A Core Ship From The Start
Chapter 1632 - 1090: The Beginning of Trouble

Chapter 1632: Chapter 1090: The Beginning of Trouble

Tyrael indeed teleported Duanmu Huai to Caldeum, but the problem was the location......

"Alright, this is truly a hell of a place."

Looking at the city surrounded by refugee camps in front of him, Duanmu Huai was speechless. All he saw was a sea of dilapidated tents outside the city walls, and he already grabbed someone to find out the situation. Currently, the Demon Army is rampaging, forcing people to flee their homes, and many chose Caldeum. But now this city has been completely sealed off, prohibiting anyone from entering the Inner City, so these refugees can only set up camp outside... Of course, they won’t last long this way.

And according to them, there are cultists everywhere that worship demons.

Duanmu Huai also sought out the guards, but this time the introduction letter from the King of Helike was ineffective. Though they agreed to pass the letter, it disappeared without a trace, never hearing back. Compared to Lut Gholein, this was truly worlds apart......

What a hassle, should I just storm through directly?

Duanmu Huai folded his arms, glaring unpleasantly at the gate blocked by the guards in front of him. For the Tribunal, eliminating demons is always the top priority, and losing a few people in the process is an acceptable loss. Since they stand in his way, well...... seems like there’s only this path to take?

Under his intimidating stare, the guards standing at the gate were also tense, tightly gripping the weapons in their hands. It was as if there wasn’t a man in front of them, but a ferocious beast.

Alright, let’s get to it.

"Hey, big guy."

Just as Duanmu Huai was about to raise his War Hammer to act, a voice rang out, and he saw a woman in guard attire walking over.

"Who are you?"

"My name is Axila, I’m the Commander of the Iron Wolf... I ask you, are you the Steel Warrior who killed Andariel in the Blood Wasteland?"

"Yes, I am."

Duanmu Huai nodded. There’s nothing surprising about that; with his height and that Power Armor, there’s no other person like him in this world, right?

"You want to enter the Palace?"

"That’s right."

Duanmu Huai nodded again, glancing forward.

"But it seems your Emperor doesn’t seem to welcome me, so I was just planning to go in and check the situation. Maybe the Royal City is already occupied by the Demon King?"

"You’re not planning on forcing your way in, are you?"

Hearing Duanmu Huai’s response, Axila’s expression slightly changed, and Duanmu Huai chuckled, gripping his War Hammer tighter.

"Why not give it a try and see?"

"If your goal is to eliminate the Demon King, then I think I can provide some information."

Seeing this, Axila hurriedly stepped forward, grabbing Duanmu Huai.

"Please calm down, Steel Warrior."

"..... Alright, what information do you have for me?"

Hearing her words, Duanmu Huai thought for a moment and temporarily put down his War Hammer. Allowing Axila to pull him aside, she then told him.

"Actually, the reason for the King’s lockdown of the Inner City is simple. Recently, cultists from the Sorcerers’ Assembly who worship demons have launched large-scale attacks at multiple locations. A large part of these refugees were saved by us from the Sorcerers’ Assembly, but things haven’t ended like that. In fact, multiple kidnapping incidents have recently occurred in the refugee camp, with many refugees disappearing without a trace."

At this, Axila furrowed her brows.

"Some say these cultists are capturing people to sacrifice to demons, holding wicked desecration ceremonies. We’ve conducted investigations, but found nothing. To prevent cultists from infiltrating the Inner City, His Majesty the King decided to completely seal it off........"

"Willing to close the city rather than investigate?"

"The Iron Wolf is understaffed."

Axila shook her head.

"And the King replaced our original responsibility of Inner City protection with the Guard Team, so we currently lack the strength to investigate this matter. Since you’ve killed Andariel before, I assume you’re a very powerful adventurer. So I hope to gain your assistance."

"But this doesn’t help me."

Duanmu Huai stared at Axila.

"I’m here to investigate matters concerning the Demon King, not to run around for a group of missing refugees."

"If you can resolve the problem with the Sorcerers’ Assembly, then I’ll try to convince His Majesty The Emperor to meet with you."

"Hmm......"

Upon hearing Axila’s reply, Duanmu Huai fell silent for a moment. Although he didn’t want to waste time, he had to admit that eliminating demon-worshiping cults is also one of the Tribunal’s main tasks. Although this is somewhat of a waste of time...... whatever, it’s no big deal.

And since this request appeared while I have Tutu with me, perhaps it should be considered a main quest?

At least it couldn’t possibly be a large side quest taking 30 hours.

Like when you enter the forest with a carefree mood, then encounter someone at the entrance asking for help, and you naively thought it was just an ordinary side quest and foolishly chose to help.......

And so the nightmare began.

If it’s the same here, I’ll come back and smash this broken city.