Chapter 61: Sebancia Duke (1)
i0LvDnThe Sebancia Duke I met at the Great Library was in an intangible astral form and had to possess Lark to gain a body.pAR8p3H
psCVEven back in the game, he only appeared as a black fog like a ghost so this was my first time seeing Sebancia Duke in his actual body.TLPqcZ
gKZfp0O“Are you Duke Sebancia Duke?”4K4Xw
M9V“Indeed. What is your name?”ZdA
cSDTcs“Korin Lork. A very distant junior, you could say.”rLSQ2H
P8df“Hmm… Your body is not bad, but it is still within the spectrum of mediocrity.”Exfs
QLXmfTd“That’s a better evaluation than the one I heard at the library at least.”8Y45W7
l6Xy22He told me I was too weak back then, but it seemed that I was somewhat able to become mediocre during that time.MLw
P0ueJ“Have you met my soul?”ZWVEAF
3Z1“Yes. I have questions about that. You separated your soul from your body, so how is your body still able to speak?”rJRUj
IqflQ“I am the one asking questions.”I4Tal
QEtESebancia Duke said while slowly walking up to me. Even though the spear was in my hands… I honestly wanted to avoid fighting against this man as an enemy.cLv
v65dQThe legendary historical figure.nKTrI
q52mDIHero Sebancia Duke.DKWAj
L23kAlthough I wasn’t exactly sure how strong he was, he was the strongest in the contemporary times back in his days, so he would be a semi-Unique Grade at the very least. Besides, he was also a good-natured hero so I would only be receiving the aid of one Precept out of three.UAR4
k9os“The fact that you’re here must mean that my soul has gone away in satisfaction. I am also very content.”jZqawb
rIb“Uhh, wait. Are you going to go away in peace as well? You can’t!”wiIOU
AaCc7M“…What do you mean?”YkAcE
sktbK“Like, didn’t you send me here to give me something?”Qr4p4hK
NJnEG“Did you not get a grimoire already?”8FqN
K85e“Well, I did but…”gD5nrM
knM7yWait a second. This was not right. Was he not going to give me something else?b7ad9
qkn0“Hold up Mr. Duke. You made me come all the way here and you have nothing to give me? This is not fair for me is it?”3W7
Nacg“And what about it?”zv6hjp
OB6rixFSebancia said with an annoyed look on his face.DQ5
WWZ2hm“What do you even want? You came here as a messenger so I might as well give you some rewards.”VEl
MZsgOVY“Damn it! That old man used me as a messenger!”cluy
IOBDid I come all the way here just to let his body sealed inside the castle know that his soul was able to leave in peace?M2jq
0PTLUUj“First off, let me ask a question.”crnX
BUlQwX“I allow it.”mz2
XnkL“Didn’t you separate your soul from your body? Why do you look so normal?”KlxrRU
zI8l20e“It’s simple. I left 1% of my soul behind on this accursed body.”I1rJ
VMXEo“Is that even possible?”QCL30
VFyHB“What you’re seeing right now is the proof.”s7FkU
JT8fNPC“…Seeing this Blood Realm, I guess you are the real Sebancia Duke but…”QWiW
FEaSAfter all, Blood Realm was a powerful ability that could only be used by high-class vampires.TWdQ
D0Zfw“Hooh? Do you know about this ability?”Cr6wC
PelQH“What do you mean?”SxA
7D9XQ“Everyone who sees this ability usually dies on the spot but… I see, that little girl…”h9gH0
t7JVWv“Are you talking about Marie?”TVxJ3e
zNrQbbD“Hmm. Interesting. A girl as young as this being this talented huh… And she’s not even going berserk…”j3jeINV
k1k5XV“Is Senior Marie in a totally different dimension or something?”4kcvmT
gppn“Have you noticed what this place is?”DNl
YdGWOzURealms were similar to barriers in a sense. It would stop both entries and exits out of the Blood Realm while at the same time activating a unique ability inside.54X
mj4QMzYIt was an ability that was usually possessed by boss characters.8bH
MvY“Feels like an imaginary dimension.”Vgmd
dxO3N5It felt slightly different from the dimensional spell of Lady Josephine. Lady Josephine’s spell was like connecting the coordinates to that of another location, rather than creating a new dimension like this.N7iae
lHSgUA“You’re not wrong. I guess… you could say this is inside my organs.”uc4Xxh5
lwST“…Uwek.”xaKnyb
RC6“That is not a nice response.”AZV
sGAjenSebancia clicked his tongue after seeing my reaction. And…hmUA
MnDYIt was then.Hu4
PcY5ow– Kwang!21xIIP
WhZHe suddenly swung his cross-shaped sword. I blocked it with the shaft of my spear on reflex but the huge force behind his attack made my body fly backward.1SmbX
2jMEohN“Hoh. Looks like you do have the necessary skills to ask for guidance.”8s8Ci
K135tP‘Strong…!’8Vv6Bxq
P88It was a simple swing without any signs. There was no technique behind the attack and was a straight-forward swing, but considering how that resulted in a constant ringing of the spear and my stiffened arm muscles proved just how insanely powerful he was.cve
NeTiMfh“The fact that we are inside my organs is not a lie, because this entire castle itself became one with myself 800 years ago. In a way… you could say my body is that of a Unique-Grade demonic beast.”SzuSui
8pK“…What are you trying to say?”6KqN8P
l15X“You are inside the organs of a vampire. With a body as weak as yours, I’m sure you wouldn’t even last 5 minutes before being digested.”GLrk
b3DhXsIn other words—PjP7
6vL“Try your best to defeat me. Otherwise, 5 more minutes and your life will be over.”eV3
PiA4S“Hah… You are a shy old guy aren’t you?”BDe
vl6I raised my spear in response. The opponent was the greatest hero from 800 years ago and there wasn’t enough time either.j8iu4
aBjQ1Six Ways of the SpearayIbR
ChjniQSixth Style, Shura.w6oqeF
MGQFiThe only option was to go full-power from the start.NTMmg
hwSHd****SZX
spqWhile gasping for breath, Marie barely kept her knees straight and stopped them from bending themselves. Her body was arduously trying to remain standing as merciless blades of words dug into her ears.j7GSK
eosv“You are a mere beast. By what right do you desire to live like a human?”UrMneky
G66GVampire.5JrUdz
3SSevA beast that ends up killing people after being unable to hold back their impulse.UYFf7
xQbPa“Do you consider yourself a human instead of a beast? Are you confident in being strong-minded enough to withstand it by yourself? How truly arrogant.”9gXdS
RuH“That’s… not it!”rd6se
TZ89Xm❰Blood Spear❱9GTtR8P
XCTTens of spears fell on Sebancia Duke. A tidal wave of spears was coming at him but Sebancia uttered in response.dxdyL
kO1q1HR“Same move again.”k5X1mp
lfaZ92– Kagack!ZqK
jqpG5l4“…?!”TZvx
OFTZlMarie’s face crumpled from disbelief. Tens of Blood Spears were eradicated at once after Sebancia said that one sentence.odIIg
iGU“Vocal magic?”RdB
HyU5TThat was the pinnacle of magic where the sound traveling through the vocal cords turned into a spell. What that implied was that Marie’s spell as a result of her calculation was not even as sophisticated as Sebancia’s words.ohA4
tzy“But this time…!”JSqZ7a
OvwRVm❰Crystal Lance❱sHiKo3
YXzwQReusing the scattered moisture in the air, Marie immediately combined them back into a high-grade spell. The mana density of Crystal Lance far exceeded the likes of Blood Spears and Vocal Magic shouldn’t be strong enough to dispel it this time.xpoXC
Lz6“A petty trick!”AHy
tka– Kung!v8Hj
N9bSebancia trampled on the ground. His foot quaked the earth and destroyed the balance of the straight ground.XiRoLO
sCgaLU“What…?!”vohE
ywtzThe ground popped up like a seesaw. A tremendously heavy cluster of the ground rose up like the lid of a cauldron and acted against the law of gravity to block the Crystal Lance.H1Sf9
e6F5“Doggo…!”yGN5GNn
gyl4wEX– Woof!wJBC7
HF393Doggo rose up from her shadow. Marie continued firing spells from behind as Doggo jumped in and dashed at Sebancia.k0US9zb
65c4Traveling as fast as a red cannonball, the blood dog was just about to bisect Sebancia into half but—nC62gdD
9WwVEOm❰Art of Restriction – Coffer❱mEFrFEd
ZkBxA“…?!”J4tOtH
wpbDu20Dozens of chains appeared all around Sebancia. Thanks to his insane reaction speed, Doggo managed to stop himself before being entangled by the chains but the chains pounced back at Doggo in an attempt to seize him.Z3tR
WqvE❰Combination Magic – Multi-Spell❱p5vSC1
aKeSnA shield of mana rose from the ground. Using that as a wall, Doggo escaped from the dozens of incoming blood chains.Wd3ZlZ
aGpfUD“Now!”OKS
EcBAs soon as the pursuing chains came to a halt, the blood dog kicked off the ground once again. Doggo was able to ignore the self-protective instincts of an animal that every organism possessed. Even though his own body was being ripped because of his speed and even though his body might get shredded in the following clash… Doggo pounced forward regardless. Without any safety limits, he could even commit suicide by bombarding himself together with his opponent.SUPQtE
M9HwH0It was because his body being broken meant nothing. A physical body was something he could gain any time.eEt7
CuryeLlHis destructive and aggressive fighting method was only possible because Doggo was a monster who had an immortal body and infinite life.ls9CAkt
5MN– Kwang!PIN8
bDE8The air erupted with a sonic boom. The materialized form of mana transcended the physical limitations of an organism and charged forward at a supersonic speed.2cyzQ
J11twIn less than 0.7 seconds, he arrived before his enemy. Doggo began swinging his nails and noticed after seeing the opponent stay still on the spot that his enemy wasn’t as fast or strong as him. That body with not a sliver of blood was so weak that it wouldn’t be able to dodge his attack.vAcKEV
YtDkoThinking that, Doggo swung his nails and the ominous-looking claws of the blood dog were about to land on Sebancia but—fHPkJm
YYK4– Bam!Sz3da
10fuwzG“??!”pc6wE
ZrDc– Grit, grit…!n6g0
vjISEuDoggo’s front paw was grabbed from the front. Right when he was about to strike down with his claws… in less than 0.01 seconds, Sebancia reached his hand forward and locked his fingers with Doggo’s to hold those claws in place.n7pWO
Ncz7Was this even possible? At this point, it wasn’t even in the realms of speed or power and… this was in the realm of foresight.AwTN
PryQ0hxSeeing that brought back a memory of the past.qt79Vgc
832Doggo was feeling the same thing as what he felt back inside the forest, in front of the man who was challenging them with a single spear in hand…ThJ3GB
oZAwu“Quite fast. As expected of a beast. Both the speed and power are well above mine. Even faster than me back in my days.”IvxD
BGFmz4The blood dog’s hand was tightly grabbed by Sebancia as chains approached from behind and tied themselves around his hands and legs.r3ask
NsM“However, that is all you have. A foolish beast with nothing but strength.”zOuS0
81tDoggo’s body was made to turn 180 degrees. A little bit of strength and a slight gesture of Sebancia’s hand toppled the giant werewolf reaching 2 meters in height.TMU6H
vbNDR❰Sealing Sword of Romania❱uYu6
lcorg– Kaduk!sx0m
4MqqA large cross-shaped sword pierced through the blood dog all the way into the ground. The blood dog wriggled and twisted its body but couldn’t move a single step as if he was sealed in a different dimension.vrum2AJ
bZP5ar2“Doggo. Come back!”GFVz
4w9Marie quickly tried to call him back to her shadows but Doggo couldn’t come back.08GrQ
l6qiOFD“…?!”9Z1eo
u6ldnqoDiscarding the body, Marie tried to retrieve the astral body of Doggo but he was still stuck in place with the cross-shaped sword digging into his chest.tmsSb
oJ4w“This sealing sword is one that was made to seal the dimension for immortal beings. Your immortality means nothing before this sword.”zgTeg8
MLTTwo cross-shaped swords also flew towards Marie. She quickly created a barrier in response but the swords easily pierced through the barrier and landed on the ground next to her on each of her sides.SkJIS72
lQ9cAm3“Ugh…?!”CLW
1uzJust like that, the two large swords locked Marie in place. Unable to endure the pressure coming out of the two swords, Marie couldn’t keep her trembling knees straight and kneeled on the ground.SWL9X
yH9kGn‘A, am I going to lose just like this…?’rB20lEC
phcEgSebancia… probably wasn’t that strong right now. But these swords and his skills were specialized for combat against vampires.C8F
Tfsz8GLooking at his body, Marie could tell that Sebancia’s body was far inferior compared to her own in terms of both mana and physical strength. Despite being a vampire, the opponent had been asleep for hundreds of years without taking a single sip of blood so that was natural.OOR7
jSISebancia Duke’s body had been in a slumber until they visited him today. That meant he was far weaker than how he was at the peak of his power and yet…rzE
QeRIHe was undefeatable.qxC
P3YSmaBoth the blood dog and the owner shared the same sentiment.ztqm0o
xE6UZAn overwhelming intuition for battle put him in an advantage despite being weaker and outnumbered. His plans were on the level of foresight and had abnormal powers and talents that were hard to tell by normal standards. Right, for example—-yRglu7D
xhkA hero.jVSHsQE
f3ogThose with lofty minds who powered through every adversity, regardless of a difference in strength and a numbers disadvantage. They were different from normal people, and Marie knew one person who was very similar to Sebancia Duke.CsB5
StVQT“…Korin.”Hp8Sci
j19X4Combat prowess as a knight, as a mage, and as a vampire. The vampire in front of her eyes was unprecedented in all three spectrums – that was what a hero from 800 years ago looked like.rnnb
tlrfR“O beast. You beast of damnation. Are you confident in controlling your impulse forever? Do you think that man will stay and support you until the end of your life?”2D7
vw5Because he was also a vampire and a hero of a lofty mindset, he reproached Marie.YOROvsT
d4xBpJ6“…”Sv13b
u4CmAnd Marie couldn’t refute his words. It was because she had been holding a similar doubt in mind.XjReA
cELABX9She was a demi-human, and was somehow maintaining her consciousness… but did that really make her a human? How could there be a human who couldn’t survive without drinking the blood of other humans?7CHxM
ozMGhH“Just die. End that pitiful life of yours. Once a beast, you will forever remain a beast.”G8d
kj3II‘Don’t cause harm to humanity and die a quiet death by yourself,’ he added.v73Q
hqbbAVIt was painful.gCR
QRfw5It was all the more painful because Marie couldn’t find any words to refute him with. That was something that had been harassing her the whole time ever since she became a vampire.jmh3
nCluJFgA beast that could rampage and crave human blood at any given moment. Korin managed to stop her in time but what about next time? Who would stop her for her if that same thing was to happen again?GnmWaY
IBhHer blood turned cold.2ivc
atfHer heart slowly stopped beating.feJ
R8Few『You know what, Marie-sunbae? You’ve never changed until now.』f0johMO
htCI“Ah…”8QL
GGCsgoThat was when she suddenly remembered those nonchalant words of the boy. His words that there was no need to deny a part of herself started making her heart beat once again.2ZMe7ib
cJ2rYCa“No…”88ywA0g
0mE“What?”JWAY1
xdvvShe forced her knees back up. Even though the cross-shaped swords added more weight to her body, Marie stood up by supporting herself with pure strength.HjqnO
K7ufes“Hoh…”dUQ
e3BUQDespite being condemned as a blood-craving beast, and despite accepting that as a fact herself and going down on her knees, she managed to stand back up just by reminding herself of the words of that boy.C50Itd
uIYAhh, I see.0OsNR
RcRbRKorin Lork already had such a big place inside her heart.n2f2o
25Ce“I… I will not die. Ever.”SkaKThf
C2q“…”zy0cC
0j05u“Korin said it’s okay. So it’s all fine.”TfBgN
yDvHzq“What are you…”sQhDRe
q2nNyRHer golden eyes slowly started to turn red. Her refreshing water-colored hair turned deeper in color as an intense pulse of mana started resonating with intensity.ePERLWz
HMG“If these… cross swords are there to seal vampires…!”a2NWe
7ov0BaShe tightened her fists and gathered a pure cluster of mana. After gathering an explosive amount of mana, she swung her fist.f7V
ssL– Kwang!GHVz
xpfRIAnd her fist crushed through the cross-shaped swords.3ww
GDj“…”tG52
yLD“They’re probably not durable enough to stop physical attacks.”U1WON
lzbUNT“Interesting. A mage that swings fists around, huh.”yPutbmT
obfGCMq“I…! Am the daughter of a family of farmers, after all!”1GlVfr
ZPUAnyone that knew about the Dunareff family would have strongly disagreed with her words but the unique toughness of a countryside girl was one of the hidden attributes of Marie.rZmMeW5
LPGD“So? Did you think you had a chance of winning after merely dealing with those two swords?”0ajNcKl
o1mCountless cross-shaped swords appeared behind Sebancia’s back. It was an incredible number of swords.fUYr
EhIP“There’s no reason to dwell on chances. I need to win.”9s2
B3ociO❰Grand Magic of Blood – Pure Crimson Spear❱XsjwKH
1hOtGathering all the mana and blood in her arsenal, Marie created an ultimate spell. It was the grand spell that she used to kill the King of Iron Mountain in the past.kMN
sih“So move aside. I need to go pick up Korin.”RZuvLX4
20VZ2eDozens of cross-shaped swords raced at her as Marie responded to the flood of swords with a single large spear. The anti-vampire swords collided with the ultimate spell and tainted the world in red.f71Lww
SQcAI………v5TE
EDME……D0VXz
yKioF…lrBP
qwWE“Hmm…”Yyl31i
JbPmTIt was rare for Sebancia Duke to lament in awe as such.IJpjZDl
9gcsJ“Indeed, her talent as a vampire is outstanding.”tYcCKkp
sWcgAn unstoppable flood of cross-shaped swords – that dimension-sealing attack which should have been unstoppable had its current shift to a different direction from the crimson spear. The fact that she could create an outrageous spear that could scatter through dimensional spells was proof of her incredible talents.r0ah
4r7x8XA child whose wishes were realized by mana itself was a child blessed with mana. A girl like that was now even able to focus an abnormal power of blood into a single cluster of energy, and that proved that she was born to be the greatest vampire.t0an
NZzveuT“I admit it, Marie Dunareff. You have talents. And that makes you all the more dangerous.”vxqT
fRpWhat kind of disaster would it lead to if a vampire of her level was to wreak havoc and go berserk?rbjQdnv
ILapcDDThat was why his initial goal was to seal her in this castle just like himself. It meant nothing even if his body were to die in the process. In fact, it would be a bargain if he could nullify a seed of catastrophe just by sacrificing his accursed body.E43GXJ
hjioF“Uhhh…”IGL
mKYCWWSebancia Duke walked up to Marie who was in tatters after being defeated in the battle. Despite her show of power, Sebancia Duke was still the victor and that proved just how powerful he was as the greatest hero of the past.7zbVn
Cg0DAHe gazed down at the young vampire before his eyes. She was a baby vampire that was less than a year old, and yet she could control a familiar and could even use a Blood Realm. She was already at the level of a Vampire Elder and… if she built up enough experience and strength, it might even be possible for her to aim to become a Vampire Lord.eexaeHO
LGsOShe would become an absolute existence that could gather the greatest evil beings of all time, the vampires.VIF
A6tNgQF“I should be sealing you right now but…”YbCBW
qtDw5plThe burning red eyes of the girl displayed her unwillingness to accept defeat. She was still planning to fight.s4V
4pbWhat was intriguing was that the reason for her unwillingness to lose was not based on herself. Besides, according to the bits and pieces of memory that he had a look at during the fight as a vampire of a higher-status…TkPAva
F9aCYNu‘She stopped the initial blood sucking impulse and stopped herself. Was that even possible?’ZMaY
mracQThat was the reason why Sebancia was hesitant to seal her. And in the end… he decided to trust that young spearman and let her go for the time being.6LUr6
dWRLvt“You are very powerful and your talents are definitely at an exceptional level. However, you are wasting your energy too much. Your familiar is also sloppy, and is the typical outcome of having all brawn and no brain.”pcg
4V26Y“…Are you going to teach me things?”XBq
igzpQK“No. You’re different from that spear-wielding brat, and you’re already heading to perfection. All you need is time and you will perfect yourself after a while.”8PowK
Muo1It seemed that Sebancia Duke suddenly gave up on the idea of sealing her. Even though Marie wasn’t able to understand the sudden shift in his ideas, she nonetheless stood up and requested once again.sZ408pr
iuHn“Then please send me to where Korin is…”MaVfeCY
YdsLf2l“If you’re talking about that man, his heart is already no longer beating.”rK3ld
TB3HAHis next words sent her heart crashing down.yOWk2
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