The Unemployed Demon Lord

Merlin said in a teasing tone, but Alice didn't seem to hear it, which made him feel very bored.

"Let's eat first, you are so lucky, you should be fine, maybe at the last moment, Lady Luck will remember that she has a daughter, trust me."

"..." Alice was silent.

"Tsk!" Merlin rolled his eyes, thinking this idiot is always like this, I'm going to be driven crazy, okay?

Alice looked at her arm, which was already covered with blue and white dragon scales. It seemed that there was still no tendency to stop, and it had already begun to spread towards the palm of her hand.

It is estimated that in another week or so, Alice will be completely unable to see anyone, and can only hide in a cold corner and wait for the moment when her consciousness is swallowed up.

Alice lowered her arms, her eyes turned red, and her heart felt sad. She lowered her head and said with fluttering lips.

"Hey, Merlin..."

"Would you be happy if I was gone?"

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Chapter 31: Forbidden Land

"Um!?"

Asked by Alice abruptly, Merlin's eyes were visibly shaken, and he stood stiffly on the spot holding a knife and fork.

Would you be happy if Alice was gone?

This...is a question worth pondering.

Logically speaking, life will return to peace, and you should be happy, right?

After all, I have nothing to pursue, I just want to find a chance to eat and die, and live without doing anything.

But is this really the case?It seems that without this washboard to mess around, it would be much less fun.

After Merlin thought for a while, he decided to use a very normal answer, otherwise troubles would arise.

"This...Of course! I'm sure I'll be very happy. I've saved so much trouble. Isn't this a lucky thing?" "Hmm..."

Alice suddenly felt aggrieved and felt very hurt, while Merlin seemed to have no human feelings at all.

After living together for half a year, if the person suddenly disappeared, I should feel sad!

At the very least, if Merlin disappears, I will feel a little uncomfortable. Although it is not sad, there will definitely be conflicts.

Alice silently clenched her fists, a little unwilling, and couldn't help but continue to ask.

"Don't...don't you feel sad?"

"Sad? Why do I feel sad? It's not normal..."

Merlin spread his hands, feeling that he and Alice were of different races, and had somewhat different ideas.

Moreover, Merlin and Alice are twisted together entirely because of common interests, as for other reasons?I really can't find it.

"You...you are inhuman!" Alice's eyes turned red, and she was kind to Merlin, right?Introducing him to become an adventurer and taking in him who is homeless, he didn't expect the end result to be like this, he is simply a white-eyed wolf.

"I'm originally a demon, okay?" Merlin looked into Alice's eyes and explained with a complicated expression, "First of all, I admit that if you disappear, it will have some impact on me, but it will definitely not be fatal. I just need to go back to the demon clan. Nothing can interfere with me, you understand what I mean? We are just a community of interests, but even if we are separated, no one will be unable to live."

Although Merlin said so, he definitely didn't want to go back to the Death Swamp. After all, he had been a squat at home for more than 200 years, who would want to go back?

"Hurry up and go back to your hometown! Don't let me see you again!"

With red eyes, Alice stood up abruptly, turned her head and ran back to the room, not even eating dinner.

Merlin frowned, looking at Alice's closed door, thinking messily in his heart.

What I said is the truth, is there anything wrong?

Why does this stinky bitch lose her temper so much, menopause has come early...

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late at night.

Merlin was sleeping soundly under a blanket on the sofa, but he heard faint sobs.

He opened his eyes suddenly, sat up frowning, and looked at Alice's room.

Alice, what happened in the middle of the night?

Merlin went down to the door of Alice's room, listened carefully, and could hear crying clearly.

It was so late, Alice hadn't slept yet, and was sad in the room alone.

The choked-up crying was intermittent, and from time to time he muttered something that others could not understand.

Merlin was a little moved, and felt inexplicably irritable, wondering if he should go in and comfort Alice?

He raised his hand, just about to knock on the door, but his eyes flickered a few times before silently putting it down.

Merlin thought about it, and thought that Alice needed to be alone now, and she definitely wouldn't want to see her

Forget it, go to Asmodeus tomorrow morning and ask if there is any way...

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Closed basement.

On the screen of the remote communication, there is a beautiful "woman" sitting upright

"Then..." Asmodeus looked at Merlin and asked in a low voice, "What do you want to see me for today?"

"I have a little question and I want to ask you..." Merlin scratched his head in embarrassment.

"It's really rare that you would come to me on your own initiative~" Asmodeus said in a teasing tone, "If you have any questions, just ask, as a friend, I will know everything."

"Cough!" Merlin coughed lightly, and asked straight to the point, "How much do you know about the crystallization of the Dragon Clan's inheritance?"

"Oh? Inheritance crystal? Isn't this a very rare thing? It can obtain the power and inheritance of the dragon clan." Asmodeus seemed to understand.

"Then I want to ask you..." Merlin paused, and asked seriously, "Is there any way to stop a human from being corroded by the inheritance crystal?"

"Eroded by the inheritance crystal? How weak is this host? Under normal circumstances, how could this problem arise?" Asmodeus seemed surprised.

"It's indeed a bit weak, not yet at the holy rank." Merlin responded awkwardly, thinking that if he was not a strong man at the holy rank, it would be difficult for him to fall into the eyes of the demon monarchs.

"Ah?" Asmodeus was surprised, and said with a half-smile, "Don't you dare to eat rare things like inheritance crystals before you reach the holy rank, aren't you looking for death? If you covet power beyond your control, you will definitely suffer backlash. It's a rule that never changes."

Merlin's expression became awkward, and he thought that although he was responsible for this matter, it was mainly due to Alice's emotional instability, always forcibly mobilizing the power of inheritance crystallization, which led to the uncontrollable situation now.

"May I ask who is so unlucky? The dragon race has the strongest fundamental power among thousands of races. Even us demons can't eat things like inheritance crystals, let alone humble humans at the bottom of the food chain."

Asmodeus asked curiously, feeling that it must be very important for Merlin to suddenly come to him for this person.

Otherwise, based on Asmodeus' understanding of Merlin, a late-stage patient with lazy cancer, he would definitely not meddle in his own business.

"Uh, this..." Merlin thought for a while, but he didn't shy away from it. "It's the one in my family. It's very bad now, and it's starting to be backlashed by the power of the inheritance crystal..."

"Oh? It sounds like time is urgent..." Asmodeus sighed.

"Do you have any way to stop this power from corroding?" Merlin asked patiently, feeling that time was running out.

"This..." Asmodeus paused, and replied sincerely, "There is basically no way."

"Really..." Merlin sighed deeply, feeling that it really was.

"But there is a way to delay..." Asmodeus changed the subject.

"Eh? What is it..." Merlin raised his head, feeling that things had suddenly turned around.

"Sink that humble human being into the blood pool at the bottom of the Demon King's Palace..." Asmodeus' tone was extremely serious, as if he didn't mean to be joking

"You should know that the biggest secret of our demon clan is to guard the blood pools at the bottom of the seven demon palaces. The underground cores of each blood pool are connected to each other, forming the most magnificent sealing array in history, suppressing the great demon god in the Old Testament. If the seal is loose, it will be the end of our demon race, so we demons cannot leave the Demon King's Palace for too long, and maintaining the stability of the blood pool seal is the major plan for the demon race to reproduce."

Merlin frowned. As the Seventh Monarch of the Demon Race, he certainly knew the secret, but he didn't know what it had to do with Alice?

The blood pool seal under the Seven Devil Kings Highness suppresses the monsters at the beginning of the creation, the ancestors of the demon clan, and the demon gods of the Old Testament.

The demons in the age of the gods are different from the present. They do not have human forms, but are all monsters that shake the world.

The demons of today's era belong to the new generation. The subspecies of demon gods in the Old Testament are also demons, but they are products of the new era.

When the distant age of the gods ushered in the dusk, the great demons in the Old Testament also suffered the same impact, and the new generation raised their heads.

These demon gods were sealed in the pool of blood by the first seven monarchs, announcing the end of the old era.

The Old Testament demon god made a vow before sinking into the pool of blood, which still makes many demons feel uneasy

"When we see the sun outside again, it will be a perfect ending for all civilizations!"

The powerful power of the demon gods is difficult to kill, they can only be sealed, and they will still be ready to move. It is necessary to constantly maintain the stability of the blood pool to suppress them.

This is also the fundamental reason why the demons always live in their own territory and refuse to go outside for activities.

Even the activities of the demon kings are restricted by the council, and they must not leave the demon palace for more than 14 days.

As for Merlin, the guy who was fired, he would naturally not be restricted, but the blood pool under the First Demon King's Highness should be maintained by someone else.

After thinking about it for a while, Merlin knew that Lilith must be responsible for the seal of the blood pond, otherwise, with this girl's temper, she would have left the death swamp long ago to find her brother.

"I know what you said, but what does the blood pool seal have to do with the one in my family?"

"The characteristic of the blood pool seal is that time stops, and the time inside the seal is completely immobile, so you can use it to sink that human being into the blood pool, and no matter what abnormal state it is, it will stop." Asmodeus explained, this Few people know the method, but Merlin is the former arrogant monarch, so it doesn't hurt to say it.

"So that's how it is..." Merlin touched his chin, feeling a little moved, as long as he could stop Alice from becoming a dragon.

"However, this cannot fundamentally stop the dragon transformation, it's just a way to delay it indefinitely." Asmodeus added indifferently.

"Tsk! I can't eradicate you, what's the use of speaking up?" Merlin curled his lips, thinking that Asmodeus' words were a bit nonsense.

"You can prevent that human being from being devoured by the dragon's power indefinitely, and then have enough time to think of other ways, and when the time is ripe, pull that human being out of the blood pool for treatment." Asmodeus silently unfolded the fan in his hand.

Merlin fell silent, thinking that this method is not impossible, it is a tactic to delay the attack, but if there is no way, Alice immersed in the blood pool is basically no different from a living dead, who knows how long it will take to find a solution to the dragon transformation.

"But I advise you not to do this, it's not worth it to a humble human being." Asmodeus paused, and said earnestly

"The blood pool is the secret of our demon clan, and it must not be known by outsiders."

"Even if this human being is very important to you, don't use the method I just said."

"because……"

"A mere human has no right to step into my family's forbidden area."