"Ahhhhhhh!!!"
A mournful scream echoed in the wine cellar. Jenn narrowed his eyes as he listened to the scream of the man in front of him. It was as if he was enjoying a beautiful concert.
Pain, despair, sorrow, and anger. To Demons, these were like mellow wine, intoxicating and sweet.
Cotton fell to the ground. Four Xenomorphs laid in front of him, gnawing on his limbs.
If it was someone else, they would have already fainted or even died.
However, Cotton was not so lucky. Enoya's spell had locked his soul firmly in his body. This caused Cotton to feel even more pain. After losing the protection of his body, the pain Cotton's soul felt was magnified countless times.
He could feel the pain of his skin being torn apart. He could feel the pain of his bones being gnawed. He could feel the tendons in his body being pulled out like leather strips, and his bone marrow being sucked like a delicious beverage.
The teeth of the Xenomorphs tore apart his muscles and broke his bones. He could even feel his broken hand being chewed up by the terrifying black monster's mouth, swallowed, and then digested by the strong stomach acid.
If it was someone else, they would have already lost consciousness or even fainted.
Unfortunately, Cotton did not have such good treatment.
The only thing he could do was scream, scream, and scream.
He screamed at the top of his lungs to vent his pain. At the same time, he hoped that someone could hear his voice and come over to save him from the hands of this demon. Even if he had to die immediately, Cotton felt that it was better than being tortured here.
Unfortunately, no one, not even the gods, could hear his prayers. He could only watch as those terrifying monsters tore his body apart and devoured his flesh and blood.
At this moment, Cotton could not even let out a cry of pain. After the continuous screams and howls, his body could no longer support such intense movements.
The only thing Cotton could do now was to lie there and whimper like a dead dog.
"Wu … Wu … Wu …"
Under the stimulation of the intense pain, Cotton's consciousness gradually began to collapse. Not long after, his screams turned into indistinct wails, which quickly turned into wailing.
"It hurts … it hurts … Mom … Mom …!"
"Ah, mom …"
Hearing this, Jenn stretched out his hands and closed his eyes.
"Mother … What a beautiful word, a call that resonates with the soul … It's a pity that she's not in Hell. Otherwise, I'd definitely bring her here and let her see the miserable state of her son …"
"Wa wa wa wa … wa wa wa …"
However, at that moment, Cotton could no longer hear what Jenn was saying. At this moment, he seemed to have turned back into a child, wailing loudly. Snot and tears mixed together as they flowed down his face, ruining his handsome face into a complete mess.
He desperately shook his head, as if he could escape the pain of being torn apart by five horses.
At this moment, along with Cotton's movement, a silver flash was flung out from his neck and flew towards the ground beside him.
Looking at the flash of light, Jenn's curiosity was piqued. He stretched out his hand and hooked his finger at it.
Shortly after, the silver flash of light that was about to fall to the ground flew into Jenn's hand.
It was a silver heart-shaped pendant. From the surface, the pendant seemed to be exquisite but it wasn't to the extent of being priceless.
Jenn curiously opened the pendant and in the center of the pendant was an oil painting.
The painting depicted a man and a woman standing intimately together. The man on the left was Cotton and judging from the painting, he and the young lady on the right seemed to be lovers.
Both of them were holding hands, revealing a blissful and sweet smile.
Looking at the painting, Jenn's interest was piqued.
He waved the Xenomorphs away and slowly walked to Cotton's side, waving the painting in front of him.
"Is this your wife?
Or lovers? "
At this moment, Cotton was on the verge of losing his mind from the torment of pain. Upon hearing Jenn's question, he instinctively opened his eyes and looked at the pendant in Jenn's hand.
At the next moment, his originally gloomy eyes suddenly lit up.
"Lydia …"
Cotton mumbled to himself. At this moment, he seemed to have completely lost his mind and was only relying on his instincts to recall the past.
"My sun … Ah … Lydia … You are my angel … I once promised you … When I return … I will make sure you live a rich … happy life …"
"Tsk tsk tsk …"
Listening to Cotton's muttering, Jenn shook his head.
"That's why flags shouldn't be raised so casually. Now that you've fallen to this state, you have only yourself to blame.
Poor Mr. Cotton … Planting a flag is such a detestable act. Even if the King of Pantheon came personally, he wouldn't be able to save you. "
As he spoke, Jenn kept the pendant away.
Looking at the pendant flying away from him, Cotton suddenly lifted his head. His face, which was originally pale due to excessive blood loss, was now flushed with an unhealthy shade of red due to excitement.
"Lydia …!
No, my Lydia … Come back … Come back …!
Return Lydia to me! She's mine!
Mine …! "
"Gnaw him clean."
While listening to Cotton's screams, Jenn kept the pendant away and at the same time, issued an order. Of course, he didn't forget to add another sentence.
"Remember to leave the head behind."
Along with the agonizing screams, Cotton's body was completely covered by the Aliens.
Almost at the same time, the torches that lit up the cellar flickered like the young man's life and extinguished completely.
When Enoya wiped the blood and brain juice off her hands and walked out of the cellar, it was already half an hour later.
"Master, everything has been investigated."
"Tell me about it."
Hearing Enoya's words, Jenn gazed at her and nodded.
As the adjutant, Enoya naturally couldn't leave Jenn's side.
But of course, she couldn't blend into the mercenaries and follow Jenn to the Surface World. There were very few females among the mercenaries, so it was impossible for Enoya to blend in without attracting attention.
That was why Jenn ordered her to stay in the dungeon until everything was over. Then, he summoned Enoya to the Surface World.
After leaving the Underdark, Jenn used the excuse of "preventing the evil creatures from the Underdark from coming to the Surface World to wreak havoc" as an excuse to get Locus to destroy the Teleport Portal.
That way, the creatures from the Underdark couldn't enter the Surface World and conversely, the creatures from the Surface World couldn't enter the Underdark either.
Objectively speaking, Jenn managed to protect his dungeon. At least for the time being, he didn't have to worry about his dungeon being attacked.
From the start, Jenn didn't intend for his dungeon to be the main battlefield.
After all, the Heart of the Underground City was right there. If someone was lucky enough to pass through the secret passageways and traps and sneak into the central area of the Heart of the Underground City to stab himself, Zayen would have nowhere to cry.
As the saying goes, a cunning rabbit has three burrows. This principle was vividly displayed in the game.
Generally speaking, the gamers used the dungeon as the main base for technological research and resource collection.
Then, they would set up a sub-base closer to the Surface World to fight a war of attrition with the Humans.
That way, even if the Humans broke through the last line of defense, the gamers could disband the sub-base and cause it to collapse to eliminate the Humans in one fell swoop. This would ensure the safety of the main base.
For an ordinary person, it was very difficult to travel between the Underdark and the Earth's surface.
The mana and magnetic field contained in the deep rocks would cause irreparable damage to Teleportation Spells. A mage who wanted to teleport to the Underdark would end up with his upper body being sent to the Infinity Peak to enjoy the scenery and his lower body and buttocks being thrown into a wall in the Underdark to feed the dogs.
If the other party was strong enough or unlucky enough, then it was very likely that he would maintain this method of separation until the very last moment of his death.
This was why when the Surface World attacked the Underdark, they specially created a Teleportation Portal connecting the Underdark and the Surface World to prevent this tragic situation from happening.
On the other hand, it was the same from the Underdark to the Surface World. As mentioned before, the powerful weapons made by the Dark Elves with the mana of the deep rocks would turn into a pile of scrap iron under the sun.
Underground magic would also fluctuate to a certain extent on the Surface World, which was the biggest reason why Elyse didn't like the Surface World.
Although as a Spellcaster, most of her mana came from herself, sometimes she still had to rely on external forces.
No Spellcaster would like their familiar spells to suddenly drop from Level-1 to Level-3 or from Level-4 to Level-2 … It would take a lot of time to sort out the mana fluctuations and restore them to normal.
Fortunately, Jenn's [Teleportation Portal] was a system building and wasn't affected by the Surface World and the Underdark. As long as a location was set, Jenn could open a plane channel at any place and summon his subordinates.
And it was under such circumstances that Enoya was summoned here by Jenn.
"I've checked, Master."
Upon hearing Zayen's words, Enoa smiled at him and said, "Don't worry.
"That Miss Lydia Pastina is Mr. Cotton's wife. They got married three months ago. After that, Mr. Cotton responded to the Holy Order's call and participated in the attack on the Underdark."
"For the sake of his life, this guy is quite desperate, tsk tsk tsk …"
Jenn shook his head emotionally.
Then, he extended his hand and gestured to Enoya.
Seeing Jenn's gesture, Enoya extended her hand and placed a silver pendant on his hand.
"Everything is ready, Master. There are no problems with the seal."
Hearing Enoya's reply, Zayen reached out to open the pendant. What came into view was the oil painting of the sweet lovers.
However, unlike before, if one were to take a closer look, one would notice that the portrait of Cotton that was originally drawn on the wall had a sinister and twisted smile on his face.
His eyes trembled slightly as he stared at Zayen in front of him like a living person.
"Interesting."
Looking at the portrait that seemed to come alive, Jenn sneered and muttered to himself.
Then, he closed the pendant and placed it in his pocket. Then, he lifted his head to look at Enoya and said.
"By the way, Enoya, where is that guy's home?"
"Parsus — a small town in Eagle Plateau."
Jenn nodded in satisfaction.
"Then, let's go to Parsus and carry out our plan."