Chapter 666: 518 Vampire Fairy_2
Who else could it be if not Bawan Xi?
"Is that you?"
Altoria cried out in shock.
It couldn’t be helped.
"How did you end up looking like this?"
Disbelief filled Altoria’s voice.
Reiger also frowned slightly, casting a cold gaze toward Bawan Xi.
The Bawan Xi who now appeared before Reiger had indeed undergone some significant changes compared to before.
Her eyes were void of life, with dark circles under them, and the sense of decay emanating from her body was so intense it resembled the deathly stench of a corpse. At a glance, she seemed to have lost all life, no longer resembling a living being.
The original charm and beauty had all but disappeared, replaced by the ominous and degenerate posture of a fiend.
This was the current Bawan Xi.
"Is she really the Elf Knight, Tristan?"
Fujimaru Ritsuka, Matthew, and Da Vinci, the group of three, looked at Bawan Xi in astonishment.
They had never seen Bawan Xi’s appearance from before, yet the fiendish and ominous stature still shocked them greatly.
Clearly, they had never imagined that the Elf Knight bearing the name "Tristan" would be like this.
"..."
Tristan herself slightly opened her previously closed eyes, her gaze vaguely revealing a sharp edge.
Bawan Xi, however, ignored everyone else’s reactions, not even acknowledging Altoria, whom she had previously wanted to kill no matter what.
She seemed to have become the embodiment of hatred, her eyes fixated solely on Reiger, staring at him with a twisted and frenzoidal expression.
"Reiger...Brilliant...!"
The fiendish Elf Knight reacted without a word.
She shattered the ground beneath her feet, kicking up a burst of explosive dust and wind as she, like a bloodied arrow, tore through the space and charged at Reiger.
Her speed was so fast that even Altoria, Da Vinci, and Matthew couldn’t react in time.
"Clang!"
A harsh clash of metal suddenly filled the air.
In front of everyone, in front of the nearby Altoria, and right beside Altoria where Reiger stood, Bawan Xi viciously kicked out.
The kick was heavy and sharp.
Because Bawan Xi’s feet were not unprotected flesh but had somehow turned into steel.
Like wearing combat boots, the steel kick smashed into Reiger’s hastily drawn black blade, causing a fierce collision sound.
"Ah!"
Altoria, who was too close, was immediately blown away by the shockwave, crying out as she flew backward.
"You..."
Meanwhile, Reiger, who had timely drawn his sword to block, showed a slightly surprised expression.
The reason was simple: the strength transmitted from the blade that was kicked was quite formidable, so much so that it shattered the ground beneath his feet and forced him to involuntarily step back, struggling to regain his posture.
That power compared to the previous Bawan Xi had increased unimaginably.
"Reiger Brillhaut...!"
Bawan Xi paid no attention to Reiger’s astonishment, attacking him once more like a fiend maddened with rage.
"Swoosh swoosh swoosh swoosh—!"
In the next moment, countless streaks of claw light darted about; Bawan Xi’s hands transformed into the sharpest of weapons, unleashing a tempestuous assault on Reiger.
A glint of clear light flashed in Reiger’s eyes as he advanced instead of retreating, lunging towards Bawan Xi.
"Slash!"
Faint lightning appeared on Reiger and on the blade in his hand, making the scorching black blade transform into countless bolts of lightning and blades of light, meeting Bawan Xi’s attack head-on.
"Clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang clang——!"
The intense sound of the collision resounded non-stop, causing countless sparks to burst forth.
Reiger’s slashes, mixed with thunder and lightning, collided fiercely with Bawan Xi’s bloody claws, causing both the lightning and blood-light to explode outwards.
It was a frenzied clash that occurred dozens or hundreds of times within a single second.
It was a fierce exchange like a storm.
Reiger and Bawan Xi attacked each other mercilessly with one calm swing after another and frantic clawing at each other, making the scene utterly dizzying.
"Wow, so powerful...!"
Fujimaru Ritsuka, Matthew, and the others all widened their eyes upon seeing this scene.
"He actually has this level of strength?"
Da Vinci and Tristan were also surprised.
Bawan Xi was one thing, but the strength that Reiger was showing had indeed taken them by surprise.
Only Altoria did not seem surprised by Reiger’s performance but was rather shocked by Bawan Xi’s.
"How did she suddenly become so much stronger...!?"
This was not only Altoria’s thought, but also Reiger’s.
Bawan Xi had indeed become stronger.
But, this sudden surge in strength didn’t seem quite right.
The current state of Bawan Xi suggested that she had already regained her True Name.
However, by all accounts, Bawan Xi should not have become more powerful upon regaining her True Name; she should have grown weaker instead.
Unlike Lancelot and Gawain, she wasn’t a more fearful and dread-inspiring being who was sealed by being bestowed a name, but rather she was an inherently weak being that became stronger after receiving a name.
Her original form was that of a female fairy from Scottish legend, whose name "Bawan Xi" itself means "female fairy" in Scottish lore.
Legend has it that this female fairy would appear at night and draw out the life from humans, causing death. It inherently had a lust for blood, with sunlight being its weakness.
Thus, Bawan Xi was both a fairy and a vampire.
If Lancelot could be considered a dragon fairy, then Bawan Xi would be a vampire fairy, possessing the features of both a vampire and a fairy.
Unfortunately, the blood-sucking female fairy mentioned in Scottish legends wasn’t a particularly powerful being; in fact, it was quite weak.
At the very least, compared to ordinary fairies, the female fairies of Scottish lore were weak, similar to the demons of Demon Slayer World that feared sunlight — even slightly stronger humans could eliminate her using special means, which indicates how weak her powers were.
This resulted in Bawan Xi’s inherent strength being relatively weaker compared to other fairies, definitely weaker than the fairies of the Tusk Clan, let alone when compared to other Elf Knights.
Because of this, Bawan Xi was despised and bullied by the fairies around her in the past, tormented to death countless times. If not for the fact that fairies typically don’t disappear upon death but instead return to the earth and nature, to be reborn as offspring after some time, Bawan Xi, the blood-sucking female fairy, probably would have long since vanished from the Fairy Country of Britain.
It wasn’t until about a hundred years ago that Bawan Xi met Morgan, was taken in as her foster daughter, and was endowed with the name of the Knight of the Round Table from Pan-Human History, Tristan, receiving Tristan’s strength and significantly increasing in power.
Under such circumstances, if Bawan Xi had her True Name revealed and lost the strength of Tristan, even if she could still use the magic taught by Morgan, she should have become considerably weaker.
Yet now, Bawan Xi had not weakened due to the revelation of her True Name but had instead become much stronger than before, seemingly capable of matching Lv.7.
This was clearly abnormal.
Even more abnormal was Bawan Xi’s state at that moment.
Her body exuded an intense aura of death, not resembling a fairy at all, but rather a being Reiger recognized— an undead.
Was this because Bawan Xi had reverted to her vampire side, or was it a byproduct of this abnormal surge of power?
As these thoughts flashed through Reiger’s mind, Bawan Xi moved again.
"Aaaahhhhhhhhh!"
The crazed Elf Knight let out a roar, and the claws she swung no longer carried a claw light but seemed like a surging sea of blood, unleashing a wave of blood-light.
"Boom!"
Reiger was hit by the wave of blood-light, and his entire body was knocked flying backwards.