Having the genes of a demon king, I never intended to be a kept man.

Ye Ge picked up a torch and shone it into the distance.

The orange glow of the flames dispelled the darkness, and the dim light illuminated the iron door of a dungeon.

The iron gate was rusty and stained with dark red blood. Inside the cell were several dirty, thin figures. When they saw the light, they immediately shrank back, but behind them were the white, peeling walls.

A pair of clear but timid eyes appeared, looking timidly at Ye Ge.

"Humanity?"

Ye Ge raised an eyebrow slightly.

No, it's not just humans.

There are also demons, monsters, spirits, elves, orcs...

They all appear to be slaves captured by the demon race.

It is not uncommon to see other races being enslaved in the territory of the demons. Many dark races with demon blood have the habit of keeping other races as slaves or even as food.

Vampires, for example, love human blood the most, so they raise many humans like cattle and sheep, and when they need it, they can take it directly from the pen, pour it into a cup and taste it like fine wine.

Of course, some vampires still prefer the traditional way of sucking blood—by biting directly at the neck.

What puzzled Ye Ge was...

In the original game storyline, he didn't remember that there were so many prisoners being held in this dungeon.

"click"

The mechanical sound of a revolver turning.

Something cold pressed against the back of his head.

"do not move."

A boy's voice suddenly came from behind me, and his voice sounded a little immature.

Ye Ge abruptly stopped moving and glanced back out of the corner of her eye.

A yellow-skinned boy stood behind him, looking to be about ten years old, roughly the same age as him. He had defined features, short, choppy hair, and the kind of appearance that made him seem like a mischievous kid.

He held a T100 high-pressure soul energy revolver in his hand. The huge muzzle was almost big enough to fit a baby's fist. It was extremely powerful and could directly kill demons at the Xuan Realm level. It was a product that Gao Shenxue had just released when she started selling mechanics online.

The boy grinned smugly: "Hehe, got you... huh?"

Before he could finish speaking, Ye Ge's body "poof" turned into a cloud of black mist and vanished.

The boy looked blank, not knowing what was going on.

Soon, the black mist gathered again, and Night Song's figure appeared behind the yellow-skinned boy.

The night singer held a Shadowmoon Cyber ​​Straight Blade to the boy's neck: "Don't move, I've got you."

boy:"......"

Night Song's Shadow Moon Blade was pressed against the boy's neck, ready to kill him.

The boy cried out in alarm, "Brother! No, no, no... I surrender! I'm human!"

"Are you human?" Night Song asked doubtfully.

"Yes, yes!" The boy raised his hands: "Absolutely human, one hundred percent human genes, without any demonic blood!"

"Then why did you ambush me?"

"I...I thought you were a demon..."

"I hate kids who don't tell the truth."

With a flick of his blade, Ye Ge sliced ​​through the skin of his neck, and bright red blood flowed down.

"Oh no, no! To be honest..." the boy said with a mournful face, "I just wanted to be mischievous and scare you, I really didn't mean anything by it..."

Ye Ge said expressionlessly, "And then what? After intimidation, you're going to rob me, right?"

"How can it be?!"

The boy, with an upright expression and righteous indignation, said, "My dad said only bad kids rob people. I would never do anything like stealing or robbing!"

Bang!

Shadowmoon's blade sliced ​​through the bundle on the boy's shoulder.

Various magic stones and spirit crystals suddenly poured out, scattering all over the ground with a "whoosh".

boy:"......"

Night Song: "..."

No wonder he found that many of the treasure-hunting locations were gone when he came down from upstairs.

So that's where it all is...

"..."

After a few seconds of silence.

The boy chuckled dryly and said, "What I mean is, at most I only steal from demons, I would never lay a hand on my fellow humans, at most I would only target mutated humans..."

Ye Ge, who was about to lower his straight sword, immediately raised it again after hearing the last sentence. He held it close to Ye Ge's neck, squinted, and said, "You really wanted to frame me."

boy:"???"

......

A few minutes later.

Night Song has basically figured it out.

The boy's name was Song Jie. He wasn't a student at the War Academy, but a wandering adventurer. His extraordinary profession was Soul Gunner (a branch of archers). He used to be in the Demon Hunter Guild, but was later kicked out...

Night Song asked curiously, "You're so young, how dare you come all the way to the Black Abyss Well by yourself?"

Song Jie retorted, "What do you mean I'm so young? You're talking like you're so old!"

“I’m a student at the War Academy, so naturally I’m different.”

"Heh heh, what's so great about the War Academy? My hometown is a desolate, dark place, surrounded by treacherous no-man's-land. To the east, it's neighbors with ogres; to the south, it's across from the Rotten Clan; to the west, it's a forest of ferocious beasts; and to the north, it's a swamp of demonic energy... The difficulty of surviving there is far greater than the missions you noble children of the empire take on at the War Academy!"

"But you only have the strength of the fourth level of the Yellow Realm, yet you dare to come to the Black Abyss Well?"

Ye Ge was somewhat curious.

In fact, Song Jie's level 4 Yellow Realm is not low at his age. Most of his classmates in the ordinary class of the War Academy are only at level 3 or 4 Yellow Realm, and Song Jie obviously does not have as many cultivation resources as they do.

The problem is, this is the Well of the Black Abyss, where a large number of monsters are Earth-level demons, and the boss of the secret realm dungeon, the Black Abyss Demon Lord, is even a Heaven-level demon.

Ye Ge originally thought that his Xuanjing level was high enough to clear maps above his level, but he didn't expect this wandering adventurer to be even bolder than him.

"Hehe, whatever, I'm not here to kill monsters anyway."

Song Jie patted his newly mended backpack and grinned, saying, "I'm just here to make a quick buck and leave. And I'm not bragging, but even if I can't boast much about other things, my skills in stealth, tracking, and escape are probably better than anyone else in the Heavenly Realm!"

Night songs are sung in silence.

"Your name is Song Jie?" Ye Ge paused. "Was the reason you were kicked out of the Demon Hunter Guild for harassing the guild leader's daughter?"

Song Jie: "...How did you know?"

Ye Ge didn't speak, thinking to himself that he was indeed the information broker, treasure hunter, and Black Domain Gun King who appeared in the Black Domain in version 2.0.