I Have a Sailing Game

Chapter 559 - 322: Demon Hive (2-in-1)

The southern end of the Mother of Creation is an Abyss that stretches endlessly.

Extreme west and east, one side is a gap, and the other is a towering volcano connecting Heaven and Earth.

In the middle of the Sea of Demons, various terrains are mixed, with a vast area.

The Demon Hive is located at the source of the Mother of Creation.

It is a massive sealed structure, with only an exit and no entrance, not even demons can enter it.

Rumor has it that the Sea of Demons’ most terrifying power guards this place, and all intruders will be completely annihilated.

Prometheus was born from the Demon Hive.

After nurturing a sufficient number of Demon’s Pupa, the Demon Hive places them into a passage called Slaughter Passage.

No external creatures can enter here, making it large enough for most of the Demon’s Pupa to hatch.

Once they enter the Slaughter Passage, the first thing they do at birth is start their first meal of their demon life, the cocoon shell.

Then, during this process, their bodies gradually adapt to the environment of the Sea of Demons.

The thing they have to do is very pure and singular—that is, eat.

Eat, eat their cocoon shell, eat other demons’ cocoon shell, or eat other demons.

In short, before you fully enter the Sea of Demons, you must do your best to grow up and learn to slaughter.

Otherwise, you probably won’t have another chance to grow up...

Demons that survive this stage have mostly mastered some part of their bloodline’s Extraordinary Power.

Then they enter the first official slaughter ground—the Scorched Earth Beach.

This slaughter ground is a place of incompleteness.

High Level demons cannot come here, so it is especially suitable for low-tier demons to kill each other, competing to eliminate the weak.

If you come out victorious here, then congratulations, you have finally become a qualified ’Demon.’

Then, led by the guidance within your bloodline, you walk out of the Scorched Earth Beach, arrive at the place where Rogel is now, and become a...

"...Did it survive the slaughter among hundreds of demons?"

Rogel was somewhat surprised as he patted the head of this small demon in front of him.

"Indeed." Prometheus smiled awkwardly.

In front of Rogel, this sharp-toothed demon did not dare to breathe heavily, making it hard to imagine it was once the sole survivor among hundreds of demon corpses...

"Let’s go."

Rogel glanced and lost interest, waving his hand.

The little demon instantly ran off as if granted amnesty.

Prometheus also wiped off sweat, continuing to explain the situation of the Sea of Demons to Rogel.

Yes.

After crawling out from piles of hundreds and thousands of demon corpses, you are likely to become a cow and horse with a demonic exterior.

The powerful Demon Kings have already carved out their own territories, commanding a group of Demon Guardians, and each of them was born from the slaughter within demon corpses, facing constant challenges from newcomers.

However, very few can shake their positions.

But due to the existence of a "challenge" rule in the Sea of Demons, the entire position in the Sea of Demons is fluid.

This "challenge" rule makes it impossible for high-tier demons recognized by the will of the Sea of Demons to refuse challenges from low-tier demons.

If the low-tier demon succeeds in the challenge, it will inherit everything from the target demon.

If failed, it’s simple: apart from the head as a trophy, the body will be thrown into the Mother of Creation, starting anew...

Prometheus inherited this Demon Fortress after killing a "Demon Guardian."

"Oh..."

"So, if I’m a Demon King, then if you challenge me, I must accept, right?"

Rogel gave an example.

Prometheus felt ashamed and said: "That’s what it says, but even if you borrowed a hundred guts from me, I wouldn’t dare do such a brainless thing... Besides, you’re not a demon..."

"Furuya, were you also born from the Demon Hive?" Rogel turned to Furuya beside him and asked.

"Yes, Master Rogel." Furuya nodded.

At the time, she was considered a weakling within it because the Enchanting Demon, this derivative species, was very frail when first born.

She went through hardships to survive, and that’s why she hates the Sea of Demons.

After listening, Rogel walked out of the Demon Fortress, looked up at the enormous "Evil Fierce Sun" in the sky, and pondered.

’It seems that the Eye of Dusk wasn’t the first to attempt creating a standalone space...’

’Some entity has already successfully created such a Sea of Demons, even though there are still small imperfections...’

Rogel thought.

He has already grasped the structure of the Sea of Demons.

It’s definitely not innate soil but more like a deliberately created space.

The existence of the "Demon Hive," "Mother of Creation," and "challenge rule" gives the Sea of Demons a function of natural selection and self-recycling.

’Evil Lighthouse should be something similar to an anchor point...’

Rogel stroked his chin.

The Sea of Demons, though a standalone space, is clearly not strong enough to exist apart from the Main World; otherwise, it might collapse.

Therefore, anchors like the Evil Lighthouse exist.

’This place is far more stable than the space the Eye of Dusk tried to create, but I wonder who the custodian is.’

Rogel wondered.

Previously, when suppressing Prometheus, he naturally used Demigod Power.

Yet the Sea of Demons could withstand this power, and there are Demon Kings comparable to Demigods, showing that the custodian of the Sea of Demons is undoubtedly a powerful entity.

It’s undeniable that ever since possessing the Demigod Power, his perspective when looking at certain things became increasingly clear.

"So, what’s your relationship with the Cruel Demon King? Subordinate? Is it your boss?"

Rogel suddenly thought of this and asked.

Prometheus heard this, frowned and thought for a while then replied: "Should be... considered."

"Hmm?" Rogel raised an eyebrow, this guy dared to play dumb with him?

"Uh, sir, please don’t be angry, I mean, uh, biologically, we are indeed subordinates of the Demon King, but usually we don’t need to obey them or be loyal..."

Prometheus panicked and quickly explained.

Rogel understood that in the Sea of Demons, every demon’s power is "certified" by the Sea of Demons, and this "certification" relationship brings status, and the Sea of Demons likely uses this relationship to command them when necessary.

Understood.

Brush brush brush...

Rogel recorded this in his notebook, planning to make a fake ancient book upon return, then hide it in the corner of the library to see which lucky person finds it...

This must be interesting.

However...

Since such a potential relationship exists, does it imply the Sea of Demons has a need for war?

Then the enemy of the Sea of Demons is...

"...Apart from the Sea of Demons, is there a Heaven or something, like a Sea of Heaven?"

Rogel asked curiously.

Since the Sea of Demons has such potential preparations for "war," there should be potential threats.

"..." Prometheus.

He was somewhat confused; he only knew about "Heaven" from contact with humans and just the concept.

But... truly similar to a force or area like the Sea of Demons, such as "Heaven"...

"...Never heard of it."

Prometheus could only be honest.

He’s lived a long time but hasn’t encountered a collective war of the Sea of Demons, nor has he ever left here.

They refer to their world only as the "Sea of Demons," not Hell.

Rogel was speechless.

It seems the Sea of Demons is just a residence for these unique species.

"Heaven" may not exist?

Rogel felt he could inquire when free.