Too bad he could not see what was going on outside, so he had to wait until after midnight to make sure that there were no enemies.
Now, he stood with the vase in his hand looking around the empty Vault. Mission accomplished. Too bad the system was still ignoring him.
He took out an escape talisman from his pocket and activated it. Hopefully, he would not end up somewhere dangerous.
….
When Victor woke up he was in a hospital bed, he could clearly smell the distinct disinfectant smell in the air and feel the tube going from his nose to his throat.
He tried to sit up but couldn't, it was as if his body was not responding correctly.
"Ah…" he grimaced in pain.
"Oh, Young master, you're awake!" a hot nurse yelped and ran to his side. Victor who was lying in bed could clearly appreciate her bust as she leaned over him to take out the medical tube in his throat.
"A…." He tried to speak but his mouth was a little dry, but after a few tries he could speak
"You want to ask how you got here? It was some maid…" She said,
"No,... Can….. Can you give me a kiss?' He asked lecherously as he licked his lips.
The nurse was startled but after she pondered for a second, she smiled. Then after looking to the back making sure nobody was watching she shyly got near and pecked him on the cheek then retreated briskly.
"Ahh. one more, one more, on the other side, For the symmetry." He said bashfully, making the nurse freeze a second and then with a shy look on her face. She leaned over him so that her lips could reach his other cheek expecting him to use the chance to steal a kiss from her lips, She was not that naive.
But to her surprise, the moment her lips touched his cheek he used his teeth to bite her throat that was right across his mouth.
The nurse tried hard to let go but couldn't, she tried again but Victor's jaws were as if they were made of steel. He was mumbling something.
In the end, she was able to retreat leaving a chunk of meat in Victor's mouth as the world distorted around them.
Victor was now standing while chewing in front of a demoness that was holding her throat in pain.
"Trying to play those stupid soul games with me, are you an idiot? Did you really think I would surrender my soul to you with only a nurse cosplay?" Victor asked casually as he inspected his ethereal body, this was his soul and he was now inside his soul realm. After that, he looked at the demoness facing him.
She had the appearance of a woman with a cat head. And no, She was not cute at all, not of the sexy type you read about in novels. But the nightmare fuel breed you might encounter in a horror story or a Lovecraftian novel. She had red glowing eyes and wild fangs that protruded randomly from her wide mouth. Her body was long and slender, too slender. He could see her bones through her gray skin. Her claws were boney, long and sharp, ready to pounce on her prey.
"How could you move? Why did you know?" The demoness asked in a hoarse voice as she frowned. She was not speaking using a language, in the world of the souls there are no languages. But they could strangely understand each other.
"Why would I tell you? Now, how should I eat you?" He asked as chains began to rise from the void and constrict the demon.
"Ahh… How do you know these soul defense techniques? Who are you? " The demon shouted, touching her aching throat again, to feel a hot crest was burned in it. it must be when he bit her.
"Damn you, you cursed me you piece of sh*t. How can you?" She screamed as the chains constricting her got tighter.
"This is my domain, although you used some of your energy to fool me, it is still my home." He answered as he floated there inspecting her.
"You are crazy, you can't kill me. I already have your body. If I die your body would die too. You better surrender." The demon said.
"Ah…. You guys are really good at lying. I almost believed you. As long as this body has a soul it would not die. Where are you from, Volan or Lisvor? No…., I heard there are dirty cats in Turval. Are you one of Kivar's minions?" Victor asked lazily not expecting an answer as those demons were usually very tight-lipped. He didn't need one anyway. He would have all her memories when he devours her soul.
"How do you know about this? Who are you." The demoness asked,
"I? I am just a friendly young master." He said arrogantly.
"Then let this lady go. I will not bother you." The demoness said as she felt the chains getting hotter.
"Would you think I would let you escape after entering this dragon's den? I want to eat you. It is very rare to get a higher demon soul readily served." He said,
"Damn you." The demoness screamed as the chain around her body began to glow red hot making her realize that he was going to burn her. How does he know this? The unconnected world didn't have extensive knowledge in the arts of the souls.
"Do you think I would let you win this easily? I just have to reveal myself to the world and now that I have your body you would be sent into a dungeon for eternity or get destroyed with me." She said with anger,
"You can't do that. You will just be eaten obediently. Now be a good demoness and get fried quietly." He said dismissively as a chair materialized out of thin air and he sat on it with his legs crossed as if he was waiting for the barbecue to finish.
"You will pay for this. Do you know who I am? The demoness shouted.
"Just another pussy. Why would I want to know your name?" he asked with a smirk.
"Damn you…" The demoness shouted as she sent a burst of energy into the depth of the darkness.
THE SYSTEM DETECTED AN ANOMALY.
FOREIGN OBJECT FOUND.
ID WAS COMPROMISED.
ELIMINATION INITIATED.
CONSTRUCTING DUNGEON….
CONSTRUCTING DUNGEON FAILED …. TARGET IS NOT ALIVE
ELIMINATING ID HOLDER…
TARGET ELIMINATED…
"Now you're dead...…. Now ….. Any second... Why are you not dead? .....ahhhh...…" The demoness screamed as the chains around her burst into flames.
"Nice to meet you and goodbye. You will make a good fertilizer for my soul." Victor said as he watched her unwillingly turn into a cloud of sparkling dust that floated toward him and then integrated with his ethereal body.
The next moment Victor felt a pain going through his entire being… Oops, he seemed to have eaten too much. That demoness was stronger than he thought.