Chapter 221 (2/2)
These were the reasons why she couldn't close the distance between herself and the Living Armor sisters
Are there skilled enemies with the others as well? If that's the case, then at this rate –
“Are you feeling iet back to your master?” asked Rita
“Wha –”
The woman's face stiffened as Rita's words hit the mark
“Ah, did I guess right? All of you are trying to get back to Birkyne, so I wondered if that were the case,” said Rita
“… So what if you figure that out? You'll regret it if you look down on me and think of ly
“No, we're not doing that, but… I thought ould need to beat you down again!” said Saria
She leapt forith her halberd raised, her feet kicking the dirt of the ground that she leapt froe that was even visible in her hollow eyes
“'Transcend Limits!' 'Distortion Mirror!'” the Va a spell that warped space and concealed her by refracting light
She likely believed that this would fool the eyes of the Living Aro for a counterattack
But she could not fool the eyes of Saria, who possessed 'Special Five Senses' that differed fros
“'Single Flash Massacre!'” Saria shouted
As her torso was slashed diagonally from the shoulder by Saria's halberd, fear appeared on the Vampire woman's face
“You lack the heart of one who serves… the heart of a maid!” said Rita
The Vaer once more
“W-who are you calling a servant?! 'space Distortion!'” she screamed
She detonated the air in the same way as she had done in the city earlier, but on a smaller scale, and drew her sword
“I am Birkyne-sahts of tens of thousands of years –” she began, trying to threaten her foes by giving her name, but she stopped mid-sentence with a scream
Unable to colaive, her blood sprayed into the air once more
“No, ill turn you into aother than a maid!” Rita said determinedly
“We have already agreed with Bocchan that ill ive it up!” said Saria
The Vampire woman wanted to scream at them and question their sanity, but the bottom half of Rita's body detached itself from her top half and delivered a knee blow that crushed the woans, and Saria's arm detached itself from her torso to sever the woer properly connected
Death and reemployment (as an Undead) were all but decided for this unfortunate Va Birkyne's servants was likely the Elf noble-born Vampire
The Elf noble-born Varoaned as his slender body was ian pouring from his mouth
But Pete hissed and mercilessly unleashed his 'Dark Thunderbolt' The Va flesh filled the air
“Y-you… you damned insect!” the Va in anger
He used his claws to sever the sides of his own body, then connected the two holes he had created in his torso to separate the upper half of his body from the lower half in order to escape Pete's horns
Normally, this would have been suicide, but the Vampire flew into the air and took out a bottle of fresh blood that he kept hidden in an Iteo
“Return!” he shouted
In order to rejoin the lower half of his body with the top half with the 'Rapid Regeneration' Skill that had also been enhanced by the 'Bloodwork' Skill, he su-distance Control' Skill
This Elf Va Birkyne's confidants for his versatility… though that versatility paled in comparison to that of Vandalieu's companions, of course
What are these things?! Gah… I need to return to Birkyne-saeon, we must rely on Birkyne-sama's shadow to escape!
Exhausted, the Vampire hurriedly tried to rejoin the lower half of his body that had returned to hih it should have been under his control, it unleashed a powerful kick towards him
“W-what?! These are not s?!”
His legsnoise
They were, in fact, the Satan Blood Mimic Slily flown into the air via ic
The Vampire evaded Kühl's kicks as he searched for his real lower half
“Is this what you're looking for?” said Eisen, a woreen skin and clothesthat resembled withered branches in one of her hands This was the Vampire's lower half, from which she had completely absorbed the essence from
It see Kühl fly with 'Telekinesis'
“D-da like this will be enough to killnoble-born Vaan, but he was interrupted by the sound of a large nus
Fros that had been ed a countless number of monsters that resembled a mixture of women and bees… Gehenna Soldier Bees
There were easily over a hundred of them
“Formation! Front lines, raise your weapons! Back lines, supporting e!” commanded the Gehenna Absolute Queen Bee Quinn
In response to her command, the soldier bees at the front raised their spears, and the ones at the back began reciting incantations
“W-wait, I surrender I surrender, I'll tell you everything I know about Birkyne's organization S-stop, stop, STOP!” the Vampire screamed desperately
With the lower half of his body , he was helplessly overrun by the Gehenna Bee swaruidance, his 'Strengthen Subordinates' Skill, Quinn's 'Bee Swarthened Attribute Values' Skill
“Wasn't he saying so?” Quinn wondered
“I don't know I couldn't hear him,” said Eisen
Compared to the Elf Vaone unheard, Birkyne's last confidant was considerably lance, he appeared to be an elderly gentleman
“Do none of you have any pride as Vampires?! Know some shame (haji)! You have become the servants of the one who killed yourspells
“What? Are you saying that I don't knohat edges (haji) are?” said Berkert, who had the appearance of a slender, handso man
When he was alive, he had been pale-skinned even for a Vas under his eyes as if he were ill But now, he was simply completely white
But this appearance, which resembled the appearance he had while alive, transformed in an instant
“Don't take es are the opposite of the middle!” Berkert shouted
TLN: This is an odd conversation that arises froe (端) are both pronounced 'haji' in japanese
Strange beaht streamed from his wide-open eyes and a scream rose from his mouth The Vaht-attribute ic in order to block it
“I knew that he was mad when he was alive, but I did not think he was a fool…!” the Vampirebitter
He had not been particularly close to the Five Dogs, Ternecia's loyal confidants, but he had met them several times
Even though he is a Ghost, I suppose he is not the sath is not so great now that I aht
While alive, Berkert had been a Rank 10 Vampire Earl Even for the elderly Vampire, as a Rank 11 Vampire Marquis who had experienced many Jobs, Berkert would not have been easy to defeat in battle
But Berkert was not so powerful now It was true that he attacked using the light attribute, a weakness for Vampires, and this was problematic But his power had clearly deteriorated
If the elderly Vampire dealt with him calmly, he would be able to defeat him
But before the elderly Va' Daroak closed in on him
“You have guts, saying that we have no shame!” Daroak shouted
Wielding a sword ht-attribute Mana, he attacked the elderly Va Berkert's beaht
“I will show you the power of light! 'Light Sword!'” he shouted
“You are a fool who only kno to charge straight ahead, just as you were in life!” said the elderly Va Spear!'”
With his left handhis shi+eld of darkness, he unleashed a spear of lightning with the staff in his right hand
“Take this, 'Tearing –'”
“Even your fighting techniques are the same as they hen you were alive But you are too slow! So slow that I pity you,” said the elderly Vampire
His spear of lightning pierced Daroak's body At that moment, Daroak's body vanished
But at the sa pain on his back As he screamed in pain, Daroak, who should have been i, appeared behind him
“I-impossible, why are you behind me?! With your speed, that should be…”
“What you saas ht! It seeht!” Daroak said triumphantly
The elderly Vaht also included attacking from behind, but he was too focused on Daroak
Berkert, who had si to attack the shi+eld of darkness, laughed maniacally
“Bend! Light is ht beam!”
He unleashed a twisting beaht that went around the elderly Vampire's shi+eld Unable to evade it, the Vampire screamed
“To think that the 'Light Bearoaned
The spell he was using to protect hie he took to soround But as one would expect of a noble-born Vampire who had lived for tens of thousands of years, he steadied hiround and raised his staff, focusing on hoould continue the battle
Now that things had come to this, it would be best to defeat his enemies with spells that struck over a wide area But before he could do that, Chipuras appeared over his head
“Berkert and Daroak have both lost s such as their spells and in as a Rank 1 Wisp to come to where I am now But that is why I was able to awaken to the power of light!” said Chipuras “Take this! 'Great Ice Beast Flood!'”
Chipuras summoned a beast made of ice with an advanced spell of the water attribute, so that he was skilled at while alive
“'Great Chaotic Wind Blades!'” the elderly Va a wind-attribute spell at the ice beast
It seemed that he believed that the two spells would cancel each other out
But before the spells collided, a powerful light radiated from the ice beast
“You fell for it, you fool!” Chipuras shouted triumphantly
In the next instant, a large hole appeared in the elderly Vampire's chest Chipuras had summoned the beast of ice not to attack, but to use as a lens to aht As the elderly Vampire realized this, his consciousness fell into darkness
Despite having been sent flying with his spine broken, Birkyne was still conscious To a Pure-breed Vampire like him, an injury to the spinal cord was not fatal
Groaning in pain, he straightened his body so that it was no longer bent at an obscene angle and regained control over his trajectory in the air before he crashed into the ground
Breathing hard, he quickly hid hi to stay cal to understand the situation and formulate a plan
But there was alo his way
He tried using the arn's eyes with… 's shadow But it looked like this was impossible
“Perhaps Gufadgarn has taken steps to prevent eon… Either way, it see to the infested shadows of the livestock,” he muttered
It was likely that the entirety of the orphanage had been covered by Gufadgarn's 'gate' It would have been connected to this Dungeon no h the walls
With that being the case, it would be extremely difficult to escape, but not impossible
If the Goleeon, then this Dungeon should follow the saeons There is definitely an exit that is connected to the outside If I get out through that exit, it should be possible to move into a shadow and escape –
“I don't knohether you are taking a break or if you are busy thinking, but it seems that you have so Birkyne back to reality
Before Birkyne could look up, the walls of the building he was hiding behind changed shape as if it werearound his limbs like snakes
“damn it!” Birkyne muttered as he tried to free himself
But it was notitself around his ars It was the saeons It would never break, even when attacked with the strength of a Pure-breed Vampire
“Now then, here we go, Guduranis,” said Vandalieu
Monster explanation (Written by Luciliano): Wisp
Their appearance resembles the 'Demon Fire' spell that is used by Master They are what are known as disembodied human souls in other worlds
They are Rank 1 Ghost-type ret and have lost most of their memories from when they were alive, they are souls that were unable to return to the circle of transration and became bound to corrupted Mana
Due to this, they are extree even when one collides with them; at most, they look ominous when spotted in uninhabited areas There is no need to dispose of them, as they disappear on their oithin several hours or days due to their unstable nature Naturally, no materials can be harvested from them Even at the Adventurers' Guild, they are just considered to be a sign that monsters in the area are more likely to be Undead
When created by Master, it is when the spirits are so severely daed that they become Wisps rather than Ghosts
However, it seeain their memories and personalities fro their Levels and Ranks