned. He felt that this was a very important clue. If he missed it, maybe...

Anyway, I have already died once, so no matter how difficult it is, it will not be more difficult than facing the Deceitful Demon King. Ryan calmed down and changed [Collect Clothes When It Rains] to [Observe Secretly]. The moment he activated it, he felt as if his body had merged into the heavy rain. The sound of fighting in the distance was much clearer than before. When he looked far away, he could even see two figures fighting in the air.

The Desperate Witch in a black cloak snapped her fingers, and the bats ignited by the lava instantly broke free from the flames and returned to her side, a large group of them. Her voice was hoarse and tired, faintly audible in the gradually decreasing rainstorm: "I originally thought that you would continue to wander freely in the demon world, looking for your "art", but I didn't expect that you would actually join the Deceitful Demon King."

The suspicious demon smiled slightly, moving the two carefully trimmed mustaches on his lips. He looked much more energetic than the embarrassed witch of despair. If you didn't know his identity as a demon, he looked more like an artist.

"Isn't it our nature as demons to submit to a stronger force?" the suspicious demon asked back.

"Oh? But in terms of the source of power, the Deceitful Demon King is not as good as power and killing." said the Witch of Despair.

The suspicious demon smiled elegantly: "The original power of the Destroyer Demon King is strong enough, right? Isn't he sleeping forever in this temple? Power is only part of it. The person who uses this power is the real key."

There was a hint of sadness in the hollow eyes of the Witch of Despair. When the old devil was still alive, she was blessed with the power of destruction and was much more powerful than the suspicious demon. However, with the death of the old devil, the power of "destruction" became weak, and the original power of "despair" also declined.

These subordinates of the old Demon King are about to give up. Unless a new Demon King of Destruction is born, they will only become weaker and weaker.

Until a week ago, they who were far away in the demon world suddenly felt the new destructive power.

The light of destruction that flashed in the demon world like a meteor gave them hope - destruction will never be destroyed, it will eventually come back!

The brief revival of the power of "destruction" also made power and fraud feel threatened, so they sent a suspicious demon to investigate, and happened to meet the witch of despair who also came.

"So your Majesty is willing to serve the madman Power? I heard that he has handed over 'one third of the authority' to Power? But without the last thing, Power will never be able to ascend the throne." When talking about 'one third of the authority', hatred surged in the heart of the Witch of Despair. This is the demon crystal of the Destroyer Demon King. Even if there is only one third, it is powerful enough. They, a group of demons subordinate to the Destroyer Demon King, have survived to this day by relying on the one third of the demon crystal he left behind. The other one third is still missing. Once all of them fall into the hands of the Power Demon King, and then find 'that thing', the day when she ascends the throne as the king of the demon world will not be too far away.

The suspicious demon, who was full of confidence in the Deceitful Demon King, smiled and said, "Everything is up to your majesty. What we are going to 'discuss' now is whether you disappear from my sight or I make you disappear forever."

The Witch of Despair smiled coldly: "It depends on which side's reinforcements arrive faster."

The two people fighting in mid-air did not notice that under the cover of the woods and skill cards, a human being had concealed his perception and sneaked into the temple.