Demons Beside You

“There wouldn’t be demons coming out from the gates of Hell, right?”

“Of course not. It’s not that easy for demons to enter the human world.”

“Since we can use sorcery to summon souls from the gates of Hell, can we also summon demons?”

“That’s different altogether. It’s more like trading than summoning. Souls are considered as a commodity, but demons can’t trade themselves.”

“Then why can I summon demons?”

“How would I know? I’m not an omniscient god.”

“But… You’re a Grim Reaper, god of death. That’s kind of a god.”

“While I’m happy to be viewed by humans as a god of death, why do I only feel deep insult from your words?”

Walter’s favorite thing was water. He had already jumped into the lake.

Beelzebub, Raymond, and Carrie liked to play in water too. Although they were not as enlivened as Walter, they were still delighted.

Chen Zhao was convinced by Blackie’s suggestion. However, the huge price still made him hesitant.

“Chen, are you really thinking about it?” Gerlyn realized that Chen Zhao was actually considering it seriously.

“Err… Ah. Maybe.”

“Do you have that much money?” Gerlyn asked.

“I managed to get some money from a rich person recently.”

“Are you really planning to buy the land?”

“I have no idea how much this piece of land actually costs, whether it belongs to Mountain Town or is private, and whether its owner is willing to sell it. Even if I can buy it, I wouldn’t have the money to build a house.”

However, this was not the main theme that day, so Chen Zhao only chatted with Gerlyn about it briefly.

Chen Zhao only had the preliminary thought about purchasing the land. Anyway, he felt that the value of his money would be better preserved by buying the land than storing it in the bank.

Money in the bank would only slowly lose its value. On the other hand, if Chen Zhao invested it on actual property, no matter how much the land devalued, he would not lose much.

Chen Zhao had a very typical Chinese mindset. Chinese people have a special feeling towards land.

In Chen Zhao’s mindset, he would only have a foundation after he owned a piece of land.

Moreover, he felt that this piece of land has its own value, unlike what Gerlyn had said.

In fact, the natural environment was part of its value.

If this land cost ten million dollars, Chen Zhao would not even think about buying it.

However, if it only cost five hundred thousand, Chen Zhao felt that he could buy it.

As Beelzebub and the rest played in the lake, Chen Zhao and Gerlyn built a tent on the lakeside.

Gerlyn was very familiar with this and they finished the tent in ten minutes.

Just then, a few playful young people walked towards their direction.

They looked like high school students. There was a mix of both genders and they were wearing either swimming trunks or swimsuit.

These people also saw Chen Zhao and Gerlyn, so they approached them.

“Hello. I’ve never seen you before. Are you new to this place?” a burly young man said. He was handsome, well-built, and polite.

“You can call me Chen. I live in the infamous ghost house in town.”

“Chen? I know you.” Suddenly, a brown-haired girl behind exclaimed, “Yesterday the winery was on fire. I heard that an Asian and a dog saved nine people from the fireground. You even saved Uncle Bernard, am I right?”

Hearing her words, the few young people all looked at Chen Zhao in surprise and respect.

“I’m Famar Ollip,” the leading young man said.

The others also introduced themselves. Famar lifted a box of beer from his companion. “Do you want one?”

“Err… are you adults already? My girlfriend is a cop.”

In America, one needs an identity document to buy tobacco and alcohol. It is a crime to sell them to minors.

Of course, some places are stricter than others.

“Don’t spoil the fun. Come, Ms. Police, let’s drink together.”

Chen Zhao shrugged his shoulders helplessly. Gerlyn also did not care if these people were adults.

Anyway, she was in charge of crime investigation and did not care about these things.

The brown-haired girl Lily pointed at the few dogs that were playing in the lake. “Is the largest German Shepherd there the dog which saved people from the fireground?”

“Yes, he’s Walter. He’s a good boy.”

“He’s really big. I’ve never seen such a huge dog.”

Usually, a German Shepherd could only have a shoulder height of 60cm and weight of 45kg at most.

However, Walter’s shoulder height was over 80cm and he weighed 65kg.

He was almost as heavy as an adult woman. Moreover, this did not seem to be his limit.

Since Walter had been converted to a hybrid demon, he had been growing. Recently, his growth had already slowed down, but it had not stopped completely.

Chen Zhao was also unsure how big Walter could reach.

Even the difference between two humans whose heights were 3cm apart could be easily noticed, not to mention dogs.

Walter was indeed very large, especially when he was with Beelzebub and Carrie.

German Shepherd was considered as a large dog, but Walter’s size at the moment was already extra large.

Of course, Walter’s weight and shoulder height were still within the range of a normal dog.

“Does he bite?”

“Nope. I already said: he’s a good boy.”

“Can I test him?” Famar asked.

“How do you want to test him?”

“I’ll pretend to be drowning.”

“Fine.”

Famar ran into the lake and then slowly swam away until he was about a few dozen meters away from the shore.

Suddenly, he felt something drag his feet. Is there a big fish in the lake? he thought. However, before he could think further, he felt something bite his feet.

Its bite force was not big, but it kept dragging him down.

‘Shit… Help! Help…”

The people on the shore all looked at Famar with a smile. Lily pointed at Famar and remarked, “His acting is so real.”

“Is he in trouble?” Chen Zhao asked, frowning.

“Stop joking. Famar is the captain of our school’s swimming team, and he has taken part in the high school sports competition, where he was the champion in the youth division. Even his warm up in school every day is a thousand meters,” another young man said.

Chen Zhao still felt uneasy. From Famar’s behavior, he felt that something might actually have gone wrong.

“Walter, save him.”

In the lake, Walter turned his head and saw Famar in the distance.

Splash.

“God, he’s so fast.”

“Famar’s sinking… He’s not joking! Walter, faster!”

Walter was extremely fast. Chen Zhao’s eyelids quivered as he scanned everyone around him. They did not seem to have noticed that Walter’s swimming speed was extraordinary.

Everyone was fully focused on Famar. At the moment, he had already disappeared from the surface of the pool.

Walter dived down suddenly and everyone could feel their heart pound. They finally realized that Famar was really in trouble.