Chapter 158 - Another Horseman of the Apocalypse (1/2)
Seeing that Julia’s attitude toward Vulgrim was extremely bad, Roy asked and finally understood what was going on.
How should he put it? Vulgrim could be considered an anomaly among demons. He was completely different from the belligerent and bloodthirsty ordinary ones. Vulgrim could be called cowardly. Almost all the souls he acquired was from trading with others, and he had never fought and plundered souls personally. Among the demons in this world, Vulgrim’s name was synonymous with timidness!
If that was all, then it would be fine. It was normal for one or two weirdos to appear among so many demons. But what the demons could not tolerate the most was that Vulgrim had learned to be unprincipled like human merchants. Not only did he transact with demons, but he also transacted with angels and even with the Charred Council. And demons and angels loathed the latter.
This was why the three forces, demons, angels, and the Charred Council, did not have any favorable impression of Vulgrim whatsoever. They could trade with him when necessary, but when they were not trading, they regarded him as an ant!
Lowly! It was the perfect word to describe Vulgrim. Even though he possessed the power of a high-rank demon, high-rank demons essentially regarded him as scum and were ashamed to acknowledge his status.
Although Julia was a fallen angel, under the influence of other demons, she had never had any good impression of Vulgrim, so she spoke harshly to him as soon as he appeared.
On the other hand, Roy did not have much understanding of Vulgrim because he had not been in this world for a long time. In order to deepen Roy’s direct impression of Vulgrim, Julia pointed at the pair of demon wings on Vulgrim’s back and said, “Do you see those damaged wings? That was the punishment from other high-rank demons. Such a shameless fellow is simply not worthy of being called a demon!”
Roy looked at the pair of wings behind Vulgrim and found that it was really incomplete, as Julia had said. The demon wings, which should have been wide and domineering, were only left with a small segment of the roots on his back. Vulgrim wrapped these wounds up with bandages like a pair of crispy wings, and they even moved from time to time…
No wonder when Roy had not promoted yet and was still a middle-rank demon, Vulgrim had been humble when he saw him. He understood his situation and was very cautious when dealing with each transaction partner.
Looking at Vulgrim, who did not dare to move under Julia’s sword, Roy shook his head. “You being like this really subverts my impression of demons…”
However, Vulgrim did not care at all. “It’s nature! Your Excellency Osiris, this is nature! Don’t humans say that nature is unchangeable? Although I live lowly, I’ve lived longer than most demons. Many of them die in battle, but I can continue to witness history. It’s hard to say who profited more!”
Roy stretched out his claws and pushed aside Julia’s sword, getting her to move her sword away. Then he said to Vulgrim, “You are a rift demon and can travel freely anywhere in this world, in any space. You can naturally see many… people! Vulgrim, I need you to help me find someone!”
“I’d be happy to help you, Your Excellency Osiris!” Without the threat of the sword, Vulgrim revealed a humble smile. “I’m willing to do any business, even if it’s to find someone… So, who do you want me to find?”
“Nephilim, or the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse!” Roy said.
Hearing this, Vulgrim was stunned. “Are… are you sure about this?”.
“Yes! I want to find a Horseman of the Apocalypse!” Roy nodded in confirmation.
“I have to say, Your Excellency Osiris, were you stimulated in your battle with the angel Uriel?” Vulgrim was astonished. “You actually want to find a Horseman of the Apocalypse? Do you know what those Horsemen will do if they see a demon like you?”
“Of course, I know they might kill me!” Roy said. “But they might also listen to a few words from me, right?”