Chapter 404: Power Comparison V
The Incubus System Chapter 402. Power Comparison V
Without saying anything, Andrew pressed the remote. Rather than a motionless 3D hologram, this time it showed a video of that place. The shapeless insects or beasts of gigantic demons fought each other fiercely. Their body size was so huge, even a dead tree near them looked like a bonsai rather than a real tree. Their sharp teeth tore apart their opponents' bodies before they ate them. After that, they started fighting again. That place was no different from the eternal battle arena.
"This is Malevolent Forest. This footage was taken a year ago by my spy since I thought they were the cause of the abnormal crack," Lord Damon said without turning to me.
"It doesn't look like a forest," I said. I only could see a few dead trees. So that place was more suitable to be called cursed drylands.
"A thousand years ago that place was a forest," he replied. At least that was enough to explain why they couldn't coexist with nature.
But then I frowned as my eyes fell on a giant centipede demon that was eating its opponent.
"I thought demons would turn to ashes after they died." Yet he ate it like a hungry lion ate a deer.
"That's why they have to eat their prey alive. So they can taste their flesh and bones. Cannibalism is common here since they have no other choice. Some even eat their own children. I will consider the Vengeful Imp as a tame demon compared to them. At least he only eats his friends if he has no other choice. But they didn't, they did it because they wanted to," he explained.
"If they keep killing each other, how will they survive? They should be extinct by now," I asked curiously.
"A demon can give birth to another 100 in a week and most of them are hermaphrodites." He turned to me.
"That's why you shouldn't take them as your servant. They can fuck themselves. Even though the mother is your servant but not the children. They can multiply quickly and bring disaster to the dark dimension," he warned. His seriousness was clear from both his tone of voice and expression.
"100 per week?" I repeated in shock.
"That's the minimum. Some can reach 200 to 300 per week. That's why not a single demon lord wants to let them go. They can't be controlled and only bring disaster."
I shuddered in horror, not expecting such a creature to exist in this world. But on the bright side, I wouldn't feel guilty about killing them.
"Afraid?" said Lord Damon with a mischievous smile.
"Just a little surprise."
"Good," he flicked his index finger and the video switched to a dark ravine.
Even though there were only rocks there, the view was more peaceful than before. There wasn't a single gigantic demon fighting or making a fuss there. Aside from the scary scene, everything looked normal to me.
"It's quieter," I said.
"Just watch."
The sound of a woman's sobs broke the silence of that peaceful place. Soon, we were able to catch a green slime girl sitting behind a rock crying in horror. Yet the big rock couldn't hide her glow in the dark body. Her cry invited a beautiful female demon. Her appearance was similar to that of a succubus. The difference was, she didn't have horns and wings like me. A whip was on her waist and her silver bikini-like armor covered her body, showing her flesh clearly. It reminded me of a typical female game character with ridiculously minimal armor.
'Ha... She's gonna die,' I thought. I bet that slime girl was a trap. And I was right. As the woman tapped the girl's shoulder, a gigantic worm came out of the ground and devoured her.
I thought that was the end of the fight, unfortunately, I was wrong. That worm struggled violently before six tentacles with sharp tips pierced its head. The worm screamed, exposing what had pierced through it. It was the female demon. The difference was, her shape was much more frightening than before. Half of its head was a tentacle that pierced the worm and the other half was a normal head. Her mouth was split from ear to ear with horribly sharp teeth. As for her body, it was shaped like a fusion of a spider and a scorpion.
The worm writhed in pain, but the female demon injected its poison with its tail and tore the worm's body with its tentacles. After the worm was dying, she jumped out and expanded her body rapidly. Her mouth was wide open, wide enough to swallow the worm in one gulp.
"What the hell..." I muttered in shock. Either because of the sudden change of the hunter and prey or because of the female demon. I understood why Lord Damon warned me about them. Everything here was a lie.
"Even if they have low intelligence, that doesn't mean they can't use strategy. If you let your guard down. You will die here." Once again, he looked me in the eye.
"Show no mercy or they will kill you," he warned.
"You don't have to say it twice," I said.
Next, the footage showed how the demons in the ravine killed each other using cunning strategies and methods until it reached the end. A dark reddish open field. But after it just passed a transparent barrier, the footage turned blank.
"What happened?" I asked with a frown.
"The spy died before he made it to the final tier. He was an lv 61 One-Eyed Demon. Yet he died in one hit. He didn't even know who the attacker was. For sure, they weren't higher than lv 100. Because I could feel every demon who could pass that level. Just stay away from that place before I open your next seal," he warned.
"Can a demon get out of his tier?" I asked.
"They can only go deeper. Once they get in, they can't get out."
"Good." I couldn't imagine if demons like them escaped into this world.
"One more thing. Since I have to hide your identity, I will throw you like a prisoner. Just like them. Do you still want to carry out this plan?" he made sure.
"This is my idea. I'm not going back," I said determinedly.
"Think again, Damian," Lilieth pleaded. Her disappointment and anger were clear from her tone of voice.
"Don't worry, I'll stop if I can't do it. I'm not interested in dying twice," I said in a calm tone. Though I was not sure she would accept it. To be honest, I was quite surprised Lord Damon allowed me to go to that place.