I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

When the number of Magic Mirror shards reached 14, Li Yue confirmed that there were no omissions in the first safe zone and prepared to advance to the second safe zone.

It was also during the process of collecting the mirror shards that Li Yue received a domino communication from blond Tom, obtaining the library's list of required materials.

Looking at the long list, endless at a glance, Li Yue's originally leisurely mood suddenly became urgent.

Fortunately, the progress of collecting the mirrors was already nearing the halfway point, and after getting on Jesse's good side, most of the material needs… should be resolved through the Kingston family.

Putting on the patchwork of the freak again, Li Yue jolted up from the chair, ignoring the enthusiastic invitations of several groups of heroes, and walked alone towards the second safe zone.

The road sloped downwards, intricate and complex. The air began to become humid, and the magic gradually thickened. Furthermore, gazes and malice from dark corners began to fall upon Li Yue.

Li Yue was already accustomed to this, walking along the wide main road, sensing the location of the Magic Mirror shards, marking each spot one by one.

Rounding several bends, Li Yue finally encountered the monsters blocking the way—three Minotaurs with injuries, fleeing from a side road as if escaping, brandishing axes with curled blades and charging towards Li Yue.

Behind these Minotaurs, a team of heroes, mainly hunters, were chasing after them, shouting as they pursued.

"Don't move, I found them first!"

Li Yue obediently made way for the Minotaurs' escape, and both the heroes and the Minotaurs cast grateful glances at Li Yue.

But immediately after, the heads of the three Minotaurs were smashed open by a whip shadow from around the corner, and they fell to the roadside, blood spurting from their necks.

"Damn it, who did that!" Several hunters stood on guard, their weapons pointed towards the darkness around the corner.

A seemingly very young hero walked out from around the corner, looking puzzled, wiping the blood off his whip: "What? Is there a problem?"

Li Yue recalled for a moment, realizing that he had not seen this young man before.

"Of course there's a problem! You smashed the Minotaurs' horns, how are we supposed to sell them?" One of the hunters shouted angrily, "There aren't many demons left here anyway. We finally caught three, and you just killed them!"

"Oh, sorry." The young man scratched his head.

"Oh, I was wondering who was breaking the rules, it's 'Mr. Where's the Demon King'…" Another hunter, seeing the young man's appearance clearly, wore an expression as if he had seen shit.

[Soah… A fool who can't even recognize the road… Please, find the Demon King quickly… Don't waste the remaining demons…]

Listening to the hunter's thoughts, Li Yue at least knew that this young man was a simpleton and didn't fit in; and upon closer inspection of his attire, Li Yue was stunned to find it somewhat familiar, as if he had seen it in certain scenes.

"Right, do you know? Where's the Demon King?" Soah's eyes lit up, "I've been wandering around down here for two days, and I can't find a way out…"

"The Demon King is in the Throne Room! Go die there!" The hunter knelt beside the Minotaurs' corpses, diligently dissecting the remaining hides, collecting these not-so-valuable secondary materials.

"I don't like your tone." Soah frowned, "You bastards who act as robbers in the name of heroes are no different from demons…"

Before the words finished, Soah had already rushed up with his whip, quickly engaging in a chaotic battle with the hunters.

And when Li Yue finally remembered why Soah's attire looked familiar, the hunters had already been whipped to the point of torn skin and flesh, fleeing to other passages with miserable screams.

"What about you? Are you like them?" Soah wiped the blood off his whip, looking at Li Yue.

"Somewhat different. I am a doctor, Hannibal." Li Yue introduced himself with a smile, "Are you a descendant of Lamont?"

Soah's attire was completely different from the current heroes' style. Whether it was the leather armor, leather boots, or whip, they all looked very old-fashioned. He had also scratched some patterns similar to the Lamont family crest with a dagger, sloppy and clumsy.

If Isaac, the first hero of the Lamont family, were to meet him, Soah would undoubtedly have his flesh stripped away, becoming a new wronged soul.

"Unfortunately, I am not of the Lamont family." Soah sighed from the bottom of his heart, but his mood quickly improved, "What? Do you also like the Lamont family?"

"I can only say… they are closer to my imagination of a hero." After seeing so many hunters and thieves, Li Yue inexplicably missed those he had experienced in Isaac's dream.

At that time, the heroes were full of enthusiasm, entering the Demon King's castle with hatred for demons, far from being as utilitarian as what he had seen these days.

Even Jesse had come to the Demon King's castle to gild himself, and the remaining mages and hunters were even less worth mentioning.

Li Yue couldn't help but wonder, did Isaac kill all those old-fashioned heroes?

"Yes!" Soah excitedly approached Li Yue, as if he had met a kindred spirit, "These guys now are all too strange! I don't even know what they're here to do!"

Li Yue completely understood Soah—the young man was a fan of Lamont, a pure hero.

"What about you? Are you also here to kill the Demon King?"

"No, I'm here to hone my medical skills and collect some medical materials by the way." Li Yue tried to make his purpose sound better.

"A doctor? How about it, want to team up! I'm injured!" Soah lifted his leather armor, revealing a hideous wound on his ribs.

The wound was visible to the bone, and he had randomly applied a few handfuls of herbs. The healing effect was better than nothing, but Soah seemed unaffected, showing his extraordinary physique.

"We're going in different directions. If you're looking for the Demon King, you should go back to the square from the safe zone and go to the Labyrinthine Corridor to see if you can find the way to the Throne Room there…" Li Yue pointed in the direction he came from.

"Okay! After I kill the biggest demon in the arena, I'll go find the Demon King." Soah looked in the direction Li Yue came from, as if he was trying to remember it.

"The biggest demon in the arena?"

"Jesse of the Kingston family and a hero named Van Helsing wrecked the arena. I want to complete their mission." Soah's gaze was firm, "As far as I know, the two of them should be heroes like me. Heroes help heroes."

Li Yue didn't expect to hear his name from Soah's mouth, suddenly realizing that although news spread very quickly in the Demon King's castle, the accuracy was poor.

If he wanted to weaken Oogway Boogie, perhaps there was an easier way.

"Are you going in there? Can I… follow you?" Soah's voice was softer.

[This person isn't annoying. It would be much easier if he showed me the way. I need to quickly destroy the arena so I can go to the Throne Room to find the Demon King…]

"Okay, I'll take you to the second safe zone."

Li Yue didn't expose Soah's fantasy about Jesse and Van Helsing, thinking that it was good to have an old-fashioned hero to accompany him. At least all the monsters along the way could be left to him, saving a lot of time and allowing him to reach the second safe zone faster.

The two traveled together, killing as they went. Li Yue quickly located the Magic Mirror shards between the first and second safe zones. After annihilating several groups of Minotaurs and armored soldiers, he finally witnessed the liveliness of the second safe zone.

Those who could come here could be considered the elite among the heroes. Whether it was the grade of the traded materials or the heroes' injuries, there was a significant improvement.

Li Yue saw seven heroes with deformed hearts growing on their chests alone.

Remembering the library's transaction list, Li Yue tied his chair and sat down to set up a stall; Soah was also preparing to say goodbye to Li Yue, ending their brief team-up, and excitedly hurried to the third safe zone.

"Watch out for the flies." Li Yue reminded Soah.

"They should be watching out for me." Soah gripped his whip tightly, leaving without looking back.

And Li Yue was quickly surrounded by heroes seeking surgery.

"Save us!"

The heroes' cries for help were so pleasant to hear.

Li Yue suddenly felt that perhaps he could use them to do something else.