In front of them was a huge underground cavern. The circular aerial walkway was right in front of them. Circle by circle, layer by layer, it extended downwards until it reached the wide and flat underground.
If that was all, it wouldn't be much. About a hundred meters below, there were many non-human creatures living there. At the very center was a pool of boiling lava, which provided light for the entire underground cavern. At the very center of the lava was a rocky island, on which stood a huge blue magic gate.
It was a spatial portal, and it was the permanent kind!
Around the lava lake were rugged and strange buildings. Many strange creatures walked in and out of them. Around these buildings, there were also orderly, net-like roads.
"This is already a city."
Beta felt a little thirsty, and the air was filled with the smell of sulfur and hot air.
"Teacher, I suddenly feel that there's no future for me as a Hero. I really don't understand how my ancestor Kite could kill and seal the Demon God Diablo in the midst of an army of creatures from the Realm of Demons. How did he do it? "
Looking at Kail's bitter and puzzled expression, Beta chuckled. "Maybe your ancestor Kite was already a demigod at that time."
"If he was a demigod, how could he die of old age?"
Beta shrugged. "That's true!"
What really shocked and made Kail feel bitter and shocked was that in the city below, there were not only many fire imps, but also many four-armed and six-armed Nagas, as well as several huge Flame Demons wandering around the lava.
With this kind of combat power, not to mention the few of them … they could even carry out a war to destroy a country.
Liang Lidong carefully looked at the environment and the layout of the buildings below. The talent of the Cloud Dragon Blue Eyes gave him extremely far vision, and he quickly came to a conclusion. "The Demon God Diablo is still sealed."
Kail was shocked. He was most afraid of the Demon God being released. Legend had it that Diablo had caused great harm to the entire world, and he didn't want such a thing to happen again.
"Teacher, how can you tell?"
"The layout of those buildings was originally a lattice for sealing arrays. Moreover, the roads between the buildings were the magic veined patterns of the sealing array. Their layout was to strengthen the sealing power of the magic array. And the sealing point is that pool of lava in the middle. "
Kail stepped forward to take a look. Unfortunately, he was not a spellcaster, so he could not see anything.
"Looks like Diablo's true body is under that lava." Beta was a little confused. "These demons seem to be helping us strengthen the seal, but why is this happening? Could it be that someone in the Devil Race has a problem with Diablo … Haha, this is quite interesting. "
Kail pointed into the distance. "Teacher, there's no need to keep guessing. There are two little things over there. Let's capture them and ask them! "
Beta followed Kail's finger and smiled. "Two flame imps? Alright, we'll retreat and ambush them. Don't use your special ability. That thing doesn't have much power. It'll be gone once your flames touch it. "
The Flame Imps were short creatures and could only use Inferior Fireball, which had a short range. They were weak and had little power. However, it was said that they had a weak red dragon bloodline. Like the kobolds, as long as they grew up, they were likely to become Dragon Disciple Warlocks or even transform into half-dragons.
Of course, only the Flame Imps and kobolds could grow up. Their lifespans were very short. Ordinary Kobold Head Men could only live for around 20 years, while the stronger Flame Imps and Kobold Head Men could live for around 40 years. It was almost impossible to climb to the peak of strength. Based on Beta's understanding of this world, it seemed that only a kobold named Hawking had become a Legendary creature and evolved into a half-dragon.
The two flame imps bounced on the circular plank road and gradually approached where Beta and the others were.
The closer they got, the more Liang Lidong heard them humming a strange song. It was the common language of the Realm of Devils. Liang Lidong had studied it hard. Although he was not fluent, he had no problem dictating.
The two fire imps were singing a boring song, which could be translated as:
"The king told me to patrol the mountains, yiyayayo …"
Drinking the strange song, the two flame imps looked very happy. Their tails were raised high, and there was a flame burning faintly on them. This was their weakness. The flame imps had a strong regenerative ability, and even without a head, they could grow a new one as long as they rested in a safe place for a few days. But if this flame went out, they would be dead for sure.
The flame imps sounded very powerful, but in reality, their flame was easy to extinguish because it wasn't hot. Even a child could put it out by enduring a little pain and covering it with both hands.
After waiting for about ten minutes, the two imps finally arrived at the entrance of the cave where Liang Lidong and Kail were. They were about to enter the cave when they saw a big hand reaching out from each side, grabbing them by the neck at a very fast speed and dragging them into the tunnel.
They didn't even have time to scream.
Beta and Kail each grabbed an imp and quickly left the tunnel, returned to the forest, and then found a hidden place to hide in Mystra's Mansion. Of course, they also dragged the two imps in.
After releasing them, the two imps hugged each other and shivered as they looked at the five giants in front of them!
From the perspective of the flame imps, these humans were all incredibly tall.
The three girls, Emma, Sophie, and Alice, looked at the two flame imps with interest.
In essence, these flame imps were quite cute, with small bodies, smooth pale red skin, and big eyes, but they were a little smelly. This was because they didn't bathe all year round. After all, there was an extreme lack of water in the Realm of Devils, and they didn't dare to bathe casually. If they put out the flames on their tails, they would be dead.
Sophie was more clean. She cast a Cleansing spell on the imps, and when the stench in the air faded, she put down her hand covering her mouth and asked, "Which one of you knows the Realm of Devils?"
"I'll do it."
Beta crouched down, grinned at the two imps, and then stammered in the Realm of Devils, "Which floor of the Realm of Devils are you two little things from?"
The two flame imps looked at Beta, not daring to speak, still trembling. The flames on their tails had been flickering, and they were obviously in extreme fear.
"If you don't speak, I'll press you into the water. I don't think it's too difficult to find a stream nearby that can drown you. "
For the flame imps, nothing was more terrifying than this, and they, who were already extremely frightened, immediately collapsed.
"The thirty-seventh floor … The Lord let us … come here to live, the thirty-seventh floor … is too crowded, it's almost uninhabitable."
Because the creatures of the Realm of Devils rarely appeared in this world, even if they did, the two sides were in a hostile position. Either you die or I live, so there was no accurate information on how many floors there were in the Realm of Devils, or how many demon gods there were. Because not all demon gods were interested in the human world, they did not send people over, so naturally, no one knew their names and origins.
Beta did not know much about the creatures of the Realm of Devils, so he asked, "What's the name of the lord of the thirty-seventh floor?"
"Phoenix, it's Lord Phoenix."
After Beta's translation, everyone was silent. Even a calm person like Beta was shocked. He looked at Kail and said, "Phoenix? How did it become the demon god of the thirty-seventh realm? "
Kail shook his head and replied with a blank expression, "If even you don't know, then I don't know."
Sophie did not know much about Kail. She saw that the other four had strange expressions, so she asked, "What's going on? Can you tell me about it? "
Beta immediately told them the whole story, and then even Sophie was stunned. "Kail's real surname is actually the same as the demon god's. This is too strange."
Beta also felt that he seemed to have dug out a big secret. He asked the two flame imps, "What does your Phoenix lord look like?"
At the mention of the lord, the two imps' eyes immediately showed a fanatical look, and one by one, they described the appearance of the Phoenix.
"Seven-colored flames!"
"As tall as a mountain."
"Kind."
"Benevolent."
"Wings that can cover the sky."
"Loves to sleep."
The more Beta listened, the more he was sure that the Phoenix that the two imps described was definitely the legendary holy beast, the fire phoenix.
Everyone listened and did not want to say anything. Kail frowned. He had always been proud of his bloodline, but these two imps actually said that his bloodline came from the demon god, which made him very unhappy.
Beta thought for a moment and said, "Kail, show them your fire phoenix flames and let them see. Let them identify it."
The blue flames appeared in Kail's palm. The two flame imps, who had been trembling, saw the flames and were actually not afraid anymore. They danced in front of Kail and sang a strange song. The main gist of the song was nothing more than the Phoenix's kindness and justice.
"Looks like it really is Phoenix." Beta said nonsense, but everyone knew what he meant.
"These two imps are not afraid of the Phoenix's flames. It seems that they are not evil creatures." Beta stared at the two imps and said slowly, "We don't need to kill two lives that are not evil creatures, but we can't let them go either. Otherwise, if the demons under the city know that we have been here, who knows what will happen."
"Then what do we do?" Emma asked.
Beta thought for a while, and said: "Why don't you contract these two flame imps into magic pets?"