Recap of last chapter: Encountered a vampire lord
AN:
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The vampire lord looked at Shea and scornfully laughed.
ãA mere daughter of a dog dares to come after me?ã
ãShut up! I will definitely kill you with my own hands!ã
ãEven your father couldnât kill me. What makes you think you can?ã
Vampires are creatures who can speak the human tongue on top of their superior intelligence.
They have an awfully great amount of magic power and vitality, which makes them a formidable monster.
The vampire lord then turned his gaze over to me.
ãHowever, to think that you brought a human along. Good workã
ãWhat do you mean by that?ã
ãMy charm is ineffective against dogsâ¦â¦ but humans, they can only fall for itã
ãWhâ¦â¦ Whatâ¦â¦ã
Sheaâs face paled. She looked uneasily at me.
I should calm her down.
ãRelax. Itâs only a vampire lord. No way itâll work on meã
ãFUHAHAHAHA! So youâre acting tough now? You humans are really interestingã
The vampire lord cheerfully laughed.
Its previous displeasure might be due to the death of its underling, the goblin lord.
It probably thinks that itâll get a new one, so its mood improved.
ãI seeã
The vampire lord frowned at my nod.
ãWhat do you mean by that?ã
ãNothing in particular. I just realised that you faking the number of goblins is to lure adventurers hereã
ãFufu. You are not as stupid as you look. That is indeed the caseã
ãThat was a pretty neat idea. Good workã
If he gets to charm some adventurers, the number of tactics he can utilise will increase.
Even if that adventurer is but an F-ranker, heâll still be more convenient than goblins.
ãRock-san, please retreat at once!ã
ãIf you want to run, donât drag me with youã
ãThereâs no reason for me to do that. If you were to be charmed by itâ¦â¦ã
ãI told you already. It wonât work on meã
Shea doesnât seem to believe me.
ãI have miscalculatedâ¦â¦ã
Among the various types of beastmen, the wolf tribe is the only one that can defend against a vampireâs charm, for some reason.
They canât even have their blood sucked.
If a vampire were to try sucking a wolf-manâs blood, itâll be the one receiving damage.
That is why many members of the wolf tribe decided to exterminate vampires as their job.
Shea as a member of the wolf tribe wonât be charmed by the vampire lord.
However, she most probably forgot that humans are weak against its charm.
Sheâs quite a scatterbrain.
It would have been a catastrophe if that human isnât me. I hope she reflects on this.
The vampire lord shouted loudly.
ãI will not let you escape!ã
Its eyes shone with a dangerous light. Itâs trying to charm me.
I purposely stared back right in his eyes. I stare, and stare, and stare.
The vampire lord is definitely handsome, but my heartâs not really beating for him.
ãLocking eyes with another guy feels grossã
As I muttered that, the vampire lord started panicking.
ãWhyâ¦â¦ Why is it not effective?!ã
ãWell, thatâs because my soulâs pretty strongã
ãThere is no way a human can withstand a vampire lordâs charmâ¦â¦ã
ãDoesnât that mean that youâre not one?ã
I purposely provoked it.
When facing highly intelligent monsters, itâs best to provoke them until they lose their composure.
If you do, youâll have the upper hand when battling with it.
ãA lesser vampire believing himself to be a vampire lord. This is really unsightlyâ¦â¦ã
When it heard me whispering that, the vampire lordâs bloodlust soared.
ãYou shall regret for mocking me!ã
The vampire lord seems like it made up its mind to kill me first.
Seems like provocation paid off, as it doesnât seem to have any intentions of attacking Shea.
The vampire lord closed the distance between us instantly.
Itâs quite nimble. After all, it is a high ranking monster.
However, it really isnât a threat to me. I sent out a kick at the vampire lordâs jaw as I avoided his attack.
ãUgh!ã
The vampire lordâs teeth flew through the air.
To a vampire, its teeth is a powerful weapon it is proud of.
ãDamn youuuuuuuãn/ô/vel/b//in dot c//om
Shouting loudly, it leapt at me.
Its attacks are monotonous due to it losing itself in rage. What a waste of intelligence.
I lightly dodged it, and caught the vampire lord by its neck with my right hand.
I then activated drain touch.
ãAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHhã
The vampire lord screamed.
Even though sucking the life force out of a creature is its forte, itâs probably weak at having its own one sucked.
The vampire lord raised its sword trying to cut off my hand.
No way Iâll let that hit me. I released my grasp, and took some distance.
The vampire lordâs sword hit nothing but air.
ãArenât you pretty fast for a lesser vampireã
I didnât forget to provoke it once more. Itâll be a pain if it started attacking Shea.
ãWho in the world are youâ¦â¦ã
ãIâm Rock, an F-rank adventurerã
ãDonât lie!ã
The vampire lord rushed at me in rage, but I dodged everything it threw at me.
I then accurately punched its vitals.
After those 10 years fighting with devils, my level seems to have risen considerably.
My arm strength has gone up quite a lot too.
While battling, I muttered a few words.
ãâ¦â¦All due to the magic essence, huhã
I steadily grew stronger as I took in the magic essence into my body after killing the monsters.
Therefore, the more monsters you subjugate, the stronger you become.
Within the gap in dimensions, there was only magic essence.
I probably took in the surrounding magic essence as I killed the devils.
I freely used Drain Touch and Drain Sword when I was there.
In doing so, I probably sucked up not just the devilsâ vitality, but also their magic essence.
I donât know the exact reason, but thereâs no doubt I had a sudden rise in strength.
ãMaybe thatâs why I de-agedâ¦â¦ã
While muttering, I kept punching the vampire lord.
Probably thinking that she shouldnât interfere, Shea just stood there waiting for orders.
The now lumpy vampire lord retreated backwards.
It leaned its back on the wall.
ãYou bastardâ¦â¦. You better remember this. I will make sure that you will never have a single night of peaceful sleepâ¦â¦ã
It then started transforming into a thousand tiny bats.
A vampire lord is especially troublesome because of this skill.
Thereâs no way Iâll let it escape. If it gets away, the surrounding villages will be in danger.
I canât pretend to be a warrior anymore.
Just when I was preparing to fire off a spell,
ãI will not let you escape!ã
Shea closed the distance in a single breath.
She slashed at the vampire lord, which had already started turning into bats, with the Devil Kingâs sword.
ãUWAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHã
The vampire lord let out a deafening shriek.
The bats surrounding the cut were carbonised.
ãOoh, thatâs amazingã
The Devil Kingâs sword is really amazing. It isnât just any ordinary sharp sword.
It can even steal magic power and life force, no, even magic esssence.
Thatâs how strong it is.
ãIt didnât seem to be that useful when I was cutting up the goblinsã
Maybe itâs because the magic essence absorbed from the goblins was too little.
ãHAAAAAAAAAHHHHHã
ãGUOOOOOOAAAAAAAAAAAã (TLN: God damn how do you even translate this)
Shea kept slicing it over and over.
The vampire lord practically had its whole body turned into charcoal in the blink of an eye.
AN:
The vampire lord canât win against the Devil Kingâs sword
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