I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

Li Yue, of course, hadn't considered using Soya's heart as a substitute. He simply felt that since human or demon hearts would work, the red-skinned demons in the Abyss Maw should also have a chance of meeting the requirements.

After all, they averaged two to three hearts each, and were quite reckless...

He wondered how different that was from "brave."

In any case, since he was going to the Abyss Maw to find Hellfire, he might as well keep an eye out for heroes along the way, as there might be unexpected gains.

Li Yue tightened the hood on his head, stood in the center of the square, and chose a team of heroes that wasn't too closely affiliated with the Hunter Country.

This team of heroes currently consisted of a four-person squad, made up of two gunslingers, a mage, and a dancer, and they were missing a knight or hunter-type hero.

Several large groups from the Hunter Country had already entered the Labyrinth of Bewilderment, and the heroes who hadn't completed their teams were all a little anxious.

Li Yue had been watching them for a while.

They had already rejected three invitations from large Hunter Country groups, and their inner thoughts revealed their dissatisfaction with Hunter Country.

【Tch, they just want to use us as cannon fodder...】 The dancer rolled her eyes and scanned the passing Hunter Country members.

"This direction!" The mage pointed, and the two gunslingers fired explosive rounds in succession, forcibly blasting a gap in the tide of fire.

The seven of them slowly prepared and arrived at the Labyrinth of Bewilderment.

Fortunately, the Great Noisy Ones hadn't really retreated.

"Those are all pieces of information bought with lives, and they cost you a small fortune, so you must remember them well." The mage seemed to enjoy lecturing.

An Yu was lost in thought.

Although the fire had been sucked away, there wasn't a trace of oxygen in the fire tide. The mage silently sensed, and when the Maw was getting impatient, he pointed out a clear path.

"In short, he'll maintain formation with you, and keep an eye out for red-skinned demons. Their horns, hearts, and skin are all good materials." The mage muttered, "If we can be the first to find the dangerous area of the Abyss An Yu, this trip will be a big win."

【I can't trust the thieves or merchants of Hunter Country; it's difficult to distribute the spoils...】 The mage was more concerned with their means of stealing or handing over spoils.

So many as eight or nine hundred heroes died just at the Light Colosseum. If the Demon King City continues to be developed like this, will the loose cultivator heroes of the continent even be enough?

At the same time, the Maw also raised some questions.

An Yu refused.

There are really business opportunities everywhere outside Demon King City...

When heroes cooperate, they can indeed multiply their own strength.

【Oh my god, she's really so beautiful...】

The Maw guessed that this information probably wasn't purchased from Hunter Country. He nodded, happy to be protected by the mage.

The magic power of the Labyrinth of Bewilderment was autonomously drawn by the dancer, drawn into the mage's body.

And just as they had retreated, a tide of fire came head-on from above, instantly engulfing the Maw.

Just like that, after the seven of them arrived at the entrance of the Labyrinth of Bewilderment leading to the Abyss Li Yue, the mage took a potion, the dancer took out a harp, took off her dancing shoes, and kicked her legs while playing, dancing some kind of strangely rhythmic dance.

These arrangements had never been mentioned before. Could it be that because the expeditionary force had set out, some curses and defensive magic targeting heroes had also been added to the Abyss Li Yue?

"So, assimilation isn't the most difficult thing to deal with outside the Abyss Li Yue?" The Maw wanted to ask more clearly.

The two gunslingers in the team were already bewitched by the dancer; they were her slaves, and looking at the dancer was like looking at the most beautiful star.

Air rushed in, and the seven jumped out, finally stepping on the cracked, scorched earth.

And what the Maw thought of was opening up one dangerous area after another in the Abyss Li Yue, leading directly to the Blood Cocoon...

Also, when the tide of fire came, the mage's flame belt extended into a ring of fire, opening up a space ten meters in radius around the seven.

Isn't there some curse outside this Forbidden Forest?

"So you must protect me well, only I can sense possible dangerous areas." The mage said solemnly.

【Find a dangerous area, register it with the Mercenary Association, and then we'll all have a share of all the income outside the dangerous area...】

【Good heart + 444+444...】

At the corridor entrance, a reporter from the Hunter Country newspaper took a group of farewell photos of the seven of them with his light-sensitive camera. In the farewell photos, the Maw drooped his hood, revealing only half his face, standing warmly in front of the seven heroes.

Should I also add some curses to the library?

Meng Feisi's expression would definitely be very calm.

"Oh? You want to join? Who introduced you? What's your strength like..." The dancer asked about some of the prerequisites for forming a team.

"Good, let's go!" Having made sufficient preparations, the seven of them jumped into the Abyss Li Yue together.

The mage's magic power surged, and for a moment, An Yu even thought of the ice tree he had opened in the library at that time.

Very quickly, the mage accumulated enough magic power, drew a spell and chanted an incantation, and a heavy flame belt wrapped around his body.

"They're forming a team." The Maw greeted them.

Only then did the Maw know that what Jessie and Hunteral were wearing back then must have been blurry glasses.

Would the probability of obtaining the Heart of Valor also be lower?

The leaders of the entire team were the dancer and the mage.

The candlelight on the wall also seemed to be attracted by the flame belt, flickering slightly.

"That's also the reason we chose to team up with you, because your letter of introduction says that you are a very emotionally stable person, right?" The mage asked the Maw.

"Outside Demon King City, areas with relatively low income will have curses. The Colosseum also had them before, so blurry glasses are selling out..."

The tide of fire flowed like water into the ring of fire, as if it had been sucked into another world.

In his vision, dozens of red-skinned demons were drooling and their eyes were fierce, staring at the seven heroes; on the ground, severed limbs and minced meat, blood and scorch marks were connected into one piece, and the demons were chewing on the heroes' flesh and bones, but they were still very hungry.

"Ah ha! More meat is coming! Time to eat!"

But the Maw didn't listen at all, and quickly wove corresponding illusions in their minds to satisfy them.

And the Maw suddenly had a feeling of fighting with Bosh, thinking that that person's lava left hand might not have been trained in the tide of fire.

Could it be because he still has a little bit of authority under Budi Boge?

The way loose cultivator heroes form teams is basically through brokers. The dancer and mage didn't feel that anything was wrong, and quickly absorbed An Yu into their group, forming a team of seven.

Sure enough, the Lords of Authority will set up defenses in their own homes.

"After passing through the tide of fire, you must remain calm and not be infected by the desire to kill..." The mage was still mumbling, seemingly taciturn, "Once you are infected with too much of the desire to kill, you will be assimilated into a demon follower, and then I will have to kill you."

"There is a tide of fire at the entrance of the Abyss Li Yue, and it's the same inside. There will be raging flames at any time. Everyone be careful and don't leave my side within ten meters..." Walking in the Labyrinth of Bewilderment, the mage solemnly instructed.

The dancer even directly seduced the Maw, wanting to turn the Maw into her slave like she controlled the two gunslingers.

The Maw was amused, thinking that it was really good to have heroes exploring the way, and even the curses of the Abyss Li Yue had been explored.

An Yu knew that this was their team's defensive magic against the tide of fire.

"This gentleman, isn't he a familiar face?" Seeing the Maw coming over, the dancer stared at his body with interest.

"Yes, yes, yes." An Yu was in a good mood, nodding repeatedly.

If a very powerful hero is assimilated into a red-skinned demon, will he also grow a few more hearts?

But it seems like there has never been that option...

Of course, the Maw was too lazy to do those things. With a move of the Scepter of Deception, he wove a letter of introduction in the minds of the seven of them—the letter of introduction came from the broker Marco, to be determined.

He must not let them gather in the library.

"We have purchased first-hand exploration data from the Abyss Li Yue. If you team up with us, the distribution of benefits..." The dancer wanted to squeeze out all the value of the Maw.

If the mage hadn't notified him in advance, the Maw would have even thought that he had fallen into a sea of fire, rather than the Abyss Li Yue.