Chapter 368: 355 Vampire’s Retainer_2
In such circumstances, Reiger used a magic.
"[Refusal of Life Cocoon]."
It was a protective magic that could expel life, forming a barrier through which no creature could pass.
As Reiger chanted this incantation, a radiant shield with a radius of about ten meters arose from the ground, enveloping both Reiger and the group of warriors, safeguarding them.
"Bang!" "Bang!" "Bang!"...
One by one, the vampire bats crashed against the cocoon-like shield, only to be repelled by it, completely unable to penetrate the shield to attack Reiger and the others inside.
"[Impact Wave]."
At that moment, Reiger unleashed a second-tier attribute-less magic, sending out an invisible shockwave like an unseen explosion, which radiated from him and swept across all directions.
"Boom—!"
In the thunderous noise, a multitude of vampire bats were blasted away by the shockwave, scattering showers of dark mist-like blood in mid-air as they were flung backward, falling to the ground.
"Good!"
"Awesome!"
Seeing this, Lakyus and Iveyer, who had intended to come to their aid, couldn’t help but exclaim.
"So Lord Brilliant really is a Magic Singer?"
The first time witnessing Reiger using magic, Brian couldn’t help but express his admiration.
This was the first time he had seen Reiger use magic. Although Gejiev had told him that Reiger was a Magic Singer well-versed in magic, he had been somewhat skeptical, but now he had no choice but to believe.
However, the fact that a Magic Singer could deliver such a stunningly brilliant slash made Brian’s feelings quite complicated.
Gegran and the others, on the other hand, didn’t think so much.
Seeing Reiger protect them, they couldn’t help but give him a few more glances, then they quickly noticed a second anomaly emerging.
"Something else is coming!"
Gegran shouted, prompting everyone to hurriedly look toward the direction of the buildings.
The next moment, everyone saw a swarm of shadows moving along the ground pouring out from the prison-like building, approaching their way.
There were two types of approaching shadows.
One was of people who had lost all body moisture, resembling dried-up corpses, stumbling toward them.
They moved stiffly, their twig-like arms ending in sharp claws, their empty eye sockets glowing red, and abnormally sharp fangs peeking from their slightly open mouths. At a glance, it was clear they were not humans but monsters.
"They’re low-rank vampires!"
Tia and Tina immediately informed everyone of the identities of those monsters.
The so-called low-rank vampires were actually inferior species of vampires, a degenerate form of vampire.
Normal vampires are undead with almost the same level of intelligence as humans, and some even indistinguishable in appearance from humans. Not only do they possess far greater physical strength and power than humans, but they also have many special abilities. Basically, aside from weapons made of silver or metals equivalent to silver, and magical weapons with a certain degree of power, any physical attack on them would be mitigated.
Low-rank vampires, however, were different; these shriveled, corpse-like degenerate vampires, albeit retaining memories of their past life, had low cognitive abilities and significantly weaker combat strength, nowhere near that of true vampires.
They were generally spawned after being drained of blood by a vampire and would be under the domination and enslavement of the vampire that created them.
At this very moment, many low-rank vampires were emerging from the building, hissing and stiffly advancing in their direction.
"Are these people from the ’Eight Fingers’?"
"I see, so they’ve all been turned into vampires."
Tia and Tina each spoke in turn.
"There are also vampire wolves nearby."
Gegran had already drawn his weapon, gripping the heavy piercing warhammer, and cast a sharply hostile glance at another kind of shadow beside the low-rank vampires.
There, among the low-rank vampires, was a group of creatures as black as the night, with evil, intelligent red eyes shining, and shaped like wolves.
Vampire wolves, monstrosities with exceptional tracking abilities, similar to vampire bats, are usually the minions of vampires, enslaved and dominated by them.
However, they were much stronger than the vampire bats; if they were placed in ’YGGDRASIL,’ they would be at least level 7 monsters, and sometimes even stronger than low-rank vampires.
They were extremely agile in movement, unlike the sluggish low-rank vampires. Bursting out of the buildings, they immediately sprinted like real wolf packs, some even leapt onto nearby buildings, running along the walls like geckos, converging towards the direction of Reiger and his group.
Naturally, there were many of them, and it was obvious they had been summoned by a high-ranking vampire.
"...I believe it now, the monster secretly controlling [Eight Fingers] is definitely a vampire, and it’s much stronger than the little vamp we have at home."
Gegran said in a grave tone, silencing Tia and Tina beside him.
The ability to summon and control such numbers of vampire bats, vampire wolves, and low-rank vampires was a clear display of the vampire’s formidable power to everyone present.
"Damn it! How could there suddenly appear such a powerful vampire?"
Even Iveyer, who had taken to the sky, seemed extremely reluctant to admit this point as she cursed.
"Bang!""Bang!""Bang!"...
At that moment, the agile vampire wolves had already pounced in front of everyone, some of them sprinting towards Lakyus, who was on the ground and without magical protection, while others collided with the [Refusal of Life Cocoon], eliciting loud collision sounds.
"Ha!"
Lakyus had begun to use magic, bestowing herself with various support magics to enhance her abilities. She manipulated the floating swords, sending them slashing in all directions to cut down vampire wolves and vampire bats one after another.
"[Crystal Shield]!"
Iveyer, too, unfolded a barrier of crystal around herself.
It was a magic that could defend against a certain level of attack, and although it would fade with each hit, it could block any attack below its defense threshold from reaching outside the barrier.
Thus, the crystal barrier enveloped Iveyer, protectively shielding her. Neither the vampire bats’ bites nor the vampire wolves’ claw strikes could pierce it, each attempt merely shaving off a layer of dust and unable to reach Iveyer inside.
"[Fireball]."
Inside the [Refusal of Life Cocoon], Reiger finally unleashed a fire-attributed magic, gathering searing flames at the tip of his finger, which spun and swelled.
Before long, the fire had swelled to a size greater than a person, leaving those witnessing the scene agape.
"Is, is that still a [Fireball]...!?"
Iveyer let out a tremulous yell.
Reiger, however, paid them no heed and launched the massive fireball. The fireball hurtled through the [Refusal of Life Cocoon], blasting into the oncoming vampire wolves and vampire bats.
"Boom——!"
An extraordinary explosion erupted, and the colossal fireball burst on the spot, setting off waves of fire that engulfed the vampire wolves and vampire bats.
Instantly, numerous vampire wolves and bats were burnt to crisps in the fiery waves, their bodies carbonized into ash and vanishing, while even the monsters who had barely escaped the inferno were blown away by the blast, slamming into the surrounding buildings.
"————"
Such a magnificent explosion struck terror into the countless monsters charging towards them, who suddenly dared not approach Reiger’s direction, instead halting in their tracks, trembling and retreating backward.
Lakyus, Iveyer, Brian, Gegran, Tia, and Tina, among others, also unconsciously ceased their actions, staring at Reiger who calmly retracted his finger, a look of fear in their eyes.