As the days went by, with the help of Adam's Potions of Explosion, the city guards continued to kill the vampire spawns that appeared every other night.
But even though these undead creatures were killed, their numbers just didn't seem to decrease. If anything, it actually increased. And it continued to do so day after day, causing the guards to feel helpless.
Things had reached such a point that the residents of the city were now fully aware of what transpired after sunset.
It was manageable for the Count to keep things under wrap in the beginning, but as more and more people began to disappear, he knew that things couldn't stay hidden any longer. He had to let the public know.
And now, the people didn't even turn their house lights on after the curfew, fearing that those foul undead creatures would invade their homes and abduct them. They could only pray that the brave city guards and the mighty Magi would protect them.
On this night, the city-wide curfew had already begun and currently it was close to midnight. The City of Sails was shrouded in darkness, with the only sources of light being the light from the twin moons and the explosions that went off now and then.
In the Bazaar District, Edward and his familiar, Aquila, were currently battling two vampire spawns. The youth had managed to arrive just in time to prevent the abduction of a handful of innocent residents.
Edward had a furious expression on his face as he stared at the two undead creatures standing just a little more than ten yards away from him. Aquila's eyes were oozing with murderous intent as he stood guard in front of the youth.
"Don't let him cast a spell, you hear me?" The lead vampire spawn, a middle-aged man with brown hair, said to the other. "I'll take care of the familiar, you take care of the Magus. Go!"
The two vampire spawns dashed in the direction of Edward and his familiar.
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Aquila screeched and flew toward the vampire spawn on the right. Meanwhile, Edward drew the longsword from his back and got into position.
He looked at the vampire spawn who was rushing toward him with a maniacal expression, and infused mana into his weapon. The longsword in his hands lit up with a resplendent blue light and rune-shaped patterns appeared on the blade.
ZOOM!
In an instant, Edward ran past the vampire spawn at a terrifying speed, blue-colored lightning dancing on the surface of his longsword.
At the same time, the youth's eyes seemed to be gleaming with thunder as he muttered coldly, "Die."
SLASH!
The vampire spawn, who was now standing behind him, suddenly had his torso diagonally cut in half. Following that, his entire body was covered in lightning and soon broke down into ash.
Edward looked to his right and saw that Aquila had already taken care of the other vampire spawn. He walked toward his trusted familiar and rubbed his head, "Good boy."
He then looked in another direction where an explosion had just gone off and muttered, "Let's go help out the others."
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The eastern part of Hannes City consisted of large swathes of land that people used as vineyards. On one such plantation, Magus Emory and two city guards were facing off against three vampire spawns.
Magus Emory had a solemn expression on his face as he instructed the two guards behind him, "Pick one and drown him in explosions."
The guards behind were seething with rage, at the same time, there was also a hint of grief in their eyes.
After all, they knew the vampire spawns that they were currently facing. One vampire spawn was a neighbor of one of the guards, and another spawn was a friend of the other guard.
The guards felt extremely complicated having to fight against people that they were acquainted with. Right at that time, Magus Emory's cold voice woke them up to the harsh reality of things.
"They are no longer the people that you used to know. Now, they are nothing but mindless slaves of the vampire who turned them. Do not hesitate!"
"AAHHHHH!!" The guards roared at the top of their lungs, hoping that their screams would drown out the negative emotions that they felt in their hearts. Sword in one hand and a Potion of Expolosion in another, they dashed toward one of the vampire spawns.
Meanwhile, the other two vampire spawns bolted toward the Magus as they brandished their poisonous claws.
Seeing them run toward him, Magus Emory was calm and composed, completely unlike the first time when he had faced off against the undead creatures.
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Right when the vampire spawns were only a few meters away from him, five small magic circles materialized above Magus Emory, and the next moment, five orbs of energy shot out toward the spawns at lightning speed.
Rank 1 Spell: Magic Missile!
The vampire spawns managed to dodge a few of these magic missiles, but the next moment, Magus Emory pointed at the missiles and waved his hand, changing their directions.
"Die!" The Magus screamed with bloodshot eyes as he continued to guide the Magic Missiles and pierce the vampire spawns' undead bodies over and over again until nothing remained.
…
Several corpses of the vampire spawns lay around Adam as he stood motionless at the center of a plaza. The bodies of these undead creatures were brutally dismembered, showing the rage that the youth felt when killing them.
The ground was dyed with the blood of the undead creatures, and Adam stood there victorious. However, his desolate back appeared defeated.
No matter how many vampire spawns he killed, more would appear the next day. This bloody cycle of ruthless killing had continued for weeks, and he didn't know when it'd stop.
As he looked at the distant horizon with an unfocused gaze, the sun slowly began to rise, dyeing the sky in a bright color. As the sparkling rays of the early morning sun landed on Adam's youthful face, his gaze slowly turned determined.
He clenched his blood-soaked fists and made up his mind. "I guess there's no other choice."
