"Boom!"

Kadyn peered into a distance and saw a man and a woman were fighting in the sky. Spell after the spell was cast, neither of them wanted to give a chance to the other. The man was covered in an armour of wood and leaves and his hands were longer than ten meters, waving like the branches of a tree while where the woman stood, the area was completely dark, darker than the darkness of night. She was also covered in black armour and her red hair danced like the tentacles of medusa. Both of them were the Rank 3 mages.

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"Bang!"

A spell landed about one meter away from Kadyn and he was pushed back by the impact. His body was covered in wounds and dirt and blood, though it was hard to tell if the blood was his or someone else's. Khrom who was standing behind supported him with his hands. Kadyn nodded and looked in front of him at the attackers. Six vampires were standing. Though they were just Rank 1, their number was greater than his group.

"Trying to overcome us with a superior number, huh?" Kadyn's eyes were cold as he looked at them. "Then we will see whose number is greater."

As he spoke ten stars started to circulate under his feet, and before anyone could understand what was happening, a portal opened behind him and a huge claw exited from within. Then another claw and then another, tens of claws appeared.

"He is a summoner!" one of the vampires shouted. "We can not let him summon anything!"

"Humph, what's so amazing about a summoner," one of them sneered. "He is just a 10-star elementary mage. What can he do to us, Spell Casters? If he was Rank 1 mage, that would be another matter altogether."

"But it is still better to be cautious…"

"Alright, let's attack!"

"Protect Kadyn!" Barret shouted and jumped in front of Kadyn and deflected the incoming attack. Though he was shocked when Kadyn revealed one more element, he was experienced and had fought many times, so he didn't waste any time overthinking it. Khrom and Hot Rod also reacted pretty fast and went to fight head-on.

Hot Rod glanced at Khrom and Barret and shouted. "I think it is high time to use them."

The duo looked at him and then all three of them fished out a dagger from their robs. Then they poured the mana into those daggers and they enlarged, becoming three long, shining swords. Top Rank 1 artefacts! Hot Rods masterpieces. However, all the three swords were somewhat different from each other because he had forged them according to the element its owner had. Like Khrom's sword released white light and Hot Rod's sword red and on the other hand, Barret's sword had grey colour.

"Attack!" the battle cry echoed and the three against six battle started. Kadyn's eyes were closed. He was trying to summon beasts, but he had never practised this spell before as he had just now reached 10-star elementary rank with summoning element, and that was the reason it was taking so long to cast.

"GRRR!"

Finally three huge heads exited from the portal and they were the heads of a single creature. They had sharp fangs and fire released from their nostrils as they breathed. Their eyes were like two burning orbs. Finally it walked out with its colossal body. However, as soon as it exited it peered directly at Kadyn and then a middle head opened its mouth wide, saliva dripping from within, ready to taste this human who dared to summon it.

"Ahhhhhhh!!" Kadyn suddenly shouted and his face turned red and his muscles twitched and then blood started to gush out of his ears, nose, mouth and even eyes. But as the beast was about to devour him, an invisible energy was released from his body and the beast kneeled and started to whimper like a helpless puppy.

Then other beasts also exited the portal. They were similar to the first beast, with three dog-like heads and burning red eyes and colossal bodies, but as compared to the first one, they were a lot smaller.

When Kadyn opened his eyes his forehead dripped with cold sweat and his heart was trembling with terror. He had cast a powerful spell that he hadn't practised yet, he thought he would be able to control it, and he did in the end, but the struggle was hard and terrifying.

He looked at the beast in front of him and a sigh of relief washed over his face and a smile appeared in the end. "I can summon only a single rank 1 Cerberus and other beasts are similar to 10-star elementary mage or lower. Even then, I almost lost control. I would have turned into a meal if I had failed in controlling it" He wiped the blood from his eyes and nose and other places with a fearful expression.

After that, he turned to look towards the battle and saw that the condition of his companions wasn't looking good. Though they were using artefacts to fight that saved lots of mana and increased their battle pros, they still could not overpower six vampires with their number.

Kadyn looked at the three-headed colossal beast that was kneeling in front of him and curled his lips and then jumped on its back. "Go, slaughter those bastards!" he commanded, now this beast and other smaller ones were under his control. They would do anything he commanded.

"Roar!"

Hundreds of terrible roars filled the surroundings and the beasts lunged towards those vampires and a massacre started. The one Kadyn chose was caught off guard and could not react in time and his head was devoured by the beast and his entire body was sucked into its stomach.

This happened so fast and so swiftly that no one could believe in their eyes. That beast didn't even give him the chance to struggle. Then before the other five vampires could come to their senses, elementary beasts also launched their attacks. Though they could not hurt those vampires. They were enough to hold them for some time.

"Holy shit!" Khrom shouted. "That is way too overpowered. You are just Elementary Mage. Damnit, I'm jealous!"

Kadyn rolled his eyes at him and said. "They would be able to engage those vampires. Let's go, we need to find Princes Nefia. What are you waiting for to climb it!"

The trio hesitated as they looked at the terrifying beast and then climbed on its back.

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"Puch!"

The vampire man dug his fangs into Cecilia's neck. She screamed and struggled. But then he snapped her neck and her body crumpled on the floor like a lifeless wooden log, and indeed she was lifeless. However, at this moment a claw appeared from behind the man (vampire) and tried to grab him, but he was ready and retreated around ten eight meters away.

The man was covered in blood and his face was paler than any vampire. He glared at Cecilia in front of him and revealed his blood clotted teeth. "Your copy is dead. In no time you will also follow. Oh, no, I can't kill you. We need that thing from you after all."

Cecilia didn't reply and turned into a wisp and vanished as if she was never there. The man looked all around him vigilantly, gnashing his teeth in hatred. This damn whore knew so many spells. So infuriating! He cursed.

"Come capture me," a voice reverberated in the entire hall. He could not tell the exact location. He looked all around. "You whore, I will torture you to death when I capture you!" he shouted.

"Oh, really?" as soon as these words sounded the man froze because he could tell that Cecilia was standing just behind him. "I dare you to move," she said. The vampire didn't try his luck and remained standing on the same spot.

"Careful!" Nefia, who was sitting on the corner of the room with the help of a wall, shouted at this moment. Though due to this she had used the last bit of her strength and fell unconscious, she successfully warned Cecilia.

Cecilia felt a sudden danger from behind her, she looked at the vampire in front of her and a hesitated look appeared on her face. If she avoided this attack she would lose her chance to kill this man and the next time she might die by his hand when he joined hands with another vampire who had successfully killed her copy.

But if she killed the vampire she might get killed by this incoming attack. She gritted her teeth, and a determined expression appeared on her face, and didn't waste any time and broke the neck of a Rank 2 vampire, but at the same time, a sword penetrated her back.

"Puchi!"

"Ahhh!" she howled in pain and tumbled a few meters away while the sword was still stuck inside her back. She glared at her attacker and gritted her teeth and then tried to circulate her mana, but even more terrible pain burst out of her wound.

"Hahaha, how do you like it?" the vampire laughed triumphantly.

"Mana Sealing Poison." She muttered, and then stared at the man and asked. "Do you think you will be able to get your hand on that thing if you kill me?" she curled her lips and blood gushed out from the corner of her mouth, but cared a little about it. She knew that if they wanted that thing, they would never kill her before getting their hands on it.

However, this time she had completely mistaken.

The Rank 1 vampire curled his lips. "Do you think after your death we won't be able to know about that thing? You are too naive." He paused and said. "Since you are about to die, let me tell you that there is an Oracle in our tribe who can control the spirit of the dead and ask them about their secrets. She just needs your body to do that. Now, die!"

Cecilia was still processing this shocking news when tens of dark spikes dashed towards her.