Chapter 22：Dracula?? (1/2)

Why did people want to summon demons?

That was because people had needs, desires. Be it for power or eternal youth, they always looked for ways to achieve what they could not reach or do. Therefore, demon summoning was born.

Generally speaking, those who summoned demons were not good people. People with pure and kind hearts would never think of seeking help from demons. Only those with devious hearts and those that were evil by nature would sell their souls to demons.

Lucius was such a person. Even Roy, a demon, loathed him.

But it could not be denied that demons needed people like Lucius. This was because signing a contract with them guaranteed that demons could stay in another world.

Roy wanted to remain in this world to take a look around, but he could not entirely accede to Lucius's request, so he had used deceit to induce Lucius into changing the terms of the contract. Now, Roy understood a bit about why many religions associated devils with lies and deception. Devils were not like this by nature but rather forced by circumstances. They had to be when they met these excessively greedy people!

Roy felt that Lucius should be grateful to him. If Roy had not eliminated the little demon at the Gate of the Abyss and responded to the summon, then Lucius and his people would have met that little demon. At that time, Lucius and the rest would have only had a little blood and internal organs as offerings. They were reluctant to sell their own souls and only offered a bit of loyalty but were audacious enough to request eternal life and control of the world. That little demon would have been angered enough to tear them all to shreds!

You should not doubt this. Even a little demon was much more powerful than ordinary humans. Killing Lucius and the rest would have been effortless. It was not uncommon for a summoner to receive backlash from summoning a demon, as most demons were violent and chaotic. When the demon found that it could not enter a contract, it would kill the summoner and devour their soul with little regard to being repelled and expelled by the power of that world. Therefore, when a summoner did not have the strength to guard against a demon, summoning a demon was very dangerous.

Maybe only Roy would have the patience to talk Lucius into amending the contract.

In the Abyss of the Demon World, demons and devils were actually the same race. The only difference was that some demons had higher intelligence and knew how to use strategy rather than only violence as the only means of solving problems. They seemed more rational, so humans called them devils. Strictly speaking, Roy could also be called a devil.

That was not all. Roy had manipulated the wording to ensure that he only needed to provide Lucius with a hundred years of life and not an additional hundred years of life. Given that Lucius was already forty, Roy only needed to provide him with another sixty years of life if he managed to fulfill the contract!

Despite Lucius being able to see the demon contract—it was an agreement between them after all—the demon contract was a manifestation created by the power from the Gate of the Abyss and inherently biased toward demons, so he could not recognize the demon writing on it. Lucius could only stare at the contract incomprehensibly.

Finally, Roy extended out a shiny fingernail and pointed at a blank space on the contract for Lucius to sign. The contract was only complete with Lucius's signature affixed.

Roy did not need to sign because his name appeared on the demon contract from the beginning. However, it did not show his entire true demon name but only the last segment of his true name, 'Osiris'.

Immediately after Lucius signed the contract, it burst into flames and burned out, indicating that the contract had officially come into effect. And the feeling of repulsion that Roy was experiencing slowly vanished.

What Lucius went through today was both very nerve-racking and exciting, so his chubby face was covered with sweat and oil, making him appear radiant in that fire. His eyes were feverish as he watched the flame engulf the demon contract while muttering, ”It's really possible. It's really possible! I've also signed a contract with a demon. Now, I no longer have to fear that damn vampire!”

Lucius should not have said that out loud, but during his excitement, he blurted it out. Of course, Roy heard it, and his heart stirred. ”You mean others have also signed a contract with a demon? What is this about a vampire?”