Chapter 262: Fighting The Essence

It was filled with an array of books, and he then heard some motion. Since lifeforce was dispersed from this place, Alex couldn't really tell if there was really someone there or not. So he decided to check.

To his surprise, there was no one there, only a broom moving by itself, cleaning the area.

"So this is how she cleans the castle," Alex mumbled.

His focus then turned to the book titles. Reading each one, he realized all of it was about this place's history. Nothing he found interesting since he didn't have any plan to stay in the area longer than needed.

After beating Gluttony, he wanted to quickly leave and then go to his goal of building more army and rescuing his father.

Walking through the towering rows of bookshelves, Alex found a peculiar rack.

It was largely empty, with a rune formation engraved around it.

Looking closer, he could see one old book placed on a pedestal, written in real Edonia language, "Alucard's Journal."

The title quickly interested him, and looking at the thickness, Alex was sure there were many things he could learn from it.

He then looked at the rune, "Unfortunately, the rune here is too complicated for me.

Well, it's not like I can take it out without alarming Thalia. Maybe I should ask her for it. Hmmm…"

As Alex thought about this, a familiar voice reached his mind,

'Where are you running to? Come back here. We don't have much time, you know.'

'Oh MingYue, I just finished my business. Alright, I will be back.'

'Back to practice, don't start with the doctor game.' MingYue's voice reverberated playfully in his mind, surprising Alex.

This was the first time Alex had heard her act like this. He liked this side of her, but the words she said just made him feel flustered.

'Alright, alright, stop teasing me. My fault for being a healthy young man. You are just too beautiful, so don't blame me.'

'Glip tongue, just return quickly,' MingYue replied. She did this on purpose as she was thinking about how to cheer Alex up after what happened.

She wanted to do the same as how he cheered her after her family tragedy.

Alex then raised his feet, but the moment, it should have hit the ground. Instead, it hit nothing. He yelped in surprise as his body fell into a tunnel filled with darkness.

The hole in the floor then closed.

At the training area, MingYue's crimson eyes turned sharp, "Thalia, what did you do?" She asked coldly.

Meeting her gaze, Thalia was confused, "What do you mean, Lady MingYue?"

"I lost contact with Alex. Don't play dumb. This place is yours," MingYue said as she brandished her sword toward Thalia.

Despite mastering blood manipulation raising her strength to a new level, MingYue knew Thalia was still out of her league, but she was also not afraid of her.

There are some secret techniques she already imagined and just needed to put into reality. Even though she cannot beat Thalia, MingYue was sure she would be able to put up a fight.

"I swear, Lady MingYue, I don't know anything about this," Thalia said as she started thinking about what could have happened…

A possibility then surfaced in her mind, making her face turn ugly. "No way!"

"What do you mean? Gluttony came here?"

"No, worse! The other Vesa! I am sure it's sealed, but maybe something reacted when Alex got too close to its position."

"Bring me there now," MingYue demanded.

Thalia gave a nod and quickly made her way; the situation was dangerous. What if this Vesa defeated Alex and ate the Alucard essence in his body?

The possibility gave her a sense of dread, making her quicken her pace.

Meanwhile, Alex quickly found himself in a similar setting. It was a patch of desolate ground surrounded by black fog.

"This place is similar to Edonia, but something feels different," Alex mumbled. As his experience with cultivation was very high now, he knew he was not in his soul form.

This meant he was transported physically into this place.

Alex then started to move around the area. When he turned his back, to his surprise, he found a pedestal with a goblet on top of it.

"This…" Alex was confused; he felt this was Alucard's essence, but he didn't feel it like one. It's like there was no essence there.

A black liquid started oozing up from the goblet like slime. Despite the small size, the slime came out like never-ending; it kept growing in size until it finally reached Alex's height.

The slime then started contorting and changing, turning into a familiar appearance with some differences.

It was a humanoid bat with a face that looked like Vesa but with murky red eyes. It had two horns with a purplish symbol on its forehead.

The symbol was a circle with a drawing that looked like a tongue.

If anything, Alex could easily link the being in front of him with a real vampire.

A muscular body, white hair, crimson eyes, fangs, horns, and bat wings. All of it screamed like he was the real vampire progenitor.

But he knew this creature wasn't one.

"Who are you?" Alex asked, as he raised his alertness to a high level, preparing to fight anytime.

"Me? You should have known me, Heir! I am the thing you are coming here for," the creature said with a grin, flashing its sharp fangs.

Alex frowned, 'Thalia told me a berserk Vesa would be worse than Gluttony, but why do I feel like I can fight this one?'

"Why aren't you answering? Is the chosen Heir a scaredy-cat?" The creature asked as it started walking toward Alex, "Oh yeah, you can call me Vesa."

Hearing the word Vesa, Alex took out his Embershift Hammer, then dashed forward.

Blood started coming out from his fingertips, covering the whole hammer and turning its color into crimson red.

CLASH!!!

The hammer met with the creature's claw, creating a huge shockwave. But Alex's attack didn't stop there. Sёarch* The Nôvel(F)ire.nёt website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality.

As if it was alive, the blood that coated the hammer started moving around, then in one motion, it launched a barrage of blood bullets.