As the holy sword’s brilliant light illuminated the underground lair, a red light suddenly appeared behind Eugene.0

Eugene wasn’t caught by surprise by this, as he had sensed that an intruder would be arriving sometime soon. Instead of continuing to aim at Amelia, Eugene twisted his body and swung the Holy Sword behind him.0

Schink!0

The holy sword split apart a spreading, red cloud of light. Eugene realized something before he had even finished swinging his sword through it.0

This wasn’t a cloud of light.0

The moment his sword sliced through it, Eugene was hit in the face by a terrible bloody stench.0

Eugene grimaced, ‘The Blood Fog.’1

This fog could seep through a person’s skin through contact alone. If one didn’t have any tolerance for it or a way to resist it, this fog would cause all of the blood in one’s body to run wild, and eventually, their blood would spray out of the pores on their body, leaving them dead. This was an ability that could almost be considered symbolic of high-ranking vampires, who were known for their strong control over blood.0

There was only one high-ranking vampire who could have suddenly appeared here and spread this Blood Fog.0

Eugene gave a cheeky smile, and once the Holy Sword had finished its swing to the side, he held it in front of him once more.0

Fwoosh!0

The Holy Sword stood tall in Eugene’s hands, illuminating the darkness like a torch. The Blood Fog, which had continued its spread throughout the underground lair even though he had sliced through it, was completely dissipated under the light of the Holy Sword.0

Within the now-illuminated underground lair, Eugene spotted the figure of a man who was squinting in the face of the bright light.0

It was Alphiero Lasat.0

Glaring at Eugene, who was still shining the light at him, Alphiero muttered, “This is far too bright.”0

Any normal vampire would have disintegrated just by being struck by this light. However, Alphiero wasn’t a vampire who could be categorized as ordinary. He was someone who could convincingly claim to be the strongest among all living vampires, and he was also the strongest of all the vassals serving the Demon King of Destruction.2

“Mosquito bastard,” Eugene cursed.1

Mosquito was a derogatory term for vampires that had been in use for the past three hundred...2