Im Not A Demon Lord's

Chapter 1

In the bookstore, business is running as usual.

All morning, there was not a single customer.

Ling PingAn lay on his stomach at the table and slept all morning.

It was only when he finally woke up that he realized that it was already 2pm.

“Daily boring again!” He rubbed his temples, opened the drawers under the table, and saw a smooth short knife had been placed inside. There was also a bag containing something next to the short blade.

“It doesn't look like tea ..” Ling PingAn took the bag and examined it carefully.

The night before, he had seen the bag, but had only caught a glimpse of it. Now he decided to look at it more carefully.

While examining it, he discovered that what was inside the bag was not tea at all.

Looks like leaves from some other kind of plant…

Encouraged by curiosity, Ling PingAn pulled a leaf from the bag, placed it on his palm, and began to examine it.

“Any...” The leaf in his hand has a very unique structure. On its surface, it looks like a jagged leaf that has been dried or roasted.

It withered, but at the same time felt very substantial.

Moreover, Ling PingAn could even feel a hint of warmth coming from within these shrinking leaves.

He carefully opened the curved leaf with his fingers. A alluring fragrance immediately grabbed his nose.

“Is this some kind of seasoning?” Ling PingAn put the leaf back into the bag.

After all, it belongs to someone else. He doesn't want to ruin it.

If not, he may be asked to provide compensation.

…

Sunsets.

The night is getting closer.

Unlike during the day, the world at night is more dangerous.

After the great apocalypse, half of the population of Earth had become Monsters or Evil Spirits.

Hence, the world after sunset became a nightmare for mankind.

At night, aside from some safe zones, almost all other areas are dangerous red zones.

Sometimes, some areas even change color to deep red, implying extreme danger, or black, signifying doom.

According to the standards issued by the United Nations Security Council, the level of security around the world is divided into various zones: very safe (dark green), safe (green), dangerous (pink), and, very dangerous (dark red), doom (black), and the highest level of depravity (dark black).

Donglin City is classified as a dangerous zone.

Except for the safe zone, all other areas are zones where civilians are prohibited from entering.

At night, the level of danger in most areas will increase.

Even soldiers and demon hunters would not dare roam around the dangerous zone in the middle of the night.

Because at night, the power and activity levels of Monsters and Evil Spirits would be massively strengthened.

Also, low-level Monsters and Evil Spirits, who did not dare to appear during the day because they had been suppressed by the sunlight, would appear in groups.

Han Li, however, was sitting on the roof of a building in the Eastern District that was clearly marked as extremely dangerous.

His slender, muscular legs dangled from the balcony of the roof of the building which was over 20 stories tall.

This place used to be an upscale residential district located in the heart of the city.

Not far from there are the ruins of Donglin University.

During the great apocalypse, fierce battles had been fought in this area.

The entire army regiment had perished in this place to cover the retreat of women, children, and students.

One could still see the trenches and fortresses that had been temporarily built by the brave soldiers on that day.

The tank, which had long been covered in rust and dirt, was still directed to the underground parking lot of the residential district.

In the community park, scattered craters of bullets and bullets were seen everywhere.

In the southern and northern parts of the residential district, all the buildings had been turned into rubble.

Much of the damage was caused by a napalm incendiary bomb dropped by a bomber who took off from Donglin Airport during the most dangerous part of the battle.

The night is falling.

Among the rubble of the collapsed building, a shadow could be seen crawling out.

They looked like spiders, with eight legs, and they crawled like lizards.

The bones and skin that covered them were as hard as steel.

Their speed can exceed 200 MPH.

Their fangs are very sharp. Their blood could damage most of the armor.

The United Nations Security Council named them Devil Spiders.

They were one of the Class B monsters most feared by humans.

This is because they live in groups.

Moreover, a group of Demon Spiders often consisted of hundreds of specimens.

At the peak of their population strength, mankind had recorded a group that possessed tens of thousands of Demon Spiders.

In this community of Demon Spiders, there had once been several thousand individuals.

And they had destroyed the entire regiment equipped with mechanical armor in this place.

But now their number in this community has been reduced to less than 100.

Someone can't be happy about that.

Because, if the number of monster communities were to decrease, it could only mean one thing: they were expanding into different areas.

Han Li looked at the Demon Spider that was approaching the building.

The corner of his mouth was raised into an unsightly bow.

The Crimson Tome he held in his hand continued to swirl. The whispers of babbling echoed deeply in his ears.

Super Class: Abyssus, Class: Daemonium, Order: Arachnida, Human-Faced Spider!

This was the true origin and name of the Demon Spider.

The place they are most vulnerable is the third cervical vertebra below the neck.

Han Li jumped from the building.

The black tight suit she wore served as a coating for her beautiful figure as she fell down like a Valkyrie.

Spirit Power developed from his hand, turning it into two swords that looked like the tip of a sword.

Kcchkk!

Like a rolled domino card, even before he could scream, the huge Human-Faced Spider fell to the ground like a component whose screws had been opened.

Following the loud thump, the monster that could crush this grenade shattered into pieces.

Dark green blood and its internal organs that emitted various kinds of disgusting odors flowed throughout the ground, damaging the ground into a deep hole.

…

A boring afternoon, a boring game.

Five consecutive defeats…

Ling PingAn felt he was a bit agitated.

“In each game, there are five ADCs, five spellcasters, or five junglers.

“The Bronze Division is truly a living hell!”

Dropping the phone in his hand, he rubbed his slightly sore temple. The impact of staying up all night yesterday has not subsided.

That's so…

“It looks like there will be no update today..”.

He turned on the television. On the screen there is another soap opera at 3 which is already known.

Drama in the family…

Ling PingAn fell asleep looking at him.

Unknowingly, he picked up his teacup and started making tea.

As the loud whirring of the water from the water dispenser rang out, a pleasant aroma permeated his mouth and nose. Just by smelling it, his entire body immediately became energetic as if the exhaustion from last night and the void he felt at this moment had been swept away.

“How can the smell be so fragrant?” Ling PingAn looked down.

He looked at the items floating in the teacup.

There are some gold leaves.

Plump and excited.

“Do I make the wrong tea?” Ling PingAn was stunned. Then he remembered that he seemed to be mixing tea leaves in a drawer and using a bag containing leaves that the girl had last night.

He took the leaves from the tea cup. The unknown leaves were still golden in color after being soaked in boiling water. It's like gold. When squeezed gently, fruit juice comes out of it, filling its nose with a pleasant fresh scent.

Ling PingAn stained his finger with a hint of golden liquid on the leaf in a probing manner, put it in his mouth, and tasted a little. “Very sweet!”

The taste in his mouth was instantly flooded by the sweet and fragrant taste.

Ling PingAn swore to himself that he had never enjoyed such a delicious drink!

…

The sounds that echoed in his head intensified.

Han Li shook his head to calm down.

He took one more small gust and kicked the skull of the Human-Faced Spider under his feet.

Then he stepped forward and went to the murky underground parking lot.

Taking his flashlight, Han Li turned on the power and illuminated the parking lot that no one had visited for decades.

The luxury cars that have been abandoned for centuries are all driven together.

Many vehicles are turned to the side.

Inside these cars that have been moldy for decades are the skeletons of the dead.

Han Li passed through this obstacle and continued on his way.

Suddenly, he saw a scene that greatly shocked him.

More than a dozen skeletons of soldiers in military uniforms were scattered in a bunker.

Some heavy machine guns still point to where the enemy is.

Machine gun bullets were scattered everywhere inside the bunker.

And on top of the stone pillars and walls of the parking garage there are a lot of shot holes.

Han Li walked over and saw a skeleton that clearly belonged to an officer. From underneath, he took a yellowing, discolored photo buried in rotting soil and could not be seen clearly.

However, in the photo, one could still see the outline of the couple hugging together and smiling brightly.

Under the photo is a sign.

On it were the names of the officers and their unit numbers: Colonel Yu Aiguo of the People's Army, 5th Airborne Division, 3rd Rapid Response Battalion.

This was the first aid column to arrive in Donglin City during the great apocalypse.

Looking at the nameplate and the photo in his hand, Han Li swore in a soft, “This damned world!”

Then he crouched down to find another nameplate cut in the middle of the bones and mud.

He wants to keep it.

Han Li continued to move forward. He walked into the depths of the underground parking lot until he found a large hole that collapsed.

He shined his flashlight down. Inside the dreary underground pit was a gray-looking and pitiful-looking grass stacked tightly together.

This is the Death Grass.

…

“This is too amazing!” Ling PingAn muttered to himself while sitting on the counter, holding an empty teacup that even the pulp had cleaned.

Right now, he felt that his energy seemed to be endless.

His entire body was full of strength, perhaps even being able to fight against ten people alone.

More importantly, his vision had also improved greatly.

He took off his glasses. He could really see clearly!

“What are you?” He took out a bag of dried leaves and leaned back as he recalled the woman last night. “Could this leaf have been secretly developed by some large company and intended to be given only to the nobles?”

Thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was truly a possibility.

After all, nobles in the Federal Empire dared to have fun since ancient times.

Prominent figures of the Wei-Jin period have been obsessed with Cold Food Powder . In the modern era, the nobles of the Federal Empire were very similar to figures from the Wei-Jin period.

Thinking of all this, he quietly put away the pouch of dried leaves.

“I can't touch it anymore!”

“I can't afford to pay for such a expensive item.”