"Body-on-body combat in bed..." Adele suddenly smiled enchantingly, her delicate, beautiful body trembling as she gazed at Han Shuo with clear eyes. Her eyes were like a pool of spring water, as if she wanted to draw Han Shuo deep into her depths with her beautiful scenery.
The dark elves were a race that were naturally lascivious, just like the dark dragons. This was especially true of the female Dark Elves, seven out of ten of whom were prostitutes.
Adele, flirtatious and charming to a fault, was apparently a well-known figure. The few Dark Elf elders at her side must also have taken their turn as her bed-warmers. She was unashamed to discuss such matters in front of so many subordinates. Instead, she was actively engaged, seemingly willing to set aside the dignity of her position to immediately engage Han Shuo in carefree, uninhibited grinding.
"Hehehe, the madam's outstanding beauty enchants everyone. If you are truly interested in this aspect, I will definitely do my utmost to accompany you." Han Shuo also felt his heart itch when he saw Adele's enchanting smile. Adele was obviously a ravenous, wanton woman who seemed to be born seductive. On the other hand, Han Shuo had never been a sanctimonious knight, barely hiding the desire that existed in his heart.
Adele couldn't help but take another look at Han Shuo after his answer. Tall and imposing, Han Shuo was like a spear as he stood there, exuding an intimidating power. His handsome yet dispassionate gaze, his imposing height, and his body covered in violent and explosive muscles were nothing compared to the beautiful but thin dark elves at her side.
The more Adele looked at Han Shuo, the faster her heart beat. Her rosy little tongue unconsciously licked her bright red lips, her delicate peach-coloured face flushed red as if intoxicated, flirtatiously seductive.
There were gulps from the dark elves who watched Adele from the sidelines, including a few female dark elves who had special urges. Indeed, they would have rushed to embrace Adele were it not for the misgivings that arose from her strength and prestige.
"Little one, you really are an interesting human. Although the humans I've seen all had naked lust in their hearts, they all behaved as decently as possible on the surface, but turned into wild beasts once they got into bed. Hehe, you are different from them. Even in front of so many people, you don't even bother to hide your lust. This is really unexpected. Adele quietly and slowly mused aloud as she smiled and looked at Han Shuo.
Han Shuo bowed politely in response to Adele's praise before looking at her with a smile. Although he didn't reply, an imposing air of unafraid of threats naturally radiated outwards.
Hehehe. If you have what it takes to make me acknowledge your strength, I'll certainly join you in a battle in bed." Adele slowly walked towards Han Shuo as she finished her sentence, smiling seductively as she said, "It is now time for you to prove your strength."
Han Shuo remained silent before taking out the skeleton staff from his space ring. Then he said to Adele, "I hope I can satisfy you. Hehehe. Honestly, I'm certainly very interested in you!"
Adele was about to reply when she noticed the Skeleton Staff in Han Shuo's hands. Her expression changed as she carefully looked at Han Shuo's staff a few more times. Only then did she ask with a hint of horror in her voice, "The skeleton staff! You're from the Calamity Church?"
Han Shuo was shocked as he looked at the skeleton staff that was tightly gripped in his hand. He quickly thought, why do all the elderly people in this world seem to recognise the skeleton staff? Since Adele immediately thought of the Calamity Church when she saw the skeleton staff, it seemed that she had not lived that long, at least not as long as the ancient lizard king Dagassi.
"When did the influence of the Calamity Church reach the underground world? What is your relationship with the lizardmen? Could it be that you want to protect those stupid lizardmen?" Adele chattered on without waiting for Han Shuo to answer. Seeing Han Shuo's silence, Adele angrily continued, "Forget it. If you insist on protecting these lizardmen, I will show you some face. But the underground world is our territory. If you're thinking of conquering the underground world, the dark elves will definitely resist to the death."
Hearing Adele's impassioned speech, Han Shuo, who'd originally agreed to fight Adele for a round, suddenly froze. Han Shuo understood from Adele's tone that she did not fear him, but clearly feared the Calamity Church. She did not dare to make a move against the lizardmen because Han Shuo was someone from the Calamity Church.
The Church of Calamity was a sinister presence throughout the Profound Continent, and its very name struck fear into the hearts of everyone. The Dark Elves, who were also considered evil, were naturally aware of the Calamity Church's formidable abilities.
Among the dark forces and evil races of the Profound Continent, the Church of Calamity was undoubtedly the most evil. Even for someone like Adele, when she saw Han Shuo holding the skeleton staff, she immediately admitted defeat and renounced the enslavement of the lizardmen without Han Shuo even saying a word.
There was a time when the Skeleton Staff was synonymous with the Church of Calamity. Whoever wielded the Skeleton Staff was one of the most important figures in the Calamity Church. When Adele saw the skeleton staff appear in Han Shuo's hand, she had no doubts and treated Han Shuo as a high-ranking figure of the Calamity Church. She immediately extinguished any intention of becoming an enemy of Han Shuo.
An evil power like the Dark Elves feared no country on the continent. These countries would not normally set foot in the underground world. Besides, the power of a country was limited. Therefore, Adele did not fear them even if they actually set foot in the underground world. However, the infamous Calamity Church's viciousness and persistence towards their enemies would cause any party to be terrified. Even if someone was in the underground world when they provoked the Calamity Church, they would still face a never-ending, terrifying retaliation.
Adele had just returned from the underground. She did not want to offend the number one evil power in the world right away. Therefore, she voluntarily gave in to Han Shuo.
A flood of ideas went through Han Shuo's mind. The identity of the Church of Calamity was indeed worthy of being the most feared evil power on the Profound Continent, if the mere mention of its name unexpectedly caused experts like Adele to admit defeat. He reacted quickly to Adele's words.
"Since you recognise the skeleton staff, you obviously know my identity. Hehehe . The true god of the lizardmen, Dagassi, has close ties to the Church of Calamity. You may not know that Dagassi has already left this place and would not threaten the dark elves. However, Dagassi had requested that the Church of Calamity take care of the lizardmen when he left. Therefore, we will not allow the lizardmen to be enslaved by the dark elves.
"The Church of Calamity has no ill intentions towards the dark elves of the underground world. In fact, we have all been invaded by the Light Side and should not be fighting each other. If you can show the face of the Church of Calamity and not cause trouble for the lizardmen, I believe this will be a very pleasant meeting. Han Shuo portrayed the image of a high-ranking figure in the Calamity Church, speaking proudly yet respectfully to the dark elves' ancestor Adele.
"Of course, since the lizardmen are under your protection, the dark elves will not attack them from now on." Adele didn't hesitate and giggled as she replied, "Dear friend, since you have come to the underground world, you must be our guest in our dark elf territory.
As expected, Adele immediately agreed to Han Shuo's request. She then giggled as she sincerely proposed an invitation. Adele even threw a flirtatious glance at Han Shuo as she made the proposal. Han Shuo felt an unbearable itch from the blatant seduction.
End of part 1 of the chapter.
Even war was avoided at this point. Just by using the skeleton staff in his hand, Han Shuo had wiped out Adele's ideas of enslaving the lizardmen, and even made her sincerely invite Han Shuo to establish a favourable relationship.
Han Shuo had not expected this, and the outcome was obviously more ideal than he could have imagined. Han Shuo turned to look at the lizardmen leader and grinned as he said, "I'm going on a trip. I think the Dark Elves will leave you alone in the future".
In the underground world, the slow-witted lizardmen were not as well informed as the dark elves. The leader of the lizardmen had never heard of the existence of the Church of Calamity. However, he understood from Adele's words that Han Shuo came from an outstanding power and that this power was feared even by the dark elves, who were touted as the strongest in this layer.
The dark elves were already the strongest race in this tier to begin with. Now that they had put aside their internal conflicts and united, their strength had reached extraordinary levels. On top of that, they even had a mysterious group of experts. The leader of the lizardmen understood that if they fought the dark elves to the end, it would only lead to their death.
Now that he saw that Adele had taken the initiative to let them go, the lizardmen leader naturally did not say anything stupid and just bowed respectfully to Han Shuo and said, "Thank you, Envoy!"
Han Shuo nodded as he left with Adele, who was smiling enchantingly at his side. They began to make their way into the dark elves' territory. The territory occupied by the dark elves was the largest and most fertile in this layer of the underground world. Han Shuo kept up a light conversation with Adele as they travelled.
Obviously, Adele was extremely curious about Han Shuo's identity. Along the way, she kept looking for clues as to Han Shuo's true status in the Church of Calamity. However, Han Shuo would always evade her probing, never revealing the slightest bit of information. Truth be told, Han Shuo couldn't reveal any secrets even if he wanted to, as he was not familiar with the Calamity Church or its inner structure.
However, Adele had closely examined the skeleton staff after Han Shuo had brought it out and had felt the bizarre power it contained. Therefore, she didn't suspect Han Shuo's identity at all. The more ambiguously Han Shuo spoke, the more Adele felt that Han Shuo held an extremely high position in the Church of Calamity. The fact that Han Shuo was already wielding the Skeleton Staff at such a young age showed that he was no ordinary person.
The happily smiling Adele didn't forget to seduce Han Shuo on the way back. She didn't sit in the purple light veil tent, but walked alongside Han Shuo, swaying her hips and tantalisingly swaying her bottom with every step. From time to time, Adele would accidentally bump into Han Shuo, the sides of her beautiful legs coming into contact with him time and again. This caused Han Shuo to be incessantly aroused throughout the entire journey, his 'lust' rising rapidly.
Adele was obviously very worried about the Calamity Church and was full of reverence for Han Shuo. When she discovered that Han Shuo was unwilling to reveal his identity, Adele stopped investigating and instead showed him the scenery along the way.
The underground world was not as dank and wet as rumour had it. Even though it was truly the eternal night, the ceiling thousands of metres above the underground world was glittering with a strange light. In addition, glowing plants grew everywhere, making many places in the underground world as bright as a brightly lit day outside.
Like the world above, the subterranean world had its own mountains and streams, so the beautiful scenery there was even more magnificent than above. The flirtatious Adele was someone who also enjoyed beautiful scenery. She wasn't in a hurry to return and had simply ordered part of the group to return first. Then she personally led a few hundred experts on a detour with Han Shuo, showing him various exotic landscapes.
The dark elves were the rulers of this layer of the underground world. Adele had absolute confidence in her own strength and believed that there weren't many creatures that could threaten her in this layer. The Batmen and Earth Goblins they encountered along the way all went into hiding when they saw Adele's party, as if they were hiding from a demon. They seemed to be extremely afraid of Adele.
Adele finally took Han Shuo to their dark elf territory after visiting twelve spectacular scenic spots in the underground world.
The Dark Elf Territory was a vast forest where all kinds of bizarre plants grew. Dozens of towering trees grew tall and teemed with life. The abundant, enchanting, emerald presence of life nourished a forest that seemed to burst with vitality.
The path ahead was filled with all manner of green and dense plants, with just a hint of evil in their presence. There were many beautiful demonic spider webs that stretched across the trees, seeming to reach for the sky. Inside these webs were crystals of various colours that seemed to be using the webs to absorb the energy of the forest. There were also many small red, purple and black spiders actively moving about the forest. They were on friendly terms with the dark elves and served as their defensive scouts. When the spiders saw Adele appear, they danced elegantly on the ancient trees and seemed to be telling Adele something.
It was rumoured that the evil goddess Rose, worshipped by the dark elves, had the head of a human but the body of a spider. Han Shuo did not know the truth of the matter, but based on the situation he saw, there might be some truth to the rumours. Adele could obviously communicate with the small spiders and command them to work for her.
The further into the forest they went, the taller and more lush the ancient trees became. There were many wooden houses in the centre of the forest, brimming with natural energy. Some of the houses were made of woven branches, while many tall houses were ancient trees that had once reached the sky, but had since died and withered. These ancient trees, when hollowed out, formed a simple yet magnificent palace that looked extremely exotic.
The dark elves had a natural affinity for fine objects. Their palace buildings boasted delicate patterns carefully carved into the outer trunk. These patterns served no other purpose and were purely aesthetic. Many Dark Elves were very skilled in the arts, and any magical weapon they made was incomparably refined. The dark elves' magical weapons might not be the best in the continent, but they were definitely the most beautiful and refined.
Along the way, Han Shuo realised that the Dark Elves' pursuit of artistic excellence was above all else. From their buildings, armour, clothing, even food and religious offerings, every object and activity had to be artistically beautiful.
"This is the dark elves' most important territory in the underground world. As the matriarch of the dark elves, I am honoured to have brought you here." Adele smiled sweetly as she led Han Shuo straight inside.
All the dark elves in the area bowed respectfully when they saw Adele approaching. Adele held an extremely prestigious position among the dark elves. Since she was able to communicate with the evil goddess Rose, her status was similar to Han Shuo's position among the lizardmen, both acting as messengers of their respective gods.
However, since Adele was also a Dark Elf, her position among the Dark Elves was even higher. The fact that the ever-warring Dark Elves were able to unite after her appearance was a testament to her vaunted position.
"Madam is too kind. I should rather be honoured to be here." Han Shuo grinned as he replied.
Adele led Han Shuo to a wooden palace that had previously been a huge ancient tree. Upon entering, Han Shuo discovered that the floor was covered with carpets embroidered with intricate patterns, and the surrounding wooden walls bore the strange image of the evil goddess Rose, depicted as a half-human, half-spider. Many hanging crystal chandeliers glittered with a bright, beautiful radiance, giving the place a natural splendour.
At that moment, Adele clapped her hands and five seductive female dark elves, all with different skin colours but equally beautiful, suddenly walked out. These five dark elves were wearing thin yarn skirts, their expressions were either shy, provocative or pure, and all their gazes were focused on Han Shuo at Adele's side.
"Take good care of our distinguished guest!" Adele smiled faintly and gave her orders to the five beautiful and seductive dark elves.
The five young female dark elves walked towards Han Shuo together, all of them carrying fruit plates and wine glasses, smiling slightly with unique expressions as they walked over.