Chapter 170 – For the Unknown Story

The huge brambles made of blood harden like stone and crumble.

“Ah.”

In the crumbling bushes. I sensed Iona’s staggering fall.

The battle with Sophia was too long.

A rescue signal was safely sent, but at this rate, Iris’s support would not be able to hold out.

Pudeuk.

Blood oozes from the bitten lips.

Iona won’t die if she falls from that height. It’s the same even if you’re attacked by cultists while you’re defenseless.

The life force of vampires is astonishing.

Especially for a vampire like Iona, even if her head was cut off, she would be able to fight with the severed head.

However, a vampire’s life force is not infinite. I know it well because I’ve hunted it many times.

How long can Iona last?

30 minutes? 1 hours? Maybe she can get by for a few hours.

With luck, she might be able to take down her nemesis Ayla in the meantime.

The problem is after that.

Isn’t Iona facing Ayla alone?

Since I killed Sophia, there are only 6 archbishops dealing with Iona by now.

Can an exhausted Iona win against them?

Even since they are of different denominations, there must be synergy between them.

To be honest, I think it’s impossible.

At this rate, Iona will die.

It’s just the difference between dying in vain or dying heroically after taking revenge.

The result itself will not be overturned in the slightest. Then what should I do

… You already know the answer.

As Iona said, all you have to do is run away.

Not only will me, Karla, and Elisha survive, but Iris and her reinforcements, who will arrive while Iona is wasting time, will wipe out the tattered cultists.

Kill seven archbishops and one cardinal at once?

Of course, the enormous achievements will be settled, and the power of the cultists will be significantly reduced.

In particular, one of the only two cardinals, one of the archbishops, and a narrow-minded usurpation that blew up the undead storage is like reducing the power to less than half.

On the other hand, the only damage we have to take is Iona.

When you put the two on a scale, the results are clear.

Even considering the performance in the second half, it would be much better to run away from here.

But…

The fishy taste of blood rising from chewed lips.

This unpleasant taste keeps reminding me of memories from a moment ago.

The trembling voice that Iona showed at the end of her life. Mischievous smile. An obvious lie. And dark red hair falling down.

All of them were stabbed into my heart like thorns.

If you turn your back and run away like this… This thorn will never fall for the rest of my life.

That would also be true, don’t I have an excellent memory characteristic that allows me to remember everything vividly?

You may be numb to the pain, but you will never forget the choices you make today.

To just pass… I got to know Iona too much.

Tadak.

He stopped her running steps.

“Wait for a sec.”

“… Master? No way. Isn’t it?”

“Carla. Elisha. You go first I have something to do for a while.”

“What are you talking about, Master! Go fast! Quickly!”

“That’s right. You. I don’t know what the hell you’re thinking, but did you think we’d just nod our heads?”

What… It will come out like this

Right now, I’m ignoring Iona’s words to run away and going back.

No matter how much I pull on it, Karla, who pulls me with more force, who won’t answer me, and Elisha, who stands with her arms crossed.

She gently grabbed Carla’s wrist and let her cry.

“Master… !”

“It’s fine. I’m not going to die, Carla. She’d rather live. Lets think. If I can win Professor Iona over to my side, how strong will she be when dealing with evil spirits later?”

“That’s for later! If you die now, it means nothing!”

“It’s because you don’t die…”

It took a while for me to shyly scratch the back of my head. Elisha opened her mouth in a sharp voice.

“Even with one archbishop, the three of us had to work together. But are you going to jump into that mess by yourself?”

“I can’t win. But somehow it is possible to break through without dying.”

“I mean that… !”

I lightly brushed Elisha’s cheek, who was getting angry.

“You know what? No one else knows, but I can.”

“Kuu…”

After reminding me of my setting, Elisha hesitated for a moment, then she grabbed my hand as it was caressing her face.

“Ah! I don’t know, I don’t know! If you go, I go too! If you don’t go, I’ll stay here too! That’s what I’ve decided, so take care of yourself!”

“Me too, Master! Are we master’s slaves in the first place? When the master dies, it does not become a free body, but belongs to someone else… I cannot accept any owner other than the former master!”

It’s trouble.

Karla is a strong but traditional cannon mage.

In other words, if there is no one protecting you, it is difficult to do your best.

Elisha is a battle mage with good skills, but that cultist is still too much to break through her group.

In the end I have to go alone.

“It can’t be helped.”

She sighed and focused on the connection between the two of us.

“[Carla. Elisha. Come on, get out of here to safety. And wait for Iris.]”

“Now, wait a minute, Master… !”

“You! Really this far!”

Despite being angry, the two of them steadily run forward.

She bent her head and shouted something in this direction, so I shook her hand lightly and then turned around again.

Wow-!

Did Iona, who fainted for a moment, regain her sanity? A fountain of blood gushing from her bottom.

The blood that dyed the battlefield red soon becomes bloody flames and begins to burn the bloody enemies.

-Kyaaaaagh!
– Go uh uh uh…
-Moto! Kimbia!

From ordinary skeletons, to skeletons wearing armor that look a little special at first glance, astral monsters like banshee, to fishermen with various outfits and large bodies that came up on land.

Monsters below a certain level burn up and die in an instant, and monsters that can withstand it vent their anger at Iona’s slaughter.

However, there were people who acted fine even in the midst of such a struggle.

A transparent beast that devours space leaving marks of teeth in the air.

A strange pink light that forcibly draws attention.

A woman with a dagger dissolving into thin air.

A monster who throws off her top and wriggles her muscles, smashing everything she touches.

Besides that, the power of all kinds of evil spirits unfolds over the blazing flames.

Even in the circus-like scenery from a distance, the most noticeable thing is definitely the staring Ayla, the cardinal.

Something had grown on her severed, empty shoulder, and upon closer inspection, there were countless eyeballs sprouting out of it, woven together in the shape of her arms.

Are each of them mystic eyes?

The output seems to drop somewhat due to using it at the same time, but lasers are shot from the eyes that make up her arms, and dark auras are emitted.

He was using all kinds of abilities at the same time.

I wondered how to beat that, but… Fortunately, Iona was living up to her name as a Lord-class vampire and was touting it.

Such as ejecting weapons made of blood, exploding blood clots, and reducing action with bloody fog.

Of course, using all kinds of blood magic to encroach on the surroundings.

Short-range teleportation, simple elemental magic, and even hand-to-hand combat appear to be a tight confrontation.

So far.

Vitality or mana. The moment one of them runs out will be Iona’s last.

… You mean I have to go inside from now on?

Of course, I’m not trying to directly reverse the situation.

All you have to do is break through the swarming monster fields, defeat 6 Archbishops who are difficult to deal with, and avoid Cardinal Ayla’s attack to reach Iona.

She quickly scanned the battlefield and made an estimate.

“It’s worth a try.”

She took out various auxiliary items from her inventory.

Elixir that temporarily increases strength, agility, and magical power. A deodorizing potion and a potion that continuously restores health and mana.

Other than that, Mental Uplift, Pain Relief, Physical Defense, Magic Defense, Haste, Sharp Mind, Silence and more.

Apply as many buffs as possible to stack with all kinds of scrolls. He wore various resistance magic tools and defense magic tools.

Assimilation of the undead, detoxification, and mental defense should be fine since the effect of the potion you drank while dealing with Sophia is still there.

An outfit that anyone would see as a fool. But what if this is my best?

Finally, she put on her robe and set-in mask, and tightly wrapped her dagger and staff in her hands.

Ugh-

The robe that swallowed the mana became transparent and assimilated my body into the surroundings.

Rob’s presence block won’t be able to block all of them because he’s wearing so many buffs, but… Does not matter.

Isn’t it like a melee anyway? This much won’t even show off.

“Whoa.”

He breathed lightly and kicked the ground.

Parbat.

Thanks to the increased agility stat and various buffs, the battlefield gets closer quickly.

Swearing and screaming. And he threw himself between the screams mixed with life.

She told Iona that she didn’t know what to say or what she wanted to say.

I think I know a little bit now.