Modern World Warlock-Chapter 104: Alice Meets the Demons

On the night of Alice’s disappearance, Nihilor took the unconscious woman to Highpoint Town on the outskirts of Novis.

When the dark-haired detective opened her eyes, she found herself tied up and carried by Nihilor’s tail.

’Ugh… What happened…?’ Alice thought.

’I shot at the monster and then…’ she continued pondering, halting herself as she spotted her surroundings.

Nihilor was walking on a dark street towards a plaza, where a group of hooded men were chanting unrecognizable words around a pentagram on the floor.

As Alice’s gaze swept over the plaza, she couldn’t help but shudder. The scene was populated with demons who had skinny figures, long horns, and obsidian skin—reminiscent of the fiend that Dante had vanquished in the depths of the sewers.

Gazing to her other side, she spotted a couple of ashen-skinned demons, with half of their bodies merging into the shadows in the ground.

The detective felt a surge of fear, which Nihilor sensed, and turned to look at his captive.

"Hmm? You are awake…" Nihilor commented, moving his tail to get the woman closer to his face.

’She must be quite strong… I was expecting to have her sleep for a few more days,’ the demon thought.

"Where are we…?" Alice asked, trying to put up a brave front.

However, her umbra gave her true feelings of horror away, making Nihilor laugh and throw the woman against a light pole next to the plaza.

Alice felt a sting on her ribs, where a bit of blood poured out as she tried sitting up on the ground.

’I did get stabbed…’ she thought, putting pressure on the wound.

As soon as her back straightened, the demon encircled her neck with his tail, prompting the detective to use her other arm and place it between his grip to allow her to keep breathing.

"You are so scared but still so defiant…" Nihilor said, raising the woman in the air with his tail.

"What’s this about?" A deep voice echoed in the plaza, making all of the hooded men turn and kneel.

Alice couldn’t see who was speaking at first, but as Nihilor kneeled and moved his tail, she was able to detail the figure of the massive demon standing before them.

"My king, I have news…" Nihilor commented.

"The children in the sewers didn’t know anything, but I encountered the man who killed Malgaroth," the demon continued, describing Dante’s appearance.

"So, it truly is Hellslayer…" Astaroth muttered.

Still, Nihilor expressed his doubts about the man’s identity as the real "Hellslayer."

"He was slightly powerful, but I cannot see that man being even close to your level, my king. Besides, he had the support of another who could wield umbra…" Nihilor explained.

While Astaroth seemed more worried about Dante’s presence in the city, Nihilor kept underestimating him and thought about ways to kill him.

A few seconds later, Sabelio arrived at the plaza’s meeting, kneeling before Astaroth and seeing the woman hanging from Nihilor’s tail.

"Why did you bring that woman here!?" Sabelio exclaimed, slightly confusing the two demons.

"What’s the matter, Sabelio?" Astaroth inquired.

The old man explained that Alice was one of the best police detectives in Novaria, and she worked directly under Captain Slacks.

Messing with the police was risky, as their location could be leaked if they decided to use all of their resources to look for the detective.

The cult had been targeting random civilians purposely to avoid having the police involved, as Captain Slacks was already busy enough hiding all of the reports from missing people.

"Bah, Nihilor you idiot! Why did you bring that woman here!?" Astaroth angrily asked.

"I was not aware, my king! I only brought her to feed on her soul—This woman is quite strong!" Nihilor replied loudly but with apprehension to defend himself.

"I’ll talk to Slacks… If I remember correctly, Detective Alice had a partner…" Sabelio commented.

"Stay away from her!" Alice interrupted the bunch after hearing them mention her partner.

"Nihilor, silence your pet!" Astaroth commanded, prompting the fiend to slam his tail on the ground, hitting Alice’s head against the pavement.

Blood dripped down Alice’s forehead, and her vision got blurry from the strike. Still, she stayed conscious and listened to the demon’s schemes.

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Changing the topic, Astaroth asked Sabelio if he had completed the tasks he had been given, and the old man nodded affirmatively.

"All the succubi were summoned successfully, my king," Sabelio commented.

"Good. What about the wraiths?" The massive demon asked, prompting the old man to nod again.

Astaroth chuckled, his laugh deep and unsettling. He said that their preparations were almost finished and commanded Sabelio to speak with Captain Slacks to make sure that Nihilor’s actions were swept under the rug.

After Sabelio politely bowed in front of the demon, he took one last gaze at the bloodied detective hanging on Nihilor’s tail.

’What a shame… After Slacks told us she could find information from the Jade Dragons, she ended up crossing us,’ the old man thought.

Nevertheless, he didn’t feel an ounce of guilt or regret, as he had been sacrificing too many people to care who was next.

That same night, Sabelio called Captain Slacks and gave him an update on their status, telling him about the different kinds of demons that had been summoned to help them.

Moreover, he told the captain that Nihilor captured Alice after the two detectives met with the demon.

["What the fuck!? I thought you said you wouldn’t mess with my department!"] The captain exclaimed on the phone.

"I can’t do anything if she attacks the demon. They’ve brought this upon themselves!" Sabelio replied.

"The rookie will probably come to you—You know what to do," the old man continued.

Captain Slacks gritted his teeth and said that he would get it done before hanging up the call.

The following morning, before Detective June came to the office, Slacks spoke to two policemen who were under the corruption effects of Nihilor, explaining that they would have to imprison the detective in a few hours.

Before June even reported Alice’s disappearance to her captain, the man had already filed a report to have her incarcerated in Barretto that same evening.

Of course, he never expected that she would break out later that night.