My Alter Ego’s Path to Greatness - Chapter 74

#74

Brokoslak Clan (1)

Harris headed to the eastern part of the Ion Continent over several days with the Elven Kingdom’s delegation.

‘With the power of the church, crossing the continent is no big deal.’

As it was a main religious sect with influence that transcended race and national borders, it was nothing more than being allowed to move to any region with their guarantee.

After passing through several temples, the group arrived at the easternmost end of the republic located in the east and headed straight to the nearby forest.

“Well… shouldn’t we go across the sea?”

When Cecily expressed her doubts about the mysterious destination, Laforie smiled softly.

“Isn’t it dangerous and time-consuming to cross the sea directly? Remember this, Miss Cecily. The root of all trees in the world is the World Tree, and the High Elves are His chosen beings.”

Simply put, high elves can travel to any distant forest by borrowing the power of the World Tree.

‘The high elf’s ability is unexpectedly great when detecting Hans, isn’t it? Isn’t it natural since it uses the power of the World Tree?’

Of course, the longer the distance you have to travel, the more power you consume, so we came this far to reduce the distance as much as possible.

Still, I thought it would be more convenient than the main religious order, which could only travel long distances through the temple gate.

‘Except for the fact that only high elves can use it. It was a meaningless comparison.’

Isn’t it impossible to use less than ten of the elves just for movement?

“Now then, you can follow me carefully from now on. “Be careful not to get separated from your group.”

A cool energy spread from Lapori’s body and enveloped their surroundings.

And the group headed deep into the forest, following Laforie in the lead, with Cecily and Harris, who were the first to go, stationed in the middle of the line so as not to fall behind.

“But we will still have to travel like this for a few more days. “There’s no need to rush now, so let’s take it slow.”

Even though we had rushed to rescue Cecily as quickly as possible on the way back, there was no need to overdo it on the way back.

To begin with, elves, a long-lived species, were basically laid-back.

So they began their journey across the ocean, crossing the forest path that had a dreamlike atmosphere.

***

King Heinz II entered Talaria, the capital of the Kingdom of Thalia on the western side of the continent.

Because he concentrated on hiding his inner energy by activating “Concealment” to the limit, no one knew his identity.

“It’s too expensive… Please reduce it a bit.”

“What are you saying! “At this rate, there’s nothing left!”

Ordinary people living their daily lives.

It was an ordinary city scene that could be seen anywhere.

‘There are vampires everywhere… but not excessively, and they are completely hidden.’

Heinz walked down the street and leisurely looked around.

He was able to find out because they were vampires with transcendental senses and a much higher level, but their stealth was greater than expected.

No matter how influential it was, it was the capital of a country that even had a temple for the main religious order.

It would have been difficult for vampires, beings of darkness, to be active openly.

‘I’ll have to think about how to shake them up. ‘It’s still too early to attack the base right away.’

There was a lot of power gathered there, but they were vested interests that had been lurking in the shadows of this kingdom for a long time.

Even if I cause a fuss, it won’t be of any help in the future.

In the end, they had no choice but to create a loophole by gnawing away little by little from the outside, but in order to do that, they first needed to get someone who knew their internal situation on their side.

‘There is ‘purified blood tablet’, so it’s that simple. Then, let’s try to appease a suitable vampire.’

There will be some force and coercion involved in the process, but it will never be a bad thing for the person involved.

As I raised Heterosis, I experienced the strengthening effect of “Refined Blood Seal” several times.

A drop of his blood was like an elixir to vampires.

‘There’s a good-looking target over there. Let’s start with that guy… Huh?’

A vampire was detected killing people at the second floor window of an unpopular house.

But the closer I got, the more familiar the energy I felt from him was.

‘It’s a bit blurry as to what was written… but is this really possible?’

In the first place, how many vampire acquaintances does Heinz have?

Most of them had been wiped out from Azantu, so there were only a handful of people left.

Among them, if there was someone who would be on guard in a place like this…

And the person who got closer and checked was, of course, a vampire he knew well.

‘Rosilica. It was here.’

Remnant Blood, who was in charge of training for Heinz II when he first became a vampire.

After the incident of seizing the Immortal King’s fragments from Azantu began, his whereabouts were unknown, and it appears that he had somehow been relocated back to the capital.

‘I thought you might have died in a conflict with the church, but how are you still alive?’

I heard that there was once a large-scale conflict, and quite a number of vampires were killed.

Seeing that he had managed to survive even after going through various hardships starting from Azantu, it seemed like his best rope was tough.

Heinz quietly used “Invisibility” to infiltrate the building where she was.

“Ha~ What kind of new situation is this in broad daylight? “My skin has become rough these days. How long will I have to stay like this?”

As he quietly sneaked into the house, his gaze caught the image of Rosilica, who was constantly grumbling.

The dark room was covered with blackout curtains on all sides and was filled with all kinds of blood magic barriers drawn in blood.

Starting with types that erase the presence of those inside, auxiliary devices to facilitate external surveillance, alarms against intruders and defensive barriers were basic.

‘Of course it doesn’t mean anything to me.’

I identified the barrier with the “Mystery of Blood” and easily ignored it with the power of “Concealment” and approached behind Rosilica.

‘There is a notification device that activates when a watcher dies, but there is no function to convey the internal situation in real time. It just worked out well.’

I lifted the “invisibility” by lightly scanning the barriers behind her.

However, because she was still in a state of being dead, she did not notice Heinz’s appearance and continued to look out the window.

“You need to sleep well during the day to avoid damaging your skin…”

“Rosilica.”

Her body flinched and stopped for a moment, but it was only for a moment.

“I’m sorry~! “I’m a free-mouthed person… huh?”

Rosilica, who immediately turned around and apologized, was shocked when she looked at Heinz’s face.

He ignored the barrier and showed up, and he knew her name, so he naturally thought she was his superior, but he looked embarrassed when he saw someone he was seeing for the first time looking at him.

“…I’m sorry, but who are you…?”

However, perhaps due to the various factors mentioned above, she remained tense and asked cautiously while showing signs of caution.

His appearance and physique had changed a lot since we were together before, so it was natural that I didn’t recognize him.

“It’s Heinz.”

“Heinz…?”

I told her frankly that I had no intention of hiding her name, but she just tilted her head without reacting, as if she thought she was the same person.

“Are you by any chance a guest of our clan?”

Rosilica, who must have felt that she was too powerful to do anything, was wary but continued to show a polite demeanor.

“Yes, customer.”

“ah! “Then it’s not this way…”

“I wasn’t invited.”

Right after those words were finished.

Hiss—!

Five streams of blood swung sharply towards Heinz from the tip of her right hand.

At the same time, the left hand was extended to one axis of the barrier to announce the abnormality, but…

“Keuheuk?”

Blood-red chains extending from all directions had already wrapped around her entire body, completely blocking not only her movement but also the flow of magical energy.

“Nonsense! Is it really true? …This is Brokoslak’s territory! “This is a violation of the agreement!”

At that absolute gap, she shouted in a panicked voice, perhaps thinking that Heinz was a member of another clan.

But Heinz had other thoughts at the time.

‘wait? ‘Maybe this?’

He happened to be inside a high-performance concealment barrier, and he secretly revealed the vampire aura that he had been hiding behind “concealment.”

With extreme blood control and overwhelming blood magic control, only the desired part was extracted separately and only a small portion was exposed.

And Rosilica, a vampire sensitive to blood, immediately recognized the smell of blood there.

“Uh… huh? Our clan? No, it’s something different… Huh?”

I concentrated as much as possible to extract only the energy that was close to the original, but it seems that it was impossible to achieve perfection.

But that alone was enough to confuse her.

Taking advantage of the confusion in her thoughts, Heinz quietly opened his mouth.

“I am Brokoslak’s collateral.”

And as I always did, I started talking about it based on various plausible information.

There were quite a few factions in the world of vampires.

A tributary branch in which those who escaped the interference of ‘blood subordination’ for some reason formed their own independent forces.

Even though the roots are the same, as the generations go by, differences begin to grow and eventually become a completely separate force.

Heinz recalled them and told the story appropriately.

Roughly speaking, he was saying that they had simply branched off from the same root and that he, as a side group that had been persecuted for so long, was just trying to take the lead.

He also added that this is not an invasion from outside, but an internal competition, and that he has no intention of harming the entire clan.

A feast of nonsense and bullshit.

However, since the story was based on existing facts and Heinz had implicitly used “The Mystery of Blood” to add a weak hint, I could not raise any major questions.

‘But if you think about it, it might not be wrong.’

First of all, isn’t it true that his roots are Brokoslag?

“Hey… I’m just a residual blood. Why on earth…”

“If you follow me, I’ll give you strength. “You just need to help me with my work a little bit.”

The reason I went through this cumbersome process was to minimize her resistance as much as possible.

Because the subordination of “Jeongjehyeoljeong” did not have the brainwashing effect of making one’s heart become absolutely loyal.

“…I’m sorry, but I…”

She opened her mouth to say no.

It is an extremely obvious fact: how many people would let go of the rope they have been holding on to and follow someone they have never seen before?

“ah! “I’m just saying this because I’m afraid you might misunderstand.”

But before she could finish speaking, Heinz’s voice filled with laughter interrupted her.

“You have no choice.”

I just told them various things to give up and obey obediently.

Once you become a subordinate through “pure blood love,” there is no turning back, so you will follow him even if you have no choice.

Heinz’s hand reached out to Rosilica, who had a shocked expression.

***

In the end, I was able to successfully obtain cooperation from Rosilica, who had given up.

Although he still seemed reluctant, he seemed to be satisfied with his power, which had been strengthened by “pure blood essence”.

Internal information about the Brokoslak Clan obtained as a result.

Of course, she still had residual blood, so she didn’t have much advanced information, but since she had been staying here for a long time, she was able to get some useful information.

One of them was information about the Jinhyeol ‘Phrygia Brokoslak’, who was in charge of the surveillance network in the capital city of Talaria.

“Freesia is a unique person. You often go for walks during the day. “I guess she enjoys receiving the attention of those people….”

An immature aristocratic girl who enjoys shopping and other things while wandering around the capital in extravagant attire.

That was the disguised identity Jinhyeol was putting forward.

“I heard that his sensing range is enormous. If you are in a commercial district, the range extends all the way outside the city gates. In fact, you could probably monitor about half of the capital by yourself, right?”

When I heard it, it was a very familiar impression.

The first day that Heinz II arrived in the capital to initiate Heinrich into the Catholic Church.

It was Jinhyeol who had no choice but to run away due to the wind he encountered at that time.

‘Ah… I remember. He was a vampire who used magic eyes.’

He suddenly appeared behind me and started interrogating me about my compatriot, so I canceled the summons and ran away, thinking I would wait until later.

‘But this is how I got to see it again.’

Memories of that time came back to me.

In fact, I didn’t really have any grudges as I immediately avoided him, but it wasn’t a person I had good feelings for…

‘Let’s see each other after a long time.’

A cold smile appeared on Heinz’s lips.