Chapter 1085: Meeting an Old Friend in a Foreign Place
Chapter 1085: Meeting an Old Friend in a Foreign Place
“I didn’t expect to meet you here . ”
After taking a closer look at the person, Rhode was taken aback . He heaved a sigh of relief because this beautiful young lady who was wrapped up in a black cloak and wore a large hat was none other than the planes merchant he once met in Highland City, Stefania . She sized up the young ladies behind him with curious gazes . After hearing Rhode’s words, Stefania shifted her gaze to him and revealed an amusing smile .
“Me too . I’m surprised to see you in the Ninth Floor of Hell, Your Majesty Rhode…”
“Where’s Emily?”
Rhode didn’t continue the conversation . Instead, he looked around Stefania quickly and didn’t spot the young lady with fiery red hair . Stefania also seemed to realize what was on his mind and revealed a sly smile .
“Oh, Emily isn’t here . No matter what, this is the Ninth Floor of Hell, after all . As a human, it isn’t convenient for her to stay here for long . ” Stefania replied, winking playfully at him with an ‘you-know-it’ expression and Rhode understood what she meant .
“But come to think of it, what are you doing here?”
Even though plane merchants were known to roam about, Rhode couldn’t hold back his curiosity and asked . After all, this was the Ninth Floor of Hell, just like Stefania mentioned, where even merchants rarely dropped by because it wasn’t easy discussing business with demons . It was totally possible for a merchant to sacrifice his life if any mishaps were to happen . The merchants who came to do business with demons were either strong enough or stupid enough . Based on Rhode’s understanding of Stefania, she shouldn’t belong to the latter .
“Wherever there are adorable ladies, that is where I’ll be . ”
Stefania answered with a smile, holding her palms together and directing her gaze at the young ladies behind Rhode .
“Actually there is nothing for me to hide . I will occasionally take a stroll in hell, just to see my luck in finding any adorable girls that demons happen to capture and are trafficking, and bring them back to my harem . But I didn’t manage to find anything good these two days as it seems like none of them are interesting to me . On the other hand, I’m so envious of you, Your Majesty Rhode . In the blink of an eye, you’re surrounded by so many beautiful and adorable young ladies . This makes me so jealous . ”
“… Forget it, we’ll talk about this in future . Come to think of it, you said you can help us?”
Even though discussing this topic with a harem collector gave Rhode a sense of like-mindedness, he changed the topic decisively upon sensing the gaze of daggers on his back . It didn’t matter much since Stefania was a woman . But if he kept on talking about it, he didn’t know what the young ladies would do to him in the future . Of course, deep down in his heart, he somewhat ‘admired’ Stefania . She was actually willing to risk her life and come to the Ninth Floor of Hell just to expand her harem… this was true love, it seemed .
Anyway, he knew that he definitely wouldn’t take it as far as her . Of course, most importantly, if he had done so, perhaps he would have trouble arising within his harem . Maybe if he had time on some other days, he could discuss with this plane merchant about dominating the harem? Yes, this seemed like a decent choice .
“Of course, meeting an old friend in a foreign place is always delightful, isn’t it? Since you used to be my customer, I’m willing to give you a 15 percent discount . I heard from your conversation that you’re heading to the Rift Plain through the River Styx? That is an extremely dangerous route, especially to the boatmen . Yugoloths aren’t trustworthy at all . If you believe me, I can help to arrange your trip . Of course… it comes with a price . ”
“Alright, I’ll leave it to you . ”
After pondering for a few seconds, Rhode nodded and accepted Stefania’s suggestion . Just like this half-demon-plane-merchant said, meeting an old friend in a foreign place was indeed delightful . Besides, in all fairness, Stefania was competent as a plane merchant . Rhode hadn’t forgotten about the broken rescue cabin he bought from her . Even though it was defective, he eventually succeeded in summoning Karin, one of the holy sword spirits . Without Karin, Rhode wouldn’t have created three magic warships in such a short period of time . Judging from this aspect, he was pretty grateful toward this plane merchant . Even though she was a half-demon, at least she was credible enough and didn’t have a criminal record of ‘cheating’ . If she were any other demons in hell, perhaps it would turn out entirely different…
“Alright then, please come with me . ”
As soon as they got into business, Stefania restored the standard smile of a merchant, before gesturing to Rhode politely . Rhode nodded in response and followed her . But at this moment, he suddenly came to a halt, narrowed his eyes, and swept glances to the surroundings . He paused his gaze at the shadowy corner inside one of the small alleys .
“What’s wrong, Leader?”
Upon realizing his strange behavior, Mini Bubble Gum followed his gaze curiously and asked .
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“Nothing . ”
Rhode looked away and answered plainly . Then, he continued to follow the plane merchant .
After Rhode’s group was out of sight, the shadowy figure hidden in the alley turned around and left sneakily . He ran down the alley, avoiding the demons’ surveillance and lurking in the dark corner beside the flowing sewage water . Up until this moment, he let out a long sigh, before pulling down his filthy hood to reveal a miserable, ice-cold, and scar-filled face that was full of vengeance, murderous intent, and tyranny . His long, bright golden hair had turned pale and yellowish . His suave face was covered in all sorts of scars . He clutched the cloak in his hands and shuttled down the dark alley like a fast-moving ghost as he arrived at a run-down, wooden house . He pushed the seemingly useless, tattered wooden door and entered .
Upon hearing the sound of the opening wooden door, a skinny young lady curled up on the floor lifted her head .
“… Andre?”
“Yes, it’s me, Cheryl . ”
Upon hearing her voice, the twisted and furious expression on Andre’s face dwindled a little . He gazed at the young elf lady, his heart surging with strong sorrow and anger from the bottom . But at the next moment, the anger turned into a strange, dark smile .
“Are you alright, Andre?”
The young elf lady asked, her eyes remaining closed . Even though she didn’t witness his expression, her sharp senses as an elf made her detect an ominous aura exuding from Andre . After hearing her question, Andre let out a snort and said, “Have a guess, who do you think I saw?”
“Here…?”
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“That’s right, I saw the Void Dragon! Hahaha! This is the best opportunity . I didn’t expect him to be here! Isn’t this our best opportunity, Cheryl?!”
“V-Void Dragon? You’re saying that he…”
The young elf lady shuddered upon hearing the name as though she just recalled the hounding of a nightmare . But shortly after, she had a bad feeling .
“Andre, what do you intend to do?”
“Isn’t that simple? I want revenge, Cheryl,” Andre said . His expression turned grim .
“I will never forget that day . Have you forgotten, Cheryl? The day he destroyed the entirety of Casabianca!”
To Andre, that was the eternal pain in his heart . He could never, ever forget the day the enormous magic warships descended from above, bombarded the city with golden rain, and submerged the city in a sea of flames . Even though he tried to rescue the civilians, he could only watch helplessly as they died in despair . At that moment, Andre almost went insane, but Cheryl was there to stop him and forcefully cast a teleportation spell on themselves, leading them far away from that terrifying place . But they didn’t expect the Hell’s Gate to be opened at the same time by Celestina, and they were sucked into the spatial crack . When they came about, they found themselves in hell .
That was a nightmarish experience to Andre and Cheryl . If the demons didn’t take a fancy to Andre’s swordsmanship and Cheryl’s magic spells, perhaps they would have turned them into their slaves by now . But even so, they had a rough time here . In the earlier battle against the devils, Cheryl’s eyes were hurt and lost vision . Andre searched for ways to treat her injuries in the Steel Fortress and was surprised to see Rhode there .
“Could you have mistaken someone for him…”
“No, Cheryl! I’m sure it is him!”
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Clenching his fists, Andre spoke indignantly . Then, he revealed an odd smile .
“This is a good opportunity for us, don’t you think so? Cheryl?”
“You’re saying that…”
“The demons of hell will surely be interested in this man and those around him, so I can make a deal with the demons and get them to treat your eyes . Perhaps we can also reach an agreement to leave this damn place too!”
“Is this a smart choice, Andre?”
But after hearing his words, Cheryl was still hesitant . Before she said anything, she felt Andre’s hands holding her shoulders .
“Of course, Cheryl . So I need your help… you will help me, right?”
For some unknown reason, the young elf lady sensed a strong and inexplicable sense of uncertainty in his words .
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