Chapter 23: How is a High-Quality Soul Formed?
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
When Lucius mentioned Dracula and his three brides, Roy had a premonition. Sure enough, when he heard the name Van Helsing, he finally confirmed that he had probably come to the world of the movie Van Helsing!
Despite Roy appearing calm on the surface, his heart was throbbing incessantly.
He had thought that he only reincarnated into a world of demons and did not think deeper. Now, after the summon, he realized things were not as simple as he thought!
Movies are basically fictional. Why did the Gate of the Abyss connect to a world in the imagination of humans?
If there is a world of Van Helsing, then does that mean there are other imaginary worlds? And the Abyss of the Demon World, is that also an imaginary place??
What is unreal, and what is real?
Roy’s brain was in a mess, so messed up that he did not hear what Lucius said afterward.
Lucius noticed that Roy was slightly absent-minded and became more uneasy. He was actually the mayor of Transylvania and the only remaining n.o.ble left in the town. The town was constantly under threat from vampires, but he could not escape and feared for his life, so he had been praying to G.o.d every day without eliciting any response. In desperation, he had thought of seeking help from demons.
In the beginning, Lucius had initially wanted to summon a demon to kill the vampire Count Dracula, dealing with a demon with another demon. However, upon successfully summoning the demon Roy, he suddenly remembered the rumor that made Dracula. Greed began to grow in his heart, and he was no longer satisfied with just killing the vampire to save his life. Instead, he wanted to obtain eternal life like the vampire.
It suddenly dawned upon him that it seemed a little out of place that he had summoned a demon when the church had already sent someone to deal with the vampire.
What would he do if this demon misunderstood, thought that he had deceived it, broke the contract in anger, and decided to kill him?
Lucius did not know what Roy was thinking at the moment. He only sensed that the atmosphere was imposing, so he waited anxiously for Roy’s decision.
Suddenly, Lucius felt an invisible force supporting his body, causing him to float in the air, leaving him fl.u.s.tered.
Using Psychokinesis, Roy pulled Lucius in front of him, and his demon eyes staring intently at him, making Lucius feel creeped out. After a while, Roy asked, “Is it day or night outside?”
“It’s night. Night!” Lucius quickly replied while sweating profusely.
Bang! Roy stopped Psychokinesis, and Lucius’s fat body fell to the ground. Roy extended his wings, broke through the wooden roof above him, and flew into the sky.
The magic formation that Lucius had arranged was in the bas.e.m.e.nt of his manor. After all, these evil rituals could not be known by anyone. Lucius panicked when he saw Roy flying out. Worried that others would see Roy and realize that he had summoned a demon, Lucius hurriedly chased from out behind a flight of stairs.
However, after taking a few steps up the stairs, Lucius suddenly recalled something and turned around immediately. He drew two flintlocks from beneath his cloak and pointed it at the cloaked individuals who had partic.i.p.ated in the summoning ritual.
“Sorry, ladies. I can’t let this spread. Therefore, please die!” Lucius opened fire.
Lucius was just an ordinary person without magic power. How could he have activated the summoning on his own? The activation of the magic formation was not his own doing but rather the doing of these women in black cloaks. They were witches, and these witches inherently had weak magic power in them and had to join hands to activate the magic formation.
These witches were the bodyguards that Lucius had secretly hired to protect him from Count Dracula. But now that they had witnessed the appearance of the demon, Lucius could no longer keep them around. He pulled the trigger without hesitation, killing them all in his bas.e.m.e.nt.
And because Lucius and Roy had signed a contract, the souls of these killed witches floated out of the hole Roy left behind in pursuit of him.
Lucius was just an ordinary person, but he could actually see these b.a.l.l.s of light. His jaw dropped as he stared before recalling what he had to do and started running out.
On the high roof of Lucius’s manor, Roy was squatting there. The season was now winter, and white snow covered the roof. The weather was cold, and the sky was grey. Neither the moon nor the stars were visible, but Roy grabbed a handful of snow and realized how real things were. The snow melted in his hands and became water droplets. Every step and every gesture was so natural.
The small town of Transylvania was built along mountains. Because Lucius was the only remaining n.o.ble, his manor was built on higher ground. Roy squatted on the roof and could overlook the entire town from this height. He could see small flickering flames and thin smoke across the small town. It was the smoke emitted by people burning firewood for warmth.
Roy watched this scene with some confusion. Everything looked so real yet felt so surreal. When he learned that the world he had entered had the same plot as the Van Helsing movie, Roy felt that what he was currently experiencing was similar to those infinity novels.
What was different was that he did not see any G.o.d nor have any missions a.s.signed to him. He came to this world only because of a greedy human activating a demon summoning.
What left Roy perplexed was that he suddenly did not know what he should do in this world.
Four souls floated up through the barriers and suspended in midair beside Roy. Roy understood with a glance that these were the souls that Lucius was presenting to him. Roy had not expected that Lucius would kill his subordinates!
After grabbing a soul, Roy threw it into his mouth at once and began to feel the pleasure that came with devouring a soul. He suddenly understood that regardless of whether this was fiction or reality, he was living as a demon, so he should just live like a demon. He did not need to look further ahead. What he had to do was to harvest souls!
The delicious soul brought Roy back to his senses. He grabbed the three other souls and looked at them. He found that even though these were low-quality souls, these three were still bigger than those he had gotten before.
Even the soul he just devoured raised his magic energy cap by 1.2 in the system interface!
Huh? Does this mean that human souls are stronger than demon souls? Roy thought in disbelief. Is it because humans are more emotional than demons?
With this thought, Roy suddenly understood why the Gates of the Abyss in the Demon World could connect to other worlds. Is it because demons knew that human souls are better and thus wanted to enter other worlds to hunt human souls?
While Roy was thinking, Lucius climbed onto the roof while panting heavily. It was tough for such a fat person like him.
“Master…” Lucius wanted to persuade Roy to go down but did not know how to begin.
Roy knew what he wanted but did not intend to do so. I am a demon, so why should I care about your feelings?
But at this time, Roy suddenly discovered that there was a faint scent coming from Lucius. The scent was very light but sufficient to make Roy salivate.
Roy had initially thought it was a misconception. How could a fat, stinky, sweaty man make him feel this way? But then Roy realized that this scent did not come from his body but from his soul!
Recalling that Lucius had just killed his subordinates and contributed four souls, Roy suddenly had a flash of enlightenment.
Is it his depravation that’s causing his soul to give off this scent?