Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 206: He’s Definitely Hiding His Strength

Chapter 206: Chapter 206: He’s Definitely Hiding His Strength

He opened the book and read the section about the Underground Maze again with great attention.

The Underground Mazes of the Demon World and this world, although different, also shared many similarities. For instance, when an Underground Maze has not been tamed, there will be a flux of Magic Fluctuation, like waste produced from the continuous running of the maze.

In the Demon World, many races try every possible means to conceal that kind of aura to avoid the attention of more powerful enemies.

In this world, however, the Magic Fluctuation seems like a pheromone, calling people to hurry and conquer it. Moreover, the stronger the fluctuation, the more difficult the Underground Maze is likely to be, and the more formidable the monsters inside.

When a new Underground Maze emerges from the depths, the Magic Fluctuation will spread. Mages who are not too far away can sense it, which has led to mages or those with some magic knowledge becoming a standard in any adventurer team.

Having inherited the giant dragon’s Strength, Li Yan had a more acute magical insight than others, able to perceive what regular magicians could not. He could sense the birth of the Underground Maze’s Magic Fluctuation more accurately.

Therefore, he also had the responsibility of monitoring the Underground Mazes.

In actuality, there were many Underground Mazes born each year, but their Magic Fluctuations were generally very weak, inconspicuous mazes that would be cleared by passing adventurers within a few days.

The ones with significant Magic Fluctuations would at most appear once or twice in five years. Even minor mazes would not exceed ten within five years. These are the Underground Mazes that the All Things Library and the various countries truly care about.

And not just anyone could conquer those mazes.

Those capable of conquering those mazes, to some extent, already possessed the capacity of S-class adventurers or higher.

And in this world, being able to conquer a medium-sized maze alone is commonly used as a primary criterion for judging an S-class adventurer.

Having finished reading the part depicting the Underground Maze in the book and in adherence to a meticulous attitude, Li Yan flipped through "Sirulu’s Wonderful Adventures in the Demon World" again from the beginning.

His concern for the Underground Mazer was because a new one was discovered today.

This new Underground Maze was very far away, covered by thick sea waters within the territory of the Ocean Duchy.

The Ocean Duchy was a nation jointly established by Sea-dwelling Species, Hapi, and various other races that revered the sea, much like Wansheng Country, a forbidden zone for humans.

The new Underground Maze was located there, and whether it was about scouting or the hope for adventurers to tackle the maze beneath the sea, it seemed somewhat unrealistic. All Li Yan could do was update the data on the map.

But that wasn’t the main point.

The point was, such large-scale mazes, four have appeared in just these past three months.

The fact that large-scale mazes, which would typically emerge only once in five years, have now appeared four times within three months seemed like an omen.

The Elder Council had recently received news that the Village of Heroes had conducted a Hero’s ceremony.

The birth of a Hero signified that the Demon King would soon descend upon this world once more.

Whether this was connected to the sudden increase in large-scale labyrinths was still too early to definitively say.

Surprisingly, of the four large-scale Underground Mazes discovered, two had already been tamed.

One was the Underground Maze in the central part of Lati Dela Forest that he had sent Tico to scout. He had barely sent Tico to keep an eye on it when that maze was resolved by someone that very night.

The other appeared near Hani Village, where the Magic Fluctuation seemed to flicker like a night-blooming cereus, vanishing in an instant.

For the labyrinth conquered earlier, Li Yan had caught a glimpse of their silhouettes, and on the day he maintained order during the Library exam, he recognized them.

Honestly, he had seen the talent for magic in Bai Jin and the divine favor in Iyas. The only one he couldn’t see anything special in was Yang Yu.

He was not the one to judge by appearances; he himself had been judged so in the past and had used his strength to smack the faces of all who looked down on him.

Therefore, Li Yan had not concluded anything about Yang Yu but chose to quietly observe.

He wanted to see what kind of intentions this Monster Tamer had for entering the Library, and if he could indeed legitimately enter the All Things Library.

First, Yang Yu failed the entry exam, and then he was persuaded to withdraw by the Martial Arts Exam Examiner Tiaro.

Originally, Li Yan thought that was the end for Yang Yu. Even if he were to make a comeback, he would need a long time to constantly improve his own strength to at least stand on the same starting line as his companions.

However, to his surprise, Yang Yu made a quick comeback and forcibly passed the All Things Library’s martial arts exam with the help of Hani.

Through the images submitted by Tiaro, Li Yan instantly connected the Magic Fluctuation that emerged in Hani Village with Yang Yu in his mind.

No one knew how he had obtained that tool, nor why he came back so soon, but if...

If, when he arrived, Hani Village was in the midst of a great crisis, and they promptly resolved the crisis with the swiftness of a thunderbolt, earning the appreciation of King Harry and obtaining that tool...

It would all make sense.

To be able to solve two mazes in such a short period, it seemed he really had some S-class capability.

Maybe, up to now, he had been continuously hiding his true strength.

Although he did not know the reason for his actions, he wouldn’t recklessly reveal his true strength in the eyes of others unless necessary.

It seemed that even during the Library Conference, he might not show his true strength.

The only occasion where he might truly reveal his strength was likely at the Dragon God Conference two years later.

"I wonder if he’s more formidable, or if it’s the disciple I personally trained," he mused.

Slowly closing the book in his hands, Li Yan used magic to return the book to its place.

When he learned of Tico’s connection with Yang Yu, his instinct told him that Yang Yu might be there to spy, but Li Yan did not say this in front of Tico.

What Li Yan wanted to do now was to have Tico call Yang Yu over and try to discern anything more from him.

He refused to believe that with over a hundred years of extensive experience, he could not find even a trace of a flaw in Yang Yu.

Having organized most of the books and glanced at the time, Li Yan sat on a book and slowly drifted away from the bookshelf. Purple magic runes wrapped around him, and he used Teleportation Magic.

The investigation was complete, and next, he had to report everything he knew at the regular meeting.

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