Chapter 518 Demonic contract
[Demonic Summon]: Consumes 200 mana and summons a lesser demon. Spell active for 20 seconds.
[Demonic Contract]: Consumes 500 life force permanently to form a contract with a greater demon.
Liam looked at the two demonic summoner skills that he had acquired and then at the demon in front of him, howling loudly like a rabid hound.
"Alright. Not bad. I will keep you." He mumbled after a while. He still did not know what 'life force' was. But no matter what it was, losing 500 of that for this big guy seemed to be a decent trade.
"Keep you?" Both Alex and Mia were confused. What was going on? What was this skill? The next second, Liam started chanting something weird again and his eyes flickered while he did so.
Howl!
The demon as well had a strange look on its face as it stared down at Liam. It even brought out its thick big tongue and licked its lips in excitement, revealing its two rows of spiked teeth.
The demon looked like an angry, ferocious, obese bulldog standing on its two hindlimbs.
Its claws were stretched towards Liam and it was also sharpening them every other second by rubbing them together like it couldn't wait to shred him apart.
Looking at this, both Alex and Mia started to become worried. Did Liam really have this under control?
They silently prepared to intervene if something happened and just like they feared, the next second, a bright red aura started covering both Liam and the demon.
This for some reason made the demon very energetic and it started howling even more loudly.
Howl! Howl! Howl! Thick black vapors started enshrouding its body and its features started contorting and distorting.
In the midst of this mayhem, the demon suddenly reached forward, to swing its claws at Liam.
Pa! Pa! Two heavy blows struck Liam's body, making him stagger on the spot.
Both Alex and Mia immediately stepped forward to defend him but unexpectedly Liam raised his hand to stop them. "I will deal with him myself."
He had to do it himself. Otherwise, this was never going to be successful. Liam stared at the demon and shouted, "STAY DOWN or you will regret this!"
Howl! The demon did not agree with him. It continued lashing out at him.
Liam retreated back a few paces and cast [Ring of Fire] which held the demon in place and stopped it from chasing him.
"Liam! What is happening? What should we do?" Alex asked, anxiously looking back and forth.
"Nothing, it's almost over. Wait." Liam answered. She still did not understand but the woman standing next to her had her eyes peeled open.
"I think he is forming a contract." Mia mumbled in a daze.
"A contract with a demon?" Alex gasped. Now she understood.
Forming a contract with a demon was just like taming a beast as a battle companion. However, though they were similar in some aspects, both of them were vastly different.
If a beast and a demon of the same level were to clash, it was undoubtedly the demon that would get the win.
Demons were far more powerful than domesticated and tamed beasts. They had a bloodthirsty aura that made them excellent warriors and battle companions.
Alex gaped at the demon in front of her. Could he really form a contract with this guy?
It was no wonder that he did not give up on the skill book! Who would want to lose out on such an amazing contract binding skill!
She let out a sigh and watched the scene in front of her anxiously.
However, unlike her, Liam was calm and composed. He was very dissatisfied with the way the fight with Hongumbra had gone down, so this one had to pay for it.
"Stay down!" Liam shouted again and slashed at the howler demon. It neither had the defense nor had the resilience of the strong demon from the abyss.
After a few slashes, the howler demon took quite a big hit and it still couldn't break free from the [Ring of Fire], taking several additional burn damages.
But the demon was not done yet. It growled loudly and started spitting out black orbs.
This was a dark element attack and it had some sort of honing ability because when Liam tried to dodge them, the attack still magnetically veered over to him.
The demon sneered at him. It was game over.
But unexpectedly, Liam was still calm and steady. "Not good enough." He grinned and directly took the attacks head on.
He seemed like a hero facing darkness directly but what the demon didn't realize was that Mia was already healing him.
Liam continued attacking the howler demon again and again and the demon as well fought back ferociously.
However, the fight was one-sided and rigged right from the beginning. It was only a matter of time before the demon became tired and submitted to the contract.
In the end, it had to admit to Liam's strength and power. No matter what it did, it shockingly just couldn't harm him! So it begrudgingly submitted.
Howl! It let out a last yelp before getting sucked into a circle with complex patterns and symbols.
And the next second, Liam promptly received a notification.
[Ding. Congratulations. You have successfully bound a greater demon.]
[Ding. Do you wish to name your contracted demon?]
"Hmmm… demon lackey 1." Liam answered without giving it much thought. He was exhausted from battling nonstop.
[Ding. Your contracted demon is now named demon lackey 1]
He cringed a little on hearing it but then shrugged and ignored it. Phew! He fell back onto the ground, collapsing completely.
"Ummm… what happened? Did it become successful?" Alex wanted to bite her nails in nervousness.
"Yes. Yes. Everything went well. Thanks for the help, Mia." Liam closed his eyes and replied.