Chapter 532 – Bloody Dirge (7)
It goes up from underground to above ground in one go.
There was no particular battle.
Because I couldn’t even find the vampire’s shadow in the first place.
Although they were lazy, they never let their patrols stop. Where did they all go?
The question was solved as soon as it was created.
Coo coo coo… !
The upper floor continues to emit loud noises that shake the entire castle.
Just like us, the vampires would have headed straight there.
As soon as I got up to the third floor, I felt countless figures right above me.
I stop for a moment and look at my colleagues.
“It looks like we won’t be able to avoid battle upstairs, so everyone, brace yourselves.”
This is also said to me.
I pull out my sword.
Meanwhile, Angela jumps out from among her colleagues and takes the lead, heavily armed.
“I will take the lead.”
“Please.”
You can trust her.
“We are leaving.”
After forming a formation, climb the stairs.
The 4th floor went up like that.
At the corner of my eye, I can see the backs of vampires who look very urgent.
“Hurry up and move!”
A shout full of tension.
They are trying to climb the stairs to the 5th floor, passing us who have just climbed to the 4th floor.
What should I do?
Should I send it like this?
No, no.
Rather than dealing with all the vampires at once from above, it would be better to defeat them individually.
It was time to speed up and catch the guys behind and force them to stop.
“Hey, you bastards! Where are you going in such a hurry?!”
Kaang! Kaang!
Angela, who was running next to her, pounded her shield and cast a wide-area taunt while uttering the word they most hated to hear: mosquito.
And then she looks over and smiles.
An expression as if asking, ‘Did I do well?’
He responds by raising his thumb towards her.
“It’s the best.”
The vampires running from the rear stop one by one and turn around.
And I am shocked.
“Hey, you’re human!”
“How can these guys who should be locked up in prison… !”
“How dare you start a fight again with something you lost once!”
These guys are very funny.
I respond with cynicism to people who provoke me with nonsense.
“If it weren’t for the hostages, you would all have died on the spot.”
The murderous will quickly rises between the two forces.
“Suck all their blood without leaving a single drop!”
“Who wants to suck it?”
The burning hatred begins to clash in the center of the vast hall.
Nails harder than steel collide with weapons.
Kaang!
Cheaeng!
Quad deuk!
The blood magic poured out by the vampires who spread their giant bat wings and flew in, and the various elemental magics of the wizards who spread their wings in response collided in the air and oxidized.
Pow!
Haha!
Push shush… !
We are the ones who are starting to achieve victory little by little in the fierce clash.
If it was natural, it was natural.
Unlike those who fight only by relying on individual abilities, we are systematic.
From the time I stayed in Bulgaria until I helped the volunteer group.
Even though we were busy, we invested a lot of time in tactical aspects.
And one more thing.
“Ugh…, You inferior human being!”
“Hmph.”
Seokgeuk
“Wow… !”
Our individual skills are also superior.
Vampires are graded from B to A.
However, the people gathered here are all the highest level among the A class.
I wonder if the Guardians brought just anyone?
“No way…”
“Yes, okay.”
Whisk!
After cutting down every last one, we take stock of the situation.
“Are there any injuries?”
“It can’t be.”
Well, of course.
“Let’s leave right away.”
With a satisfied expression on his face, he immediately turns around and goes up the stairs.
There wasn’t much presence on the 5th floor.
However, one thing bothered me.
The presence of a vampire standing in the hallway from the 5th to the 6th floor.
“It’s something to live for a long time. “I never thought I would see humans running around the castle.”
The guy laughs, covering his face with his black-gloved hands, as if he can’t believe it.
Although what he did was comical, the power felt within it was significant.
To put it roughly, has he just reached the rank of S-class superhuman?
It comes to mind.
“… Are you the one who thinks you are the Precious Blood or something?”
The information that the vampire caught during the search revealed without hesitation before he became kind.
Holy blood.
Ten noble lineages who inherited the blood of the first ancestor most deeply… Was it like this?
He flutters his cape in a stylish manner and answers in a proud tone.
“Okay. I am one of the 10 Precious Bloods. ‘Baron Haarmann.'”
Baron Harman.
If you are a Baron…
“Hey, what is it? “If you’re a baron, that means you’re last among the Holy Blood, right?”
The expression that had been relaxed just a moment ago became stiff.
Oops.
Was this a taboo word?
Well, what would you do if you just walked around outside?
When I entered the Precious Blood, I would always be the youngest.
It’s natural to have a complex.
“Don’t rush the command. “Every single one of you will die here anyway.”
“Well.”
Move forward while holding the sword.
“I’m sorry, but I don’t think I can play with you for long.”
There is someone waiting upstairs.
“This human… !”
The intense force and scent of blood spreading out.
That was enough.
To clearly understand the difference in skill between the opponent and me.
Run down the hallway that stretches in a straight line and plunge the sword into the guy’s heart.
Phew-!
“Ugh… !”
The game was over in just one breath.
Eyes stained with pain and surprise turn to me.
“My, it’s so fast that I can’t see it with my eyes…” What kind of guy are you… ?”
“Kim Do-jin.”
He answered willingly.
It would be easier to know the name of the person who killed you.
“How can a human being have this kind of power…?” Cough!”
“We are strong because we are human.”
Unlike you and the monsters, we have nothing.
I struggle like crazy to somehow overcome my limitations and survive.
Wouldn’t it be weirder if I didn’t get stronger?
“Yeah, right…”
Whisk!
Before he could even finish his sentence, he fell down and died.
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A fierce battle continues.
5th to 13th floors.
One…, No, sacred blood that covers a space too wide for a vampire to use.
Defeating them one by one, we finally reached this place.
The titles of those killed so far are three barons, three viscounts, and an earl.
As expected, as they are beings who have inherited the blood of their true ancestors, the higher their rank, the stronger they become.
Thanks to this, the damage on our side has been considerable.
“Ugh…, I guess the next battle will be impossible.”
“Me too.”
“Me too.”
One by one, colleagues announce that the battle cannot continue.
They were still better.
The number of colleagues who died without even being able to say such a thing is already four.
The departure of personnel means a weakening of power.
However, the enemy has become stronger.
Clap clap clap!
A vampire, somewhere between a young man and a middle-aged man with neatly combed white hair, approaches us, applauding heartily.
“Amazing. I never thought I would kill them all and come all the way up here. Even though they may be worse than me, they probably wouldn’t have died so easily.”
I feel an overwhelming power.
If you really want to find something to compare…, It is me.
The force he was secretly showing was so strong that even if he was compared to me, he wouldn’t be far behind.
A force several levels higher than that of the Count who fought quite hard.
“… Are you a marquis?”
“Okay. “I am Vampiric Akkad, the only Marquis of this old castle.”
Full of leisure.
If the composure shown by the opponents so far was due to arrogance, the composure of the opponents was due to faith in their own abilities.
It means that he is that strong, and that he is fully able to read the opponent’s skills through his momentum.
“Whoa…”
What should I do?
If we fight like this, I don’t think we’ll lose, but it will take quite a long time.
From the corner of my eye, I look up at the ceiling where stone dust occasionally falls.
Coo!
Kugoogung!
The vibrations and waves become more intense as the stairs rise.
An ominous thought that suddenly occurred to me, and a difficult enemy I encountered in the process of gradually becoming concrete.
I try to think of it, but I can’t come up with a sharp number.
In the end, we have no choice but to finish him off as quickly as possible.
With that in mind, it was time to calmly gather momentum.
“Dojin.”
Angela, who was next to me, called to me in a low voice.
“Take the people up first.”
“… “What is that?”
When I asked her in a tone of bewilderment, she narrowed one of her eyes and continued her story.
“I can handle that guy on my own, right? So, you go up first.”
It’s not wrong.
With her skills, she could win even if she competed one-on-one with the Marquis.
But it’s not 100%.
“Don’t do that, let’s all get it done quickly and go together.”
When I spoke as if admonishing her, she shook her head firmly.
“No, that’s impossible.”
“… “
“You know that. If he decides to just waste time, we have no choice but to be dragged along.”
My blind spot was stabbed.
That was the part I was most worried about.
If that guy takes a long time, and you don’t arrive on time.
If my anxious imagination becomes reality, even Francis could be in danger.
But leaving Angela behind…
It was a time when I was lost for a moment.
“Hey, you really don’t trust me?”
She asks me with her angry face.
I quickly shook my head.
“It’s not that I don’t believe it…”
Her outstretched index finger blocks my lips.
“That’s enough. If you trust me, go up first.”
“Angela.”
“Uncle Francis… “He is like family to me.”
She smiled in a way that did not suit the situation and asked me for a favor.
“So you go and help. “Please support the back of the old man who is too old to use his strength properly.”
“…”
When she saw that, she realized.
It is impossible for anyone in this world to change a hardened heart.
Raise both hands and rub your cheeks vigorously, engraving it in your heart.
Let’s trust her
And let’s focus on what we have to do.
After she came to her senses, she nodded at her, looking slightly dazed.
“I’ll go up first. Instead, let’s just make one promise.”
“Uh… “What is it?”
“Come back alive, limbs intact.”
She pouts and complains.
“What… “If the limb is not healthy, are you going to throw it away?”
It can’t be.
“I’ll even look at one arm of her.”
I put my heart and soul into it.
“Tsk tsk…, Good. I promise.”
After completing her promise, I turn my back without any hesitation.
The Marquis’s voice can be heard from behind.
“Hey, I thought I’d let you guys go…” Yikes!”
“Your opponent is me, Marquis Mogi.”
Angela’s voice stopping him.
By the time she got to the stairs to the next floor.
Kwaang!
The sound of a violent crash coming from behind her disturbs her mind.
I don’t like it.
This moment where you are forced to leave someone behind and have no choice but to trust them.
That’s why I promise.
I will kill all those who aim for mine.
And that too, very miserably.
“Let’s go up.”
Climb the stairs with just that thought.