The Lord Demon King is Unfathomable!

Chapter 1527 438: Hope Amid the Ruins

"Is this... the tail of a Ratman?"

Deep into the night, near the entrance of an abandoned village at the southern part of Wheat Field Village, close to the Ten Thousand Ridges Mountain Range, the Undead Rat with a dagger at its waist squatted on the ground and muttered.

The Skeleton Mage, holding a magic wand, approached the Undead Rat from behind and glanced around, the Soul Fire burning within its skull flickering with a hint of caution.

He communicated in a creaky, crackling voice.

"It might be."

The two undead were not wandering ghosts of the Twilight Forest but players organized under the Demon King's command.

Two weeks ago, they received a task at the square of the Great Graveyard, arriving through the Demon King's Teleportation Array to the ravaged Twilight Province, to support "Holy Maiden Carian" and her Salvation Army's salvation plan.

Though they suspected whether the drunken developer had mixed up the script, putting the Demon King and Holy Maiden together, hardcore players never focus much on the plot; the rewards and achievements are what matter most.

And as top-tier players of the Great Graveyard, their first task was to clear obstacles for the Salvation Army's spring sowing plan and investigate the abandoned villages near Wheat Field Village.

Honestly, this task was not exciting and sounded more like a job for the Demon King's minions, not befitting their honorable "Demon General" status.

Especially since the villages they passed were devoid of people, with collapsed houses cleaner than their faces, swept away without a trace.

Instead, there were a few formidable Demon Beasts in the surrounding forests, making the task flow not too dull.

Yiye Zhiqu guessed the development team was perhaps testing map bugs, not setting appropriate plots in these villages yet.

Thus, without further thought, they quickly marked off the villages listed in the task log under the principle of swift completion.

However, when they were about to complete their task, they found anomalies at the last village in the task log.

Could it be the traces of Ratmen here!?

As the natural enemies of Dwarves and goblins, Ratmen are inherently rebellious and will never submit to anyone, only loyal to their own Divine beings.

However, interestingly, the three Divines worshipped by the Ratmen closely resemble three deities among the Four Chaotic Gods.

For example, "Trick Rat" Swivert is similar to "Deceitful Fog" Novel, and "Gluttonous Rat" Gerro parallels "Eternal Hunger Claw" Urgos.

As for "Fertile Rat" Rufen, promoting reproduction and indulgence, although superficially unmatched with the teachings of the Four Chaotic Gods, the clans worshipping Rufen often plunge into endless internal strife and self-slaughter due to the surplus "rat mouths."

They kill while proliferating, often accompanied by constant destruction and plunder—actions that precisely please "Flame of Destruction" Calmandes.

Thus, many Ratmen themselves are unsure of their true belief.

After all, betrayal is a norm for them, conducting terrifying rituals under the guise of "Fertile Rat," yet indeed holding "Flame of Destruction." It's commonplace.

Power brings satisfaction, after all!

[Yiye Zhiqu] cast his gaze toward the distant village, and rather than obscuring his vision, the curtain of night made his view exceptionally clear.

Since breaking through to Silver Level, his skeletal form underwent noticeable changes, casting more fluidly and having a keen intuition on the presence of living beings.

In the distant village, specks of red glittering like stars lay gluttonously upon cold carcasses. The bustling scene seemed less like famine, more like a party.

Those creatures clearly weren't humans.

Stories of starving people resorting to cannibalism aren't uncommon, but even a famished person wouldn't risk consuming a decaying body.

Ratmen, however, have no such issue; there is no organism they cannot digest.

"I wondered why the corpses along the way were so thoroughly gnawed clean; I was thinking maybe the humans of Twilight Province had too great of an appetite…" [Minotaur Warrior] shouldered a short sword and whispered standing behind [Yiye Zhiqu].

[Pig-headed Knight] remained silent but eagerly gripped the axe in his hand, licking his lips in anticipation.

His Great Axe was starving!

Not long ago, both these living treasures broke through to Silver Level and switched races to Armored Dragon Lizardman.

Though their night combat ability isn't strong as the undead, their melee ability is quite formidable.

Especially when paired with [Brother Yiye]'s Corpse Awakening Technique, even if they perish in combat, they can rise once more as undead with 80% attributes and enhanced Constitution!

Extremely handy, indeed!

[Hu Wan] stood up from the ground, casting an inquisitive look toward [Brother Yiye].

"What's the plan?"

Seeing the similarly eager Soul Fire, [Yiye Zhiqu] already guessed his companion's decision.

He revealed the magic wand in his hand, injecting dark green Netherworld Power into the wand's gem, and smiled lightly.

"... Since Lord Demon King tasked us to ensure the spring sowing plan's progress, we must not let him down."

We'll use these rat tails as the conclusion to our task!