The Magic Array was carved directly into the surface of the large desk. Its deep grooves were filled with dark, dried blood left by countless offerings of young girls' blood.
So the rumors that Viscount Luciwang favored young virgins had nothing to do with any peculiar desire of his own. It was because of this Magic Array, which could connect to another world!
The Magic Array had just activated when Viscount Luciwang heard a noise outside the door. Irritated, he called out at once. Ordinarily, the two bodyguards outside would have answered immediately, but several seconds passed without a sound. Guilty and ever wary, the old Viscount grew suspicious. He pulled an Enchanted Pistol from a drawer for protection. Then the lock broke, and the door swung inward. Without hesitation, he pulled the trigger.
The Magic Array on the desk had already activated. After absorbing the girl's blood, it produced a phantom above it: an ugly monster with ram's horns, gray-brown skin, knotted muscles, hooklike claws, and a pair of bat wings on its back.
"Huh? An Abyssal Demon!" Looking through Freya's eyes, Green recognized the monstrous phantom floating in the study at once.
It was an elite creature of hell, an Abyssal Demon capable of contending with a Great Dragon or a Titan Giant!
After seeing an Angel and a Red Dragon, Green was not particularly surprised to encounter an Abyssal Demon. He simply had not expected Viscount Luciwang to be in contact with one. Clearly, the cunning, wicked Demon had tempted the dying Viscount into sacrificing virgin souls and blood in exchange for a strong body and a longer life.
*No wonder an eighty-two-year-old man with no supernatural abilities is still so strong. His physique rivals a man in his thirties. So a Demon lured him in. What