“Death by Thousand Dots!” Jezz Bell released all the needle-like spines that had grown on her body and sent them all flying at Benjamin as they spun and drilled and whistled through the air.Jezz Bell believed that this attack likely wouldn’t kill Benjamin but would at least debilitate him.However, all the spines got blown away by a local breeze, and Rye made her entrance. She could have used stronger wind, but the flames were still burning everywhere, so it wouldn’t have been a wise move.What annoyed Jezz Bell wasn’t that Rye returned, but that she only had minor burns on her body. “Your wind ability shouldn’t have saved you from my fire, so how the hell did you… wait, it’s the spiritual energy, huh…” she hissed. “Tch, why don’t you teach me how to use it? That endless energy flowing in the aether… if I can make use of that, I wouldn’t have to worry about running out of energy.”“Rye…” Benjamin uttered with a cold gaze. “We’ve wasted enough time with this woman. I don’t want to was
At Rye’s Pizzas.Christopher, the fat manager, of the store was struggling to put a smile on his face even though a lot of customers visited the store and made online orders.“Why are these new recruits so stupid? They don’t remember the routes of the customers’ houses or even their names for fuck sake!“I really miss my top worker, my knight in shining armor, Benjamin! Where is he? He knew the names, preferences, and the shortest routes to the customers’ houses. He was equal to a hundred workers. Life was easy when he used to work here, but now, I’ve lost three kilos in the last week. This is too much to take.”Christopher looked around and couldn’t see the familiar faces anymore.“Where’s Sasha? Where’s Damian? Where did they go without any prior notice? I can’t reach any of them. Sasha’s grandmother died. I hope she’s doing okay. She’s a silent type, and silent types are sensitive. I can’t help but worry for her.”He kept shaking his head.“Things changed ever since that shootout h
Selena was never the type to enter the kitchen, but she was making coffee in the kitchen now, even though there were maids to help her.After checking its taste and being satisfied with the product she made, Selena then went to meet her daughter on the balcony. Selena had a surgery done to her broken nose, and so it looked almost the way it had before the injury.“I personally made it, so have a taste,” Selena said on purpose, or she was afraid that Rebecca might refuse it.After a pause, Rebecca grabbed the saucer.“You are someone who used to earn over a million dollars a month,” Selena said, tasting the coffee from her cup. “You can’t be sitting here and staring at the sky like a senile person who’s got nothing better to do.”“I’ve worked my ass off for years, Mom. I gave you most of the money I earned, and you betrayed me, but I still have some money in my account,” Rebecca drank the coffee even though she didn’t like to drink what her mom made. “I can sit here and stare at the su
Dahlia and Akira were dashing through the woods. They had to take a different route as a horde of flying beasts had blocked their way, forcing them to go through the network of underground tunnels before ending up somewhere farther from the floating city. So they had to rush at full speed to try and get to the destination as soon as possible.Along the way they came across a foggy zone where the great crude oil river was flowing through the forest. It was a highly toxic zone for normal people because the evaporated oil filled the air with all kinds of harmful chemicals.Dahlia and Akira’s skin started getting rashes, but then Dahlia released her spiritual energy and covered both of them. Not only did this energy shield them from the toxic gasses, it also healed them. Akira was amazed by it, especially because she thought that Dahlia’s spiritual energy could only kill the vampires. Now, she wondered if the intention of the user had more to do with how the spiritual energy affected othe
Inside the shadow world.Amaal’s body was riddled with dozens of shadowy spears, but that still didn’t erase the evil smile on his face.He raised his hand, extending his fingers like roots and tried to trap Shadow in them. “I’ve killed countless humans with these soul-sucking fingers of mine,” he proudly shouted. “I personally don’t like human meat as much as I like human blood, I still make sure to send all the wasted human meat to the world within the ice wall so that it would get mixed in the fast food. All the humans eat those delicious hamburgers, without having a clue what’s actually mixed in them.”“Sick bastards like you deserve the worst kind of death!” Shadow raised his hand and repelled the roots with his dark energy, and then pulled Amaal with the same hand, startling him.Amaal, however, didn’t resist and flew toward Shadow, smiling so happily. “As long as you disguise something with comedy, the common people would eat it all without a worry in the world.” Shadow’s claws
Shadow’s nails dug into Molly’s heart, making her cough blood.She couldn’t move. (Shit. The damn king distracted me, and I let my guard down. Is this the end?) She could feel her life itself getting squeezed into nothing as Shadow firmly pressed her heart.But then Shadow suddenly jumped away because he had to dodge Amaal’s attack.“Dammit,” Shadow’s hand was still trembling. He looked at Molly who was now down on one of her knees, with thick blood hanging from chin. “What’s your damn armor made out of? It’s affected my control over my nerves, and I couldn’t squeeze your heart fast.”“It’s made from an experiment done on skystone,” Amaal replied. “It robs people of their oxygen.”“No wonder my muscles felt sore,” Shadow looked surprised. “Wait, doesn’t that mean she also can’t breathe freely because she’s wearing that armor?”“Yes, but vampires don’t have to breathe to live, so she’s gotten used to wearing it,” Amaal said. “That’s why she’s managed to reach the second rank among the
Despite the mishap, Shadow managed to pull Mina into the ground.But the damage was done. Mina had suffered a nasty wound to her waist. To make it worse, her body started corroding, starting from the wound.“I’m sorry,” Shadow clenched his fist in regret. If he hadn’t forcibly pulled Mina down, thereby negating her momentum, she might have been able to escape from that attack. It was because he was holding her arm, she couldn’t move away.“This much is nothing,” Mina tried to look strong, even though her bowels were all in a mess. “Don’t worry about me, and stall that monster until Benjamin is freed. Only you can do that.”Shadow poured some of his spiritual energy into Mina’s wound so that it would stop the wound from worsening.“Directed energy attack…” Shadow had a deep frown on his face as he looked at the awful. “This is worse than a laser attack. This can burn brick and metal to toast. I’ve never seen a vampire use flames to this degree. To be able to create this inside my shado
Shadow’s mind turned foggy as he took on an explosion head on. He felt like he was losing consciousness, which could be worse considering that he was alone.He crashed down on his back.“Bring him to me,” Amaal ordered.Out of the three subordinate vampires, only Brad was still able to move because the impact had also taken a lot of toll on their bodies.“Can I taste his blood, Your Majesty?” Brad asked while scuttling toward Shadow.“You can have one liter,” Amaal said, “but no more.”Brad’s eyes glowed yellow as he licked his lips. As a clone of the life leecher, he was perfectly capable of sucking not just blood but also people’s lifespan. He was planning to do just that even though he was only given permission to drink one liter of blood.As he was preparing to suck Shadow’s life, he suddenly felt losing grip on his own mind.“Do what you’re told,” Amaal’s voice rang in his mind, and Brad couldn’t resist the command.(This is…) Brad was startled. (Part of the Hive Mind that the ki