episode_0176

Battle of Albatea.

This doesn’t end with simply casting ancient magic.

When you cast the magic, a barrier appears.

When the curtain of blood is spread, an endless night comes, and a barrier is formed to block movement with the outside world.

So will those inside stay still?

at all.

will try to resist.

There are no S-class adventurers, but there are still plenty of A-class adventurers, and they will definitely try to break through the barrier in the event of a sudden situation.

The blood curtain is just a barrier.

Since it is a barrier, it can naturally be destroyed with a stronger force, and those inside can try to remove the barrier’s core to escape.

There is an easy way to control the humans within the barrier.

annihilation.

Lock them up and kill them.

Act in the Demon King’s way.

Once the blood curtain has been spread, you can kill everyone in the County of Albatea.

Anyone who resists will have their throats cut off.

Create an atmosphere of fear by chopping off limbs in front of everyone.

All those with powers higher than Class B are captured and thrown to the devil as prey, and then eaten in front of everyone.

If you do that, everything will be over.

The County of Albatea will be ruled by fear, and then it will end very easily.

The cooperative relationship with Mandarin, the relationship between me and Eris, and the mother-daughter relationship with Count Albatea.

‘That can’t be.’

I never give up the easiest and fastest way just because of the mother-daughter rice bowl.

Since they have not committed mass genocide so far, the vampires have been able to choose to become vampires rather than humans.

‘I’m not Hitler or the devil.’

Even though I became a mine, I never thought of becoming someone who would massacre innocent people of all ages and genders.

Those who entered the dungeon were those who were prepared to die.

I have no intention of gaining anything by killing peaceful civilians who don’t even enter the dungeon.

‘If you do something like that in the first place, both the goddess and the demon will hate you.’

Committing mass genocide means that faith has diminished.

Massacre is not allowed.

How many future virgins will be born from them, how can they kill people so carelessly?

‘It’s a dilemma.’

What a coincidence.

If we try to make the county completely ours, there will be a lot of things to worry about, and if we try to subdue it easily, it seems like a lot of blood will be shed.

There is only one way.

“It’s time for Mine Dandelion to come out.”

agitation.

Wear a mask and a suit.

Normally, I would just wear a robe that I could take off whenever I wanted, but now, as Mine Dandelion, I have to stand before people.

To appear before people with an appearance that seems to show something.

“Chief of Staff. I am ready.”

[This side is also ready. Everyone.]

The Mandarin is seen waving and smiling behind Chief of Staff Arcamond through the video magic.

Her hair was dyed completely white, and she was dressed so neatly that it was impossible to tell them apart.

One peculiar thing is that she has loose white chains tied all over her body that can be wrapped around her at any time.

[All other vampires are ready.]

All the vampires we’ve captured in the dungeon so far are hiding their appearance while wearing masks and costumes.

All that is revealed is white hair and red eyes behind the mask.

If vampires are determined to hide their identities, they can never be detected.

[I hope that this experiment will successfully prove your theory.]

“It’s an experiment, and a huge step forward for the future of our vampire army.”

[Hahaha! Good point. Well then, shall we start right away?]

“Yes, but it’s not me who starts it.”

Because it has already started.

“The disappearance of the wise mandarin.”

One day.

The wise mandarin never returned.

“When word gets out and people start taking action, then you can take action.”

[It’s a rumor. Will it spread quickly?]

“Of course. Because….”

The Sage Mandarin is an S-rank adventurer who travels around the Albatea territory every day.

“If the woman who was seen everywhere in Yeongji suddenly disappeared, would people be able to endure it without panicking?”

As rumors spread, anxiety began to build.

“[Blood Ritual] will begin.”

ah.

Of course, it’s not like I’m going to kill everyone or anything.

If we wanted to name it in a lighter and more peaceful way, we could rename it like this.

Vampire Festival.

“Should we just leave the remaining people?”

I cleared my throat, pressing down on my mask.

* * *

Half day.

When the person who usually showed up at the same time didn’t show up, Hank, the Adventurer’s Guild receptionist, was genuinely confused.

It’ll just take a long time to conquer.

Up until now, I’ve been pretending to leisurely clear dungeons, eating, playing, etc., so now I’m going to really start clearing dungeons.

Hasn’t the opposing dungeon already been designated as the ‘Vampire Legion’?

The existence of the ‘Old Vampire Butler’, a key member of the Vampire Corps, is classified as a top secret and only S-class adventurers can view it, but some of the information has already been shared within the Albatea County branch.

Because he just appeared in the County of Albatea.

He showed off his new skill by turning humans into vampires and controlling them.

Those who blocked the entrance to the dungeon cave also said that those who did not return from the dungeon became the puppets of the ‘Vampire Butler’.

Although the way each of the three linked up was imitating the actions of the vampire butler, their subtle movements and individual habits revealed the adventurer’s characteristics.

It’s not strange.

Among the adventurers captured by the vampire army, there were often cases where they became vampires themselves.

Although it was only about 1 in 100 people, there were cases where some of those captured by the blood bag became vampires and were used as a force for the vampire army.

However, there has never been a case like this where vampires were turned into vampires on such a large scale, and even the executives of the vampire corps dressed the vampires in maid outfits or dresses while dealing with adventurers.

People thought.

The vampire army is up to something.

Maybe there are a lot of humans coming in, hoping to turn into more vampires.

Then Hank had a momentary thought.

What is the Sage Mandarin doing that causes the vampire butler to keep appearing in the human realm with his vampire maids?

Hank doesn’t know how the inside of the dungeon is laid out.

Since only the Sage Mandarin can teleport inside the Vampire Legion dungeons, unless she shares her information, the information that ordinary people can find out is limited.

But even if you teleport into and out of the dungeon, is it possible for the vampire butler to appear periodically without any problems?

Some people even tried to slander me.

The wise mandarin doesn’t clear dungeons, but just pretends to do it and slacks off.

He says he’s going to clear the dungeon, but he uses dimensional magic to go to his lab, and while he’s supposed to be clearing the dungeon, he kills time by masturbating or having sex.

If not, how could the dungeon be conquered, let alone the vampire butler continuing to come out of the Albatea County territory?

“…No way.”

Hank just wants to.

I hope that normal circumstances will continue, that humanity will regain peace, and that I will just live well with my wife, have children, raise them, eat well, and die well.

Saaaa.

The sky turns red.

I feel uneasy somewhere-

“!??!?!?”

It wasn’t a hallucination caused by anxiety.

Suddenly, the world turned red, and a bloody curtain spread out, covering the entire castle.

“What?!”

Hank ran outside.

Likewise, others also ran out one by one and began to be astonished at the world shining in red light.

A world shrouded in darkness.

In that world, a man was standing in the air.

“That’s…?”

[Ahh, ahh.]

The voice of youth.

He cleared his throat and spread his arms quietly.

[It was long.]

What?

[Listen, mankind. Your hero has fallen.]

“……!!”

Hank saw.

People saw.

In the hallucination seen through the red curtain spread across the sky –

“Wise man?!”

The Mandarin was chained to some sort of altar, unconscious and held there.

[The wise mandarin who has tormented us for so long has fallen. There is no hero left to protect you.]

“What, what…?”

Hank thought.

Could it be that the supposed mine was the one who defeated the Mandarin?

how?

Mandarin is an S-class adventurer?

[Now this land, the County of Albatea, is ruled by our vampire army.]

“Ha, ha…!”

It was absurd.

“What are you talking about in a place where the goddess is protecting you…!!”

Although he didn’t know how he could perform such a large-scale magic, Hank couldn’t help but think logically.

okay.

The statue of the goddess is shining, and this is the realm of the goddess, so how can the demons have this kind of power-

“……Huh?”

In the first place, is it possible to spread such a red curtain of light in the realm of the goddess?

“Huh?”

Is that even possible, logically?

[I am Azazel Dandelion, the Mine of the Vampire Legion.]

Mine says.

[24 hours from now, everyone remaining here will become vampires.]

“What…you said…?”

[If you want to leave, leave.]

“……?”

[All remaining adult women will become ‘virgin vampires.’]

For a moment, Hank thought.

[Enjoy, ladies. The blessing of blood. Be reborn as beautiful vampires, and enjoy the blessing of youth and virginity. Ah, ladies.]

What about the man?

[You are beautiful.]

Hank thought.

That’s something crazy that cannot be judged by human common sense.