Demon King: Hero, don’t run away!
Chapter 366: Break the Shell Fiercely

Chapter 366: Chapter 366: Break the Shell Fiercely

This Goblin Maze will soon lose all function.

Every novice adventurer cherishes every opportunity to battle within the Goblin Maze, eager to learn more from it.

The end of this Goblin Maze had indeed arrived, but not because the Guardian serving as its final boss had been defeated, but because the maze itself was about to fulfill its mission.

Outside, the pouring rain continued unceasingly, and in the very last layer of the Goblin Maze, drops of "rain" also fell.

In the bottomless eleventh floor, there lay a coffin, within which rested a shriveled corpse wrapped in bandages, hanging above it was a huge stalactite.

Gathering on that stalactite was a light red liquid, which formed a droplet of fresh red at the tip, falling onto the shriveled corpse as if injecting fresh blood into the withered body.

This situation had persisted for almost a week, culminating in the torrential rain.

When the last trace of fresh red on the stalactite became the final droplet, and fell into the shriveled corpse, the entire body began to glow. Vein-like stripes spread across the bandages, enveloping the whole body.

The body, which had been dead for countless years, now unexpectedly began to emit the sound of a beating heart.

However, the sound of the heart beating quickly diminished, and the white bandages turned instantly into charred remains as something writhed within the shriveled body.

Suddenly, like a python breaking out of its shell, a fissure split through the bandages.

With a "crack," a hand covered in scales punched through the bandages, splattering a viscous fluid all around.

The scaly hand wriggled in the air, left and right.

Its owner indulged in feeling the abundance of Magic Power in the air through this motion.

The ability to touch the surrounding Magic Power so freely felt wonderful, and it couldn’t even bear to withdraw its hand.

Yet, it had to "break out" to experience being alive in this world for a second time.

Retracting its claws, another hand emerged through the split in the bandages, and with a forceful stretch from both hands, the bandages that bound it were utterly torn to shreds.

The creature that had broken out was emerald green, with a long nose and sharply pointed ears. The shadow cast on the wall made it unmistakably resemble a goblin, yet this goblin’s body was clad in scales as hard as those of a giant dragon.

"Giggling."

Gazing at its own sharp claws, the creature could not help but bare a ferocious grin.

"Giggling— Has it succeeded? Everything that guy told me was actually true. I was transformed into a creature like a giant dragon, without needing the Racial Essence of the Dragon Clan. It has granted me a second life."

Centuries of fermenting resulted in resurrection overnight.

The newly reborn Goblin Emperor Cide... No, it was no longer the Goblin Emperor, but a being that transcended goblins, worthy to rival the giant dragons.

The Empire of the Goblin Emperor had become a thing of the past; now, a new myth was about to be born.

A myth of a New Race named the "Dragon Breaker,"

"I owe that guy a favor, I will fulfill the promise I made to him.

I also need to truly thank the ones who brought the essence here; those treasures I collected can serve as your reward, and with that, we are even.

Should you be accidentally killed by me, I certainly won’t beg for forgiveness.

However, the first thing I needed to do was to recover my strength and figure out the situation outside.

At present, this body was more fragile than I had imagined. To fully accomplish the transformation and acquire even greater power than before, I would need some time.

Before then, I certainly didn’t want to be hunted by other races as a unique demon.

"After all, I am the one destined to replace the Demon King and rule this world."

The lizard-like eyes rolled around in their sockets, and Emperor Ci De scooped up the scattered viscera surrounding him and gulped it down.

I left the task of finding Hake entirely to Sekamens and others, which gave Yang Yu more free time. Besides wanting to learn some skills that he was interested in, he also wanted to visit a few places.

However, moving in and out of towns was not as easy as imagined. They had to constantly be on guard against the informants from the Chaoyang Chamber of Commerce and Silver Orchid Commerce to avoid being discovered and surrounded by assassins.

To minimize the burden, Yang Yu arranged for the conspicuous Lotcar to travel through forested areas by night, finding secluded places to rest during the day.

Bai Jin left a Crystal Ball for Lotcar. If there were any special circumstances, Yang Yu and the others could contact Lotcar to come to the rescue.

He Meng, who could shrink, was carried around by Yang Yu.

Although He Meng was a bit proud at times, if he truly fell into a crisis, she definitely wouldn’t stand by and watch.

As for Iyas, Yang Yu originally wanted to leave her with Lotcar to travel at night together, but Iyas said,

"Right now, the two people being hunted are you guys. Even though I was sold at auction, people outside know very little about me. It’s safer to have me with you than you think."

"You’re too conspicuous like this; it’s going to inadvertently increase our rate of being noticed and put us in danger."

"What are you talking about, increasing the rate of being noticed? You guys wearing hoods in this hot weather are what’s conspicuous! I can wear a hood just like you guys, then they won’t be able to see my face. If you really think I’m conspicuous, I can change my appearance."

Unable to argue with Iyas, Yang Yu set some ground rules with her; as long as she didn’t act on her own, he was willing to take her along.

Iyas happily agreed, but in her heart, she had other plans.

Even after such a long time, she vividly remembered those who had once invaded her hometown; she was confident that she could recognize them at a glance.

As long as she could capture those people, she could find out more about Hake’s situation, quickly pinpoint Hake’s location, and ensure his safety.

Iyas knew that the likelihood of finding those people in the vast crowd was slim.

But Yang Yu had said more than once that her luck was good.

"If my luck is really that good, wouldn’t it be fair to just encounter someone once who had invaded their village?"

Iyas, who had once scoffed at Yang Yu for believing in luck, now started to place her faith in the luck she had never believed in, entrusting everything to that elusive fortune.

This was a great irony.

But compared to such irony, Iyas feared more that she would be unable to do anything, be of no use, and only have to sit by simply watching Yang Yu take action.

What she truly feared was being disqualified as an elder sister, more afraid...