#77
Brokoslak Clan (4)
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“Lord, this is Freesia. I have something to tell you. May I come in?”
“Come in.”
The door opened with a permission from inside, revealing an interior shrouded in pitch-black darkness.
In the darkness, only a pair of red eyes revealed its presence.
“Oh, Lord. At least light some candles or lights. There’s no need to keep it so dark.”
“I’m not even human, I just don’t feel the need for it.”
Perhaps because we were of the same blood, the atmosphere was more casual than I thought.
While they were talking, Heinz followed Freesia into the room and looked around carefully.
‘Wow, that’s amazing. I’ve heard that Lord is a magician type, but a blood magic barrier of this level. This fortress is like no other.’
Blood-red patterns were densely drawn on the walls, floor, and ceiling of a wide space.
Even the decorations inside the room were all items that assisted magic.
‘I feel uneasy because it feels like I’ve entered the wizard’s domain without permission…’
Tension rose again in the numerous barriers that were analyzed as “mysteries of blood.”
But there was no choice.
Mullo Brokoslak, a vampire who has lived for hundreds of years, has not stepped out of his room in decades.
He built a fortress in the safest place and stayed there, moving only his subordinates to handle various tasks.
Because of his obsessive pursuit of safety, it was not easy to lure him out.
‘But if we attack a little closer and make a surprise attack, before the barrier can be activated···.’
“But Freesia. Who is the author?”
Then, Mulro looked at Heinz, who was standing behind her, and asked softly.
It was an opportunity to get a little closer.
“Oh, Lord. I was just about to introduce you to someone. Heinz, come this way.”
Before Heinz could step forward at her words, which had a smile on their faces, Mulro slowly opened his mouth again.
“Oh, right, before that… there’s something I want to ask you, Freesia.”
“Yes? Tell me anything.”
He picked up the glass bottle and wine glass on the table next to him and continued speaking in a nonchalant tone as if it were nothing special.
“By any chance, have you changed your perfume?”
Slurp—
Red liquid filling a wine glass.
A faint, pungent smell of blood spread throughout the room.
“I’ve been with you for over a hundred years, but I smell a very unfamiliar scent that I’ve never smelled before.”
Mulro calmly shakes his glass and savors the fragrance.
But his gaze never left the two of them for even a moment.
“I really don’t know what the cause is.”
In the stiffening atmosphere, Freesia forced a smile and brought out the excuse she had prepared in advance.
“Ah, Lord. That is···.”
“Above all.”
But Mulro seemed unwilling to listen to her answer, even though he had asked first.
“I feel distant from you today.”
He was already convinced.
I don’t know what tricks he used, but he said that Freesia has escaped Brokoslak’s shadow.
‘This is done.’
As soon as he made his decision, Heinz, who had used “Acceleration”, rushed at him like lightning.
At the same time, Frisia’s parasol, which was a little closer, was also launched towards Mulro, but before it could reach him, it seemed to be blocked by something and could not advance any further.
Hwaaaaak—
Blood patterns drawn throughout the room glowed red and distorted the space.
The area that had been just a relatively large room expanded, and the distance between them and Mulro grew in an instant.
‘Ah, that’s why I should have stuck with it as much as possible.’
Although he was a being specialized in sorcery, he was also a true vampire.
His reaction speed was also on a different level from that of a normal wizard, so I wanted to approach him carefully and do something, but I got caught before I could.
‘I guess I took Lord too lightly.’
But there was a moment when he thought that he and Freesia could easily defeat one Mulro.
“Children of Brokoslak. Come to me.”
Pools of blood began to form here and there in the vast space, and vampires emerged from them one by one.
“Huh? What is this? The Lord has called!”
“First, prepare for battle!”
As Heinz frowned and prepared for battle at the sight of the enemy’s suddenly increased forces…
“···What is this? Is this all that’s left in the capital?”
Even Mulro, who had called his subordinates, was equally flustered.
Because only about half of the original number responded to the ‘call of blood’ that summoned nearby blood relatives.
“Freesia… what on earth have you done?”
Freesia sighed and stepped forward at the sound of his low growl as he glared at her.
“That’s, that’s why···.”
And she went on and on about her grand plans with Heinz.
This time, Mulro didn’t interrupt and listened to her excuses until the end.
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“So what you’re saying is, let’s just believe those empty words and hand over our entire clan to that guy whose identity we don’t even know?”
Of course, the reaction wasn’t that good.
“No, but it has already been proven···.”
“What do you mean? Yes, it’s great that you subjugated our clans without killing them, but is there any evidence that this will work for other clans?”
There was no separate proof of that, only Heinz’s word.
“Does he have the ability to subdue all the clans and bring them under his command? You know, don’t you? Bisque Upersch inherited the Holy Blood.”
Isn’t that why he was so scared that he couldn’t do any outside activities and was stuck here for decades?
“That··· That···.”
“···It seems like he’s been possessed by something. Of course, it can’t be helped since the ‘blood dependency’ has passed.”
If we left their conversation like this any longer, it seemed like Freesia’s momentum would be dampened.
In fact, Heinz, who had been secretly feeling a pang in his heart because he had used the “Mystery of Blood” to add a little hint, stepped forward and faced Mulro head-on.
“Your tongue is long. Does that mean you don’t believe I have that kind of ability?”
“You bastard···.”
“I didn’t expect to be able to explain it in words from the beginning. I’ll just hit you in the face and imprint it on you.”
And Heinz, for the first time since his fight with the Blood Alliance hardliners, approached him with all his might.
Jeokbuk— Jeokbuk—
With each step he took, a blood-red aura began to spread out in all directions from Heinz’s body.
“Ugh!”
“This, this is···.”
The momentum of a predator that has evolved by hunting vampires from countless dimensions and collecting their vampiric factors.
Brokoslak’s vampires unconsciously hesitated and retreated under the instinctive pressure.
And Mulro was also influenced by that momentum.
Heinz, who smiled coldly at that hardened face, flew towards him like a gust of wind.
***
“Stop it!”
“Too strong… ugh—!”
Mulro frowned as he looked at the situation before him.
This was his territory, strengthened over many years.
The summoned blood relatives become much stronger than outside, and the enemies become weaker with all kinds of debuffs.
In addition, his blood magic was more than enough to tear apart his opponents.
however···
‘What the heck? How on earth?’
His men fell like autumn leaves, and his magic had strangely little effect on Heinz.
Although the subordinates who received assistance from the barrier continued to regenerate even after having their heads cut off and their hearts burst, if things continued this way, it would only lead to meaningless consumption.
The biggest problem, in particular, was that they could not keep up with Heinz’s fast pace.
‘This won’t work. We need resources to keep up with his speed.’
His firepower support also had its limits.
If the front line is breached, the situation will only get worse, so we need to come up with countermeasures right away.
“···Come to me. Obor—!”
A puddle of blood formed again in front of Mulro as he sighed deeply and recited the spell.
And there, a white-haired boy slowly appeared.
“···What is this? Why did you suddenly call me, Lord? No, but what’s the situation here!”
‘Obor Brokoslak’, who was suddenly summoned, looked around in confusion, but at Mullo’s subsequent order, he immediately stepped forward to tie up Heinz’s feet.
Only after Jinhyeol was injected to keep up with Heinz’s speed did the balance on the battlefield begin to be maintained.
‘I never thought Freesia would become that strong…’
Even though Obor joined in and all the other vampires rushed to deal with her, all they could do was tie up Freesia’s feet.
Even though the weakening effect of the barrier was definitely applied properly, they were still fighting on equal terms with a group of vampires that were much stronger than before.
“Indeed, you seem to have the right to say such arrogant things.”
I felt like I had to push myself a little harder.
Mulro, who muttered quietly with a stern expression, slowly took a deep breath.
***
Kwaaang—!
Heinz trampled the bloody thorns rising from the ground, and at the same time blocked the boy’s quickly approaching hand.
“Damn! This kid’s body is so hard!”
The white-haired boy, Obor Brokoslak, burst into rage and clung to Heinz again.
Even though he had been strengthened by the Lord, he was still embarrassed by the fact that he could barely grab his opponent’s foot, but he had no time to think about that now.
In addition to his immense strength and sturdy body, he also has a strange blood magic of unknown origin, a speed that even a true blood assassin would be impressed by, and the ability to hide his presence.
Every time he would momentarily shake him off and rush towards Lord with that ability, it would send a chill down his spine.
‘And there’s a strange energy flowing out of it! What is this? A mental attack?’
Obor’s brow furrowed at the predator’s intimidating effect on the vampire.
It didn’t really affect him as a true-blooded person, but he kept feeling a subtle discomfort during the extreme battle, which caused him to lose focus.
But dealing with them wasn’t easy for Heinz either.
‘This is a fight with a sorcerer who has properly established a territory. As expected, it’s difficult to fight two true bloods inside the barrier.’
During the fight with Obor, he once again combined “Concealment” and “Invisibility” to hide his presence and even used “Acceleration” to approach Mulro, but…
Sciaak—
At that moment, a mist of blood rising from all directions clung to Heinz and stopped him for a moment.
And that split second was enough time for Obor to react.
Boom!
“It’s no use! Where are you going!”
A fight broke out between Obor, who had briefly gotten away, and Obor, who had grabbed him by the ankle again.
I’ve tried many different methods so far, but it’s still impossible to surprise Mulroman from inside the barrier.
‘I guess I have no choice but to go in and break it from the front. A wizard who is confined to his own territory is a nuisance.’
If it hadn’t evolved by preying on Earth’s vampires and gained the ability to ‘ignore some of the hostile abilities of other vampires’, it would probably have been quite a difficult situation.
Thanks to this ability, which not only weakens the barrier but is also highly effective against magic such as blood magic, I was able to continue the battle more easily.
at that time.
Through his keen senses and “Intuition” and “Mystery of Blood”, abnormalities were detected simultaneously.
The slight weakening effect that had been binding her disappeared, and Freesia, who had been tied up by vampires on one side, quickly overwhelmed them.
On the other hand, Obor, who was rushing at him, lost strength for a moment and was exposed.
He reflexively analyzed the situation, thrusting his fist covered in blood into the gap.
‘The barrier’s effect disappeared? Why all of a sudden?’
The moment Obor, who had been hit by his blow, was blown away and surrounded by blood-red petals, the answer to that question became immediately clear.
A split second after a successful attack, when you are left defenseless.
Without a sound—Mullo appeared next to him.
At that ghostly appearance, I retreated without another second thought using “Acceleration”, but…
Shut up!
Choaaaak—!
A drop of blood flew into the air.
“···You’re quick too.”
The mule that had attacked cried out in tears of blood.
“This is difficult.”
Heinz frowned and muttered quietly.
Although he had moved back quite a bit in response to the attack, his appearance was anything but normal.
Even though I reacted instantly… the area below my elbow on my right arm was torn off.
And that arm.
It was held in one of Mulro’s hands, which had long, sharp nails.
