Book 2: Chapter 31.3: Core Assault Part III

Book 2: Chapter 31.3: Core Assault Part III

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So youre absolutely sure he doesnt recognize me as a blood lycan? Because those are some pretty wide eyes behind his helmet.

|Demon Captain Subspecies: Triheart Level 100|

Yes, hes most likely just shocked by how powerful you are, Tar answers as I weave around the knights, taking advantage of the captains sudden wariness to slowly tear strips out of each one of them.

Well, if you say so. And this captain is a triheart, eh?

Not a very powerful subspecies of captain. I also believe I remember hearing at some point that this subspecies hates the term demon captain as well for some odd reason.

No idea why.

Trihearts are an odd demon, to say the least. They just like every other demon captain have three hearts. But unlike the rest, they have an etched skill linked to their hearts. Meaning that if they lose one of them, they lose the ability to use one of the three variable elements in that etched skill.

My blood shadow just runs around killing the other demons before they can even get close, meanwhile I flex my claws slightly as I alternate my gaze between the three remaining knights, each of whom are covered in large scratches from said claws all over their body, and the captain, who is just staring at me with his eyes widened in shock. Eventually though, he finally gets his act together and steps back, pulling the cloth away from the ring at his chest, making me understand very well what hes about to do.

So I immediately rush for the closest knight and tear out its throat, the creature not having expected my sudden move before I continue past it as a bright light begins shining from the captains chest. One showing red, green, and blue lights that have alarm bells ringing in my head.

Both of the remaining knights turn in my direction, seemingly forgetting my blood shadow who rushes in and tears out their throats, capable of doing that without too much trouble thanks to both knights being almost two dozen levels below me. My blood shadow then rushes over to the captain as I rush around a pillar, the light shining from his chest reaching its crescendo.

I narrow my eyes from behind my cover, only for them to widen when I see three conjoined beams of energy one of flames, one of wind, and one of water heading straight for me. So I jump out of the way, making two of them branch off before the fire one strikes my cover. Then I run for a few seconds, only to jump again, once again making the beams branch off with the water one being the last one heading towards me.

This one is too close to dodge, so I instead turn around and create seven swords of blood in the air that I clash together as a sort of shield before pouring in massive amounts of blood into my blood claws skill and bring both of my clawed hands to cover my face in a cross formation. And the moment the blast hits my blades of blood, a loud noise akin to that of a waterfall echoes in my ears, giving me a headache. But soon enough, the swords shatter and the torrent of water moves on to hit my arms, pushing me back, my feet digging into the ground a little in the process. All the way until my back hits the wall and cracks begin to form in the wall as a result.

Eventually the blood layered in my blood claws begins to run low, so I layer a couple of plates of armor on my hands while pumping more and more in from my body this time, having run out of blood in my blood bank at some point. And that seems to do the trick as soon enough, the pulse of water finally trickles down to a stop, leaving me heaving breaths of exhaustion with my back against the wall. But that doesnt last long before I raise my head to glare at the demon captain again.

I reach up and wipe my forehead of sweat before stepping out of the small crater I made in the wall very thankful that the wall wasnt thin and heading towards the demon, who is looking rather tired from that attack, not to mention shocked at how well I defended against it.

Time to finish this.