Demons Beside You

Translator: Larbre Studio  Editor: Larbre Studio

Very soon, Chen Zhao regretted his decision, because Eugenice is really too slow.

In an hour, he merely covered a kilometer. Even Chen Zhao himself was faster than this.

With his speed, they would not reach Obsidian Castle in years.

Fortunately, Orris found them just then.

“Human, here you are.” Orris’ enormous body landed on the ground. “Were you caught by this Forest Shepherd? Where is Logan? Where did he hide?”

Orris was already preparing dragon breath in her mouth. Chen Zhao had little doubt that it would burn Eugenice into charcoal.

“Orris, stop, he’s my servant, not an enemy.”

“Servant? How did you get a Forest Shepherd?”

“My friend gave him to me.”

“Your friend? Then where’s Logan?”

“Dead.” Chen Zhao took out Logan’s head.

Orris was flabbergasted. Even a living Logan could not shock her.

But a dead Logan was truly frightening.

“How did you do it?”

“I stuffed a perfect angelic crystal in his mouth.”

Orris gasped, “Tragic.”

“Now that Logan’s dead, do you still need perfect angelic crystals?” Chen Zhao asked.

“Yes, it’s something that can kill great demon lords. This will be one more guarantee for my husband and me,” Orris said. “What do you need?”

“I need to know how to make gargoyles.”

“Let me bring you back to Obsidian Castle first. Keep the Forest Shepherd.”

Sitting on Orris’ back, Chen Zhao could finally relax.

Orris was way bigger than Obitos, in addition to her more stable and faster flight.

In no time, Chen Zhao was in Obsidian Castle again.

The place was filled with the wreckage of the war, as well as corpses of demons.

“Haha… Human, I knew you’d be fine!” Beelzebub Zofee patted Chen Zhao’s shoulder in excitement.

Chen Zhao felt that the tap had just shortened his life by three years.

“Orris, did you save him from Logan?”

“No, he killed Logan.”

“No way. There’s no way he could have done it.”

“But he did.”

“Is Logan really dead?”

“Yes.”

“Really?”

“…”

Beelzebub Zofee was even more delighted. With various demons beside him, he was about to go and rob Logan’s territory.

“Stay here.” Orris stopped Beelzebub Zofee. “Human needs gargoyles and the way to make them.”

“Alright, I’ll ask someone to make a few now,” Beelzebub Zofee said.

“Be quick. He’s already wasted a lot of time here. Now he only has six hours before his return.”

“Fine, I’ll go and prepare now.”

Beelzebub Zofee could only temporarily curb his urge to loot his neighbor. Turning around, he went to prepare what Chen Zhao needed.

…

“He’s the best artisan in Obsidian Castle. He made the Redmoon Heart last time.” Beelzebub Zofee introduced a short demon to Chen Zhao. A third of the demon’s body was metal, and it seemed like he had installed it himself.

Beelzebub Zofee added, “Arnold, the human here is my distinguished guest. He wishes to learn how to make gargoyles. Teach him. Be detailed.”

“Yes, my lord.” Arnold saluted Beelzebub Zofee with great respect. Then, he turned to look at Chen Zhao. “Living Lord, I’ll now show you how to make a gargoyle.”

“Great. Thanks, Arnold.”

“First, use soil… or any other material with high plasticity, to make an outline.”

Chen Zhao watched the demonstration very carefully, and Arnold also performed it seriously. “Next, place a soul into the statue, and then bake it with Hellfire… Lastly, draw some magical inscriptions on the statue. Done. Simple, right?”

“Err… Looks simple.”

“Have you learned it?”

“No, can I watch again?”

“Of course. Firstly… Lastly…”

“Have you learned it this time?”

“Nope.”

“How about now?”

“Can I place any soul?”

“Yes.”

“Must I use Hellfire?”

“Hellfire can incinerate any awareness left in the soul, and at the same time combine the soul with the statue. Other flames generally do not have such an effect.”

Arnold said, “Living Lord, would you like to try it yourself?”

Chen Zhao felt that he had learned nothing.

He understood the entire process, but he neither knew how to make sculptures nor had Hellfire.

It was easy to obtain tinder for Hellfire, but in order to maintain the fire, souls had to be constantly added as fuel.

None of Chen Zhao and Blackie would be able to keep the fire burning.

“Forget it. Please make a few gargoyles for me,” Chen Zhao said, helpless.

He had already given up on making them himself, which was impossible.

Arnold nodded. After asking what Chen Zhao wanted, he began the creation.

Gargoyles did not have a fixed form. In fact, they could come in any form.

Nevertheless, the soul needed for a gargoyle’s creation had to be appropriate, especially in terms of size.

A human soul was certainly insufficient to drive a gargoyle the size of the Statue of Liberty.

Also, while gargoyles were unkillable, they could be corroded.

They could not resist the power of time. Souls would not stay forever.

As time passed, they would slowly die.

Moreover, they were not perpetual motion machines. The more they exercised, the more their souls would tire out.

To be honest, they were very much like cars. They needed fuel to work, and there would be wear and tear.

Arnold made twenty gargoyles for Chen Zhao, of which two were Cyclopes and the rest were bat demons.

Chen Zhao decided to give the two Cyclopes to Blackie to guard the entrance of the space crevice.

As for the eighteen bat demons, because of their appearance and style, they must not be placed outside the villa, which would be too abrupt and weird.

Chen Zhao planned to place the bat demons in the forest around the villa.

In this way, even if they were activated, they would not affect the people in the villa.

After obtaining the gargoyles, Chen Zhao spent the rest of the time buying Hell specialties in town.