Guerrilla Warfare (1)
A city cloaked in darkness.
A black crow, cutting through the night sky of a city that had lost its lights, paused briefly on the rooftop of a building before flying away.
On the rooftop where the crow-large as a grown man-had rested,
Chik-
A rat poked its head up, scanning its surroundings.
It soon spotted a tiny crevice and slipped inside without hesitation. Moments later-
Psssshhhh-
Purple toxic gas spread throughout the building via the ventilation ducts.
Like blood coursing through veins, the gas rapidly expanded and began seeping out into the building's interior.
Inside the building.
The vampires, still unaware, went about their business as usual. "Are preparations complete?"
"…Thirty low-level ones. They're standing by." "Good. Deploy them in two hours."
Inside the building located snugly in the southern district of the Taehwa River, dozens of vampires were handling their duties.
Their main task: sending out vampires at regular intervals. "Uh, excuse me, Team Leader."
"Hm?"
"How much longer are we going to keep doing this? Why do we keep insisting on these pointless skirmishes?"
The mid-level vampire, referred to as the team leader, took a deep drag of his cigarette.
In the dimly lit room, only the cigarette glowed softly.
The low-level vampire, watching him, protested with a look of frustration.
"Honestly, if we all joined forces, wiping out the humans across the river would be nothing! I mean, sure, they've got guns-but is that really enough reason for us to hold back this much?!"
The passionate vampire never finished his sentence. Smoke blew right into his face.
Cough, cough!
The mid-level vampire, eyes indifferent, finally opened his mouth. "I get how you feel."
He picked up a blood pack from a corner of the room and held it up.
"It's frustrating, barely scraping by on junk like this every day, right? Especially when there are so many fresh humans just across the river."
"…Exactly."
"It's been so long, I can't even remember the last time I fed on a living human."
The mid-level vampire genuinely sympathized with him.
After all, he had once felt the same, back when he didn't know the truth about the city.
But after learning what really went on, everything changed. He decided to soothe his subordinate.
"The ones across the river-they're sacrifices. For an important ritual." "…What?"
He added kindly for the confused underling.
"Just wait. On the night of the full moon, the Festival of Blood will begin." "…You mean!"
"I mean wait for the right time." "Yes, sir!"
Judging by his expression, the subordinate had clearly
misunderstood-thinking it meant a full-scale assault would happen on the full moon. But the reality was a little different.
What would unfold that night wasn't war. It was going to be a massacre.
When that time comes…
As he entertained this blissful thought- "Hm?"
Psssshhhh-
He finally noticed the purple gas pouring out from the ceiling vents, filling the room.
He only realized because the cigarette's faint glow barely illuminated the mist.
What is this?
Sensing danger instinctively, the mid-level vampire held his breath. Then-
Thud!
The low-level vampire who had just been talking dropped to the floor. "!!"
Grasping the gravity of the situation, the mid-level vampire bolted for the window and hurled himself through it.
Crash!
Glass shattered as he broke free. Shards sliced into his body, drawing blood, but he didn't have time to worry about minor injuries.
"What the hell is going on?"
He stared blankly up at the building he'd just escaped from. Purple smoke slithered out through the broken window.
What shocked him even more was that it wasn't just his building. "It's not just one or two… "
From where he stood, five or six nearby buildings were also leaking that same violet gas.
What the hell is going on…?! But he didn't have long to think. "Aaaaargh!"
A vampire burst out of an alley. And right behind him-
Clink, clank-!
A figure in silver armor gave chase. "P-please, spare me!"
The vampire begged for his life.
Thud!
But he had no choice but to offer up his heart to the mercilessly thrusting halberd.
"Gahk!"
The vampire, struck down instantly, began to slowly vanish.
'What a lousy nightmare.'
Vampires being hunted by someone…
It was such an unreal sight that he almost scoffed. "Did I look forward to the Blood Festival too much?"
Was that why this massacre was visualized in a dream like this?
The fact that the victims were vampires, not humans, was clearly the trickery of his subconscious.
At that very moment
Thwack!
He saw an arrow of light pierce through his chest and burst out. A beat later.
"Urgh!"
A burning pain, starting from his back, spread to his chest. "…This isn't a dream?"
By the time he realized it was real, his heart had already been destroyed.
Thud.
The cold concrete floor touching his cheek was the last sensation the mid-tier vampire felt at the edge of life.
For a monster that had devoured dozens of humans It was a pitiful end.
***
Assassination using Moon Byung-ho.
Terror attacks using Seo Ye-jin's mice and Yoo Hye-rin's poison gas. Guerrilla tactics employing Ha Dong-geon's and Lee Jun-hyuk's parties.
Since it was going to be discovered anyway, they went in with a grand entrance from the start.
***
[You have hunted a Low-tier Vampire (Lv. 22).]
[You have hunted a Low-tier Vampire (Lv. 26).] [You have hunted a Mid-tier Vampire (Lv. 31).]
The notifications kept ringing as the vampires were converted into experience points and bounties.
'That guy will get the report soon.'
Once he understood the situation, he and the high-tier vampires would move-but there was no need to worry.
They were fully prepared for them.
With two days of scouting, they had already perfectly identified the number and locations of high-tier vampires spread across Ulsan.
'There are eleven high-tier vampires in total.'
Currently, they were monitoring the vampire leader and the twelve high-tier vampires in real-time.
***
"Yoo Han-gil, any updates?"
The man, sitting cross-legged with eyes closed in deep concentration, shook his head.
"None. They haven't been informed yet."
Yoo Han-gil, a recent addition and a Natural Awakened One.
His awakened ability was clairvoyance, and after forming a bond of servitude and registering as a vassal, his powers had been amplified further.
Thanks to that, they were able to track the high-tier vampires across Ulsan in real time.
***
"Let me know immediately if anything changes." "Yes, understood."
Leaving the surveillance of the high-tier vampires to Yoo Han-gil, he turned to Yoo Hye-rin beside him.
"Did you get enough rest?" "Yes!"
"Then I'm counting on you." "…Okay!"
Even while drenched in cold sweat, Yoo Hye-rin continued to produce poison gas.
The gas was sucked directly into the Absolute's storage, then transferred into the buildings where Seo Ye-jin's mice were crawling.
"Guh…"
Yoo Hye-rin, pushed to her limits, hung her head.
She had passed out on her feet after using up all her mental energy. Using an invisible hand, he moved her gently onto the couch and said, "You did well."
Now that she was down and no more poison gas could be deployed, it was time to support the vassals engaged in direct combat with the vampires.
***
"Ye-jin, are you ready?" "Yeah."
Aside from scouting with mice, Seo Ye-jin had another important role-loading ammo into the storage.
Since firing guns here could break Yoo Han-gil's concentration, he grabbed her hand and teleported to the rooftop.
'Open shop. Purchase firearm.'
Bzzt-
An M16 and live rounds appeared midair. Seo Ye-jin, familiar with the process, caught them and loaded the magazine.
Click.
After finishing loading her weapon, Seo Ye-jin shouldered the gun, its barrel pointed skyward.
She looked no different from a well-trained soldier. "Shooting?"
"Shoot." Immediately after Ratatatatat-
The muzzle spewed fire toward the sky, and thirty bullets were stored into the warehouse.
As soon as she placed the now-hot gun on the ground, she purchased a new one from the shop. Seo Ye-jin inserted a fully loaded magazine into the newly acquired weapon.
"Here I go." "Yeah." Ratatatatat-
After repeating the process a few more times, they were able to store hundreds of freshly fired bullets into the warehouse.
And those bullets-
Whoosh!
[You have hunted a Lesser Vampire (Lv. 26).] [You have gained experience points.]
[W82,937,011 has been deposited into the Absolute Being of the Household's wallet.]
-were being used in real-time to assist their retainers.
Because the bullets had been fired by Seo Ye-jin, all additional benefits were applied.
With the Absolute One's Eyes, she monitored the retainers' blind spots and took out vampires aiming for openings.
Then-
"Jaehyun-nim. A high-ranking vampire has started moving."
A warning came from the Absolute One's Eyes, which had been tracking Yuhan-gil.
Ratatata-
Jaehyun spoke to Seo Ye-jin, who was busy firing away. "Ye-jin, stop."
"You done?"
"Looks like a high-ranking vampire has moved."
They stashed the guns and bullets on the rooftop back into the warehouse, then teleported to the room where Yuhan-gil was.
"Jaehyun-nim? Something unusual has happened. Jaehyun-nim?" Jaehyun responded to Yuhan-gil, who had been calling for him. "Which one moved?"
"Vampire No. 11."
To keep things organized during raids, they had numbered the high-ranking vampires from 1 to 12.
No. 1 was the leader, and the higher the number, the weaker the vampire. No. 11 was the one they had been targeting.
"Just like you said, No. 11 moved first, huh?" "He had to. The gunfire was right next to him."
They had designated the area near No. 11 as the operation zone specifically to draw him out.
Among the high-ranking vampires, he was relatively weak.
And-
They had prepared their ace to eliminate him as quickly and precisely as possible.
The Absolute One's Eyes.
Pausing the support of his retainers, Jaehyun merged the vision of the Absolute One's Eyes into a single view.
Through the vision, a dense darkness loomed. "What the hell is going on?"
"It's a large-scale raid. Humans have invaded." "What? No way… "
A furious voice was drawing nearer.
"There are a few things we've realized after dealing with these high-ranking vampires."
First: never give them time.
The second one they had fought-Go ln-seok-had his entire body turn red, and his combat power soared. They had a completely different battle mode.
Don't give them time to activate their powers.
And another thing-
There are currently only two skills that pose a real threat to them.
One was Kim Ga-young's Light Arrow.
Her piercing skill embedded in the Light Arrow inflicted fatal damage on vampires every time.
And-
Ha Dong-geon's Black Aura.
At that moment, Vampire No. 11 emerged from the building. Immediately after-
Ha Dong-geon, who had been hiding in the shadows along the building's outer wall, dropped down from above.
Thud!
He landed directly on the vampire's back.
Thwack!
His spear, shrouded in black energy, pierced straight through Vampire No. 11's heart.
[You have hunted a High-Ranking Vampire (Lv. 41).] [You have gained a massive amount of experience.]
[W2,831,489,221 has been deposited into the Absolute Being of the Household's wallet.]
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