Chapter 93 Guantlets

Chapter 93 Guantlets

When the group of Magi entered the cavern, the scene that greeted them left them shocked!

More than a hundred residents of the city were lying unconscious on the ground, in some sort of strange pattern. Meanwhile, one vampire spawn was nervously placing them at different points of the ritual formation.

Moreover, the two headless corpses of the other vampire spawns by the ritual formation made them wonder just what exactly had taken place here.

And finally, their eyes landed on the vampire who was responsible for the entire tragedy befalling the city. However, he was currently stomping on Adam while laughing maniacally.

Seeing such a gruesome scene made Magus Emory and Magus Karl freeze on the spot, their bodies trembling. After becoming Magi, they lived a life of luxury. Hence, they weren't used to such situations.

Meanwhile, Count Hannes, Edward, and Lisa, who had managed to keep their composure, looked at one another and nodded. Following that, Lisa dashed toward the last vampire spawn, whereas the other two went toward the Vampire Magus.

The vampire, sensing the killing intent directed at him, coldly smiled. "I've been waiting for you."

Just when the Count's and Edward's swords were about to touch his neck, he brought forth his pale claws and grabbed the blades.

CLANG!

A clear sound of metal hitting against metal resounded in the underground cavern. Seeing their swords blocked—no, grasped with such ease, Count Hannes and Edward were astonished!

Both their swords were magic artifacts but the vampire was able to grab them with his bare hands like he was grabbing mere twigs.

Taking advantage of their momentary state of shock, the vampire twisted his body and redirected both swords in the opposite direction. The Count and Edward were flung to the far ends of the cavern as a result.

But during this split second, Aquila had rushed toward Adam, grabbed his shoulders, and sped off into the distance away from the vampire.

The vampire didn't pay attention to Adam and the griffin though. He turned around, while at the same time weaving hand signs at quick speeds, and then aimed his hand at Lisa who was moments away from reaching the last spawn.

Rank 1 Spell: Hail of Blood!

"Good." Lisa nodded. "Then all of us will fight him together—"

But Adam interrupted her. "No, leave him to me."

The Count chimed in with a stern expression. "Magus Adam, this is not the time to flaunt your powers. We'll have a much better chance at defeating him if we work together."

"No, you don't get it." Adam shook his head. He pointed his finger toward the cavern ceiling and solemnly said, "There are still those guys that you have to take care of."

The vampire's ears suddenly twitched and he looked at Adam in surprise. "You were able to sense them? Your spiritual powers are quite strong for someone your age."

Everyone turned to look at the ceiling, but they couldn't sense anything at all. Even Count Hannes who was the strongest in the group couldn't perceive a thing. The ceiling was obscured in darkness, preventing anyone from seeing anything.

Adam slowly got to his feet, his face solemn. He looked at Edward and asked, "You got my stuff?"

Edward nodded and handed him his Holding Pouch and a pair of black gauntlets.

Adam tied the Holding Pouch to his waist and then grabbed the gauntlets from Edward. These pair of gauntlets were Rank 1 magic artifacts and this would be the first time he'd be wearing them.

After putting them on, Adam grinned from ear to ear. "Now, that's more like it!"

He then instructed the rest of the Magi, "You all huddle together and focus more on defending. It'll be difficult for you all to kill every one of them. But don't worry, all you need to do is last long enough till I kill the vampire."

Sensing the seriousness in Adam's tone, Lisa clenched her fists tightly as a drop of sweat rolled down her forehead. "What exactly is up there? What are we fighting against?"

Before Adam could reply, the vampire had already completed a series of hand signs and aimed his finger at them. He revealed his sharp fangs and displayed a cruel smile as he said, "See for yourself."

Following that, countless pairs of blood-red eyes became visible across the entire ceiling.

SCREEECH!