Chapter 67

Chapter 67: Serving as Reinforcements (4)

"Kuooh! It is really unbelievable . ”

Despite being in a berserk state, the man was still injured .

However, he still had a method of recovery available .

He had left someone behind for this very moment .

As the man prepared to move to where Radel was, Kang-jun smiled coldly .

'It won’t work . ’

He had seen it a few times already today .

The vampires’ fearsome resilience meant they would recover unless they were killed!

It would be a hassle if he recovered again this time . The gaps were gradually increasing .

Therefore, Kang-jun had been slowly moving in the direction of the Jewel of Darkness during the battle .

He was now only 10 metres away!

He would destroy the Jewel of Darkness as the man absorbed blood .

And that moment came .

Sususu .

As expected, the man disappeared from before Kang-jun . Kang-jun didn’t hesitate and rushed toward the Jewel of Darkness .

The man freaked out and appeared in the direction of the Jewel of Darkness to block Kang-jun .

"Kukukuk! You dare . . . !”

His sword struck the man’s neck .

At the same time, an eerie sound was heard as he cut through bone .

“Keoooook! Unbelievable!”

The man trembled . He grabbed his neck and gazed at Kang-jun .

"Goodbye, vampire!”

In fact, Kang-jun hadn’t run toward the Jewel of Darkness . He’d just made a motion and pretended like he was going to .

He guessed the point where the man would appear and hit him with Heavenly Cut .

Duk!

In the end, the man’s head rolled off his body and fell to the ground . The body that lost its head was destroyed .

‘I’m tired . ’

It had been a tough fight but it wasn’t that difficult until the other sovereigns appeared in the middle .

[Your level has risen . ]

[1,800 nodes have been gained . ]

[32 small moonstones have been acquired . ]

[11 large moonstones have been acquired . ]

[The vampire lord’s silver box has been acquired . ]

Unlike when he killed the ghoul lord, his level only rose by one this time .

It was because the vampire lord was a clone .

Money and moonstones also came pouring out . Additionally, the vampire lord’s silver box!

However, right now, it wasn’t a situation where he could relax .

The vampire lord was angry over the death of his clone and shot a huge flame from the sky .

“How dare you! I can't forgive you . You lowlife bastard!”

Hwaruru!

Flames enveloped him from the sky!

There was no place to avoid it .

Kang-jun thought quickly and rushed toward the Jewel of Darkness .

Hwaruruk!

Flames wrapped around his whole body .

‘Ugh!’

It was unthinkable! His whole body seemed like it was melting .

The Ghoul Lord’s Heavy Armour protected Kang-jun’s body but its defense was limited .

Health: 112/730 .

Despite just levelling up, his health quickly reached the bottom .

If this continued on, he would really die .

But even if he died, he would just be resurrected anyway . He just needed to do one more thing .

‘I have to destroy the Jewel of Darkness before I die!’

Kang-jun used a skill .

‘Heavenly Cut!’

Flash! Paak!

The Jewel of Darkness turned into powder .

At that moment .

[Mission 12 has been completed . ]

[As a reward, enough experience will be given to increase your level . ]

[6,000 nodes have been given as compensation . ]

[20 large moonstones have been given as compensation . ]

The messages seemed slow but the effects had already been applied .

The mission was completed just before his health reached zero and his level rose again . At this point, his health was restored and the maximum value increased .

Health: 750/750 .

Of course, the flame damage kept occurring but the rate had slowed down .

Health: 452/750 .

Flames were still burning the garden but a blue shield formed around Kang-jun’s body and pushed away the flames .

(I worried that my shield was too late . However, I’m glad that you didn’t die . It is really surprising how you managed to endure it . I can see why Heksia praised you . )

It was Commander Grania’s voice again .

The vampire lord fighting her had suddenly fired at Kang-jun .

It was powerful and fatal to sovereigns!

Radel, the total sovereign, was near the flames, so his life was in danger .

Therefore, Grania covered Radel and Lucan with a shield at the same time .

However, Radel had melted before the shield was triggered and Lucan had endured it . This was despite the fact that he received stronger damage than Radel .

(Sovereign Lucan! I will destroy the vampire lord since you have taken care of the Jewel of Darkness . Now you will be rewarded for your achievements . )

Her voice was excited . The vampire lord was still alive, yet she was convinced of her victory?

Then a new message appeared .

[The reinforcement mission has been completed . ]

[You have destroyed the Jewel of Darkness . ]

[You have earned 100 red moon achievement points . ]

The rewards for his achievement arrived . By this time, Avia and the other sovereigns who were waiting at the resurrection gem would be given 50 achievement points .

Kang-jun’s mission was over .

The support mission had been to destroy the Jewel of Darkness, not kill the vampire lord .

Grania’s figure disappeared as she fought the vampire lord in the air .

However, Commander Grania had promised him additional compensation . So, Kang-jun waited without leaving his position .

'Should I open the box?’

The vampire lord’s silver box he obtained was in his inventory .

The size was small .

It was a lower ranked box than the golden treasure chest but it was still a box .

Kang-jun opened it instantly .

‘A book?’

[Vampire Mage]

It was a thick book titled, Vampire Mage .

He could tell it was an old book just by looking at the cover .

There was a picture of a vampire similar to the ones at the entrance of the mansion .

‘What is this?’

He felt somewhat reluctant but decided to touch it .

Suuk .

At that moment, the vampire and bizarre letters made of flames were sucked into his head .

[Intermediate knowledge about the vampire magic has been acquired . ]

It was knowledge .

Usually, there was a rare chance of a knowledge scroll being dropped if he killed many monsters .

This was the first time it appeared in the form of a book .

[You can summon a vampire mage in the barracks by constructing a magic tower . ]

[Vampire Mage]

-Resources: 100 nodes, 1 Essence of Darkness

-It is possible to summon one if you have 3 charisma points

‘Oh! This is?’

It was possible to summon them as long as the magic tower was built . Of course, there was a limit to the knowledge gained .

‘I need a magic tower . ’

The offensive power of the vampire mages wasn’t a joke . If Kang-jun hadn’t been wearing legend grade armour, he might have been turned to ashes .

If he could summon vampire mages, his base power would increase a lot .

The problem was the magic tower .

He had yet to see a place where he could build a magic tower in an occupied territory .

‘I’ll have to ask Kajel . ’

Kajel specialized in things related to magic .

It was at that moment that a huge storm occurred again in the quiet sky .

Flash! Pajijijik!

“Kuaaaaak!”

The man with red wings fell down with a terrible scream .

He was the vampire lord .

Kwarurung! Jijijik!

Grania sent another lightning spell toward the falling vampire lord .

Pasususu –

The body of the vampire lord turned to smoke and scattered .

‘Dead . ’

Thus, the body of the vampire lord disappeared .

At the same time, Grania landed in front of Kang-jun . She had a very pleasant expression on her face .

“Hoho! I finally caught him after a long chase . I also received a heart, so I feel good . ”

A heart . Did it mean that Grania received the heart of the vampire lord?

It was an item that Heksia wanted to obtain .

It was a very good item for Kang-jun .

However, the vampire lord never attacked Kang-jun directly, so he had no claim over it .

Kang-jun just smiled .

"Congratulations on getting the heart . ”

“Thank you . It is all thanks to you . ”

Grania handed something to Kang-jun .

"Now, take this . It is the extra reward like I promised . ”

It was a glowing long sword with an eerie black blade . At the first glance, it didn’t look ordinary .

“A sword?”

Grania laughed at Kang-jun’s amazement .

"I received two golden boxes . The heart is necessary for me but it seems like you need the sword more . I saw that your sword is broken . ”

Like she said, the Warrior’s Sword was no longer suitable to be used as a sword .

Of course, he didn’t want to throw away this sword .

It was a rare item with the option to increase his defense when he used Aura of Earth .

Repairing it was easy .

If he kept it in the base warehouse, it would be repaired and its durability recovered .

"Then I will gratefully receive it . ”

Kang-jun placed the Warrior’s Sword in his inventory and grabbed the sword from Grania .

[Vampire Lord’s Sword]

-Rating: Legend

-It has a strong durability due to the special ability of the vampire lord .

-The sword’s attack power will increase greatly when used with Aura of Darkness .

-When attacking, there is a low probability of absorbing the target’s health .

A legend grade weapon .

It also had two amazing options .

Of course, one of them had no power right now because Kang-jun hadn’t acquired the Aura of Darkness skill yet .

But that wasn't a problem .

In the end, the last option was the real jackpot .

Health absorption!

If the attack was successful, there was a chance to absorb health from the enemy .

The probability was low but that didn’t matter . It would be a great help even if this ability was activated once in a dozen times .

During fierce battles, there were often times when he couldn’t afford to drink a potion to restore his health .

"The sword suits you . ”

“I like it very much . ”

"I'm glad . Then I’ll see you next time if there is another chance . Thank you for the work today, Sovereign Lucan . ”

Grania waved her hands and chanted a spell .

Hwaaack!

A glittering light wrapped around his body and Kang-jun reappeared back at the 439th Army headquarters .

Hwakak! Hwaaak!

Kang-jun was followed by Avia . She greeted Kang-jun excitedly .

"Lucan! What happened to that terrible guy? I got the reward thanks to you but I don’t deserve it . ”

Avia fidgeted with one side of her neck . She still seemed to be shocked by the vampire lord’s clone sucking her blood .

Caper, Rosina and Brio also scratched their heads .

"I am really ashamed of myself, total sovereign . ”

"I didn’t help but was still rewarded . ”

"I’ll do better next time . ”

In particular, Haniel who died first was apologetic .

"I'm sorry . I will increase my skills in the future so that I don’t become disruptive . ”

However, their expressions were shining brightly . These were the first achievement points they received after the red moon rose .

Hwaaak!

Then the magic circle glowed and Heksia appeared in a tired state . She wasn’t in a very good mood but she looked happier after seeing Kang-jun .

"The total sovereign is back . The mission?”

“It was completed successfully . ”

"Huhu, as expected from the total sovereign . But thanks to that, our side was a total failure . I shouldn’t have sent you as support . ”

Heksia sighed .

"Did the naga queen appear?”

“I’ll explain later . For now, there is something more important than that . Enter the palace . ”

“Sure . ”

Kang-jun nodded . Kang-jun entered the palace where the other sovereigns were already waiting .

Everyone seemed to have bitter expressions on their faces, so something must have happened against the nagas .

Heksia sat on the throne and said .

"Everybody listen up . After the red moon rises, there will be a periodic assessment of your accomplishments . ”

Periodic assessments . What did that mean? The expressions of the sovereigns stiffened .

"The commanders decided this in order to encourage and motivate the sovereigns . Therefore, you will keep being evaluated in the future . ”

Naturally, the sovereigns frowned . Those who lost most of their achievement points wouldn’t be happy .

"Everything will be judged thoroughly . People who have less than the standard number of achievement points will be punished, while those who have more will be rewarded . Then the achievements will be reset . ”

She said with a calm expression .

"For those who feel like they are lacking achievement points, place your moonstones in the box in front of you . Then the value of the moonstones will be added to your achievement points . ”

Heksia waved her hands and a large box appeared at the side of her throne .

Multiple sovereigns ran up to the box . The moonstones they received from killing monsters or mission accomplishments were placed in the box .

Of course, Kang-jun didn’t move .

He currently had 560 achievement points .

It would increase if he exchanged his moonstones but he kept in mind what Han Yeon-soo said .

After a few moments .

Heksia raised a hand .

"It is over now, so everyone go back to your spots . ”

The sovereigns returned to their positions .

Heksia closed the lid of the box .

Hwaaak!

There was a bright light and the box disappeared .

Hwaaak!

After a while, a different box appeared in its place .

Ttalkak!

Heksia immediately opened the box .

There were many scrolls inside .

There were 40 of them .

The name of each sovereign was displayed on the scroll .

“Sovereign Lucan!”

Heksia called out . Kang-jun approached and Heksia handed him the scroll .

"Now, take this . "

"What is it?"

“Read the evaluation yourself . The contents are different for everyone . ”

“Yes . ”

Heksia continued to distribute the scrolls to the other sovereigns .

Kang-jun returned to his position and opened the scroll .