120. Kill Vampires
Ethan lowered his stance as he aimed his sword at the opponent. He leaped to the ground again and aimed for the opponent’s neck.
wickedness-
The moment the blade touched his throat, the opponent turned into mist.
The blade cut through the fog. After reaching the fog, Ethan swung his knife away.
There was not a single drop of blood on the blade.
‘Would it have been different if it had been adamantium?’
However, this silver blade was not mixed with adamantium or orichalcum.
The fog could not be cut through this physical method.
The fortunate point was that when the opponent also turned into fog, he could not attack.
But that was a misfortune.
The fog stretched straight towards Ethan. Instinctively sensing danger, he threw himself to the side.
bang!
The fog flew like a fist and pierced the podium. And straight ahead, the mist stems turned to the side.
The moment the fog reached, Ethan raised his sword.
My wrists tingled at the dull sound. When the fog exerted physical force in this way, Ethan fell out. However, as soon as he touched the wall, he turned and jumped off the wall.
I was just trying to cut through the fog.
wickedness-!
The fog was neatly cut in half by drawing a diagonal line. But the fragmented fog slowly merged into one.
Soon the fog took shape. An insidious voice echoed through the auction house.
“You are a first-class prosecutor. But no matter how first-class you are, you can’t cut through the fog.”
Suddenly, the fog had become Ashron.
“You’re using a cowardly trick.”
“cowardice? If I had been really cowardly, I would have taken everyone here hostage.”
Ethan shrugged, not showing any sign of exhaustion. Whether or not they held them hostage was irrelevant to them.
But I couldn’t let it go.
Looking around, Tesha, Sepia, and the man with the brown mustache were fighting their own battles.
Everyone was afraid that the fallen would get caught up in the battle.
“If it’s a trick, I use it quite often. Of course, I have friends who don’t like it, so I get scolded if I use it often.”
One of Ashron’s eyebrows rose slightly. What he said was not easily understood.
A friend you don’t like? Could it be that he worships chivalry?
Ethan tapped the nape of his neck with his cane sword. Clearly he was being pushed back.
But can you be so relaxed?
Ashron chuckled. It seemed that he was worried for nothing.
“You are bluffing.”
Ethan shrugged. It was an attitude to think freely.
‘Originally, I wanted to save some magic… .’
Recently, a lot of mana was consumed. So Edan wanted to save some magic.
Currently, the magic power remaining in the body was about 50%. However, that amount was far more than 50 times that of ordinary academy students.
“Letea-!”
At that call, a blue female figure appeared behind Edan. With only the spirit he could feel, Ashron bit his lower lip.
“government ordinance… ?”
In an instant, as if winter had arrived, it became cold everywhere. Surprised, Ashron hurriedly stepped back and surveyed the situation.
‘A higher level spirit? not. With this amount of mana… . Could it be the spirit king?’
When he came to his senses, Ashron was standing in a white space. It was as if he was under some kind of mental magic.
However, the sensation felt vividly through the body denied this.
“Where is here?”
“what? Where is the auction house?”
The voices of the comrades who came with him were mixed with embarrassment. And he was embarrassed as well.
It was a snowfield. Permafrost, where a fierce snowstorm rages and white plains stretch endlessly.
“The spirit king’s barrier army.”
Ethan stood still, a few steps away. In the bitter cold, the vampires began to shiver one by one.
Among those numerous people, only Ashron and his companions were moved to the barrier. I couldn’t even guess how accurate the magic was.
“He’s going to freeze us all to death.”
“Do vampires freeze to death?”
Ethan shrugged. Naturally, vampires were also burned and frostbitten.
Although their physical abilities and resilience far surpassed those of humans, they basically had a human body structure.
“You will freeze to death first.”
“Because I tolerate the cold quite well.”
I was dumbfounded, so an arc line was drawn at the corner of my mouth.
It wasn’t cold enough for humans to endure. Ethan’s outfit was something he would only wear in the fall.
This barrier was a place where the temperature was lower than that of the polar night. He couldn’t have lasted more than a few minutes in such clothes.
“Are you going to die with us all?”
The opponent is not afraid of death and chooses friendship with all vampires. That was unexpected even for Ashron.
‘Why do you think I’m going to freeze to death?’
Ethan laughed. It was funny. Behind them, the spirit king was floating in the air, contemplating the situation.
A group of vampires surrounded Ethan. They waited for Ashron’s death to fall.
“wait. Humans cannot survive in this frozen land for long. And when he dies, the barrier will break. So save your stamina.”
The snowstorm grew stronger. Not only was it hard to keep my eyes open, but it was hard to see even an inch ahead.
My teeth trembled from the cold that would cut through my skin and chill even my bones. Ashron glared at his opponent.
But rather, the opponent was sitting cross-legged in the middle of the ice. Seeing that he had his eyes closed, he seemed to be immersed in meditation.
“what? Brother, is that bastard even sitting cross-legged?”
“It’s a bluff! There is no way humans can withstand this cold.”
10 minutes, 20 minutes passed like that.
The frostbitten knuckles would break off if force was applied. Until then, Ethan had been sitting cross-legged and immersed in meditation.
Although only a few minutes had passed, it felt distant as if 100 years had passed.
A vampire who could not overcome the cold walked through a blizzard. However, he was beaten up by Ethan.
Because his stiff, frozen body did not move well, he could not counterattack properly.
Alas. got hit
Only then did Ashron realize his mistake. The opponent had high cold resistance.
I didn’t expect mere humans to have such high cold resistance.
“attack! Drive him away right now!”
However, the vampires were already exhausted. Ethan, on the other hand, sat cross-legged and got enough rest.
There was no way he could be an opponent.
Every time Edan swung his sword, a fierce blizzard arose. Only frozen vampires remained in the place where the frost-colored ice storm swept away.
“damn. Shit!”
In such extreme conditions, it was impossible to change one’s body into fog at will. It is a place where even the fog will freeze.
Ashron had to go through a hand-to-hand combat. Sharp claws dug into Ethan.
However, Ethan took a couple of steps back and let Ashron’s attacks go unnoticed.
“Letea!”
Letea moved her fingers. Ice picks rose from the ground.
Quagga is… !
The ice pick pierced the front and swept past. Ashron had to run away from the ice.
However, all of the ice picks could not be avoided. Turning to the side, it pursued him like a creature.
Sharp awls grew out of the ground like porcupine spines.
In response, Ashron leaped into the air. At that moment, Ethan reached out his hand into the air.
Flames rushed towards the defenseless Ashron in the air.
It was a firepower that could not be compared to a normal fireball. The moment he was hit, his body would be reduced to ashes.
Ashron gritted his teeth and ventured into fog. It was intended to fog the body only while the flames passed.
A scorching heat crossed the air.
The body came back from the fog. At that time, Ethan, who was several dozen steps away, was in front of him.
“Caught… !”
‘Quit, Blink… .’
bang!
My foot, which had risen almost vertically, fell violently.
The kick sent Ashron plummeting to the ground. And beneath it, sharp ice grew as if it had waited.
“Big, big… !”
Quack!
Ashron’s torso was pierced and limp. Blood poured out of his mouth. Ethan did a somersault and landed effortlessly beside him.
My body froze slowly, starting with my toes. In this situation, the body could not even be fogged. It was a complete defeat.
They were the apostles who lost quite a bit of power together with the loss of the queen.
Numerous possibilities crossed my mind.
If I had made more subordinates, if I had exploded poisonous smoke bombs instead of sleeping bombs, if I hadn’t lost the queen, if I hadn’t believed in the thirteenth apostle in the first place… .
Leaving those many possibilities behind, Ashron murmured lowly.
“It was fun. Admit defeat.”
All of a sudden, the feeling below the knee was gone.
Ice crystals passed through her knees and reached her waist. I didn’t know that I was destined to be stuffed in ice forever.
“My queen… .”
The vampire, frozen to the neck, looked up at Ethan. He sighed and returned the hilt to the scabbard.
The sword returned to the staff like a charm again, and it was hard to recognize that it was a sword. Ethan scratched the back of his head as if in trouble.
“Ashron.”
Now Ashron’s entire body except for his face was buried in ice. His colleagues were also in the same condition.
If they really didn’t choose the means and methods, they would have set off the poisoned smoke grenade first.
But what they exploded was a sleeping bomb.
In case the building collapsed or those who fell were injured, they could not release their magic properly.
“The Queen is already dead. Even if you have a heart, you cannot bring it back.”
Ashron opened his eyes once. How does he know that the jewel is the Queen’s heart?
As he said, the queen is dead. Leaving only a jewel-like heart.
“The will of the Queen will be inherited by me, or rather, by our entire race.”
“… is it.”
Ethan received the words with a slightly softened attitude. After thinking for a moment, he smiled.
“I thought about it earlier, how about you sign a contract with me?”
“contract?”
“Yes, it is a blood oath.”
blood oath.
It was an act of swearing all the magic circuits of vampires.
If not observed, all of the mana in the body would evaporate, and the mana circuit would be irrevocably permanently damaged.
I had to keep the contract to protect my magical power. He could have been a human slave for the rest of his life.
“… rather kill I choose death over becoming a slave.”
“Don’t you need Lord’s heart?”
Retrieve Rod’s heart.
That was not an individual wish, but a long-cherished wish of the clan.
Ashron wandered the continent in search of Lord’s heart from 300 years ago. Over the course of 300 years, Lord’s heart has moved from place to place.
From the fisherman’s hand, to the merchant’s hand, from the merchant’s hand to the fiddler’s hand… .
It passed from the wizard’s hand to the ignorant thief’s hand, and from the thief’s hand to the guards commander’s hand.
During the process, the heart became known to the world as a blue gem.
At first, the heart, which was blue like a sapphire, lost its luster and became cloudy as time passed.
“What do you think?”
“What if I refuse?”
“Then, there is nothing you can do. I have no choice but to use your Lord’s heart.”
They have one more mission besides the mission of retrieving the Queen’s heart.
to avenge the queen.
Ashron moaned and was silent for a long time. Suddenly, the tightly closed lips opened.
“What am I supposed to do?”
