Heroes' Prison Chapter 41

Soon, Huang Yi saw the five digits on the key: 15732. This was the cell number, and the entire Heroes’ Prison had only 16,532 cells; this key’s number was very much towards the end.

Huang Yi took out the Book of Heroes and flipped to the information corresponding to this cell. The page was densely packed with data—

[Demon Monkey] (Level 103, Number 15732)

In the Near Ancient Period, a monkey raised by the Death God in the garden committed a grave crime by leaving on its own and causing chaos in human territories. It was captured and locked in this cell for life!

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Further details regarding the Demon Monkey’s origins, the crime committed, the capture process, as well as special abilities, weaknesses, and various other data were recorded. Huang Yi glanced over them briefly, and in his heart, he had a general understanding of the Demon Monkey he had yet to meet.

He transformed back into the Beast King and, following the map in the book, headed towards the cell. After twists and turns, he finally arrived at the door of cell number 15732.

Inside the cell, a giant monkey over ten meters tall was dozing. In the darkness, its silhouette was like a small mountain, gently rising and falling at a slow and steady pace.

Although the monkey was sleeping peacefully, Huang Yi still felt an immense pressure that struck right to the core of his heart. He could almost see what the monkey would be like upon awakening—its overwhelming power to slaughter living beings and devastate the land. And if such destructive force descended upon Wind Forest Stronghold, no one could stand against it!

Huang Yi took a few steps closer, his footfalls nearly inaudible.

But the Demon Monkey still heard him. Its eyes suddenly snapped open, its green pupils fixating through the crack of the door at Huang Yi, those eyes piercing into his heart like two sharp knives.

Huang Yi looked into the eyes of the Demon Monkey and said slowly, "Demon Monkey, you’ve been imprisoned for a long time, haven’t you? I am the Prison Warden of Heroes’ Prison, and now I am offering you a chance to escape." He said, revealing the key and giving it a slight shake before the cell door.

"Huff! Huff! Huff!" In that moment, the Demon Monkey stood up abruptly, reacting violently. Its gaze was locked onto the key, its eyes filled with longing, drool unconsciously dripping from the corners of its mouth.

How long had it been imprisoned? Even it couldn’t remember. As time passed, though the influence of the God of Time was greatly diminished by the Heroes’ Prison, causing time to pass much slower here and consequently extending its life span significantly, the sensation of lost freedom tormented it day by day. What use was power or a long life without freedom? It could only confine itself to this tiny space, listening to its own heartbeat, counting the endless loneliness and boredom, falling asleep amidst the agony.

It longed every moment for the outside world, slaughtering living beings, being free and unbound—the happiest moments of its life, yet now forever unattainable.

But now, outside the door, a key that could grant its freedom was swaying. This was the only chance, the sole realization of countless dreams over countless years!

The Demon Monkey’s gaze was fixed on the key as if magnetized, unable to look away any longer.

Huang Yi abruptly put away the key, blocking the Demon Monkey’s gaze, and slowly said, "However, you can’t gain true freedom. I will only weaken the Silence and Seal Magic powers of the cell enough to let one of your doppelgangers escape, but your true body will not be able to flee."

Huang Yi had his own plans; the unruly Demon Monkey would definitely cause living beings in torment once it escaped Heroes’ Prison, and it would first seek to kill him, the Prison Warden. This was a double-edged sword; if he wished to exploit the situation to have someone killed, he needed to be prepared to be killed by the same blade himself. So, Huang Yi did not intend to set it ‌free completely; besides unlocking the door, the cell key could also reduce the effects of the Silence and Seal Magic. Since the Demon Monkey was capable of creating a doppelganger, all he needed to do was to lower the magical strength of the cell just enough to allow its doppelganger to escape.

A glint sparkled briefly in the eyes of the Demon Monkey but soon settled down. It stared expectantly at Huang Yi through the crack of the door, thinking that even if it was only a doppelganger that got out, it was much better than being imprisoned here forever.

The next moment, Huang Yi walked up to the cell door, slowly inserted the key into the lock, gave it a slight turn, and carefully adjusted to the right degree. The prison door began to open slowly, the gap between it widening gradually.

[System Prompt]: You are opening cell number 15732 of Heroes’ Prison, the current opening progress is at 1%.

Huang Yi immediately halted, for the Book of Heroes recorded that the Demon Monkey’s doppelganger could escape once the magical strength of the cell was lowered by 1%, unaffected by the Seal Magic and Silence. This was precisely the moment.

Indeed, upon seeing the 1% opening of the cell door, the Demon Monkey’s body shuddered and it rapidly spawned a small doppelganger that charged toward the opening.

Although the doppelganger possessed only 1% of the original’s strength, it was not bound by the Seal Magic of the prison cell. The size of the doppelganger was irrelevant; rather, it depended on the strength of the doppelganger. The Demon Monkey could certainly create a smaller doppelganger with greater strength, but then the imprisoning effects of the prison’s Seal Magic and Silence would activate, trapping it with an invisible force, making escape impossible!

In almost the blink of an eye, the Demon Monkey’s doppelganger had escaped. Without a second thought, it attacked Huang Yi directly. If it could kill Huang Yi, it would be able to take the keys and open the door for itself.

Huang Yi had anticipated this outcome, yet he was not afraid; he had the Book of Heroes, which could take him away from here at any moment!

Right before the Demon Monkey’s doppelganger lunged, Huang Yi decided to leave Heroes’ Prison. His body suddenly vanished, and the Demon Monkey’s doppelganger pounced into empty space.

The next moment, Huang Yi reappeared in Wind Forest Stronghold, right beside the Dragon Head. Before anyone could react, he immediately sprinted away into the distance!

Only he knew that a disaster of epic proportions would soon befall Wind Forest Stronghold. Once the Demon Monkey’s doppelganger escaped, the stronghold would be the first to suffer immense destruction, and the only way to stay alive was to flee this deadly place as early as possible!

Huang Yi moved incredibly fast, escaping the crowd’s vicinity in the blink of an eye. Everyone’s attention was on the Dragon Head; they hadn’t anticipated Huang Yi’s sudden appearance or his hasty departure. By the time they realized what had happened, Huang Yi was already long gone, vanished without a trace.

And the Dragon Head, no longer bolstered by Huang Yi’s Summoning Power, began to dissipate into faint ripples and gradually vanish.

"Huh? What happened? Why did Instakill run away?" The crowd exchanged perplexed looks, not understanding the situation that had unfolded.