Swoosh!
Silver trails swirl as three vampires roll on the ground.
The guard soldiers collapse, unable to even resist.
They drifted in like a flowing stream and headed straight upward.
─Intruder!
─What the hell…!
─Stop them!
Since there was more commotion than before, more vampires flocked towards me, but I didn’t care.
“Ugh?”
“What is this!”
“My eyes!”
As pure white light burst from my body, the vampires clutched their eyes and writhed on the floor.
The lethality was almost non-existent, just pure light.
Leaving the vampires struck by a sort of flashbang behind, I reached the top floor in just one minute.
I saw a fork in the road.
[Whoa!]
[Is this the high-level player?]
[Reached the top in a minute, lol!]
[How is this even possible?]
[Purification Light!]
[Human flashbang Lily, lol!]
[Hahaha!]
[Hu-Man]
“I intended to go the regular route. But seeing the same thing over and over gets boring, doesn’t it?”
I had already assassinated or faced each vampire head-on during the test.
There was no need to show the same scene again for broadcast or play.
I had to take down the guards to enter.
[That’s true]
[Nice]
[Fast progress, good]
[Are we fighting the Progenitor?]
I walked down the blood-soaked hallway just like before.
My stats were reduced, making my body heavy, but I could still walk.
“Yes. Today, I’m going to teach you the basics of facing the Progenitor.”
《Would you like to open the Progenitor’s court?》
《You cannot clear until you defeat the Progenitor’s false self.》
Click! I check my equipment before entering.
Everything is clear.
Creeeak…
The door opens.
Inside the court, adorned with blood-red decorations, the Lord of Vampires is revealed.
The walls lined with red flags made my own blood scream within me, and the throne of the court rejected the living, having discarded its former master.
Clack.
And the master of it all.
“…Sister?”
Lasty appears.
[So pretty]
[Progenitor!]
[Just a doll, lol]
[?]
[Lasty is calling Lily ‘sister’]
[Whoa!]
[Love Lasty]
[Big sis, aww]
[She’s incredible]
[Wait, are we supposed to kill a Progenitor like that????]
[Lily is prettier]
“What? Why are you here…?”
“Is it wrong for me to come?”
“No, it’s just… why are you being so polite.”
Lasty is wary of me.
Then, as if something pricked her, she retreats, moving her hands reflexively.
《The Progenitor, ‘Lasty Erbenus’ is using a blood spear!》
“Lasty.”
A spear bursts up from below me.
Normally, I would have said more and used a technique, but Lasty, overwhelmed, cast it first.
She should have used the dragon, but Lasty was so flustered that she cast first.
At least, it’s a relief that she didn’t change the technique?
I soared into the sky, dodging the spear aimed at my life.
The spear just barely missed me and froze in place.
“Way too fast. You should’ve waited at least 10 seconds.”
“…So why are you here?”
“Why do you ask?”
Clink!
A silver arrow imbued with the Power of Purification loaded into the crossbow, transforming its structure specifically for hunting vampires.
Light erupted from the arrow.
“I came to catch you, Progenitor.”
The Arrow of Light was shot towards Lasty.
■
“…Ugh!”
《Progenitor, ‘Lasty Erbenus’ uses the Veil of Blood!》
Lasty enveloped herself in the Veil of Blood, blocking the arrow.
Sizzling… The Veil of Blood was slightly worn away by the arrow, but it could still hold its own.
The arrow didn’t even touch Lasty.
But.
Pssshh!
“…Seriously.”
The blood of the Progenitor is their reason for existence itself.
She doesn’t feel average damage at all, but the holy Power of Purification inflicts pain on her.
All the blood used by the Progenitor comes under her influence, so contacting the holy power induces pain.
Of course, she could sever the connection with the blood.
But the difference between blood linked to the Progenitor and blood that isn’t is enormous.
It could be said that about 70% of the technique’s power is determined by this connection.
And I’m shamelessly aiming for that part while slyly shooting the crossbow.
Ska-ska-ska-ska-kak!
Blades of Blood fly through the air.
Although there were enough blades to fill the court…
Swish!
Using the silver sword that resonates with the holy power, I deflect them all without breaking.
‘Can’t destroy it now.’
With the current conditions, I can only deflect them.
Swoosh! Even the threads of blood that come through the blades are either deflected or sent flying by using their momentum against them.
Of course, I don’t stop them all, so I do get some wounds, but I can just regenerate those.
Psshh-shh-shh-shh-shh!
“Sis!”
“What?”
In the meantime, I tilted my head again while rapidly ‘burst-firing’ the crossbow.
Why?
[HAHAHAHAHAHAHA]
[Progenitor is deep in the feels]
[Don’t tease Lasty!]
[Why are you shooting like mad with the crossbow? LOL]
[So annoying]
[So this is the strategy?]
[Prickly Lasty LOL]
[Is it still a crossbow?]
[Crossbow Special: Assault Rifle)]
[HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA]
[Great release]
“…Play fair.”
“I am playing fair.”
“Ugh…!”
Lasty isn’t a fool.
She’s the master of vampires who have lived for thousands of years and possesses vastly superior wisdom.
If she sets her mind to it, she could crush me with dozens of blood magic techniques right now.
Using Blood Magic, I can replace the current version of myself.
I can exert bizarre levels of power and push myself to the limit.
She was an experiment of the Demon Race, and unlike the Celestial Race, who excelled in weapon and body capabilities, they were called “the Gods of Magic.”
“Since Lasty is combining four types of magic: drill, chain, thread, and blade, I’m also doing my best within my limits.”
“…”
But currently, the only techniques she can use, excluding the protective magic barrier, are just four.
Even that is the basics of Blood Magic.
In terms of human magic, it’s nothing more than basic spells like “Fireball” and “Light.”
The Progenitor is just using that basic magic in a bizarre way.
Clunk!
The crossbow twists once again.
Once more, the crossbow that had fired dozens of cloned silver arrows was contorted.
After completing the changes through weapon remodeling magic, it aimed at Lasty again.
With a loud noise, the arrows exploded out.
Lasty instinctively surrounded herself with a barrier to block the arrows.
“…”
Boom!!!
An explosion of light erupted.
Once the barrier completely disappeared, Lasty’s arm was charred black.
Lasty glares at me while regenerating her limp arm.
She didn’t fail to block it.
She didn’t dodge it either.
She merely accepted this extent of a limitation and the permissions placed upon her.
[Wow]
[She’s angry]
[ㅜㅠㅜㅜㅜㅜ]
[Hahahahahaha]
[Progenitor isn’t that great?]
[Why is the Progenitor so weak?]
[Don’t bully Lasty! Don’t bully Lasty! Don’t bully Lasty!]
[Isn’t Lily the strong one?]
“Sister.”
“There are indeed many restrictions, aren’t there?”
“Speak informally.”
“Still, please think about the restrictions placed on me.”
The standards I initially considered were…
A body slightly stronger than those like Yena and Leo, who have general enlightenment, and facing off against the Progenitor with a perfect grasp of her patterns.
It’s only polite that, since Lasty will be working as a “Professor,” she gets a degree of consideration, right?
But even with a Dean and a Professor here, throwing informal speech around isn’t cool, is it?
“I’m going to get angry.”
However, it seems Lasty isn’t fond of this consideration.
A thick power of blood flows from her heart.
Though Lasty is permitted five kinds of magic, she can only use her powerful magic once, and only when she’s cornered.
Consideration for Lasty, who must face her opponents under these limited conditions.
That consideration is aimed right at my neck.
[Obsessive Lasty ㄷㄷ]
[She hates formal speech]
[Is it because she’s young?]
[Obsessively informal, suspiciously so lol]
“That’s strange. Normally, people like it when I use honorifics. Even that guy uncle…”
“I don’t like it. I’ve heard it all the time, why should I hear it again?”
“Just say you don’t want to.”
“That’s different.”
“What’s different about it?”
“There is such a thing. And don’t ask when you already know.”
Right, I know everything.
I heard the story a long time ago when I defeated her and trapped her soul, and I’ve heard it often while using her power.
But since the viewers don’t know, I need to explain.
I playfully inserted my crossbow.
“Lasty. It’s okay to be serious from now on.”
“…? Is that really okay?”
“Yeah.”
Lasty hesitated for a moment.
Currently, I am so weak that I can’t even challenge Lasty’s prestige.
The only reason I could toy with Lasty was that my available techniques were limited, and the patterns were predetermined.
If I use a certain attack, she will definitely use a specific technique, and if I move in a certain way, her reaction will be obvious.
Honestly, if you’re not an idiot, it’s more strange not to break through with this much power.
Of course, if I used all the power and knowledge of prestige, I wouldn’t be able to win now.
“But.”
This world isn’t determined simply by strength or weakness.
Just as the young saintess, who just stepped into the world, tore the wings of an angel and broke the horns of a demon.
“I have to show you once.”
There’s no such thing as impossible in this world.
“……Okay.”
Blood stirs.
Blood that filled the throne room freezes coldly as the world shatters.
A tremendous pressure manifests in the world.
Before long, the summoned White Guardian transforms into a hammer and spews forth holiness.
“You can definitely handle the Progenitor this way. And now, it’s bonus stage time.”
《The difficulty of the Progenitor, ‘Lasty Erbenus,’ has escalated to level 5!!》
《The pattern of the Progenitor, ‘Lasty Erbenus,’ disappears.》
《The weakening of the Progenitor, ‘Lasty Erbenus,’ disappears.》
《The skill seal of the Progenitor, ‘Lasty Erbenus,’ disappears.》
《However, blood divine return is sealed – not sealed.》
“Hey.”
“Ah, do I leave this out?”
“What’s that supposed to mean? Why is the message changing on its own? Hahaha!”
“What’s going on? Hahaha!”
“Impossible.”
I stand corrected.
There are indeed impossibilities in this world.
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