Chapter 18 Fireballs In The Shadows

Zadok feels Klaus's powerful aura inside the whole chamber, sending shivers running through his shaken body. A part of him really wants to run away, but his reason tells him that only by fighting can he keep his life.

There is no more powerful motivation for selfish people than maintaining their own lives, so the arrogant young necromancer will fight with everything he has, even using all the resources he's saved up from years of working within the Bronze Skull Sect.

"You monster!" Zadok points his flaming dagger at Klaus.

The vampire isn't afraid of the young necromancer's flames, but Irina looks worried. "Be careful, Klaus! This guy isn't like those others... his cultivation seems to be in the middle stages of the Martial Warrior Realm, but he's smart and dangerous!"

Klaus' instincts also tell him that Zadok is more dangerous than Abner and Jared, but the vampire is still confident that he can kill that prey. "He's not really smart, or else he wouldn't face me alone."

"I don't need any help to break you down, old dog!" Zadok tries to make a threat, but the fact that Klaus now looks even younger than him makes that provocation ridiculous.

"So come on; I'll let you strike first." The vampire smiles while releasing Irina. The fairy wants to help him, but as her cultivation is much weaker than Zadok's, she would only disrupt him.

"Tsk!" Zadok gets upset with that provocation but tries to stay calm to fight better. As his enemy seems relaxed, he thinks it's best to make his move as soon as possible.

*Whoosh*

With a swift flick of his other hand, Zadok throws a fireball toward Klaus. The vampire is impressed by the speed and power of that attack.

*Whoooosh!*

Klaus feels the heat of that fireball on his face, but with even greater speed, he easily avoids the attack. When he focuses his senses and uses his ability to the maximum, everything around him seems to go into slow motion, so avoiding the fireballs isn't a problem.

*BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM* *BOOM*

Zadok shoots more and more fireballs against Klaus, but he dodges them all, and they explode against the chamber walls, creating tremors in the place.

[FUCK! How does he move so fast!?] The necromancer is shocked by Klaus' speed; the vampire moves like a shadow.

Zadok doesn't seem to want to stop firing fireballs at Klaus, and Irina gets concerned. She can feel the heat from the flames, and the temperature inside the chamber rises quickly.

"His technique consumes a lot of energy; he can't maintain it for long!" Irina warns Klaus.

"You don't know my power, stupid fairy!!" Zadok yells at Irina and shoots a big fireball toward her.

Irina quickly tries to dodge, but then her whole body moves at a much higher speed than usual. That should be very good, but as she is not used to such agility, she stumbles and falls. "WHAAA!?!"

Zadok's fireball carries immense power, and the fairy barely has time to prepare for the damage, but how would Klaus let any damage be done to her again?

*WHOOSH*

He quickly gets to her side, but just in time to step in front of the fireball, which explodes onto his back.

*BOOM*

The impact of the fireball and Its flames destroy half of Klaus' rags and burn his back's skin, even revealing part of his bones. The pain is certainly severe, but he doesn't let out any moans.

[She's his weak spot!] Zadok wastes no time and shoots more fireballs toward Irina and Klaus.

Iria is still scared and confused, so Klaus quickly takes her in his arms and dodges all the fireballs.

*Whoosh* *Whoosh* *Whoosh* *Whoosh*

Zadok keeps casting more and more fireballs as if his energy is limitless, but Klaus keeps disappearing like a shadow.

"FUCK YOU!!!" The necromancer gets enraged and releases all of his remaining energy at once, creating a powerful fire nova to destroy everything around him.

*BOOOM*

Those powerful flames cover the entire chamber, and Zadok sighs in relief as he quickly picks regenerative pills from the magic bag on his belt.

He expects to see the charred bodies of Klaus and Irina somewhere in the chamber, but to his shock, there is no one inside but him.

[How?!] He barely has time to think before feeling a frightening presence behind him.

That's Klaus, of course. The vampire got Irina out of the chamber before Zadom's flames covered everything and now returned to attack the necromancer.

Wasting no time, Klaus punches Zadok in the head. The arrogant young necromancer can't react to that attack, and the vampire's fist hits his head so hard.

*BAM*

The impact of Klaus' fist with Zadok's head creates a force wave around them, and the vampire expected to see the necromancer's body flying backward like a rag doll.

But things don't work out that way. Klaus is surprised to realize that punching Zadok's body feels the same as punching a big, heavy rock; the necromancer feels the impact but only loses his balance, being pushed back a few inches.

[What the hell??] Klaus doesn't understand how Zadok's body can be so resistant, and that is not just because of his cultivation but mainly a special suit that the necromancer wears under his robe.

Anyway, Klaus doesn't stop to think about his opponent's abilities; he attacks Zadok with even more strength and speed.

*BAM* *BAM* *BAM* *BAM*

Zadok gets dizzy as Klaus violently punches and kicks every part of his body, completely destroying his robe and leaving only that special silver suit covering his fragile members.

That suit is like a magical armor that nullifies any weak attack and spreads the impact of strong attacks throughout Zadok's body, significantly decreasing the incoming damage; even the parts of his body that aren't covered by the silver cloth are protected.

"Oh, you can't hurt me?" Zadok regains his balance as he mocks Klaus. He worked really hard to get that protective suit, so he's naturally proud of it.

Klaus wipes the black blood from his fists as he smiles at the necromancer. "Do you think your shining armor can stop me?"

Zadok barely has time to say anything before Klaus again appears behind him. This time the vampire doesn't attack with punches or kicks but instead uses his long and powerful fangs to bite his enemy's neck.

The silver suit protects the necromancer's neck, but there is nothing that can stop Klaus' fangs.

*RIP*

Zadok never expected to hear that sound, but that cannot be mistaken, his amazing protective suit was torn. And Klaus's fangs don't stop there, tearing the necromancer's skin and flesh as well.

"ARGHHHH!!!" The necromancer lets out a long, painful scream as he feels the vampire's sinister energy invade his body, shattering all his defenses. He feels cold and hot simultaneously, and he could only describe that pain as the worst of all. It's like his life energy is being sucked out of his body.

Klaus spits out a piece of Zadok's neck mixed it with parts of the protective suit on the floor before drinking the blood that spurts from the necromancer's neck like a fountain.

"Damn, I'm going to have to wash my mouth before kissing Irina's sweet lips again…" The vampire comments in a relaxed tone as the necromancer convulses on the floor, trying to stop the bleeding in his neck.

From the chamber door, Irina blushes as she looks at Klaus. The kissing part makes her timid and horny, but she's also very impressed with the power of his fangs, which makes her wonder if her fangs are that awesome too.

"I keep my promises, so..." Klaus looks at Zadok, who is in a bloody mess right now, but the vampire doesn't feel any pity, of course.

Just like he said he was going to do, Klaus grabs Zadok's head and gouges out his eyes, doing his best not to kill the necromancer.

"AAAHHHHH!!! NOOOOOO!!! STOP IT!!! KILL ME ALREADY, PLEASE!!!" Zadok screams and begs as loud as he can, but Klaus only stops when his eyes are on the floor in front of Irina.

The fairy doesn't feel any pity for the necromancer and smiles at Klaus. "You know you can't gouge out the eyes of every man who looks at me, don't you?"

"Why not?" Klaus laughs. "That's a good idea, actually."

Irina can't help but sigh. "As long as you leave my people out of this, I don't really care."

"Let's see..." Klaus doesn't have any opinions about Irina's people yet, though he's optimistic about the fact that they aren't humans. And he surely doesn't plan on doing anything that would hurt his lovely fairy anyway.

"We have to go." Irina can't wait to get out of that damned place, even though she can always remember that chamber as the place where she first met Klaus.

"Just a sec." Klaus comments and rips Zadok's heart out. He does not do that to end the necromancer's suffering but to drink his purest blood.

So Klaus and Irina can finally leave that chamber, but not before the vampire use his foot to smash those eyes that dared look at his lovely fairy with hostile intent. And, of course, that is far from being the only pair of eyes that will end up in such a way.