The bishop told Ye Zi these stories in the hope that she could guide the hero to defeat the awakened Demon King and his army.
Such a big task suddenly fell on Ye Zi's shoulders, catching her somewhat off guard.
"Ye Zi, are you really alright?"
Looking at the blank-eyed leaf, the time machine wondered if the bishop had done something to it.
"I'm really fine, I'm just a little tired."
Ye Zi smiled and followed the others into the hotel.
Seeing Ye Zi return to her room, Hao Yun whispered to the time machine.
"You two go back and rest first, I'll go find Little King Kong."
After quietly leaving the hotel, Hao Yun wandered around the streets before entering a deserted alley.
"Little King Kong, what have you discovered?"
Little King Kong, who had left the team early, suddenly appeared in the alley.
"Things are not good. The Demon King has awakened and is gathering an army, seemingly to attack this empire. We need to speed up the collection of magic stones, or we may encounter some trouble."
This news was overheard by Little King Kong while infiltrating the church. The news of the Demon King's resurgence is currently only circulating among the upper echelons; ordinary people and adventurers are completely unaware of it.
"Little King Kong, the bishop said we are heroes, could it be true?"
Hao Yun confirmed this again, and Xiao Jingang shook his head.
"No, the so-called heroes of this world are a complete hoax. I saw a book in a nobleman's house that said heroes are summoned using arrays."
After listening to Little King Kong's words, Hao Yun felt increasingly uneasy. If the hero was summoned, then why did the bishop say that the hero was among them?
Living in the new world, and influenced by various conspiracy theories, Hao Yun felt that there must be something fishy about this matter.
"Collecting the magic stones is our main task. As for the rest, I will take care of them after we leave this world."
Little King Kong's expression remained calm, without the slightest ripple.
"Alright, shall we go find the Demon King's army officers now?"
"Let's take a day off."
After a brief conversation, the two returned to the hotel to rest.
Early the next morning, Hao Yun, Xiao Jingang, and Sun Wukong left the town to search for the Demon King's army officers.
Following the information provided by the Adventurers' Guild, the three traveled by carriage for two days and finally arrived at the castle where the Demon King's army officers were located.
Hao Yun looked at the castle in the canyon and couldn't help but frown.
The canyon where the castle is located is a narrow strip of sky, and the castle is built against the mountain, making it extremely easy to defend and difficult to attack.
Furthermore, there are a large number of skeleton soldiers patrolling the canyon, a level of defense that only Little King Kong could manage to infiltrate.
"You two stay here and cover me. I'll sneak in and steal the magic stone. If anything goes wrong, I'll give you a signal."
After saying that, Little King Kong became invisible and disappeared in front of Hao Yun.
Sun Wukong, who came with the two, thought there would be a big battle.
"Why not force our way in? I could smash these rotten skeletons with a single punch!"
"Shh, keep your voice down."
Hao Yun covered Sun Wukong's mouth and peered into the canyon at the skeleton soldiers.
The skeleton soldiers were still patrolling and clearly hadn't heard Sun Wukong's shouts.
Hao Yun glared at Sun Wukong and said in a low voice.
"What's the rush? There might be dark magic stones in the castle of this Demon King's military officer. You'll have plenty of fights to fight in the future, I'm just afraid you'll fight until your hands are sore."
Sun Wukong pursed his lips, muttered a few words, and then stopped talking, holding a blade of grass in his mouth as he looked up at the sky.
The two waited blankly all morning, but didn't receive a signal from Little King Kong, nor did Little King Kong return.
"Do you think Little King Kong might get arrested, or get lost?"
Bored, Sun Wukong kept looking into the canyon. After regaining his strength, he couldn't wait to have a fight.
"No way?"
Hao Yun replied to Sun Wukong with some uncertainty, "How could Little King Kong, who is so clever, get lost? Getting captured is even more impossible. He's been to the castle of the third-ranked officer in the Demon King's army."
As the sun began to shift and was about to set, there was finally movement inside the castle.
boom!
An explosion was heard, sparks flew from a corner of the castle, and a breach appeared.
"It's Little King Kong!"
Sun Wukong rolled over and got up, pulled the Ruyi Jingu Bang (Golden Cudgel) from his ear, and jumped into the canyon without waiting.
"Hahaha, here comes your old Sun!"
Boom!
The golden cudgel, weighing 108,000 jin, crashed into the canyon, instantly shaking the mountains and causing rocks to fall from both sides of the canyon.
"Sun Wukong! Be careful! If the valley collapses, we'll all be buried alive!"
Hao Yun smashed the rubble on his head and glared angrily at Sun Wukong.
"Haha, sorry, I got a little itchy and couldn't control myself!"
Overjoyed, Sun Wukong brandished his golden cudgel, smashing hundreds of skeleton soldiers in front of him with a single wave of his hand.
Little King Kong, who had rushed out of the castle, quickly retreated towards the valley with the help of the two men.
"Damn humans! They trespassed into my treasure vault and even dared to try to leave!"
A roar erupted from within the castle, followed by a change in the sky as dark clouds enveloped the canyon.
The ground shattered, and countless skeletons crawled out of the earth. At the same time, hundreds of undead knights rushed out from inside the castle.
With their escape route blocked, Hao Yun and his two companions were quickly surrounded by a large number of skeletons.
Inside the castle, a giant skeleton dressed in a magic robe and holding a scepter emerged.
"Could this be the legendary Ainz Ooal Gown?!"
Hao Yun couldn't help but mutter to himself that the skeleton that came out of the castle looked more and more like Ainz Ooal Gown from the anime.
"Ignorant humans, bear my wrath!"
The Bone King brandished his scepter, and more skeletons surged out from the ground, rushing madly towards Hao Yun and his companions.
"So annoying!"
Sun Wukong smashed hundreds of skeleton soldiers to pieces with a single blow, a hint of impatience appearing on his face.
"Die, all of you!"
The golden cudgel instantly enlarged and smashed into the canyon.
Click!
The canyon walls, unable to withstand the weight, collapsed and shattered instantly.
The skeletons in the canyon were immediately buried by rubble, and even the castle deep in the canyon was crushed by the rubble.
The destruction of his castle enraged Ainz Ooal Gown. How dare these ignorant humans challenge him, a high-ranking officer in the Demon King's army? They were courting death!
Chapter 222 Transfer of World Will
"There are no magic stones in the castle, let's retreat."
Little King Kong was ready to slip away; he had no desire to fight this pointless battle.
"Sun Wukong, let's go!"
Hao Yun grabbed Sun Wukong, and the three of them quickly ran out of the canyon.
The Bone King, who was roaring in anger, was furious when he saw the three of them running away.
"Chase them! Don't kill them, capture them alive! I want to punish them properly myself!"
Ainz Ooal Gown brandished his scepter, and from beneath the pile of rubble, skeleton soldiers swiftly emerged to give chase.
The undead knights riding their undead horses also joined the charge.
Four-legged creatures are always faster than two-legged ones. Hao Yun and the others hadn't run far before the undead knights caught up with them.
"What a hassle!"
Little King Kong turned his head to look at Bone King behind him, stretched his limbs, and prepared to kill him first.
As a high-ranking officer in the Demon King's army, Ainz Ooal Gown was quite imposing, sitting on a throne carried by skeleton soldiers as he slowly approached the crowd.
"Run! Keep running! You despicable vermin, how dare you destroy my castle! I will make your souls suffer forever!"
Ainz Ooal Gown let out a sinister laugh, the green soul flames in his eye sockets flickering incessantly.
"Pah! You're not even worthy to carry my shoes, Grandpa Sun! I'll smash you to pieces!"
The headstrong Sun Wukong brandished his golden cudgel and charged forward.
The undead knights blocking his way were completely useless; they were taken down one by one with a single blow.
Ainz Ooal Gown raised his scepter and waved his hand, causing countless bone spears to appear out of thin air and pierce towards Sun Wukong.
Activating his armor's invincibility skill, Sun Wukong sneered and continued charging forward.
"The source of the plague!"
A dark green poisonous fog rapidly spread, enveloping Sun Wukong.
Sun Wukong, trapped in the poisonous fog, let out a dry heave.
"Aaaaah! You damned rotten bones, how dare you use such dirty tricks against your Grandpa Sun!"
Outside the poisonous fog, Hao Yun's expression changed, and he raised his hand to cover his mouth and nose.