The bullet was traveling at a very high speed, but it was easily blocked by the man in the robe when it reached his chest.

"How is this possible! Who...who are you?" The vampire man finally became frightened.

"I?"

In response to the vampire man's question, the man in the robes replied solemnly, "My name is Rudolf Ostakh, and I am a teacher in Lotanlingia."

"A teacher? A monk from the Western European Church? What are you doing in a place like this?"

I have no obligation to answer your question.

"Tsk, if that's how it is..."

The vampire man smacked his lips, then his face contorted in a grotesque grimace, revealing his malevolent nature, and black flames erupted from his left leg.

"Kill him, Scorching Hoof!"

The flames transformed into a distorted horse, which then pounced directly on the man in the robes.

That was a familiar beast. Its flames were extremely hot. Under the night sky, the air rippled and swayed with the heat, leaving a scorched brown mark on the ground it swept across.

"Dare to use familiars in the city? What a fool, but it's just as well."

The man seemed to have been waiting for a long time, a smile appearing on his lips. He raised his hand and easily blocked the attacking fire beast.

"What?!" The vampire man's eyes widened, completely unprepared for this scene.

However, it wasn't the man in the robes who did it; in front of him, there was an invisible barrier that blocked the attacks of the demonic horse and its companions.

The barrier was created by the girl standing beside him; it was the girl who protected him.

The girl's defensive barrier completely blocked the demon horse's flames, but it couldn't repel the familiar.

The force of the clash between the barrier and the flames caused the surrounding air to ripple, and weak breaths escaped from the girl's pale lips, as if she could not withstand the intense energy conflict.

"You can't even completely neutralize a familiar of this level? You still have room for improvement."

"Ha~"

The man's cryptic whispers didn't bother the vampire man, who smirked smugly.

If this struggle continues, he will soon win.

But then, the man in the robe shook his head and said with a bored expression, "Let's end the experiment here tonight, Astallodi."

"Yes, Teacher Jian."

The girl called Astallo closed her eyes, then pulled open her cloak and declared in a monotone, artificial voice: "Receive the command, execute it, fingertips of roses."

As soon as she finished speaking, a burst of energy shot out from the gap in her coat. It was a clear arm emitting a pale white light, much larger than the girl's slender body, as if it were a hand emerging from her abdomen.

The giant hand, like a living snake, pierced through the vampire's familiar with a single, swift motion.

"Burning Hoof? How is this possible?" The vampire man stared at the scene in disbelief.

However, it didn't stop there. After the demonic horse's body was pierced, the attack from the transparent arm continued. It swept across several times, as if it wanted to swallow the beast whole.

"What...what are you doing...?"

The vampire man collapsed to his knees, powerless, and his familiar, unable to maintain its physical form, vanished as well.

Having lost a significant amount of magic, the vampire man lay motionless on the ground, his pupils wide with fear, his whole body trembling.

The man in the robes looked at him calmly: "Use a more powerful familiar to fight another familiar, and you can defeat it. Isn't that how it works?"

"You're saying that's a familiar beast... Are you kidding me?"

"This is a familiar."

The man in the robes looked at him coldly, unwilling to waste any more words with him: "You should be able to help Roddark Duros fill his stomach... Astaluti, show him mercy."

Astarothie glanced at the man with her pale blue eyes, then lowered her gaze, pursed her lips, and said, "—Command received."

The enormous arm, emitting a pale white light, began to stir like a malevolent beast, lunging towards the vampire man.

"Huh? No, no... Help..."

"Wait a minute." Just then, Shi Chen spoke up to stop them.

"Ok?"

The man in the robes was looking at Shichen and the others, so he didn't see that Astaroth seemed to breathe a sigh of relief.

"you are?"

"This guy doesn't need your help."

As the hour slowly approached, golden flames gathered in his hands, which he casually tossed onto the vampire man.

"Ugh—!" The vampire hadn't expected that Shichen wasn't there to save him. The flames were burning him, as if they were scorching his soul, causing him unbearable pain.

Not long after, the vampire man was burned to ashes, leaving not even a trace.

The golden flames did not stop, and began to spread consciously over the orcs and the blood on the ground.

Within seconds, the orcs and the blood disappeared, and the place returned to its original state, without even the smell of blood remaining.

"Okay, that's fine then." Shi Chen nodded in satisfaction and put away the flames.

"This flame... who are you?" The man in the robe stared intently at Shichen.

"Don't speak yet."

Shichen raised his hand to stop him, then turned to look at Himeragi Yukina behind him: "Yukina, am I alright?"

“No problem, Teacher Shi. These demons deserve to die, and you even cleaned up the environment, Teacher.” Himeragi Yukina nodded.

"It's okay."

Shi Chen nodded, then looked at the man in the Dharma robe: "You may continue."

"...Are you a teacher?" the man in the robe asked.

"Yes." Shi Chen nodded.

"What do you want to do? Why are you getting involved in our affairs?" The man in the robe secretly prepared himself.

The flames he had just witnessed still haunted him. He didn't know what they were; they didn't seem to be the power of a familiar, nor were they magic.

He didn't know how to deal with it, and it was extremely dangerous.

"Heh~ You come to my territory and you still dare to question why I'm involved in your affairs?" Shi Chen sneered.

"Your territory?" The man in the robe frowned.

"Haven't you heard the rumor?" Shichen asked casually, his gaze fixed on Astarothie.

"What rumors?"

"Rumor has it that Itogami Island is the territory of the Fifth Progenitor and the Fourth Great Night Empire."

"The Fifth True Ancestor... Could it be? You are?! How is that possible!" The man in the robe suddenly realized.

If he were the Fifth True Ancestor, he would be finished!

But how could that be? How could he have encountered the Fifth True Ancestor? And wasn't that just a rumor?

He hasn't even seen the Fourth True Ancestor... Hiss—!

At this moment, his attention finally turned to Ogura and Xiaowu.

A girl with iridescent hair and fiery eyes... the original form of the Fourth Progenitor!

Rumor has it that the Fifth True Ancestor not only devoured the Fourth True Ancestor, but also took her twelve original bodies into his possession, and was a lolicon!

Right now, there are two bodies resembling the Fourth True Ancestor beside Shichen, and the three girls beside him are all loli-shaped!

So... the man in the robe looked at the time in disbelief; he had actually encountered the Fifth True Ancestor.

Spicy balls!

"Oh? You believe what I said?" Shi Chen laughed.

"The Fifth True Ancestor... May I ask... what is it?" the man in the robe asked nervously.

"You're smart enough to know what's good for you. It's simple, hand that girl over to me." Shichen pointed at Astarothie.

Before the man in the robe could react to his words, Augurola became displeased.

"Shichen, what nonsense are you talking about?" Aurora slapped him in annoyance.

“Exactly! Teacher Shi, you really are a lolicon! I made the right choice by following you!” Himeragi Yukina chimed in.

"What are you talking about? Can't you see something's wrong with that child?"

"We didn't realize you were so interested in her."

"Isn't she obviously a loli? What's wrong with that? Or is she even younger than us?"

"It wasn't you..."

Shichen realized that he had been seriously misunderstood; he had only wanted to save Astarothie.

Chapter 417 Recruiting Astarothie (Two Chapters Combined)

"..."

Across from them, the man in the magic robe stared blankly at Shi Chen and Aurora arguing.

What is this doing?

Flirting?

This person doesn't resemble the legendary Fifth True Ancestor at all; he has no fear whatsoever. He began to doubt whether Shi Chen was indeed the Fifth True Ancestor.

"Alright, alright, stop fooling around. I'll prove you right, okay?"

"Shichen, how dare you say we're making trouble?"

"Teacher Shi, we didn't cause any trouble."

"...You two, shut up." Without hesitation, Shi Chen pulled the two of them into his arms and covered their mouths.

"Ugh!" The two struggled, but it was no use.

Xiao Wu watched this scene calmly. She suddenly felt that she should have joined in the commotion just now, so that Shi Chen could hold her in his arms.

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