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Invisible gloves?

Has this shadow demon gone blind?

Why does he see a hand that isn't wearing anything?

Just what kind of monster is this human shopkeeper?

Nested within the shadows resided a dragon-like shadow demon, and this man, barehanded, could yank the shadow demon out of the shadows. Even the Holy Knights and ascetics of the temple, without some means to restrain them, couldn't easily extricate a shadow demon from the shadows.

Shadow demons merge with the shadows.

When they assimilate into the shadows, they become a part of the shadows.

For example, can a human standing under the sun lift their own shadow off the ground?

No.

When shadow demons blend into the shadows, they have no physical body. Not to mention dragging them out, under normal circumstances, one cannot even see them.

Yet this human could not only see him but also pull him out of the shadows and capture his intangible form.

That's absurd.

Is this guy too strong, or does his left hand truly bear an invisible "Invisible Glove" that he cannot see?

Either way, this human is not one to be trifled with.

"I can't see your invisible gloves, human. Tell me, why can you see me when I merge with the shadows?"

"Heavenly Eye."

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Heavenly Eye?

He had heard of God's Eye, but he had never heard of any Heavenly Eye. Besides... the human's eyes looked ordinary, not like those with some miraculous powers.

"Who is your summoner? Where does he live? Tell me his name."

"There's no summoner; I came to steal from your store on my own will, human... Let me go, I swear that I will never again visit your store, and even... I could protect your store in secret."

In the present Alchemical City, the day belonged to humans, Elves, Orcs, Dwarfs, and other living beings, while the night belonged to Demons, to creatures of darkness.

Once you let me go, I promise that no dark creatures will bother you again. I can swear an oath to the Demon God, to the Dark God.

Consider it. If you hand me over to the Alchemist City Security Officer and they lack special elemental weapons or the special kind of prison to detain me, I could break out of jail swiftly or return to The Abyss.

You're an oddity, and I dare not threaten you; I say this... to form a partnership. Human... please consider my proposal seriously."

Lance casually threw the shadow demon onto the ground, stepped on the demon's leg, and took a chair to sit down, looking at the shadow demon with interest.

The information the shadow demon had just revealed was somewhat frightening.

The nights of Alchemical City belonged to demons, to dark creatures?

Had Alchemical City fallen into decay?

Or had Demons and creatures of darkness obtained the freedom to roam Alchemical City through the upper echelons?

When he was in Alchemical City before, the nights didn't have any demons, only strangely shaped Alchemical Staffs flying around or elemental flying machines.

"Are there many demons at night in Alchemical City?"

"More than you can imagine. However, due to certain regulations, demons from The Abyss can't blatantly move around Alchemical City during the day. But this rule is only effective during daylight; at night... demons can move freely.

Still, if Guards from Alchemical City catch us, we would face imprisonment. If we want to reduce our sentence, we need to offer something up in exchange to get off."

The shadow demon divulged a bit more information to Lance, thinking that this human... certainly wouldn't hand him over to the Security Officer for such a small bounty.

If he hands him over to the Security Officer, other demons might come to steal the pricy goods from his shop.

By releasing him, he could gain the friendship of this shadow demon.

"The words of a demon... I find them hard to trust."

"I can make an oath."

"Oaths mean little to demons."

No one knew demons better than he did. Demons were masters at playing word games, even when swearing oaths to the Demon God or Dark God, they would use word games to escape punishment.

Trusting a demon is less reliable than trusting an undead.

The words of the undead are more credible than those of a demon.

"Human, you must be aware of the severity of a contractual oath. Do you think... I, as a shadow demon, would dare violate a contractual oath lightly?"

"You wouldn't dare, but I suspect you might use other means to avoid the penalties of the contractual oath. Let's not discuss cooperation for now. Can you tell me, what kind of demons roam Alchemical City?"

"I'm not sure."

"Is it that you aren't sure, or you don't want to say?"

"I'm not sure. I'm a shadow demon, not many demons want to come close to me, only those who have the power to suppress mine occasionally approach me."

"Do you have a bounty on you?"

"No."

"Then it's better to hand you over to the Security Officer. After all, I am an honorary citizen of Alchemical City. Encountering a demon like you, it's only right to subject you to the law.

I've heard a saying: When dealing with demons, never trust their words. Trusting a demon's word is the beginning of falling into The Abyss."

"Human, doing this won't benefit you!"

Lance cracked a wry smile, "Benefits have to be fought for."

"You're not human! You're a monster!"

"Talking nonsense with eyes wide open." As he got up and bent down, Lance rolled up the shadow demon from the ground and stuffed it into a bottle.

His bottle could imprison a shadow demon.

As for who the summoner of the shadow demon was, that was for the Alchemist City Security Officer to interrogate.

Such professional matters should be left to professionals.

After placing the bottle on the counter, Lance went back to rest in the rocking chair, covering himself with a blanket and closing his eyes to rest.