Chapter 614 The Gate of Demons
Chapter 614 The Gate of Demons
Just as Eric was secretly guessing Sharon's identity, a hint of surprise appeared in Sharon's golden eyes.
"You actually got it!" Sharon couldn't help but look Eric up and down. "I thought you'd bring me a fake and ask me to help solve your problem."
Eric was surprised to hear this.
Only Fallen Angel Selena had mentioned the fake before, but Sharon knew about it too.
Seeing Eric's confusion, Sharon smiled and explained: "The Book of Darkness is no small matter. It was made by the Lord of Destruction to rule over all demons. Even though it's damaged now, The Book of Darkness still has tremendous power. Countless powerful beings want to get their hands on it. Many strong warriors have gone to the Dark Cave before, trying to obtain The Book of Darkness, but all the copies they brought back were fakes."
"Although the fake Book of Darkness still has some power and can easily solve your little problem of being targeted by a greater demon, a fake is still a fake. It's somewhat useful for weak adventurers like you, but for high-level warriors, it's pretty useless—not worth much but too good to throw away."
"No wonder Ephemeral Vanquisher stopped using The Book of Darkness after reaching Tier 4 in the previous life. So that's what happened." Eric suddenly understood.
In his previous life, Ephemeral Vanquisher became famous with The Book of Darkness, helping Phantom Temple surpass the Dragon and Phoenix Pavilion branch. But after Ephemeral Vanquisher advanced to a Tier 4 Spirit Emperor, The Book of Darkness was no longer used. Everyone thought someone had destroyed Ephemeral Vanquisher's Book of Darkness.
Epic Level items, especially special ones like The Book of Darkness, work just by being in your backpack and aren't tied to level at all. Even peak Tier 5 masters would keep using them. After all, Legendary Level item fragments and Legendary Level items are extremely rare—even Tier 6 divine class players might not have them. Having this kind of Epic Level item is already pretty good.
Now it seemed the fake could only help up to Tier 3, and became useless at Tier 4, so naturally it wasn't used anymore.
"Take it out," Sharon said softly, her beautiful eyes curving.
Eric carefully took The Book of Darkness from his backpack and placed it on the nearby desk.
"Yes, it's definitely the real thing. You're quite capable. So many powerful warriors wanted to get The Book of Darkness but only got fakes. If they knew a little guy like you got the real one, they'd probably go crazy." Sharon examined The Book of Darkness carefully, nodded and smiled. "Since you brought the real thing, I'll give you two options."
"The first option is to solve the greater demon summoning problem without paying anything."
"The second option costs 1,500 gold plus 100 soul crystals, but it will solve the problem once and for all by completely eliminating the greater demon targeting you."
"Just as I thought." Eric couldn't help but give Sharon a look of disdain. His backpack only had about 1,600 gold total, which was what Candlelight Trading House had earned during this time. If he gave it to Sharon, he'd be broke again.
But even so, Eric gritted his teeth and handed it over.
If he chose the first option, it would seem to solve the greater demon summoning problem, but it would only weaken the summoned demon so players could fight it. That meant he'd have to deal with the greater demon's will descending every so often until the demon at full peak strength was completely killed. Otherwise it would continue indefinitely.
In the previous life, Ephemeral Vanquisher was constantly troubled by Darkness Descends, having to deal with weakened greater demons appearing from time to time, causing chaos throughout Phantom Temple.
Now that he had a second option, he was already quite lucky.
This was probably the difference between a fake and the real thing.
Sharon, wearing a holy smile, collected the gold coins and soul crystals and nodded with satisfaction. "Alright, step back now."
Eric did as Sharon asked and moved back over thirty yards.
Sharon picked up The Book of Darkness, and after flipping through a few pages, began chanting the spells from the book while continuously drawing various spell symbols in the air.
As the written spell symbols grew longer, the dark power in the entire hall became more and more intense. Faint black mist became visible to the naked eye. The black mist gathered frantically in front of Sharon, forming a four-layered magic circle. The surrounding space began to blur, and the powerful magic even suppressed the space within the hall.
"This magic power is too strong. I can't move." Eric looked at the four-layered magic circle floating in mid-air, shocked.
Only a Tier 5 Sharon could use a magic circle that could create its own space.
After finishing the spell symbols, Sharon took out 100 soul crystals and casually scattered them. The 100 gray soul crystals immediately turned into gray smoke and formed a silver-gray door. The ancient door was carved with countless demons, each one having great fame in Divine Realms: Legends. Ordinary Tier 4 warriors wouldn't dare provoke these beings.
"Is she summoning a demon?" Eric looked at the gray door, clearly feeling how terrifying it was. If the door opened, something horrifying would probably descend.
"You guessed right. I am summoning a demon—specifically the greater demon targeting you. Otherwise, how can I take him out?" Sharon glanced at Eric, her golden eyes turning back to the gray door. "In the name of darkness, I summon you here. Come out, Greater Demon Kilrode!"
As Sharon finished speaking, the gray door burst open.
"Who dares summon me?" A dark, cold voice came from inside the gray door.
Then a figure rushed out from the gray door—a pair of black bat wings, two pitch-black ram horns on its head, its entire body covered in black scales, with blood-red pupils full of killing intent.
As soon as Kilrode appeared, his blood-red gaze swept around, and a cold smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
"I wondered who it was. Turns out it's you, little Divine Officiant, and that foolish adventurer." Kilrode flapped his wings dismissively. "I never expected that ants like you could get the real Book of Darkness. As a reward for summoning me, I'll take your souls and The Book of Darkness."
"Is this greater demon stupid?" Eric looked at Kilrode with confusion.
Kilrode was a level 180 Tier 4 greater demon, but Sharon was a level 200 Tier 5 Crimson Divine Officiant. They clearly weren't in the same league. How dare he call Sharon a little Divine Officiant?
Did Kilrode think he was a Tier 6 Demon God?
"Wait, something's wrong." Eric immediately noticed the problem. Sharon had somehow changed from a Tier 5 Crimson Divine Officiant to a Tier 3 Divine Officiant.
"Little brother, don't space out. Your task now is to kill him," Sharon said to Eric, completely ignoring Greater Demon Kilrode's provocation.
"You want to kill me, Greater Demon Kilrode? You're crazy! Now I'll show you the consequences of summoning a greater demon!" Greater Demon Kilrode showed a fierce expression, and black flames suddenly appeared in his hands.