Chapter 111: The Celestial That Protects Demons

Chapter 111: The Celestial That Protects Demons

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CRAASH!

CRAAASH!

“Shit! Why is this not breaking?!”

It had already been another ten minutes since they found the entrance, and the Vampires had yet to even open it. They had tried with their magic and weapons, but an invisible barrier of light would block all their blows with ease.

Each time they hit it with a weapon, a spark of holy light would emerge, temporarily blinding them and sometimes burning their skin very painfully, making them even more pissed off.

“Did that Celestial brat leave this behind?!”

“She didn’t even seem that strong! How come she can create such an intricate Magic Array!”

“Countess Blednica said she wasn’t even a true Celestial, but an offshoot, what we call a Nephilim. It’s impossible for such a lowly being to be able to create this.”

“Did she use some sort of special artifact, perhaps?”

“It is a Sealing Array that not only sealed this door but also most of the surrounding area that leads to the entrance! We can’t even brute force this even if we wanted...”

“Tch! Keep hitting it!” Said their General. “Our Crimson Swords have been forged using the Souls and Blood of these pathetic livestock, blessed by our almighty Countess; they have the power to negate some magic to an extent; as long as we keep hitting the seal, it will eventually shatter.”

The other Blood Knights couldn’t refute their General’s orders, instantly resuming their attack as their swords continued striking the seal countless times, clashing sounds and sparks of light continued being released.

CLASH!

CLAASH!

CLAAASH!

Crack!

And after another minute, a sudden crack appeared within the Sealing Array! The Blood Knights all smiled at the sight of this crack as their strikes started hitting harder and harder.

Crack, crack... CRACK!

Glass-like pieces made of magic began falling off the transparent Magical Array, slowly beginning to fall apart! Their strikes continued hitting, becoming faster the more they thought about feasting on the blood of innocents.

After all, the blood of weak, innocent livestock that screamed and withered as they died was the tastiest, filled with delicious, sweet adrenaline that got Vampires really high, a very addictive food that they could not stop drinking until their victims' corpses were left dried like mummies.

Victims that were left dried out of their blood and survived would eventually morph into Blood Thralls, whom Vampires can mind control naturally; they would then later be freed into the wild to further terrorize the "livestock," so they wouldn’t ever dare to escape.

CRASH!

CRAASH!

CRAAASH!

Crack, crack... CRASH!

The cracks kept spreading further and further, and the Sealing Array was about to collapse! The Vampires started to laugh now without saying another word other than fantasizing about what they would do to this prey, which made them so hard to catch!

The people underground trembled in fear, having already escaped to the deepest parts yet still capable of hearing their wicked laughter as they constantly tried to break through Anna’s magic.

“Big sis!” Isaac cried. “Where are you going?! It’s dangerous!”

Inferna had already equipped a set of black armor that her father had left behind for her while holding onto a black spear, also belonging to her father.

“I am the strongest in this village... T-The very least I can do is fight them and protect you!” Inferna gritted her teeth, her hands and legs trembling. “If they break through Anna’s magic... I’ll distract them; all of you must find a way out! In the worst possible scenario, escape into the sewer’s waters; you’ll find a way out of the village through the river!”

“B-But big sis!”

“Inferna...!”

“Y-You can’t just do that...”

“SHUT UP!” Inferna roared angrily. “Do as I say you stupid idiots!”

RUMBLE!

Suddenly, a tremor made everyone paralyzed; the sound of a magical array being destroyed resonated over the surface, shaking the ceiling above the refugees.

The Vampires finished laughing as they stepped back, covering their eyes as the last blinding light emerged from the Sealing Array before completely being destroyed.

“Fufufu, it’s done...”

“Now, let’s get in!”

“I’m so thirsty! I haven’t had blood in a long while!”

“General, open the door!”

“Very well.” The General stepped in, his sword beginning to overflow with Demonic Energy and Blood Energy as he aimed at the stone door with all his might.

“Knock, knock~!”

CRASH!!!

An enormous explosion of demonic energy impacted the stone door, and a huge quantity of smoke spread out everywhere as the Blood Knights glanced at the dissipating smoke, only to find a flashing light coming from within.

A second before, and without realizing it, a winged angel-like girl had descended from above, leaping over three hundred meters from where she was all the way here.

[Level up!]

As his head flew into the air, an enormous shockwave of holy light and flames emerged, as I combined both the Sunlit Arc’s shockwave with my Dragon Tooth Dagger’s flames, spreading a strong Area-of-Effect fire and holy light attack to put the other Blood Knights in disarray and confusion.

They were too many for me to handle without using every trick I could manage. If they were to gang on me together, I would get impaled to death with ease.

“S-She killed the General?!”

“Uuarrgh! The fire is too hot!”

“The light and the fire...! It burns!”

“S-Shit! Step back! Our barriers! Set them up!”

Despite being agonizingly burned, the Vampires kept a bit of their composure as red-colored rings shone brightly and suddenly generated bubble-like barriers made out of Blood Energy and Darkness.

How amusing! They have quite an interesting gadget. I’m sure Hilda would like to check that out later. I might make a pretty penny selling those off to her too.

Sadly for them...

“{Sunshine}!”

FLASH!

A shockwave of holy light through Sunshine was enough to destroy their barrier, as I leaped directly towards the magician in front of me and pointed Gram into his neck!

“G-Get away from me!”

With a desperate scream, he pointed his spear at me, unleashing a beam of red energy, which I easily evaded through my firm foothold and fast movements, enchanted further by my equipment and Privileges.

BOOOM!

“Too slow.”

I lifted Gram right from below his chin, piercing his brain with it, and then slicing his head into two halves, finishing it off by swinging my sword horizontally to make sure I killed it. I wouldn’t want half his head to suddenly regenerate.

SLAAASH!

[You have slain [Blood Knight Magic Spearman: Seles (A+ Rank)] x1!]

[You earned 250.000 EXP.]

[Level up!]

Two gone, four more to go.

“She killed another?!”

“She’s really a Celestial!”

“Uuaaarrghh! My wounds!”

The last four screamed in panic. One of them suddenly started running away to hide somewhere and properly regenerate his wounds; two of them, the heavy knights, charged towards me with their shields, aiming to strike me down with a dual shield bash; and the fourth was standing in the back, conjuring several magic circles, preparing a huge spell.

“If you have any honor, confront us!”

“RAAAAH!”

The two Heavy Knights tried to bait me into fighting them so their magician could prepare a powerful enough nuke, but magicians are the most dangerous to leave alive on a battlefield. And I wouldn’t easily fall for their petty provocations.

I immediately leaped over their shields, ignoring them completely and aiming at the Magician, I gathered the power of Sunshine and combined it with the Great Sorceress and Sunlight Blade Skills, as five rotating blades of light materialized around my body.

“{Sunshine Blade Rain}”

FLASH! FLASH! FLASH!

The blades of light moved at lightning speed, hitting the magician’s magic circles, not his body, as I prioritized destroying his incantation before killing him. Vampires are quite durable, and I cannot bet it all on a light sword beheading him, not with my aim.

CLASH! CLASH! CLASH!

“M-My magic circles?!” The Blood Knight Magician muttered, his red eyes opening wide. “She aimed at them instead of my own life!”

He was amazed by my quick thinking but couldn’t praise me anymore as I launched both of my daggers into his neck. He blocked one with his staff, but the other reached his armor and pierced through its surface; it was the Holy Light-enchanted Frost Wolf Fang.

“Huh?!”

BOOOM!

The knife erupted with frost and holy light, instantly freezing half the vampire’s body, giving me the time to slice him into three halves as I descended.

“{Twin Slashing Sunlight Blade}!”

SLASH! SLASH!

His body fell into pieces as I sliced him into three halves—no longer a Vampire but just a bunch of red ice scattered like crystal snow. The smell of blood permeated the air, and my senses heightened as I gained another level.

[You have slain [Blood Knight Magician: Jaren (A+ Rank)] x1!]

[You earned 250.000 EXP.]

[Level up!]

Three more to go.

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