Chapter 142

Chapter 142

Vampires had two major skill trees.

Physical Enhancement and Blood Magic.

They appeared to be completely different skill trees, but in fact, their principles were the same.

Vampires used the essence of life stolen from others as fuel.

That fuel was combusted inside the body to enhance physical strength or combusted outside to cast magic.

It was merely a difference of whether to channel energy into the body or into magic.

They both used the life force stolen from others as the source.

Therefore, vampires inevitably possessed a fundamental weakness.

If they couldnt replenish their blood by killing enemies on the battlefield, their power, which was highly consumptive, would eventually run out, sooner or later.

Thats why vampires always tried to suck the blood of their opponents whenever possible.

The pattern to be targeted was exactly this.

***

Pwoosh-!

Blood splattered.

A cavalry lance pierced under the jaw of Alpha, who was trying to bite into Evangelines neck.

The lance penetrated the jaw, skewered the tongue, and got stuck in the palate.

"Khugh...?!"

Alpha let out a filthy sound.

Normally, he would automatically transform into a mist to avoid the attack. However, this lance was a demon-breaking weapon, coated with holy energy.

Evasion didnt work, and Alpha, who was trying to seize the opportunity and suck blood, ended up with his jaw skewered.

Startled, Alpha glared at his opponent. Evangeline was leisurely chuckling.

"Sorry, but Ive heard all about it from my senior, your pattern."

Alphas close combat pattern.

He shot blood bullets and scattered blood fog.

Just with the blood bullets, most opponents would be annihilated, and those who survived the blood bullet baptism would be bound by the blood fog left after the explosion of the blood bullet.

And then Alpha would safely absorb the blood of the bound enemy.

However, Evangelines trait [Unstoppable] was completely immune to all movement-hindering status effects.

The binding by blood fog didnt work in the first place.

She had just pretended to be hit.

"Who are you to touch the neck of a blossoming sixteen-year-old. Ill only let my loved one touch it."

Evangeline caressed her pale neck with her gauntlet-covered hand and smirked mischievously.

Alpha growled strenuously with his jaw still skewered.

"How did you know...my battle style...?!"

"Huh?"

"Our legions invasion of the human race...hasnt happened in hundreds of years...!"

Blood bullet rain, blood fog deployment, and blood-sucking.

Even during the wars with ancient kingdoms when Celendions legion was thriving, enemies hardly knew of this close combat tactic.

How did she know about this and prepare to counter it in advance?

"Hmm, well, our commander is a bit frighteningly competent."

Evangeline shrugged her shoulders as she praised Ash.

"Very thoughtful, takes good care of us, cooks great late-night snacks... and risks his life to save his subordinates..."

Shortly after, Evangeline stroked her neck thoughtfully as if she was deeply absorbed in some idea.

"Hmm? Hmm... No, it cant be. No, no."

Taht!

Taking advantage of this moment, Alpha pulled his jaw off the lance and rolled his body backwards.

"Oh, he got away."

Evangeline, seemingly unconcerned, gripped her lance tightly.

"Kuh, kuhuk...!"

His jaw, penetrated by a holy weapon, was slow to recover. While catching his dripping blood in his hand, Alpha gritted his teeth.

"You, bastard... A mere human...!"

"You guys are funny, always saying mere humans, inferior humans, and stuff."

Evangeline chuckled and prepared for another charge.

"So, what does that make you, who live by sucking our blood?"

"Shut up, you insect-like-!"

Peep-peep-peep-peep-peep-peep-!

Behind Alpha, an array of magical circles, far more than before, spread out like wings.

This time, it wasnt blood bullets.

The origin of the Celendion legion, the ice attribute, and blood magic combined, creating a bloody blizzard that burst out from the magic circles.

Kwaaaaaaa!

The pouring bloody blizzard devastated the fortress wall.

Alpha may have taken his pride back, but he was a veteran of countless battles.

He could accurately assess an opponents capabilities after a brief skirmish.

"If I..."

His clear blue eyes were burning like a beasts.

"Give up being human, I can do it."

Clang!

Betas bulging eyes widened even further.

Betas axe and Lucas longsword were interlocked in mid-air.

Until now, Lucas had only deflected or sidetracked Betas axe. He was always pushed back when he confronted force with force.

However, this time, he received it head-on.

The power of Lucas sword... it implied it matched Betas axe in strength.

A mere human? How? How can he have the same strength as me?

In front of the shocked Beta, Lucas was no longer the same as before.

The whirlwind caused by the clash of the sword and the axe messed up his always neatly arranged blond hair.

The robust body, which was always standing straight maintaining the correct posture, was now crouching on all fours, blowing out hot breath in a wolf-like posture.

"Haaa..."

Long strands of golden hair shrouded Lucass azure eyes, which glinted dangerously, animal-like.

The hidden attribute forbidden to all players in the growth tree of the SSR grade protagonist character, Lucas McGregor.

[Beast Transformation].

Lucas was the only one who had discovered and accepted this.

Zing. Zing...

In front of the unidentifiable aggression radiating from the young human, Beta, feeling overwhelmed for some reason, took a step back unknowingly.

Something was wrong.

This knight, something had gone awry.

In order to protect what was precious.

He had abandoned something more precious

"Come at me with all your might, vampire."

The ordinarily docile young man, akin to a golden retriever, was nowhere to be seen.

"I need to see if I can hold up against your king... Youll have to be the one I use to test myself."

In his place stood a wolf, armed with a bloodlust ready to tear anything to shreds.

***

Alpha and Beta had fallen.

Pierced through the heart by Evangelines lance, ripped apart by Lucass longsword.

"Phew!"

Having confirmed Alphas fall, Evangeline wiped the sweat from her forehead and looked towards Lucas.

"Were done over here! How are you holding up, Lucas?"

"..."

"... Lucas? Are you okay?"

From the distance, Lucass condition was not clearly visible. Evangeline narrowed her eyes. Had he been injured?

Lucas stood still in front of the dismembered corpse of Beta.

The heat bursting from his back distorted the surroundings like a heat mirage.

Evangeline intuitively realized that Lucas had entered that state from their last final battle.

That looks a bit dangerous...

But right now, the enemy was too strong.

If a little danger could bring down the enemy, wouldnt that be okay? Evangeline thought.

"Godhand! Bodybag!"

With Lucas falling silent when he should have been issuing commands, Evangeline took the initiative to call the party members.

"Your turn! Get ready!"

Godhand and Bodybag, who had been waiting at the rear, immediately dashed forward.

In front of Godhand was the silver chest he had received before.

Clunk!

As Godhand opened the chest,

Kyaahhhhhhh-!

Alpha and Beta each let out a monstrous scream and rose. The punctured holes in their chests filled in, and their torn bodies stuck back together.

Second phase.

The Vampire General entities could revive through Full Blood even after their spirit cores were destroyed.

Although they lost their minds, their physical specs actually increase.

"I dont know why even non-boss monsters have a second phase..."

Evangeline looked towards Godhand and Bodybag.

Godhand nodded, and Bodybag gave a thumbs up.

When she turned around, Damien and Junior were standing there, preparing their sniping and magic respectively.

Evangeline grinned broadly.

"Well, if weve made it this far, weve pretty much got this in the bag!"