Chapter 1175 - Trapped (2/2)

“Big Brother…”

Ion didn’t seem to hear her calling. He swept a glance at Erin before turning coldly to one of the vampires at the side.

“Didn’t I ask you to stop her?”

“Apologies, I…”

Pfff!

Before the vampire finished his sentence, Ion extended his arm abruptly and smashed the vampire’s skull into bits. The headless corpse swayed left to right, before crumpling to the ground and turning into ashes that disappeared into thin air. Ion didn’t seem to mind at all. He didn’t even bother to look at the vampire and let out a snort.

“Worthless.”

Ion grunted, lifted his head to look at Erin, and displayed a gentle smile.

“Come here, Erin. Let me have a good look at you.”

“Big Brother, what exactly is going on?”

If it were in the past, Erin would be delighted to witness Ion’s smile. But now, she shivered from head to toe because even though Ion was smiling, his eyes were ice-cold. That wasn’t a form of disguise, but was as though he didn’t know what he was doing instead. This strong contrast instinctively made Erin feel an unprecedented threat. She thought Garcia was over exaggerating earlier. But now, she was certain that there was something wrong with her big brother’s consciousness.

“What are you talking about? Come here, Erin. Let me have a good look at you. Where have you been to? Share with me.”

“… I will tell you about it when the time is right. Right now, I’m more curious about what you’ve been doing all this while, Big Brother. I heard the happenings from His Highness Garcia… So why did you do that, Big Brother?”

“Ha, ha.”

Ion laughed at her question and shook his head. Then, he looked at Erin with a gentle expression and repeated.

“Come here, Erin. Let me have a good look at you. Where have you been to? Share with me.”

“B-Big Brother…?”

“Come here, Erin. Tell me… This is an order! Get over here right now and tell me where you’ve been to! Now!”

Boom!

Along with Ion’s insane snarls, he raised his arm suddenly. Erin sensed an unparalleled force brushing past her and smashing onto the wall beside her. At that moment, Ion had lost the peculiar smile completely, only to be replaced by a twisted, malevolent, and furious expression. It was as though it wasn’t his younger sister standing before him, but his father’s murderer instead. Upon looking at his gaze, Erin couldn’t help but shudder. Then, upon realizing something, she evaded to the side. A few seconds later, a dark column of light descended from above, blasting the spot where she stood earlier.

“Erin, I told you to come here…!” Ion’s eyes were bloodshot. He gnashed his teeth and raised both arms, snarling crazily at the young lady. “… If you don’t… then go to hell… You’re disobedient! You’re not my younger sister! I need to find my younger sister!”

“Big Brother!”

At that moment, Erin knew that anything she said would not go into his head. Facing this strange Dark Dragon, she was at a complete loss. She thought Ion would have a nice discussion with her. But now, he seemed just like an insane person!

In this situation, perhaps nothing I say will get into his head!

At this thought, Erin turned grim, before darting toward the outside.

“Capture her! Kill her! I need to purify her and turn her into my younger sister!”

“Oooooh!”

Along with Ion’s bellows, thousands of undead creatures appeared from the shadows suddenly, letting out high-pitched, terrifying screams and pouncing on the young lady. Looking at this scene, Erin gritted her teeth and swung the blade in her hand abruptly. The blade rays flickered in a shimmering brilliance, slashing the undead creatures that encircled her into halves.

But this was only the start.

“Siad!”

Along with a hoarse chant, spells filled with undead auras penetrated the gaps, aiming straight at Erin. Her expression sank. She waved her right arm and in a vociferous explosion, powerful gusts of wind erupted, turning into a barrier that deflected the spells in all direction. In an instant, the explosions enfolded the entire palace. Smoke and dust dispersed, shrouding everyone’s vision. At the same time, Erin’s expression changed abruptly. A few moments ago, when she clashed with the attackers, she sensed an absolutely familiar presence in the undead creatures’ spiritual powers! Erin hesitated no more. She darted toward the statue on the side. A blade ray flashed and immediately after, blood spurted out from her right wrist, splashing on a statue that was fortunate to not be destroyed. The instant her blood spattered on it, the statue distorted and a dark cave appeared from it. Without any hesitation, Erin dove right into it and vanished into the darkness.

As soon as the smoke and dust dispersed, Erin was no longer around. Looking at this scene, Ion’s fanatical grin twisted and turned as he glared at the uninhabited place. After a few moments, he swung his arm abruptly.

“Nasui!”

Along with his growl, the entire palace became pitch-black. The spiritual flames that lit up the corridor had extinguished entirely. In an instant, everything was enveloped in darkness, leaving only the scarlet eyes of undead creatures emanating from the shadows. At that moment, Ion laid down both arms slowly.

“Search for her! She is still in the palace! Capture her! Kill her! I want to turn her into my younger sister again!”

Even though Ion’s words weren’t methodical, the undead creatures seemed to understand what he meant. Shortly after, the scarlet eyes in the black background vanished gradually, blending into the darkness and disappearing from sight.