Hail the King

“Haha! Not bad, not bad! What a surprise. The reward for this quest is satisfactory,” Fei felt great after he put on the new fantastic helmet.

“Alexander, I also need a mask,” Elena who always stood by Fei’s side quietly suddenly opened her mouth and asked.

“Ah? A mask? Why?” Fei was surprised and felt curious; this was the first time that Elena asked him for anything.

“I only want you to see my face,” Elena answered directly; her response was just like her – simple, concise, and didn’t need anything else to be beautiful.

Fei was a little shocked; he didn’t expect this answer.

After he gave it some more thoughts, he realized that he had been ignoring one thing.

Elena was known as the [Flower of Rogue], and she was gorgeous. Since she grew up fighting monsters in Diablo World, she had a valiant aura around her.

A girl like Elena would be considered a goddess in the real world, and it was normal that she was in the center of the attention.

During the competition among the affiliated kingdoms, Elena got a lot of fans because of her unique aura and gorgeous look.

However, since Elena grew up in Diablo World, she only had contact with the few people and was an introvert. She didn’t like talking to strangers and being stared at by them. She was used to being left alone, and she was only comfortable being around the people who she was familiar with.

Being in the center of the attention was something that bothered this Valkyrie.

After she saw the mask on Fei’s face, she suddenly realized that it was a good solution.

When the king heard Elena say that she only wanted him to see her face, he felt a sense of achievement, proud, and loved. Numerous positive emotions rushed into Fei’s head, and he held onto Elena’s small cold hands and smiled, “Alright. I will do anything to make you happy,” he said.

It was rare to get items like masks in Diablo World, and most of them were ugly; they didn’t fit with Elena’s image.

Fei had a few masks that were made by Charsi, the busty blacksmith in [Rogue Encampment]; these masks were made from [Black Iron Cores] and [Devil’s Remains] and were quite good. However, they were made for Fei to hide the identities of his other characters in the real world, and they didn’t fit Elena’s face……

“Huh? This?” Fei suddenly found a simple and retro-looking black mask.

It was way too simple; it was made from an unknown black material, its shape was a half-oval, and it only had three holes in it…… Fei suddenly recalled that he got this mysterious mask after he defeated boss Andariel in [Rogue Encampment].

This mask didn’t have a name, and Fei couldn’t see its properties.

It was very different from the items Fei got from other monsters in Diablo World, and he didn’t know what this mask was for. He believed that this mask was the mask Andariel used after her face got destroyed and before she became a demon, but he couldn’t find any evidence to confirm that hypothesis.

“Elena, take a look at this……” Fei somehow took out this hideous mask and gave it to Elena.

A curious expression appeared on Elena’s face. She didn’t mind this black mask that looked quite ugly; anything from Fei was like a precious treasure in her eyes. After she looked at it for a bit, she put it onto her face happily without hesitation.

“Huh? This mask…… it gives me a strange feeling……”

As Elena opened her mouth and wanted to say something, something strange happened.

As soon as that black mask touched Elena’s face, it started to wriggle and move around as if it got a life of its own. That strange black material softened and turned from a dry piece of solid into a dark liquid. It flowed on Elena’s white face and perfectly covered it.

Elena didn’t seem to feel this process.

After a while, this dark liquid started to solidify, and a brand-new mask appeared on Elena’s face. This mask kept the original simple appearance, and it didn’t contain too many patterns and decorations. But now, it perfectly laid on Elena’s face as if this mask was personalized for Elena; it looked another layer of Elena’s skin.

“I feel like this mask is something I lost a long time ago; I feel great having it back!” Elena poked her face and said; she looked a little confused and joyous at the same time. Overall, it seemed like she was delighted to get this mask.

Now, Fei finally saw a line of words that Elena couldn’t see; it showed the name of this mask: [Bless to Flower of Rogue].

However, Fei could only see its name and not its properties.

“I feel like I can control this mask……” as Elena said that, a black fire appeared on her face, and then the entire mask disappeared as if it never existed.

Fei was so shocked that his mouth opened wide subconsciously.

“Thank you, Alexander. I really like this mask.”

As she said that, Elena coiled her arms around Fei’s neck and kissed him on the cheek. After that, she looked at Fei with her big eyes that were filled with love and gratitude.

……

The next quest was called [Betrayal of Harrogath].

Elder Nihlathak did betray Harrogath, and he stole the Relic of the Ancients. This was terrible news for everyone in Diablo World; if Nihlathak surrendered to Demon Lord Baal, then Baal would be able to pass through Mount Arreat without needing to defeat the three powerful Barbarian Guardians.

Fei’s and Elena’s quest were to stop Nihlathak.

This quest took another two hours. On the way there, both Fei and Elena showed off their masks. What made Fei a little jealous was that Elena’s new mask could alter its shape as Elena wished, and it was fancier than Fei’s new item.

After they passed through [Halls of Anguish], [Halls of Pain], and [Halls of Vaught], they finally found this elder in [Nihlathak’s Temple].

This elder who betrayed the Barbarians learned [Corpse Explosion] which was a skill of Necromancer, but he was still too weak for Fei. After Fei and Elena fought with this boss, they quickly killed him.

However, they didn’t find the Relic of the Ancients.

Fei did anticipate this outcome as he knew that Nihlathak already gave it to Baal.

This didn’t stop Fei from getting the rewards.

After they returned to [Harrogath], Fei found Anya. Too bad that the reward was a little trash; Anya could help Fei to put his name on an item.

Fei didn’t claim this prize; he was going to come to Anya after he could find an item worthy of this reward.

Fei’s Barbarian Character was still level 90, but that meant Fei was pretty much the strongest warrior in the realm of Star-level. If Fei wasn’t wrong, his Barbarian Character was enough to handle level 1 low-tier New Moon Warriors.

This was the most valuable thing that Fei got in the last five hours.

After this was done, Fei no longer continued to kill monsters to level up. He returned to [Rogue Encampment], listened to the report about the rest of [Wolf Teeth Legion] from Elena, and returned to Dual-Flags City.

……

It was dawn when Fei returned.

It was the darkest moment in the day.

He was used to sleeping with his fiancée in his arms during this time, and he was a little sleepless as he sat inside the cold watchtower on the west gate.

The truth was that ever since he came to this world, he slept very little every night; he got less than four hours of sleep every night. He was the king of Chambord during the daytime, and he had to use all of his time to think of ways to help Chambord survived on this continent that was ruled by the law of the jungle. When it was night, and everyone around him fell asleep, he had to enter Diablo World to kill monsters and increase his strength.

It was fortunate that he had enough stamina to maintain this lifestyle after his strength increased.

If this was on Earth, Fei would be in a terrible condition and look like a refugee.

Although he only slept a little before, the qualities were excellent. But now, his brain was more awake when he closed his eyes. Even though he felt a bit tired, he couldn’t go to sleep.