Chapter 240 - Blood Spikes (1/2)

After Evan entered the fray, the position of power began to change rapidly. Each fan swing killed several vampires, and the survivors gave the vampires a severe fight back.

Nessa decided it was time to act. She bled herself, but as soon as the scarlet drops fell to the floor, the blood began to spread throughout the room. After a couple of seconds, the entire area was covered in blood. Evan frowned. He didn't know what Nessa was planning to do.

<Is this a spell? No, it's more like a skill, so vampires can evolve too?”> Evan thought as he watched the blood transform into sharp spikes.

Dozens of spikes and a single moment came down on Viscount Pol's men and Evan. Nessa saw Evan as the biggest threat, so most of the spikes flew in his direction.

Evan didn't know any protective spells, but he was fast and strong enough to dodge and fight off each of the bloody spikes.. Thanks to his eyesight, he could see each spike coming in his direction. He gripped the scythe tighter and quickly destroyed the spikes.

For a time, everyone in the banquet hall was forced to defend themselves. The spikes weren't sharp enough to pierce a high-grade weapon or a magical shield, but there were plenty of them. Everyone had to block the spikes to stay alive.

That's what Nessa and the remaining vampires decided to take advantage of. Their main goal was not to kill Viscount Pol, that was only a side mission. The vampires came here for Laila. They wanted to capture her for their purposes.

No one knew this, so when a multitude of vampires suddenly attacked the Viscount, the mages tried to protect him. Nevertheless, Nessa attacked Laila. She struck her sharply in the stomach, grabbed her by the neck, and fled the banquet hall.

”Freeze! Kill her! Now!” The Viscount shouted in a fury in the wake of the departing Nessa.

The rest of the vampires ran after Nessa, and a few seconds later, they were gone. Viscount Pol's mansion was a vast expanse of land. His garden was like a small nature preserve, so the agile vampires quickly disappeared under the veil of darkness.

”Damn! Damn! Where did they even come from!” Rumbled the voice of Viscount Pol. With anger, he began to smash everything around him until he finally calmed down.

<They didn't kill her, they just stole her. Moreover, once the situation became more complicated, Nessa decided not to attack Viscount Pol anymore and concentrate her forces on his daughter. Why did they need her?”> Evan thought.

He was not going to participate further in this farce. Laila's fate did not interest him, Evan had other concerns.

Evan headed for the exit, but suddenly he heard Viscount Pol's voice.

”Mr. Evan, don't rush to leave. I will not allow these filthy creatures to touch my daughter. In an hour, we will go after them, I will assemble a team and invite everyone here into it. Of course, I will properly reward anyone who helps me save my daughter.” Viscount Pol said loudly.

Evan stopped. This was indeed a lucrative offer. There was no hidden agenda here, Evan was simply interested in a generous reward from Viscount Pol.

”All who are interested, please come to my office. The backup will be here any minute. We'll quickly form a posse and go in pursuit.” Viscount Pol said gravely and went to his office without waiting for a response from the others.

Viscount Pol gained his status, not through luck. At the right moment, he was capable of making the right decisions.

King Vexacion despised the ordinary people, but in some ways, he was fair in his judgments. He regarded ordinary people as inferior beings and mages as superior, but mages had to justify their status in his opinion. King Vexacion was cruel and unprincipled. For him, an unworthy mage, without willpower, weak and unsure of himself, was even worse than a commoner.

For the same reason, in the ”The Kingdom of Fallen Hopes,” all nobles who were appointed personally by King Vexacion deserved their status. There were many powerful mages in the ”The Kingdom of Fallen Hopes,” but not every one of them was worthy of the noble rank.

After Viscount Pol left, several people went after him. Evan did not think long and decided to accept Viscount Pol's offer. Evan understood that he had shown himself to be a powerful mage in this battle, possessing rare and unique spells. If he helped Viscount get his daughter back, he would surely be rewarded with something rare and valuable.

Evan didn't need money, he had plenty of it. Various magical artifacts and ”Catalysts” didn't interest Evan much either. For the moment, the Dark Reaper was excellent for him. Sure, Evan wouldn't mind a 4-star weapon, but he wanted something else as a reward.

He wanted information on spell making and the Gust. Evan didn't know where to find such information, but he believed that Viscount Pol might well have such knowledge. Even if Viscount Pol knew nothing, he could tell Evan where or from whom to look.

”I didn't expect you to be not only wealthy but also extremely strong,” Aimee said, running up to Evan.