BLOODY FEST(3)
Its power was far greater than I had imagined.
Previously,when using Babel,it was strong enough to shatter the chitinous armor of crustacean monsters.But now,it had become powerful enough to demolish a massive bridge—large enough for vehicles—with a single blow.
"This is way more powerful than I thought."
The secret to this power was simple:
"Opening the Seodaemun."
It came from utilizing one of the Four Great Gates—Seodaemun (West Gate) —unlocked by leveling up the skill Gate of the Absolute One.
Ziiiiing—
In midair,within the domain of my base in Seomyeon,a new space began to form.
"The original function of Seodaemun is a maze."
An invisible Seodaemun existed at both the start and end of this sealed space.
For instance,if a space created using Seodaemun was placed in an
apartment hallway,anyone trapped inside would end up wandering endlessly through a never-ending corridor.
A true maze of eternity
But I had no intention of using it as a maze.
The structure of the Seodaemun I created was long and vertical.
If you entered from the floor,you'd fall from the ceiling—an endlessly looping structure
Currently,I had total control over the space within Seodaemun,and all the air inside had been removed.
"Purchase Babel."
I summoned a custom Babel set to a weight of 200 kg—the maximum I could store in the warehouse.
As it appeared in midair,gravity took hold,and it began accelerating.
In the vacuum,with no air resistance,the 200 kg mass accelerated silently under Earth's gravity.
When the Babel hit the bottom of Seodaemun,it reappeared at the top and dropped again.
An endless pendulum from sky to ground—or rather,an endless free fall.
"This should be enough to finish him off."
Given enough time to accelerate,it now moved at twice the speed it had when it crushed the bridge.
With this one hit,no matter how powerful the enemy was,it would result in instant death.
"It's a bit disappointing that it'll be counted as my own kill …"
But it was far better than relying solely on my retainers and risking serious injury—or death—for one of them.
"It's not that I don't trust Dad's strength,but still,this opponent is something else."
Currently,Dad and the rest of the retainers were waiting at a location quite far from the target building.
Though it was a safe distance,even I wasn't fully sure of this thing's destructive power
So l sent them a warning.
[Everyone,prepare for impact.]
Even if the shockwave reached them,I had spent a fortune leveling them up, so there shouldn't be any serious danger.
I wanted to just use Bukdaemun (North Gate)to teleport them farther away, but that required a cooldown of one hour before it could be used again.
"I can't waste too much time."
There was no telling when Jinjo would finish preparing for battle.
Once he was ready,he would definitely move—and then I wouldn't be able to use this attack properly.
"This is the moment."
They were several hundred meters away—I could only trust they'd withstand it.
[Mr.Kim Gun,I'm counting on you.]
After all preparations were complete,I asked Kim Gun to hover above the target building.
When I shifted my view to the sky,the building where Jinjo and the high-level vampires were located looked tiny—like a toy,barely distinguishable.
Luckily,the hotel they were in was taller than most surrounding buildings,so it wasn't hard to pinpoint it from the air.
"Open warehouse.Store Babel …"
The Babel,charged with immense kinetic energy,filled the Absolute One's warehouse.
And at the same time—
"Ugh?"
My vision suddenly flickered to black.A sharp,splitting headache followed.
"...Is this the limit of my mental strength?"
Maybe there was a restriction on using the warehouse beyond just mass.
"Still,it worked for now."
I clung to consciousness with sheer willpower,eventhough my brain felt like it might shutdown at any moment.
"No way I can do this multiple times."
To use even more power,I'd probably need to upgrade the warehouse level.
"The more weight it can handle,the more force I can generate."
I should invest my next skill point into upgrading the warehouse.
"Ugh …"
As time passed,the headache worsened.
It felt like a storm of blades was swirling inside my skull—faster,sharper, stronger.
"I can't hold out much longer."
"I wanted to release it immediately."
'The Eye of the Absolute.'
Through the eye,I made fine adjustments from the sky.
Due to the high altitude,even my naturally gifted spatial awareness had its limits,but the Eye of the Absolute wasn't just a skill that enhanced visual perception.
It granted the power to sense the entire space,aiding in precise targeting,and as I kept my focus on the trajectory of the object stored in the Absolute One's Vault,I carefully released the reins of that monstrous force.
"Babel Summon."
The 200-kilogram mass of metal that appeared in midair carried a velocity no different from that of a small meteorite.
It tore through the atmosphere,spitting flames,and struck the targeted building with perfect accuracy.
When the destructive fireball hit the ground—
Flash—
A burst of light blazed in the darkness.
And then—
KABOOOOM—!
With a deafening roar,a small ball of fire swelled at the heart of downtown UIsan and soared into the sky.
BOOM-BOOM-BOOM—
A shockwave swept in all directions.
Seonuri bowed her head anxiously toward the man.
The apex of the vampires.
He was currently immersed in the hotel swimming pool.
Filled with blood—no one knew when it had been filled—but it was overflowing with it.
This was no ordinary bloodbath like the ones he usually enjoyed;the scale was on a whole different level.
Staring at his back,Seonuri spoke.
"Everyone has gathered."
There were a total of eight high-ranking vampires gathered around the pool.
In fact,all the surviving high-ranking vampires were now present.
The heavy silence was unbearable,prompting a sturdy-looking man to speak up.
"What in the world is happening all of a sudden?"
Though everyone watched the man in the pool with caution,they couldn't hide their curiosity
All vampires had simultaneously gone berserk.
The only one capable of orchestrating something like this was the man before them.
The ruler and pinnacle of all vampires.
At last,he spoke.
"The time has come."
At his words,the high-ranking vampires exchanged glances.
Among them,a clean-cut man in a suit asked,
"By 'the time,'do you mean the Blood Festival?"
"Yes."
"But l thought the Blood Festival was set to begin on the night of the upcoming full moon …"
"Things have changed."
Vlad Tepes,the apex of vampires,slowly rose from the blood-filled pool. As he turned his back,the high-ranking vampires hurriedly dropped to one knee.
Looking over them,Vlad casually spoke.
"Interferers have appeared."
With a blank expression,he continued.
"Park Jaechan,Lee Yeondo,and Choi Jeongil were killed by them."
"!!!"
All the high-ranking vampires raised their heads in shock.
They had wondered why those three hadn't shown up,but never imagined they were dead.
Before the shock could even settle—
"Jung Younghoon and Ko Inseok were also killed by them."
A second blow struck them like a hammer to the back of the head.
The sturdy man asked in disbelief,
" …Are you saying Inseok is dead?"
Even if the others had died,it was hard to accept Ko Inseok's death.
"That can't be …"
As confusion swept over them,the suited man stepped forward again.
"Do you plan to act personally?"
At that,Vlad gave a faintsmile and nodded.
"Yes.I will move personally."
The man in the suit bowed his head and said,
"I will assist you with everything I have."
Then,the surrounding high-ranking vampires also pledged their loyalty.
"Leave it to us."
"We'll destroy them."
"Just tell us what needs to be done."
Vlad looked over them slowly and spoke.
"Your sacrifice will be needed."
His voice,strangely languid for the situation,continued.
"Offer your lives to me."
At that time,all the high-ranking vampires thoughthe was only speaking metaphorically.
They had misunderstood,thinking it was a call to fight with the resolve to lay down their lives because the situation was that dire.
"I'll gladly give my life!"
"Just give us the order!"
However—
SPLAAAASH—
When the blood-red water from the poolsurged toward them,they realized something was going terribly wrong.
Some began to resist belatedly,but their power was pitiful compared to the man who stood at the pinnacle of all vampires.
"Graaaagh!"
Seo Nuri,who had been the closest to the pool,was already completely
swallowed by the blood.The other high-ranking vampires were desperately trying to protect themselves in whatever ways they could.
"Get away from me!"
SSSSSSSS—
Some tried to douse the blood with their own acidic blood.
"Hrrrk!"
Others used weapons formed from their own blood to slash at the incoming tide,doing everything they could to resist with their specialties.
But it only lasted for a moment.
"Gaaah!"
Almost no one could withstand the wave of blood that surged like a tsunami.
Those high-ranking vampires covered in the blood dried up in an instant,all life drained from their bodies.
Eventually,even their corpses were nowhere to be found,completely absorbed and erased by the blood.
Surprisingly,the one who survived the longest was Seo Nuri,who had been the first to be engulfed.
'Ugh!'
Using her wings to wrap tightly around her body,she trembled in fear.
Then,gradually,the waves of blood began to break apart and sank back into the pool.
Realizing what had happened,Seo Nuri was thrown into confusion.
"Why…why am I still alive?'
Even the high-ranking vampires who were much more powerful than her hadn't been able to resist.They were absorbed without even putting up a proper fight.
There was no way her mere blood wings could have withstood such a force.
At that moment—
"Gasp!"
Seo Nur's head was turned by the forceful grip of a man holding her by the chin.
And then—
SPLASH!
A torrent of blood surged into her eyes,and she couldn't stop it.
"Aaaaaargh!"
She screamed in unbearable agony,but the man didn't show a hint of mercy as he forced the blood into her.
When the pain finally stopped,one of her eyes had turned blood red.
"Urgh…Hkk …"
As she writhed in pain,the man spoke to her.
"Be my eyes in the sky above the city."
Realizing instinctively that obeying him was the only way to survive,Seo Nuri bowed her head to the ground.
"Y-yes!I'll do as you command!"
She broke through the window and soared into the sky.
Her movements were driven purely by the instinct to survive.
As she flew higher,flapping her wings desperately—
FLASH—
A sudden light burst behind her.
And almost simultaneously—
BOOO0OOM—!
A massive explosion and shockwave struck her.
Seo Nuri lost consciousness without even understanding what had happened.
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