#57. 14. The Black God’s Territory (4)
Tarman and Alice weren’t the only ones who were confused.
Kald was frozen like a corpse.
It was because it was a familiar face.
“… Sir Durald?”
The strongest knight and red-level auror user of the Count Brelant family appeared before my eyes as a vampire.
Durald narrowed his eyes at Kald’s reaction.
“I thought you looked familiar, but you were the twin swords of Delrim. Did you join the King’s Order?”
Kald stuttered as if he couldn’t believe it.
“Uh, why did you become a vampire?”
There’s no way he was a vampire from the beginning. Two years ago, Durald was definitely a human.
Because I’ve seen him in broad daylight, under the blazing sun!
“What on earth is there to regret about someone like you… … If an Auror user becomes a vampire, they will lose their powers… … .”
No, that’s not it.
What Durald is holding in his hand right now is undoubtedly a fighting sword.
‘What happened?’
Tarman stepped forward, leaving the confused Kald behind.
“It has been confirmed that the Counts of Breland are in collusion with the social group.”
He then returns to his serious face, looks around, and opens his mouth.
“By the authority granted to you by the King’s Order, I hereby deem you enemies of the Goddess and the King! Kneel obediently and obey the King’s command!”
The vampires began to laugh strangely.
“Kekekeke… … .”
“Kikikikik… … .”
“The king’s command?”
“Get on your knees?”
“Who to whom?”
Tarman was not excited.
I just took it because it was a set procedure. I never expected them to surrender easily.
“If you don’t follow, there’s only summary judgment!”
Kald and Baros took up a battle stance. Karnak also drew up his magic power, and Alice surrounded herself with divine power.
“King’s Order! Punish them in the name of the King!”
Durald also raised his right hand.
“Go, you vanguard of Tesranak!”
The vampires began to fly all at once.
“Offer the blood of heretics to our god!”
***
Tarman and his party, Karnak, and Baros quickly formed a circle.
This is to deal with a horde of vampires rushing towards you, back to back, preparing for an attack from behind.
One of the vampires in the lead let out a sharp scream.
“Kyaaaaah!”
Both of his fingernails grow long and swing around like ten blades. A red web of blood cuts through the air.
If it were a normal soldier, this alone would have terrified him… … .
“joy!”
Kald took the attack with a laugh.
This is actually not much different from swinging a normal dagger.
You have five fingers, so you have five blades? But aren’t they all attached to your palm?
The orbit is the same for all five blades, just with a slightly wider range.
If you swing it with both hands, it’s just like dual-wielding daggers.
“I’ll show you real double-edged swordsmanship!”
Kald also counterattacked.
The twin swords dance around chaotically. He deflects attacks with his dagger and strikes repeatedly with his longsword.
“Ugh!”
The vampire that had rushed in retreated, bleeding.
During that time, Kald closed the distance.
As the swords dug in, this time the twin swords changed roles.
A dagger with quick transitions takes the offensive, while the long blade of the longsword acts as a shield to protect the body.
The claws of another vampire waiting for an opportunity were blocked by the blade. At the same time, blood spurted out from the bastard’s chest.
“Rain, you damn royal dog… … Cough!”
He couldn’t continue speaking and let out a ragged breath because the dagger had dug deep into his lungs.
This rapid change in attack and defense is why Kald was called the Twin Swords of Delrim.
Although he has not yet awakened his spirit, he is already a skilled swordsman.
In this way, Kald continued his battle with the two vampires with great skill.
But a decision couldn’t be reached right away.
Because vampires don’t fall down right away just because they get stabbed a few times.
Even if it was a serious injury that would have knocked a human out with one blow, to them it was just a wound to the flesh that would heal with only a little loss of blood.
‘Those who have regenerative powers are really annoying!’
So what is needed is the divine power of the priest.
Alice raised her wand.
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“Atima! Grant your sword the protection to cut through evil!”
A faint light hovered over Kald’s twin swords. It was a divine spell that weakened the regenerative powers of the undead.
It doesn’t stop there, and a new order continues.
“Everything unclean will burn before the light of the Goddess!”
A soft glow covered both friendly and enemy forces.
It was a light that was no problem to humans, but felt like a flame to the undead.
The vampires groaned as their skin felt as if it was burning.
“Kyaaaaak!”
“priest!”
“Get rid of him first!”
A vampire, armed with thick armor, swung his halberd down.
Alice grumbled as she watched the axe blade flying towards her.
“Since we met. You always target me first, right?”
When we say that a situation is something we always experience, it means that we are quite familiar with that situation.
Turning her body, she also brought her staff down, not at the vampire, but at the earth.
thud!
The feet of the vampire that was rushing towards me were tied up with light spreading across the ground. Thanks to this, the momentum of the halberd that was swinging down was also dampened.
The axe blade, having lost its momentum, stopped mid-strike, unable to penetrate Alice’s shield. She reached out.
“Atima’s Flash!”
A bullet of light struck the vampire in the abdomen.
“Ugh!”
Alice shouted triumphantly as she watched the guy fall.
“Do you think priests can’t fight? We have plenty of attack spells too!”
The fallen vampire quickly got back up.
Even though he was directly hit by the divine power of the undead’s natural enemy, he didn’t seem to take much damage.
She continued speaking with a hint of regret.
“… … The problem is that most attack spells aren’t as powerful as magic.”
This was the typical fighting style of a priest.
It is to spread the divine power widely to block approach, dig in to the end, push back the weakened enemy, and focus only on self-defense.
There is no need to take risks and try to cut off the enemy’s breath. That is the job of your other comrades.
“Fire Blast!”
Tarman’s heat wave magic struck the heavily armored vampire who was targeting Alice again.
Boom!
Thanks to that, the guy was finally able to get up and ended up rolling on the road.
“Ugh!”
In the meantime, another vampire was after Tarman… … .
Kuung!
A two-meter tall clay doll blocked the way. It was a golem summoned by Tarman.
“Damn it! A golem!”
The vampire swung his claws, his teeth chattering.
The red blood keeps striking the clay doll. However, because it is so hard, only a few pieces fall.
The clay doll reached out again, trying to grab the vampire.
But this time, the opponent escaped easily. This was because the golem was so slow.
Both wizards and necromancers use their own unique summons through magic.
Necromancers are zombies, ghouls, ghosts, or spirits, while wizards are golems, puppets, phantoms, or spirits.
However, the difference in power was quite large.
The necromancer can handle hundreds of zombies at once and can even summon undead monsters rarely seen in the real world.
In comparison, the wizard’s golems and dolls are slow and weak.
If it’s a beast or a spirit, it’s worth a try, but with the same magical power, a necromancer can summon dozens of spirits while a wizard can summon one beast.
At similar levels, a necromancer’s summoning skills are superior to a wizard’s in every way.
On the other hand, wizards also have overwhelming advantages.
“Lightning Blast!”
A blue bolt of electricity split the air. It was so fast that I couldn’t dodge it.
A true price for a vampire whose brain is retreating.
“Kuaaaah!”
The one hit instantly turned into black ash and scattered in all directions.
It was an incredible power that even the vampire’s regenerative power could not overcome.
The power of a single blow is far superior to that of a magician.
At similar levels, a wizard’s offensive magic is superior to a necromancer’s in every way.
So the tactics of wizards and necromancers who use summoning spells are also very different.
The necromancer is a commander who controls the battle while his summoned creatures are the main characters in the battle.
On the other hand, for a wizard, a summoned creature is merely a shield to protect the body. The main character of the battle is the wizard himself.
Tarman surveyed the battle situation, gathering his boiling magic power.
‘Did you take out one? Not bad.’
Not long after the battle began, the enemy’s strength was decimated. On the other hand, our side suffered little damage.
Tarman glanced towards Karnak.
Thanks to them.
Because their skills were higher than expected, a leisurely battle was possible.
‘They say he’s just a knight of change in the 4th circle wizard… … .’
Currently, the three of Tarman’s party were fighting five vampires.
On the other hand, Karnak and Baros are not at all pushed back when fighting four of them alone!
Tarman stuck out his tongue in renewed admiration.
‘The world is truly vast. Are such strong people still unknown?’
***
To Tarman’s eyes, Karnak and Baros appeared to be leisurely dealing with the vampires.
But the reality was a little different.
[Oh, this is ambiguous.]
[The opponent was a vampire… … .]
It’s true that it’s leisurely.
It is also true that the situation is far from a crisis.
But considering their track record, they should have killed at least four vampires by now.
Even against more powerful sorcerers, he was able to easily defeat them with just his experience.
Karnak muttered as he continued to cast his magic.
[How did these guys fight, Baros?]
[I don’t know.]
Baros shrugged, swinging his sword.
[It was so weak that I just used it as a common disease.]
Karnak was a man who fought against the world and had many monsters under his command. Among his subordinates, there were definitely vampires.
The problem was that there was absolutely nothing wrong with Tarman and his party’s explanation.
Seriously, there has never been a single vampire that lived that long. They all died before then.
After conquering the world and several decades later, some stronger ones did emerge, but by then there was no longer any strong opponent to stand against the Lord of the Underworld.
[If the opponent was a zombie or a ghoul, I would know the general strategy since I used it a lot when I was weak… … .]
I’ve never seen or cared about a vampire fight.
[Ignore it and just treat it as a common disease.]
[That would be better.]
The two continued their fight calmly.
Don’t overdo it and be safe.
Anyway, I have no reason to lose to these guys.
As such, the situation was progressing in Tarman’s favor. If things continued this way, they would definitely be able to defeat the entire group of vampires without causing much damage.
Yet the vampires showed no sign of fear at all.
“Tesranak protects us!”
“Even if I die here!”
“May the God of Death bring down the darkness of resurrection!”
For those steeped in fanaticism, even the ending of disappearing into ashes is nothing more than martyrdom for turning to Tesranak.
He attacks mercilessly, not caring if his colleagues are dying or if he himself is dying.
On the other hand, the complexions of Tarman and his party were getting worse.
‘It’s not like we’re going to win.’
‘The problem is what happens over there.’
Even during the battle, Kald and Alice continued to glance across the open space.
The merciless, ceaseless noise has been going on since a while ago… … .
Boom! Kwakwakwam! Kwakwak!
It was the battlefield of Serati and Durald, with two red auras crossing each other and scorching the surrounding area.
