Beastmaster: I am a true genius

If I were to write a journey through hell, Kitsune Shichi would definitely write the title like this:

I Have a Castle in Hell.

This is how it all started...

After all, the territory of hell is so big, and they were just strolling in the suburbs. It seemed that they had been running around for hundreds of days, but in fact they were always on the edge of the map. Their opponents were groups of intermediate and high-level monsters, and occasionally there were a few elite general-level monsters.

Throughout the entire process, they only encountered a king-level monster once - that was when Kitsune Shichi found a chance, and that Thunderbird was a king-level monster. Other than that, there were no more.

This is certainly not because the creatures from hell are too weak, but because Kitsune Yachi is very self-aware and she didn't even go towards the core area!

There is no way. This is a mythical secret realm. There are only a few hundred guides on the Internet, and most of them are about the periphery.

Among them, there was only one warrior, who claimed that he was in love with a fallen angel and was taken into the core area of ​​hell by this emperor-level fallen angel. After returning, he wrote about his experiences in hell (maybe they were made up), which opened the eyes of everyone in the world.

Kitsune Shichi also took a look at that article and even downloaded it.

The article says: The core area of ​​hell is like medieval Europe, with castles, "aristocracy", and slavery.

Of course, the nobles of hell did not enslave humans, because... it is said that humans are a delicacy in hell - their status is similar to that of desserts. Not only can they not be used as labor, they cannot even be bumped and need to be carefully stored.

[…The humans brought back to hell by the demons are not the “lovers” that people imagine. We are just food in their eyes. When we go out, we need to be placed in the barrier. They will hold humans carefully in their hands, just like we carry a brand-name bag, for fear of scratches. They will also inject fresh air into the barrier to prevent humans from suffocating, just like we put food in the refrigerator to keep it fresh…

For example, some demons will call human souls "sweet little cookies". They will first come to the human world to serve as "servants" for humans for a hundred years, accepting the contracts and slavery of humans. When the contracts are over, they will harvest the souls and show off like this when they return to hell:

"Hey, I had a good meal today~!"】

……

Look at this description, who dares to go to the core area?

Anyway, Kitsune Yashichi doesn't dare...

But sometimes, things just happen.

Someone was teleporting back and forth, originally wanting to continue looking for a small monster, but suddenly he stepped into the turbulence of time and space. With just one step, he brought everyone...precisely to the back of an ancient castle.

From afar, the castle has towering spires and black icicles pouring down from the city walls. It is unclear whether they are defensive devices or just decorations.

But what is certain is that the owner of this castle must be about the same size as a human, because the castle has windows, and judging from the height and specifications, its owner should be less than 3 meters tall.

"...Isn't this a visit?"

Kitsune Yaqi felt itchy, so she took out her cell phone and took a few pictures from a distance. She then lowered her head to ask Karachi, but when she saw that Karachi didn't respond, she picked up Bai'er and shook him, but found that Bai'er also had clear eyes and seemed more confused than her.

Bo Er: “Ah~”*3

Crusou translated: "Bell 1 said it had never been here, 2 asked where this was, 3 said maybe a crew from the human world came to hell to film."

Hell scene? Kitsuneya Nana would never believe such nonsense, she hesitated.

Emotionally, she really wanted to go and see; rationally, she also felt that there was no problem because of Cthulhu's blessing.

but……

Is it reliable to rely solely on blessings?

Kitsuneya Nana pondered for two seconds.

[Blessing of Dawn] is Krusu's racial skill. This skill is somewhat mysterious, just like the dead fetus of the Sky Fox she obtained. Before in the real world, whenever she thought of "activating the dead fetus of the Sky Fox", there would be an unexpected situation to interrupt her. This was obviously to prevent her from activating it.

Thinking of this, Kitsuneya Nana decided to give up. Although her curiosity was about to explode, she still felt that staying alive was the most important thing.

For adventure and stuff, it’s not too late to wait until it reaches eight stars.

Life is long and endless, and the best way is to survive.

"Then we won't go any closer, but I think I can go a little further away and take a couple of photos of the castle from the front, just as a token of my visit..." (Fox)

"Be careful not to take a picture of a ghost. When it returns to the human world, it will come out to find you through the photo." (card)

"Then let Brother Perfect eat it." (Su)

"Good idea, the snack from hell must be delicious." (Fox)

"Why not use space transfer?" (card)

"I'm afraid that someone will discover the spatial fluctuations." (Fox)

"...You still need to practice more." (Card)

Just like that, Kitsune Shichi led his team and walked around to the main gate while chatting. As they were walking, the castle suddenly made a "boom" sound, and an explosion occurred from the inside.

However, because of the high wall, everyone didn't know what was happening inside and could only guess that there was a fight.

"No way, this is even possible?"

Could it be that I'm going to get a bargain again?

Kitsune Shichi was stunned for a moment. She was now a thousand meters away from the ancient castle, but the area around her was flat, without even a tree to provide cover. Fortunately, she was wearing black clothes, restrained her breath, and wore a ring. She stood on the equally dark ground and was extremely inconspicuous.

She looked up at the castle, and suddenly - it was really very sudden - a white moon rose on the top of the castle. The silver light illuminated the earth, making the sky of hell bright in an instant.

"moon……"

Karachi spoke. He possessed the [Moon Alliance], which doubled his ability under the moonlight. Naturally, he was very sensitive to the moonlight.

"Someone summoned the moon in the castle? Could it be that the owner of this castle also has a human lover... the hell version of playing tricks on the princes?"

Kitsune Shichi made a light joke. She stood there without moving, looking at the moon, even feeling a little relaxed.

It would be a waste not to join in the excitement. Anyway, she would just stand by and watch. At worst, she could just go back in time...

Just as Kitsune Yashichi was thinking this, her pupils suddenly shrank!

Because a slender figure suddenly appeared under the moon. It was impossible to tell the gender or the face. All that was seen was that the person was hanging high above the spire of the ancient castle, holding a winged humanoid creature in his hand!

Under the moonlight, the man's red robe fluttered in the wind like a tattered flag.

Kitsuneya Nana immediately remembered... the dream where corpses were everywhere!

At this moment, the man seemed to notice her gaze and turned his head to look at the ground.

Kitsuneya Nana was almost about to [go back in time], but she saw a strand of bright red hair slipping out of the man's cloak, which was particularly bright in the moonlight.

The color and texture made her feel very familiar, as if she had seen it somewhere before...

No, no, not only had she seen it, she had also touched it!

"Xu...Xu Jinbai???"

Time stood still for half a second at this moment.

The red-haired man in the red cloak disappeared.

Then, the full moon above the castle also disappeared.

Kitsune Yashichi scratched the back of her head and felt a chill on her back. She looked around and no one suddenly appeared behind her. Everything just now seemed like an illusion.

She couldn't help but turn the ring on her hand, and a faint black light flowed through this ancient black ring.

"... Was it him? Then why did he run away? Or was it not him... but the person just now who didn't see me at all...?"