Chapter 204 - The Outbreak ( 4 )

Whoossh!

Melody's Smoke Ring created a cloud of smoke covering her entire team before they started backing away.

Luckily, the Shadow Vampire didn't seem to be too inclined in chasing them as it stopped following them after their group started getting closer to the other Awakened Teams.

"Whew~ That was dangerous!" Eron said as he noticed that they have successfully gotten away. They could probably defeat that Vampire. However, the problem is that it would take some time and that is something they don't have.

A thousand vampires that have gotten out and started creating havoc would surely catch up to them if they waited there for a long time.

"We're still not safe! Look behind!"

Melody suddenly said and noticed that the sky was now being blocked by numerous bats!

"This is bad!"

"Tsk! There's no way that the reinforcement from other cities would be enough to deal with this. They are just too many!"

Thud! Thud! Thud!

As soon as they started losing hope, they suddenly heard the sound of the helicopter propeller from afar.

"Is it the Army?! What took them so long?!"

Eron shouted with delight as soon as he saw five Attack Helicopters in the sky.

Soon, the machine guns installed on these five started firing at the vampire bats in the sky. It was then followed by the RPGs from the ground troops as hundreds of soldiers accompanied by several Armored vehicles started engaging with the monsters.

[ Are you guys safe? Where are you now? That ASTF and the Armed Forces have arrived. I think it's a lot safer now. However, you should no longer participate in the front lines. If you can help with the evacuation. Please do so… If you can't just escape far away from here. ]

Lawren said as they were only told to assist the civilians after all. They are Arcane Explorers and they should be exploring the Arcane World instead of fighting here in the human world. As long as they made participated and didn't ignore the order from the government, they wouldn't have problems anymore even if they leave this place.

"We're almost out of the city. I can still see a lot of people going out. The cars on the southbound lane are all stranded so they are all moving on foot. Ugh… They're too slow, I think they're not aware of the danger."

Melody said as she noticed how the people remained calm or unbothered by the whole situation.

They are just about 500 meters away from the fight!

"Wait! Melody! Above us!"

Eron suddenly shouted and noticed a genuine Vampire Knight above them. There are three of them and they seem to be their real target when they went to the shopping center a while ago…

"Gaaahahaha~"

The three vampire knights excitedly laughed after seeing a cluster of defenseless people and immediately dived down!

"No!"

Melody can only shout as everything happened so fast. The Vampire just waves their hands and they decapitated 5 people at once!

"Aaahhh! Help!"

"Mother! Sister! No!"

"You monster!"

Some of those who survived despaired while the others went angry as they wanted to kill the Vampire who just killed their relatives!

This scene was seen by many people making them aware of the real situation!

"Vampires!"

"Run!"

Everyone started moving faster and a stampede that perhaps killed a lot more people happened!

Of course, Melody and her small team made their move to stop it from happening again. Aside from that, they noticed that six or more Awakened with low-level Artifacts also decided to join the battle.

"Kill them!"

Melody raised her spear as she put herself in front to lead the battle!

They stood on top of the cars to fight as they slowly pushed the three Vampire Knights away from the crowd.

On the other hand, their battle was also noticed by a few soldiers but seeing that they are well-armed Awakened. They realized that they were part of a guild and didn't bother them.

Melody looked around and noticed that there aren't any civilians around anymore.

With this, they can finally use their strongest attacks!

Just a while ago, they are afraid to affect the non-Awakened and hurt them in the process. However, now that the site is clear, they immediately burst with power as they confronted the three Vampire Knights!

***

Bonnie has been watching the television and saw the numerous Armored Vehicles and Attack Helicopters dominating the sky.

She saw how the machine guns fired at the Vampires and barely killed some of them.

"What's going on?"

Bonnie thought that she watching a movie just now.

However, thanks to the reporter, she was able to know that this is happening in reality and that the probable cause was an Outbreak!

It is something that has never happened before.

"…I will be moving away from here as the battle seems to be heading this way. There are just too many of them---"

The live feed was cut off as soon as the camera showed ten or so vampires heading their way.

Whatever happened to them, Bonnie can only pray that they were safe. For now, she had to inform all her relatives even her employees about this news.

"Yes, Manager Bonnie. We're watching TV as well…" Myrtle from the Store answered her call.

"Good. Let's bring out all our stocks. There will surely be a lot of people that will need them."

"Alright… Are we going to put those Modified Healing Potions for sale as well?"

"Ah! You're right! We'll do that." Bonnie replied.

Apparently, she had been curious about this Modified Healing Potion already. It is a potion made because of Cyril's request.

Her nephew provided her the list of ingredients needed for it and it was up to her to discover how the potion should be made.

To create this potion, Bonnie had to consume several Impulse Insight Potion they have so she could gain inspiration on how to concoct such a potion.

She was lucky enough to do it after several weeks and consuming five Impulse Insight Potions.

She can still remember what Cyril said to her about this potion. Apparently, this should be capable of healing the Vampire's Blood Magic that affects the people who were bitten by vampires or anyone who had their blood consumed by the creature.

"Manager… Shouldn't we think of a better name for this potion? We can't just call it modified. There should be a proper name for it, right?"

"Ahhh… Of course." Bonnie went silent for a moment as she wanted to make sure that her potion can attract the right customers.

"Let's just call it Body Rejuvenation Potion. Make sure to include a description about how it could remove the effects of Vampire's Blood Magic. Alright?"

"Yes, Manager. Don't worry about it."

Myrtle replied as she immediately relayed the information to the other workers.

After a while, Bonnie received a notification from the house's phone about the current situation at Flushdenn City. Since Cyril is currently inside an Arcane World, she would be the one receiving the message.

The message is basically a recruitment call to all available Awakened to save the city under attack by the Vampires.

Since Cyril is an A-Rank Awakened, his presence there would surely be helpful.

Unfortunately, even Bonnie couldn't tell exactly when will he return.

Bonnie then looked at the other news channel as she started feeling worried. There are just too many Vampires. Although there was a recent announcement that the country already has two S-Rank Awakened, their presence may not help that much if they don't possess a Rank-S Artifact to complement their abilities.

Nevertheless, she can only stay here in her house since she knows that she will be safe here. Aside from that, it is difficult for the Vampires to reach this city even if the Flushdenn City had truly fallen. This city is the most fortified place in the country after all.

Ring! Ring!

Bonnie immediately answered the phone call. It is Vanessa calling her and she must be looking for Cyril.

"Bonnie, I know that Cyril went to explore somewhere. I just received news that your shop is selling a potion that could help the people affected by Vampire's Blood Magic. I would like to purchase them all. Our team will be freely distributing them so don't worry, I won't be reselling them."

"I understand. All our stocks are inside the store. You can just send someone to pick them up. The prices will be discounted since you purchased them in bulk… Right, do you know the situation now? Can we kill all those Vampires?"

Bonnie worriedly asked.

"Of course. However, it will be very difficult for us and there will be many casualties. As of now, our estimate shows that we already have about ten thousand casualties… Sigh~ Let's just hope that our request to send the S-Rank Awakened from neighboring countries be granted." Vanessa said in which Bonnie was left in shock.

It hasn't been long since the Vampire has gone out and there are already 10,000 lives taken?