episode_0042

The accident was expected.

It was inevitable given the nature of vampires, who possess great power and are intoxicated with their savage nature.

Some of the elders who could not stand their thirst for blood had already charmed their favorite opponents and left the banquet hall.

All of this was done by Count Kagan, who was inaugurated as the mayor of Aaronbolt.

Kagan was convinced that the death of Margrave Bloodmir would lead to a power struggle between the families, and he broke the rules and struck first without the consent of the other heads of the clans in order to seize the hearts of the Elders, who were sealed like secret weapons.

After breaking the seal of the elders without any procedure.

He explained the situation to them when they woke up and asked them to unite the families by restraining them and subjugating them instead of Margrave Bloodmir.

“The remaining clans have completely assimilated with humans and do not want you, the legends of the old days, to awaken. A power struggle between the clans is inevitable. We need pillars to unite and lead our clan in place of the fallen Marquis Bloodmir.”

This ball was a political stage to show the elders the current situation and gain their trust.

A chance for the Elders who still have their vampire instincts to hunt freely.

To instill fear and dread of the Elders in other nobles.

After Kagan achieved his goal of using the Elders to weaken the other families, he ultimately reported this to the warrior Lena, who planned to destroy the Elders as well.

The Elders were initially skeptical of Kagan’s words, but seeing the large number of people in the city that had developed to the size of a large city and the nobles who had lost their vampire nature due to the weakening of their bloodline, they had no choice but to accept Kagan’s words and help him.

And then the incident finally broke out.

The showdown between Alan and one of the elders, Jeremiah, has been realized.

Jeremiah was completely underestimating Alan.

However, when he received the silver-plated middle sword from another noble wearing a red belt and saw the vivid blue aura emanating from it, his expression instantly distorted.

‘Kagan was right! You little punks! How dare you rebel against us?’

Jeremiah abandoned his plan to outwit his opponent through close combat and decided to use magic instead.

No matter how versatile, fast, and strong a vampire he was, he didn’t want to fight a knight who could even use his sword energy.

If you are hit by the sword, the sword will seep into your wound, making it difficult to recover, and the magical power in your body can become disrupted.

Elder vampires are beings with talents in black magic and blood magic.

Ping-pong— A coin was thrown into the sky and fell to the ground, and the duel began.

Jeremiah began the fight by creating five arrows of blood the size of chopsticks and firing them at the charging Alan.

“Blood Arrow”

“Take it!”

As he aimed his staff, a Blood Arrow formed and shot out at Alan.

Ssaeak―― Ssaeak――

An arrow of blood that can even pierce through steel at maximum speed.

Tick! Tick!

Alan ducked awkwardly to avoid the Blood Arrows, blocking both shots with his sword.

“Ouch!”

“Oh my!”

“Ouch!”

“Everyone, back off!”

The problem is that the stray attack hits the innocent people behind it.

Bystanders who were shot in the forehead and chest and died instantly.

It was most likely a deliberate offensive.

To obtain blood…

The blood of the dead man began to flow out and gather towards Jeremiah.

Alan didn’t stay still either.

He launched a series of fierce swordsmanship attacks at Jeremiah.

Seeing, seeing, seeing.

The sound of waves cutting through the air became a melody and resonated fiercely.

Jeremiah quickly retreated and avoided Alan’s attacks, but was eventually unable to create enough distance between them and was forced to cast “Bone Shield” to defend himself.

Skeletons formed, blocking Alan’s vision and taking the hits for him.

That shield gave me a little bit of time.

Jeremiah attacked by casting “Tide of Blood”.

The blood he had just collected from killing the bystander spurted out in all directions and covered Alan.

A virtually unavoidable attack.

grasp!

Alan drew up his stamina to defend himself, but the impact caused him to roll backwards.

“Ugh…”

In one room, the clothes were all tattered and full of holes.

Since it is an attack in which power is dispersed, the penetrating power is not that high, but just defending against it with internal strength resulted in taking a lot of damage.

You could say it was the price of not wearing armor.

In the meantime, Jeremiah’s terrifying black magic spell flew at us again.

It was an ominous attack filled with dark energy.

“Drain Bolt”

It is a scary injection-type black magic that sucks out all of your vitality and moisture when hit with a gray laser.

Push-

It was definitely tricky because I had to alternate between blood magic and black magic.

A very scary opponent if you don’t have the Darkness Resistance and Desolation Resistance through items.

It was very disadvantageous to fight him bare-handed without armor.

However, Alan was not just taking the hit without any resistance, but was preparing a counterattack by understanding his opponent’s abilities and type.

Since he was an expert at the game, he could figure out the opponent’s type and read the pattern to find a solution.

‘Now is your chance!’

The timing was right when the shield and the wave of blood were waiting to be cast.

Alan was scared by the drain bolts shooting at him, so rather than dodge to the side, he charged forward, taking some damage and attempting a head-on confrontation.

Drain Bolt was an extremely vicious spell with devastating aftereffects, but thanks to Super Regeneration, it was possible to tolerate some of the damage.

Phew—— Phew——

Gray lasers fired continuously from Jeremiah’s staff.

He dodged it by brushing past it, kicked the ground, and flew out, delivering a decisive sword strike.

“Leonhard Ryu’s 5th Form – Lightning Strike”

Jeremiah tried to defend himself with his staff, but was unable to avoid the lightning-quick sword strike from a clever angle.

Choaack!

“Ugh!”

Starting from the arms, he cut down the sides and abdomen.

Smoke rose from the wounded area due to the effect of the silver weapon.

Even the aura of the sword seeped in, blocking recovery and interfering with casting.

Jeremiah was half-floating in the air, and he was able to evade the attacks of Alan, who was sticking to him like a leech and continuously attacking him.

Since the movement pattern was read, no matter how fast I moved, it was useless.

Chookchook! Chook―

“Ugh! This little shit!”

In the end, both arms were cut off and his body was split in two.

Yet, there are cursed undead creatures that can float and move in the air, called Elder Vampires.

Its essence is not the shell of the flesh, but the blood itself.

Alan, who knew that, aimed for Jeremiah’s heart with his next blow and then tried to burn him with the Fire Breath spell.

But such attempts ended in failure.

Due to the intervention of the surroundings…

A large number of ice spears flew from the side and I had no choice but to step back to avoid them.

The ones who interrupted the match were a pair of attractive young blondes wearing purple identification bands.

They stood between Alan and Jeremiah.

“That’s enough. You won.”

“Gasp… gasp… The match hasn’t been decided yet. If we leave it like this, it will drink someone else’s blood and soon be resurrected.”

“Hmm… This guy seems to know our true identities? What should we do?”

The two people who intervened were actually other elders.

“… … What should I do? You said you needed an example, right? ”

“Heh… Then leave it to me. This kid is exactly my style. Haha.”

“What! This is a fair duel.”

“Sorry. We have our own circumstances. Anyway, you’re a really funny kid. Haha. How about becoming my servant? Then I might let you live…”

“Ugh…”

Alan gritted his teeth and realized that he was screwed.

The rule in the game was to eliminate the Elders one by one by unsealing them and defeating them individually.

But, since I ended up having to deal with those who were resurrected at the same time, I was in the worst possible situation.

Looking around, most of the onlookers and soldiers had disappeared. Only those wearing purple identification belts and nobles wearing red identification belts remained.

All the elders in the banquet hall gathered there.

“Ah….“

Alan realized that he had lost his temper and rushed in, ending up killing himself in the middle of enemy territory.

Hehehehehehe――

The terrifying, vampire-like laughter filled the air.

Seeing that he didn’t hide his true colors in front of people, I could tell that the elders had decided to make him an example to everyone.

I was very worried because I couldn’t see Erica either.

‘Is this it…’

Alan’s eyes, which had been filled with anger and triumph until just now, began to lose their light and turn into fear.

The fear of death and the pressure of the curses that the Elders were simultaneously pouring out left and right drained my strength, my body trembled, and I lost the will to fight.

I wanted to beg for my life.

Elder Jessica, in the form of a blonde beauty, approached Alan, who was paralyzed and frozen, and bared her teeth to bite his neck.

… … At that moment,

“What are you guys doing!”

Someone shouted in a clear, shrill voice that made everyone snap out of their thoughts, and then they started walking slowly towards Alan out of the darkness.

“Who are you!”

“Where did you get that much!”

The person who suddenly burst in was a woman with a very beautiful body, wearing a black cloak and bikini armor, and her face was very familiar.

Alan’s eyes widened in shock at her appearance.

“Re… Lena…?”