My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 19

Vampire (3)

“Ugh….”

A suppressed moan escaped from the basement in pitch-black darkness.

Wow!

“Wow!”

And then a single word rang out along with the sound of hitting something, and soon silence came.

“Damn, you died again, right? I wrote that I use it sparingly. “They seem like weak humans.”

Pureblood vampire Tiafol threw away the whip he was holding.

The whip was rolling around on the ground, and blood was flying everywhere.

“I thought this life would end soon. What did Werak do to get to this point? He seems like an incompetent guy. “When I return, I will definitely report this situation to the clan lord.”

He huffed and puffed for a moment, then clapped his hands.

“Did you call me?”

Before I knew it, a servant approached me and bowed his head.

“Take care of that and bring me a new one tonight. “This time, go for something a little more sturdy.”

“Yes, I understand.”

The Servant collected the body and disappeared inside.

The servants and slaves stationed in this hideout to serve it will eat it on their own.

Tiapol moved deeper underground.

“Maybe I should have gone out of the city instead of Pirita?”

I tried complaining for no reason, but I knew I couldn’t do that.

Because he was needed to maintain the blood magic that surrounded this hideout.

As usual, the two of us took turns guarding the place, but when we were away for a while, like this time, when we were out for a long time, we had to stay here.

“Damn it! “I can’t go out for a few days, and I feel like a rat.”

Tiapol, who was taking steps, opened the door to the deepest basement and entered.

“Huh~ haa…”

He took a deep breath at the thick scent of blood he felt as soon as he opened the door.

A magic circle that glows red is drawn all over the floor, walls, and ceiling of the stone chamber.

They were made of blood and pulsated like veins connected to the heart.

And in the middle of it all, there was a black box placed in the center of the magic circle.

“…No problem. There’s no need to refill with blood. “Now, let’s close our eyes for a moment.”

After checking the condition of the sealed fragment, he headed upstairs again.

It has been a routine that has been repeated every day since I came to this city.

‘I’m so sick of it. I wish I could get out of this city quickly.’

Tiapol entered his bedroom and lay down on the bed and closed his eyes.

As a pureblood, it was okay to not sleep for a few days, but I was resting for a few hours a day to maintain my condition.

What’s the point of staying awake in this hiding place with nothing to do?

‘The toy I used to pass the time just broke.’

The moment he fell asleep, hoping that the next toy would last long, he opened his eyes and woke up.

“Dark magic?! “Suddenly from nowhere!”

Kwazizig—!

As soon as the appearance of black magic was detected, the blood magic surrounding the hideout was broken.

Tiapol realized that an intruder had entered and headed straight to the basement.

[Keeeeek—!] Click,

click, click!

I felt the energy of the undead along with the black magic, and they began to invade the inside of the mansion.

‘Are you a necromancer? How did you find this place? ‘No, there are vampires spread throughout the city, so how did they get here?’

There were degrees of incompetence, as no one noticed until the enemy entered the center of the city and approached the hideout.

Kwaang—!

In response to the sudden attack of the undead, the servants and slaves guarding the hideout began to fight.

“How dare you dirty corpses tell me where this is!”

A servant who is a deteriorated version of a vampire.

Those with bloodshot eyes and sharp fangs and nails aimed at the enemy in the darkness.

“Kyaaagh—!”

A slave who lost his reason and accepted all kinds of weaknesses, but only increased his fighting power.

The monsters, screaming and inflating their hideous bodies, rushed in and tore the undead apart.

Troops from both sides clashed and battles began to break out everywhere, but Tiafol had no time to pay attention.

Shuung— Boom!

Because he was busy blocking the black rays that flew towards him.

“Who are you?! “I know where this place is!”

Quagwagwang!

Black thorns rushed through him as if they would pierce him, and black flames flew at the same time, blocking his escape route.

“Tsk!”

Sigh—

The blood spurting from Tiafol’s fingertips turned into red energy and enveloped his body.

He moved his body in that state and avoided the continued attacks.

“Obviously reveal your identity!”

Sugagak—!

A bloody blade formed by the blood that spurted from the swung fingertips.

It flew to the place where the attack started, cut down a group of undead, and then disappeared.

bang-!

“this guy! to the end!”

Black flames flew again.

Tiafol barely responded to the opponent’s attacks that continued in silence and tried to figure out his opponent’s identity.

And after several battles, he was surprised to find the person attacking him.

“Demilich?! “How did it get here?”

If he were a human warlock skilled at hiding his energy, it would have been difficult to understand.

Of course, even that cannot avoid being called incompetent.

However, the fact that a demilich, who could be said to be a monster, entered the center of the city without being detected was a problem that did not end with simply being incompetent.

How could you not know when the energy of death vibrates like this?

‘Are you saying that all the vampires in this city are just assholes? ‘Wirak, what on earth did this guy do?’

It was difficult to resist and barely respond to the opponent’s black magic.

The level of magic was decent, but the overwhelming amount of black magic that was being pressed down was astounding.

A thorn made of shadows that rush to cover all directions.

The grip of darkness that suddenly grabs your ankles.

A black flash of light that explodes whenever you forget.

All kinds of black magic poured out without stopping.

Kwaaaang—!

‘What kind of dark magic! But there is no way that this level of commotion could go unnoticed. ‘Hold on as long as you can until reinforcements arrive!’

Although the demilich deployed a concealment barrier as soon as he entered, there was no way he could hide the abnormality in the center of the city for that long.

‘No, I feel uneasy after seeing this little thing until now, but for now I have no choice but to trust and hold on.’

He specialized in blood magic that used blood and did not get along well with the undead.

In fact, even if there was a lot of blood, I wouldn’t have dared to beat that demilich, but the situation would have been much better than it is now.

The good news was that the minions were holding up well against the undead due to the small space, and it seemed like he wouldn’t fall any time soon.

It was a time when I was desperately hoping and desperately holding on.

“Tiafol!”

bang!

A vampire approached through a group of undead.

A vampire with residual blood that was not inside the hideout.

In other words, it was a helper from outside.

“Oh oh! Did you come for support? “You must have spread the news to the outside world, right?”

“yes! of course. After detecting an abnormality from outside and immediately reporting the situation, I entered to help Tiafol!”

“Good job! Now I just have to hold on a little longer!”

It seemed like the situation had been going on for quite some time, but not much time had actually passed.

Tiafol, who was faced with a situation he liked for the first time in a while, relaxed a little and looked at the demilich in front of him.

It must have been taken aback by the sudden intrusion of reinforcements, so it stopped its attack and looked this way.

“That demilich is a monster. The amount of dark magic is abnormal. “Don’t think about winning, just support me with the thought of biding your time until reinforcements arrive!”

“Yes, I understand!”

The situation has improved greatly.

The undead were unable to enter because they were blocked by minions, and he was able to endure more comfortably with the help of the remaining blood.

‘If support comes now, it’s over for you!’

Quagwagwang!

Tiafol, who was using the blood of his minions scattered everywhere to block the bone spears thrown by his opponent, realized that the residual blood nearby had suddenly disappeared.

‘Is this an intention to surprise that guy? It may not work, but if it can give me even a little bit of space, that’s enough…’

Pugh—!

The accident came to a halt due to a sudden impact.

When I looked down to where I felt the pain, I saw a blood-soaked hand blade with sharp nails sticking out through my heart.

“Wow… wow! Wow.”

‘attack? I have residual blood? why? how…? It was definitely the same clan… but they ignored the ban?’

Before I could fully understand the situation, a vicious hand grabbed my hair and tilted my head to the side.

And I could feel something digging into the exposed nape of my neck.

‘Predation on our own kind…! This crazy guy, in this situation… is he saying we should die together?’

Isn’t this a situation where there is an enemy right in front of you?

This was when Tiafol, who was embarrassed, tried to collect his own blood and use blood magic to escape the situation.

Fu bu bu buk! Wow!

The demilich did not miss the opportunity and used black magic to pierce his entire body with a spear of bone.

Although he survived with the vitality of a pure-blooded vampire, the situation was already over.

‘Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuing us be killing us all because of one crazy person?…’

In their fading minds, they were cursing the residual blood that had died with them.

Keep going – keep going!

I felt the blood being sucked out through the fangs still embedded in the nape of my neck.

‘Is this guy going to end even in this situation…? No wait. Is there something strange?’

Mobilizing all his senses, he was soon able to identify the identity of the discomfort.

‘The attack missed only that guy…? Accident? Or did he avoid it?’

The guy hanging behind him was happily sucking his blood with his intact body without a single wound.

Nevertheless, the demilich did not attack anymore and just watched them.

It was as if he had no interest in the residual blood hanging behind him and sucking his blood.

‘No, it’s the opposite. ‘You’re feeding me to this guy!’

When I realized it, I felt like the bone spears that had restrained me had been fixed so that it would be easier for the bastard to absorb blood.

No, that was certain.

Even now, black magic is flowing through the pierced area, preventing him from using blood magic.

‘why? What is the relationship between that residual blood and the demilich…? Couldn’t it be that guy who brought him here….’

As his thoughts slowly dispersed, Tiafol was unable to come to any conclusion and soon lowered his head.

Even after his death, the remaining vampire clinging to him was just eagerly sucking his blood.

***

《The entity inherited blood and achieved enlightenment. Acquire the skill 「Blood Magic」》

Heinz slowly came off Tiafol’s neck.

His skinny body slowly began to crumble, then turned into powder and scattered around.

‘It’s convenient because you don’t have to worry about mental contamination caused by predation on your own kind. Efficient.’

The thirst for vampirism, which I had been suppressing as much as possible, completely disappeared, and the increase in strength was also significant.

The biggest problem with cannibalism is that the more you drink blood, the more polluted your mind becomes.

As the source of a vampire’s power is blood, the original owner’s thoughts remaining there are also terrible.

If you drink something like that carelessly, it will not end in mental breakdown.

Even if it is from a lower class than oneself, it is dangerous enough to refrain from doing it, but if it is from a higher class with much more accumulated strength and time, it will absolutely drive one crazy.

‘Whoa… The situation was also very good.’

As soon as Hans was summoned in front of their hideout, he immediately put on a concealment barrier and broke inside.

Tiafol, a pure-blooded vampire, was weaker than expected.

I felt like I needed at least two people to be able to deal with the warlock Malcolm.

However, for me who was in a hurry, it was enough to be a distraction.

There were already more servants and slaves inside than expected, so the undead were unable to enter, so they kept holding on to their feet until reinforcements arrived.

As soon as there were signs that the fight would prolong, Heinz, who was waiting nearby, was brought in.

They approached Tiafol and pretended to be fighting undead before approaching and ambushing him.

It was a simple operation, but the effect was better than expected.

‘It’s because I let my guard down because I’m a vampire from the same clan. There must have been a sense of relief upon hearing that help would be coming soon.’

Of course it was a lie.

There was no sign of the vampires noticing until Heinz rushed in.

‘But it’s only a matter of time before we get caught. ‘You have to hurry as much as possible.’

Hans had already helped the undead from the moment Tiafol died, eliminated all of the vampire’s minions, and headed into the basement.

Heinz hurriedly followed him and headed to the room where the fragments were.

“Wow… that’s amazing?”

There, a barrier using blood magic was spread throughout the room.

I thought I could unlock it with the knowledge of “Blood Magic” I gained this

time if I put in some effort, but…

Using Heinz’s knowledge, the vulnerability of the barrier is identified.

And immediately attacked that place with Hans’ overwhelming black magic.

Kugugugung…

The moment the barrier shook from the shock, Heinz immediately used blood magic to take away some of the control and create a small hole.

‘It’s simple.’

Hans leisurely entered the barrier and opened the black box in the center without hesitation.

The black jewel that I had seen before was sealed there.

‘Ah… I think I know why they were targeting the warlocks’ fragments.’

While the problem with the fragments that the warlocks ‘Oath of Reverse Heaven’ had was a deficiency caused by weak cohesion, these fragments were excessively cohesive and hardened.

‘If I combine the aged fragments with this, it will become more complete.’

Although I had no matured fragments, I was no different from a body integrated with the fragments.

Without hesitation, Hans grabbed the fragment in the box and started synchronizing.

‘It’s so crowded that it’s going to take longer than expected… Have you been caught?’

A group of vampires could be felt entering the barrier surrounding the hideout.

At the forefront was the pureblood Wirak.

However, before the vampires entered the building, Malcolm and other undead ran out and started fighting with them under the sun.

‘With Malcolm and the high-ranking undead, we can survive even against Werak.’

Malcolm is weaker than when he was alive, but under the sun, he won’t be too far behind against Werak.

‘I’ closed my eyes and concentrated all my mind on synchronizing with the fragments.

Hans, who is in direct contact with him, Heinz II next to him, as well as the main body on Earth.

All resources allocated to each entity were collected and all mental power was poured into Hans.

Although this was my first time using the “Avatar” skill, I was very satisfied with the results.

《The object grows by meeting the conditions. Acquire the special skill “Forbidden Knowledge.” 》

《Recovery becomes meaningless for the individual. The skill 「Super Recovery」 evolves into the special skill 「Immortality」.》

Hans absorbs the fragments of the Immortal King and creates the ‘Acrich ( Because it succeeded in evolving into ‘Arch-Lich’.

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