The Lord of Hell

Chapter 3188 Negotiation

Chapter 3188 Negotiation

Within the secret realm, Andrew's body rapidly regenerated. Then, he turned to look at the battlefield at the front line and discovered that the ten followers of the King of Negation were still fighting the monsters, not fleeing immediately, or perhaps they couldn't escape.

Andrew raised his hand, and a large amount of steel debris flew up from the ground, crashing down on the ten believers like cannonballs.

The ten believers were being besieged by the monsters. Although they discovered the steel debris, they had no way to escape. Several of them were smashed into mincemeat, and the rest quickly died at the hands of the monsters.

After dealing with these believers, the monsters turned their gazes to Andrew, the red light in their eyes showing no sign of fading. This was a side effect of their berserk state; they had lost their reason and could not distinguish between friend and foe.

Andrew was prepared for this. He threw a yellow crystal onto the ground, and the monsters absorbed the yellow mist, gradually regaining their senses. Then, they collapsed weakly to the ground.

Going berserk comes at a price; afterwards, they will be weak for a period of time. The monsters looked at Andrew falling from the sky with fear in their eyes, worried that Andrew would kill them.

"Don't look at me like that. I'm a good person, and a good person wouldn't discard someone after they've served their purpose."

Andrew said, "However, have you ever thought about staying somewhere else? The secret realm is too small. Are you interested in going out to see the world? There will be people to serve you. All you have to do is fight for humanity."

Clearly, Andrew wants to subdue these monsters and bring them into the Detroit Settlement to strengthen it, thus saving more cities.

The monsters agreed without hesitation. On the one hand, they had already been subdued by Andrew once before, so it was only natural for them to agree now.

On the other hand, please, given the current situation, if you disagree, you're doomed, and you might even get eaten by other monsters—and even monsters don't believe Andrew is a good person.

"Very good, you can rest here. I will come to find you when it's time to leave."

Andrew nodded in satisfaction. Then, he activated the teleportation and returned to Harley's territory, which was under siege by robots, mechanical animals, and steel monsters. The situation, well, was stable.

Please, Harley isn't someone to be trifled with. Besides, none of the forty-eight superhumans that Andrew specially recruited are weak. Dealing with these monsters, while not exactly easy, isn't too much of a challenge either.

Seeing that the situation had stabilized and Andrew did not show himself, he transmitted his voice to Harley: "I have defeated the Sithons. The next dungeon is just a simple tower defense game. You guys continue playing."

"What, sir, aren't you going home yet?"

Harley scoffed, but Andrew laughed and said, "There are still plenty of good things in the wilderness that shouldn't be wasted. I'll go and bring them all back. Men should work hard outside, and women should stay home obediently."

“In this day and age, if your words get out, I won’t be able to protect you.”

Harley complained, then said, "Get out of here. We don't need you here. You're good for getting these superhumans to mesh. They're good at everything, but their teamwork is terrible. That won't do."

The upcoming war against the monster army will undoubtedly be a large-scale battle; those with superpowers cannot act selfishly and must learn to cooperate.

It's clear that Harley has fully embraced the role of commander and understands how to consider issues from a strategic perspective.

"Very good. I do have some experience in teamwork among ability users. I'll teach you slowly after the secret realm ends."

Andrew laughed and said that the Disaster Countermeasures Bureau has been training superhumans to cooperate, so he is also very proficient in this area.

Next, Harley and her friends continued their battle against the steel monsters and completed the process, while Andrew searched for more treasures in the wilderness and tried to subdue the monsters as much as possible.

Because no one was guarding it, the crystals of the robot and mechanical animal factions were quickly broken, leaving only Harley's crystal intact. This caused the steel monsters from the other three paths to surge towards Harley's territory.

In other words, Harley is facing three times more monsters. Andrew doesn't care, as it's a good opportunity for Harley to train. If Harley can't handle it, he will step in. With his ability to manipulate magnetic fields, any steel monster that encounters him is doomed.

While Andrew was plundering the treasures of the secret realm, in the main universe of Hell, the demon stared at the magic circle in front of him with a displeased expression. He had already sensed the death of his clone—before, he could not sense what was happening in the new world, but after the clone died, all the memories returned.

"It's one thing to die, but the key is that we didn't kill the King of Superpowers. We don't even know if Sithon and the others can win. If they can't, all my efforts will be for nothing."

The demon slammed his head in frustration. He hadn't thought things through when he signed the contract, and now he'd lost out. He should have added a safety net clause—if Xisorn's gains fell below a certain level, He had to make up for it.

"Oh, it's all because of that jinx, Sisorn."

The demon sighed, and just then, a voice rang in his mind: "Demon, want to talk?"

The demon's expression changed drastically upon hearing this, and he asked, "Ghost Rider, why can you speak directly into my mind?"

This is a very serious matter. Ghost Rider can speak directly into His mind, which means that the other party can attack His consciousness at any time without His detection. Simply put, it's like planting a bomb in His consciousness.

"We've fought so many times, how difficult could it be to tamper with your body? Besides, don't forget, you still have the curse of the Mechanical Demon King on you."

Ghost Rider sneered, "Haven't you fought the Mechanical Demon King in so long that you've forgotten you're cursed? Sigh, demon, this is mainly your fault. You're so unprogressive. You used to play with the Mechanical Demon King, but now you can only play with the King of Superpowers."

The demon's face was extremely ugly, because what Ghost Rider said was true. While examining his own consciousness, he asked, "Ghost Rider, why are you suddenly talking to me? Don't you know that this will reveal your trump card?"

"It's alright. The main body has made many arrangements on you, so leaking one or two won't be a problem. If you want, I can leak one more?"

Ghost Rider said with a smile, "The demon really wants to hit someone. Am I a sieve? My whole body is covered in the mechanical demon king's equipment."

Ghost Rider stopped provoking the demon and said, "Demon, I think this mutual destruction wasn't your own choice, was it? It was Sithon who forced you, wasn't it?"

"You think you can sow discord between us like this? Ghost Rider, we'll handle our internal problems ourselves; it's none of your business."

The demon snorted. Although He disliked Sithon, He wouldn't be foolish enough to tell Ghost Rider about it. Ghost Rider said, "Provoke? Why would I provoke you, demon? I'm here to ask you, do you want to surrender?"

Don't rush to answer. My patience is limited. This might be the last time I ask you. This game might end in two or three worlds. If you don't surrender now, you'll be of no use.

The demon, who had initially intended to refuse outright, fell silent. He was wavering in his heart; he had wavered before, but now the wavering was even stronger.

After a moment, the demon asked, "Ghost Rider, what will I get if I surrender?"

“Same as before,” Ghost Rider said with a smile. The series of blows, coupled with the infighting among his own people, finally made the demon completely waver.

"The same as before?"

The demon frowned and sneered, "Isn't the Mechanical Demon King being a bit stingy? Who would surrender with such conditions? Ghost Rider, you have no sincerity at all."

"When I say 'same as before,' I mean the way it was at the very beginning."

Ghost Rider said calmly, "In other words, you will still be the Lord of Hell in the small world. Of course, you will have to collect all your treasures again and slowly fill the warehouse."

Furthermore, there's one major advantage to your allegiance to me: you'll live. A life, plus the position of Lord of Hell—I feel I've already shown you great sincerity.

"Will it go back to the way it was before?"

The demon was greatly tempted. Although he never said it, he had regretted it countless times. He wished he hadn't come to the main universe to wade into this mess, as the losses would have been unimaginable.

Can you believe that a demon king's warehouse is so empty that rats can run through it? This isn't just bad, it's extremely bad.

"One life, plus the position of Lord of Hell."

The demon exhaled and made his decision, saying, "Ghost Rider, I can surrender and help you fight the Losers' Alliance, but your conditions are not enough. I don't want the position of Lord of Hell; I want to become the Lord of the World."

The Mechanical Demon King conquered so many small worlds, giving me one shouldn't be a problem, right? I want to be a local tyrant, doing whatever I want in a small world. I'm fed up with being ordered around and suppressed.

In addition, we must sign a contract. You must guarantee that you will not cheat me and that you will give me what I want afterward.

Oh, and there's a safety net. Even if you fail, you still have to send me a small world. If you fail to do so, you'll suffer the consequences.

Clearly, the demon had learned from its previous contract experience and was using a guaranteed minimum to protect its own interests. Ghost Rider laughed and said, "Demon, you're not that valuable. Also, you can sign a contract, but there's no guaranteed minimum."

Think about it carefully. My conditions remain in effect until the final battle begins, but once the final battle starts, it will be a matter of life and death for us.

After saying that, Ghost Rider's consciousness left the demon's sea of ​​consciousness. The demon cursed, "What do you think my sea of ​​consciousness is? A public toilet? You can come and go as you please?"

"Damn it, Ghost Rider won't even agree to these conditions. He has so many small worlds, what's wrong with giving me one? He's so stingy."

The demon was very unhappy. In its view, it was worth the price, as it possessed many secrets.

As for the guaranteed minimum, what is there? With me joining in, how could the Mechanical Demon King, who already has a huge advantage, possibly lose? I'm just taking precautions!

(End of this chapter)