Great Demon King

Chapter 353: Place of extreme metal

The caverns of the mines were dark and humid. Yet Han Shuo, someone who should’ve been unfamiliar with the mine, was rushing forward as if very familiar with the area.

At first, Delia had even expected him to take the rearmost position. Who would’ve thought that Han Shuo would just advance without even taking one step backward from beginning to end? What was even more surprising that Han Shuo led the way like he was the guide. There was no mistakes made as he went straight into the depths of the mine.

After a while, Delia couldn’t hold in her curiosity, as the miners began to doubt their guide. She quickly walked up to Han Shuo, bright eyes staring at him as she inquired, “My Lord, you’ve been to Mount Silk before, haven’t you?”

Shaking his head, Han Shuo replied, “No, I haven’t. This is the my first time at Mount Silk. Why?”

“Really? Then how come you are so familiar with the terrain inside the mine? You haven’t stopped to consider any path but one and yet you haven’t taken a single incorrect turn. If you haven’t been to Mount Silk before, how are you so familiar with the twists and turns here?” Delia was becoming more and more doubtful and chased after the leisurely striding Han Shuo with a bunch of questions.

In Han Shuo’s eyes, this group of people, including Delia, wasn’t very strong at all. Since the stone men deep inside the cave had no fear of magic and possessed rock solid bodies, Han Shuo had released the yin demon to scout ahead so that they wouldn’t be suddenly slaughtered. This, coupled with some of the miners’ description, let him proceed with naturally no hesitation at all. But who knew that it would rouse Delia’s doubts?

Han Shuo laughed softly and said, “Didn’t I already hear you guys describe the situation before we entered? My intuition towards cave terrain is highly sensitive. From your description, I can instantly and accurately determine the terrain of this area. Do you believe me or not?”

Hearing Han Shuo’s explanation, Delia was stunned before asking with a half doubtful expression, “Really?”

“Of course!” Han Shuo laughed out loud, “I’ve never been to Mount Silk before, let alone have the chance to explore this mine. How would I be this familiar with the way if I don’t have a keen sense for cave terrain?”

Delia thought carefully about it. With Han Shuo’s identity as the Brettel city lord and also a count, he really wouldn’t have the free time to come explore the mine. Faced with this logic, she was mostly convinced upon hearing Han Shuo’s explanation. Subconsciously, her gaze towards him held a bit more admiration as she told herself that the city lord was really as incredible as the legends said. He was a true man indeed!

Seeing that Delia didn’t ask any other questions, Han Shuo continued to hurry onward. He had turned from guest to the guide thanks to the yin demon. The miners and Delia had become his attendants.

The only remaining yin demon slowly went deep into the belly of Mount Silk. It soon reached a narrow and dry area based on the miners and Delia’s description. This area connected the entrances of three deep tunnels to the passage they were coming in through. Rocks pressed down on the tunnels’ ceiling. If they wanted to continue ahead, they would need to be crawling on their bellies.

According to the miners, this was the place they’d encountered some stone men last time they’d been here mining. There were even some traces left behind from last time’s mining. However, the yin demon was invisible. They wouldn’t be able to discover its existence even if the stone men were hiding in the surroundings.

Han Shuo instantly sped up when he found the right place. Delia and the miners behind was greatly surprised as they watched his body shuffle quickly through the caves with extreme sensitivity. At this point, Delia truly believed that Han Shuo had a natural intuition for caves like he’d just said. He could still determine the accurate direction from the complex crossroads.

“Be careful, My Lord! Up ahead is the area where the golem appeared last time!” The miners were panting heavily as they tried to keep up with Han Shuo, who was almost flying as he hurtled forward. He slowly decreased his speed so as to allow them to catch up when he heard their raised voices. At this moment, Delia finally caught up. She walked up, taking a few deep breaths to calm her heaving breasts. Her voice was filled with worry as she said, “My Lord, please be careful. These stone men aren’t easy to deal with. We should just advance calmly and cautiously.”

It turned out Delia wasn’t as casual and careless as she appeared to be. She was very careful and meticulous when it came to critical moments. Han Shuo couldn’t help but glance at her in surprise. Right now, Delia was trying her best to regain her breath and calm her racing heart. Her twin peaks rose and fell in rhythm, attracting his attention. Han Shuo’s heart skipped a beat, and he couldn’t help but sneak a few more glances at her chest.

People said any woman could tell from the men’s eyes which part of her body was the focal point of attention. No matter what kind of concealing method a man did use, the woman being observed could still sense if that man had snuck a peek at her breasts or not.

These words indeed had some truth to them. Although they were currently in the middle of a dark cave, Delia might just have discovered Han Shuo’s eyes on her chest. She was somewhat shy under his lingering gaze on her towering peaks. Instinctively, Delia slightly bent down, as if wanting to cover some parts of her full chest through the bending of her waist.

“Alright, I think we’ve reached the place. You guys stay close so I can take care of you in case there’s any danger.” Han Shuo slowed to a stop and turned to tell the people behind him.

The miners quickly caught up, but still lagged behind Han Shuo and Delia. Fortunately, the light in the tunnel was dim, and they didn’t have Han Shuo’s eyesight. Being a distance behind, they didn’t see the flush on Delia’s face.

The three tunnels converged midway. As the group walked a few hundred meters more, the ceiling above their heads gradually became lower. The path also narrowed, allowing only two people walk side by side. Everyone had to bend down at this point to prevent their heads from hitting the rocks.

After passing through the narrow path, the group reached the area where the yin demon had stopped at. This place was actually very wide, however, the rocks above their head extended quite a ways down. There were three flattened tunnels around, ones where one had to crawl on their belly if they wanted to pass.

This place was precisely where the stone men had suddenly appeared and attacked last time, resulting in many casualties for the miners.

Han Shuo was 190 centimeters tall. He couldn’t walked upright even if he bent down, so he had to squat down to inspect the situation. The miners who’d been here before all revealed nervous expressions as they looked around carefully. They raised up the crude mining tools in hand, as if getting ready to deal with any stone men that emerged.

Even Delia looked a little nervous. She pulled out the dagger tied to her left leg, looking around with vigilance. Han Shuo and Delia were now leaning close to each other. In this area where they could face attacks at any moment, her bashfulness had long since been thrown far out of mind.

It was due to Han Shuo’s notoriety outside that Delia and the miners now felt a reassuring feeling of being able to rely on someone. Otherwise, if it’d just been them, they would’ve been frightened already, and not just nervous.

Han Shuo squatted down to take a look around once before asking the miners, “How tall are these stone men and what do they look like?”

“They’re only 150 centimeters tall, but are wide horizontally so they can move very flexibly without being restrained by the low ceiling.” One of the miners replied.

Hearing his words, Han Shuo looked at the three tunnels and took an estimation. The tunnels were only around a meter tall, so a human had to crawl on their belly to enter. According to the miners, the stone men were 150 centimeters tall and very wide horizontally. They couldn’t have come out from those three tunnels.

Except for the three tunnels in this area, there was only the passage that they had just come through. If the stone men didn’t come from the three tunnels, could it be that they came from the passage as well?

Han Shuo’s heart was full of doubts. He didn’t continue observing the surrounding anymore, and sat still to think instead. He suddenly whistled in a low tone. The whistle started out faint and low, gradually became louder and high pitched, then ending in an echo like a dragon roar.

“Alright, if the stone men are close by, they will definitely hear it and come over. We only have to wait and see.” Han Shuo turned to tell the nervous looking miners.