Heroes' Prison-Chapter 1284 - 1219: Lunar New Year’s Eve
The Heavenly Dao, with a slight frown, said, "The Sky-Splitting Spear has been stuck at the final juncture for ages, unable to ascend to a Finished Divine Artifact, because it’s missing the last legacy of the Barbarian God·Split Heaven! I’ve been collecting information worldwide during this time, but there’s just no clue to be found. It’s so frustrating!"
Huang Yi looked at the Heavenly Dao’s troubled expression and suddenly smiled, much like many years ago before he entered Rose Prison, when the other would complain to him. Back then, they were both still very young, and whenever the Heavenly Dao encountered troubles, he would come to him for solace. Whenever this happened, he would offer some comfort. After venting, the Heavenly Dao would still bravely face and overcome his challenges.
Recalling those days, Huang Yi inexplicably felt a touch of warmth. Much like years ago, he patted the Heavenly Dao’s shoulder and comforted, "Don’t lose heart! As the first God Sealer of the Second World, Barbarian God·Split Heaven’s traces have long faded, so it’s natural that they’re hard to find. But as our strength grows ever stronger and the secrets we uncover multiply, one day we’ll surely find his clues."
The Heavenly Dao seemed reminded of those days, and sighed, "Brother Yi, you haven’t changed at all. Hearing your reassurance always fills me with hope and confidence. Spend more time with Xiao Yu if you can! She misses you, always wearing that bracelet you gave her long ago, but she won’t say it for fear of distracting you. Tomorrow is New Year’s Eve, Xiao Yu will personally cook dumplings, and we’ll gather and have a New Year’s feast like we used to. It would be great if you could come back then."
Huang Yi smiled and said, "I’ve never really left."
...
The next day, the traditional Chinese festival, New Year’s Eve.
Rose Prison seemed a bit livelier than usual; as Huang Yi went to the cafeteria for breakfast, he occasionally heard fellow inmates giving him New Year greetings along the way. However, more inmates, especially those who were from China, felt inexplicably melancholic during this festive moment.
On this New Year reunion holiday, they could only remain in these cold cells, unable to reunite with their families. Outside, the world was ablaze with lights, bustling with excitement, and fireworks shining brilliantly. Yet they were confined on this Rose Deserted Island in the Pacific Ocean, as if forgotten by the world.
After logging in, Huang Yi checked the forum.
The forum was filled with festive enthusiasm; with China’s expanding influence, the Spring Festival had practically become a global celebration.
"Era of Corporation specially produced a New Year’s Eve video to send New Year greetings to global players!"
At that moment, Huang Yi spotted a conspicuously highlighted post, marked as an official post by Era of Corporation, and immediately clicked on it.
The post contained a New Year’s Eve video produced by Era of Corporation.
As soon as the video started, the familiar figure of the King of Hell appeared, still clad in that black robe and wearing a hood.
The King of Annihilation, the Dark King, the King of the Fallen, the King of Greed, and the King of Curses were aligned behind him.
Then, the King of Hell extended his hands slightly and bowed with his fists stacked together, a loud and festive voice emerging from the black hole beneath the hood, "The King of Hell along with all the Demon Kings send you their New Year greetings! Wishing you a prosperous new year, family happiness, a flourishing fortune, and success at every step!"
The other Demon Kings, too, all bowed their formidable and sinister figures, making a New Year greeting gesture.
After the Demon Kings finished their greetings, two Belly-Burst Monsters appeared on both sides of the screen, dancing a rhythmic belly dance with seductive movements, causing fat to jiggle wildly and maggots to fling out from the openings in their bellies, flying chaotically in tune with the festive music...
Huang Yi was taken aback. Era of Corporation had abandoned its usual aloof image to create a parody video. The King of Hell was always portrayed as aloof and merciless, now enthusiastically sending New Year greetings to the global players, making it both laughable and absurd.
Huang Yi chuckled, shook his head, and exited the post, continuing to browse other posts in the forum.
Suddenly, he saw a post from an old friend, Poet—
"Era of Corporation’s New Year’s Eve parody video reveals the Queen of Agony’s disappearance!"
This post was currently the hottest, garnering over a hundred million responses within two hours of posting.
With curiosity, Huang Yi clicked in to take a look.
"Today is China’s traditional New Year’s Eve festival, and Era of Corporation has unprecedentedly created a parody video allowing several Demon Kings to send New Year greetings to all players. I’m sure many of you have already seen this video. However, this video reveals a huge mystery. Attentive players may have noticed that in the video, there are only six Demon Kings visible, with the Queen of Agony notably absent!" 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
The post included a screenshot from the New Year greeting video, where indeed only six Demon Kings were present, and the Queen of Agony was missing.
"As one of The Seven Archdemons, why was the Queen of Agony singled out and omitted by Era of Corporation? Clearly, this is not an oversight on their part. The most likely reason is that the Queen of Agony has encountered misfortune, leaving only six Demon Kings in the Demon Clan besides the three New Kings!"
"Recently, the Demon Clan suddenly turned from The Second World to invade The First World, and their motives are extremely suspicious. As an author, I learned from sources within the Hero Empire’s Expedition Army that out of The Seven Archdemons, clones of six have appeared in The First World, except for the Queen of Agony. This indirectly indicates that something has happened to the Queen of Agony! But the experts under her command have not died, which shows the Queen of Agony is still alive, and the Master-Servant Contract is still in effect. The most likely scenario is that she is imprisoned in some strange space, and even with her Demon King power, she cannot escape. To threaten the Queen of Agony, one would need at least to reach the Void God Level, possibly even the Mortal God Level. From the Demon Clan’s invasion of The First World, the culprit of the Queen of Agony’s incident should come from The First World. As the leader of many worlds, The First World indeed possesses many Void Gods and has the power to perform such actions..."
This post from the Poet was the first to make the news about the Queen of Agony’s incident widely known!
After the Queen of Agony disappeared, the Demon Clan covered up this news and did not spread it widely, so many people are still unaware.
Only a few players, including Huang Yi, Heavenly Demon, Spirit Demon, know this news.
And those who know that Huang Yi is the real culprit are only the few teammates who accompanied him to the Blood Moon Continent for a mission, and the core members of Freedom Organization like Qin Shiyu and Heavenly Dao. But they have kept this secret closely guarded.
Huang Yi is not in a hurry, even if the whole world knows the Queen of Agony is missing, they would never guess that he did it.
...
The First World, within the Commander’s Tent of the Demon Clan’s headquarters.
Several clones of the Demon Kings are quietly standing at the center of the tent, exuding the aura of a Peerless Demon King.
Among them, the new clone of the King of Hell is prominently included.
Yesterday, after his former clone was killed, a new clone immediately arrived in The First World to fill the gap.
Beneath them are a group of high-ranking members of the Demon Clan. Unbeaten and Spirit Demon are also there, they secretly look up at the towering figure of the King of Hell and can’t help but laugh.
Just at this moment, the air suddenly writhes, and the figure of Heavenly Demon appears as he comes online.
When he sees the King of Hell, the corner of his mouth twitches, and he can’t help but laugh, yet seems to find this impolite and covers his mouth with his hand.
The King of Hell sees Heavenly Demon’s smile and feels inexplicably puzzled.
Previously, whenever Unbeaten and Spirit Demon saw him, they would both simultaneously laugh without knowing why. Now, Heavenly Demon sees him and can’t help but laugh too, as if the whole world is hiding something from him, and he is the only one in the dark.
"Heavenly Demon, why are you laughing?" At this time, the King of Hell finally couldn’t hold back his question.
"It’s nothing, nothing!" Heavenly Demon hurriedly restrained his smile, waving his hand.
"I, the king, have seen countless storms throughout the Mortal Realm for many years! I wonder what you find so funny!" The King of Hell snorted coldly.
Fortunately, Spirit Demon and Heavenly Demon are players he values. If it were anyone else showing such inexplicable smiles in front of him, they’d be slapped to death by now.
Then, the black hole beneath the King of Hell’s hood surveys the scene and, in a deep voice, says: "Now, the major forces of The First World have completely united to oppose us. Yesterday, the Patriarch of the Cult of the Barbaric God joined forces with twelve Void Gods from different races to kill one of my clones. Additionally, the clone of the Barbarian God from the Barbarian God Temple has personally taken action against us. This war has become a quagmire and cannot be ended in a short time. Since that is the case, let’s first accomplish some easier things."
The King of Hell pauses and continues: "I have decided to act ahead of schedule, quickly unite with the four Divine Envoys from the Space Temple to arrange a World-Ending Formation and refine The Second World!"
He continues as the black hole beneath his hood gazes at Heavenly Demon: "Heavenly Demon, within five days, you must advance to the Demigod Level; I have an important task for you, and this task will to some extent determine whether we can refine The Second World."
"Yes!" Heavenly Demon solemnly nods. During this time, several Demon Kings have already given all the Heavenly Pearls to him and Spirit Demon, their levels are soaring rapidly, now he is just one level away from advancing to Demigod.
Next, he only needs to join forces with Spirit Demon and Blood Demon to ambush some demigod experts in The First World and will soon advance to the Demigod Level.
Then, the King of Hell looks at Spirit Demon and Unbeaten: "Spirit Demon, Unbeaten, you two must also advance to the Demigod Level quickly. Heavenly Demon may not be able to complete that task alone, and may require your help or even the assistance of Miyamoto Musashi and T.N.T..."
"Yes!" Spirit Demon and Unbeaten respond simultaneously.
Among them, Unbeaten’s voice is louder and more fervent, finally hearing from the King of Hell’s tone an unspoken indication that he is about to become significant.
