Compared to Valor, he was definitely a good-tempered demon. But just a few hours later, he had completely changed, killing all the humans in the tavern and becoming very unfriendly toward him as well.
Was the human world really that influential to demons?
Ignis looked at Woo Manyeo twice. "You did not feel it? How many people did you two kill outside and what kind of trouble did you cause? The mission the Lord gave you must be related to this, right?"
Woo Manyeo became more and more confused as he listened.
He felt that the two demons were completely talking past each other and not addressing the key points at all.
"Three people died. Diomedes killed them. I did not kill anyone."
"You did not kill anyone?"
"No."
"Then what did you do?"
"I made deals. I was making transactions outside the casino the entire time. After I heard Diomedes's summoning, I went to his side and found three human corpses."
Ignis looked Woo Manyeo up and down again.
"You were able to control yourself the first time you went out? Normally, weak little demons are immediately swallowed by desire the moment they enter the human world, leaving only instinct. Then, relying on demonic instinct, they possess human bodies, go berserk, and in the end get driven back to Hell by priests. Your self-control is pretty strong. I see, no wonder the Lord…"
Ignis's words abruptly stopped and he did not continue.
Woo Manyeo also began analyzing what he had heard.
The new demons who are going to the human world would be swallowed by desire?
Like Diomedes, losing control, drinking, and killing people? Then why was he fine and only feeling a bit restless?
And the human shell.
Whether it was Lord Astarion or Ignis, they both mentioned it.
"What do you mean by human shell? Do you mean possessing dead bodies?"
"Of course not!" Ignis said excitedly as he shared his experience. "Dead bodies start to rot once their souls are gone, they cannot be used at all! Of course you have to possess living humans."
Human shell… meaning living humans?
Treating humans as shells?
Was this a cognitive difference caused by different species?
Ignis continued enthusiastically, "Next time you go out, you can try possession. Possessing a human can slow down the speed at which our instinctual desires take over. However, human bodies are protected and naturally reject demons. The highest record in Hell is 27 days. After 27 days, that demon started losing control inside the human body, went insane, caused chaos, and was finally driven back to Hell by a priest."
Woo Manyeo's original plan was to find a way to live in the human world long term, so he could sign more contracts instead of waiting passively in Hell for summons.
Now it seemed that might not be possible.
"Is there no way to stay up there long term?"
"Probably not… unless you make a contract with a human and obtain their consent, then you can inhabit their body without rejection. But don't even think about it. Humans are stupid enough to sell their souls, but definitely not stupid enough to allow demons to possess them!"
Not at all.
Woo Manyeo smiled without saying anything.
These demons never even saw humans throughout the year, so how could they know how rapidly the outside world was changing?
Social progress had indirectly protected too many humans who should have been eliminated by natural selection.
These demons were completely ignorant of the stupidity of a small portion of humans!
As long as he went out a few more times, he would definitely find humans who are willing to sign contracts and allow him to posses them.
"Oh right, after you finish the Lord's task, there is no need to rush out again. In our place, doing well earns no praise, and doing poorly results in punishment."
Ignis's kind reminder made Woo Manyeo feel even more stifled inside.
No wonder! No wonder the working atmosphere here was so bad!
With management arranged like this, it was already impressive the company had not gone bankrupt.
You could not let the frontline sales people suffer like this!
No rewards at all and they got punished constantly?
It was already strange that any demons were willing to work actively.
Hell really needed a normal management layer!
Woo Manyeo suddenly sat up straight and unexpectedly feeling even more motivated.
Seeing Woo Manyeo's sudden sharp gaze as if flames were burning in his eyes, Ignis thought Woo Manyeo was very satisfied with the arrangements in Hell, believing that he, like him, enjoyed this kind of lazy, lying-flat lifestyle.
"Don't worry. Even if you do nothing, the Lord will not blame you. We all do nothing. We only go out when we are really too bored. Look over there, that one has already been lying down for a year without moving at all."
Ignis enthusiastically introduced the basic situation in Hell.
It was not entirely because of his kindness and enthusiasm, but more because of Woo Manyeo's special nature.
He was an old demon.
He understood better than anyone that if this kind of special case was real, then Woo Manyeo would definitely be heavily valued by Lord Astarion.
"By the way, you said you went to trade near the casino, right? Did Diomedes tell you that black souls have no value?"
"No value?"
"Yes. Those pitch black, foul smelling souls are completely useless. We usually use them to feed dogs."
"Feed dogs???"
So that meant the souls he had collected were completely useless, all that work for nothing?
"Are gray black ones also useless? I have not encountered pure black ones yet."
"Gray black… they are not very useful either. Even if they enter the Hell, they will quickly turn black."
"You said feeding dogs…"
Woo Manyeo was still wondering where Hell even got dogs when another section of the stone wall suddenly rumbled loudly.
Rubble and dust scattered everywhere as the stone wall rose up, revealing a cave.
Inside the cave, faint red light flickered.