Chapter 57

Chapter 57 – Territory of the Black God (4)

It wasn’t just Tarman and Alice who were flustered. Kald was as stiff as a male corpse. It was because it was a familiar face.

“...Sir Durald?”

The strongest knight of Count Vreeland and a red-class Aura user turned into a vampire and appeared before them. Seeing Kald’s reaction, Durald narrowed his eyes.

“I thought it was a familiar face, but it must have been Delim’s twin swords. Did you enter the King’s Order?”

As if in disbelief, Kald stuttered.

“Uh, how did you become a vampire?”

There was no way he was initially a vampire. Two years ago, Durald was unmistakably human. He had seen him in broad daylight, under the scorching sun!

“What do you miss about someone like you... If an Aura user becomes a vampire, they will rather lose their power...”

No, that was not it. What was now held in Durald’s hands was undoubtedly a fighting sword.

‘What happened?’

Leaving the confused Kald behind, Tarman stepped forward.

“It has been confirmed that Count Vreeland colluded with the cult.”

He returned with a severe face, looked around, and opened his mouth.

“By the authority given to me by the King’s Order, I will regard you as enemies of the Goddess and the King!”

The vampires began to shed strange laughter.

“Keukkeuk......”

“Kickiki kick......”

“King’s name?”

“Get down on your knees?”

“Who to whom?”

Tarman wasn’t thrilled. He just took it as a prescribed procedure. He didn’t even expect them to surrender meekly in the first place.

“If you don’t comply, there’s only a summary judgment!”

Kald and Barros took a combat stance. Karnak also raised his magic power, and Alice surrounded herself with divine power.

“King’s Order! Punish them in the name of the King!”

Durald also raised his right hand.

“Go, Tesnarak’s guards! Advance!”

Vampires started flying all at once.

“Offer the blood of heretics to our god!”

»»————- ★ ————-««

Tarman’s party, Karnak and Barros quickly formed a circle. They had to deal with a group of vampires who rushed back to each other and prepared for an attack from behind. One of the vampires in the lead burst into a sharp spirit.

“Kyaaaaaagh!”

Both claws grew longer and swung as ten blades. A net of red blood cuts through the air. An ordinary soldier would have been frightened by this alone...

“Ah!”

With a snort, Kald passed the attack. This was similar to swinging an ordinary dagger. Five fingers, Five knives? Even so, weren’t they all attached to the palm of his hand?

The orbit was the same for all five blades. The scope had only been slightly broadened. Wielding it with both hands was just like a double-wielding dagger.

“I’ll show you the real twin swordsmanship!”

Kald also counterattacked. The twin swords danced dizzily. Deflected the attack with a dagger and released a series of attacks with advantage.

“Ugh!”

The attacking vampire retreated while bleeding. In the gap, Kald narrowed the distance. At the same time as they dug in, the dual swords switched roles this time.

Necromancers could handle hundreds of zombies simultaneously and often summoned undead monsters that were rare in the world. Wizard golems and dolls could have been faster and more robust.

If it was a phantom beast or a spirit, it was still worth trying, but with the same magic power, a necromancer could command dozens of shades when a wizard called a phantom beast.

At a similar level, the necromancer’s summoning technique was superior to the wizard’s in every way. On the other hand, wizards also had an overwhelming advantage.

“Lightning Blast!”

Blue lightning cut through the air. It was so fast they couldn’t dodge it. The thunderbolt hit the retreating vampire with a full blow.

“Aaaaagh!”

Those who were hit instantly turned into black ash and scattered everywhere. It was a formidable force that could not be helped even with the vampire’s regenerative power. The power of a blow was superior to that of a wizard.

At a similar level, the wizard’s attack magic was superior to the necromancer’s in every way. That was why the tactics of wizards and necromancers who used summoning were also very different.

The necromancer was a commander who controlled the war situation while the summoned person was the main body of the battle. On the other hand, to the magician, the summoned beast was just a shield that protected the body. The subject of the battle was the wizard himself. Capturing the seething magic power, Tarman observed the situation.

‘Did you kill one? Not bad.’

Shortly after the battle began, the enemy’s strength was cut. On the other hand, this one did minor damage. Tarman glanced at Karnak. He silently thanked them because their skills were higher than expected. A leisure battle was possible.

‘I heard that the 4th circle mage is an article of change.......’

The three were dealing with five vampires. On the other hand, Karnak and Barros were not pushed back even when dealing with four of them alone! Once again, in admiration, Tarman stuck out his tongue.

‘After all, the world is wide. Do you mean that such strong people have remained unknown?’

»»————- ★ ————-««

In Tarman’s eyes, Karnak and Barros looked like they were dealing with the vampires leisurely. But the reality was a bit different.

[Ah, this is ambiguous.]

[The opponent is a vampire.......]

Relaxing was right. It was also true that the situation was far from a crisis. However, considering their careers, they should have already killed at least four vampires. Even against more powerful necromancers, they were used to easily defeat them with only their skill. Casting extension magic, Karnak murmured.

[How did they fight, Barros?]

[I don’t know.]

Swinging his sword, Barros shrugged.

[It was so weak that I just used it as a general miscellaneous.]

It was Karnak who fought against the world and led many monsters under his command. Among those subordinates, there were definitely vampires. The problem was that Tarman’s explanation was acceptable.

There really wasn’t a single vampire who lived for a long time. All died before that. After decades of conquering the world, there were still some stronger kids, but at that time there was no strong enemy to oppose the King of Death.

[I’d rather have zombies or ghouls as opponents since I’ve used them a lot when I’m weak, so I guess I’ll know the tactics.......]

They had never seen or cared about vampire battles.

[Ignore it and assume it’s just a general miscellaneous soldier.]

[That would be better.]

The two continued their battle calmly. Didn’t overdo it and be safe. Whatever the case, there was nothing to lose to these guys. As such, the situation was progressing in favor of Tarman’s party. At this rate, he would surely be able to slay the entire group of vampires without much damage. Even so, the vampires were not afraid at all.

“Tesnarak protects us!”

“Even if I die here!”

“The god of death will bring down the darkness of resurrection!”

For those who were tainted with fanaticism, even the ending that turned to ashes and disappeared was nothing more than martyrdom to take refuge in Tesnarak. Even if a colleague died, even if he died, they didn’t care and attacked mercilessly. On the other hand, Tarman’s complexion was getting worse and worse.

‘It’s not about us winning.’

‘But the problem is what will happen over there.’

Even in the middle of the battle, Kald and Alice continued to glance across the clearing. Earlier, the merciless binge continued without a break...

Bang! Bang! Bang!

It was the battlefield of Serati and Durald, who crossed two streams of red aura and devastated the surroundings.

[To be continued.]