Chapter 143

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I stole Leon’s axe! Hahaha!

And after stealing it, I showed to his face how I made it disappear into my Inventory, just to spite him! This only caused the old man to get even more furious, to the point he tried to kill me.

They came to kill goblins, not a strange girl that could fly and was weirdly phantasmal, but Eric quickly told Leon that I was a ghost, so it was fair now. They were going to kill me without a doubt.

“Give me… back… MY AXE!!!”

Leon roared as if he became the incarnation of strength, rushing forward with all the power he had. He began to devastate the trees around me and rushed towards me. He didn’t even need an axe; he was beating trees with his bare hands.

What kind of monster was this man?!

Certainly, a very resilient one because there is another gorilla I want to present to you! Just wait a little bit longer!

I looked behind him as I evaded his attacks without any problem. Eric and his priests were rushing right behind Leon, charging some incantation. They probably wanted to exorcise me or something.

Not happening, buddy, you can’t even catch me, and you think you’ll exorcise me?

I reached the outskirts of the forest in an instant. I looked around and quickly found three figures in the sky, only a few meters above me, glaring down at me with their sharp crimson-red eyes.

“There you are… Maria! You’re a sneaky little whore!” Shouted Catarina.

She was furious that I had been sneaking around without her being able to catch me all this time. Having invested in my Stealth build was really worth it now. Ghosts are truly the best in this regard!

“Hello Catarina, you’re looking as radiant as ever!” I said.

“Y-You know my name?!” She asked in shock.

“I know a lot, even your family, I know even your mother and your father! I know a lot!” I said.

“W-What? You do?!” Shouted Catarina in shock.

Of course, I was just bluffing, but talking about a mother and father was always going to scare someone because everyone had a mother and a father. Even orphans could think you’re talking as if you know the parents they never saw. It is a cheap tactic, but it works.

“Yes, I know about them! Wanna know more about what I know? Eh?” I asked while laughing.

“Y-You bitch! I won’t let you go if you know about them!” She roared.

I think I tickled something sensitive in her.

“Wait, Catarina-sama, don’t be reckless!!!”

“Wait!”

The two lackeys at her side tried to stop her, but it was too late! She rushed right towards me with the intention of crushing my little and tiny body.

“RRAAAA!”

The power of her magic aura encompassed her entire body as her muscles began to throb with powerful quantities of mana. The power of this mana was rushing through her veins and muscles at an incredible speed, boosting all her capabilities in the process.

She was using one of her Skills named “Blood Aura” for that, which enhanced all her physical abilities by infusing it into her body. She wasn’t proficient in magic; she was really just a fist and kick fighter made into a Vampire with A-Rank threat… truly a terrifying gorilla woman.

“YOUUUU…!”

And right while this was happening, Leon reached me. As if that axe meant his entire life and was like his own father and mother combined at the same time, he reached up to me furious. His muscles had bulged so much he gained double his original size. This was thanks to his special Skill named [Berserk Mode], which temporarily made him lose his sanity in exchange for increasing his stats exponentially.

BOOOMMM!!!

His powerful fists hit the trees around, blowing them away.

Two giant gorillas flew towards me at the same time, while the Vampires were covering the other areas with their strange magic and powers. Meanwhile, Eric was right behind Leon.

So what do I do?!

I escape!

Retreat!

I unleashed all my stealth abilities, coated myself in shadows, and flew down into the underground at a fast speed.

BOOOOOMMM!!!

The impact of Catarina and Leon’s blows hit the ground where I was, as the two impacts clashed against one another, and they looked at one another in confusion, but also while being consumed in anger.

Meanwhile, I dug deep underground and continued to fly down as fast as possible while absorbing mana from all the wildlife underground around here. Mostly earthworms, which died the moment I drained all their life and mana, turned into dried sticks of worm meat.

I glanced at the fight using the sneaky snake spies I had left around.

“Who the heck are you?!” Roared Leon, looking at the vampiress.

“You damn humans! You dare get in my way? I was told not to touch you, but you’re incredibly annoying! I will slay you and drink your blood real quick, so sit down and die!” Roared Catarina.

She was completely nuts.

“B-But Catarina-sama, stop!!!” Cried one of the other Vampires.

“We’ll get punished if we kill the humans!” Shouted the other Vampire.

“I am not in the mood to care about measly little humans now… This puny will man is no challenge for me-”

BOOOMMM!!

Leon, however, attacked, giving Catarina a good punch in the face. She was blown away into the distance at an incredible speed, flying into the air and then falling over the ground, clashing over the floor and breaking and cracking the stone, leaving several spiderweb-shaped cracks all around her.

“Unngh…! You dare punch me in the face?!” She angrily shouted.

“You’re Vampires! To think that there would be such a pest around here! Priest Eric, we have to slay them quickly! Also, Vampires fetch an amazing prize if we bring their corpses to the Guild! I am going to become rich and buy a new axe instead!” Laughed Leon.

He was an opportunistic man.

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