Chapter 141

Chapter 141

A little while ago.

Right after the regular vampires had jumped into the castle walls.

Someone blocked the way of Alpha and Beta, who were slowly following them.

Click-

"Hmm?"

Scanning the one blocking their path, Alpha smirked.

"No matter what, this is a bit much."

"..."

"Do you suggest that a mere knight can stop me, Alpha, the first vassal of the great No Life King?"

The one standing in front of Alpha was Evangeline.

Clang!

Wearing hefty armor that didnt match her small stature, Evangeline held her unique chubby expression while gripping her shield.

Alpha clicked his tongue.

"To go as far as putting up a mere whelp like you. Does your side lack notable individuals?"

"Do vampires fight with their tongues, not their bodies?"

After spinning her massive cavalry lance, Evangeline adjusted her posture and grinned.

"Stop showing signs of retreating and just charge. Ill flatten you like a bug."

"It seems you have some talent..."

Rustle-

Behind the sneering Alpha, a red magic circle spread out like a flower bud.

"It seems you havent learned to gauge your opponents abilities yet."

The next moment, the magic circles that were closed like flower buds bloomed all at once.

Beep-beep-beep-!

From the countless magic circles that opened, a red magic power flickered like blood, firing hundreds of blood bullets.

Alpha was confident.

With the power of the magic he displayed, he could shatter even a knight in heavy armor.

However,

Thump-thump-thump-!

"?!"

Fast.

Evangeline dashed over the castle walls with a speed that made it hard to believe she was wearing such heavy armor.

Boom!

Blood bullets exploded right behind the soles of the knight, scattering and exploding.

However, Evangeline ran zigzag without blinking an eye, barely avoiding the attacks.

"What the-"

Evangeline reached right in front of the startled Alpha in no time.

"For someone who has lived quite a long time..."

There was a teenagers cruel smile on the girls lips.

"It seems like you cant gauge your opponents abilities!"

Swish-!

The lance coated with sacred power cut through the air and thrust forward.

But just before the lance could touch him, Alpha spread a blood magic shield in front of him.

The shield shattered and bought time, Alpha managed to roll his body to the side and evade it.

"Tch! Annoying!"

Alpha, who had rolled on the ground, gritted his teeth.

Evangeline swished her mouth as if it was a pity and shook off the tip of her lance.

"Tsk, this armor is sturdy, which is good, but it slows down my weapon swinging..."

Evangelines armor, the Golem Armor, was a double-edged sword. It had exceptional physical and magical defenses, but imposed penalties on attack speed and movement speed.

However, Evangeline ignored the movement speed penalty with her unique attribute, [Unstoppable], maintaining her swift movement speed like a flying squirrel.

However, the attack speed penalty was unavoidable, so the speed of the cavalry lance was significantly slower than usual.

Alpha could easily realize this. The female knight was much more agile than she seemed.

Then I just have to reduce the power of the blood magic and increase the firing speed!

Again, blood magic circles spread out behind Alpha.

Beep-beep-beep-!

Again, hundreds of blood bullets were fired. This time, each bullets power was reduced, but their speed was significantly increased.

However,

Whoosh-!

This time, Evangeline raised her shield and bravely charged straight forward.

"What?"

The blood bullets that poured out like rain exploded like fireworks on the shield.

Through the dense blood mist created by the exploding blood bullets, Evangeline advanced like a tank.

Ching-!

For the first time, he brought his sword against Betas axe.

With a precise strike to the side of the axe, he deflected its course.

Lucas hadnt even moved his feet, and Betas axe, thrown off course, embedded into the ground beside his foot.

"...!"

"Youre slow. Much slower than your king."

Lucas muttered impassively at the wide-eyed Beta.

"You need more training. Id ask you to be faster."

Beta hissed, baring her fangs. Staring at the infuriated monster, Lucas squinted.

"Oh, is that all you got?"

The light clusters unique to skill use began to form around the longsword held by the knight. It was his first skill [Strike of Will].

The number of monsters he had slain with this skill already exceeded a hundred.

As a stacking type skill that grows stronger with every monster slain, the might of a hundred-stack [Strike of Will] was...

"Youll die."

It was not inferior to that of the monster.

Crassshhhhh!

Lucas sword swung down from above, and the bricks on the rampart all simultaneously shot towards the sky.

***

Evangelines eyes widened.

Her thrown spear tip was hanging in mid-air.

Huh?

When she came to, Evangeline felt as though she was bound in webs of spider silk, unable to move an inch. She was still in the position of having swung her spear.

"What the hell is this? Whats going on?"

Evangeline hurriedly looked around and saw a dense fog of blood surrounding her.

It was a blood mist, caused by the exploded blood bullet that she had blocked, spreading all around.

"The battle often starts with laying the groundwork, young human."

Alpha mocked her, taking steps towards the immobilized Evangeline. The vampires long fangs glistened.

"You thought I scattered the blood bullet without a purpose? How naive."

"Hey, sto...! Let me go!"

"I may not fancy sucking the blood of a child, but..."

Alphas hand went up to the armored portion of Evangelines neck. His fingers began to glow red, preparing to disintegrate the armor.

"Taking the life of a talented human, thats quite enjoyable."

"!"

Thud-!

With a direct hit from the blood magic, the neck guard was blasted away in an instant. Evangelines slender, pale neck was revealed between the armor pieces.

"Ill have a good meal. Your life."

After whetting his appetite, Alpha drove his fangs into Evangelines neck.

Splat!

Blood spurted out.

***

Immediately after swinging his sword, Lucas shuddered.

From the thick smoke caused by his own sword strike... the sword wouldnt budge.

What?

A moment later, as the smoke cleared, Lucas saw why.

Beta had caught it.

Beta was holding Lucas sword in her left hand.

Well, to be precise, caught was hardly the right term.

Lucas sword was lodged in Betas hand, having torn through it and burrowed into her forearm.

But she was regenerating.

Lucas longsword was the [Undying Fortress Longsword], forged with the devils bone marrow.

The healing reduction rate applied to this weapon, a natural enemy of vampires, was a whopping 75 percent.

Yet Betas immense regenerative power, her natural healing coupled with physical enhancement, was recovering her severed arm with just the remaining 25 percent.

So... it was stuck.

Between the muscular bulge inside Betas forearm, Lucas longsword was trapped.

Hehe.

Beta grinned, her mouth stretching monstrously on both sides.

She then mouthed silently. Lucas was able to read her lips clearly.

You. Cant. Dodge. Now.

Splat-!

The axe in Betas right hand cleaved Lucass chest.