37 Fall of the Tepes Faction (1/2)

After the sword fetus was stored in my inventory I looked over at Seriyu and my shadow soldiers. On the ground below them were some vampire elders struggling to get free from the bindings there were in. I gave them a single glance before I looked back at Seriyu who was awaiting my next order.

Yu - Seriyu return to the battlefield outside and tell the remaining enemy soldiers that their faction has fallen and to surrender. Those who surrender will have a chance to enter Haven those who resist.. well you know.

Seriyu - It will be done.

Transforming into his dragon form he soared back to the outside battlefield leaving me alone within the ruble. Looking at his shrinking figure I released more of my shadow soldiers and scattered them throughout the castle in teams of 5. With this, I'll be able to capture any stragglers that got away earlier.

When the shadows left I spread my domain and scanned the area for any abnormal presence signatures. After a minute I picked up one strong presence deep underground with a weaker presence next to it.

The other signatures in the castle didn't amount to the signature underground so I decided to use earth magic to burrow underground.

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Making my way towards my destination I was stopped by a restriction barrier. It wasn't as tough as the one I broke early it was only 2 grades below it. Releasing my spirit flame once more I infused all the elements I could use in it: Fire, Ice, Earth, Wind, and Space.

The result was a multi-colored flame that wielded high destructive power. The only downside of using this was that it required a lot of focus to make. I may have a lot of control over combining elements but 2 was my limit for easy combinations. 5 elements would take a while but in the end, I did it.

With my flame in hand, I waved my hand and the flame in it hit the barrier destroying it and the wall blocking me. This process didn't make much noise but where there is a barrier there is a master overlooking the barriers condition.

So with this thought in my head, I rushed into the room and my mind went blank for a moment. The room was similar to the one I saw at the Naberius Manor, but with less gore. It was dimly lit, and at the far walls, I saw capsules containing multiple vampires in them. Some of them were missing an arm, some were perfectly fine, while others looked nothing like a living being.

All of them were unconscious with their mouths sealed with breathing machines. On the other side of the room was an operating table with a girl lying on top of it, next to the table was a desk with a young man glancing over some vials with headphones in his ear.

Scattered on the ground were papers, blood, and some dried body parts. Ever since I saw the laboratory in the Naberius Manor I've hated research like the one I saw that day. The youth who seemed to not have noticed his barrier was destroyed continued to hold the vials while writing something on a piece of paper.

Returning my gaze to the girl I saw that she has nothing but a bra and underwear on. Her arm was an ivy filling her system with drugs or something like that. I saw from her pale face and dilated eyes that she wasn't fully conscious.

Unintentionally I released my killing intent and alerted the youth. He turned around and looked at me with both shock and caution.

Marius - Who are-

*Swoosh*

Marius - Argh!!!

I didn't want to hear him speak so I summoned my sword fetus threw it at his direction and cut off his arm. He didn't have a strong body like his father so I didn't need a strong sword to hurt him. Using my spirit flame to seal the wound while also making sure he can't regenerate his arm I knocked him unconscious but not before hearing his cries of agony from losing his arm.

Creating chains to bind him in place I went over to the girl who I knew was Valerie Tepes one of the 13 Longinus users. Taking the ivy out of her arm I sent some life force into her system to expel the drugs from her body. After 7 minutes her system was clear of any drugs but she still had empty eyes.

I couldn't find out what's wrong with her before I remembered what happened to her in the novel. She overused her sacred gear see was broken in both her heart and soul.

Yu - [Damn has her soul already been broken by that bastards experiments?!]

*Ding*[Negative it is not a simple as Host thinks]

Yu - [Huh? what do you mean??]

*Ding*[While the female's soul is damaged it is not broken yet. The female has currently experienced extreme mental pain and thus cannot function properly due to temporary immobilization of having her soul injured.]

Yu - [She's only immobilized at the moment is what you're trying to tell me.]

*Ding*[Correct this is most likely the first time her soul has been damaged since the more it happens to more the victim can withstand the pain. However, this isn't advised because the end result will be a broken soul that will be near impossible to heal.]

Yu - [So what should I do now?]

*Ding*[Host can only wait for her to awaken by herself. After that, it is advised to feed her spirit fruits and other nutritious food that will repair the damage on her soul. This process must be done for a year at the latest or 3 at the most depending on the damage.]

Yu - [Spirit fruit but I don't have any spirit fruit on me or in my herb garden. How will I even-]

Interrupting my train of thought I received a notification from the systems store on 2 items.

*Ding*