BXBX NOVEL Chapter 620
Sakura assumed nothing could go wrong because the mood was peaceful, and they were having a great time. However, to her bewilderment, Lucas suddenly ordered Bilka to protect Anna.
Sakura noticed Vincent and Lupa act cautiously while looking in the same direction. Without noticing the bat, who was probably Mimi approaching, Sakura looked at Anna and Bilka.
“I will protect you too.” She stated with determination to protect the smile of the person who praised her work.
The bat shapeshifted into humanoid form. It was Mimi, as Vincent and Kazumi thought. On her face was the expression of fear, and her body trembled as if she was terrified.
“Vincent! Run! I was naive... I didn’t think he would choose to do what I feared...” Mimi shouted with a wavering voice.
“Mimi. What is happening? Why am I feeling someone with a lot of killing intent approaching us?” Vincent questioned.
“I am feeling it too. Who is the man you are afraid of?” Ester asked right after Vincent spoke the last word.
“I can feel a strong enemy approaching. ” Lupa warned with her ears raised on alert, and her fingers curled, prepared to shapeshift and fight.
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“A man you didn’t think would choose to attack Vincent... is it your father, perhaps?” Lilith questioned after concluding the vampire who sought a way back home could be intending to capture Vincent by force.
Iris didn’t speak. Instead, Iris swiftly went to Yula, Shana, Leah, Plow, Clara, and Beth. She saw Shana about to cry and Plow trembling as if she was terrified of the incoming enemy.
Iris placed her hand in her pocket. Her fingers soon touched a few seeds placed there a couple of minutes before Jun Ye Rim ran to deliver Kazumi’s message.
Iris was going to use the seeds to create Seed Guardians in secret this morning. The seeds were mostly poisonous plants, and there was a lot of variety.
Iris wanted to try making enough potent poisonous Seed Guardians for Zero to assimilate and grow stronger with its Amalgamation trait.
The plan to use poisonous Seed Guardians could arrive earlier than expected, yet there was one problem. Iris had learned from yesterday’s mistake to remain hidden because the princess, her attendant, and her protector were around to see Iris use Druid spells.
*Swish!* A sharp sound pierced the air before *Boom* A cloud of snow appeared a meter behind Mimi.
From the cloud of snow, a powerful wave of bloodlust traveled to their location. It caused most to have their body quiver while the others to almost faint.
“STOP IT!” Loudly shouted Lucas while countering the powerful wave of bloodlust with his. The pressure of dread subsided, and they could take a breather.
Lucas rushed to Anna’s side and stood in front of Sakura, Anna, and Bilka. His hands cracked, and they prepared to draw his equipment to fight.
Lucas moved his head and looked at the cloud of snow scattering. The person behind the commotion was soon going to be revealed.
[Vincent. We need to take care of the children first. They do not look too good. Yula and Maid Xu are in the same condition.]
[But fortunately, Shana is only crying. Her soul has been strengthened like the others because of the retrainer bond of the Soul Hero. She will not be scared that easily now.]
Vincent moved his head and sat Leah, Clara, Beth, Maid Xu, and Yula, shivering and heavily breathing.
Sofy was holding Yula from falling and dropping Shana, while Plow used her tails to hold Leah, Clara, and Beth from losing balance and falling.
“Iris. Lilith. Plow. Sofy. Take the kids, Yula and Maid Xu, inside. Tell Russo and Ganni to help escort Anna to her carriage safely. Tell Maira that now is the right time to protect us as well. And lastly, tell Jun Ye Rim that we need her to listen to Kazumi’s directions.”
Vincent ordered. He had a bad hunch this matter wasn’t going to be resolved by simple words. The amount of bloodlust the person behind Mimi emitted showed the current state of their mind. In other words, the person wanted to see blood today.
Iris, Lilith, Plow, and Sofy agreed with Vincent’s orders. Even if on their faces was a frown, they acted as instructed.
Iris knew she needed to help, but she couldn’t fight.
Lilith wanted to help, but she couldn’t fight, and her healing could barely help in a fight.
Plow wanted to fight, but she didn’t know for how long she could remain in her big fox form and help.
Sofy could help to fight, but she feared getting in the way because of her inexperience in combat.
The cloud of snow dispersed. A man standing in the middle of the small crater became visible. His fists were being clenched so tightly that his nails dug deep into his palm, and blood dripped.
The man’s gray eyes stared at Vincent with deep hatred, and his short hair, the same color as Mimi’s, gently swayed when he menacingly cracked his neck.
“Vlad! Is it you? Why are you acting in this manner in the presence of the Princess of Lusterfall?” Lucas questioned after recognizing the man behind Mimi.
“Stand aside child. I do not have business with ordinary humans.” Vlad glared at Vincent and continued, “I hope you will not interfere with my hunt.”
“Your hunt? Are you saying you are planning to attack the Lionheart family in my presence?” Lucas questioned with a deep wrinkled frown on his face.
The way Lucas was cautiously acting made it seem he knew how strong Vlad was. Lucas knew he wasn’t strong enough to fight Vlad without someone like Karta assisting him.
“You are planning on protecting that abomination?” Vlad angrily asked while pointing his finger, dripping blood at Vincent.
“Father! Please let me live my new life! I am happy. Do not do what happened to you...”
“Silence, you traitor of a daughter!” Vlad interrupted. “I was thinking of torturing him for questions, but now I can not withhold my anger.”
“But father...”
“Don’t call me father!” Vlad interrupted Mimi again. “Your blood has been tainted. I will not accept any of the excuses you tried to tell me before trapping me with hundreds of Sticky Vials.”
[Vincent... the situation with Mimi’s father is worse than we believed, and the problem is now in front of us.]
-Damn it! Anna, Lucas, and Bilka are going to learn about my real identity at this rate.-
[Yeah. Not only does this make our escape impossible, but Mimi’s father arrived less than a minute after Mimi, and he was trapped. I think he is very strong.]
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[Name] Vlad
[Race] Vampire
[Age] 533
[Condition] Healthy
[Traits] Blood Tempered Body Stage Seven, Perfect Mana Tempered Body, Bat Shapeshift
[Class] Blood Warrior
[Stats] Strength 549 || Agility 613 || Perception 302 || Mana 11382
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[Class Blood Warrior]
*Wild Blow
*Strong Body +232
*Nimble Body +338
*Perceptive Body +196
*Blood Regen
*Blood Mana Regen
*Blood Boost
*Blood Bullets
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[Third Eye activate.]
[Blood Mana Regen description.]
[The user can use the blood they consume to boost their mana regenerative powers. Mana recovery will work more efficiently the more of the consumed blood is used.]
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[Third Eye activate.]
[Blood Boost description.]
[The user can use foreign blood inside the user’s body or mana to boost the Strength, Agility, and Perception stats. [Blood Regen] will become unavailable during this time.]
[Blood Boost] will increase the stats by ten percent. Any additional one percent will further increase the foreign blood or mana consumption.]
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[Third Eye activate.]
[Blood Bullets description.]
[The user can infuse any blood within twenty inches of the user’s body with mana.]
[The blood infused with mana will be able to shoot two-inch-sized bullets at a minimum size. The size can be increased by expanding additional mana.]
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Vincent felt a shiver rush down his spine while Kazumi’s wisp body shook uncontrollably after she became shocked and her mind unable to think of a solution.
Vincent moved his head and saw Iris, Lilith, Plow, and Sofy arriving in front of the door. They helped Leah, Clara, Beth, Yula, baby Shana, and Maid Xu enter while entering with them.
Vincent felt slightly better, seeing they had left the danger zone. Vincent had fewer variables to worry about now.
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“Calm down, Vlad. There is no need to speak like that to your daughter.” Lucas glanced at Vincent and continued, “And what about the man your daughter loves? He doesn’t look like a bad person to me.”
“Person? I found traces of that monster when I coincidentally met with a cultivator. After a long battle and no victor, we parted ways to have a rematch. Later, I told this vampire traitor to trace the cultivator’s course.”
Vlad exhaled a deep breath and glared at Mimi. He took a step forward and said, “Move aside, Mimi. That is the last mercy I can offer.”
Vlad took another step. “You sent me fake reports, but I could catch the scent of a type of blood similar to the second invader.”
Vlad took the third step. His body became blurry for a brief moment, and he covered more ground and arrived in front of Mimi. The third step was actually a lot of steps walked at an astounding speed.
Mimi shivered while looking at her father. Her ears perked when she heard the footsteps of a young man approaching her.
“Please stop, father. My lover is a good person. He is kind, unlike the storied I heard from my mother, father, and other vampires.” *Gulp* “My lover isn’t like the crazed second invader.”