Ch.21Human Liberation Organization

# Temporary Awakening Through Blood Drinking

Blood Carnival didn’t give vampires this ability, but I’ve concluded that’s what this state is.

Now that I’m prepared, it’s time to go out and fight.

My Mystic Eye activates naturally, and a black katana emerges from the shadows.

I reached out and grasped the katana’s handle.

“Hwang-gu.”

“Yesss!”

“Please take care of Aurel.”

“Understood!”

The number of humans attacking this place is 20.

Logically, fighting 20 human users would be absolutely absurd.

That is, if I were alone.

But I’m not alone now.

I could smell the werewolves fighting outside.

Tap-tap-tap!

The moment I kicked off, my body rushed forward at high speed.

The wings spread behind my back flapped once, adding to my velocity.

BANG!

A massive explosion reminiscent of a sonic boom.

The moment I escaped the military tent, I leaped toward the sky.

WHOOSH!

My speed didn’t decrease. If anything, I was accelerating even more.

My body, which had shot up diagonally, accelerated once more with the help of the wings spread behind my back.

SWOOSH!

The overwhelming scent of human blood.

I extended my katana toward that sweet temptation.

CRACK!

My katana pierced through the outer wall of a half-collapsed high-rise building.

The wall, unable to withstand the impact, cracked and then shattered completely.

BANG!

Amidst the debris of the crumbling building,

I spotted a male user holding a long rifle aimed outside the building.

His eyes moved at that moment.

Surprise flashed across his eyes.

He belatedly noticed my attack and tried to change his posture to escape, but it was too late.

WHOOSH!

A charge without slowing down.

The blade of the katana pierced through his heart and continued toward the wall on the opposite side.

Unable to dissipate my momentum, my charge didn’t stop.

CRASH!

Finally, the katana that had pierced his heart stopped only after partially embedding itself in the wall on the opposite side.

“Kuh… Kuh…”

A faint groan escaped from the man’s mouth.

When I looked up, he was staring down at me with a shocked expression.

“Hello~”

A cheerful greeting flowed out.

I couldn’t contain my excited feelings.

Just from drinking a single glass of blood, I became this excited.

If I were to drink all of this man’s blood, what state would I be in?

The blood the werewolves served me was delicious.

Just thinking about that sweet scent makes my body tremble.

But can I really say that blood was the best taste?

It was blood exposed to air. In the time it slowly cooled, the blood would have undergone numerous changes.

Suddenly, the blood vessels in the human user’s neck caught my eye.

An ordinary person wouldn’t be able to see it, but as a vampire, I could see it clearly.

I moved my tongue to caress the sharp fangs hidden in my mouth.

If I were to sink these teeth in and suck the blood rapidly flowing through those vessels…

BANG!

At that moment, a loud gunshot rang out.

The red mark indicated the chest.

I lightly moved my feet to step aside.

SPLAT!

At that moment, the body of the human male that had been pinned to the wall by my katana exploded.

A sniper shot from a distance.

It was an attack aimed at me, but when I dodged, the male user in front of me took the hit instead.

Thud-

Drip-drip-drip-

I wiped the blood from my cheek.

Due to the explosion from the large bullet, not only blood but also small pieces of flesh were stuck to me.

My head burned hot at the thought of being interrupted just as I was about to taste fresh blood.

I turned my head to identify the enemy’s position.

The direction from which the sniper shot came, at the end of it.

Information about a user inside a small building on the ground appeared.

The moment I confirmed that information,

I immediately launched myself toward the outside of the building.

Without hesitation, I flew toward the direction of the sniper shot, intending to pierce his heart with this katana.

Just as I thought that,

SWISH!

With a strange sound, something odd flew in and wrapped around my ankle.

At that moment, I felt an intense pain.

With a sizzling sound, my body’s balance was thrown off.

“Ugh…!”

When my widely spread wings couldn’t function properly, my body began to fall.

As I fell, I made eye contact with a man standing on the middle floor of the building.

[Bernstein]

Level: 20

Race: Human

Health 100%

Mana 90%

Emotional State: Excitement, Anger, Calmness, Interest, Disgust

A human male user with the nickname Bernstein.

In his hand was a thin wire gleaming in the moonlight.

Following the extended wire with my gaze, I saw it was wrapped around my ankle.

[Special Wire]

A wire containing silver.

As expected.

The pain in my ankle felt familiar, and it seemed my skin was burning due to the silver.

I frowned and moved my wings.

Flap!

My body rotated immediately.

As my center of gravity returned, I attempted to enter through a half-broken window of the building.

CRASH!

Even as I entered the building, I could feel a force pulling on my ankle.

It seemed Bernstein was continuously pulling on the wire.

I frowned and swung my katana.

Slice!

The tightly pulled wire was cut.

However, remnants of the wire still remained around my ankle.

I used the tip of my katana to dig into my ankle.

SLASH!

It was an unavoidable choice to cut out the wire deeply embedded in my skin.

As black blood dripped down, the thin wire inside was cut out.

I caressed my ankle and glared at the upper floor of the building.

I had intended to deal with the sniper first, but I didn’t expect such a threatening individual to be hiding.

Now that he’s aware of me, he won’t let me go easily.

My priorities have changed.

At that moment, the scent of blood from the upper floor began to move.

Following that movement with my gaze, it led to the center of the corridor.

In the center was a staircase connecting the floors.

This meant Bernstein was coming down the building to deal with me.

This worked out well.

Instead of having to go find him, he’s coming to me.

I took out a potion from the shadows and poured it on my ankle.

As the foam on the skin was washed away, new flesh grew.

After confirming my healed ankle, I jumped toward the stairs.

Arriving at the central staircase of the corridor,

At that moment, a black shadow jumped down from the top of the stairs.

A movement without hesitation, a bold attack attempt.

It was Bernstein.

Dressed in a black rider suit, Bernstein swung a military longsword.

SWOOSH!

My activated Mystic Eye predicted where the attack would come from.

I stepped back and swung my katana.

CLANG!

As blade met blade, small sparks flew.

The corridor momentarily brightened.

As the distance increased, Bernstein pulled out a wire with a small weight attached from his waist.

After spinning it rapidly, the wire flew toward me.

However, for some reason, my Mystic Eye didn’t predict the direction of the incoming wire.

Of course, it didn’t matter much.

I could easily dodge a wire extending like that.

SWISH!

The moment I slightly tilted my body to avoid the wire, Bernstein’s attack continued.

Thrusting attacks targeting the upper and lower body.

Without hesitation, I used my wings to deflect both attacks.

THWACK!

After that, Bernstein continued with timid attacks.

A completely different approach from his bold first attack.

It didn’t take long to realize that the wire I was concerned about was no longer a threat.

Upon realizing this, I puffed up my wings and charged forward.

A straight charge aided by my wings.

The tip of my katana was aimed at Bernstein’s heart.

The black katana extended in a straight line along with my rapidly charging body.

Just as the tip was about to touch Bernstein’s chest,

Bernstein’s eyes gleamed as he pulled the wire hard.

SWISH!

A completely different sound from before.

At that moment, my previously quiet Mystic Eye indicated the danger approaching me.

Arms and legs, not just that.

Thighs and wrists, chest and waist.

And even the neck.

Red marks appeared all over my body without missing a spot.

Could it be?

My rapidly moving gaze recognized the surroundings.

At that moment, the loosely hanging wires began to tighten.

My body, which had been charging forward, was plunged into the silver-infused wires without a chance to stop.

SIZZLE!

“Kuk…!”

Like a butterfly caught in a spider’s web, wires wrapped around my arms and legs, and white smoke rose from all over my body.

The skin in contact with the wire turned black, and black blood began to drip.

Drip- Drip-drip-

The black blood that fell to the floor emitted white smoke.

I bit down hard on the burning pain.

“Phew…”

Bernstein, who had put me in this state, let out a small sigh from a slight distance.

A faint smile appeared on his calm face.

I tried moving my arm just in case.

Even amidst the pain of burning in flames, I could move my arm, but if I applied too much force, it felt like the connected part would be cut off.

“Do you want to live?”

Bernstein’s sudden question.

While no one would want to die, I didn’t bother to answer.

Because I saw the nervous smile on his face.

“Hmm…”

Bernstein, seemingly displeased with my attitude, pulled his hand.

At that moment, the wire tightened strongly.

As the wire binding my entire body began to dig in, the pain intensified.

SIZZLE!

I clenched my teeth hard and swallowed my groans.

If I applied even a little force, the wire connected to my neck would dig in, and it felt like my head would be cut off.

Bernstein didn’t seem to want to kill me easily.

As I felt the smile on his lips subtly changing,

I smiled too.

“Eat.”

“Eat?”

Bernstein echoed, but I didn’t bother to answer.

It wasn’t a message for Bernstein.

My faithful servant.

It was an order sent to the shadow.

I am Charlotte, a vampire who has extremely developed control over shadows.

This means I’m not originally a vampire who fights in this manner.

SLITHER!

The moment my order was given, the shadows throughout the corridor began to stir.

Just as my wings had grown larger, the size of my shadow, the black beast, had also grown larger than before.

TEAR!

A massive beast’s mouth suddenly emerged from the entire corridor.

Bernstein seemed not to understand what was happening to him, blinking his eyes.

CRUNCH!

The moment the beast closed its mouth, Bernstein’s body disappeared.