452 – Yeokcheon Trial – 15
The vines that grow by swallowing blood climb up the blood. The vines that grew nourished by blood energy spread out branches and leaves, covering the river of blood.
“Druidism? No, this is the tree of immorality….”
Hilde, who was once a member of the Holy Sword and was the one who stole a seed from the Tree of Immorality, immediately understood my power.
“As expected, father. “You can control all the power of the demon god.”
“Not everything. “You can only know.”
“Well, he is the king of humans. You mean you can do everything a human can do, right? hehehehe. “I think I understand why Seonghwangcheong was wary of my father.”
“Well, I don’t know. “Is there really a need to be so cautious?”
Just because you have knowledge doesn’t mean you can use it well, right? Me too. The power of the Demon God engraved in the world can be used by anyone who has been taught, but the effects vary greatly depending on the individual’s capabilities. I just use it more simply and usefully, but there are some flaws in calling it powerful.
“The vine will try to take root in Erzhebut. “I run away while she is fighting with her vines.”
“Wouldn’t it be better to end here?”
“Oh, that’s it. “The tree of origin does not have a good compatibility with blood magic.”
Fortunately, there was no need to explain. The vine that was spreading out, full of blood, suddenly stopped and turned its head towards us like a snake.
[It’s a vine that drinks blood…. It’s interesting, but that’s it. If it touches the blood, it is under the power of Socheop.]
Erzébut’s dominance spreads throughout the vines, following the blood. The energized vine started crawling towards me upside down, with its tongue lashing out like a red snake.
Hilde was scared when she saw dozens of vines flying in.
“What is it! Instead, it became Erzébut’s army!”
“I told you so. “It’s not a good match.”
“It’s not a bad level, it’s like pouring fuel on the fire! What are we going to do with this?”
Dozens of vines rush in. It is difficult to cut them all down with a two-handed sword. Hilde held her holy sword with both hands and split it in two. The light that flashed for a moment turned into two thin swords and were held in Hilde’s hands. Hilde swung her dual swords and cut down her vines. The blood contained in the vines splashed out like juice.
“Thank you for cleaning up my poop. “Up until now, I’ve just passed it off, but now I really think it’s okay to have her as my daughter.”
“It’s noisy! “I’m going to jump over that roof, so follow me!”
Hilde jumped off the ground in one go and landed, chopping down the vines clinging to her wall. After that, she held out her hand for me to follow.
“Huh? “You came up alone?”
“Ah, yes. “Make the ground rise a little and use that reaction.”
“… “If you have that talent, use it sooner!”
“It’s a miscellaneous skill. “You can’t change the situation with tricks like this.”
Dozens of vines chase after us as we cross the wide roof in one go. Now that wasn’t a vine, it was just a snake with the skin of a plant. Instead of teeth, it sticks out dense roots and tries to grab me and Hilde.
I ran away from the vines I made and grumbled.
“Do you like the feel of the vines? It keeps attacking me with vines. “If that happens, I’ll feel embarrassed for having created the vine.”
“Father, you need to be more embarrassed! In addition, please feel sorry for ‘me’ even more!”
“All I have to do is be sorry, right?”
“Where are you going with your bare mouth! Of course there must be compensation… “Run!”
I jumped from the roof, shaking off the vines that were chasing me. Hilde landed lightly using Qigong, and I used a small amount of Qigong to fall and at the same time softened the ground a little with Earth Jutsu and rolled around. It’s unfair that her shoulders feel stiff even after all her struggles.
I ran ahead while Hilde cut down the vines that followed. Since I am slower on my feet than Hilde, it is my duty to keep some distance while Hilde does other things. It is the best decision from the perspective of being carried.
A red carpet was laid out in front of me as I ran with great strides, mixing in the magic of the earth. As if welcoming me.
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Oh, wait a minute.
“A person who was a nobleman from birth. He can’t chase the beast without dignity. “It’s best to force myself into a trap.”
For some reason, I thought I could see a lot of vines, and it seemed like it was a ploy to lure me in.
If you look around, there are vines, vines, and more vines. If it is flowing blood, it must inevitably clump together to flow, but in the case of vines, there is no need for that. Erzébut folded the tangent, surrounded by the vines I had improved.
“I really liked the vines. It’s not pretty, but it looks good as a wall decoration. “I will put your belongings to good use.”
“Uh, over there. “I have one more gift for you.”
“If it’s your neck, I’ll take it soon, so just wait.”
“No. Not that one. “I put a card between the vines.”
Vampires cannot compete with human technology. What do you do if you practice stabbing with a white-bladed sword? Even if you stick a knife in its stomach, if it doesn’t kill you, it’s a disaster.
So historically, there were two ways to deal with vampires. Either wait for the sunlight to shine, or borrow magical powers.
Clover 3. The beginning of humans who gave us light and heat. The magical power of the flame absorbed the surrounding firewood and prepared to burn.
What I improved was a vine that holds blood. But that’s not the end. It was clear that it would be dominated by blood, so I grafted one more thing from the original tree.
Plants burn easily. All plants can be used as firewood, as long as they do not hold water. Grass, which has used up a lot of moisture while growing rapidly, burns better as its volume increases.
In short, Erzébut is in a bomb. I lit the fuse.
“Set. Celsius.”
The card responded to my magic power and released the magic power it contained.
The flame is blood-red but bright. The flames explode and engulf everything around them. The gluttony of the beginning, the fire that engulfs vehicles and turns them to ashes, swirled along the vines. A tremendous amount of heat rushes through my entire body. If Hilde hadn’t pulled me in at the right time, I would have been rolling around in the distance.
Hilde, who was wrapped around me, covered her mouth with her hand and grumbled.
“Gosh. “If you’re going to do something like this, at least give me a heads up!”
“You roughly expected when the vines would take over, right?”
“I thought it was poison! “I didn’t know it was going to burn down!”
I don’t know if the poison worked. What poison to a dead body. No matter what, the regular method is the best. Fire is also the best thing to use against vampires.
… What. It would have been nice if he had died because of that.
“Wait!”
Hilde swung her holy sword. The light traced a path in the air, and she cut down the bloody blade that flew towards her, cutting through the smoke. She was broken, blood splattering everywhere.
“… Tsk. I wasted too much time in the excitement. “It’s like this.”
Crack, crack. After the initial explosion, Erzébut appeared through the smoke as the flames faded slightly.
All clothes that could not withstand the explosion were torn and burned. Meanwhile, Erzébut’s skin was only smeared with a little soot or tanned red. It’s still spotless and smooth.
An explosion of this magnitude cannot blow away Erzébut’s spirit. Blood liquid. In a battle of pure power between water and fire, Erzébut won a landslide victory.
Still, it’s okay to feel a little sick or distracted. Is it okay for me to be this fine?
“I didn’t want to use my body myself, but….”
Erzsebut struck a tangent. There seemed to be a sound of something exploding from the blood-soaked fan, and a storm at the end blew the flames and smoke far away.
Not only is his incredible strength great, but his skill in controlling the wind with his fan is also outstanding. Erzébut pointed his fan at Hilde and whispered coldly.
“A body that has already shown its ugly appearance. “I don’t care anymore, I’m going to kill you.”
Countess Erzébut. Even before she became a vampire, he drank her blood and filled her bathtub. How could a delicate lady do that? Authority? Political power?
No, it is force. Erzé Butt was an excellent Qigong master even before she became a vampire. Until now, she just didn’t feel the need to do that, and her actual skills were also considerable.
Tsk. It would be easier to fight with vines, though. Still, I was able to endure this much.
“Father. “Is there any other way?”
You ask at the right time. I answered Hilde’s question with a confident smile.
“I sent a signal, so reinforcements will come.”
“… Now I’m quite impressed. “Father, how far ahead are you looking?”
“I didn’t really expect it. First of all, I’m the type of person who scatters rice cakes in all directions. “I don’t know when I’ll reap it someday.”
If they saw an explosion like this, people with business would come right away. Now, if we just hold on until then….
“Madame Erzébut.”
Are you here? What. For a moment. Ain? Erzébut’s descendants?
You are not my support group, are you?
“Are you here, Catalina? “What is the situation?”
“The war situation is going against us. “I have been summoned, but you must come to the castle quickly.”
“I will get it sorted out soon. Add her hand.”
“I will follow.”
Five demi-humans, led by Natalia, came out and surrounded Hilde. I can’t defeat even one Elder, but there are five demi-humans. To be honest, even if Hilde and I were perfect, it would be difficult to have more than three demi-jin.
When are my reinforcements coming?
Death is coming to the streets swept by Elder. People bleeding everywhere are on the verge of death. A time when the surviving humans were thankful for being lucky enough to survive and heaved a sigh of sadness and relief.
She came with her death. She was wearing a nurse’s uniform with an apron and a triangular hood. Red eyes against her pale skin. The people who recognized the Elder, Lir Nightingale too late, screamed and retreated.
“Vampire….”
“Hi! “Run away!”
“The Elder is trying to kill us all!”
“We must fight back….”
Even in the midst of confusion and fear, Lir quietly counted the numbers.
Those who are on the verge of death are thirty-two. Eighty-three people are dying from anemia. If you include various minor injuries, it is close to two hundred.
And at this level, Lir alone is enough.
Lire took off her hood and took out her hairpin. Her ebony hair, which had been sleeping under her hood, was flowing down. Liir cut off a piece of his hair with his hairpin knife.
At some point, the fluttering hair wiggles like a worm. Lir delicately used his blood magic to control his hair. Her jet black hair picks up the scent of blood and moves towards the human wound.
“Ugh! “Go away, you monster!”
The frightened humans tried to kick, but the finely fluttering hair evaded all the resistance and dug into the wound. That time when a person in fear screams.
Hook, puff, puff, puff. It seemed like the wound was moving in a zigzag pattern. The hair knotted itself and stopped. Like sewing a wound.
If Erzébut’s control was to collect blood, Lir’s control was to return the blood that had been shed. It forcibly captures and controls the weakened blood flow of dying people. The blood that was trying to flow out of the body was returned, and the blood flow was accelerated in place of the slowed heartbeat.
However, the absolute amount of blood is insufficient because Erzébut has now collected the blood. After extinguishing his urgent fire with the blood he had saved, Lir shouted at the crowd.
“With the authority of the Elder, we will urgently collect taxes. “Please understand.”
“Well, what…” . Ahh!”
Hair made holes in the bodies of healthy people and sucked out their blood. Hair soaked in blood, like a mosquito, was busy moving towards those who needed blood.
Although the amount was not much, some taxpayers who had their blood stolen looked dissatisfied. However, Liir’s actions were to save people. Taxpayers, who had no justification or power, swallowed their words.
Trauma is easy to deal with. All you have to do is fill it with blood and close the wound. It’s not as simple as it sounds, but Liir’s power was trained for that.
The treatment proceeded quickly. Once the treatment was somewhat over, one of them. A strong-willed man approached.
“Mr. Lir. Erzébut attacked us indiscriminately. They didn’t even give a reason. “I was just obsessed with collecting blood.”
The humans of the principality, who have lived as livestock for hundreds of years, do not feel any repulsion toward vampires. However, refugees from other regions often bring with them common sense from outside. And usually the outside of the principality is hostile to vampires.
“Her ancestor’s mistress and her paladin are fighting against her. I will also help, so please lend me your strength. “If we have Elder, we can win.”
If you are a knight from a fallen kingdom, you may want to fight against a vampire. The giant made that suggestion to Liir.
No matter how much there is a difference in power, an Elder is an Elder. If the blood manipulation techniques cancel each other out, Erzébut is left with nothing but a frail body. If Liir participates, there is a good chance of victory.
However.
“I’m not interested.”
Lir sharply refused and then stood up. She turned around as if she had no interest in the patient or the Elder who had just finished treating her, and followed the scent of her blood and moved to find another patient.
The giant, who was momentarily dumbfounded, shouted at Liir’s back.
“Aren’t you working to save humans? “The fastest and surest way is to stop Erzébut!”
“I’m not interested. How they live. No matter how many people Erzébut uses as food, or how many people become food.”
Lir stopped walking for a moment.
A stopped heart shows no emotion even when it sees the dying. Sympathy, regret, and anger. Lyr, she can’t feel anymore.
Lir’s parents gave her her life and took everything else away from her.
The Elder’s daughter. She is a created child. She was wielded like a tool, and before she even became an adult, she became a vampire. And her father, her elder, commanded her to rebel. From that day on, Lir’s life was one of rebellion.
She has never decided anything on her own. To her, emotions and will were no different from a blind man’s coloring story.
Even vampires have emotions. However, if she is a human being who has never learned or felt that in her life. How does she learn something she has never experienced?
So, after Lir became an Elder. When she first got her freedom she decided what she would do.
Treating humans.
The reason is simple. Because Liir could do well and not be disturbed by anyone.
Like now.
“Treatment is over. Then.”
There are no more patients. Then there is no need for Lir to be here.
Liir turned his eyes away from those who were not dying and set out to find other patients.