Chapter 694: You want to dance? [1/2]
Enjoy new adventures from My Virtual Library Empire
I separated from my battle harem and walked towards the gate that looked like it was made by hippies. I turned to my {Vassals} and the Adventurers.
"Work with my girls and prepare. I will call for you soon."
"Yes, my lord." X4
I then faced forward and steeled my will began requesting my Wifey.
"Jas, please open the door."
My chocolate-skinned lover made a regretful face but worked the controls. A moment later the wall in front of me moved out of the way revealing four men and one woman.
What I saw surprised me. Unlike when I looked at the Rank C Vampires, these five were not hiding behind any illusion. They really were incredibly handsome and beautiful. If you could pass the blood red eyes, and corpse like pallor.
I walked forward undaunted and approached the Noble Vampires. They wore garments from the Victorian age. Which matched well with their appearance. The men looked dashing while the woman looked incredible sexy.
She also had incredible curves and was pleasing to the eyes. However, my body didn't find her attractive. For one because I knew these fucking bloodsuckers must have been violent for Jas to be distraught.
A man who looked like the villain of a movie walked forward and bowed.
"Greetings esteemed Limitless. I am Dorian a servant of the Duke De Arno. I was sent here to escort you to Castle De Arno for a gathering."
Dorian seemed well mannered at least. But they shouldn't know that Jas already shared what they would do if we resisted so I asked anyway.
"And why would your master come to seek me personally?"
"Haha, surely you jest, esteemed Limitless. Your arrival has been foretold long ago. You are here for Lady Bianca, correct? Or the one you call Evelyn Flowers."
What? How would they know that? And what did he mean foretold? Did that meant that the Vampires have someone like the Astrologer? Unable to understand what was going on I clenched my jaw in reflex.
The Noble Vampire adjusted his posture and gestured towards the 32nd floor.
"Do not fear, esteemed one. We will neither harm you nor your party. We were merely sent to ensure that you would come willingly and there are no uninvited guests."
"And if we refuse?" I asked.
Dorian's smile remained but he and the others behind him all unleashed Death Resonance. The other four blood suckers only stood at attention, but I felt my body tense from both fear and excitement.
"My master only said we needed to bring you to him. He didn't say that you had to be in one piece. Reapers can survive even without any limbs. Please do not test my patience. There was also nothing said about your wives."
'Exa. [Combat Shadow Silhouette]: Lilly. Setting: [Wizard], [Sniper] and [Berserker]. [Vengeance]. Prepare [Strike].'
[Done.]
When the bastard looked towards the girls, I felt my blood boil. Anger and pride burn through my link that may my body move faster than I could think.
"{Blink}. [Strike]." I teleported in front of Dorian and drove a full powered strike to his cheek. A loud bang resounded as if a cannon fired. With all my {fates}, I felt as if I punched a steel plate.
Yes, despite the force of my blow, Dorian didn't get blown away. His face was only pushed to the left. The scene of him resisting a strong blow with minimal effort looked like a panel straight out of a shounen manga.
"Esteemed one…"
'[Inventory] Raging Hunter.'
But before he could say anything, I acted first. I stabbed the nose of the Revolver into the middle of his chest and grabbed his neck. In the same moment I smashed my forehead into his.
"Listen you fucking cocksucker. While I am sure you can kill me. Know that I will take you with me. I now have Blessed 500 grain bullets aimed at your heart. This is much more powerful than a wooden stake. Threaten my women in front of me again and I will erase you even if I have to die to do so."
This was something I learned dealing with Hellsgate. The one to show weakness died first. In a land where only strength mattered everyone was just trying to survive. And it seemed that IRIS armed us with knowledge using what we believed to be fiction.
The ones we have been slaughtering diverged from what we knew. The Rank C Vampires were brash and noisy. Thus, I didn't know how to treat them. But the Rank B Noble Vampires were different.
They followed the mold of Vampires in literature, anime and manga to a T. In those stories there was no other group more afraid of dying than Vampires. They were the epitome of egotistical hedonists. They damned their souls all to never age and never die.
There should be no way this Dorian fucker was loyal to the duke even unto death. He should in true vampire fashion place his life as the most important.
In order to regain the dominant position in this exchange, I had to show him I was not going to come with him because I was powerless.
Bowing to him, borrowing the power of someone else would never work. The only way to get him to fear me was to show that I would not hesitate to die to kill him. And that he would gain nothing by making me his enemy.
"…"
The Noble Vampire said nothing and remained frozen like a statue. With my right hand pulling his neck down like a delinquent. I pulled back the hammer of my revolver. The satisfying click as the cylinder rotated made me smile.
"SO? You want to dance with me motherfucker?"
With the hammer pulled back, it needed even less pressure to send a Sacred into his heart. I didn't know if his heart was his weak point. But in most stories Vampires only died by getting staked in that place. So there had to be some truth IRIS buried in there.
Funnily enough my guess was reinforced when none of the other vampires moved to rescue Dorian. They remained bystanders as their ally was taken hostage. My girls on the other hand.
'Husband! Are you insane?! I just told you we needed to be careful! Why are you picking a fight with them?!'
'Fufu. Dearest is truly like a angry badger. He could not careless what everyone does, thinks or feels. Truly life with you is never boring!'
'Haha! Beloved. Today is a good day to die! We have {Rewind} so we should be fine! Lilly, Jas. I will take the two on the right.'
'Ho? Wonderful, then I will take the ones on the left! Jas can support Dearest.'
'YOU TWO! Stop encouraging him! If we fight, we will survive, but Pixie, Leo and Delroy are going to die!'
I see. So, Jas was worried about the others dying. Normally she would not have cared, but she probably knew I would be sad by it. Her feelings were disarray because no matter what she did, she couldn't save the others.
With the tension rising to 11, our side as well as the Vampires were all on edge. All it took was a spark and all hell would break lose. Fortunately, their side broke first.
"I apologize for insulting the ladies. Please forgive me." Dorian finally grunted.
I could just kill this fucker, but I had too many questions at the moment. Plus, they shouldn't know of our trump cards. Rather than try to infiltrate and fail. It would be better to be escorted in and then just {Rewind} back to the door.
Or I could bring everything into their home turf for a brawl. Suddenly summoning the Awakened inside their castle would allow us to turn around any situation. The benefits of coming face to face with the duke were too numerous to not consider it.