Vampire Appears

Roy was now one hundred percent certain that Lucius's soul was indeed transforming toward a higher quality. So much so that even though Lucius was still alive, Roy, a demon, could smell the fragrance of his soul through his body.

And as he smelled that fragrance, Roy's mouth had already filled with saliva before he could help himself. His body's instincts were telling him: Hurry! Hurry and seize this soul!

However, reason told Roy, No! It's not time yet! I still need Lucius, this contractor, and his soul hasn't reached its richest, most mellow state yet!

It was precisely because he had been drawn in by the scent of the soul that when Roy looked at Lucius now, his gaze became ravenous. The moment Lucius met that gaze, he nearly wet himself from fright. He kept feeling as if some ferocious, dangerous beast had locked onto him. It was an instinctive warning from his sixth sense.

So he subconsciously wanted to step back, only for Roy to reach out with a large hand, grab him, and pull him close before his eyes.

"What are you afraid of?" Roy asked, narrowing his eyes.

"No... nothing!" Lucius denied it verbally, but he had to admit that he was indeed regretting it a little now, because he had discovered that making a deal with a demon was even more terrifying than he had imagined!

Yet now, Roy perfectly acted out and interpreted what it meant to be a demon. He chuckled hoarsely and, in a low voice, as if he had read Lucius's mind, said to him, "Do you think you can still turn back now? It's useless. After signing the contract, your body is already steeped in Demonic Aura. In the eyes of those people from the church, you're as conspicuous as a firefly in the night!"

Lucius's psychological defenses were shattered in an instant.

In truth, how could he know that Roy was simply bluffing him? The Demonic Aura might be real, but whether the church's people were really that capable, Roy had no idea.

Seeing Lucius wilt, Roy snorted coldly and said, "Relax. Perhaps demons truly are evil, but in fact, demons have far more contractual spirit than you imagine. Since you summoned me and set the contract, I will definitely carry it out!"

After saying this, he released Lucius and even kindly reached out with his Claws to tidy Lucius's collar. It was just that those cold, gleaming sharp Claws probably made for a rather poor user experience for Lucius, since the man's gaze kept following Roy's fingernails in terror...

"You offered me four souls so quickly. You did very well in that regard!" A smile appeared on Roy's face as he said, "In that case, I won't be stingy about giving you a little reward!"

As he spoke, Roy opened the System Interface.

Roy was not clear on how other demons fulfilled the wishes of their contractors, but he figured those Lower Demons that did not understand how to use magic generally solved problems through violence. Roy, however, was different. He had a rather alternative method.

In the system's interface, Roy casually drew a Test Tube, sketched in the liquid level, then began defining the potion inside the Test Tube.

He defined it like this: [Weight Loss Drug], [rapidly burns ten kilograms of fat]!

The definition for such a tube of potion was very simple and did not require much Soul Power Value to exchange and manifest. Therefore, under Lucius's gaze, Roy merely traced and pointed here and there in the air with his finger at random. Before long, a Test Tube appeared in his hand.

And inside that Test Tube seemed to be a liquid like water... yes, Roy was even too lazy to add color to it. It had no smell either, and he handed it straight to Lucius like that.

"Drink it," Roy said. "This thing can make you live a little longer!"

Lucius held the Test Tube, somewhat hesitant over whether he should believe him. But seeing Roy Staring Intently at him, in the end, he could only tip his head back and pour the liquid down.

Smacking his lips, Lucius could not taste anything and was feeling puzzled when, in the next second, an intense burning heat suddenly surged through his body. Not knowing what had happened, he cried out in panic.

In truth, it was merely his calories burning...

After shouting for a while, Lucius discovered that there was no painful sensation after all. It was just that his whole body was drenched in sweat pouring out in waves. Once that burning heat vanished, he suddenly realized that his body had actually become much lighter. A feeling of being relieved of a heavy burden came over him, as if his entire person had grown younger!

Lucius immediately became excited. He felt around his own body in disbelief and said in surprise, "Oh my god! Has... has my life increased?"

"That's right!" Roy said from above him. "You offer souls, and I grant you Lifespan. A very fair trade, isn't it?"

"Yes! Yes!" Lucius nodded repeatedly in excitement. "It really is fair!"

Roy wore an expression that said it was nothing worth mentioning, but inwardly, he sighed. Too easy to fool!

The background of this world was roughly the Late 19th Century, when science had only just begun to sprout, so Lucius had no understanding of Human Medicine at all, much less that obesity was the greatest enemy of his health. Once Roy had poured a tube of Weight Loss Drug into him and made him rapidly burn off ten kilograms of fat, the man immediately shrank by a size. This reduced the burden on his heart, Blood Vessels, and even his entire body by a great deal, which was what produced that feeling of "his whole body becoming lighter." He had even mistaken this feeling for his Lifespan increasing.

Mm... it could not exactly be called a mistake. Losing weight really could let him live a few more years...

Roy had given Lucius a little taste of benefit to make him even more determined in his resolve to trade with a demon. The Reason Why Roy did this was naturally because of Lucius's soul. This could be considered the first soul Roy had encountered that was about to become a High-quality Soul, so how could he possibly let it go so easily? Since he had guessed that depravity was the reason Lucius's soul was evolving, Roy naturally had to let his fall continue.

And after gaining benefits from sacrificing souls, Lucius would become even more fanatical about collecting souls... as for how to collect them? Heh, naturally by killing people. Roy had already thought it through for him. After all, vampires were appearing in this town. When the time came, he could just dump the blame onto the vampires, couldn't he?

Sigh, I'm becoming worse and worse! No sooner had Roy sighed like this than he suddenly Came to His Senses. No, that's not right. I'm a demon now. By demon standards of conduct, this should count as me becoming more and more outstanding!

Just then, Roy suddenly heard a shrill cry from the distance. He turned his head and saw that in the far-off sky, a bat-shaped flying creature had broken through the gloomy, thick fog and flown out.

As a demon, Roy had Dark Vision and could See Clearly in a lightless environment. The moment this bat-shaped flying creature broke through the mist, Roy saw that behind it there seemed to be the shadow of a Pitch-black castle.

Although Lucius Could Not See it, he had also heard the roar and immediately began trembling like a sieve. Flustered, he said, "Vampires! It's the vampires! They've come out to hunt!"

No, I have to hurry and hide back home! Lucius thought, but Roy held him down with one hand and said, "What are you panicking for? You're under a demon's protection now. How could a vampire possibly touch you?"

"R-right!" Lucius also reacted, and his courage immediately swelled a little.

In truth, this could not be blamed on him. The small town of Transylvania had been under the Vampire's Shadow for many years, causing the people of the town to long since develop a conditioned reflex of fear. This was especially true for Lucius. As the Town Chief of this town, he had been unable to lead the Townsman in resisting the vampires' attacks. Over time, even the Townsman had become highly hostile toward him. This deepened his sense of powerlessness toward the vampires even further. If not for this, why would he have thought of such an extreme measure as seeking help from a demon?

Roy pointed in the direction from which the vampire had flown out and asked Lucius, "That direction is where the vampires' castle is?"

"Yes!" Lucius hurriedly nodded. "Dracula and his Bride are entrenched there. Everyone in the entire town knows about that castle, but other than the people of the Villeris Family, no one has ever dared approach it..."

"You go back first. I'll go take a look at the castle!" Roy released him, and the Demon Wings on his back abruptly spread open, stirring up a wild gust of wind as he flew into the sky.

Lucius stared blankly at Roy's flying figure. Only after a long while did he Came to His Senses. He shivered and climbed down from the roof...