Chapter 239: Old Friends (1/2)

It was moving so fast that Lucy failed to even catch its shadow. It was nothing more than a blur in her eyes. Grace and the horrifying nightmare moved ahead to stop it from reaching their master. However, reality struck a hard slap on their faces. Although they were both one of the mightiest spirit beasts, they failed to stop it even for a second. The shadow whisked past them with such speed that they were unable to even touch the hem of his cloak.

”Master, look out!” Grace shouted out.

”I got this.”

Something unknown was charging at him, but Elliot didn't flinch. His mind was at its top condition right now, and he was ready to smash the black shadow to death like a bug.

[Name: John Crimson!]

Elliot was just about to release a devastating energy blast that could turn towering mountains into dust when he found out that the shadowy figure was none other than John, thanks to the help of his godly right eye.

Immediately his hand lowered, and a smile appeared on his face.

Of course, his followers didn't know that. Grace and the horrifying nightmare were already charging up their spirit mark to manifest terrifying attacks.

”Ceasefire.”

Elliot's two followers were going to launch an attack, but they held back after noticing that their master didn't want them to harm the black shadow.

With the threat gone, John understood that Elliot had managed to determine somehow who he was even though he looked so different than before that even his mother would fail to identify him.

”Elliot! It's been so many years since I last saw you, man! Damn, I miss you!” John appeared next to Elliot in the blink of an eye, and then he immediately hugged him. The hug was so tight that Elliot felt breathless for a moment. And as he looked at John, who he had split up with only seven or so days ago, he was shocked out of his wits.

”Y-you, just what happened to you?”

The last time Elliot saw him, John was shorter than him. He was thin and scrawny, had long hair that covered his head. And his skin was also a bit dark. But now, he was white and a bit taller than him. Not just that, he now had some stubbles on his face! And even though he was still slender, Elliot could tell that he was hiding powerful muscles behind his black cape.

”It's a long story,” John said, his voice sounding deep and seducing, almost like that of a vampire.

Yes, now that Elliot looked at him more carefully, he realized that John had become a full-fledged vampire.

Holy shit!

'Had John become a blood-sucking monster?!' Elliot thought.