The elf's steps were light and nimble, and her running was as graceful as a dance. Although she was describing terrible things, her calm tone did not frighten Griffith and Sonia. Under her leadership, the three of them emerged from the twisted world.
Passed under the dead trees and fled towards the direction of Watch Castle.
The snow underfoot made a crunching sound, and weird and shrill cries kept coming from the depths of the woods. Sometimes the strange cries were like the roar of an owl, and sometimes they were the roars of wild beasts that had never been heard before. These monsters interacted with each other.
Biting them together, the terrible forest was filled with the rancid smell of blood.
Sonia followed Griffith closely. As she ran, she looked at the nearby darkness in surprise: "I seem to have seen something, have you seen it?"
The elf turned his head and looked at her, his eyes seeming to regret her lost sanity.
The three of them walked through the pale moonlight. After a while, Sonia asked again in surprise: "I seem to hear something, did you hear it?"
"I heard it this time. It seems that we are being targeted again," Galadia slowed down her pace. "A lone team like ours will inevitably attract predators. Hold on, reinforcements are not far away from us."
The three of them stood back to back in a vigilant posture.
"Where is it? I can't see anything?" Griffith only felt that every dark shadow seemed to be hiding danger, but no one could see it clearly.
"It's everywhere, but I don't know what it is yet." Galadia had already put the arrow on the bowstring.
Griffith held up a half-broken shield he had picked up and was on guard. He felt a cold breath filling the air, accompanied by noisy and confusing murmurs surging in his mind.
It seems that there are many auras nearby, each one is weak, but extremely evil.
It seemed like there were many people talking, and every word was full of malice.
Gradually, some chaotic auras merged together, formed into human shapes in the darkness, and walked towards Griffith and the others.
"Good evening, beautiful girls," the sweet baritone greeted kindly, "Well, I'm not talking to you. Can you go away quietly by yourself? A man who smells like rust."
…
Griffith finally saw the creature in the darkness clearly. It was a handsome man in a well-tailored evening gown.
His skin is pale and bloodless, and his handsome face will definitely be very popular at the Beyeland ball. His straight high boots step through the moss and snow on the ground, as if he is walking on the red carpet of the ball.
.
"I am Baron Anselm, a noble vampire, a descendant of Isenam," the dark creature saluted like a respectable human noble, "I never expected that there would be two such delicate and appetizing girls in this remote country.
One of them is an elf? Hey! A pure girl from an upper elf? Wow~! This is rare!"
Galadia's face turned red with embarrassment, she gritted her teeth and shot the arrow.
"It's useless!" Baron Anselm easily avoided the deadly arrows, as if the elf's strong bow was just a game in front of him.
Griffith's face sank. At this moment, he understood the power of the enemy. The Baron of the Blood Tribe is not only a title, but also the sequence 7 of the extraordinary path of Blood Demon. This dark creature may have survived in the Whispering Forest.
Over time, it will become even crazier and stronger.
"Your Excellency, Baron," Sonia tightened her wand and said as calmly as possible, "I am Sonia de La Mole, the eldest daughter of Count La Mole. Please let us pass here safely."
"Why?" the dark creature asked.
"As a reward for your noble behavior, my family will pay," Sonia thought for a moment, "potions, treasures or fresh blood. I promise to fulfill it in the name of the Larmore family."
"A thank-you gift from the Earl family, well, it sounds good~" The dark creature stopped and thought seriously, "I want everything you said."
"Yes, as long as you let us leave safely, your kindness will be rewarded." Sonia said with expectation.
The dark creature suddenly put on a serious face and said seriously:
"But, I refuse."
"..."
"What I, Baron Anselm, like to do most is to say no to those foods that I think can escape my life!" Baron Anselm raised his chin and smiled ferociously, "Seeing their hopeful faces suddenly fall into despair,
I’m so high!”
After saying this, the vampire burst into laughter like a maniac, like a third-rate clown who was playing tricks and said some outrageous joke. He laughed to make himself laugh before speaking.
"Griffith," Sonia suddenly grabbed the trainee knight's hand and put a small medicine bottle into his hand, "I'm sorry, I can't keep you waiting any longer."
"Got it, give it to me," Griffith unscrewed the bottle cap and swallowed the bright red potion in one gulp.
Before Baron Anselm's wild laughter ended, a gust of wind swept over him. His figure was erratic, and every corner of the air was soaked with bloody murderous intent.
Galadia shot a series of sharp arrows at the dark creature, almost tracking his footsteps. At the same time, Griffith also blocked the path and used the shield in his hand to hit the flashing Baron Anselm.
The Blood Baron moved extremely quickly, drawing a shadow in the dense rain of arrows, but he attacked Griffith without any scruples.
"boom!"
The shield hit the vampire's shoulder and shattered on the spot. Griffith was also knocked away and knocked to the side heavily. Baron Anselm's arm made a tooth-itching bone cracking sound, but it seemed like nothing happened.
He stretched out his hand to grab Sonia without any influence.
Sonia was already chanting quickly, and a ball of holy magic shone from her wand, floating and spinning, lighting up in the darkness.
"Ouch~" The agile and powerful Baron was actually taken two steps back by the light, and his skin and hair showed severe burn marks.
Galadia drew out three feather arrows and put them on the bowstring, and shot three arrows at once towards the temporarily stagnant Vampire. The three cold rays of light did not aim at the heart or vital parts, but shot through the Vampire Baron's robes and the thick nails that pinned him behind his back.
On the tree trunk.
Griffith jumped up from the ground. He felt that his whole body was being burned by flames, and endless blood poured out of his heart, making him just want to kill to vent his power.
What he just drank was the Sequence 8 promotion potion, and the mysterious power inherited by ‘Agent’ Al de Nova was rolling in his body like magma.
At the same time, he discovered that he could perceive the surrounding environment more clearly through listening, observing, touching or meditating. He was rapidly breaking through the current level, and his perception of combat had been comprehensively improved.
Griffith noticed that his strength, agility, perception and mental power had all been strengthened in all aspects, and his body, which had been trained for a long time, had also been slightly strengthened.
In the chaotic information, he also gained some vague knowledge. Two brand-new extraordinary abilities, inherited from the Knight of Al de Nova, are already available to him.
One is "Holy Light Strike". After consuming a certain amount of spiritual power to activate this ability, Griffith will inflict holy damage in the next two attacks.
The second is "liquidation". The improvement of physical ability gives the Extraordinary a high probability of triggering a high-priority stun effect after encountering a heavy attack from the enemy, and cannot be repulsed in a short period of time; at the same time, he will also lock the attack.
The movement of the attacker will give no less than two strong counterattacks that are difficult to avoid. Subject to the physical limits of human beings, the liquidation will not reoccur in a short period of time.
Generally speaking, after being promoted by taking potions, Extraordinary people need some time to digest the knowledge and power inherited in the potions. This time ranges from a few hours to a few months.
However, he was rapidly transforming from a spellbreaker to a paladin. After just a few seconds, Galadia and Sonia, including him, all sensed a fact.
Griffith has been promoted to Sequence 8 Walker.
…
What a surging power! This is a higher level of extraordinary power!
Power, power is coming!
Griffith mastered a new extraordinary ability almost immediately after taking it. It can be seen that his accumulation is quite strong, and his compatibility with the Knight of Al de Nova is also very high. The magic potion provided by the Larmore family
Sure enough, it has been carefully selected and prepared.
At the same time, the mental power that can only hold 3 runes has been expanded, making Griffith feel like he can store 6 runes.
Griffith came like fire, knocked over the vampire baron, and chopped him off with his sword.
Galadia, who was fighting with the Vampires, was suddenly blocked from shooting. She looked at her companions and then Sonia in surprise.
"I gave him the magic potion to advance to Sequence 8 'Agent'," Sonia glanced at Galadia, who was staring at her. "Barons of the Vampire Tribe generally have strength above Sequence 7, which is equivalent to a great knight or a high-ranking knight."
A level ranger, we can't defeat him without Griffith's cooperation."
"I can see that within the range that the data can describe, physical strength is 13, strength is 19, agility is 16, perception is 13, and spirit is 15. The effect of promotion is obvious," the elf girl looked at Griffith and read out what can be used as
Referring to the attribute level, "But it's not enough. That guy is obviously not a normal Vampire Baron. He is probably a fugitive hiding here who betrays the Vampire Laws. Sonia, can you be promoted to 'Erudition' now?"
"Sorry, it's not possible yet," the blonde girl shook her head, "I don't have the same long-term training and fighting experience as Griffith, so I'm not prepared at all..."
When the two of them were talking, Griffiths, who had been fighting on the battlefield since he was a boy, had already reached a climax of high morale.
After realizing that the Vampire Baron had extremely high dodge, Galadia no longer aimed directly at her companions for cover, but focused on blocking his actions. Griffith drew out his long sword and a one-handed ax he picked up and pounced
He went up and slashed at the vampire baron who was busy avoiding arrows.
Baron Anselm's gorgeous coat was torn into strips, revealing a deathly gray body that was incompatible with his handsome face.
Griffith split open the vampire baron's chest with an axe. It felt as if he was chopping rotten firewood, accompanied by a nauseating rotten smell. He immediately realized that something was wrong and hurriedly looked towards the position of the two girls.
Another Baron Anselm has appeared behind them!
"Watch your back!"
Before Griffith finished speaking, Galadia had already grabbed Sonia and turned into a shadow, dodging to the side.
"Not bad!" The new Baron Anselm smiled regretfully and clapped his hands gently, "I originally thought I had to deal with one Sequence 8 and two Sequence 9, but I didn't expect that I would upgrade as soon as I started. Human, you
Is there any way to hide your strength? Or did you just happen to break through?"
Griffith did not answer. Beside him, Baron Anselm, who had just been punched by him, was quickly decaying into a pile of plaster.
"This is one of the vampire curses. The puppet created by my spiritual energy is completely controlled by me and randomly gains some abilities. It looks exactly like me and can withstand some attacks," Baron Anselm explained seriously.
He said, "Even within the Vampire Clan, there are only a handful of strong people who have mastered this ability! I didn't expect it! Isn't it very powerful!"
The vampire baron proudly introduced his abilities, then raised his chin and looked at everyone.
"..."
"Your Excellency, Baron, I'm just asking," Galadia looked at Griffith and Sonia who were silent, and finally couldn't help but ask, "How long have you lived in this place? Normally?
No one talks to you?"
"Yes, is there any problem?" Baron Anselm replied naturally, "Okay, I admit, if it hadn't been for a long time since I drank clear and pure blood, I wouldn't have considered giving you the nobles' dues.
Courtesy and Hospitality.”
The vampire gradually disappeared into the air, and together with his figure disappeared into the darkness:
"Get ready to embrace the darkness! The powerful Baron Anselm is irresistible. I will soon tear open your necks and drink up your blood bit by bit. Hahaha, hahahahaha!"
Griffith sensed the danger in an instant, and he quickly mobilized his newly acquired extraordinary abilities and poured spiritual energy into his whole body.
In this state, his next two attacks will have the attribute of holy damage. More importantly, any heavy blows suffered during this period will trigger his stormy counterattack.
Perhaps in order to better enjoy the spoils, Baron Anselm chose Griffith as his first target. The battle between the two sides broke out in the darkness.
The Baron suddenly appeared from the shadows, brandishing a sharp claw sharper than a dagger and stabbed Griffith in the lower back: "I descend from the shadows."
The sharp claws penetrated the cloak and mail, and penetrated deeply into Griffith's flesh. Hot blood spurted out immediately.
"Griffith!" Both girls were startled by the sudden attack. Galadia hurriedly pulled out two silver long knives and rushed over.
"You can't catch Baron Anselm who comes and goes without a trace!" the vampire shouted proudly, "I will disappear again and retreat into the shadows!"
The smell of blood in the air made him ecstatic. Based on the standard mode of vampire combat, Baron Anselm would hide again after a successful attack, and then attack repeatedly and bleed until the prey died of exhaustion.
However, his claws couldn't be pulled out! He couldn't pull them out!
Griffith grabbed the baron's claws with his flesh and blood contracting like iron pincers, and turned around, pressing down like a mountain. Before the baron could scream, Griffith's lightning-like blow came.
The long sword sliced open the baron's left shoulder.
The attack triggered the holy damage of the Holy Light, blasting the flesh and blood of the Baron's left shoulder into a scorched black mass.
The sharp ax passed through the waist and cut open the baron's belly, exposing the rotten intestines to the air.
The holy light immediately exploded in the vampire's belly.
This is the four-hit combo of Reckoning and Holy Light Strike!
"Woo, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh!"
The blade of the sword and the flash of golden light scared the darkness back for a moment. Baron Anselm was severely injured and fled into a strong wind with blood and flesh splashing everywhere.