Chapter 243
I took a step forward and spoke to the man in a calm voice .
“You must be pretty scared to resort to lying in an attempt to confuse us . ”
“What are you saying?”
He scowled at me in annoyance . But then he quickly smiled again .
Like me, he was probably acting calmly in an attempt to intimidate his enemies .
I didn’t answer him . Instead, I turned to Kathe and smiled .
“Don’t worry . Your Magic Detection was accurate . ”
“It was?”
“Yes . ”
“But…”
“You want to say that you continued to detect him in the boss room after he appeared before us, right?”
“That’s right . ”
“It just means that while we were fighting the magic machines and evils dragons, he put a dummy there . ”
And then I looked at Shia and Serulis as well .
“It’s nothing surprising once you know that . He just has pretty good concealment magic . ”
“Just? You’re very arrogant for a human . ”
The man said with a laugh . But I could detect anger in his voice .
It was clear that his smile was forced .
But just to make sure, I looked into his eyes and said,
“You seem like you’re panicking . Is it because we killed your special evil dragons and magic machines?”
“Me? Panic? What is this foolishness?”
“Well, you made a dummy and rushed to this room just as we were distracted, didn’t you?”
“…”
“Of course, we were too fast, and they were all dead by the time you arrived . ”
“…”
“I guess that’s why you stuck to the ceiling and waited for the right time to attack?”
I talked to him as if talking to a young child .
His mouth didn’t open . It was like the smile was frozen to his face . It suggested my provocation was working .
“Just thinking about how you were stuck to the ceiling like a frog… Quite adorably, don’t you think?”
“…You bastard . ”
“What? Is there something you would like to say?”
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“You alone will not leave here alive . ”
“I see . While saying that, I’m sure your head is full of ideas about how you can escape, isn’t it?”
I continued to insult him as a way of making it impossible for him to try to run away .
At the same time, I talked to the others through Telepathy .
‘Leave this guy to us for now . Shia, Serulis, and Grulf . You guys move as planned . ’
‘Understood . ’
‘Okay! Save the humans!’
“Groof!”
‘Serulis . According to Locke’s Magic Exploration, these people have been Charmed . So don’t just think of it as a rescue . ’
‘Okay, daddy . ’
‘Wait for me, Locke, Goran, and Kathe to start fighting . Then make a run for it . ’
While Eric said this, I continued to use Magic Detection and Magic Exploration .
I knew now that the enemy was good at using concealment magic . And so I had to be extra careful .
There were still enemies in the path that they would cross .
However, they were only vampire lords . Shia, Serulis, and Grulf wouldn’t have much problem with them .
It seemed like the enemy was hiding, but that wouldn’t mean much in front of Grulf’s nose .
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‘Shia, Serulis, Grulf . Go through the front door and then on the first turn right…’
I told them all of the places where the enemy was hiding . Shia, Serulis, and Grulf listened carefully .
‘So, that’s it . Let’s go and kill this guy now . ’
‘Aye . I can’t wait . ’
‘Shia . Take care of Serulis . ’
‘Leave it to me . ’
Our Telepathy meeting ended .
At the same time, I talked out loud to the man and tried to gain information .
However, I wasn’t able to learn anything that was useful .
And then Eric said,
“Locke . Let’s kill him already . ”
“Yeah, let’s do that . ”
“Humans are so arrogant . Perhaps it is because they have such short lives . Their narrow view of the world makes it hard for them to comprehend the strength of their enemies . ”
He muttered . And then he looked at us with a piteous smile .
“Thank you . But I am well aware of how amazing you are . ”
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“Oh?”
“You’re a veteran con artist, aren’t you? You must have worked very hard to get where you are . ”
“You’re mocking me, human?”
“It looks like you’ve only lived so long because you learned to hide very well . ”
“…”
He glared at me silently .
“If you’re so scared of humans, you should just stay in the dark like the slug that you are . ”
“Bastard!!”
He shouted as he charged towards me .
My insults had worked just as planned . He was focused on attacking me .
Thanks to that, it was easier for Serulis and the others to run ahead .
However, his attack was faster than I had anticipated .
He was faster than any vampire I faced before . I could barely even see his sword being unsheathed .
I quickly blocked his attack with the Devil King Sword .
–Clang!
But his attack was so strong that I couldn’t stop the force behind it . And so I frantically jumped back .