#246
Vampire Rise (6)
Hwaruk—
The blood-red flames burned fiercely.
Yoon Ji-yoon, who was immersed in the battle, looked at it with sharp eyes.
A sudden intrusion and surprise attack by an outsider in a situation that was continuing fiercely.
Because of that, the battle that had been shaking the whole area ended in a futile and simple manner, breaking the momentum of the battle that was in full swing.
‘No, it wasn’t a simple attack.’
It just appeared out of nowhere behind Alpha, pierced his heart with his blade, and burned his body with flames that started from there.
She was able to perceive the dozens of complex and delicate causal chains that had occurred throughout the process.
A fatal blow that blocks all possibility of resistance.
Alpha, who had lost all of her strength in the fight with her and even allowed a surprise attack on her vital spot, would have had a hard time responding to that.
‘Heinz, the leader of the Korean vampires.’
That was why she was so nervous when she first met ‘Heinz’, a being she had only heard about.
‘This is more than I thought.’
No matter how moderate the Blood Alliance has been in recent times, most of its members are vampires who are looked down upon by the world.
Of course, even in friendly relations, constant vigilance was essential, and accordingly, I thought that sufficient investigation of them had been conducted and that preparations had been made perfectly.
‘The information about that leader was wrong from the start! He’s at most level 8. No matter how well you look at him, I thought he was at the top level···.’
I was guessing wrong for a long time.
An oppressive atmosphere that still stimulates my instincts.
Isn’t this at least level 9?
It was not generally known, and even she, the head of the association’s branch, had only heard of a few in Europe, but there was one in Korea…
‘Even if you were so focused on the battle, that’s still the case. You were in a state of thunder transformation, so you didn’t even notice its existence until it got close?’
She was already perceiving the world from a different perspective than others through the magnetic fields flowing in all directions.
However, since this was the first time that someone had approached me while deceiving my senses like this, I couldn’t help but feel wary.
Of course, if you are alert and prepared from the beginning in a combat situation, you may be able to detect it, but if such a being suddenly attacks you in the middle of your daily life, would you be able to block it without taking any damage?
‘···No, now is not the time to worry about that. Let’s think about that later.’
After all, conversation took priority.
She opened her mouth to Heinz, who was looking down at the slowly dying flames.
“Nice to meet you. Are you Heinz, the head of Heterosis?”
“Hmm, nice to meet you. To meet the renowned brain master in a place like this.”
Fortunately, he seemed willing to engage in conversation as he obediently responded and turned his gaze towards her.
They had maintained a tacitly friendly relationship, but since this was the first time they had formal communication like this, I was a little worried.
“First of all, thank you for your help. Thanks to you, I was able to quickly bring the case to a close.”
But before that.
She also had issues that needed to be addressed.
“But that thing just now, was that cannibalism?”
Yoon Ji-yoon narrowed her eyes and tilted her head slightly as she looked at Heinz.
Even though it was obscured by the blazing blood, how could someone as strong as her not notice the signs of bloodsucking?
Vampire cannibalism was a sensitive issue.
It is not just their problem, but a taboo act all over the world.
Wasn’t Alpha, the person involved in this commotion, also a maniac?
But despite her sharp questioning, Heinz just showed his indifferent demeanor as if it was nothing.
“I know what you’re thinking, but I just drained his blood and stored it separately. That’s the easiest way to stop him from regenerating.”
It was only natural, in a way, since blood was the source of a vampire’s power.
It’s nearly impossible to take control of blood from a 9th level vampire.
Even Heinz wouldn’t have been able to deal with the guy so easily if it hadn’t been for a good opportunity like this.
“···I see. So you’re saying you have no intention of using that blood separately?”
“Ah, that’s not it. No matter how dirty the blood is, if it’s of this high a grade, it’s useful in many ways. It’s a shame to throw it away.”
Yoon Ji-yoon quietly looked into Heinz’s eyes, who responded indifferently to her demanding words.
As expected of a predatory vampire, he had an inhuman coldness and the arrogance typical of the strong, but none of the twisted madness that a madman had shown was detected.
‘He’s strangely good at answering questions. He doesn’t seem to be a person who lacks social skills.’
Indeed, he is the person who transformed the blood alliance, which was like a bomb that could explode at any moment, into the socially friendly organization it is today.
To be honest, I wanted to discard that Alpha’s blood right away, but I thought it would be better to take a step back rather than overreact and ruin our relationship.
“I guess I reacted sensitively because it was a sensitive issue. I apologize if you felt offended.”
“Don’t worry about it. It was a worry worth having.”
There was something about his attitude that gave off an old-fashioned feeling, like that of a king of a country, but that wasn’t particularly strange.
Even when she was in another world, she was in a position where even the emperor could not treat her lightly.
Ss …
At that moment, the barrier surrounding the area began to slowly disappear, as if it had sensed from the outside that the fighting was over.
Now that the people who are supposed to sort out the situation inside are coming in, she will also be busy trying to sort out the situation without having time to open her eyes.
“There are many conversations we need to have, but the current situation is not very good. How about making an appointment soon?”
“Okay. I guess there’s nothing I can do since things have come to this.”
Although Heterosis was also a victim, they could not completely get away since they were involved in such a large-scale accident.
It could be seen as quite a nuisance, but Heinz didn’t think it was such a bad thing.
‘Well, I guess I can leave the tedious work to Jin So-ran. I might even be able to use this opportunity.’
Alpha is affiliated with the Bancheonhoe, a terrorist group already on Korea’s blacklist.
In other words, if we use this incident well, we can naturally form solidarity with the country called Korea, right?
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‘They are a secret organization hidden in the darkness of the world. I was thinking of gradually increasing the anti-Bancheonhoe forces to oppose them, and if Korea is included in that, it will have more weight.’
It all depends on how you respond to things.
He never intended to go along with the other person’s intentions.
Heinz, who had disappeared once again, quietly left the scene, avoiding the people rushing to the scene.
This time, I’m calmly organizing what I’ve gained from sucking Alpha.
***
Immediately after the Alpha incident.
The Korean media is starting to burn with excitement over the recent large-scale terrorist attack.
Not only was the scale of the damage large, but other provocative elements also attracted the attention of many people.
-Wow, crazy; the association responded quickly, but hundreds of people died in a matter of minutes because of just one person.
– Did you see the CCTV footage taken from afar? It was moving around a bit, and the building was blown away as if it had been hit by a bomb.
-But the brain master caught it againㅋㅋㅋ And he didn’t get hurt at allㅋㅋㅋ
One of them was the force displayed by the villain.
I had known about the strength of the returnees through various media, but experiencing it in real life felt different.
The same goes for the branch manager of the association who is said to have caught him.
In addition, various reactions poured out, including condolences to the victims, anger toward the villain, disgust toward vampires, and condemnation of the incompetence of the country and the association.
However, even in the midst of all this, there was one unexpected public opinion—.
-Ah; What are you doing, Hahoe mask? The headquarters will be raided without you;;
-Really lol That guy is going back to the country because he was away for a bit lol
-But isn’t he really dead? I heard he suddenly stopped working in Japan too?
└No, Hahoe-tal-nim is not dead.
└If they were caught, everyone would be bragging and making a lot of noise. Would it be quiet like this?
-I think he ran away because he was scared because the terrorist looked strong.
└First, go and look at the summary of Hahoe-tal achievements and the video.
It was a story related to Hahoe masks.
“Oh, I guess that’s what it takes to say something like that. This is the first time since the Hahoe mask appeared that there has been such a big incident.”
I nodded, stroking my chin as I roughly looked over the reactions related to it.
When Hans’ vigilante activities were in full swing, numerous violent criminals were executed every day, and naturally, criminals became discouraged, so no major incidents occurred.
There were many cases where terrorist attacks that could have been as big as this one were quietly prevented in advance if left alone.
‘Hmm, Hans is still very much into his research and is a bit cautious about using ‘object projection’.’
It had been less than a week in Earth time since Hans had clashed with the Burning Crusade and escaped.
At that time, I was able to use the summoning to escape, but if I used “Entity Projection” to go outside and ended up in the same situation again, there really wouldn’t be anything I could do, so I held myself back as much as possible.
‘The research on going to Ganghwan-gye is almost finished… Once that’s done, I’ll have to start working again. I’ll also finish up my work in Japan.’
Given the current progress, that probably won’t take too long.
And since it had come to this, Heinz, who had earned a decent income this time, could take over the job.
“Well, as expected, it wasn’t enough to get over the wall.”
I lightly licked my lips and shook my head.
It was true that Alpha’s blood was of great help, but since he was also an imperfect being who had forcibly crossed the wall by piecing together factors from various dimensions, the overall level of completion was very poor.
‘It would have been much more helpful if it had been a guy who had grown in one dimension all along and properly captured its essence.’
For example, a being that has made one into 100.
Strictly speaking, Alpha had seven 10s out of 30, so considering the additional loss when sucking blood, it was obvious which one would be more efficient.
‘Of course I know it’s greed.’
I checked again the message that came to mind right after I had sucked all of Alpha’s blood.
《Collect new vampire factors. The physical abilities, magic resistance, and regenerative power of the individual are enhanced by the special skill “Mixed Evolution”.》
《You have gained enlightenment due to the influence of the special skill “Mixed Evolution”. You have acquired the skill “Bewitchment”.》
It seems that there were still many vampire factors left on Earth that Heinz had not been able to collect, and his body, having come into contact with the new factor, evolved to become even closer to perfection.
Even if you’ve realized the possibility contained in blood, which is a fairly low probability, you can consider it as having gained everything you can.
‘A psychic ability to captivate an opponent. This is an ability that suits vampires quite well.’
But that wasn’t the end of what Heins gained.
《The entity has achieved enlightenment by achieving the conditions. It acquires the special skill “Bloodline Desire”.》
In some ways, “The Desire for Bloodline” could be said to be the skill he needed most right now.
This was a kind of guiding ability that guided him to complete the imperfect factors remaining in his body.
And that ability was now telling him to leave this land and go somewhere else.
A place far beyond Korea.
Go to Europe.
‘It’s a very timely ability.’
The problem was that I was getting some subtle emotions through “Mind Hub”.
It feels like it’s not just about guiding, but also subtly forcing something.
As the name ‘longing’ suggests, I felt it was inciting desire.
‘But I can’t just blindly follow him. Well, I guess there’s no need to rush. I didn’t plan on going there right away anyway, so I guess I’ll have to think about it more carefully.’
For the time being, the priority was to maintain order at night, which would be chaotic in the aftermath of a large-scale terrorist attack.
I’m taking care of the blood alliance members while also weeding out any hidden seeds of conflict.
‘Since I’m acting in Hans’ stead, should I make Heinz a mask too?’
The reason Hans wore a mask was to hide his skull, and Heinz’s face was completely different from his body, so there was no need to cover it up…
Now that I think about it, none of that matters.
Well, that’s just what I wanted to do.
The white opera mask was chosen after much deliberation.
Following Hahoe Mask, this was the moment when ‘Phantom’ was truly revealed to the world.
