[SYSTEM ALERT]
New Mission: "Protect the Demon King's Heir for 24 Hours."
Difficulty: NIGHTMARE
Reward: 300 Void Energy (Chaos God)
Failure Penalty: Eternal Servitude as the Demon King's Diaper-Changer
Luo Feng stared at the mission prompt, then at the tiny, horned toddler sitting cross-legged on his bed, happily chewing on a cursed dagger.
"System," Luo Feng said slowly, "what the hell is this?"
The child giggled, clapping his hands—and three shadow imps burst out of the floorboards.
Turns out, the Demon King's son wasn't just any kid.
His pacifier? A soul-stealing artifact.
His stuffed animal? A shapeshifting hellhound.
His tantrums? Literally opened portals to the Netherworld.
Luo Feng barely dodged a fireball as the toddler wailed, "WANT CANDY!"
"You can't have candy! You just ate a ghoul!"
The child's eyes welled up with tears—and the ceiling cracked open, raining acidic slime.
[SYSTEM: HOST IS STRONGLY ADVISED TO PACIFY THE CHILD.]
Luo Feng groaned. "Fine! Candy! Just—STOP SUMMONING THINGS!"
Just as Luo Feng managed to bribe the kid with "non-cursed" lollipops, the Fox Spirit burst through his window.
Fox Spirit: "Ooooh, is that a baby demon? Can I keep him?"
Luo Feng: "NO."
Too late. The Fox Spirit had already booped the kid's nose—which triggered his demonic sneeze.
Result: Six winged serpents now coiled around Luo Feng's furniture.
Fox Spirit (grinning): "This is way more fun than burning down wine cellars!"
[SYSTEM: MISSION DIFFICULTY UPGRADED TO "APOCALYPSE MODE."]
Just as Luo Feng considered faking his own death, the door slammed open.
Death Queen (arms crossed): "You missed our fiancé photoshoot."
Luo Feng pointed at the demon toddler riding a hellhound. "I'm a little busy!"
To his shock, the Death Queen cooed, scooping up the child. "Aww, who's the cutest little apocalypse bringer?"
The kid immediately stopped crying.
Luo Feng: "…How."
Death Queen (smirking): "I raised hellhounds. This is nothing."
Cliffhanger:
Just as things calmed down—Li Qing kicked down the wall.
Li Qing (frost swirling): "Luo Feng, why is there a DEMON CHILD in my sect—"
The toddler pointed at her and giggled.
Li Qing's sword arm turned to stone.
Luo Feng: "…We're all gonna die."
[To Be Continued!]