He raised the salt gun and pointed it at his heart.

At this moment, the shadow under Aiwass and the shadow in the silver basin in front of him had completely subsided, showing a strange tranquility.

Yulia immediately clenched her palms and wanted to rush forward. However, Ligeia grabbed her arm.

She turned around almost angrily, only to see Ligeia's face cracked like broken porcelain, with blood oozing out. At this time, she looked about four or five years older than before, and now she looked like the same person.

Yulia is about the same age. Ligeia's eyes are shining with a strange purple light at this moment, but her face is expressionless.

——Just listening to the secret words of "" made her body start to grow.

Ligeia felt a strong thirst—the thirst came from Aiwass, who was standing in front of the salt basin, his body soaked in blood.

But her extremely tenacious rationality suppressed this desire easily, and suppressed Yulia at the same time.

Aiwass looked down at Shadow Demon pitifully and said softly: "I offer you...

"——I died in an instant."

When Aiwass's voice fell, the salt gun wrapped in shadow penetrated Aiwass's heart like the stake that killed the Moon Child.

It wasn't just a simple injury where the heart was penetrated...that kind of injury was no longer fatal to Aiwass in an instant.

This is self-sacrifice, the most holy ceremony, the purest devotion.

Aiwass used himself as a sacrifice on the altar, completely dedicated to his own demon——

For a moment, Aiwass's pupils turned dim.

It was as if he was on top of the giant's cauldron and had his heart penetrated by the shadow demon.

All his life force disappeared instantly.

Aiwass died immediately, and his body fell backwards weakly. The shadows restraining the salt gun leached out from the three wounds like living creatures, wrapping Aiwass.

He fell into the egg of shadows. Countless shadows were like spider webs, spreading everywhere, shaking and extinguishing the three candles dedicated to the candle. Then these shadows were dyed bright red, and the whole room was reflected in a kind of light.

In the terrifying blood red.

It is not just a sacrifice of blood and mana like before. Instead, it is a sacrifice of one's life, soul, and will.

If the Shadow Demon makes no response, it is tantamount to a completely selfless sacrifice without asking for anything.

Aiwass will die. His life and soul will become part of Shadow Demon.

"……Why."

However, "Shadow Demon" sighed.

This is not the sweet voice of Miss Assassin, nor the cold and intellectual mature voice of "Bayard". It is a new voice that is ethereal and hoarse, like a murmuring dream:

"——I am willing to give everything I have in exchange for my master returning from nothingness."

That is the final step in pastoral care.

Pastoral care must be selfless and therefore cannot seek any reward.

In other words, the other party must not be restrained in any form from "repaying a favor."

Then the sacrifice of everything, including the contract, life, and soul, is the most selfless sacrifice. It is an extremely risky act of transcendence.

Only when the other party responds can everything that has been given be returned in exchange.

In an instant, the shadow egg dissipated like time went back.

After Shadow Demon returned Aiwass' sacrifice, his body was still stained with blood, and an extremely weak Aiwass emerged from it. Although the injury that penetrated his heart still existed, and although his vitality was weak, he was still alive.

But behind him, stood another strange existence.

She hugged Aiwass from behind to prevent him from falling to the ground.

The demon had the upper body of a human, and looked like Bayard or Aiwass. Its sad scarlet wolf eyes made people feel intense fear.

The long, silky black hair spread to the middle of her thighs and was flying wildly behind her. A pair of illusory black wings made of shadows grew out of her back. The silhouette was like a crow's wings.

She was completely naked, with invisible shadows wrapped around her key parts. However, there were strange dark red bloodstains with special charm from her cheeks to her waist. From her waist down, there was an amorphous gaseous body that was spraying black smoke.

The skin on both arms from the elbows down was also completely matte, pitch black and transparent. The sharp claws looked very ferocious, but they did not hurt Aiwass at all when he hugged him.

When she appeared, the entire room was filled with blood.

That is the Night Demon, a superior demon who will bring about a bloody night when he appears.

As a superior demon that controls the power of the path of love, it also controls the power of shadow, blood and curse.

Rumor has it that the Night Devil will grant the wishes of jealous people, give them power, and seduce them to seek revenge.

People who make deals with night demons have a common feature, that is, they lose their shadows during the day. And after night falls, their shadows will control their bodies and do things they dare not do.

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After satisfying the deal, the Night Demon will drain the opponent's blood and soul in a bloody night. In the end, only people will remember that the bloody night came, but no one will remember that this person once existed.

In many places, it is worshiped as the "Blood God" by the stupid.

Night Stalker is not on the Shadow Stalker's evolutionary tree at all.

This is one of the highest-ranking demons extended by the Mark of Jealousy, and its status and power are equal to those of the Punishment Demon.

The Night Demon is the "executor" who helps the Fallen Sky Division harvest the souls of sinners, and is also the "debt collector" for those who made promises to the Fallen Sky Division but arrogantly broke their promises.

The Night Demon stared at Yulia coldly, her scarlet, malicious pupils showing unconcealed, almost crazy jealousy.

That gaze was enough to make anyone timid, but Yulia was just stunned for a moment, and then her gaze suddenly turned cold.

"Shadow Demon... no, I should call you Night Demon."

Aiwass' weak voice sounded.

Seeing that Aiwass had regained consciousness, Night Demon immediately handed the candle to Aiwass.

Aiwass lit the candle and held on to the candle flame. The method of sacrificial fire began to continuously treat Aiwass's wounds, and his body began to slowly recover.

He raised his head in Night Demon's arms and looked at Night Demon who was at least two meters tall after floating up.

"Long time no see, Shadow Demon."

He showed a smile and said softly: "First meeting, Night Demon. How should I call you?"

"...Call me Bayard...No, let's call me Vines."

The ethereal, hoarse, echoing voice sounded from behind Aiwass: "Vines Emile Zola Bayard...that was my former name, my master."

Unlike when she was a Shadow Demon in the past, she openly admitted her past.

Devouring all of "self", this is now her most complete form.

The corners of Aiwass' mouth raised slightly.

"It's such a pity that you can no longer become a snake, a puppy, or a kitten..."

Aiwass said softly: "How about I call you little bird?

"My loyal one, the one who loves me...the little crow who took my life and soul back in its mouth?"

When Aiwass's voice fell, Vignes behind him dispersed into a ball of smoke, turning into a shadowy crow with scarlet pupils, and landed quietly on Aiwass's shoulder.

"As you wish, my master."

Like an elegant young lady, she whispered softly.

Two chapters in one, finally caught up——

I'm super, the temperature has dropped so much recently. I slept for more than five hours yesterday, and suddenly got cramps under the quilt this morning. I had severe cramps without even kicking my legs, and I woke up directly...

Because I didn’t sleep enough, I went to take a nap right after breakfast. When I woke up, it was almost six o’clock, and my schedule was completely messed up (sad)

The good news is that I finally resumed eating three meals. The bad news is that I haven’t eaten the third meal yet.
Chapter completed!