33: Chapter 33 Is July afraid of me?

"Do you think there might be demons here?"

Kang Dalei pushed open the wooden door of the supply station and teased the Spider Demon Queen behind him.

Completely failing to notice the massive, gaping pit that appeared right in front of him, he stepped forward and, before he could even react, fell straight in due to momentum.

Once Kang Dalei fell into the deep pit and regained his senses, the surrounding environment shocked him even more.

It was packed; there were no fewer than twenty or thirty people around, all tied up tightly with iron chains and trapped on massive, pitch-black iron pillars.

Among them, he even saw quite a few acquaintances.

Ruan Mi, Mei Yuanzhi, Mo Chen, Liu Qiyue, Xiahou La, and Old He.

Kang Dalei could understand why the others were captured, but when he saw that even Ruan Mi was tied to an iron pillar, a massive sense of danger instantly swept over his entire body.

Ruan Mi was at least a Body Refinement Divine Venerable now; if even she had been captured, the thing inside was at least at the Demon King level.

Just as Kang Dalei's figure retreated slightly, Ruan Mi, who was groggily opening her eyes nearby, saw him too.

At first, she didn't quite believe it, but after rubbing her eyes carefully, she immediately shouted loudly:

"Kang Dalei, come and save me quickly!"

Kang Dalei, speechless, gave her an internationally recognized friendly gesture, then pivoted on his feet, pulled his body back, and prepared to flee.

The next second, he heard Ruan Mi shout loudly:

"Hey, that damn pig, are you asleep? There's another one right here!"

After Ruan Mi's shout, the Pig Demon, who had been feigning sleep, instantly woke up. Following Ruan Mi's pointed gaze, he also saw Kang Dalei, who was just about to escape.

The two locked eyes, and a bead of sweat rolled down Kang Dalei's forehead.

The Pig Demon was stunned for half a second, then let out a massive roar, causing all the other demonic beasts that had been feigning sleep around him to wake up.

"Hack him to death for me!" The Pig Demon spoke in human language, pointing his massive arm at Kang Dalei and shouting sternly.

In an instant, the sound of demonic beasts roaring filled the underground cavern.

Unsurprisingly, Kang Dalei was surrounded.

"Damn it, I knew nothing good would come from running into a two-faced traitor like you."

Kang Dalei took a deep breath, threw a harsh remark at Ruan Mi, and then immediately knelt down.

Ruan Mi, on the iron pillar, nearly fainted from anger upon seeing this.

"Screw you, Kang Dalei! You didn't even fight back before surrendering!"

At this moment, the others who had been in a deep sleep also slowly woke up amidst their bickering.

When everyone saw Kang Dalei surrounded by demonic beasts, they couldn't help but show expressions of surprise.

Especially Mei Yuanzhi and Liu Qiyue; their expressions were complex, and a glimmer of despair appeared in their eyes.

Kang Dalei spread his hands and said to Ruan Mi:

"I can't win, so naturally I have to surrender. Who told some traitor to sell me out? Otherwise, I could have gone out and called for help."

"You..." Ruan Mi was furious, but seeing Kang Dalei's attitude, she had to soften her tone and say:

"Little Kang Kang, Kang-Kang-Kang, it was my fault just now. You must get out of here; I believe in you."

"Call me Daddy."

"I'll call you 'Grandpa' instead!" Seeing that Kang Dalei refused a toast only to drink a forfeit and dared to push his luck, Ruan Mi simply gave up.

"If we die, we die. At least I have you to accompany me in the afterlife, so I don't lose out. It's just that someone's wife is going to be heartbroken, I'm afraid."

[Ding-dong, temporary mission released: Rescue everyone, recruit at least ten people to become Death Fishing Village guards. Reward: Remains of a Marquis-level Divine Venerable.]

"Yeah, I think you're right, but you can't expect me to act for free, right?"

Kang Dalei felt a surge of joy upon hearing the system notification, but he wouldn't go easy on Ruan Mi.

"Ten demon cores," Ruan Mi thought for a moment and said.

Kang Dalei didn't speak, just shook his head repeatedly and held up five fingers.

Seeing this, Ruan Mi knew this bastard was trying to scam her again, so she flatly refused.

Just like that, in front of all the demons, the two engaged in a round of extreme bargaining.

The people around them were stunned watching this.

"I say, aren't you two thinking a bit too far ahead? This is a Demon King!"

"Yeah, this is a Demon King!"

Kang Dalei seemed to remember something and continued to raise the price.

Ruan Mi locked a death stare onto the person who spoke and huffed heavily:

"If you don't speak, no one will mistake you for a mute."

"No way, three-seven at most."

"Six-four."

"Four-six, that's my limit."

"Three-seven."

"Five-five, I can't give any more."

"Deal."

Kang Dalei finally bargained from ten demon cores down to a fifty-fifty split.

Ruan Mi was a Body Refinement Divine Venerable now; after wandering around the secret realm for two days, she must have obtained quite a few demon cores.

He was definitely going to make a killing this time.

If he knew that Ruan Mi had been captured by the Demon King as soon as she arrived in the secret realm and hadn't had time to kill any demons, what kind of expression would he have?

Looking at Kang Dalei's happy appearance, Ruan Mi was already laughing her head off inside.

"Kang Dalei, you dared to scam me? This time, I'm going to scam you to death."

Having received the promise, Kang Dalei stretched his muscles. Ignoring the small fry, he went straight for the First-Level Demon King and said:

"Come on, let's make this quick; Master Kang's time is very precious."

The Pig Demon was stunned, his expression clearly confused, but he immediately let out a scoff of disdain.

"Kid, I am a First-Level Demon King. Just by relying on a weakling like you in the tiny Tuotai Realm, you want to challenge me?"

"Hahahaha... What a joke."

A surge of baleful aura pierced through, and a large hole appeared in the Pig Demon's chest; he had indeed become a joke.

Kang Dalei had only used one move to kill the demon and retrieve the core.

[Ding-dong, congratulations to the host for killing a First-Level Demon King and obtaining a Demon King core.]

"You really are a joke." Flicking the blood off his hand, Kang Dalei made what he considered his coolest expression and said to Ruan Mi:

"Look, is your master handsome?"

"Handsome, simply heart-throbbing."

Ruan Mi was completely shocked.

He killed a First-Level Demon King in one move; how did Kang Dalei do it?

Not just her, everyone in the arena was so shocked by the scene before them that they couldn't speak.

They had never imagined that Kang Dalei's strength would be this powerful—powerful enough to kill a First-Level Demon King in one strike.

"Who exactly is he? How can he be this strong?"

"Kang Dalei, no wonder you don't even take the Master seriously. It turns out your strength is already on par with his."

"Kang Dalei, is his name Kang Dalei? Meng Chuan, he is really so strong."

Mei Yuanzhi and Liu Qiyue were completely stunned and somewhat lost at this moment.

No one knew the terror of a Demon King better than they did.

Yet, such an existence that they couldn't shake didn't even last one move in Kang Dalei's hands.

Just what kind of monstrous genius could achieve this?

And they, these so-called geniuses, were now laughably weak in front of Kang Dalei.

"Kang Dalei, what the hell are you waiting for? Why aren't you coming to unlock my chains?"

Seeing him just standing there not moving, only knowing how to show off, Ruan Mi couldn't help but shout.

Her shout also brought everyone back to their senses, and they all cast looks of envy, jealousy, and hatred toward Kang Dalei.

The most uncomfortable one had to be Mei Yuanzhi; he had previously been swearing to kill the other party, but now looking at it, he was the clown.

As for Mo Chen, he was currently turning into an invisible person, not speaking, and slowly blending into the crowd.

Killing a First-Level Demon King in one move; his father was only in the Undying Realm. Didn't this mean that Kang Dalei could kill his father in one move?

Naturally, some were worried and some were distressed; some were now nervous to the extreme.

"What's wrong? Miss Qiyue seems to be very afraid of me."