Chapter 315 - 233: The Curtain Falls! Death of the Vampire Count, the Final Strike from the Shadows
Chapter 315: Chapter 233: The Curtain Falls! Death of the Vampire Count, the Final Strike from the Shadows
First, they would feign weakness, attempting to lure out more powerful Vampire Nobles.
Then, they would leverage the numerical superiority of high-level Clan members within the Zhang Yi Divine Realm to tie down the Vampire Army and these nobles.
The goal was to devour as many of the powerful Vampire Nobles and the Vampire Soldiers who had entered the Divine Realm as possible.
Strike them down,
and collect as many sacrificial offerings as possible.
This was the plan formulated by Elf Legion Commander Feiyana.
As for whether there might be any unforeseen complications with this plan?
Highly unlikely.
This plan was formulated based on intelligence gathered by Hassan, the Shadow Elf of the Heroic Clan, whose power had also reached the Ninth Level. He had infiltrated the other side of the Blood-colored Teleportation Gate,
spending three days lurking in the Dark World.
For three whole days, the Vampire Army hadn’t sent a single soldier into the Divine Realm. How could Elf Legion Commander Feiyana possibly rest easy?
Hassan the Shadow Elf was Elf Legion Commander Feiyana’s solution.
Words failed, and the battle erupted in an instant!
As planned,
the four members of the Heroic Clan in the Zhang Yi Divine Realm didn’t swarm him. Instead, they took turns, engaging the veteran Vampire Count Yin Hai in a war of attrition high in the skies of the Divine Realm.
Their goal was to drain their opponent’s Power,
and to see if any other powerful Vampire Nobles were lurking nearby.
The moment they clashed, Count Yin Hai the Vampire—wielding the Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact, Sob of Blood—immediately sensed something was off about his opponent’s attacks.
He hastily pulled back and demanded,
"What is this Power?"
Count Yin Hai the Vampire could clearly feel that every strike from the Dwarf Leader, Copperbeard Ironhammer, was imbued with Divine Power and a special kind of True Damage specifically targeting Dark Clans.
Seeing four opponents preparing to wear him down in succession, Count Yin Hai the Vampire lost all of his earlier arrogance.
’They have a buff and I don’t. How am I supposed to fight this?’
Count Yin Hai the Vampire posed his question to the Dwarf Leader, Copperbeard Ironhammer, the first to face him in this battle of attrition.
The Dwarf Leader, Copperbeard Ironhammer, raised his Hammer of the Earth and channeled all the pent-up frustration from three days of idleness in the War Fortress into his strikes against Count Yin Hai the Vampire.
He was thoroughly enjoying the beatdown and had no intention of replying.
"CLANG!"
Hammer and spear collided with a tremendous crash.
Count Yin Hai the Vampire was forced back half a step,
while the Dwarf Leader, Copperbeard Ironhammer, stumbled back two steps.
But the Divine Power and True Damage traveled up the shaft of the Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact, Sob of Blood, trying to invade his body.
If not for the vast combat experience of Count Yin Hai the Vampire—who broke contact a mere half-second after each collision—
the divine energy would have already left him smoldering and unable to continue the fight.
Seeing that his opponent offered no reply, Count Yin Hai the Vampire began to consider retreating from this Divine Realm.
He had originally thought he was facing four Clan members who had gained their power purely through cultivation, possessing no real combat experience.
But while his opponents’ combat experience was indeed limited,
their Talent was exceptionally strong.
In the short time they had been fighting, the Dwarf Leader, Copperbeard Ironhammer, was rapidly gaining combat experience.
With every block and every exchange of blows, Yin Hai had to expend far more Dark Power than he’d anticipated just to counter their Light Power.
’A prolonged defense is a losing game.’
’This is not going well for me!’
’I can’t let this go on!’
A sharp glint flashed in the eyes of Count Yin Hai the Vampire.
Just as his aura began to surge in preparation to break the rhythm of the fight,
Elf Legion Commander Feiyana and Elf High Priest Shamiel, who had been watching him intently, immediately intervened to stop him.
Being thwarted at every turn was infuriating.
Yet every time he tried to break the tempo of the battle,
the other two members of the Heroic Clan would instantly join the fray, suppressing him and cutting off any chance of escape.
After clashing with all four members of the Heroic Clan in succession,
a ruthless light flashed in the eyes of Count Yin Hai the Vampire.
He abandoned the idea of building up his aura to disrupt his opponents’ rhythm.
He decided to burn a portion of his Origin Essence Blood, forcefully erupt with power exceeding the Ninth Level, grievously wound one of the Clan members, drain some of their blood, and then flee.
That way, even if he were severely weakened after the battle,
the blood he drained would replenish some of his losses.
’Blood Realm...’
The Vampire Count secretly began to burn the Essence Blood within him, preparing to awaken his Upper Class Semi-Divine Artifact and unleash his ultimate attack,
and high above the Divine Realm, Zhang Yi, who had been closely monitoring the battle, allowed the corner of his mouth to curl into a smirk.
’It’s time!’
The next moment,
a terrifying pressure—far more majestic and dreadful than that of the Vampire Ancestor Cain in the Dark World, a pressure that felt like the will of the entire Divine Realm made manifest—
descended with crushing force!
A good deal of time had passed, and not a single new Vampire Noble of comparable strength had emerged from the Blood-colored Teleportation Gate.
And after several scans by the Elf High Priest Shamiel, it was confirmed that within the one hundred thousand strong Vampire Army already in the Divine Realm,
there were no hidden Vampires with power comparable to Vampire Viscount Hercules or Count Yin Hai the Vampire.
Therefore, it was time to close the net!
If Zhang Yi were to personally enter the fray and attack the Vampire Army or Count Yin Hai the Vampire by consuming Faith Value,
then his score for the month-end internal team assessment would surely drop.
But if Zhang Yi merely revealed a phantom of himself without taking action,