svetikya Chapter 176 The Demon's Invitation to a Duel
Chapter 176 The Demon's Invitation to a Duel
Chapter 176 The Demon's Invitation to a Duel
As the Duke of Hell, Barnier possessed many valuable items, but due to the cautious attitude of humans towards demons in this world, he rarely had the opportunity to monetize some of his collections.
But things are different now. Someone who can deal with a lich like Wiz certainly wouldn't mind dealing with another demon. Barnier is confident that he can meet the other party's needs in exchange for a large amount of money.
Of course, playing a trick on the other party and then seizing their wealth by trickery is also a good option, but it depends on Wiz's attitude towards his partner. If the relationship is good, he shouldn't go too far.
"Mr. Barnier, I advise you to avoid dealing with my business partner."
The lich lady began to persuade her.
"What, are you worried your partner will suffer losses?"
Barnier asked with a smirk.
"No, I'm afraid of Mr. Barnier; you might get beaten to death."
Wiz said seriously.
"Huh? Are you serious that I'm going to be beaten to death? Although this is just an avatar of mine, you have experienced the power of this avatar of mine before."
"Although Mr. Barnier is very powerful, I still want to say that you may still die, because my partner is a goddess and her disciple."
"Goddess, are you referring to a beautiful human woman?"
Barnier tilted his head and asked.
"No, I mean the kind of goddess who is worshipped by people in the church."
Wiz shook his head in reply.
"So, the divine aura I sensed recently was actually the descent of a goddess to earth?"
Barnier stroked his chin. As the Duke of Hell, who was comparable to a god, he was not too afraid of gods who descended to earth, since they were all equally powerless and would have their strength restricted anyway.
"But Wiz, how did you end up with the goddess? Are you trying to break your contract with me?"
"Mr. Barnier, it's a misunderstanding, this is a misunderstanding. Please don't stare at me with those murderous eyes, okay?"
Seeing the masked youth with red light in his eyes, Wiz quickly explained how he, Aqua, and Broly met.
"Wow, there really are people in this world who have taken a liking to a lich and are preparing to become its partner?"
Barnier wasn't particularly concerned about Wiz being forced into marriage; he was just somewhat surprised that there were actually people in this world who would fall in love with a lich.
"Well then, Wiz, I must congratulate you. As a super-old single woman from a human perspective, you can finally get rid of your single status."
"Mr. Barnier, who are you calling an 'older single woman'?"
"Isn't it obvious..."
Before Barnier could finish speaking, he took off his mask and threw it aside.
"Click~"
His body, which was originally sitting in a chair, instantly turned into an ice sculpture.
"It's been so long since I've seen you. I thought your personality had improved, but I didn't expect you to still be so fiery."
The mask landed, the clay shifted, and it reformed into the figure of Barnier, who immediately began to complain.
"Don't you know that casually referring to women as 'leftover women' is extremely offensive?"
"Alright, this was my fault, I can apologize to you, hmm, this doesn't taste very good, I feel embarrassed and annoyed."
However, we still intend to meet Mr. Wiz, the man who has taken a liking to your husband. Would you mind introducing us?
"Hey, what are you planning to do? Are you trying to harm Broly?"
"Ha, do I look like that kind of person?"
"You're a demon."
"Although we are demons, we have always acted openly and honestly. At most, we will tell your future husband about your actual age."
"Mr. Barnier, you look like you want to die!"
Wiz maintained a smile, but her words were already laced with ice, and she had already taken out her staff.
"Just kidding. I promise I won't mention your real age at all. We'll just talk about the contract with you."
"A contract? That's between you and me, isn't it?"
"But aren't you going to marry someone else? When people get married, they declare before God that they will share joys and sorrows and never leave each other. This means that my contract with you will extend to your future husband."
Of course, I won't go too far, but I must make sure that the guy who's interested in you is someone willing to share responsibility with you and fulfill the obligations under my contract.
When he first met Wiz, she was just a little girl. He had been harassing her for years and had gained a lot of negative emotions by toying with her.
Therefore, Barnier still had feelings for Wiz, but those feelings were not romantic love; rather, they were more like a father's feelings for his daughter.
This made Barnier want to find out what kind of person Wiz, this lich who also had the identity of a goddess's disciple, really was.
. . . .
"So, Wiz, are you an old cow who eats young grass?"
Looking at the boy who was only as tall as his thigh, Barnier remained silent for a while before turning to the lich and asking him the question.
"What do you mean I'm an old cow eating young grass? I'm the one who's being pursued!"
Wiz quickly retorted, "She's not a lich who practices philandering."
"Wiz, who is he?"
Broly looked at Barnier and sensed an aura from him that was no weaker than Aqua's.
"He is..."
Before Miss Lich could introduce herself, Barnier began to introduce his own identity.
"I am Barnier, one of the Demon King's officers, the Duke of Hell who leads the demons, and the great demon who sees through everything in the world. Nice to meet you, little brat with strange necrophilia, who seems to be favored by the gods."
Barnier bowed slightly, his movements very elegant, but his words were not very pleasant.
"I'm Broly, not a brat."
Broly frowned slightly and corrected Barnier's words.
"Did you send Wiz to find me here because of something?"
"It's nothing major, I just wanted to meet the person who has taken a liking to Wiz and discuss with you the matter of my contract with her."
"contract?"
Broly was puzzled, but Wiz explained, "When I obtained the lich transformation magic, I signed a contract with Mr. Barnier, agreeing that after becoming a lich, I would assist Him in fulfilling His wishes."
"Our wish is to pass away in splendor after experiencing the highest levels of negative emotion!"
Barnier continued.
"The specific plan is to build a magnificent underground labyrinth, so that adventurers who have fought their way to me, after their arduous journey and defeat me, will only receive a treasure chest with a note marked 'empty.' I will then perish while savoring their sense of defeat!"
"Isn't he a very strange guy?"
Miss Lich pointed at Barnier and started complaining.
"But according to the contract, I also have to take on the responsibility of building the labyrinth that He envisioned, which includes providing the corresponding financial resources."
"As this lich's creditor, I must give you a heads-up, brat: if you want to be with her, you must fulfill the contract between her and me."
Barnier bent down and stared at the boy in front of him with his red-glowing eyes, as if trying to intimidate him.
"How much money do you need?"
"You really didn't hesitate to ask the question, but it's not about the money."
"Isn't it about money?"
"It's a human problem."
Barnier said seriously.
"Before the contract was completed, Wiz belonged to us. But now someone has set their sights on what belongs to us and is even trying to seize our possessions. How do you think we, as the Duke of Hell, should treat such audacious individuals like you?"
"Hey, my contract with you didn't include selling myself to you!"
Miss Lich retorted.
"I'm willing to pay any price; please give me the power to save my comrades."
Barnier didn't say anything, but simply took out a magic projection device and played back the scene where the Ice Witch, who had fought him in the final battle, made a resolute deal with him, a demon, to save her companions.
"Oh, why did you take a picture?!"
It must be said that the scene where Miss Wiz, in her human form, uttered these words with blood trickling from the corner of her mouth was truly captivating.
"Hmph, you said it yourself back then, that you would save your comrades no matter the cost. Although I didn't ask you to sell yourself, you sold yourself to me."
Barnier covered his mask and burst into laughter. Wiz's negative emotions were really quite interesting. Choosing to record the moment the contract was signed was indeed the right decision.
"So what do you want?"
The sudden appearance of a powerful, vengeful creditor on Wiz's side was indeed unexpected for Broly, who couldn't help but ask.
"Hmm, if I ask you to give up Wiz..."
Barnier was interrupted before he could finish speaking.
"That's impossible."
Wiz's happiness stat has reached over 300 points. Although it's not as high as Aqua's and Darkness's, it's still a significant number.
Even if it were a whole group of demons coming to collect a debt, let alone just one demon creditor, Broly would still not give up.
At worst, death absolves all debts!
A dangerous thought suddenly popped into Broly's mind, and he looked at Barnier with hostility.
Barnier was about to nod in agreement with the boy's determination to get Wiz when he suddenly received a hostile response from the Saiyan boy.
The sheer intensity of this emotion left even Barnier, the Duke of Hell, somewhat stunned.
"Well then, we're not the kind of people who like to break up couples, but we can give you a chance. How about we have a fair and square duel?"
If you can defeat me in a one-on-one fight, I will break my contract with Wiz.
Conversely, if you lose to me, you will also become someone who sells themselves to us.
Duke Barnier of Hell extended a duel invitation to the Saiyan boy.
The stakes are Wiz's personal freedom and Broly's personal freedom.
(End of this chapter)