Chapter 64

When Vivian plopped down on the ground from the sky, the blood-red moon in the sky also disappeared immediately. Without the suppression of the blood moon's light, the surrounding skeletal armor quickly became active again, the sound of metal clashing filling the air. Lily quickly raised her giant brick to prepare for battle, but the first to take action was the demon that had almost scared everyone to death: This terrifying five-meter-tall creature raised its hand and grabbed at the air, and the fiery sea of clouds in the sky vanished in an instant. At the same time, Vivian also felt the demonic power around her rapidly weakening, and even the energy reaction of the Demon Stone slowly disappeared.

The skeletal armor in the underground palace had originally been activated by the stimulation of the Demon Stone. Now that the source of stimulation had been cut off, they naturally lost their instructions. Moreover, the Leta runes on the armor had been excessively burned by the demonic power, causing most of them to be damaged. With the demonic power now gone, these guardians completely lost their power, all the armor simultaneously emitting a rapid tremor before collapsing to the ground, motionless.

The undead guardians that had given Hao Ren and his companions such a headache were thus resolved.

The giant demon nodded, seemingly satisfied with his actions, then crouched down to try to align his gaze with Hao Ren's (though the height difference made this almost impossible). He looked at the metal plate in his hand, which seemed to have pinyin symbols carved on it: "Uh... Ni... Ni shi wo de fang... Fang dong ma?"

After saying this, the demon looked at Hao Ren with great anticipation. The latter's mind was still a mess, the strangeness of the situation almost robbing him of his ability to think. It wasn't until he felt a burning sensation on his head that he reacted: the demon's mouth was spewing sparks, setting Hao Ren's hair on fire!

"Ouch, ouch, ouch..." Hao Ren frantically patted his head, fortunately managing to extinguish the sparks before his hair caught fire. Then he jumped several steps to the side before the demon could speak again, "Don't talk for now, your accent is making me anxious."

He then shakily pulled out the data terminal from his pocket: "Iron Pie, what's going on here?!"

"You lack sufficient respect for this unit, especially by giving it a very insulting nickname," the data terminal seemed to enjoy answering in Hao Ren's mind, not even bothering with subtitles, "But this unit is still willing to tell you: it's like this."

Hao Ren looked up at the terrifying creature, whose body was burning with flames and lava, and swallowed hard, "Do you have a demon language translation package?"

The data terminal grumbled, "You finally remember the correct way to use this unit? What about when you were using it to hit people?"

Hao Ren weighed the data terminal in his hand, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll tie a stick to you and use you as a hammer for the rest of your life."

"..."

Hao Ren successfully obtained the demon language translation support, finally able to communicate smoothly with the giant creature (though it seemed the demon had specifically studied Chinese for some time): "So... are you the new tenant I'm looking for?"

The demon's face was instantly full of surprise, even spewing lava from his biceps, "How do you know about demons... Oh right, you're an auditor, so nothing you do is strange. So you're my landlord? Why are you just now coming?"

Hao Ren was completely confused. He hadn't expected Raven 12345 to assign him such a shocking new tenant, nor had he expected his conversation with a demon to take place under such circumstances! What he was more curious about was: why was this demon summoned by a Demon Stone that had been sealed for hundreds of years, when Raven 12345 had said the new tenant had just arrived?

"When did you get here?" Hao Ren asked, still carefully observing the demon's movements. Even if the demon seemed cooperative, he had to remain extremely cautious, as demons were always depicted as vicious and evil in any story, ranking higher than werewolves and vampires on the ultimate boss list in human culture. But then again, why would Raven 12345, who claimed to be a goddess, arrange for him to meet a demon?

"I? I've been here for half a month. I've been sleeping most of the time, and only just sensed some activity outside," the demon said, spewing sparks. Hao Ren had to keep jumping around to avoid being set on fire, and the demon was very honest, insisting on looking into his eyes while speaking, making Hao Ren feel like he was talking to a steel furnace.

"Half a month?" Hao Ren was astonished, pointing to the Demon Stone not far away, "This stone has been sealed in the ancient castle for hundreds of years! You've only been here for half a month? Is this stone not yours?"

"No," the demon shook his head, sending out a large flame, "I don't know whose it is. I've never seen such a thing, but I found it suitable as a power medium, so I connected my power to it. I sleep in a different dimension and needed a doorbell."

Hao Ren thought about the magnitude of the events they had experienced, the chaos in the underground palace, and the impact on the Demon Stone that finally summoned the demon, and muttered, "Your doorbell isn't very sensitive. The house almost collapsed before it started ringing."

The demon, despite his bulky appearance, had surprisingly sharp hearing and grinned, "This thing is quite sensitive, but I sleep deeply. It actually started working as soon as you got close, and it took over an hour to wake me up."

Hao Ren instinctively stepped back to avoid the demon's flames, his expression vivid, "This stone isn't yours? Then its original owner..."

"Unclaimed property, first come, first served," the demon's booming voice made Hao Ren's subsequent words die in his throat. The giant creature then looked around, "This place is severely damaged, but it wasn't me who did it, right?"

Hao Ren weakly waved at the demon, "Wait a moment, I need to sort this out."

Hao Ren then plopped down on the ground, not caring that he was sitting next to a creature that would be the main antagonist in any movie, and began to think.

The demon's identity was not in doubt; the data terminal wouldn't lie, and the demon had no reason to deceive him. Moreover, Hao Ren didn't think anyone would interfere with the bizarre task assigned by Raven 12345 (he didn't believe he was worth being the target of a conspiracy). So it seemed this was indeed his new tenant.

The underground palace of the Yoford Castle did indeed seal a Demon Stone from hundreds of years ago, but the owner of the Demon Stone had nothing to do with the entire incident—this unfortunate person could be thrown into the dustbin of history, regardless of who they were.

The giant demon had arrived at Yoford Castle half a month ago, apparently in the wrong place and unfamiliar with the surroundings. He had set up a hidden space and "borrowed" the Demon Stone from the underground castle, using it as a doorbell. Hao Ren guessed that the "doorbell" was to sense the approaching auditor.

So, if that was the case... the activation of the underground palace's defense mechanisms, the awakening of the undead guardians, and the blocking of Angus by a rune wall were all actually caused by Hao Ren himself!

It was precisely because the stone sensed Hao Ren's presence nearby that the demonic power left inside it began to activate, leading to the subsequent series of problems.

There were still many details that were unclear, but the general sequence of events was probably correct.

"What a mess..." Hao Ren, having figured everything out, felt like crying. Then he suddenly remembered a crucial question he hadn't yet resolved, "Wait! Raven 12345 said there would be a mutual感应 when I met the new tenant. What about the感应?"

"There was a感应," the data terminal spoke up, "Didn't you feel it when you first met this big guy?"

"Feel what?"

"A 'boom' in your head."

Hao Ren was speechless, "Just that? That was the感应?!"

"What more do you want?" the data terminal was quite arrogant, "Considering your slow mind, a regular voice prompt or vibration mode might not have caught your attention, so this unit specifically arranged the most noticeable reminder for you..."

Hao Ren: "...You could have told me in advance, couldn't you?!"

(Tomorrow and the day after, I'll be familiarizing myself with the venue and taking the driving test for the third subject... updates... this really depends on fate. If I have to take the night exam, I might not be back until late at night =.=)

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