Gods: Start with Goblins

He just didn't expect that one day, this punishment would fall on him.

Every time the whip fell, the body felt like thousands of ants gnawing at the bones.

He was a skinny demon and could not resist the whip at all. After being whipped a few times, his body was already in a dying state.

Hei Yao just looked at him leisurely, his eyes cold and heartless.

After a while, seeing Li Ruo's breath gradually weakening, he gave the order.

"Pour a basin of water and wake him up for me. I still have a lot of questions to ask him. Don't kill him!"

"Yes."

One of the men responded and poured a basin of water over without hesitation.

Li Ruo shivered for a while after being splashed with cold water, and then he came to his senses. However, after experiencing such a harsh whipping, he looked extremely bad, his lips were pale, and his face looked sick.

"Li Ruo, just answer the questions we ask you honestly. We are just giving you an appetizer now. If you don't obey, you don't want to know what the consequences will be!"

Hei Yao stretched out the corner of his mouth and curled up an almost cruel smile.

Li Ruo didn't say anything, just looked at him breathlessly.

"What exactly do you want to know? What exactly do you want to ask me?"

At this time, Hei Yao also told the other party the truth.

"To tell you the truth, we have seen the bodies of other demons on the road, including the demons traveling with you. Why did you lie to us? Why are you the only one who came back alive?"

"Li Ruo, could it be that you colluded with the human race and killed your own people?"

"No, it's not..."

He wanted to refute that it was not his fault, and that there was no collusion between the inside and the outside. It was just because the other demons were seeking death. In fact, he was completely the victim and was very innocent.

However, before he could even open his mouth, these demons knew they did not trust him.

"Oh, don't play any more tricks. We won't listen to your excuses, Black Obsidian. What are you waiting for? We've whipped this kid so many times, but nothing comes out of his mouth. In addition, this brat keeps talking about the theory of coexistence between humans and demons. I think he has probably already surrendered to the human race. What are you waiting for? Hurry up and deal with this traitor."

Hei Yao didn't say anything. He stroked his chin, as if thinking about something.

"Yeah, Hei Yao, could it be that you have some friendship with this guy and you are reluctant to let him go?"

Hearing this, Hei Yao smiled sarcastically.

"Friendship, do you mean the friendship that you used to bully him and beat him up?"

"Do you believe this yourself?"

"I'm not feeling sorry for him. You all know I'm not a compassionate person. It's just that I still want to pry some information out of this kid. After all, the abilities of the demons we sent out before were not low either. How come they were suddenly wiped out?"

When he said this, his brows furrowed deeply, and his eyes were cold.

"Besides, this brat is the only one who survived. No one would believe me if I say there is no trick. I just want to know what secrets are hidden in this and who is behind it?"

After he said this, the other demons understood and felt that it made sense.

"Yes, I also want to know who attacked the demons!"

"This time, the higher-ups have given us an important mission. We must not make any mistakes!"

Several demons discussed for a while, and then whipped Li Ruo again.

"Tell me, who are you colluding with? Who killed the demons?"

"Li Ruo, if you tell us who you are colluding with, we may be able to spare your life. Otherwise, believe it or not, we will kill you right now!"

Blood was already flowing from the corners of Li Ruo's mouth, but even at this point, he did not reveal Luo Dan's thoughts, let alone spit out the person behind him.

"No, don't even think about it. I will never tell you."

"you wanna die!"

Several demons were completely enraged by him and planned to kill him on the spot.

At the critical moment, Luo Dan and Ye Man suddenly rushed out.

"stop!"

Luo Dan was quick-witted and quick-handed. He drew a formation on the spot. The formation immediately enveloped Li Ruo and blocked the fatal blow for him.

He heard a loud noise, but the pain did not fall on him. Li Ruo, who had closed his eyes, opened them tremblingly and saw a light blue halo covering him.

He opened his eyes wide, seemingly in disbelief at what he saw.

Turning his eyes, he saw Luo Dan and Ye Man appearing nearby. He was very surprised at first, but then he became worried.

Yelling at the two of them.

"Master Luo, Miss Ye, what are you doing here? Run, run quickly, this is the demon clan's base camp, you can't defeat them, don't worry about me, save your own lives!"

Since Li Ruo came here alone, he had already anticipated his own outcome. He did not regret it, but he did not want his two new companions to be in danger because of him.

Whether they admit it or not, in his heart, they are his partners, or the only people who don't treat him as an alien, and he is very worried about their safety.

Luo Dan turned his head and glared at him, his eyes seemed to be lecturing, but also seemed to be disappointed in him.

"Shut up, I'll settle with you later, you idiot!"

They never expected that this silly boy would come to the demon base alone. Everyone else was avoiding him, but he actually took the initiative to come to the door.

Luodan himself didn't know why he turned back to save him.

However, thinking of the simplicity and sincerity of this somewhat strange demon, he decided to save his life. Perhaps it was also to appease the fluctuations in his heart. If he didn't save this silly boy, he would feel inexplicably uneasy.

"Master Luo..."

Although he was scolded, Li Ruo still looked at them with emotion. Even though they scolded him, he knew that they actually still cared about him.

Luodan didn't know what to say to this silly boy. Now was not the time to teach him a lesson. The important thing was to deal with these demons.

When Hei Yao saw the two of them, a cruel light flashed in his eyes.

"Well, I didn't expect you to show up. It seems that you are the culprit who killed my people. Since you have fallen into the trap just to save such a stupid boy, you are simply courting death!"

After saying that, he gestured to the other demons, and they all rushed forward and attacked.

While mobilizing his own magic circle, Luo Dan said this in a tough tone.

"Whether he is seeking death or not, it is still unknown who will win!"

Ye Man also released his pet beast to fight against these demons.

The moment they touched the formation, all the demons felt unbelievable.

"Weird, what kind of formation is this that can completely trap people inside!"

"A maze? What's in front of me? How did I get into a maze?"

So, the only few demons who did not move forward saw that the demons who were trapped in the formation were like they were drugged.

They suddenly turned around in place, as if they had encountered something terrifying, and then released magic in all directions. Anyway, they couldn't hit Luo Dan, and couldn't hurt the man and woman at all. Hei Yao was so angry that his teeth itched.

His strength was clearly above everyone else's. After a large wave of magical power fluctuations, many demons returned to normal.

"Idiots, what are you doing? You are trapped by the formation. He is just a formation master!"

In everyone's impression, the formation exists as an auxiliary. No one would have thought that such an auxiliary ability could be played with in so many ways by this man?
As a result, they had never seen or experienced anything like this, and ended up falling into a big trap.

Luo Dan smiled coldly.

"Do you think this is the end? No, this is just the beginning. I will tell you what the nightmare caused by the formation is!"

Then, he used the same trick he had used before, amplifying it with the Spirit Gathering Array.

A large amount of spiritual energy was gathered together, forming a huge and overwhelming force. All the demons stood there in a daze, and one or two of them seemed unable to react.

But Lordan would not give them a chance to react and attacked them directly.

"what!"

Soon there were wailing sounds everywhere. The demons had no energy to resist at all. Wherever the spirit gathering formation attacked, a large number of them fell.

After Luo Dan created a gap in the encirclement, the two of them worked together to bring Li Ruo out.

The two of them ran all the way with Li Ruo. Luo Dan knew that the reason he was able to temporarily defeat them was all thanks to the spirit gathering array, but spiritual energy is not inexhaustible.

Only a fool would take risks in the enemy's base camp. As long as they saved Li Ruo and achieved their goal, there was no need for them to continue to struggle there.

The two ran all the way to a hidden cave and hid inside.

"Brother Luo, it's too dangerous outside. Let's hide here for a while."

Luodan nodded, stood up and observed the surrounding environment, and did not refuse.

"This place is nice, hidden and not easy to be discovered."

Both of them breathed a sigh of relief and helped Li Ruo sit down together.

"Li Ruo, how are you? Are you okay?"

Li Ruo shook his head reluctantly, but his lips were pale and his face was blue, which showed that he was not alright.

Luo Dan couldn't help but frown.

"Don't force yourself. I have some pills here. Take them to recuperate and stop the bleeding first."

Li Ruo did not refuse, but looked at them with eyes full of gratitude.

"Thank you, thank you, Mr. Luo, Miss Ye. It's all thanks to you, otherwise I would have lost my life in the base camp today. I didn't expect you to come and save me. I'm sorry for getting you into trouble."

"Don't talk so much. Take care of yourself quickly. We have to travel soon."

Li Ruo then stopped the topic, swallowed the pill and began to regulate his breathing.

The three of them rested for a while before their pets sensed that demons were approaching.

"These evil beasts are coming so fast!"

Luo Dan spat, getting up just in time.

"We can't stay in this place anymore, let's leave quickly!"

The other two had no objection. Luo Dan and Ye Man helped Li Ruo up together. They had to escape quickly. They ran for an unknown amount of time before they found a hidden place.

"I have set up a barrier outside, so no demons should come here."

"Li Ruo, your wound has broken open again. I'll help you stop the bleeding later."

He originally wanted to use elixirs, but they were out of stock, so he had to use herbs. In fact, he could make elixirs, but unfortunately there was no furnace here.

"I don't have a furnace right now, so I can't make the elixir. Please be patient for a while. I will use herbs to stop your bleeding. It may be a little painful, so bear with it."

Li Ruo nodded weakly in cooperation, but when the herbs were applied, he still grimaced in pain.

"Ugh……"

Luo Dan let out a long sigh, feeling somewhat disappointed.

"Why did you have to go back to the base camp and make yourself suffer like this?"

Li Ruo didn't say anything. He didn't even have the strength to speak.

Although herbal medicine has been used, it is just herbal medicine and is not effective enough. Li Ruo still does not show any signs of improvement.

Ye Man knew nothing about alchemy and couldn't help much.

After a while, Li Ruo felt the life slipping away from his body, smiled bitterly, and weakly comforted the two of them.

"Mr. Luo, Miss Ye, thank you for your kindness, but you don't have to waste your energy on me. I can feel that my body is about to fail. It seems that I am doomed. I am very happy to have met you two friends. I will die without regrets."

"You guys should leave quickly, don't worry about me, and don't waste these herbs. Preserving your own strength is the most important thing."

Ye Man's eyes turned red with emotion, and tears seemed to be flowing out, but she forced them back. Luo Dan's mind was also very complicated, and he glared at him fiercely.

"What nonsense are you talking about? You won't die. If I say you won't die, then you won't die!"

"Don't worry, as long as you still have a breath, I will definitely make up my mind to save you!"

He looked somewhere far away, and seemed to have made up his mind. He planned to go find more rare herbs.

If you can't make the elixir, you can only make up for it by improving the quality of the herbs.

"I plan to go find more exotic herbs, Miss Ye, I'll trouble you to take care of this place for the time being."

Ye Man seemed to want to say something, but in the end she didn't open her mouth and just said.

"Have a safe journey. Whether we can find it or not, your safety is the most important."

Luo Dan nodded, said nothing more, and left quickly.

Ye Man looked at his back and did not take her eyes off him for a long time.

During the search, he accidentally entered a fantasy world, and all the illusions before him kept changing.

"What do you want, wealth, women, power, money?"

A long voice came from beside me, and everything in front of me seemed real. The pictures kept alternating, directly showing the deepest evil in human nature.

But Luodan knew that there was no free lunch in the world and pie would not fall from the sky.

Even if there are, he will definitely carefully distinguish these so-called benefits to see if there are any traps. Otherwise, if he is not careful, he might be wiped out in this cannibalistic world of cultivation.

Temptation after temptation passed before him, but he remained unmoved and remained steadfast in his faith.

Huanjing seemed to not believe that there was such a person, and the bewitching voice sounded in his ears again.

"I see. You must want strength. You want to be the most powerful person in the world."

The illusion seemed to see through Luo Dan's heart and laughed loudly. The sound was not pleasant at all. At least Luo Dan frowned and did not answer. (End of this chapter)