"Respected warrior, I... I've finally found you!" The man trembled as he stretched out his hands, looking excited.
George still had his hands on Elsa's breasts, and he pulled them out, still holding the scent and warmth of the woman.
He didn't shake hands with this dirty old man. He jumped off the horse and asked, "Who are you?"
"Duke, Duke Marren!" The NPC Duke Marren stepped forward and grabbed George's arm, almost crying with excitement.
"Are you Duke Marren?" Elsa and the others also jumped off their horses and handed over the animal skin. "Duke Marren, we're here to turn in the mission."
"I know. You've completed the mission!" The NPC Duke took the skin with one hand and tossed it away. The skin broke into glowing particles and landed on the group. "Okay, leave. Don't bother me while I'm hosting my guest!"
"Why should we?" Elsa couldn't help but speak up.
"Are you不服 this Duke, as a knight?" Duke Marren's excitement disappeared. He coldly stared at Elsa.
Elsa and the other seven all pouted and looked at George with sad faces.
Why?!
Duke Marren was an NPC for their knights! But he didn't even pay attention to them, and instead showed so much excitement for a foreign player. The seven girls were all jealous.
"George, I'm your person. You decide."
"We're all your people!"
"Yeah, you're our people!"
The other female players all started talking at the same time.
"Duke Marren..."
"Call me Duke," Duke Marren smiled immediately.
"Okay, Duke. What do you need from me? Can they listen in?"
"If you think it's okay, then yes," Duke Marren said, and then he reached out.
Not long after, everyone arrived at Duke Marren's Starfall Fortress.
Inside the fortress, it was completely covered with thick vines, a sea of green plants.
Duke pulled off a big piece of vine and said, "Please sit."
Elsa and the others had to pull the vines off the stone chairs themselves.
Duke sat directly on the vines, still carefully and eagerly looking at George.
"Duke, you can speak now," George said.
"Oh, right!" Duke took his eyes off George, then sighed. "Respected warrior, you must save the knights. Save the world!"
"How so?" George asked.
"Surely you know about the war between gods and demons?" Duke Marren said. "The gods killed the annoying and greedy demon race, but they didn't all die. Some tricked the gods and ran away, hiding underground, waiting for the chance to come back and destroy the world the gods created. We knights are stuck in the forests, keeping these demons sealed. Now I'm old and about to die. I thought when I died, demons would run wild. But now, the gods sent his messenger — you, this respected warrior!"
He clenched his fists over his chest and said with a sincere face, "Praise you, the one and only god!"
After praising, Duke Marren continued, "Respected warrior, the demons are under the ground. My only wish in life is for those demons below to truly die. If you can kill them, I will be at peace. You will get the power I got from the god. I know you don't care, but this is all I can give you!"
[Top! Mission Received: Kill the demons under Starfall Fortress. Reward: Duke Marren's power!]
George couldn't help but laugh. Who said he didn't care? He cared a lot!
This was the full power of a Duke NPC, a battle-focused knight Duke!
If he could also summon that unstoppable God of War, it would be amazing!
"Duke, it's my honor!" George said seriously. "Where are the demons? I'll kill them right now!"
"I'm going too!" Elsa said angrily.
"We all go!" The other girls also looked upset.
"Idiots, what if you die?" George said. "Go back and wait. I'll come sleep with you after I kill the demons!"
"You won't get any sleep if you don't take us!"
"Exactly..."
"I won't let you sleep anymore!"
"Duke, don't listen to them. Just take me to kill the demons," George said.
"Respected warrior, how can you be the god's messenger without beautiful women by your side?" Duke Marren said, opening his arms and shouting, "God, send your Holy Light!"
Golden light appeared on his body. It landed on the center of the stone chair, and a dark hole opened up.
Then, the golden light surrounded the group. George and the others fell into the big hole.
The cave was filled with blue light, deep and cold.
"George, I'm cold..." Elsa said, moving closer to George.
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George was losing health.
This underground cave was a debuff environment!
"Stay together and wait. I'll kill the demons as fast as I can," George said, grabbing the Dwarves' Iron Hammer and walking forward.
"Elsa..." Elsa called out, but George was already gone.
George ran and suddenly heard a deep breath.
The breath brought a smelly wind that blew through the whole cave.
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George was stunned. He wanted to scream.
He hadn't even seen the demon yet, and just the demon's breath was making him lose so much health. He wasn't even a match for it!
George wanted to run back, but then he thought again. Duke Marren gave him this hidden mission... was he trying to get him killed? That couldn't be right!
He started checking his backpack and then smiled.
Inside his backpack, there were 1900 strands of Demon Flame. They dropped from Dwarves NPCs and were given by the system. Mana Crystal could absorb the Demon Flame and turn into a demon.
George put away the Dwarves' King Iron Hammer, grabbed the Mana Crystal, and used its power with the Dwarves' Demon Flame.
After a while, he turned into a 3-meter-tall demon with goat horns on his head.
The debuff effect disappeared instantly.
He could also sense the flow of Magical Energy through the Mana Crystal and found where the demons were.
George took a big step toward the demon.
An hour later, he saw the demon deep underground.
At least thirty meters tall, a Minotaur in full armor!
The Minotaur's body was stuck in the underground rock, and its body was covered in thick vines.
George stopped in front of the Minotaur, and the Minotaur slowly opened its huge eyes.
Seeing George with goat horns, the Minotaur laughed, "My kin, you finally came. I waited for you for thousands of years, and it wasn't in vain!"
"Lord!" The Minotaur suddenly looked up and shouted excitedly, "The one I was waiting for is here. Where is the one you were waiting for? In the end, I won! Hahaha!"
His laugh made the underground cave shake violently.
This Minotaur was incredibly strong.
Stronger than the Two-Headed Wolf, stronger than the Black Dwarf King, and stronger than twenty knights fighting together. It was at least two levels higher. This was a demon over level 50.
"Respected elder, give me your power. I'll kill the Duke right away," George said, bowing.
"Good!" The Minotaur smiled with satisfaction. "You're straight to the point, and you're ruthless. That's what we demons are. Come on, take my power, and take over the world again for us..."
The Minotaur spoke excitedly, and dark light kept falling down, entering George's body.
George's Divine and Demon Origin body type activated. His level didn't change, but his stats were quickly increasing. He got at least +30, and the increase kept coming fast and non-stop.
He was shaking with excitement and wanted to laugh out loud.
Suddenly, the Minotaur stopped.
"Respected elder?" George was still enjoying the power-up, and he looked up in confusion.
"Kill them!" The Minotaur suddenly roared.
George turned around and saw Elsa and the others glowing with golden light, holding spears carefully.
"Respected elder, give me more power, I'll go right away..."
The Minotaur lowered his head, stared at George, and suddenly roared with anger: "You betrayed the demons! Those who betray the demons must die!"
He roared, and black light shot out of his mouth. The black light created a storm and instantly attacked George.
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George was shocked. He quickly used the Holy Crystal to break the black light and landed in front of Elsa and the others. He took a deep breath and drank some milk.
"Who are you?!" Elsa trembled in fear, pointing her spear at George.
"You don't even recognize your own man? Run!" George shouted. "This is not an enemy you can handle!"
George said that, and he fully activated the Holy Crystal energy. Frost Crystal covered his whole body, boosting his defense, and he rushed toward the Minotaur.