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My alter ego is becoming a big shot - Episode 78

#78

Clan Brokoslak (5)

“···Is it really a clan lord?.”

Heinz glanced at the severed arm in Mulo's hand, then turned his gaze back to his face..

As a result of concentrating all of the power of the barrier on himself, all abilities, including strength and speed, as well as detection and stealth, seemed to have surpassed their limits..

He must have thought of this method after seeing that blood magic did not work well on Heinz..

‘It seems like a method that puts a lot of strain on the body..’

However, with the vitality that Jinhyeol's vampire possesses, he will be able to withstand the aftermath for quite a long time..

It was quite difficult..

‘Did you move too hastily? ...No, now was the best time. The level of load was just higher than I expected..’

No matter how good you were at camouflaging yourself, your blood relatives' abnormalities were bound to be discovered at some point..

Frisia was brought in to delay it as much as possible, but that too was only a stopgap measure..

‘I thought it would be more efficient to attack the opponent at the moment they least expect it, before they have any clues.···.’

Thanks to that, we were able to reach Mulo right in front of us without any hindrance..

However, the problem was that his peacetime preparedness level, which could not be known only from the explanation of Mutufain Phrygia, far exceeded expectations..

“Phew— Phew— you bastard, I'll finish it as quickly as possible..”

Grumbling—

The severed arm in Mulo's hand, which was constantly out of breath, was engulfed in red flames..

He threw it carelessly on the floor..

Before my burning arms fall to the floor.

hiss—

A sound like a blast splitting the air was heard..

But maybe it was because I didn't take my eyes off him even for a moment, this time I was able to react right away the moment he disappeared..

I narrowly avoided the five blade-like claws clawing forward, using even “acceleration”..

And without hesitation, he thrust his left hand into the opponent's gap, which was caught by his sharp senses.···.

Kaga Gagak!

It couldn't pierce the hard body and only sparks flew out..

‘It's solid. Is this how the enemies who dealt with Heinz felt??’

Mulo's right hand swung again, tearing through space as if ignoring Heinz's attack..

Although his specialty was magic, Mulo was a vampire who had lived for hundreds of years..

Although he was not at the level of Phrygia or Obor, his movements were also unusual..

The moment Heinz tried to dodge again, the movement suddenly stopped..

‘Phew? what?!’

Red thorny vines wrapping around legs from the floor.

It was cut off in an instant by Heinz's power, but by that time, Mulo's grasp had already closed in on us..

“Hmm!”

With my left hand, which concentrated as much blood magic as possible, I struck the opponent's wrist and twisted the trajectory..

Before he could clean up his left arm, which was covered in blood in the process, Mulo's sharply extended left hand stabbed him, aiming for his heart..

A desperate moment that cannot be avoided due to loss of posture.···.

Heinz twisted his body to protect his heart as much as possible, and as a last resort, he held out his 'right hand' and took the attack instead..

Puhuaak—!

His right arm was torn off by sharp, clenching nails..

Just like that, his right arm was again held in Mulo's left hand..

“Phew— Phew— Huh...? This?”

Mulo stopped for a moment, took a deep breath, and looked at the severed arm in his hand with a shocked face..

It was déjà vu.

“You... your arm?”

He grotesquely distorted his face, which was not only filled with bloody tears but also a double nosebleed, and looked at the arm in his hand, as if comparing the arm that was still burning on the floor..

They were both right-hand men, no doubt..

But it didn't end there.

“hmm? Ah—is this it??”

Heinz confidently extended his right hand to him and waved his finger..

As if showing off a sleek new product that has suddenly been regenerated with “super regeneration”.

Mulo looked at Heinz's old arm in his hand and his newly sprouted new arm for a moment, then his mouth gaped..

Of course, it is said that the lost body parts can be sufficiently regenerated when the blood pressure is high, but it was never at that level..

It's not slime. How can the cut part grow like that??

“What kind of blood do you inherit from that gives you such abilities? A collateral branch of Brokoslag? Such nonsense···!”

Mulo gritted his teeth and put his nose to the cross section of Heinz's severed arm and sniffed it..

Sure, it was deteriorated, but I could see that the basic foundation was Brokoslak's veins..

It seems that what Freesia said earlier wasn't just nonsense..

“···Something's strange?”

But I felt a great sense of foreignness in the blood..

The foundation certainly felt familiar to him, but it only stopped there..

Everything else was 'something' he couldn't understand..

‘Can collateral blood deteriorate to this extent? This doesn't happen even if you prey on members of other clans.···.’

Something was different from the beginning.

It was truly a series of contradictions and incomprehensible situations..

A very frustrating situation.

He glared at Heinz, who was confronting him, and lightly licked the blood flowing from his severed arm..

Even if you were a pureblood, it was common to taste a small amount of blood and analyze it..

This was no problem for him as a Jinhyeol..

···It shouldn't have been there.

That became a problem.

“Big—?! Hehe! Whoops... Whoops—!”

Patter—! Cheolpuk—!

Mulo spits out a whole bowl of blood even after spitting it out right away..

“What the hell is this?···?”

The small amount of blood he ingested instantly affected the blood in his body and spread..

If that was all it was, it wouldn't have mattered... but the problem was the enormous thoughts condensed in that blood..

[my secret wish···.]

[blood oath···.]

[strength···.]

[······.]

Because of that, all the blood of other people affected by Heinz's blood had to be vomited out..

‘Dozens? Hundreds? How can you be okay with such terrible blood??’

This was blood that was no different from poison to vampires..

He had never imagined that blood like this could exist in the first place..

Although it was only a fleeting moment, it was enough of a shock to shake his ability, which had risen explosively by concentrating the power of the barrier..

‘Oops···!’

And when he regained his senses, he realized his mistake..

Puuk—!

“Wow!”

“Do you think you've lost your senses after being locked in a closet for so long? During the battle, I spend a long time thinking about other things.?”

Of course, it was by their standards..

His concentration was only broken for about 3 seconds at most..

But at their level, it was a leisurely time where lives could have been exchanged dozens of times..

Heinz, who approached secretly and quickly, was able to drive his hand blade into the heart of the unsuspecting Mulo..

“road-! Move over, Freesia.!”

“I need you to hang out with me for a moment..”

Obor was rushing towards him, but Phrygia, who had already subdued all the vampires, stopped him in the middle..

It was previously unthinkable to keep up with the speed of the assassin type, but now it is possible thanks to the strengthening effect of “Refined Blood Essence”..

“Ugh— Nenoom!”

whirring—!

Heinz widened the distance without any regrets as Mulo, whose heart was destroyed, swung his claws roughly..

I was able to break through his defense by taking advantage of the moment when his abilities weakened, but since he regained his senses, there was no point in attacking him up close..

As Heinz stepped back, the hole in Mulo's chest quickly healed thanks to his transcendent regenerative power..

But that didn't mean there was no income..

“Kkkkkkkkkkkk! Whoo— whoo—”

eyes, nose, mouth, ears.

The sight of Mulo bleeding heavily and breathing heavily showed that he didn't have much time left..

***

Sigh.—

“Ugh! yes you···!”

The two severed right arms melted into blood and turned into two blood-red chains, binding Mulo's entire body..

Thanks to Heinz's strong vitality, one arm that had been burning for a long time only suffered some damage on the outside..

‘Phew... this is the end.’

Heinz sighed lightly and looked down..

Mulo, who had already exhausted all his strength and even the barrier technique was broken, was just out of breath as if he had no more strength to resist..

Kwaaang—!

Just then, the fierce battle between Phrygia and Obor on one side came to an end..

The winner was of course Frisia..

「Not only was there a significant difference in specs due to “refined blood spirit,” but there was also a compatibility advantage between being a warrior and an assassin..

sloppy—

She grabbed the limp boy by the scruff of his neck and approached him..

“Looks like you're done. I've just finished it too..”

Freesia smiled at Heinz with a proud face..

He seemed very satisfied with his ability, which he personally experienced this time..

“ah! And I didn't kill other vampires, just suppressed them. It wasn't that difficult after the effect of the barrier disappeared..”

Since they were of the same blood family, there may have been a reluctance to kill, but since the future work would require a lot of labor, the more labor the better..

Nodding to her, Heinz looked down at Mulo, who had been subdued again..

I was worried about whether I could inject “purified blood tablets” like this..

Phrygia was an opponent who clearly lacked blood magic and military power.···.

Mulo was not such an easy opponent..

In fact, the amount of blood magic was even greater than that..

“Hmm, then let’s try it like that..”

After pondering for a moment what to do with him, Heinz finally made a decision and pulled the chain to help him stand up..

And put his mouth on his neck.

“You... what on earth are you doing?···?”

“He is succeeding Rodzik..”

deeply—

A sharp tooth sank into Mulo's neck..

***

A stone chamber buried deep in the ground.

There was a person lying in an airtight, sealed dark place..

flinch!

A small change occurred in the person who was lying like a corpse in that quiet space..

Starting with the fingertips that continued to twitch slightly, the tightly closed lips trembled and slowly opened..

“···ah···.”

A harshly cracked voice echoed in the sealed stone room..

“iced coffee···.”

The voice made a sound a few times, as if clearing its throat, and eventually began to sound normal..

And, in the darkness without a single light, a pair of red lights slowly flickered..

“what?”

The being muttered softly..

I sense something wrong, but I don't know what it is.

I'm constantly falling asleep and can't think normally..

“Oh, I'm sleepy···.”

I woke up much earlier than expected, unable to get out of hibernation right away..

My eyes, which were barely open, close heavily again..

“···I need to sleep a little more and wake up.”

The pair of red lights that had illuminated the darkness suddenly closed, and the stone chamber was once again buried in quiet darkness..

***

Several days have passed since Harris walked along the 'forest path' with the elves..

As the days continued to be spent on the move and continuing education and training, Laforie, who was leading them, looked back at the group with a smile on his face..

“It will arrive soon. Just go a little further.”

However, it did not mean that there was an immediate change in the surroundings..

The dreamy forest path that I have been looking at for days continues to continue..

“and! really? So, will I be able to meet the World Tree soon??”

Cecily, who had been immersed in training with a burning competitive spirit toward Harris, asked with sparkling eyes..

Coming from the Aeon Continent, I have never seen the World Tree in my life, so I was excited to see it soon..

‘And that also means Cecily will soon become a high elf..’

Because the final condition was for a qualified high elf candidate to reach the front of the World Tree..

“of course. The World Tree will also be very pleased with Miss Cecily..”

Laforie, who knew that, also smiled at her with a happy face..

Finally, the long journey has come to an end and the fruits have been seen..

Afterwards, the group walked through the forest without hiding their excitement for several hours..

and finally.

The road they were walking on gradually turns into a regular forest.···.

“Wow~!”

With Cecily's exclamation as a backdrop, Harris looked up blankly..

Before his eyes was a tree of enormous size, defying perspective..

“Unless there is something extremely urgent, it is not a good idea to head directly to the World Tree through the forest path. This is especially true since Miss Cecily is on a journey to become a high elf..”

The road to the World Tree was a kind of pilgrimage..

The journey to that huge tree with awe and composure is also a process..

‘It was so big that I had to look up like this, but it was still a long way away.···.’

I was in awe without even realizing it..

It still seemed like a little more time was needed to reach the World Tree, but that wasn't a very important issue compared to the emotion I was feeling right now..

Finally, it was the moment when Harris landed in the Elven Kingdom on the Enamel Continent..