My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 239
#239
Republic of Zephia (2)
A difficult time for everyone due to global tribulation.
Meanwhile, the cracks that arose within the powerful Republic of Zephia were more serious than they appeared on the surface..
The Obaipo Clan seeks to control the entire country through the upper-class people they have acquired..
Various lower powers began to move out of patriotism to protect the country from under their control, or to seize new power using this as an opportunity..
Even small factions, including dark organizations, secretly rise up looking for an opportunity during the chaos..
It was such a dangerous situation that if we delayed any longer, there might be no turning back..
‘It's still best to do it this way.’
The Vice President of the Republic, Kayla McClair, also had no choice but to make a decision..
This is the only way to calm the situation and take care of the country before the current conflict erupts in earnest..
‘···Was it really the only way to go??’
However, it was inevitable that I would feel a sense of skepticism that seemed to be building up in that decision..
Thalia Kingdom's hybrid vampires infiltrated the Republic with her cooperation..
No matter how many excuses they made, wasn't this ultimately a case of not being able to solve their country's problems on their own, so they brought in foreign powers, and that is a group called vampires, which are no different from monsters?!
It would have been better if I had asked the church for help.···.
‘No, then it would have made things even bigger. Besides, even if that weren't the case, they wouldn't have the resources either. It would be better to have monsters interact with each other like they do now.···.’
After trying so hard to come up with all kinds of excuses, she soon stopped thinking and sighed..
After all, even in his opinion, it was just a lame excuse..
However, it was certainly true that she weighed many things for the country and made this decision..
However, only a small amount of personal selfishness was included in the decision-making process..
‘temi···.’
Kayla chewed her lip as she remembered her only son, whom she lost twenty years ago..
What Hybrid offered her in return for cooperation was the truth about the incident related to her son, and revenge..
The vampire hierarchy is a strict pyramid-like ruling system..
No lies could be told about the orders of subordinate superiors..
Forcibly reviving memories in the head that had become blurred over time was not that difficult if one used a bit of extreme blood magic, and the slight side effects that came from the process were not a big problem for a strong vampire..
In other words, if they got their hands on Obaipo, they would be able to hear directly from the parties about the truth of the day and punish them without any questions..
No matter how much I thought about it, this method was the best way to find out the truth about what happened twenty years ago..
‘···It would be nice if he was still alive somewhere, but even if he wasn't,···.’
Shouldn’t parents know when, where, and how their child died??
At least the location where the body was buried..
“ha—.”
Kayla let out a deep sigh in frustration and slowly walked towards the window of the house..
And as I looked up at the night sky beyond, I prayed that my choice was not wrong..
The full moon scatters bright light as if it doesn't care about her complicated feelings..
The light that emanated from there only softly and gently caressed the ground as always..
Not only the inside of this shabby safe house where she is hiding now,.
Near the capital of the Republic, where the war for supremacy in hybrid and vampire society began,···.
To the place where the High Lord Heinz II himself went.
‘···It's clear without a single cloud..’
It was a beautiful night, fitting for the moment when a new history was born..
***
Sigh—! Quack!
A stream of blood flew like a snake in the dark and turned to aim for the nape of the target's neck..
“Pfft, where are you?!”
However, the opponent seemed to have predicted this in advance, twisting his body strangely and sticking out one forearm instead, minimizing damage and rushing straight at the enemy..
Dark blood-red magic bloomed from the bodies of both those who attacked first and those who counterattacked..
“Pigs who have been reduced to livestock dare to ask where this is.!”
“They are foolish people who cannot see reality properly. It's been a long time since the new blood order arrived, but you're still covering your eyes and ears! He is the King who will lead us to prosperity!”
The fight between vampires, a taboo in human society.
Surprisingly, this was not happening in a remote, deserted place, but in the city of Uletor, the capital of the eastern powerhouse Republic of Zephia..
And it is so huge that it occurs not just in one or two places, but all over the city..
“emergency! emergency! They are targeting the congressman.!”
“Stop it! Do not allow any more intruders to come in.!”
And of course, not all fights of that scale could proceed covertly as originally intended..
In addition, this is the home ground of the Obaipo clan, where they have made their nest for a long time..
Preparations for an external attack had already been completed a long time ago, and they took advantage of this to sneak back and bring human troops, who had become puppets, to the forefront instead..
While Hybrid formed a raiding force made up of elites from all over the continent, Obaipo made up for this inferiority in military power by living as a parasite in the Republic of Zephia..
‘Of course, I expected that much..’
Of course, the hybrid vampires brought here were all selected with that in mind..
No matter how thorough their preparations are, it will be difficult to respond with only the troops stationed in each area..
‘It won't evolve easily. And in this gap I···.’
Leaving behind the commotion felt everywhere,.
Heinz II walked slowly, leisurely looking around the city that was slowly waking up from its sleep due to the sudden uproar..
“Stop! No more forward... ugh!”
“What? It wasn't even detected···.”
Pishuk - phuwak!
He deliberately hid his momentum at a normal level and some people rushed at him like moths to fire without even knowing the subject, but he just kept moving forward without paying attention to the random people who turned into a handful of blood before they even got close..
A destination that was discovered thanks to the ghost intelligence unit led by the talented Olivia..
To the hideout where the leader of the enemies, Holy Blood Obaipo, is hiding..
“Ugh—what kind of monster is this?···!”
“Back off! we can't even get to it—!”
Puhwaak! Pujijik—!
I just gave a light glance to the people gathered around me, but the path I passed was dyed red by the fountain of blood rising with every step..
Of course, that only lasts a little while.
The blood soaking the floor crawled across the floor as if it were alive and was instantly sucked through Heinz's feet..
The street that was once a sea of blood was completely transformed in the blink of an eye, without leaving a single drop behind, as if it were an illusion..
It was then that a few lines of system message appeared before his eyes as he moved his feet indifferently..
《I gained enlightenment due to the influence of the special skill “Hybrid Evolution.” Acquire skill “Harmony”.》
《The special skill “Hybrid Evolution” absorbs the lower ability “Harmony” and is further strengthened..》
He looked at it with interest in his eyes at the notification of the activation of a skill he hadn't seen in quite some time..
‘「“Harmony.” Outerica's vampires don't have any clear blood-related abilities, so I thought they didn't have the ability to steal them. Wasn’t it like that??’
“Mixed-Blood Evolution” is a game that collects various vampire factors to constantly evolve itself, and additionally robs it of its potential with a slim probability.」.
I had already collected as many vampire elements from each dimension as I could find on Earth, and as my rank had risen so much, the probability of activation of extortion was so low with low-grade blood that I had forgotten about it for a while..
It seemed like he had somehow succeeded in overcoming that low probability and obtaining the skill..
‘···No, it doesn't mean much since the skill disappeared as soon as it was created..’
And that's to "Hybrid Evolution," the person who discovered that skill..
Shouldn’t this be considered self-sufficiency??
Well, it was true that one skill evolved by combining several skills was much more useful than having several similar skills..
Like his other skills.
-Entity name: Heinz II
-Race: Vampire (Holy Blood))
-Common Attributes: 「Mind Herb」, 「Persona」, 「Mysterious Index」, 「Super Strength」, 「Xenoglossy」」
-Individual characteristics: 「Blood Clan (Holy Blood Holy Blood)」, 「Mixed Blood Evolution」, 「Mystery of Blood」, 「Purified Blood Essence」, 「Denial of Existence」, 「Rapid Acceleration」, 「Super Regeneration」, 「Insight」」
-Special Note: He transcended the limits of his species by ascending to the Holy Blood, the root of vampires. As the progenitor of a ‘hybrid’ bloodline, he exercises absolute dominance over his blood relatives. Due to the influence of “Sudden Acceleration,” I was able to move faster, and due to the influence of “Insight,” I was able to see the edges of cause and effect more clearly..
Heinz's initial skills, "Acceleration" and "Nervousness," were combined to form "Sudden Acceleration," and the stolen skills, "Perception" and "Visiting," were combined to evolve into "Insight.".
The performance is at a level that goes without saying..
Thanks to that, wasn't it now possible for any vampire below pure blood to turn into a handful of blood just by looking at him?.
I don't know, but it will be quite useful not only against lower-level opponents, but also against opponents of the same level or higher..
Now it was time to check it out in practice..
‘Hmm, is it here?.’
As a warm-up, I purposely walked with my face exposed for a while..
Finally he was able to reach his intended destination.
The mansion of a senator who has been in the Zephyr Republic for quite a long time..
This is Obaipo's forward base... To put it simply, it was a place in a similar position to Duke Bright in the Kingdom of Thalia..
‘After all, it would be common sense to take control of a portion of the powerful before it engulfs the country..’
Heinz quietly closed his eyes and concentrated more on the transcendental feeling..
As expected from the enemy's stronghold, it had an unusual barrier, but with his ability, he was able to at least indirectly sense the powerful enemy inside..
‘It's definitely in here.’
I felt it.
The thread of cause and effect that squirms as it clashes with the energy it has extended..
‘By the way, do you have any plans to come out?.’
I deliberately attacked the other person head-on to see their reaction, but there was no response like this..
There's no way he couldn't sense their presence, but it certainly seemed like they had prepared something else..
“Hmm. I have the confidence to crush whatever comes out from inside..”
Heinz, facing the mansion, slowly stroked his chin..
It's clearly a trap, the enemy's home base, and the target doesn't seem to have any intention of leaving, and the mansion is surrounded by all sorts of barriers, making it difficult to do anything from the outside..
In fact, even if you go inside, if there is a really dangerous trap, you can escape by canceling the summoning, so it doesn't really matter.···.
‘Something feels off..’
As I thought about that, my stomach started to twist..
When guests come to visit, isn't it the duty of a landlord to come out and greet them??
However, I was stuck in the house like this and thought, 'I can open the door and come in or not.' If you do this, how disappointed will your guests be?.
This was a disrespect that could never be overlooked as a healthy young man from a country of courtesy in the East..
‘I can't help it. I have no choice but to roll up my sleeves and move on..’
Suddenly, a famous phrase I had heard somewhere flashed through my mind..
If it doesn't work, make it happen..
Which sage said this? It was a very good thing..
***
Inside the mansion.
O Baipo, who had the appearance of an old man, sat down leisurely and shook his tea cup..
“It's a little earlier than I thought... but it's not that bad... Since all preparations have been completed anyway, it will only save you the hassle if you come in person.···.”
He will become the king of all vampires.
A would-be vassal personally asked for an audience, but I had no intention of treating him harshly..
Of course, you seem a bit arrogant now, so you might need some education..
Reaching this point is also a step towards it.
A lot of effort had been put into it, so he would probably be able to have a conversation by the time he got there..
While I was thinking that, I sensed something entering the barrier..
Although the presence that felt like he was killing his own presence was strange, the presence and magic felt there were clearly that of a man named Heinz..
“I wonder what it will be like... Okay, show me something that makes you worthy of calling yourself a vampire king.···.”
The moment he raised his glass with a faint smile on his face at the expected situation..
Rumbling—
Obaipo's hand gesture while holding the tea cup stopped due to the slight vibration..
Then his face frowned slightly and his head tilted slightly..
‘Hmm, are you not able to accept the test and go on a rampage? But since you're already in, there's no use running wild inside. If you don't take the test properly,···.’
Kwaarrung—kwaang—! Cooung!
However, contrary to his cynicism, the space he was in began to shake violently with the sound of something collapsing..
“···what? ‘The world behind superimposed phase inversion’ is being shaken from within without even coming to this place where the nucleus is located.···?”
However, this does not mean that there is an attack from outside..
This world, inverted by overlapping phases, has strong resistance both from the inside and the outside, and even if it were destroyed by intervening in space, it was impossible to instantly restore it and completely neutralize it by overlaying the opposite phase with the intact phase..
If you ask me, it is not that there is no law of destruction, but it is close to theoretical unreasonableness.···.
Kwaaaaang——!
Before he could even finish his thoughts.
A violent explosion that seemed to shake the world shook the space..
And right after that loud binge ended.
“Yes, I finally get to see your face..”
I heard an unfamiliar voice with a tone I was familiar with, but this was my first time hearing it in person..
Opaipo slowly turned his head in the direction from which the sound came..
“I apologize for being too aggressive with my knocking. The owner of the house must have been deaf because he never thought of coming out..”
So I accidentally broke the door..
Heinz blurted out an apology with an expression that did not make him feel sorry at all..
Still, he had a shameless expression on his face as if his gout was getting better thanks to him..
In response, Oh Baipo's mouth twitched and he tried to suppress a word that was about to come out of his mouth..
Because the king had to remain calm in any situation..
Even if it is—.
‘···It's not at the level of a door.···!’
From near the front door to passing the reception room where he is..
Even if there is a large hole roughly the length of one-third of the mansion,.
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