Chapter 199: Slaughter in The Dark
"Fascinating."
From blood and darkness, three creatures answered my call. Tall, slender, and faceless humanoid bodies with hair made out of black smoke and glowing eyes of blood. Three Umbral Shades, spawns of the darkness and beings of pure malice.
"Go forth and slay the beasts blocking my path."
And they did as ordered. Turning into shadowy mist, the Umbral Shades reached their destination in less than a second and took a solid form. Surrounding the wolf and the goblin from every direction, the Umbral Shades attacked. One from the back, strangling the target, while two others jumped and dug their nails into the opponent's flesh, ripping off every part they could grasp with their bare hands.
Watching the one-sided slaughter from my place, a sense of satisfaction and excitement formed inside me. Seeing a goblin get his throat ripped off without him knowing, while a gray wolf howled in agony before its skull was crushed, was truly refreshing.
"Let me join the fun."
Excited, I used one of the new skills, "Oblivion's Embrace," to blend in with the shadows. Moving without being seen or heard, I made my way closer to a group of wolves and goblins located to the left of the entrance, away from the slaughter. I stopped when I was close enough to feel the warm breath of the wolves, yet it wasn't enough to actually touch or smell them, only observe them from behind.
The wolves looked weak. I couldn't say the same for the goblins. But unlike the goblins, the wolves could sense danger and began looking left and right as if searching for something. This amused me—seeing these tiny, worthless worms fear something. The feeling was exciting. My face twisted into a cruel, sadistic smile.
'They'll die either way. I may as well put some joy into this.'
Focusing on the blood in their bodies, I took control of it. Feeling their life force, their warm, fresh blood was in my control, and a sense of omnipotence and absolute power began to surge from deep within me.
SNAP!
With a snap of my fingers, the wolves' blood rushed toward the outside and formed a ball of crimson.
"Die, bitches."
The crimson sphere shot toward the middle of the group and exploded, causing an instant slaughter. A rain of blood poured down, and their limbs were blown apart, sending chunks of flesh flying everywhere. The screams of terror were loud, and the sound was like music to me. Then I focused again on the blood.
"Arise"
From the blood of the fallen rose seven blood creatures. Five were wolf-shaped and two looked like goblins—a sight of horror, grotesque and hideous. The beasts, twice their original size and made out of crimson smoke and solidified blood, had hollow eyes of light, looking down at their former kin, growling and spitting drops of saliva that burned through their flesh.
"Tear and rip them apart," I commanded, and my beasts attacked. No running away, no struggling, or praying for mercy. My newborns went ape shit, shredding anything that moved—be it wolf or goblin—all of them were sliced into a thousand small pieces. The screams were terrifying.
It was beautiful. Using my magic in this way was something I learned but never implemented, which was an extremely important finding. I could use skills without buying them from the system's shop. The only catch was that I had to possess deep knowledge about that specific skill to do it. Fortunately, I gained unparalleled knowledge about blood magic, which enabled me to use a specific skill to some degree.
The skill was called "Immortal Army" Its price in the shop was ten million life essence. Very expensive but not much considering that this skill was OP as fuck.
The skill allows the user to resurrect and call the defeated enemies as blood creatures to fight for him, kinda like necromancy but with blood instead of reanimating corpses. The great thing about this skill was that it uses the blood of others too, so I don't have to use mine much. A very nice skill.
"Let's finish this."
Moving on, I used the same method, creating new creatures from the blood and sending them forward to take care of the goblins. Meanwhile, the Shades and the blood-wolves were still slaughtering everything. The wolves, the goblins—everything. The sound was loud, and the smell was terrible, but I didn't mind. I moved on, killing and slaughtering anything in my path, until I reached an entrance at the end of a long tunnel—an arch made out of black bones.
"This must be it."
Using my vision, I saw through the wall. Inside was a massive cavern with a high ceiling, filled with hundreds of wolves and goblins. In the center was the man I was searching for—the bastard who had taken Victoria hostage.
"You," I said, glaring at the middle-aged man standing beside a large stone altar. The man was smiling, holding his black staff in his right hand and a bone dagger in his left, while my sister lay on the altar, unconscious.
Swiftly, I pulled out the cigar and placed it in my mouth before lighting it with a tinderbox that every knight in the castle carries. The smoke was good, but I don't think I was a smoker in my past life. Commanding my Umbral creatures to sneak inside while the rest gathered around me, ready to charge, I took a long, deep breath of the smoke, letting it fill my lungs and savoring the rich flavor. Then, I blew a large cloud of smoke before taking a gunpowder bomb and stepping forward alone.
"So you came, Countess," the bastard smiled. "I have to say, it didn't take long."
"Don't waste my time," I replied coldly. "Release my sister now, and maybe I'll fuck you gently."
"Ohh, I'm so scared," the bastard laughed mockingly. "I have a better idea. How about you become my concubine?"
"A concubine?" I muttered, raising an eyebrow.
"Yes," the middle-aged man nodded. "How about it? I can promise that I won't mistreat you or hurt you... much. All you have to do is carry my child."
"Hmm," I smiled, a wicked, cruel smile. "That depends on how big your dick is."
"Oho, are you sure you want to know, Countess?" the man chuckled, licking his lips.
"Well, I'll have to see it before I give an answer."
"Then come," the man replied, patting his legs. "You will have plenty of time to examine my body after you're tied up and bound to my bed."
"Hehe," I laughed, taking a puff of my cigar and blowing the smoke. "I'll come, alright, but first..."
Swiftly, I took out two gunpowder bombs from the bag. Lighting them with the cigar, I tossed them inside the cave. They flew for about half the way before exploding in a large fire.
BOOOM!
A huge blast shook the cavern. Dust and sand fell from the ceilings, and a bunch of wolves and goblins were killed, leaving many injured and screaming in pain—a bloody scene if I do say so myself. However, the blast wasn't enough to take out a third of the monsters.
"ATTACK!" I roared, commanding my blood creatures to enter. They charged together at a quick speed, tearing everything in their path apart. There was nothing that could stop them.
"YOU BITCH!!!"
The man lost it. Never in his life did he expect me to have magic like him, which should have been impossible if not for the hunter system and my bloodline.
"YOU DON'T CARE FOR YOUR SISTER, COUNTESS?!" he yelled at me, his brows knitted together. Watching his beasts fall one by one, he looked both afraid and angry, but most importantly, he was helpless. Then he turned, trying to use my sister against me, and to his shock—Victoria was not on the stone altar.
"WHAT!" His eyes widened, and his jaw almost touched the floor.
"Where... did... she..." His tone was slow and shaking. He was frightened and had no words to express his terror after all his plans were thrown out the window.
"She's with me."
My three umbral shades successfully managed to sneak behind enemy lines undetected and rescued my sister. All I had to do was keep him busy and focused on me.
Thud!
I came from behind him, hidden under the invisibility magic from the shadows. This time, I managed to reach my target, landing a hit. My sword went through his ribcage, yet before I had the chance to finish him completely, a powerful barrier was set in front of me, making it impossible for me to break through.
"Heeheehee!"
A strange giggle came out of the man's mouth, and before I knew what happened, his skin became gray. His body doubled in size, turning from a middle-aged man into a gray goblin-like creature that was twice my size.
"HAHAH... Feel my powe—UGH!"
"Shut the fuck up, bitch."
Before he had the chance to speak, I lit up another gunpowder bomb and shoved it deep down his ass since that was the only opening available.
BOOOMM!
"GRRAWAWWAH!!"
The blast was strong, but setting his asshole on fire—a pleasure that I can say he won't forget soon—wasn't enough to kill the freak, as his body began to heal slowly.
"Alright," I smiled, lighting more bombs. "Show me your ass again."
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