The knight in the abyss

Chapter 120 The Devil's Fear

Lancelot dropped his sword, and cut off the ugly head of the Bone Demon cleanly from his neck.

A certain energy that maintained the existence of the Bone Demon seemed to be sucked away in an instant. Its shriveled flesh and exposed bones quickly lost their color, and then they were like wood that had been hollowed out inside, unable to maintain the strength of the body. The glacier-pinned wall fell away, a pile of bones that seemed to have weathered for years.

The Steel Demons witnessed the death of their protected object, and let out desperate wailing and vicious curses:
"No! You have no right to kill it!"

"Succubus! How dare you become an enemy of Barto! Hell will have revenge!"

"We are about to achieve eternal victory, and you can't change anything!"

Except for Brutal's opponent, the rest of the Steel Demons were all tightly entangled by Lancelot's vines, unable to do anything.Under normal circumstances, it would not be difficult to break free from these vines with their strength, but the three Steel Demons were more or less injured, and Karalyn also made sure that each of them received a debilitating ray, making them lose their strength completely. ability to resist.

The Steel Devil, who was fighting Brutal, wasn't much better off either.After losing the support of its companions, its strength seems to have weakened a lot.I saw that its two legs were obviously deformed, and it seemed that it was completely unable to move, and could barely stand. Obviously, the knee was severely damaged by Brutal.

The situation of the dwarves seems to be a little worse.There were several obvious gaps on Brutal's shield, like a door panel that had been split by an ax; there were also large bruises on his face, his left eye was so swollen that he couldn't open it, and the corner of his mouth There was blood spilled.

However, the dwarf himself didn't seem to feel any setbacks at all. He still swung his hammer swiftly and powerfully, and even sang a dwarf war song. To Lancelot, it was not much better than the steel demon rubbing his armor.

The Bone Demon's death had clearly shaken the Steel Demon's will to fight. It seemed that it had foreseen the inevitable end of today, and the attacks in its hands became flustered. It was only duty that forced it to continue fighting.

Brutus is now able to grasp the slight wavering of the enemy.He blocked the enemy's slash with his damaged shield, and the opponent's hesitant strength gave the dwarf room to play, allowing him to swing a hammer at the steel demon's left leg knee with all his strength.

There was a muffled thud from the Steel Demon's knee, and the dwarf's hammer smashed it to an angle where it was completely impossible to stand on.It subconsciously waved the giant sword, trying to support its body with its own weapon.

Its attempt succeeds, but only for a brief moment.Brutal directly hit the blade of the sword inserted into the ground, and before the steel devil's body touched the ground, the dwarf's hammer hit the top of the steel devil's head.

The Iron Golem's helmet was indeed very strong, so the hammer only dented it a little bit, but the Steel Golem died, because Brutal had hammered his entire head into its chest cavity.

After all, what supports the armor is the flesh and blood.

Brutal let out a roar of delight, celebrating his victory.He turned his head to look for the next enemy, but suddenly encountered difficulties.

The remaining three Steel Demons were all entangled tightly by the vines summoned by Lancelow, and they were essentially a group of captives.Facing such an enemy who couldn't fight back, Brutal had no interest in fighting.

"Surrender." Lancelot declared expressionlessly, "I can spare your lives."

What responded to him was the ridicule of the Steel Demons.

"Hahaha, you actually want us to surrender to Tanar'ri! Do you think we are afraid of death?"

Amidst the steel demon's wild laughter, their bodies began to burn.Before Lancelot could stop them, these demons were completely burned to ashes, the vines were only grabbing the armor that had lost their bodies, and the smell of sulfur remained in the air.

Lancelot waved his hand, and the vine disappeared.The steel demon's armor fell to the ground, and Brutal went up to look curiously, and found that the original excellent armor had turned into a pile of useless lead skin, and it rolled away with a light kick.

"This...what's going on?" Lancelot frowned and asked, "I thought that even demons would be afraid of death."

"They are not really dead." Kara Lin also walked over, "All the demons in the lower planes can only be truly killed in their original planes. The demons who died in other planes will return to their original positions Faces are reborn, retaining all of their memories. Although their powers do not appear to be lost, scholars speculate that there must be some price to this rebirth."

"The biggest price is that you won't be able to re-enter the plane where you were killed for 99 years." Ekmon flew over staggeringly, "The process of rebirth is also extremely painful, similar to skinning and cramp, and bone ashes, but the order It's just the other way around. But for devils, that's not what they fear most."

"You know the situation in Baator Hell very well." Lancelot squinted at it.

"Don't keep it secret, tell us the truth quickly." Kara Lin was full of curiosity. His professional direction was the abyss and demons, and he knew very little about the demons in Baator Hell.However, as the devil's rival and the other party in the bloody battle, any information from the devil can help him deepen his understanding of Tanar'ri.

"There is always only one thing that devils fear most: downgrading." Skull is very satisfied with being able to show off his knowledge, "The society of devils has a strict hierarchy, and almost all devils are trying their best to climb up. Enjoy the wonderful rights and the pleasure of wantonly tossing your subordinates. This makes them even more afraid of being demoted than of being completely destroyed, and that is usually the punishment for failing to perform important tasks."

At this time, there was a violent explosion behind them.The three of them looked back and found that the originally solid ice wall had been blasted into a big hole. Phil was triumphantly leading the others through the big hole and walking towards them.

"Ha chirp!" The goblin sneezed loudly, "Oh my god, this thing is really cold... We can't see clearly behind the ice wall, is it all done?"

"You can't even imagine what a wonderful battle you missed." The skull floating in the air showed off, "How many people have the opportunity to see the succubus fighting? The scene is beautiful, sexy, bloody and violent. It’s a lifetime regret to miss it. Uh, boss, I don’t mean anything else, but you are now the image of a succubus.”

"Ha, we've seen that kind of scene many times." Phil dismissed Ekmon's bragging, "And what's this? A few steel monsters, a bone monster? Back then, Lord Tijana and a Baluo flame demon, on the top of the city of Shuangqiao Town, is whipping each other with a whip, that's what it means to die without regret..."

"I will report these conversations intact." The werewolf's words were like a bucket of ice water poured on the goblin's head, making the latter instantly dumb.

　Here is a separate explanation. Everyone knows the virtue of toilet paper. In the Fiendish codex II, it takes 99 years for the devil to be reborn after being killed. In the 5E monster illustration book, it is clearly stated that it will immediately return to the level born in the nine prisons and restore all strength.The author adopts the setting that he will be resurrected immediately, and the time of 99 years is changed to the period of being expelled from the original plane.

　　
　
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