Desire

“My master says to shut up about you. ”

“I wish I could tell you in person. Well, anyway. What would you do?”

Ajin is silent for a moment. There are many benefits to being a vampire. Your body will become stronger. There, the immortality of vampires becomes a great but great advantage. If you can melt freely into the darkness of the night and hide in the shadows, you can apply it in battle. But there must be as much to lose as there is to gain. Vampires here say they can stand in the sun, but their power is weakened. There, the Night Race may not know it, but they are vulnerable to divine magic. Ajin shakes his head.

“I don't want to be a vampire. ”

You don't have to make a weakness. Vampire strength is charming, but it doesn't seem worth taking right now.

“That's a shame. What about hunting, then? ”

“Let's do it together. ”

I didn't hesitate to ask. Players will slaughter Persians and vampires under her command, even if they remain here. There will be no need for pain. No, you shouldn't. Azin recalls Azella smiling at him, and his grumpy face. Azin twists his lips.

“There are some who want to kill. ”

“Aha, are you going to compete with us? ”

“No way. We're together. However, I believe that the great Vampire Lord knows the virtues of yield. ”

Azin smiles, revealing his teeth. Persian laughs out loud, then approaches Azin. Upon reaching for Azin, she reaches out and puts her hand on her shoulder. A little taller, she grabs her flimsy feet and gently presses on her shoulder.

“Don't move. ”

After Ajin's expression that he doesn't know the English language, Persian mutters in a low voice. She chews her lower lip well. A sharp fang pierces her thick lips, blood flowing red. Persian smeared blood on his lips like lipstick as he wetted his lips.

“What..? ”

The moment Azin asks, Persian lips approach. She kisses Azin on the neck. Cough. His lips were incredibly soft. Ajin shrugged his shoulders lightly at the heat touching his neck. Is it Persian blood or lips that will burn? Ajin couldn't know.

“... a kind of sign. Vampires who are sensitive to the smell of blood know the smell of my blood and will not attack you. ”

Persian rubs his lips from Azin's neck. She lets go of Azin's shoulder and turns back, crouching.

“I wanted to bite you. ”

Persian opens his lips and smiles, revealing his fangs. She licks at the blood flowing through her red tongue.

“Racunda's gonna be really pissed. Well, let's go together. ”

Persian reaches out to Azin. Azin holds Persian's hand without hesitation, at which point he pulls him into his arms. She grabs him by the thigh, supporting his waist. It was to hold the so-called princess.

“... it's hard to hunt vampires, so I hope you understand. ”

The shrill voice, the red carpet beneath your feet, returns to its magical power. The scattered gap in magical power knocks Persian's body down.

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“Where did he go? ”

The man grunts and looks around. I was cautious at first, but now I'm dry. He comfortably lowers his sword. First the scream, now the scream.

I've heard rumors that vampires have appeared in these strange forests and that they are powerful monsters. So at first I was wary of those vampires, but apparently the vampires in these woods were terrified of this massive invasion. It's been a while since I entered the forest and searched for Azin, but so far, not a single vampire has come out, and no screams have come from somewhere.

‘Well, even monsters can think. ’

Even a simple beast, Griphon, is not afraid of the horde. Vampires who are no different from humans would be rational if they were more rational than Griphons. Well, if it doesn't come from over there, it's thanks to this side.

“.. huh? ”

It was that moment. The man saw something move in the dark, even if it was a moment. Who are you with this raid? No, maybe it hurts. The man raises his sword, a little, but vigilant. It was that moment.

“Wack!”

A red eye rises out of the darkness. How quickly the red glare slipped and left a shadow, and the man shook his sword. Salim! But I only cut through the dark with the swing of my sword. A shimmering silver glow reflects the moonlight, but the red eyes glow. The one with the white face.

“Bamboo...”

Even before he could finish, a vampire came along and bit the man's neck. I felt a tingling sensation as my throat choked, and my whole body went numb. My legs shudder, shaking and squatting. Bang, bang. Someone grabbed him. Barely looking back, many red eyes were watching him.

"What the..."

That was the last of them. The rushing vampires reach out, grab him by the hand, and rip him apart.

- Aah!

- Aah!

The scream starts to ring. Luke looks around with a nervous face. You get in late, and you don't keep your guard down, so you're pretty far from the lead pack. But thanks to the vampires who never showed up after setting up such a perimeter, they were pretty deep into the woods.

“.. something's not right. ”

The anvil shrunk in a low voice. She moves her staff and moves a sphere of light made of light. The bright light illuminates the surroundings, but the magical light does not extend forward. The cluttering darkness becomes a wall, blocking the advancement of the light.

“Even when the darkness is darker. It's like...”

“Magic.”

Sylves mutters. It's a secret magic. Little by little, the darker darkness completely blocks the view. If you're not right next to him, he covers your surroundings completely so you can't recognize him. Luke takes a breath.

“Looks like a vampire's on the move. ”

“.. that's a lot to take in. What do I do?”

Asella looks at Hillbilly Luke.

“I think the one who went in first was also attacked by vampires. ”

“Maybe they didn't. ”

Lutrio spits it out. He grunts and sweeps the mane of a grunting horse down with his bare eyes.

“Even if I die... I'll have to see for myself. ”

“.. but Lord Lutrio, if we keep going, we may be attacked by vampires. ”

Luke makes a cautious comment. Any further advancement is dangerous, and that was Luke's judgment. Darkness has blocked my view. If a vampire attacks like this, it's difficult to respond.

“What does it matter? The knights I brought are all brave and strong. ”

Lutrio lets out a powerful voice. The knights straighten out their swords, as if to say so. Lutrio looks at Luke as if he was trusting of it.

“And then, Luke, You and your colleagues are excellent warriors, aren't they? No matter how terrifying the vampires are here, I believe in you and the knights that accompanied me. ”

‘Goddamn old man. ’

Luke chews his lips unseen. Then I heard the scream again and again. After a brief look at Lutrio, Luke looks at Asella and Sylves.

“Asella, Sylvest. ”

“Yes, yes. ”

Asella lowers herself by shooting arrows at the demonstration. She picks up her crossbow and starts looking around with her eyes wide open. Sylves is preparing for a raid with her dagger in mind.

“Anvil.”

“Yes, I understand. ”

The anvil raises its staff. She sticks close to Rutrio. It was to protect Lutrio if he was attacked. Luke enlarges his shoulders and pushes forward again, reminding a party member of his role.

I moved without hesitation in the dark. He thinks he's a muddy swimmer. In fact, this forest was now muddy. No, to be precise, it would be a pool of blood.

On the move, he encounters a vampire several times. They can't fool Azin's senses like Persian, but they pop out of the darkness. Everyone had a pale face like a sick man and a happy smile in red eyes like blood. Some of them had blood on their clothes, and some of them had sticky blood on their lips and hands. Some were chewing with their hands at unknown skin on their arms, legs, or other parts.

It was a bit disgusting, to be honest, but that was it.

Why are you smiling? ’

The vampires encountered did not attack Azin. Instead, they look at the pain without saying anything and twist their lips, smiling or growling loudly. Some stood with their eyes wide open and looked at pain. I thought I'd say something, but Azin just ignored them and walked away.

How many times have I seen a player being attacked? As Persian said, the vampire of the night was the best assassin. It protrudes from the shadows, biting its neck, rushing into the darkness and tearing itself apart. I drink blood and chew flesh with a joyful smile. Fried blood, dark smell. Did you have to turn off the effects? No, this is more real. I had never actually seen a snuff film, but it felt better than being in a horror movie. Azin screams and lowers her head lightly at the girl wizard, who is torn by a vampire running with a stick. It was a mourning for the foolishness that followed me into death.

‘I hope you haven't been beaten yet. ’

The player's resistance is not as strong as I thought. The mysterious magic of the night and the horror and panic of darkness. That blurs the players, and the reverse vamps become sharp. Seeing the players being caught and killed in vain, Ajin kicks his tongue. Maybe Luke's party was already attacked and killed.

‘You can't do that. ’

I have no intention of conceding to vampires. Luke and Azella. Those two bitches belong to Azin. How many times has he thought about how to kill them? Every time I imagined it differently, I waited for this moment. I calmed down the boiling heart, and the time had finally come. So we never concede.

“I found it. ”

Again, Azin was grateful to the goddess of fate. He looks at Luke moving gradually without slowing down his guard, and he sees Asella looking around, aiming a crossbow. I saw Sylvester with the dagger and the anvil with the staff. I also saw NPCs on horseback, the father of Karls who died to me. I also saw six NPCs standing behind him with swords placed.

Azin saw everyone.

And they didn't see the pain.

Azin lowers his body.

"... thank God."

He giggles and laughs. You don't hide your smile. He smiles brightly like a child who was given a toy. The pneumothorax moves, and its full strength boils.

Ajin ran.

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