I'm a monster in Demon King's Castle

“Save… save…”

This book is first released on the entire network by 𝕥 𝕨 𝕜 𝕒 𝕟 . 𝕔 𝕠 𝕞

The sound was very weak. Li Yue carefully sensed the vibration of the corpse pile and barely distinguished it, confirming that it was not an illusion.

Li Yue was silent.

“Forget it, what's the point of saving…” After thinking for a moment, Li Yue also murmured to the corpse pile.

“If you were a human, you wouldn't be able to survive in a place like this,” Li Yue said with simple logic.

“If you are a believer, saving you means I have to kill you.”

“If you have no faith and are half-burned to death, saving you will only prolong your suffering…”

“Besides, who knows what else you might believe in. Even the gods are dead, what else can you believe in? Believe in me?” Li Yue laughed.

“Save… save…” The voice from deep within the corpse pile didn't seem to have given up.

But Li Yue no longer had the desire to continue communicating with it.

“Rest in peace.” Li Yue paused for a moment and then stood up, continuing to search for the land in Red Oil Town that he hadn't yet visited, to enhance the light on the map.

Through half a day of experimentation, Li Yue had determined that the light on the map in his mind would become stronger as he stayed, but he didn't yet know what would happen when it became as strong as Loushan.

After walking through several dungeons in Red Oil Town, as well as some ruined buildings that had been smashed, Li Yue unexpectedly discovered that his night vision ability was not bad.

Even without torchlight, Li Yue could "see" the furnishings of the town clearly.

Although the vision was somewhat inexplicably strange, he could see after all.

When Li Yue realized that there was no way to speed up the growth of the light no matter where he walked, he returned to the square and began to think about a question.

This question was somewhat foolish, but Li Yue felt that it might reveal some information.

Why is there no food or water in the town?

Before the conflict with the old man, Li Yue had seen at least a hundred townspeople, but after searching the remaining houses, he hadn't seen anything to eat or drink…

Did they usually eat air?

Or perhaps…

Looking at the scorched flesh and corpse oil all over the ground, the answer was obvious.

Fortunately, I'm not hungry…

“Save… save…” The weak voice was still coming from the corpse pile, sounding a bit louder.

Wait a minute, why am I not hungry? Or thirsty?

Li Yue raised a more obvious question—after experiencing a massacre targeting more than a hundred townspeople, and the torture and questioning of the balding old man beside the pyre, he wasn't even flushed or panting?

After the old man died, Li Yue had indeed wandered around Red Oil Town late into the night…

It seemed that the possibility of his predecessor being a "hero" was even higher.

After all, it was normal to be able to survive for many days without eating or drinking with a strong physique…

?

Li Yue touched his head and limbs, feeling that the touch was very healthy, and he had already become accustomed to the strange center of gravity and empty head.

“Save… save…”

It was a bit strange for a dying person to be calling out for so long in the middle of the night, wasn't it?

Li Yue looked at the corpse pile, very certain that its shape was slightly different from just now, but he couldn't say exactly where the difference was.

Could it be a legendary demon?

It seemed normal for the people of Red Oil Town to kill so many people and nurture a demon…

?

Thinking this, Li Yue moved his butt and stared carefully at the corpse pile in the square, patiently observing its changes—anyway, lighting up the light only required staying, and Li Yue had nothing to do. Listening to the "save me" sounds made it difficult to fall asleep, so he simply stared intently.

After an unknown amount of time, Li Yue saw half a piece of scorched meat shrink into the depths of the corpse pile.

It was like a jelly being sucked in.

Damn it, there's a demon.

Li Yue suddenly got up and found that red corpse oil began to flow from the depths of the corpse pile.

What a terrible place…

Li Yue stared for a moment and decisively left the square, choosing a residential house on the edge and slipped inside—although his predecessor was very good at fighting, Li Yue wasn't sure what was at the bottom of the corpse pile, so it was best to avoid it.

If it weren't for the light that still needed to be lit, Li Yue would even want to leave Red Oil Town directly and travel in the direction of the Cleftgold Mountains.

As for now…

The light on the map was already close to reaching the scale of Loushan, and Li Yue didn't want to give up yet.

So Li Yue huddled in the corner of the residential house, waiting quietly.

This was an inconspicuous residential house, the beds and tables and chairs were broken or rotten, and the only remaining rags were very damp, looking like it had been looted thousands of times and hadn't been inhabited for a long time.

There were half a candle, a twisted rope, an unsharpened wooden nail, and two dark things that seemed to be flints left on the ground…

There was nothing else besides that.

This proved that the daily routine of the townspeople of Red Oil Town was to tie people up and burn them, without any more actions.

Even the "owner" of this residential house seemed to be a passerby.

As for the blood-stained farm tools, hoes, etc., they were all placed in the square at this moment, most of them were smashed by Li Yue and inserted into the necks or foreheads of the dead.

The faint light of the torch penetrated through the window lattices, rendering a jumping halo.

The long night was long, and only the faint "save me" sound accompanied Li Yue in the night.

After a while, the firelight outside the window lattice suddenly went out.

Li Yue heard a rustling dragging sound.

It seemed like something was dragging a heavy sack, moving on the square side.

The movement of the dragging sound was slow, but it occasionally blocked the moonlight passing through the window lattices, appearing very tall.

Li Yue sat in the corner and squinted slightly, but his attention was involuntarily attracted by the dragging sound, and he always wanted to look back.

To see what that tall shadow was.

But Li Yue never had the action of leaning on the window to observe, feeling that he should try not to court death as much as possible—no matter what that shadow was, it was best to wait until the map was lit up, to see if the cheat had any hints, and then sneak away quietly.

Whether it was a living person or a demon, as long as it didn't block his way, it had nothing to do with him.

Thinking like this, at a time when the dragging sound was very close, Li Yue turned his head and noticed that dust was rustling down from the roof of the residential house.

Was the residential house hit by a monster?

Li Yue couldn't help but frown, uncertain whether the monster would accidentally collapse the residential house, bringing some unnecessary trouble.

At the same time, driven by a strong curiosity, Li Yue squinted and looked at the corner of the wall where the dust was rustling down.

Immediately afterwards, Li Yue found that his vision penetrated the wall and saw the source of the dragging sound outside the house.

?

X-ray vision?

Li Yue was stunned, not understanding the reason for all this happening.

Was it the influence of some mysterious power? Or did his predecessor originally have the ability to see through?

Li Yue clearly saw next to the residential house a corpse mountain piled up with scorched meat, as high as three stories, moving like a huge pile of mud.

The heads, waists, and limbs of hundreds of charred corpses were fitted into the mud body in a bizarre posture. When passing by the residential house, a head accidentally scraped against the earthen wall, cracking open, smearing the indescribable thing, and also bringing the vibration of the residential house.

“Save… save… me…” The sound came from inside the mud, consistent with its wriggling rhythm.

Sure enough, it was a demon.

Li Yue wasn't even sure what the mud's sensory organs were, let alone where its head and face were.

The mud didn't seem to notice Li Yue, just wandering aimlessly in Red Oil Town, smearing the corpse oil on its body everywhere, and also leaving traces of slowly passing by.

Li Yue looked at it through the wall, speechless, like watching a monotonous and bizarre silent film, and finally understood the style of this world.

Until Li Yue made eye contact with an eyeball in the mud that was fortunately not burned or crushed.

The mud suddenly turned around and leaned its body against the earthen wall of the residential house.

“Save… save… me…“

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