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After a while, we came to the border of hell. The imaginary forest of flags and millions of troops did not exist, only the empty and dark land.

"Huh?" I turned around and shook my shadow with a snort. Miss Spider jumped up from the darkness and landed gracefully. She appeared like a protagonist, as if the god of thunder had descended, without even looking at her thin arms and legs.

"What's wrong?" He still asked me, he still dared to ask me!

"Be patient, it's not easy for the residents of the abyss to cross the barrier."

Yes, it seems that there is such a setting. You must sincerely surrender to a certain force in order to obtain the VIP qualification to stay in hell.

"Then...I still need to go there and recruit in person?"

I pointed at the barrier in front of me. It was like a chasm to the abyss, but I only needed to take a few steps to cross it easily. Hey, I could also go back immediately and jump horizontally as many times as I wanted.

Even stepping aside is just for fun and will piss you off to death.

That being said, if Miss Spider really nods and urges me to get through quickly, then there is a 50/50 chance that I will crush its head immediately.

Who knows whether it is a million-strong army waiting for him on the other side, or Wang Billy*5.

If the opponent had been prepared for this, dug a big hole, stacked hundreds of traps and magic, and added the five demon gods to attack together, let alone me, even the seven giants, might become a woman who has fallen into trouble. Do you think I am stupid?

?

We have never forgotten for a moment that for the Demon God of the Abyss, the easiest way to gain the recognition of the Ten Sins is not to help me kill the Seven Giants, nor to directly kill the Seven Giants, but to kill me. Who makes me weak?

Helpless and easy to bully.

Fortunately, I am not stupid, and neither is Miss Spider. She even cherishes her dog head.

It immediately shook its head: "You don't need to go there in person, but this is the first time and I need a little help from you."

"what do you need?"

"If you want to gain the abyss's surrender and allegiance, you can't rely on it without foundation. You must let it feel your presence and breath."

"Don't talk about these complicated things, just tell me what I want to do."

"I'd like to lend you something, preferably something you carry with you."

"This is easy to handle." Isn't it just my belongings? I thought about it and took off a layer of cloak.

"Can you think of this?"

"It should be...no problem. I can feel your strong aura from the clothes. It seems that they have been worn for a long time, and I can even feel the emotions and will you have poured into them. Originally, you still need to inject some of your energy into them.

With the original power, this step can be omitted now." For some reason, Miss Spider's eyes were a little dazed.

"Is that enough? How about another one?" I pretended to take off another layer.

"Enough, enough!"

Miss Spider took the cloak, glanced at me several times, hesitated to speak, and finally moved towards the barrier. Just as she was about to pass through, she suddenly stopped and turned around.

"Although I have no intention of inquiring about your hobbies, I am still curious as to why you wear so many cloaks. I don't feel any defensive function from the cloaks."

"Hey, it's not like Willas has done too much, so it would be a pity not to wear it." I took out a new cloak from the inventory, raised it high, and added another layer.

Not only that, other girls also followed my example and made me a cloak. What else can I say? It’s hard to get off the horse. Now you have to like cloaks even if you don’t like them. Even if you’re not a man in cloaks, you have to like them.

Miss Spider said oh, not sure if she understood, then passed through the barrier and disappeared.

I'm actually a little uneasy in my heart, fearing that this guy will never come back. Although I don't read many books, I have read a lot of novels. I still know the head-lowering technique. If that guy takes my cloak,

What should I do when I go back to gather my friends and draw small circles and curse every day?

Anyway, if they really have this skill, even if I don't give you the cloak today, there is still a way to get it, so just settle down and wait.

The bad outcome as imagined did not happen, and Miss Spider came back not long after she left.

"nailed it."

"Um."

"I'm a little curious about what the scene is on the other side."

"It's just a group of minions gathered together." Miss Spider glanced at me lightly, as if she thought I was making a big fuss.

"In addition, there is a statue I prepared."

"Statue? Mine?!"

"If you feel dissatisfied, it would be better if you go there in person."

"No, the statue is just fine." I waved.

This is good. There are statues in the abyss. Can anyone help me calculate how many statues I have now? This person is still here. Can you make less settings for the underworld?

"Your statue, coupled with objects imbued with your aura and will, can allow the minions to have a clear understanding of your existence, and then give birth to a heart of surrender. Of course, it is not as good as your presence in person."

Miss Spider seemed to be explaining and encouraging.

If you keep talking, I'm going to crush your fucking head!

"Can we just wait now?"

"It takes some time for them to use their pitiful intelligence to outline your existence, and through continuous kneeling and praise, they can accelerate the gathering of surrender."

"Oh." I seemed to understand, but I nodded my head pretending not to understand.

No, wait, kneel down?

"What's the problem?" Miss Spider tilted her head and looked at me.

Are you sure this is not a large-scale cult gathering? I shuddered, imagining the underworld on the other side of the barrier.

Under the flickering light of the torch, the dark, endless demons were like a carpet of ants, surrounding a cloaked statue in the center. They kept bowing their heads in worship while shouting at people.

Compliments that give goosebumps.

If you let Heaven know about what you are doing, I don’t know if they will immediately switch sides, abandon the dark side, turn to the bright side, and destroy relatives for the sake of justice. This is going to harm me!

"Isn't there an easier way? Is this how the Big Seven recruit as well?"

"No, they don't need it. After all, the reputation of those seven has spread throughout the abyss, and they are also the spokesmen of the Ten Sins. Many demons have known their existence even since they were born."

Miss Spider explained lightly, but this time, I clearly felt envy and jealousy from its plain face and tone.

By the way, it seems to have done me a disservice, because I am the newbie who has not been recognized by the Ten Sins and can only rely on cult rituals to gain loyalty, right?

At this moment, the barrier changed. The surface, like a water mirror, began to ripple with more and more frequency, as if something was about to jump out of the water.

Finally, the first monster emerged from the ripples. Its tall, ice-blue spiked body looked particularly ferocious, and its domain-level strength made me nod with satisfaction.

The ice crawlers that can only be encountered in Harrogath are quite advanced hell monsters, and the spiders are very interesting.

As ripples continued to appear, ferocious monsters, large or small, continued to emerge. I couldn't identify their strength one by one. I could only roughly estimate that the quality of these monsters was very high, and even the weakest ones were of very high quality.

They are close to the mini-boss level, domain level ones are everywhere, and world power level ones are not uncommon.

"The first batch is the troops that originally belonged to me. Of course, they now belong to you. This has been carefully selected and you have seen the quality." Of course, Miss Spider will not let go of the opportunity to claim credit.

However, its tone was a little strange, as if it was... depressed.

As for that, I just want some of you. Isn’t it that you have a steady stream of abyssal soldiers, like leeks, and you don’t care at all.

Could it be that you are also picking on the same people?

In response to this, I got an advantage and acted like a good boy, teasing me mercilessly: "Why, it sounds like Ms. Elian is a little reluctant to let go?"

"That's not the case." Its voice was a little dull, as if its nose was blocked. Even in front of its subordinates, it still said these words: "Things as lowly as sand can be had as much as they want. Where did they come from?

Can’t bear to part with it?”

There was a pause like this for a while, and after a while, he spoke again in a faint tone.

"Your Excellency, your strength seems to have improved a lot. A few days ago, you came to me for advice on how to quickly improve your strength. Do you think I'm a fool?"

"No, I sincerely feel that you are a senior and I came to you for advice. As for progress, there will definitely be progress. I have just been promoted to this level not long ago, so there is definitely room for improvement."

"Haha." Miss Spider showed a rare emotion, as if she didn't bother talking to a liar like me, and then fell into silence. After a while, the number of monsters passing through the barrier was estimated to be in the thousands.

This awkward silence would last forever when it suddenly spoke.

"Your strength has surpassed mine."

The lackluster sentence made me stunned for a long time before he hesitated and said: "This... is unlikely. There is such a thing? How did you judge it? At our level, we don't really fight.

In a game, if you use your best skills to win and fight to the death, it’s hard to tell who is stronger and who is weaker.”

"These losers came here much faster than I thought." Miss Spider took a deep breath, feeling aggrieved that even though she didn't believe it herself, she had to admit this fact.

Before, when it was fighting across the border with the Minotaur Demon God, it still had full confidence. Even if it didn't use coercion and faced off head-on, it could defeat the opponent with absolute strength. This confidence lasted until just now, and then it was shattered. It's no wonder that it

The Spider Demon God remained calm and could not help but lose his composure.

"As humble beings, their only saving grace is that they have an extremely keen sense of strength. Otherwise, they would not be able to survive in a place like the abyss. Now, they can get rid of my influence so quickly and quickly become loyal to you.

, although part of it is because of my orders, it is enough to prove that, at least in their eyes, you are stronger than me."

"Could it be the status bonus of the Eighth Demon King? Plus the temptation in the center of hell?"
To be continued...