As the days passed, Fat Tiger continued to grow, and through countless hunts, it became increasingly fierce.
However, what made Roy a bit helpless was that one of the personality settings he had initially given Fat Tiger was "curiosity." As Fat Tiger grew, its curiosity about new things intensified. Once it could hunt weaker demons and demonic creatures on its own, it wouldn't kill them immediately. Instead, it would toy with them.
It would first let the prey escape, then chase after them. Once it pounced and pinned the opponent down, it would release them to run again. Or, for some bizarrely shaped demons, it would simply hold them down with its claws, its three heads staring with six eyes, constantly observing their strange appearance. Only when it got bored would it bite the prey to death.
When Roy walked on the ground with it, it would constantly run around. Although it would quickly return, it would often come back with strange things in its mouth. Most of it was the bones of demons lost in the wilderness, but there were also strangely shaped stones, the residual eggshells of certain demonic creatures, and so on. Every time it brought back these things, it would excitedly present them to Roy, its master, and then look at Roy with anticipation, seeking praise.
Every time this happened, Roy felt a mix of amusement and helplessness. After all, a Hellhound was still a dog, ultimately...
The only thing Roy felt fortunate about was that he hadn't truly settled down yet. Otherwise, Roy felt that Fat Tiger would truly tear down the house like a Husky...
During this period, Roy used the souls he hunted. Besides feeding a portion to Fat Tiger to help it continue growing, he used the rest to make Refined Magic Power Potions. After he set the definitions, the potion's utilization rate of souls greatly increased. Compared to simply devouring souls, this method of increasing magic power was much better.
After more than two months, Roy's magic power had risen to over 90 points, nearing 100.
Now that Fat Tiger had also grown up, and the harvest from the Van Helsing World had been mostly digested, Roy couldn't help but want to go to other worlds again.
Since returning from the Van Helsing World last time, Roy had understood one thing: the Abyss Gate connected to some parallel worlds. However, the protagonists in these worlds were not true protagonists because they could be killed, even easily killed.
Therefore, Roy guessed that these so-called protagonists were merely special individuals born at a specific point in time during the world's evolution. Even without them, the world would still exist and continue to operate and evolve.
One Van Helsing World might not reveal much, but Roy had a vague premonition. If he chose to be summoned again, it might be a world he was more or less familiar with!
Whether it was demons or angels, ultimately, they were creatures born from human imagination. But now that demons and angels truly existed meant that human imagination had become reality!
Coupled with the fact that a previously illusory Van Helsing World had become a real parallel world, it seemed not surprising that other imagined worlds could also exist.
Roy didn't know why this was happening, but he felt that this situation was likely related to humans.
Thinking about his system's method of modifying and manifesting things, Roy increasingly suspected whether all information could undergo material transformation.
Human imagination is very rich. When their extensive fantasies about mysterious things were recorded in text and depicted in images, a vast amount of information was generated. This information eventually gave rise to the existence of angels and demons, as well as numerous fantasy worlds. Conversely, the continuous appearance of angels and demons in the human world further deepened human understanding of these two, leading to increasingly more and clearer fantasies.
Humans, angels, and demons formed a cyclical mutual interference. In this process, souls became the closest link connecting the three, which is why they appeared so important...
These thoughts were all Roy's random musings. He didn't know if they were correct. After all, he was always looking for a reasonable explanation for everything. It wasn't just him; humans have been searching for reasonable explanations for the unknown since ancient times.
Perhaps, only by having more contact with the Abyss World, the human world, and even the angel world, could Roy find the answer...
After staying in the Shallow Abyss World for a few more days, Roy, with Fat Tiger, found a new altar.
This was the fourth altar he had found. This altar was actually placed in the valley between two adjacent mountains.
"Fat Tiger, jump up!" Roy boarded the altar first and then beckoned to Fat Tiger behind him. After Fat Tiger got on, Roy sat down near the edge of the magic array. Fat Tiger happily lay down beside him.
Roy waited for the magic array to activate, guarding for someone to summon a demon.
As for whether he could bring Fat Tiger along, Roy was unsure. Although Fat Tiger was a Hellhound, it was not a demon species. It didn't even have a bloodline, so Roy wasn't sure if the Abyss Gate would accept it.
Even if he accepted it, Roy didn't know if the Ouroboros Mark would take effect on it...
So if Fat Tiger couldn't be summoned with him, Roy would have to refuse to sign the contract and come back. He would then have to wait for a while until Fat Tiger grew into its complete form before Roy could confidently travel to other worlds. At that time, he could also have Fat Tiger guard the altar and drive away other nearby demons, in case something happened to him and he was ambushed by other demons while injured.
This time was just an experiment, so Roy didn't need to consider any offerings.
But he felt he still needed to be vigilant. Worlds that demons could travel to often had their mortal enemies, angels, present. Although they might not necessarily meet head-on, he had to be careful. Moreover, he had previously tricked Gabriel and taken his Soul Fragment, so Roy had to guard against what would happen if he encountered a more powerful avatar of Gabriel.
It was known that avatars formed from weaker Soul Fragments, like Gabriel's in Van Helsing, were rare. After angelic Soul Fragments detached from their avatars, they would immediately be enveloped by the light of Heaven for recovery. Furthermore, upon sensing trouble with a Soul Fragment, Gabriel would immediately descend to protect it. Under such double protection, Roy's ability to bring back a Soul Fragment last time was like hitting the jackpot.
Angelic souls had not been obtained by demons before; otherwise, Fallen Angels would not exist. However, obtaining the souls of High-Level Angels was very rare, and those of Gabriel's level were one in ten thousand.
Despite the luck, Roy, as a demon, was definitely on Heaven's blacklist. If caught, he would be directly crushed to death, so he had to be careful...
Roy didn't wait too long. Before long, the Magic Array on the altar activated and lit up. Roy picked up Fat Tiger, tucked it under his arm, and walked forward, standing within the Magic Array.
The Offering's aura on the other side of the Abyss Gate also carried a bloody smell, but this bloody smell was a bit strange. It was different from ordinary bloody smells; something seemed to be mixed in.
But despite the strangeness, Roy only intended to experiment this time, so he didn't think too much and directly Responded to the Summon.
Roy didn't notice that while he found the Offering's aura strange, Fat Tiger, held in his arms, seemed very excited by the smell...
The mist of the Abyss Gate once again billowed, enveloping Roy's entire body. As Roy's body began to gradually disappear, he discovered that Fat Tiger, whom he was holding in his arms, was also becoming ethereal. He was instantly overjoyed.
It seemed he could really bring Fat Tiger through the Abyss Gate!
Fat Tiger looked a little nervous. It was its first time encountering the Abyss Gate. Seeing Roy's Master and itself, its body turning ethereal, it couldn't help but let out a series of "Ao Wu Wang" cries.
The light shifted from bright to dim, and then from dim to bright. After experiencing the exact same process of traversing the Abyss Gate as last time, Roy found himself in an unfamiliar environment.
This was also a Magic Array, but a scorching aura emanated from the surroundings, making Roy momentarily think he was still in the Abyss World. Fat Tiger was still held in his arms, and at the same time, Roy felt that the repulsive force of the World Power acting upon him was not as strong as last time.
Just as Roy was sensing the difference, a voice suddenly came from his ear.
"Ooooh-ho-ho-ho! Look, a demon that isn't a Hellhound has been summoned! How strange, does he also like Griffin Urine Blood?"
Roy turned his head and looked towards the owner of the voice. The moment he saw the other party's appearance, Roy was a little stunned.
Because the one speaking was also a demon!
This demon was also humanoid. Its skin was crimson, it held a whip in its hand, and wore a full-coverage black steel helmet. A pair of quite long black Demon Horns protruded from the top of the helmet. It was tall, and although it didn't have Demon Wings on its back, it exuded a scorching sulfurous aura, unmistakably a demon.
What confused Roy the most was that standing before this demon, Roy could feel a strong sense of oppression that made him very uncomfortable.
Perhaps he stared at the other party for too long. The speaking demon became displeased. It swung the whip in its hand and lashed it at Roy, roaring at him, "What are you looking at! Hurry up and get out of the Magic Array!?"
Originally, I wanted to make the second world into Constantine, but after thinking about it today, I changed my mind and rewrote it, so the update is a bit late.
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