Zhang Keweiyi assumed a superior posture, adopting a world-weary tone as he addressed the two demons, "I fulfilled all my promises with the Abyss Eye, and in doing so, I lost everything. Therefore, the reward we agreed upon..."
According to the contract between the Abyss Eye and Zhang Keweiyi, upon completion of the task, Zhang Keweiyi was to be transformed into a demon and promoted to a high-ranking official within the Abyss Eye.
The two red demons before him, aside from their horns being slightly askew, appeared to be ordinary imps.
Imps, in essence, were the commoners among demons, possessing mediocre strength and no special abilities. Their status was only slightly higher than those pathetic beings who couldn't even defeat human farmers.
The demon on the left, with a large horn on the left side of its head and a small one on the right, menacingly said to Zhang Keweiyi, "But the ritual... it failed..."
Zhang Keweiyi's voice turned stern, "That has nothing to do with me. I fulfilled my end of the bargain, and you are obligated to fulfill yours."
"Not only did the ritual fail, but our stronghold in Sihu City was also nearly annihilated," the demon on the right added. This one had a large horn on the right side of its head and a small one on the left.
Zhang Keweiyi's brow furrowed, "We signed a contract. You wouldn't possibly intend to break it, would you?"
Wang Qin's expression shifted slightly. A bow formed from dark green light materialized in her hand, and two dark green poisoned arrows appeared on it, aimed at the demons' heads.
Unlike Zhang Keweiyi, she could sense the strength of these two demons. They were both Catastrophe-class demons, and their insolent tone suggested a potential conflict.
The left-horned demon cackled, "The one who signed the contract with you was Hao Ruishi. That fellow is already dead, so the contract is now nothing more than a scrap of paper."
"If the ritual had succeeded, then we, the Abyss Eye, wouldn't mind honoring our promise. But after incurring such a massive loss, you still dare to show up? How endearingly foolish."
Even Zhang Keweiyi, slow as he was, sensed the wrongness of the situation. His eye twitched, "Since you have no intention of honoring the contract, why are you waiting for us here?"
The right-horned demon revealed a cruel smile, "This failure needs someone to bear the responsibility and face the wrath of the council members. And that person... is you!"
Upon hearing this, Zhang Keweiyi made an immediate decision and slapped at the right-horned demon. His five fingers suddenly transformed into thin needles. These needles could pierce skin and absorb the opponent's life force.
However, the right-horned demon wouldn't give Zhang Keweiyi such an opportunity. It directly grabbed Zhang Keweiyi's hand and flung him away.
The left-horned demon sneered, "Since we're already here, do you think you have any chance of escaping? Your abilities were given to us. Don't think you can use them to sneak attack me."
Before he could finish speaking, two dark green arrows shot towards the two demons. They quickly dodged. While they disdained Zhang Keweiyi, they never underestimated Wang Qin, the battle-hardened former Hunter.
It was when Zhang Keweiyi was on his last legs, with the yellow earth nearly covering his head and the coffin practically waiting, that the demons approached him.
As long as Zhang Keweiyi was willing to work for the Abyss Eye, the Abyss Eye could save him from death and even restore his youth.
Zhang Keweiyi had long known the true nature of the world. In his youth, he had been willing to cooperate with the Hunter Association to make the world a better place. But as he approached old age, his inner resentment finally shattered his long-held principles.
He commanded a vast commercial empire, possessing wealth beyond ordinary imagination. He had retired Hunters serving as his bodyguards, and he could even hire superpowered individuals to do his dirty work.
Why should someone like him be defeated by mere aging? He should have lived longer.
However, the Hunter Association's help could only extend his life, not halt his aging. Thus, he decisively joined the demon faction.
The condition was that they would restore his youth and grant him immortality!
The Abyss Eye had modified Zhang Keweiyi's hands, allowing him to absorb the life force of others through his fingers to maintain his youth, which was why he was becoming progressively younger.
To facilitate his absorption of other people's life force more smoothly, Zhang Keweiyi, along with the demons, orchestrated a plan to subvert Wang Qin.
Wang Qin had been his bodyguard for many years, and he had long understood her personality weaknesses. With his cooperation, Wang Qin soon fell.
This time, Zhang Keweiyi had taken considerable risks to cooperate with the Abyss Eye's operation.
Now, the risks had materialized into disaster. He had completely lost the Kewei Group, and the Abyss Eye intended to renege on their deal...
Zhang Keweiyi got up from the ground, his expression contorted, "Wang Qin, kill those two. As long as we can survive this crisis, with our combined abilities, we can eventually rise again!"
Wang Qin nodded and began to move quickly, continuously firing arrows at the two demons.
She was a retired lower-tier Hunter with extensive combat experience. After regaining her youth, her strength had returned to its peak, possessing mid-tier combat prowess.
These two monsters were both lower-tier, and even with their close coordination, they were no match for Wang Qin. Sudancheng.com
However, as the fight progressed, the two demons began to smile eerily.
The small horns on their heads suddenly melted into liquid, and the two demons bizarrely merged into a single, massive red-skinned demon with two enormous horns!
This demon possessed mid-tier strength. While its aura was intimidating, it might not have been a match for Wang Qin. But crucially, they held a remote control.
The dual-horned demon let out a sinister laugh and pressed the remote control. Wang Qin seemed to be struck by lightning, her body trembling violently. She collapsed onto the ground, unable to move, and was kicked in the stomach by the dual-horned demon, rolling back to Zhang Keweiyi's side.
"We specifically held a ritual for you, restoring you to your peak youthful state. But at that time, we also embedded something small within your body, allowing us to control you at any moment," the dual-horned demon boasted.
"Run, quickly," Wang Qin managed to utter three words to Zhang Keweiyi.
The dual-horned demon crouched down, looking at the two of them and cackling, "You can't escape. No one can."
A fierce glint flashed in Zhang Keweiyi's eyes. With his current strength, he had no way to escape from this dual-horned demon. After all, apart from his right hand, he was completely an ordinary person.
Now, there was only one way to escape from here, so he unhesitatingly plunged his right hand into Wang Qin's back.
Wang Qin's life energy surged into Zhang Keweiyi's body, and his aura rapidly escalated.
After absorbing life energy, he would briefly possess a portion of the absorbed person's strength, allowing him to escape from the dual-horned demon with this borrowed power!
To survive, Zhang Keweiyi was willing to abandon everything, including Wang Qin!