Chapter 193 (1/2)

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《The Levels of the Multi-Cast, Ar Technique, Group Binding Technique and Surpass Liments Skill have increased!》

Vandalieu had recently been having very unpleasant drea very well - He had achieved one of his life goals, the resurrection of his ed Jobs to Spirit Warrior And yet, despite that, he was seeing extraordinarily terrible things in his sleep

He wasn't entering the drea (like a divine protection), nor had his senses beco Faainst the Five-colored Blades, led by the detestable 'Blue-flamed Sword' Heinz However, if that was all, the dreams would not have been that unpleasant… There were several unpleasant things in the dream, and these made the dreams very unpleasant for Vandalieu

First of all, he could not move his body freely His field of vision and even his mouth did not reflect Vandalieu's will No matter what he tried, his body was controlled by someone else

Well, it was a dream, so perhaps this could not be helped However, the unpleasant parts of the dream could not be excused with 'Because it's a dream'

”I don't knohy you've appeared here… nor do I knohy you carry the Dements,” said the Heinz in Vandalieu's dreahtly older in Vandalieu's dreams than they had been when Vandalieu encountered theainst Ternecia The ed, but it seemed that the rest of the party's equipher-quality items

Perhaps this was the reason, but the Five-colored Blades in Vandalieu's dreaer than when he had observed theh Lemures

Back then, the Five-colored Blades had allowed Ternecia to escape fro her cornered, but if they had been as they were now, they would certainly have been able to slay her without giving her a chance to flee

I don't really hate that part of the drea that they've becoo But what I can't accept is… the fact that 'these guys' are treating uys' that Vandalieu referred to were the Pure-breed Va beside him He fiercely refused to accept this

They had never considered hiside him

”But we shall defeat you today!” Heinz declared as he and his companions faced Vandalieu with resolve in their expressions

Against Vandalieu's will, the Vandalieu inside the dreae the Five-colored Blades in battle

It was true that Vandalieu had transplanted parts from the Live-dead Ternecia into Bellmond and Eleanora, and that he had used the Demon Eye of Destruction recovered from Gubamon as one of the materials for Darcia's new body

But why did he have to fight alongside these enemies whose souls he had destroyed, even if it was a drea that made this even more unpleasant was that the Vandalieu in these drea the frag, I mainly use only the blood and horns The ink sacs and suction cups are thrown in only occasionally, and I' the eyeballs or antennae I can use Dead Spirit Magic, but I can't summon Princess Levia and Orbia herself, nor can I call on Pete and the others froic or Hollow King Magic like Death Cannon or Hollow Cannon Most importantly, the Levels of my other Skills and my Attribute Values are much lower! Vandalieu cursed in hisat his Status in the dream, but the dream Vandalieu's movements were clearly slower and feebler than the current Vandalieu's, and his attacks were of poorer quality

He wasn't even using the advanced Unar Technique martial skills that the current Vandalieu was capable of perfor

And for some reason, he had become unable to use Soul Devour Even when he landed blows upon Heinz, Delizah and Jennifer, there were no signs of any dae to their Mana It seemed that he could hinder their activated Heroic Spirit Descent Skills; there were shattering sounds as his attacks landed, but he didn't feel the sensation of actually destroying the heroic spirits' souls, so there was no point in this

On the other hand, Heinz and his companions had clearly become more skilled than they had been when Vandalieu observed theher, of course, and they were even attacking Vandalieu with martial skills that he didn't know

On top of that… this wasn't the first ti this dream He had had dreams of this scenario numerous times Each time, Vandalieu and the two Pure-breed Vampires had killed Heinz and his companions

But every time Vandalieu had this dreaer To be more precise, it wasn't that their actual ability was increasing a significant amount At first, they had seemed to be hesitant to attack, but that behavior had disappeared as Vandalieu kept having these drea their experience from the previous day, they would come up with plans, prepare ite surprise attacks with Sharp Tongue - an Unar the effects of the Body Extension: Tongue Skill - to great effect But in the dreaely ineffective

The puppets created froht away

The Five-colored Blades were clearly learning fro how to fight against Ternecia and Gubamon as well as Vandalieu; they had become able to deal with the use of the Demon Eyes, spells and even

Despite that, Ternecia, Guba anything fros they had shown in the previous drea wounded because these openings were being utilized

It feels as if I've beco to a thought-process routine that soa for this to not make any sense It's just a dream, after all But… even for a simulation inside my dreams, isn't it too favored for my enemies? Vandalieu complained to himself in his 's carapace shattered and his Demon Eye of Destruction crushed

But it seemed that Heinz did not hear these words

It wasn't that he wanted to talk to Heinz and his companions in a dream He at least wanted to convince Jennifer and Diana to leave the Five-colored Blades, and ask thes were less to ask in a dreaments in the real world as well… no matter what your circumstances are, even if you are the child of the woly shaking off his doubts as he closed in on Vandalieu

It was extres without being able to respond

This unpleasant feeling filled Vandalieu as Heinz cut through the wall of the De Barrier, deflected a futile Unar Technique martial skill and buried his sword inside Vandalieu's body

But the blade of Heinz's onally doards from the shoulder Vandalieu felt hith leave his body In the corner of his vision, he could see pieces of as Ternecia just ns of regenerating

It seemed that Heinz and his coht's dream

”… From the bottom of s are different in reality,” said Heinz, averting his gaze fros were different in reality The real Vandalieu had becoer than the one that had been defeated in this drea and increased his Attribute Values as well as his Skill Levels He even had the Gyubarzo staff, and he had true companions at his side

He would never allow a situation where things were so convenient for Heinz

I'll definitely kill you, Vandalieu thought, and he got the feeling that his ed to utter the same words

But in the next moment, Vandalieu's consciousness faded

《The Levels of the Rapid Regeneration, Enhanced Agility, Surpass Liments, Transcend Limits, Materialization and Abyss Skills have increased!》

《Spirit Form has awakened into Soul Form!》

《Artillery Technique Skill has awakened into Deaze back towards Vandalieu in surprise, but Vandalieu was already turning into dust and disappearing

”Heinz, are you alright?” Edgar asked

”Y-yeah, it's nothing,” Heinz replied, but he looked du'

After arriving at the 50th floor, Heinz and his coainst Vandalieu and the two Pure-breed Vampires that had appeared there

Approxiht Ternecia During that time, Heinz had awakened his Guider Skill, and the entire party had undergone Job changes, gained divine protections and even acquired Heroic Spirit Descent Despite that, they had been defeated ten times

That was because the Vandalieu that could not possibly exist in the real world and the two Pure-breed Vampires had displayed incredibly advanced coordination, and yet each of them was prepared to sacrifice their allies without a moment's hesitation

The carelessness and hysteria that Ternecia had displayed in reality had been absent during these battles, and Guba any poor decisions as a result of anger or fear

More importantly, Vandalieu had been an absolute ano boy, but he had created countless clones, freely cast spells that Heinz and his coh these were actually Dead Spirit Magic Spells) while siue that was coated in a deadly, venomous saliva and extended several round, walls and ceiling into Gole more than small fry that Heinz and his co of their weapons, but they had not been able to avoid losing their footing when the ground beneath thereatest reason that Heinz had suffered defeat to Vandalieu and the two Pure-breed Vao, Heinz's party had captured and handed a witch… a Dark Elf woh priest of Alda at the request of the Adventurers' Guild Facing the boy who ht be her son, Heinz's limbs had trembled and his swordsmanshi+p had been dulled

That had been taken advantage of, until yesterday

”Are you really alright, Heinz? I have said it many times, and I think you know this yourself, but that was not the boy we met in the Adventurers' Guild in Niarki It was just an illusion,” said Diana ”And if the real himents, multiple of them, then… we ht thing to do And doing so will become an act of atonement for you”

The fate of those infested by the De on a rao this process faster, and would beco that others could do for such individuals was to kill them as quickly as possible… This was common sense in human society

”… I do understand that That's why I was praying that things are different in reality,” Heinz ed to say

”Diana says that, but I personally can't believe that that was the real one,” said Jennifer, controlling the tone of her voice so that it was bright, but not unnaturally so ”I mean, think about it He cast spells that we don't knoell as strange eleue like a frog In orld does a Dhampir like that exist? And those were all separate abilities froments, weren't they? Don't lose hope”

”I don't think the chance that he coincidentally found the Deot infested by it is zero, but I think the other things are simply impossible no matter how you think about it,” Delizah added ”The fact that he had other frag spells like that with Chant Revocation at that age… Turning the surrounding walls and pillars into Golems at will… All of those would be ies whose naends”

It seemed that Jennifer and Delizah believed that such a Vandalieu could not exist in the real world At the very least, this Vandalieu could not possibly be the Dhampir they had met in the city of Niarki, the son of the witch - Dark Elf - that Heinz was thinking of

Heinz finally ot to his feet

”Alright, once we've had soroaned

”What is the matter, Heinz?!” asked Diana

”Th-that's… It seems that he turned his own blood into poison as he was dealt the fatal blow…” Heinz muttered

”That brat! How can he use such a cowardly trick when he's just an illusion!” Edgar spat

”Diana, neutralize the poison! If Heinz dies here, we ht have to start over froed to neutralize Vandalieu's parting gift that put Heinz on the verge of death, and the Five-colored Blades headed for the entrance to the next floor

Watching them, Curatos, the God of records, felt disappointment at the failure of his plan

Because the Pure-breed Vampire Birkyne was still alive, Curatos had not reproduced hih he was quite possibly still changing and becoht this moment He had done so to make the Five-colored Blades realize that Vandalieu was just as evil as - no, more evil than - the Pure-breed Vairl Selen as under the protection of Heinz and his companions, Vandalieu played with lives, defiled the dead and put the entire world in danger Curatos had wanted to show that to Heinz and his companions

That hy Curatos hadof the first battle He had wanted to show the Five-colored Blades that Vandalieu possessed the Dements and make them realize that Vandalieu was the one who had taken the horns from Ternecia, the one they had let escape

However, this had not been enough to e their perception of Vandalieu

”As there is the trial on the 65th floor, there is no need for impatience,” Curatos murmured to himself ”If they still possess doubts after that, there is also the option of recreating the Mirg shi+eld-nation's battle against Talosheioverned records It was a simple matter for him to show Vandalieu's wickedness to Heinz and his companions

He knew that this would not be a pleasant experience for them But it was necessary

”Because eventually, they must awaken Bellho slumbers in the Labyrinth of Sin, a place that even my lord Alda cannot step foot into,” Curatos reminded himself ”But… was that just a coincidence?”

Curatos was slightly suspicious Had he programmed the recreated Vandalieu to attack with a trap even after it was destroyed?

But Vandalieu had been known to cast a spell that turned his own blood into a deadly poison, so Curatos turned his attention to planning the structure of the trials of the 51st floor and beyond, convincing himself that the recreated Vandalieu had simply happened to do so the moment before it was destroyed

”That's an unpleasant, or rather, scary dream,” said Kanako, who had been transformed into a Chaos Elf by Darcia

That was her opinion about the dream that Vandalieu had just had, which he had told her i up

”… I didn't feel like it was scary, though,” said Vandalieu, blinking several tiht they were scary e heard about theht they're scary, too,” said Jack

”They are scary, right?” said Kanako, putting her hands on her hips as the others agreed with her ”I ht eneer, and in the end, you were killed Those are nightmares! Like a horror story!”

”I see If you think about it that way, they are indeed scary dreained it and understood, but you're still not convinced, right, Onii-chan?” said Kanako

Vandalieu narrowed his eyes as he ignored a certain part of Kanako's sentence, then nodded ”Well, yes It's just a dream, after all”

A dream where he ounded and eventually killed No matter how vivid and realistic the dream was, Vandalieu had not felt any fear, as his constantly-active Danger Sense: Death had given no response

It was a spell that detected any kind of danger of death, and since it had not given any response, Vandalieu had known that he would not actually die, no ruesome a death he died in the dream As he had been sure of this, he felt no fear, even if he did find the drea Mom and everyone else, then I probably wouldn't have been able to stay caler Sense: Death,” Vandalieu added

Another large reason why he had felt no fear was that the ones dying in the dream were only himself as well as Ternecia and Gubamon, who had been hated enemies and certainly could not be called his friends No matter what kind of horrible fates those two

If they had been Darcia, Eleanora, Zadiris, Borkus or any of his other companions, he would not be as composed as he was now

Kanako hesitated a little before asking: ”… Onii-chan, am I included in that 'everyone?'”

”There's no way that you wouldn't be included,” Vandalieu replied i a certain part of her sentence once more ”Kanako, you are one of my companions and a citizen of Talosheim”

”Th-thank you so ion and rubbing her cheek against the cheek of Vandalieu, as buried inside Legion with only his face sticking out

Kanako's behavior seeion's members off, too

”Vandalieu, what about us?” asked Isis

Berserk gave a questioning growl

”Yeah, what about us?” asked Baba Yaga