Chapter 972: Battle for the Tower (VI)

There are not only demons in hell, nor are there only monsters that are big and strong and not human-like.

As Schiller said, the aesthetics of God's creations are basically the same. Except for some natural and unrestrained races that evolved later, the older the demons are, the closer they are to the human form, or in other words, the form of God himself.

There are many humanoid races in hell. The demon lord Belial belongs to the most famous ancient demon clan. This kind of demon also has two legs and two hands and walks upright. Except for the different skin color and more hideous face, there is almost no difference from humans.

There are also shadow demons that often harass the human world. They look like human shadows. Except for a pair of wings on their backs and a black body, they are also human-shaped. In addition, there are many deformed demons that walk in the human world and deceive humans. They sometimes maintain human form.

In addition, there are some human black magicians, cave dwellers, star spirits and ancient rebels in hell, and some lucky human souls who failed to pay the price due to a transaction error and ended up on the wild land of hell.

Therefore, it is not uncommon for humanoid creatures and human souls to appear here, and not all demons have the ability to take a bite of souls.

To put it bluntly, there is no clear dividing line between human souls and demon bodies. Being able to directly devour human souls means being able to directly devour demons. The only ones who have this ability are powerful demon lords and experienced demon generals.

If any of the minions in hell could tear their kind alive, hell would not have been able to run stably for so many years.

Moreover, there are also similar laws in hell. Simply put, this is a federal state. Satan is the nominal head of the state, but in fact, each state is autonomous.

Among the slaves Batman saw standing on the top of the mountain, at least one-third were human or humanoid creatures. Alfred's figure was not noticeable among them, but Batman still saw his old butler at a glance.

Batman thought about it for a while and understood what was going on. He jumped into hell, Constantine was mentally stimulated, but there was still one person who was mentally normal, that was Zatanna.

Although Zatanna was incompatible with Gotham, the city of sin, her way of doing things was a bit too straightforward in this crazy and chaotic city, so it was a bit stupid, but she was a good person like Constantine, who took saving the world as her own responsibility, and naturally could not watch her friends fall into hell.

Batman guessed that it was very likely that Zatanna wanted to save him and Schiller, and Alfred knew about it, so he came to hell with her.

Batman standing on the top of the mountain sighed, not knowing whether he should be moved or have a headache. He knew that his butler had an unknown past, to put it bluntly, he was a KGB agent.

But KGB agents are not very effective in hell. The opponents here are not CIA agents. Those big and strong demons cannot be dealt with by one or two guns.

Batman sighed. Now, he has one more task. In addition to protecting Schiller who is in a bad state and trying to escape from here, he also has to find a way to rescue Alfred and take him away.

After hesitating for a while, Batman did not immediately rush to the slave team where Alfred was. After all, according to his observation from a high place, Alfred was in a good mental state and was not injured. The group of demon supervisors drove him, not to work, but to take them to familiarize themselves with the mine.

In this case, he had to take Schiller to a safe place, so that when he went to rescue Alfred, Schiller would not have any trouble again. Without a safe base, there would be no place to put the rescued people.

Batman was getting busier and busier, but his thoughts were getting clearer and clearer. The death scenes hovering in his mind gradually faded away. A black cape swept over the mine. With a "pop", Batman landed at the door of the underground prison and pushed the door open again and walked in.

"You said you saw Alfred in the slave team?" Schiller narrowed his eyes and asked Batman. Batman nodded, and then Schiller asked again: "What are you going to do?"

"I'll take you to a safe place first. I saw an abandoned mine not far from the prison. It seems that no one has been there for a long time. I'll take you there for repairs, and then I'll bring Alfred here, and then find a way to leave here."

Schiller rolled his eyes, but shook his head and said: "No, I don't plan to leave. They caught us here just to treat us as slaves and mine for them."

"If we stay here, we have the identity of a slave, but if we leave, we are still black households in hell. No matter where we go, we can't explain to others who we are."

"Do you really want to stay here forever?" Batman asked: "Isn't the purpose now to leave?"

"Yes, I know you care about Gotham, but do you really think resurrection is such a simple thing? Let's not talk about where the exit of hell is. Every piece of land here belongs to the demon lord. If you want to open a portal to the human world here, it is impossible not to be discovered."

Schiller stood up slowly, looked at Batman and said: "I think you should know the situation of your soul. You are not just an ordinary human soul. Once your abnormality is noticed by the demon lord, they will never let you leave here."

"Besides, Batman, this is hell." Schiller smiled, with some teasing and madness, he said: "You have seen the living conditions of the lowest people in Gotham, and you describe it as hell. Then, wouldn't you be curious about the real hell?"

Batman looked at him silently, but Schiller didn't need to answer. Schiller sat back in his original position, tilted his head to Batman and said: "I have dealt with the body of the jailer. Now, go over there and play a good slave..."

After that, he lowered his head and stopped talking. After thinking for more than ten seconds, Batman sat next to him as he said.

I have to admit that Batman is indeed a little curious about hell, or rather, the scene he saw in hell made him feel a little disappointed.

People often compare Gotham to hell, but according to what Batman saw and heard in just a few hours, hell is far worse than Gotham.

In the few minutes he stood on the top of the mountain and watched, he didn't even find an armed violent conflict, and no demons were bleeding or dead, which was incredible in Gotham.

After a while, a four-armed demon with dark red skin came down cursing. Batman found that the language used in hell was not a specific language, but a kind of soul fluctuation, so he could also understand what the demon was saying.

"That guy Altan must have gone somewhere to slack off again. Damn it, we haven't formed three teams today. If the boss knows, he will definitely scold us again!"

He came to the cell door with a whip and a bunch of keys in his hands. He knocked hard on the iron bars in front of the door with the iron ring of the key, and then shouted: "Get up! Get up! You bunch of rubbish, hurry up and get out with me! We must form three teams today!"

Schiller and Batman did not move until the demon opened the cell door roughly, waved at them and said: "Are you new here? Do you understand the rules of hell? Come out quickly and follow me. After getting familiar with the environment of the mine today, you will start working tomorrow, a bunch of idiots!"

Until a few slightly thin demons walked out of the cell opposite, Schiller and Batman mixed in the crowd and walked out of the cell behind the supervisor.

"You are lucky, idiots. The big bugs are not hungry today, so the loss is not big. They went out twice and brought back more than a dozen people. If it were normal, half of you would have been eaten by the bugs!"

The devil drove them out and cursed: "So, you all should pay attention to me. When you enter the mine later, don't make a fuss. If you don't want to become bug feed, work hard!"

Outside the prison, the supervisor put shackles and handcuffs on all the slaves. Schiller said nothing and let them do whatever they wanted.

When it was his turn, the supervisor cursed: "Those trainers are getting less and less attentive. They are trying to catch such a thin human soul. It will fall apart in two days... Forget it, hurry up, go away! Don't let me see you, it's bad luck!"

Batman, standing in the back row, was terrified, fearing that Schiller would suddenly attack and he would not follow. Every nerve of his was very tense, ready to make tactical moves at any time.

But unexpectedly, Schiller walked past the supervisor with his head down and joined the team on the other side without saying anything.

When it was Batman's turn, he took a look at the handcuffs and shackles and found that they were made of a strange metal, and after putting them on, there were no keyholes or gaps, which might be difficult to take off. He felt a little resistant, but when he looked up, he saw Schiller's death stare next to him.

Batman was also silent and let the other party put the shackles on him. Both of them entered the team next to them, and then the supervisor led them to the mine.

When they entered the mine, Alfred's team just came out, and the two teams looked at each other from a distance.

Batman first made eye contact with Alfred. He opened his mouth and wanted to say something, but he instantly understood Alfred's expression, which was a signal for him not to speak.

Then, Alfred's eyes fell on Schiller, and Batman found that behind Alfred was Schiller's butler Merkel.

The three of them exchanged glances that Batman couldn't understand at all, and then they passed by each other in silence, as if they didn't know each other at all.

Walking into the dark mine, the supervisor no longer paid most of his attention to them. Schiller slowed down his pace and walked shoulder to shoulder with Batman. Batman heard him lower his voice and said:

"They will start work at dawn tomorrow morning. They will enter from the right gate of the mine. The work site is on the third underground floor of the mine. At noon, all the slaves in the mine will gather together for lunch. It will take about half an hour..."

"After lunch, Merkel will cooperate with you to attract the attention of the guards. I will go to meet Alfred..."

Batman's voice was full of doubts: "Wait a minute, why are you so skilled????"

Schiller looked straight ahead expressionlessly, glanced at Batman, and then said:

"Because we are professionals."

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