47. Demons
[The flames thrown by this guy...... Won't it go out?]
Lin looked at the blood-red flames that were still burning behind her with some fear, if there were any shortcomings, the extraordinary appearance was the biggest shortcoming - when she saw those ominous lights, Lin was ready to avoid them, no one would want to try what would happen to being attacked by such a flickering strange color.
[Do vampires have this kind of murderous ability?]
It was clear that the table had been burned down in a matter of seconds, but the flames did not spread to the surroundings, but only continued to burn on the site of the table that had been knocked down, and Lin couldn't help but be a little curious.
How long will these flames continue to burn, if so, "permanently"...... No, how can that level of force be mastered by mortals? This kind of force similar to a perpetual motion machine can't be done even by the so-called "gods", right?
[No, this can't be the strength of the vampire race itself......]
Mochi, who claimed to have dealt with vampires before, replied affirmatively.
[The breath is completely different, the power of the vampire, no matter how it changes and how it is used, the general feeling will not change - it gives people the feeling that it is dark and deep, just like the night sky, with some madness in the middle...... But it will never be like this flame, filled with the urge to destroy and destroy. If you really want to say it, this kind of flame is more like the power of a demon. 】
Mochi has cut a lot of things in his past life, and the demon has not cut it either. But like the kind of flame encountered now, the incomparably evil will contained in it, Mochi has really never encountered it.
Lynn looked cautiously at the man opposite.
"Isn't it useless?"
Relius gasped a little weakly. After seeing Lin's unscathed appearance, he also showed a bitter smile with difficulty: "Just now...... Why didn't you hit, what's going on?"
"Do you really think I'd tell such a secret to a hostile person, especially if he wants to kill me. ”
"If I can't hurt you this time, then I'm completely incapable of resisting...... As you can see, I'm not a combatant, it's one thing for someone who isn't as strong as me, but if someone as strong as you are. Then I really can't help it. ”
Although it is not unthinkable that he would have become if he had devoted all his energy to cultivation in the first place, but for Relius. It's really hard for him to give up what he is doing now.
“...... You're the kind of person who cares about your life, aren't you?"
Seeing that Relius seemed to have the idea of giving up resistance, Lin was also a little strange - she didn't feel the will to die in the other party. Looking at the appearance of Relius, he is not the kind of person who wants to rush to death.
"yes. I'm pretty sorry for my life...... Hawkers, aren't you surprised that I suddenly gave up resistance for something, and didn't even plan to fight to the death?"
It's not just weird? It's a little hard to keep up with each other's rhythm.
"Your strength is related to the underworld, right?"
"Huh, did you find it...... Obviously, I didn't use it directly, but you can actually detect it. ”
Lin wasn't surprised that Relius could guess the source of his strength. After all, Relius is a knowledgeable researcher based on his performance alone. It is not impossible to be able to perceive the source of your own strength in the fight with yourself.
"Aren't you going to explain that blood-red flame? If you're not mistaken, you can't have made some deal with the demon, right?"
According to Mochi, there is almost no other flame with such an evil aura than the demons from the abyss and hell. If the other party is a guy who has made a deal with the demon, then even if she has a slight interest in him, she will "dispose of" the other party as a corpse before talking about anything else.
Even if the guy in front of him is a little special and may "not kill" the other party with his own ability, Lin will not let the guy who can manipulate the power of the demon live to talk to him - the people who take the initiative to trade with the demon, Lin really can't think of how to treat them leniently.
You must know the way of the devil, and make a deal with the devil, but you need sacrifices. And the sacrifice that the demons love...... Obviously, it was a challenge for Lynn's values.
"Yes. The smell of the demon in the flames can't be hidden. Relius didn't seem to feel the hostility from Lin's side, and still said with a relaxed face, "Miss Lin, you seem to have a great prejudice against the users of demonic power, and you didn't react so violently when I revealed my identity as a vampire?"
"I'm sorry, but I don't have a lot of preconceptions about vampires, but I don't think about demons...... I'm really embarrassed to be nervous. ”
The reason why Lynn's attitude towards demons is so radical is because when she was learning about demons, she was disgusted by the various heavy hunting contents described in the book. The demons themselves bring more horror, but the things that those demon worshippers do, even if Lin only knows about it from the level of words, still disgust her. In this regard, demons are not really scary......
Moreover, the worshippers of demons have always "favored" young girls when preparing sacrifices, which Lin could not accept - in this real world, it is definitely the content that should be labeled "Hunting" and "R18G".
You must know that Lin was depressed at that time and couldn't sleep well for two days. In particular, after she learned that one of her friends had also experienced a similar situation in the past, Lin secretly made up her mind that if she met that kind of person in the future...... No mercy!
"If it's a deal, that's really not true. If those demon worshippers knew the price of my demonic powers, they would definitely laugh off their big teeth. ”
Relius shook his head with a wry smile and removed the mask he was wearing on his face.
What is this guy going to do?
Lynn subconsciously became vigilant—albeit with some settings. For example, it is really nonsense to say that the blindfold and mask are props that restrict combat effectiveness, but after all, such a possibility cannot be ruled out. In case the other party suddenly explodes and is not prepared...... Well. Capsizing in the gutter is still impossible for Lynn, but maybe she'll be disgraced.
"Shhhh
Lynn gasped when she saw the face under Relius's mask.
"What are you...... Well, it's a vampire, and this can keep you alive......"
Hidden beneath Relius's mask was an incomparably terrifying scene - about five centimeters from his eyes in the area covered by the mask. All of the parts were gone, and at first glance, it looked like someone had scooped up a large piece of ice cream alive.
Although Relius had already treated the wound. Instead of exposing the flesh directly to the air, the surface was covered with a faint layer of blood-colored magic, but Lin could still imagine how terrifying the scene was at that time.
"This is...... Caused by demons?"
"Yes. It's a very regrettable fact – me. Relius, a vampire with noble pride, is enslaved by a creature from the abyss of hell that smells of wild beasts...... Although the creature that left me with this wound has been completely killed by me, but because my flesh was partially consumed by it on the spot, even if I destroy it, there is nothing I can do to change it. ”
And rightfully so?
Demons are not something that can be guessed by common sense. The demon that is seen with the naked eye does not represent all of it—as "chaos" corresponding to "order". Among the many kinds of demons, there are some guys with strange and terrifying characteristics. At least, Lynn knew a lot.
Look at the situation of Relius...... Lynn suddenly thought of a demon she had seen in a book.
"Bone Eater?"
"Well, Miss Lin also knows such a terrible thing, well, in this case, I believe Miss Lin can also understand that I don't take the initiative to obtain the power of the demon, right?"
Relius was also relieved - he had a request for Lin after all, and if Lin had a prejudice against him, even if he said it, there was no way to do it. Now, now that Rin saw what the demons were causing her current situation, Rin didn't think she was a demon worshipper just because she had demonic powers, would she?
"If it's a demon like the Bone Eater, then you did temporarily make me lose the urge to kill you. ”
This kind of terrible demon, Lin also knows about it.
The reason why Lynn was sure that Relius was not the kind of scum she imagined was because the kind of demon that caused Relius's current situation, that is, the Bone Eater, had a very special nature. Generally speaking, demons cannot take the initiative to descend into the present world, and those with weak power have no ability to break through the barriers of the world, while those with strong power will be suppressed by the world world itself, and the stronger they are, the more impossible it is to unilaterally open the passage to the present world through their own strength. Therefore, if a demon wants to come to this world, it is through a demon worshipper who establishes a summoning array in this world, and actively opens the spatial barrier between the summoned demon and the summoned demon, so that the demon can manifest in the world.
However, there are always exceptions.
There are not without demons who have the ability to freely travel between the demon world and the human world - the succubus, who is quite well-known in the modern world, is a typical example. However, succubi are one of the very few demons who are neutral to intelligent beings, and most importantly, not only do they rarely come to the present world, but they also do not agree to bring demons who have a strong desire for this world. Of course, if the succubus itself does not have strong strength, there is no such freedom in the demon world, where the weak eat the strong to the point of incomparably cruelty. For humans, the demon race of succubi has extremely strong power, which can be said to be a great luck, because succubi have the confidence to refuse all the demonic requests, and the threat of the abyss can be suppressed to such a small extent.
As for the more powerful demon lords, just a few succubi, even if they were obedience to the other party through forced means, with their abilities, they would not be able to make their own essence appear in the present world. Not to mention, the succubus clan has an extremely protective lord - perhaps the reason why things are bound to turn against each other. As the well-deserved number one powerhouse among succubi, that lord does not have the traditional sexual concept of succubi, and it can almost be said that he has no interest in or even resistance to succubi. So many years. With the beauty of that one, it did not attract the pursuit of other demons, but unfortunately, the flowers that those demon lords originally expected to catch were not picked, and they were all eaten without exception...... Some people with bad attitudes are said to have lost their interest ♂ in the opposite sex after that, and they have begun to appreciate the same sex in turn...... After Lord Lucifer, the leading powerhouse among demons, folds and awakens a strange interest at the same time. No demon would dare to pursue that beautiful succubus anymore.
Don't you see that Lucifer's admirers in the world are starting to become strange? With such an "example", other demons are naturally reluctant to try......
Isn't it true that succubi should like to pop and pop? It is said that the one is still a virgin, is there really no problem with such a succubus?
But. The one who didn't like it, but didn't limit his people, was a relief to the succubi—but it was said that there seemed to be a young succubus who believed it. If you keep a virgin like the patriarch. Even if you are only an adult, you can get a lot more strength than others...... And they also tried to do it, but because they had to fight tenaciously against the nature of the succubus, and the year when the succubus reached the year was a bit long, it was basically a case of giving up halfway and not succeeding, so such a statement could not be verified.
Humans should really be glad that there is such a demon king in the demon world...... Not to mention that she firmly protected the safety of the succubus who opened the door, and avoided the possibility of being invaded by demons in this world. At the same time, she also put one of the most powerful demon kings on the "point of no return". Even the human admirers with him began to turn into strange creatures, greatly reducing the danger to humanity......
After the biggest source is controlled, if the demon wants to come to the present world, it can basically only rely on the summoning of the demon worshippers in the present world. Other than that, there is little else to do.
However, it is not without exceptions.
There are still some demons. Because of their special constitution, they can come to this world in addition to the conditions they are called. It's just that most of their abilities can't be controlled at will, and they can't go to the present world with other demons, so there is nothing to use...... Of course, this is a headache for those demons, for humans, these guys who are not friendly to intelligent beings at all, even if there are only one or two that can run over.
Because these guys are basically very harmful - such as the demon who caused the injury of Relius, the Bone Eater.
This kind of demon with an abominable face is one of the few who can come to the present world through the barrier of the world realm on their own. How they passed through the barrier of the worldly realm, people cannot know the way at present. Thankfully, the probability of such demons coming to the human world is quite low, almost much less than those who are often summoned by demonic warlocks, but this does not prevent this demon from having an ugly reputation in this world.
Especially among the Demon Warlocks.
Because this kind of demon can already be confirmed, it cannot be summoned by demon summoning...... There is nothing more painful for a demon warlock than looking at the fat in front of him and not being able to taste it.
And the reason why this demon got the name "Bone Eater" is also due to their bloody and cruel deeds. Generally speaking, demons do not like to kill merely, they are very fond of constantly tormenting each other physically and mentally before their prey dies, until they die—the soul of the person who is dying in despair is their favorite thing. And this kind of demon, known as the "Bone Eater", is different from ordinary demons, they have no interest in the suffering soul, but are like a lowly beast, just to satisfy their appetite and prey on everything they can see. Because of this, the scene of the Bone Eater's tragedy is very recognizable - with a clear eating style but no other traces, that's pretty much it.
In particular, the wounds caused by the Bone Eater are also very easy to recognize - it does not need to use its mouthparts to tear to eat, its body is its feeding tool, as long as the flesh of the creature touched by its limbs will be easily "wiped away" like cream, even if it is a hard bone, it has no resistance in the face of this demon. Because of this, it has earned the nickname "Bone Eater".
The terrible wound on Relius's face, easily recognizable, was caused by the Bone Eater.
Since it is a strange demon like the Bone Eater, it can indeed show that Relius was not summoning demons at that time. Although I also don't know what is the reason for the appearance of such a bad demon.
Because the Bone Eater's attacks are extremely deadly, there are almost no survivors who have been attacked by the Bone Eaters, and some of them have not been seriously injured - but Relius is obviously an exception, as a vampire, his unparalleled vitality has allowed him to survive...... However, that's all there is to it.
The attack of the Bone Eater is irreversible - so far, there is no way to heal the wounds caused by the attack of the Bone Eater, and the parts that are devoured by it are as if they have been erased from the world, and there is no way to bring it back.
"I hope you can do me a favor. In return, I can grant you a few requests within my means. ”
Relius said to Lynn.
"Let's talk about it......"
Lin was also very interested in Relius's request - the reward he mentioned was secondary, and the key was that people like Relius could be helpless and needed to ask for her help, and Lin was also a little interested. As long as there is no conflict of interest, Lynn doesn't mind trying to help him.
"Originally, it would probably be a long time before I found a way...... But if it's someone like you, Miss Lin, you should be able to help me transcend the curse that the demons have placed on my soul, as long as I can get in touch with complete death even once...... So, can you please kill me once?" (To be continued......)