Chapter 226
Nia, Luchila, and Grulf went into a fighting posture as soon as the alarm went off .
Shia, Serulis, and Kathe continued to work as if nothing had happened . Though, they did glance towards me .
This was so the intruder wouldn’t realize that we knew .
After all, the dark wraiths wouldn’t know the meaning behind the alarm .
That is, unless they had acquired information from the other mansions .
“Please get inside . ”
“Cluck-cluck . ”
I picked Lord Gerberga off of Luchila’s shoulder and put him inside of my jacket .
And then I activated Magic Search and Magic Exploration at the same time .
‘There are a lot of them . ’
Kathe had used Magic Search and Magic Exploration as well, and so she nodded .
‘Yes, there are . And annoyingly enough, they are not just dark wraiths . ’
Ten dark wraiths had surrounded the mansion .
There were also three dark ones further away from the mansion . They seemed to be lesser vampires .
In any case, lesser vampires were not really a threat .
Perhaps they were only positioned there to make sure that the dark wraiths could really scout out the place .
Thankfully, I didn’t detect any other enemies .
It was with all of that considered, that I decided on what direction to take .
‘Kathe . Luchila . Continue with the reinforcements, while also protecting the mansion . ”
‘I understand . ’
‘Yes . ’
‘Shia and Serulis, you two deal with the lesser vampires . They are about 300 steps in the west direction . ’
‘Understood!’
Shia replied, as she could speak through telepathy .
Serulis nodded silently . Then the two of them hurried away .
I didn’t even need to tell them to hide their presence and stay in the shadows .
‘Nia and Grulf . You two stay with me . Wait quietly until I give the order to attack . ’
“Groof . ”
Nia nodded and Grulf barked .
And then I calmed my breathing .
It was easy to kill dark wraiths, but I didn’t want to let the lesser vampires escape .
Because it would mean giving the enemy information .
And so I waited until Shia and Serlus reached the lesser vampires .
They quietly and quickly closed the distance between them . And then they attacked .
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“Gaaaah!!”
I heard the lesser vampires scream .
The dark wraiths would be distracted by the noise .
And so I attacked them all at once . I knew where they all were .
I would not let a single one escape .
When I reached the closest one, I raised my right hand to it and activated Drain Touch .
“Kiii…”
The strange sound rose from where there was nothing . And then, just for a second, a shape appeared before the thing died .
I had absorbed so much energy that it was unable to maintain its life .
There was still energy in the air that I hadn’t taken in . It was about half of what came from a single dark wraith .
“So I only need to absorb half of it . ”
It was easier than I was expecting .
But when you think about it, humans would die if they lost half of their blood as well . So it shouldn’t have been surprising .
In any case, Drain Touch worked well for fighting dark wraiths .
That suggested that the Devil King Sword would also work well .
“Nine more!”
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I continued to kill the dark wraiths as they tried to escape .
They were not slow monsters, but they weren’t especially quick either .
At least, they wouldn’t be considered quick next to me and Grulf .
“Grrr! Groof! Groof!”
Grulf pounced on a dark wraith and killed it .
Once I had killed 5 and Grulf killed 2, the 3 remaining ones started to glow faintly .
They had decided to fire off some magic attacks while they ran . It was a good idea .
“Be careful!”
“Groof!”
“Yes!”
I could see the thin outlines of the dark wraiths as they desperately tried to escape .
At the same time, fireballs were launched towards us . They were quite powerful .
I dodged them and dashed forward .
Grulf followed my every move and charged .
However, just as I touched a dark wraith with my right hand and sucked the energy from it, I heard a noise .
“Grrooo-!!”
Grulf let out a cry .
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Just as he had killed one dark wraith with his fangs and claws, the other one had hit him with a fireball .
It was dangerous to focus on attacking so much that you forgot to defend yourself .
Grulf was still young, and was still not very skilled in combat .
“Grulf, don’t be reckless . ”
“Groof!”
At least the damage seemed to have been minimal . He quickly moved away from the dark wraith .
The fireball had mostly just skimmed him, and his fur was highly resistant to fire .
“AAAAHHH!”
Nia didn’t miss her chance when the dark wraith became briefly visible, and she quickly fell upon it .
The enchanted sword cut through the dark wraith .
“Kiiiii!!”
“HAHHH!!”
The dark wraith wailed and tried to disappear .
However, Nia did not back down . She continued to swing her sword once it was no longer visible .
“…She’s cutting it . ”
Was it a mere coincidence? While not all of them, about 80% of her attacks were landing .
After a while, the dark wraith was annihilated .