Chapter 14 The Awakened Shadow Demon

In the game, when searching Veronica's body, you can get [Someone's letter to the Noble Red Society].

This is a must-explode item for the early main quest. It is used directly to start the main quest of the next stage.

And this "someone" is the agent of "a minister" who was later involved in the incident.

Aiwass can't remember who this someone is, and he has forgotten who the minister is... but it is enough to know a general range.

Just like in the final exam, the teacher has defined the exam scope in advance.

Excluding those people that Aiwass has no impression of, and those who he clearly knows that it is absolutely impossible, there are actually only three people left.

The Minister of Finance, the Minister of Law, and the Minister of Trade.

The common point is that the three of them are all powerful, over fifty years old, usually kind to others, and have good relationships. When wearing ordinary clothes, you can't see your shoes when you look down - this is Aiwass' impression of this "minister".

Classic three-choice one belongs to yes.

One of the three of them was bribed by the spies sent by the Star Antimony Kingdom to regularly and secretly deliver some top-secret high-level intelligence to the Star Antimony Kingdom. The remaining two were innocent.

——The medium they used to deliver intelligence was the "Noble Red Society".

The Star Antimony Kingdom behind the Noble Red Society intended to subvert the Kingdom of Avalon - this was the main line until version 0.

This minister was the insider of the Star Antimony Kingdom and Avalon.

He was a real traitor.

The letters communicated with him were naturally top secret. Such an important thing would definitely not leave his body.

After all, there were many thieves in Avalon. If they stole such things quietly and made them public, they would not have enough lives to die.

If this letter fell into the hands of the Supervisory Bureau, it might not work. If he had planted a nail in the Supervisory Bureau, it might have been cleared directly.

But if Aiwas got it, the situation would be different.

He could completely follow this letter and track down that "someone" in reverse. Then we can know which one of the three classic choices is the traitor.

[…My Master]

A low, roaring, hoarse voice, like a lion just waking up, sounded in Aiwas's ears.

That was the shadow demon under Aiwas.

A slender black snake made of pure shadow, as thick as a girl's arm, crawled along Aiwas's left leg, waist, chest, and all the way to his throat.

The shadow snake's eyes glowed scarlet, and it hissed and spit out black snake letters like smoke.

So the lion-like voice turned into a hoarse voice like a snake:

[What are you doing…? ]

"As you can see, destroying my own criminal evidence."

Aiwas was not afraid at all, and did not even look down at the black snake wrapped around his neck.

He just concentrated on retrieving evidence from Veronica, and casually replied: "And search for other people's criminal evidence."

When communicating with these demons, you must not appear tired or afraid.

Because the more you fear it and fear it, the more the demon will look down on you.

The so-called "demon" is not an alien creature from the abyss in other fantasy settings, but a type of phantom demon.

The most accurate statement is that phantom demons from the path beyond are called demons. But after the name was generalized, phantom demons from other paths that do evil, phantom demons with dark attributes, and phantom demons that look like demons were all generalized as demons.

Phantom demons are a special life that has no material body, no life span, and will not die completely. They belong to only a single path, have self-awareness, and the possibility of gradually becoming stronger. In most cases, they are born by drawing power from different paths, and a small number of them are transformed from biological organisms.

Aiwas's sister Yulia is in very poor health. Specifically, she is in a state of almost continuous fever-this is because she is pregnant with the seeds of phantom demons in her body. From this perspective, she can be regarded as a sacrifice for the birth of phantom demons.

And demon scholars who advance incorrectly can also transform themselves into demons through a complex ritual. In other words, they directly become phantom demons.

These are the two main ways to transform into phantom demons.

Because orthodox demons all come from the Way of Transcendence, they all have the pure characteristics of "intending to surpass the strong and despising the weak". That is, they have strength and action, and are extremely proud and ambitious.

The demons who have signed the contract can gain experience in practicing the Way while their masters are walking on the Way of Transcendence. They cannot do this by themselves.

Because the original demons lack their own desires - they lack the goals they want to surpass.

As long as they have a promising future and have clear goals and strength... that is, they have the determination and ability to prove their walking on the "Way of Transcendence", the demons will not betray their masters for the time being.

If the demons recognize the temporary masters, even if the masters fall into desperate situations, they will not defect, and will even fight for them until the last moment. Because demons will not dissipate with the death of their masters, demons are not afraid of death. If the master can survive the inevitable death, this strong destiny of transcending difficulties will greatly satisfy the demons.

Therefore, if the demon feels that you are not pure enough, not capable enough, and have no hope for the future. It cannot provide him with enough food through the behavior of overthrowing the superior, and it will plan how to leave you.

It doesn't sound like a big deal, it's more like it's quite normal - if you think your boss is not good, you can just change jobs and change companies.

But after signing the contract, the demon scholar will not die, and the demon cannot leave his body. So once the demon dislikes the master who signed the contract, it will find a way to kill him. Demons cannot harm their masters, but there are still many ways to kill a person.

Many demon scholars will only summon demons that are only slightly stronger than themselves. It's because they are too afraid of demons and worry that they can't satisfy the appetite of demons.

But Aiwass is not afraid at all.

Because these demons look like ambitious workers in Aiwass's eyes.

It makes him look very friendly.

Some capable and ambitious ones will go to big companies, that is, submit resumes to high-level demon scholars; but there are also some demons who like to respond to low-level demon scholars, those are like workers who like to go to startup companies.

Some of them are not capable enough and are not wanted by big companies. These are lower-level demons and small demons. Some of them want to start their own companies but have no capital, so they invest in start-up companies with technology, intending to seize power and usurp the throne one day. These are high-level demons who deliberately respond to the summons of low-level demon scholars, and come because the other party cannot control them. Some of them are simply deceived - they submit resumes to a large company, but are assigned to a subsidiary with more work and less money.

This is like being summoned by a high-level demon scholar, then controlled and handed over to a low-level demon scholar for a contract. In the Xingti Kingdom, where the path of transcendence is legal, their mentors catch demons for their students in this way.

Aiwass's shadow demon is also of this type.

Of course, the situation of the shadow demon is a little more complicated - because Aiwass himself is the sacrifice that tricked it here.

The salary card becomes a spirit and becomes a boss.

Later, when Aiwass makes a blank card that can completely accommodate it, he can completely seal the shadow demon into his own big beast. At that time, it is no longer a demon, and it is impossible to betray him.

But now, Aiwass still needs to show his ability.

...No way, it's a labor market now.

He still has to perform a little.

After signing a lifetime contract, he won't have to worry about Shadow Demon devouring his master.

Although Shadow Demon was sealed by Aiwass in a wheelchair, it has been staying in Aiwass's shadow. It must have seen everything that happened before.

This is also another purpose of Aiwass's trip-to stabilize the job seeker who was deceived by showing his ability to plan, conspiracy level, and lie level along the way. Give Shadow Demon enough spiritual food to make it recognize itself.

"Now, what do you think of me?" Aiwass asked casually.

Hearing this, the black snake on his neck melted and dripped, turning into a pure black hound.

It rubbed Aiwass's calf affectionately and made a low sound.

[Perfect, delicious, excellent...]

Obviously, Shadow Demon was very satisfied.

The black dog spoke in a rhythmic voice: [I am looking forward to your future...our future]

"——In that case."

Evans threw away the letter that belonged to him: "Then destroy it and leave."

[Hehehe...]

The shadow demon laughed in a low voice.

After several seconds, it responded:

[Your will...Master]

[Looking forward to you waking me up next time...]

[Then I hope to eat real flesh and blood]

The black dog jumped up and picked up the letter, and when it landed, it sank into the quagmire-like shadow and disappeared together.

The letter was directly melted into nothingness by it. Just like a plastic bag roasted by fire, it turned black, shrank, wrinkled, shrank, and disappeared without a trace.

There is no doubt that if it bit a living thing, it would be dragged into the shadow and melted.

This is definitely not something that Aiwas can do with only the first-level "shadow ability". It is the result of the shadow demon's own hands.

——This is exactly how the Shadow Fiend shows off its "hunting" ability to its master.