Since the demon form wasn't convenient, Roy had no choice but to transform into his angel form.
Even though the angel form's wings were also kind of a pain, at least the light wings could be folded away and wouldn't affect Roy's fighting.
The tentacle demon, which Roy had just slashed with his sword, finally seemed to notice Roy's presence. It turned around, its tentacles wriggling constantly as if trying to attack him.
And then...
Well, there was no "and then"!
Were you seriously expecting a lower-level demon that had been trapped by humans for 40 years to be able to defeat Roy in his four-winged angel form?
This dude was reduced to dust by Roy!
**\[Ding! Acquired a Fate Treasure Chest from a subordinate of Leviathan! Open it?\]**
Seriously? Another subordinate of Leviathan? Are they all this weak?
But it seems like Demon Lords don't choose their subordinates based on strength, but rather on whether they personally like them.
Back when Roy became a subordinate of Belial, he wasn't much stronger than this Leviathan lackey.
After returning to his human form, Roy left the secret room and went out to the warehouse. But he found that Wade and Emma weren't there waiting for him.
Had they bolted?
He had just been mentally praising Wade for being loyal, but the guy ran off so fast, making Roy's face fall.
Roy walked towards the outside of the factory building and saw Wade's back at the corner.
"Wade, it's all taken care of! You don't need to run anymore!"
However, Wade didn't seem to hear him. He stood there motionless with his back to Roy.
And Roy didn't see Emma anywhere near Wade either.
That's weird. Didn't Wade escape the secret room with Emma just now? Where did Emma go?
Feeling like something was off, Roy walked up and patted Wade on the shoulder. The guy still didn't react. When Roy turned him around, he saw that Wade's eyes were rolled back and he had lost consciousness.
What the heck is going on?
"Are you looking for me, big brother Roy?"
Suddenly, Emma's voice came from behind him.
Roy turned his head and saw Emma standing in the passage he had just come from, still wearing that perfect, flawless smile.
But for some reason, Roy felt like the current Emma was different from before.
Mentally raising his alertness to the max, Roy put on a very relaxed act and spoke to Emma.
"Oh, little Emma, so you were here! I thought you got lost! The demon's been taken care of, let's go home!"
Emma just shook her head with a smile.
"Sorry, big brother Roy, I'm not the same as I used to be. I'm about to set sail now. Actually, I kinda like you, but too bad..."
The smile on Emma's face faded, and then Roy felt like someone had hammered a nail into his head.
Roy figured out why Wade had become like that. Emma must have been triggered by that demon earlier and awakened her witch talent.
And this talent happened to be a mental control type. Wade was controlled on the spot and lost consciousness.
Emma, having awakened her witch talent, must have been quite pleased with herself, which is why she said that just now. But this kid was still too young and thought that awakening a witch talent would be enough to deal with him?
No way! He had even dealt with the very first witch, so how could he not handle a little witch who had just awakened?
Shaking his head, the throbbing pain in his head quickly subsided. His mental stat of 48 and willpower stat of 50 gave Roy very strong resistance to mental attacks.
"Little Emma, your behavior is a bit much right now! Come over here right now and apologize nicely, or don't blame your big brother for teaching you a lesson!"
After all, she was still just a kid. Roy decided to give Emma a chance to apologize. If an adult had done this, Roy would have definitely just walked over and slapped them a couple of times.
Roy's reaction surprised Emma, so she continued to use her power for a mental attack.
The continuous stinging pain made Roy frown. He was starting to get angry.
"Emma Black!"
Just as he was about to walk towards Emma, the voice of the warehouse manager came from behind him.
"Hey, what are you and Wade doing playing around here? Has the warehouse situation been taken care of or not?"
It turned out that the warehouse manager saw on the security camera that Wade was standing blankly in the aisle, and Roy was walking back and forth, so he found it very strange and came to check.
Wait, why only two people?
Roy immediately turned his head, his pupils turning dark gold as he looked towards Emma's location.
Sure enough, in the vision of the Eye of Truth, Emma's location just now was just an illusion. The real Emma was nowhere to be found.
Damn it! That little brat actually dared to pull a trick like that!
Roy got even angrier.
The warehouse manager behind him saw that Roy wasn't responding and also got very angry, cursing under his breath as he walked towards Roy.
"What the heck! What do you think you're doing, kid? Get out of here right now!"
The warehouse manager grabbed Roy's shoulder, but Roy executed an over-the-shoulder throw, sending the manager crashing to the ground, completely disoriented.
"I'm in a bad mood right now, you better not mess with me!"
Roy stepped over the warehouse manager. The manager was about to curse, but then he saw Roy's cold, ruthless golden pupils, as well as a dozen or so crisp, green hundred-dollar bills scattered on the ground.
The warehouse manager's eyes lit up, and he immediately swallowed back his curses.
Looking closely, all the bills were hundred-dollar bills. A dozen of them were worth his entire month's salary!
The warehouse manager really wanted to shout at Roy, asking if he could throw him a few more times.
He completely ignored Roy's unusual golden pupils.
Roy began searching for Emma's location in the factory building. The entire place was full of warehouses, so there weren't many places to really hide, and only the front door could be used to exit; the back door was locked.
He was certain that Emma was still hiding in the factory building. Roy didn't believe that a little girl who had just awakened her powers could create illusions and mental attacks from hundreds of yards away.
Maybe just now, Emma was hiding around the corner, controlling the illusion, and Roy just didn't see her.
You want to play hide-and-seek, huh? Well, don't let me catch you!
Roy narrowed his eyes and quickly moved through the aisles. But the factory building was a maze of passages, making it really not easy to find a kid.
And Emma would occasionally create illusions or launch mental attacks to try and mess with Roy.
So, in order to turn the unfavorable situation around, Roy decided to call for backup.
He took out his Cursed Double Daggers and released Sadako and Kayako.
"You two, one of you block the exit, and the other come with me to find Emma!"
Emma hunched over and carefully went around a corner, the expression on her face was quite unpleasant.
She had originally thought that after awakening her supernatural powers, she would be able to beat everyone up and become an invincible queen. But Roy had immediately brought her back to reality with a harsh blow.
For some reason, the illusions suddenly stopped working on Roy, and her mental attacks couldn't control him either. This made Emma feel very uneasy.
Moreover, Emma had just seen Roy's expression and knew that her cousin was probably really angry. If she got caught...
Emma couldn't help but shiver!
Luckily, she had been smart enough not to reveal her location directly.
At this moment, Emma was very close to the factory door, which was wide open.
The warm afternoon sunlight shone in, which felt like a ray of hope to Emma.
As long as she could run out, as long as she could get away from Roy...
Emma cautiously peeked her head out to see what was on the other side of the corner. She didn't see Roy.
Opportunity!
Emma immediately took off running towards the factory door shining with the light of hope. Victory was within reach!
*Thump!* Emma fell to the ground.
"Ouch! That hurt!"
Little girls have a rather limited tolerance for pain, and Emma couldn't help but cry out.
Just now, it felt like something grabbed Emma's ankle, causing her to fall. But when Emma turned around to look behind her, she didn't see anything.
Was it just her imagination?
Emma held back her tears and stood up again. She had fallen pretty hard just now, causing her to limp slightly.
Just as she took a step, Emma was pulled down again. This time, because she wasn't running when she fell, it wasn't a very serious fall.
Why was this happening?
Emma looked behind her again, still nothing.
Clear footsteps came from a distance, and Emma realized that if she didn't leave now, she wouldn't be able to.
No matter what the reason, she would crawl out if she had to. Just leaving this factory building would be victory.
And then...
Emma realized her leg was caught, and she couldn't even crawl.
Turning her head, Emma saw a big sister with disheveled hair and a long white dress holding her ankle.
This big sister also had a pair of bloodshot, wide eyes, just like the image of a female ghost commonly seen in horror movies.
Emma had to cover her mouth to suppress her scream. But even if she controlled the scream, it was useless because Roy had already walked over.
"Kayako, nice work! Hehe, little Emma, I finally found you!"
Emma's body stiffened, and she forced a smile.
"Big brother Roy, did you make this woman in the white dress too?"
"Yeah, she's a vengeful spirit. I had her wait at the door for you, and then I deliberately let my guard down to lure you to the door so she could grab you."
Emma experienced the sinister tactics of adults for the first time, looking at Roy approaching step by step with a tearful face.
"Big brother Roy, I know I was wrong!"
"No, no, no, you don't know you're wrong. You just know you're about to get your butt kicked! And I can tell you right now, you guessed right, I am definitely going to give you a spanking!"
Emma, with some unknown strength, suddenly jumped up and ran outside. Kayako, caught off guard, actually didn't grab her.
When Emma ran to the doorway where the sunlight could reach, Kayako could only retract her hand.
Powerful vengeful spirits can indeed appear during the day, but that doesn't mean they can directly face the sunlight.
Just as she rushed out the door, before Emma could feel the joy of victory, her waist was somehow entangled by black, thread-like things.
Looking closely, it seemed like hair?
"Get back here!"
Roy, holding the other end of the Cursed Hair in his hand, easily pulled Emma back.
Next, Emma had to face the traditional performance: Anse Hip Drum (a euphemism for getting spanked).
"Ah! Big brother Roy, I really know I was wrong! Stop hitting me!"
"It hurts so much! Please, don't hit me anymore!"
Daddy Roy's class is now in session!
If a child is disobedient and always causing trouble, they're probably spoiled. A good spanking will fix it!
Quickly use the ancestral skill, the Anse Hip Drum. Give them a spanking every day, and Mom won't have to worry about the child being disobedient anymore!
After the spanking, Emma squatted on the ground, constantly wiping away tears, while Roy looked down at her.
"Make Wade go back to normal right now!"
Emma nodded repeatedly, not daring to delay.
After a while, Wade walked out of the factory building with a face full of confusion.
"Boss, what just happened? I feel like I've forgotten something."
It seemed that Wade, while controlled, didn't retain any memories from that time.
"Emma, apologize to Wade right now!"
Emma trembled slightly, then obediently apologized to Wade.
"Sorry, big brother Wade!"
Wade was a little confused.
"Boss, what's going on?"
"Nothing much. There were just some unexpected things that happened. But I've already dealt with the demon in the secret room, and I've got the books. I'm planning to buy these four books using the remaining share of the money from that batch."
Wade's eyes widened. Half of the drugs obtained from the Gospel Welfare Home hadn't been sold yet, and Roy's share of that would probably be worth over a hundred thousand dollars.
That's not a small chunk of change!
Because of this, Wade even stuttered a little when he spoke.
"T-that's really not necessary, boss! They're just four old books, you can just give them a little something!"
Roy waved his hand.
"Wade, these four books are priceless in the eyes of professionals. They're worth this price! Besides, Emma did something bad to you just now. Consider this money as compensation."
Wade looked at Roy, then at Emma squatting on the ground crying, and seemed to realize something.
After hesitating again and again, Wade finally accepted the money.
"Boss, if you need anything in the future, just let me know. As long as it's within my power, I'll definitely help as much as possible!"
Roy nodded. Wade was a wild card, who knows when he might come in handy.
"You don't need to worry about the warehouse anymore. I'll have someone take care of it, but you should talk to the warehouse manager."
Wade puffed out his chest.
"No problem, I'll go talk to the manager right now!"
Having suddenly gained over a hundred thousand dollars, who would still care about that little warehouse money? At worst, he could just rent the warehouse, it wouldn't cost much anyway.
As for who Roy would get to clean up the warehouse, it was of course the professional cleanup crew, FEA!
Roy pulled Emma back to the car, then called Gerald and explained the situation in the warehouse.
Soon, local FEA agents from Austin arrived to clean up, seal off the secret room, and take away the remaining ashes of the tentacle demon.
Just selling this information to Gerald would earn Roy more than Wade's hundred thousand dollars, and it would be completely legal and compliant.
Afterwards, Roy immediately drove away from Austin.
On the way back to Waterfall Town, Roy stopped the car on a secluded side road and then turned his head to look at Emma.
Because her butt hurt too much, Emma could only lie on her stomach on the back seat of the car.
Feeling Roy's cold gaze, Emma trembled all over. Her ability to control her facial expressions had completely collapsed, and she could only manage a forced smile.
"R-Roy, big brother Roy, is, is there something wrong?"
"Tell me, what exactly happened with your dad!"