Chapter 170
“There’s one thing demons don’t know: you think only you can cause us pain.”
With each step his armor clanked through the dungeon.
Ashtel anxiously looked around, realizing no one else was there besides Van and herself.
“But you’re wrong. Humans can hurt demons too.”
“I told you, answer my question, and I’ll give you what you want…”
At that moment, Van swung his sword through the air. Ashtel ducked, startled by a jar shattering on a nearby shelf, water spilling everywhere.
“What? What’s going on?”
Soaked from head to toe, she glared at Van and sensed a scrutinizing gaze on her body.
‘What is this? What did he throw?’
She sniffed but found nothing unusual.
Scoffing at his antics, she suddenly felt severe abdominal pain.
“Ugh.”
With her hands tied behind her back, she couldn’t cover her mouth.
Ashtel collapsed, coughing violently as clotted blood splattered on the stone floor.
“Ugh, cough, choke!”
“Seems holy water does affect you.”
Van knelt before her and grabbed her chin. Thanks to this, Ashtel’s bloodied face was brightly lit by a nearby torch.
“Ow.”
“Did you accidentally swallow some from your lips?”
“It hurts, it really hurts. What is this…”
It felt like her insides were being kneaded.
Tears streamed from Ashtel’s eyes, overwhelmed by pain she’d never experienced before.
“Wah…”
“It’s holy water. I don’t think you’ve ever had it before.”
The young succubus quickly broke down.
She was drenched, so some drops must’ve gotten into her mouth.
But unaware it was holy water, Ashtel was shaken mentally by the harsh effects.
“I can make you drink as much as I want.”
“N-no, please don’t.”
“Then tell me now—what did you do with Diar!”
Honestly, Ashtel felt wronged.
She could have killed that Duvalkan guy easily but didn’t. She even asked Juvia for help to restore his memory and normal life.
What a worthless human. Just a mere human.
But since he knew Payne, she’d shown all the kindness she could.
Yet if she angrily pushed like this, it only made her sad.
“He’s still alive…”
Ashtel added tearfully. Afraid the terrible holy water might enter her mouth, she couldn’t say much more.
“Did you hide him somewhere else?”
“No…”
“Surely you didn’t take him to the demon realm?”
Succubi tended to bring favored prey to their domain and drain their life force until death.
She suspected this but couldn’t claim, “I sent him to the demon realm but not to eat him!”
If she said so, she’d be tortured with more holy water.
And honestly, Duvalkan was naturally going to be drained of vitality after going to the demon realm.
‘My sisters like that sort of thing!’
So what was she supposed to do?
Ashtel sobbed and spat more blood.
The holy water inside her caused unbearable pain, almost paralyzing her brain. She absolutely refused to feel this pain again.
“I can talk to Duvalkan…”
“What?”
“I have a communication device…”
Van’s brows furrowed sharply.
He seemed to catch the meaning behind Ashtel’s words.
‘It’s true, damn human.’
Unable to swear, Ashtel put on a meek and pitiful act.
“If you don’t make me drink the holy water, I’ll do anything. So please don’t torture me…”
Humans often give in quickly and grant favors like this.
Even if they know she’s a demon, she appeared as a weak and beautiful human woman, which fooled most.
But Van responded coldly without blinking.
“If you lie, I’ll chug it on you.”
Such a ruthless man.
Ashtel clenched her teeth. As he said, humans had many ways to torment demons.
‘…But I won’t just take this.’
She took a deep breath and glanced down at her bracelet.
It was Carmen’s experimental invisibility device. The place was probably warded with divine magic, making it hard to use—but if she had this, she might still alert Carmen in the demon realm.
‘Please, Carmen, notice me.’
Hadn’t Carmen once calculated the time Ashtel spent with Payne?
They could communicate anytime, anywhere through the device.
‘So Carmen must have sensed my danger the moment I got trapped in this divine barrier.’
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