Chapter 023: Timid

After a demon from some hell had its descent plan thwarted, it immediately grew furious.

It increased its magical power, abandoned its invasion of Imamura Kiyoko, and instead tried to use Wang Bo as its vessel to complete its plan of descending into the human world.

But before its power could even approach Wang Bo, it was completely blocked by him. This level of power was utterly incapable of invading Wang Bo's body.

At the same time, Wang Bo gained a new understanding of this demon. In one word: timid.

This demon was so timid that it shattered Wang Bo's previous understanding of demons, reaching a new height of cowardice.

Generally speaking, after a demon's descent plan is thwarted, the demon flies into a rage and even rushes to descend in its true form to teach the one who ruined its plan a harsh lesson.

But this demon didn't do that. Instead, it abandoned Imamura Kiyoko and tried to use Wang Bo's body to descend. This left Wang Bo speechless. If you've got the guts, come down yourself! You don't even dare to come—if that's not timidity, what is?

After a while, Wang Bo noticed the demon still hadn't descended and couldn't help but sigh.

He knew that if the demon didn't show up now, it would lose its chance.

The soul that had just sacrificed itself to summon the demon was essentially burning its own soul, fixing it as a coordinate to attract demons attempting to descend into the human world.

Through this coordinate, a demon could invade the human world at any time, or channel its power into the human world through it.

But this coordinate wouldn't last forever.

After all, a human soul couldn't be that powerful.

In three to five minutes, the coordinate would be cleansed, and then it would be impossible for the demon to descend.

The earlier clash between Wang Bo and the demon across space had made the coordinate even more unstable; perhaps it would last only another minute before completely dissipating.

That minute was the demon's last chance.

In fact, Wang Bo could have erased the coordinate in advance to prevent the demon's descent, but he didn't, because he wanted to capture the demon.

Yet as time passed, the demon never descended. Finally, when the coordinate disappeared, the demon still hadn't come.

Wang Bo couldn't help but sigh. It seemed this demon was even more timid than he had imagined.

How could a demon be this cowardly?

Wang Bo was utterly baffled. Normally, a demon seeing the human world was like a lecher seeing a beautiful woman—they'd rush in without hesitation. But this demon managed to hold back and not descend.

Wang Bo had to admit that while this demon was very timid, it could also be called cautious.

And it was precisely this caution that allowed the demon to escape disaster. If it had actually descended, it would probably have ended up as Wang Bo's prisoner.

Meng Bo asked from the driver's seat, "What's the situation with Imamura Kiyoko now?"

Wang Bo replied, "Her soul is gone. She's a vegetable now."

"Then what do we do?" Meng Bo grew anxious. "Doesn't that mean our million dollars is flying away?"

Yagami Saeko couldn't help but glare at Meng Bo. At a time like this, you're still worried about your million dollars?

Wang Bo said, "You drive and take Imamura Kiyoko back to my villa. I'm going back to the Fugimaru to find someone."

That woman in the red tight-fitting clothes, the one practicing yoga.

"Okay," Meng Bo agreed.

Yagami Saeko said, "I'll go with you."

Wang Bo shook his head. "I'll go alone and be back soon."

The next second, he vanished from the car.

This time, Wang Bo used teleportation directly, arriving on the Fugimaru and entering the room where the woman in red had been practicing yoga.

But to his surprise, the room, which should have been full of big men, was now empty, and even the woman in red was gone.

Wang Bo activated his X-ray vision and scanned the Fugimaru. He found the woman sitting in the dining room, legs crossed, holding a cup of coffee, quietly gazing at the horizon.

Living quite elegantly, huh.

So Wang Bo snapped his fingers, and the woman in red instantly appeared before him, still in her seated posture, legs crossed, holding her coffee.

But the problem was, there was no chair under her.

Naturally, the woman fell to the floor with a thud, the coffee spilling all over her face, clothes, and even her hair.

After she realized what happened, she let out a scream.

A patrolman in the corridor heard the scream and rushed over, about to barge in, but Wang Bo snapped his fingers and sent him straight to a vast desert.

Whether he could make it out of that sea of death would depend on his luck.

Of course, if Wang Bo remembered, he might bring him back.

"You're the Fox Demon, right?" Wang Bo asked.

The woman in red got up from the floor, eyeing Wang Bo warily. "And who are you?"

She was extremely cautious of this man who had teleported her from the dining room to this room.

Seeing that she didn't deny it, Wang Bo knew he had found the right person. "I'm Wang Bo. I came to ask you a few questions. I hope Miss Fox Demon will answer them."

The Fox Demon said, "And if I refuse?"

"Trust me, you don't want to know the consequences."

"Why should I trust you?"

"Because I'm stronger than you." Wang Bo snapped his fingers, sending Miss Fox Demon to Antarctica. After about a minute, he brought her back.

But by then, her face, clothes, hair, and even her eyebrows were covered in frost. She was curled up, shivering from the cold.

"Now, can you answer my questions?" Wang Bo asked, looking at her leisurely.

Clearly, the Fox Demon was not someone who would remain unyielding under pressure. She nodded frantically.

She now knew that Wang Bo's strength was definitely above hers.

Although she could swap people's souls, she had to touch them to do it. But now, she couldn't even get close to him, let alone take over his body.

"Good. First question: Where is Miss Imamura Kiyoko's soul?"

"It's... it's been swapped into the body of one of my subordinates," the Fox Demon stammered, still freezing cold.

"Second question: Why did Hades, the King of the Underworld, take a Yasutsuna sword?"

"I don't know," said Miss Fox Demon.

"Third question: How much do you know about Hades, the King of the Underworld?"

Miss Fox Demon shook her head. "I don't know much about gods. I only know he's the King of the Underworld, a god of death who lives underground permanently. Other than that, I know nothing."

Wang Bo: "And what do you know about the companions you've been working with?"

"I don't know much, but I'll tell you everything I do," the Fox Demon quickly said.