Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 326 Sekamens’ Invitation

Chapter 326: Chapter 326 Sekamens’ Invitation

"After you left the adventurer’s guild, we conducted a large-scale hunt for goblin remnants in the Goblin Forest.

Among them were several intelligent goblin chieftains. We found this strange map in the den of one of those goblin chieftains, and following it, we came to Sethis territory.

Not long ago, we finally found what was on the map.

It was an underground city, akin to a tomb."

"Hmm?" Upon hearing Sekamens say this, Yang Yu’s eyes sparked with light. "What exactly is this underground city like, can you tell me more?"

Sekamens did not refuse, "It is a very strange Underground Maze.

In the first to fifth floors of the maze, goblins with bandages wrapped around them wander, but, unlike many dungeons where you can get Gold Coin and Equipment from slain monsters, these goblins yield nothing of value when defeated, only ensuring they will not regenerate in a short period.

It’s infuriating," he said, "Typical underground cities are for adventurers to conquer and obtain treasures, but that maze is completely different, with no known purpose at all!"

They toiled hard, following the map for a long time, only to find an underground city that everyone knew was utterly useless.

It would be hard for Qi not to be angry.

"That underground city is not without its uses.

Since monsters continue to spawn, that underground city has become the best training ground for rookie adventurers.

In Sethis, it’s known by everyone in a certain sense.

In addition, there’s a rumor that monsters that don’t drop treasure are only up to the fifth floor.

It is said that the S-rank adventurer team "Red Blood Rose" once conquered up to the tenth floor in one go. Starting from the sixth floor, the type of monsters began to change; the goblins were still goblins, but in size and stature, they far surpassed ordinary goblins.

From that floor on, these goblin monsters also have an extremely small chance to drop equipment like normal dungeon monsters.

To emphasize, very small.

"Red Blood Rose" only obtained two pieces of ordinary equipment after clearing the sixth floor.

Furthermore, I’ve heard that "Red Blood Rose" continued downward and reached the deepest part of the Goblin Maze.

In the depths of that Goblin Maze, there seems to be a door that no Skill can open.

It appears something needs to be set into place to open it."

Sekamens paused for a moment,

"I’ve gone off topic. Having spent so much time, we obviously can’t just go back after coming here.

We at least want to enhance our strength before returning.

So, we thought to use that underground city to bolster our own power.

Now our target is the seventh floor; I’ve personally had quite good luck and might explode out some nice Equipment, so at least we won’t return empty-handed.

I’m not sure about your next itinerary.

But, if it’s possible, I hope you can team up with us and take on that underground city together.

I think, with your current strength, perhaps we could reach the deepest part of the maze, and witness that legendary door with our own eyes, finding a way to open it.

There’s also another person in our team, whom you probably still remember.

That was a burly and reliable uncle, he’s not here now, but he went to prepare the things necessary for conquering the Underground Maze.

"What do you think? Do you want to join us? I promise we won’t treat you poorly."

After a moment of thought, Yang Yu opened the task panel and scrolled all the way down, dragging the interface to the very last task,

[Hidden Task: The Goblin Emperor’s Legacy.

By a stroke of luck, you have obtained the key to the Goblin Emperor’s legacy. The Goblin Emperor was incredibly secretive in life. After his death, the Goblin Empire also crumbled into dust. But death was not his end; before his passing, he ordered the construction of an underground city and placed the vast majority of his fortune there.

Task Requirement: Find the Goblin Emperor’s underground city and clear it.

Reward: Experience ????, Eleven Consecutive Draws, guaranteed rare or higher equipment, title [Goblin Empire’s Terminator].]

Subsequently, Yang Yu opened his inventory and found a gemstone he’d obtained after defeating the Goblin King—the [Goblin’s Divine Hand].

Without doubt, the key to open the Goblin Underground Maze was now firmly in Yang Yu’s grasp.

Truly a case of ’Finding it without looking, the effort was not in vain.’

Perhaps, my path was actually narrow from the very beginning.

According to the correct storyline logic, one should obtain a map from a certain goblin leader, then defeat the Goblin King to acquire the key to that door.

However, Yang Yu and his group broke away from the usual procedure, directly toppling the goblins to the ground and securing the key item.

Back in the All Things Library, Yang Yu also attempted to find the Goblin Emperor’s legacy, speculating about the location of the Goblin Emperor’s Underground Maze from the multitude of information available.

But what Yang Yu’s investigations revealed were mostly dark legends surrounding the Goblin Emperor and various historical verifications from all sides.

The Goblin Emperor emerged at the end of the human Dark Age, appearing out of nowhere like a hurricane and quickly rising to power with a speed beyond the normal human imagination while human nations were warring against each other, sweeping up nearly half the human cities and establishing a bloody reign.

It was the arrival of the Goblin Emperor that caused the divided human nations to cease their warfare and band together once more, collectively facing up to the Goblin Emperor, eventually leading to the formation of the current three major human nations.

Afterward, the Goblin Emperor suddenly disappeared.

It was only after consulting the ancient texts in the Library that Yang Yu discovered the death of the Goblin Emperor was not as widely accepted as he had often heard—that it was overthrown by humans banding together; rather, the truth was elusive.

The version where the Goblin Emperor was overthrown by humans banding together was merely the most popular narrative and the one most accepted by the public.

Yet, according to the investigations of some curious individuals, the death of the Goblin Emperor wasn’t as simple as speculated.

They put forth various hypotheses, trying to explain the inconsistencies present in the fragmented history.

Unfortunately, one hypothesis after another couldn’t fully account for the historical discrepancies.

New evidence seemed to easily overturn one theory after another.

Of course, Yang Yu had no interest in these academic debates; what he cared about was what legacy the Goblin Emperor might have left behind and whether it was worth the risk.

And now, the opportunity to explore the legacy left by the Goblin Emperor lay right in front of Yang Yu.

All he needed to do was make a decision, and he could join Sekamens and dive into the underground city, embedding the gemstone in his hand into that one large door.

After much consideration, Yang Yu finally made a decision.

"Thank you for the invitation, but unfortunately, we have more important matters to attend to right now, although we can’t tell you what we are tasked with, I ask for your understanding.

When we get the chance later on, I will bring my team along to explore that Underground Maze.

If you are still around then, I’d be willing to team up with you."