Dimension System: SSS Rank Talent Awakening

Chapter 178: A Rescue in the Abyss



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Dabi's instincts flared, and he spun around just as a pack of lesser vampires lunged from the shadows.

They were humanoid, their skin pale and veined, with mouths full of jagged teeth and eyes that gleamed with predatory hunger.

The first one attacked, its claws swiping for his throat. Dabi sidestepped, bringing his blade around in a wide arc.

The edge, imbued with fire magic, seared through the creature's arm, severing it cleanly. It screeched, retreating into the shadows, but the others pressed forward.

One leaped at him from behind, but Dabi was ready.

Using his space control ability, he warped the air around him, creating a pocket of compressed energy.

The vampire collided with the invisible barrier, its body crumpling under the force.

Dabi's movements were precise, calculated. He weaved between the attackers, striking with ruthless efficiency.

Fire blazed along his blade as he drove it into a vampire's chest, the flames consuming its body in seconds.

Another came at him from the side, but he countered with a blast of lightning, the crackling energy reducing the creature to ash.

The battle was relentless. For every vampire he killed, two more seemed to emerge from the darkness.

Dabi's breathing grew labored, his stamina draining as the minutes turned into hours. His boby was felling the pain of last battle.

Finally, the onslaught ceased. The ground was littered with the smoldering remains of his enemies.

Dabi wiped the sweat from his brow, his body aching but his resolve unbroken.

"Warning: Energy Signature Detected. Vampire Enclave Nearby."

He looked up and saw it a massive fortress carved into the side of a mountain.

Its spires pierced the blood red sky, and its walls seemed to pulse with a sinister life.

"That's where she is," Dabi muttered, forcing his tired legs to move.

He started to walk toward the fortress. On his way he didn't encounter any enemies. But the surrounding was very barren, no tree no light.

Only darkness and slight light from something which looks like a red moon.

He finally reaches the fortress gate.

At the gate, he a two stone like creature's. Sparp claws wings behind their back. A vampire like pointy teeth.

Anyone could tell they were vampire statue. It might e a trap. They will attack when Dabi comes closer.

The gates of the fortress loomed before him, two hulking stone figures vampires clad in obsidian armor. They move as soon as Dabi gets close to the gate.

Their glowing eyes tracked his every move, and the moment he stepped into their range, they charged.

Dabi raised his blade, meeting the first blow with a burst of space control that redirected the vampire's massive strike.

The second guard swung its mace in a devastating arc, but Dabi ducked, his blade flashing as he severed the creature's legs.

It fell with a guttural roar, but before it could recover, Dabi drove his weapon into its chest, flames erupting and reducing it to dust.

The remaining guard bared its fangs, lunging with surprising speed.

Dabi narrowly avoided the strike, countering with an upward slash that cleaved through its torso.

Black ichor sprayed across the ground as the vampire disintegrated, leaving nothing but ash behind.

Other lesser vampire inform their boss about a young boy attacking the fortress.

The boss say let him come. I will kill that intruder and feast on his blood.

The gates creaked open, revealing a dark corridor lined with grotesque statues and torches burning with eerie green flames.

The deeper Dabi went, the stronger the oppressive energy became. Every shadow seemed to move, every corner hid unseen horrors.

Lesser vampires darted out from the darkness, but they were no match for him.

He cut them down with practiced precision, his blade flashing like a beacon of hope in the gloom.

Finally, he reached the central chamber. His heart clenched at the sight before him.

Aunt Nazu was chained to a massive stone pillar, her once-vibrant face pale and gaunt.

Her clothes were torn, and dark bruises marred her skin. Blood dripped from her wrists and neck, pooling on the floor beneath her.

A figure stood beside her a vampire lord, tall and regal, with an aura of absolute authority.

His crimson eyes glowed like twin suns, and his voice was a low, mocking drawl.

"So this is the boy who dares to challenge my domain," the vampire lord said, his fangs glinting as he smiled. "Impressive, but foolish."

Dabi's grip on his blade tightened. "Let her go." You 'bastard.'

The vampire laughed, the sound echoing through the chamber. You dare to raise your voice boy..

"You think you can make demands of me? Very well, boy. Show me your strength."

The Battle with the Vampire Lord start.

Dabi knew it will be a hard fight. He only have few hours left before the potion effects will wear off.

"He needs to finish the battle quickly."

The vampire lord moved faster than Dabi could react, appearing before him in an instant.

A clawed hand shot out, slamming into his chest and sending him flying across the room. He crashed into the wall, the impact leaving him breathless.

Dabi staggered to his feet, summoning a barrier of spatial energy just as the vampire lord unleashed a torrent of dark magic.

The barrier held, but barely, cracks spidering across its surface.

The vampire lord pressed his attack, his movements a blur. Your next journey awaits at My Virtual Library Empire

Dabi struggled to keep up, using every ounce of his agility and space control to evade the relentless strikes.

He countered with fire and lightning, but the vampire shrugged off the attacks as if they were nothing.

"You're out of your depth, boy," the vampire sneered, driving a clawed hand into Dabi's side. Blood sprayed from the wound, and he cried out in pain.

But Dabi refused to give up. Summoning the last of his strength, he activated his emergency skill: Dimensional Anchor.

Chains of light erupted from the ground, wrapping around the vampire lord and holding him in place.

The vampire roared, his strength shaking the very foundations of the chamber. The chains began to crack under the strain, but Dabi didn't let up.

He channeled all his remaining mana into his blade, the weapon glowing with an intense, blinding light.

"This ends now!" Dabi shouted, driving the blade into the vampire lord's chest.

The explosion of energy was deafening, a brilliant flash that consumed the entire chamber.

When the light faded, the vampire lord was gone, his ashes scattered across the floor.

Dabi collapsed to his knees, his body trembling with exhaustion and pain.

He crawled to Aunt Nazu's side, breaking the chains that bound her and cradling her frail form in his arms.

"Hang on, Auntie," he whispered, tears streaming down his face. "I've got you."

The system chimed in his mind.

Mission Complete. Rewards: Cursed Relic Bloodstone Amulet.

Bonus Skill Unlock: Vampiric Resistance. Level Up +5."

But Dabi didn't care about the rewards. All that mattered was that Aunt Nazu was alive.

He bought a full healing potion from the system shop gave her to drink. She drinks the potion full but her didn't Change much.

Her skin were very pale like paper. She couldn't say anything. The vampire had sucked out her essence from the blood.

Dabi is unaware of that now.

He carried her out of the gate, vowing to never let her face such horrors again.

Dabi and auntie Nazu get out the dimension gate. Dabi quickly took her to a healing center.

There he finds out about her situation. Dabi scrolling through the system shop looking for something that could help her.

He finally found a Essenes regeneration potion but it cost is very high. Dabi didn't care about money at this point.

He bought the item for Five Hundred Million Gold. Give it to aunt Nazu to drink the potion. She is recovering.

Meanwhile dabi started to fell his backlash from level up boost. But he drank some healing potion to slow down the process.

After half a day later Dabi return to Asterius family home. He explained Ravier that she completed his mission.

He will took his siblings and leave today. Auntie Nazu is in the hospital after she recovers she will directly go to their home.

On the eve of their departure, Ravier called Dabi to his study one last time.

"There is something you should know," Ravier said, his tone grave.

"Your father's past holds secrets that even I cannot fully explain.

Secrets that may one day come to light and when they do, they will change everything you know about this family."

Dabi frowned. "What kind of secrets?"

Ravier shook his head. "I cannot say more now. But I urge you to return someday, when you are ready to face the truth. Grow more stronger.

Until then, focus on your journey and your siblings. They are your greatest strength."

As Dabi left the study, his mind swirled with questions. What could Ravier be hiding about his father?

And how would it impact his quest to uncover the truth about his their disappearance?

The answers, he knew, would not come easily. But for now, he had achieved a significant victory and he was ready for whatever came next.

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