The Elf's steps are light and nimble, and his running is as graceful as a dance. Although she was describing horrific things, her calm tone did not instill fear in Griffith and Sonia. Under her leadership, the three of them passed under the twisted dead trees and fled towards the Watching Fortress.
The snow underfoot creaked, and strange and shrill cries kept coming from the depths of the woods. The strange screams sometimes resembled the roar of an owl, and sometimes they were the roars of wild beasts that had never been heard before. These monsters bite each other, filling the terrifying forest 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.
There seemed to be many auras nearby, each of them weak but extremely evil.
There seemed to be 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 melodious 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, a handsome man in a well-tailored evening gown.
His skin was bloodless and his handsome face would have been a hit at Bayerland's ball. The straight high boots stepped on the moss and snow on the ground, like walking on the red carpet of a 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 erotic 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 an 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 how powerful the enemy was. The Baron of the Vampire Clan is not only a title, but also the Sequence 7 of the extraordinary path of Blood Demon. This dark creature may have been living in the Whispering Forest for a long time and will become even crazier and more powerful.
"Your Excellency Baron," Sonia said as calmly as she could, holding her wand tightly, "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 laughed wildly like a convulsion, like a third-rate clown who was playing tricks and said some outrageous jokes. He laughed to relieve his anger 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. His figure was erratic, and every corner of the air was filled 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 way 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 out and knocked to the side heavily. Baron Anselm's arm made a tooth-itching sound of bone cracking, but he reached out to grab Sonia as if it had no impact.
Sonia was already chanting quickly, and a ball of holy magic shone from her wand, floating and spinning, lighting up 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 pulled out three feather arrows and put them on the bow string, and shot three arrows at once at the vampire who was temporarily stagnant. The three cold rays of light did not aim at the heart or vitals, but shot through the blood baron's robe and nailed him to the thick tree trunk behind him.
Griffith jumped up from the ground. He felt that his whole body was being burned by flames, and endless blood surged from 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 his surroundings more clearly through listening, observing, touching, or meditating. He is rapidly breaking through the current level, and his perception of combat has been fully 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 chaos of information, he also gained some vague knowledge. Two 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 mental energy to activate this ability, Griffith will inflict holy damage in the next two attacks.
The second is "liquidation". The improvement in 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 attacker's movement, giving him a lot of benefits. Due to two strong counterattacks that were difficult to avoid. Subject to human physical limitations, the Reckoning will not be repeated anytime soon.
Generally speaking, after being promoted by taking potions, Extraordinary people need a period of time to digest the knowledge and power inherited in the potions. This time can vary from a few hours to several 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 new extraordinary abilities 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 potions provided by the Larmore family have indeed 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 off his head and face with a swing of his sword.
Galadia, who was fighting with the Vampires, was suddenly blocked from shooting. She looked at her companions and then at Sonia in surprise.
"I gave him the 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." Tier 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 done 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, Griffith, who had been fighting on the battlefield since he was a boy, had already reached a climax of high morale.
After realizing that the Blood Baron has extremely high dodge, Galadia no longer directly targets her companions for cover, but focuses on blocking his actions. Griffith drew out his long sword and a one-handed ax he had picked up and rushed forward, slashing 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 like he was chopping rotten firewood, accompanied by a nauseating rotten smell. He immediately realized something was wrong and hurriedly looked towards the location 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 didn't answer. Beside him, Baron Anselm, who had just been punched by him, had quickly decayed into a pile of plaster.
"This is one of the vampire curses. The puppet created by my spiritual power 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? Usually No one talks to you?"
"Yes, is there any problem?" Baron Anselm replied naturally, "Okay, I admit, if I hadn't drank clear and pure blood for a long time, 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.
While 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 to better enjoy the spoils, Baron Anselm picked Griffith as his first target. Fighting 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 came 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 will hide again after a successful attack, and then attack and bleed repeatedly until the prey dies of exhaustion.
However, his claws cannot be withdrawn! Unable to pull it out!
Griffith used his own flesh and blood to contract like an iron pincer to grasp the Baron's claws, and he had already 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 charred ball.
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 guts of the vampires.
This is the four-hit combo of Reckoning and Holy Light Strike!
"Wu Li Li Li Li!"
The sword edge and the flash of golden light scared away the darkness for a moment. Baron Anselm was severely injured and fled into a strong wind with blood and flesh splashing.
